Rush to the Rockies Auction (August 2022)

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Welcome to the “Rush to the Rockies” Auction, our second exciting summer sale of 2022!

This 4-day event has a little over 2,000 lots in numerous categories, including Bottles, Native Americana, Numismatics, Mining, Philatelic, Stocks, and General Americana.

Featured Collections

*Gary Bracken Collection, Part II*
Our July 2022 sale was our introduction to the marvelous and expansive collection of Ponca City, Oklahoma collector Gary Bracken. That sale featured our first round of Colorado and Oklahoma bottles, as well as rare ancient coins and Western tokens. And we set records in those categories!
This exciting second round features: Colorado bottles (incl. whiskey flasks, sodas, jugs, and beer); Colorado & Kansas postal history and rare Colorado revenue checks; Colorado, Nevada, & Texas tokens and key tags; Colorado photographs, advertising, & ephemera; a spectacular collection of Native American points (arrowheads) and stone tools; and another round of rare ancient coins.

And we’ll continue to feature the Bracken Collection in future sales. Stay tuned!

*Joe Elcano Nevada Mining Stock Collection*
We’ve been lucky enough to sell Joe’s world-class Nevada collection over the past couple of years, including his fabulous Nevada postal history and mining stock certificates.
This sale features a new group of Nevada mining stocks, including over 60 different Nevada territorial mining stock certificates! This group has great rarities and autograph pieces. Nevada collectors, you don’t want to miss this!

*Jim & Barbara Sherman Private Western Mining Museum Collection, Part II*
We were thrilled to sell rare Western firearms, Wild West autographs & artifacts, and mining collectibles from this collection in our July sale.
This round features more rare militaria (including sabers and bayonets), a cannon from the 1600s, shipwreck artifacts, rare mining artifacts, and more.

*Colorado Mining Collection, Part I*
This auction features an introduction to an unnamed Colorado mining collection which we will be selling over numerous sales. This collection includes some of the best Colorado mining stocks we’ve ever offered. Stay tuned!

*Stuart MacKenzie Montana Collection*
This round includes more Montana ephemera including important mining archives, as well as advertising, and history libraries.

*And Much More from Private Collections*
Including: a gorgeous original Thomas Moran lithograph of the Grand Canyon; an original saloon back bar mirror from the Yukon Territory, c.1890s; a Peace Medal Collection; rare Western photographs and ephemera; a Coca Cola collection of bottles and advertising souvenirs; rare space-related autographs and collectibles; American Express and early American History stocks from the Prag Collection, and much more!

Be sure to use the Keyword Search Tool on our website to search for items in your collecting categories.

We have a wonderful set of auctions planned for the rest of 2022 including our SS Central America Auctions this fall. We are specifically looking for treasure-related items, ingots, gold nuggets, and Gold Rush collectibles to add to these sales that will feature “Treasures from the Land & Sea.”

And we’re always looking for consignments in other categories, including Mining, Railroadiana, Native Americana, Numismatics, Bottles, and more.

If you would like to know more about consigning, or if you have any questions or comments about this sale, please give our office a call at 775-851-1859.

Our friendly staff is ready to help you continue to build your collection, or to bring it to excited bidders at auction. We’ve built an astonishing community of customers around the world, including private collectors, institutions, and dealers. Remember, your collection could set the next world-record!

Thanks again for your continued interest in our auctions. And as we like to say, bid early and bid often!

--The Holabird Team--

AUCTION SCHEDULE

Thursday, August 25th, 2022 (Lots 1000-1504)
Art (1000-1036)
General Americana (1037-1504)
Geo. Sort (1037-1274)
Misc. Categories incl. Cowboy, Jewelry, Books, & More (1275-1504)

Friday, August 26th, 2022 (Lots 2000-2507)
Philatelic (2000-2118)
Covers feat. Bracken Colorado Collection (2000-2097)
Stamps, RN Checks, & Ephemera (2098-2118)
Stocks & Bonds (2119-2353)
Misc. incl. Express & Early American (2119-2153)
Railroad (2154-2199)
Mining feat. Colorado & Nevada Territorials (2200-2353)
Minerals, Mining Artifacts & Mining Ephemera (2354-2456)
Transportation (2457-2507)
Air & Space (2457-2468)
Auto (2469-2474)
Railroadiana & Steamer (2475-2507)

Saturday, August 27th, 2022 (Lots 3000-3518)
Native Americana (3000-3139)
Arrowheads (3000-3060)
Artifacts/Stone Tools (3061-3088)
Beadwork (3089-3096)
Art & Ephemera (3097-3139)
Bottles, Brewing, & Saloon (3140-3518)
Saloon & Brewing Ephemera (3140-3160)
General Bottles feat. Bracken Colorado Pt. II (3161-3487)
Coca Cola Collectibles (3488-3518)

Sunday, August 28th, 2022 (Lots 4000-4482)
Firearms, Cutlery, & Militaria (4000-4089)
Numismatics (4090-4482)
Currency, Scrip & Ephemera (4090-4118)
US, Ancient, & Foreign Coins (4119-4207)
Medals & Exonumia (4208-4224)
Tokens (4225-4482)





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Estes Park, Colorado Postal History Covers [148233]2024 - Estes Park, Colorado Postal History Covers [148233]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. Town is right outside of Rocky Mountain National Park. 1) Corner ad cover for Elkhorn Lodge, WE James. 1890. "Carriages and Horses fo...
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Fort Collins, Colorado Territory Cover & Letter [155254]2026 - Fort Collins, Colorado Territory Cover & Letter [155254]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small cover with letter. Dateline Fort Collins, C.T., July 18th, 1868. Sent to Lewis Burns in Illinois. Message is looking for advice on collecting se
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Fremont County, Colorado Postal Cover Collection [155276]2028 - Fremont County, Colorado Postal Cover Collection [155276]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. Includes: Greenwood, Colo. cancel on cover; Grape (1883-1887) cancel on cover to Forks Creek, CO, 1885; Texas Creek cancel on Atchison, Tope
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Garfield County, Colorado Postal Cover Group [155298]2029 - Garfield County, Colorado Postal Cover Group [155298]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. 1) Glenwood Springs. Five pieces: pictorial cc for Hotel Glenwood, 1894; cc for JG Pease, Clerk of District Court; cc for JS Frits, County A
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Atlantic-Pacific Railway Tunnel Co. (Mining) Pictorial Ad Cover [148237]2017 - Atlantic-Pacific Railway Tunnel Co. (Mining) Pictorial Ad Cover [148237]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spectacular mining cover! Large (4.5 x 8.5") envelope with two great vignettes: cross-section of mountains with locomotive running through tunn...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Durango, Colorado Advertising Cover Collection [155273]2019 - Durango, Colorado Advertising Cover Collection [155273]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16. Most are corner ad covers. No contents. Includes: Depart of the Interior Land Office cc, 1884; San Juan Hardware Co. cc, 1898; San Juan &...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to R*******8 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Eagle County, Colorado Postal History Group [155274]2020 - Eagle County, Colorado Postal History Group [155274]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Minturn. Corner cover for M.B. Haas, 1899, with blue illustrated advertising collar (Stonewall / Minturn Colorado / The Leader), Denver...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c******y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Empire City, Colorado Territory Postal Cover [155252]2023 - Empire City, Colorado Territory Postal Cover [155252]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Clear Creek County. Postmark used from 1861-1886, at which point the name shortened to Empire. "Empire City, C.T." postmark on cover sent ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Fairplay, Colorado Territory Manuscript Cover [155253]2025 - Fairplay, Colorado Territory Manuscript Cover [155253]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Park County. Cover sent to Mary Lowe in Auburn, New York. Manuscript cancel, "Fairplay, Col. Tery, Nov. 27th, 1865." 3 cent stamp with han...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Fort Sedgwick, Colorado Territorial Cover [155256]2027 - Fort Sedgwick, Colorado Territorial Cover [155256]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Weld County, 1866-1869, then PO moved to Julesburg. Cover sent to John Kurtz in Boston. Weak strike. Target killer on 3 cent Washington stamp. U.S. mi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Garland, Colorado Territory Corner Ad Cover [155257]2030 - Garland, Colorado Territory Corner Ad Cover [155257]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Corner ad cover for FF Struby & Co., Forwarding & Commission Merchants, Garland, Colorado. Sent to the First National Bank in Lake City, CO....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d********d for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Georgetown, Colorado Postal Cover Collection [155277]2031 - Georgetown, Colorado Postal Cover Collection [155277]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13. No contents. Many corner advertising. Includes: American House cc; Sayr & Parmelee cc, 1872; Phelps House cc; JJ Harvat cc; HO Walker...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*****0 for (80.00 + 17.60BP) = 97.60
 
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Gilpin County, Colorado Postal History Covers [155280]2032 - Gilpin County, Colorado Postal History Covers [155280]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Rollinsville territorial cover with manuscript cancel on double rate stamped envelope sent to Denver. PO started in 1871. Rare. 2) Corner
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Golden City, Colorado Territory Postal Cover [155258]2033 - Golden City, Colorado Territory Postal Cover [155258]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Jefferson County, PO operated 1860-1876, at which point name shortened to Golden. Cover sent to Mary Rockwell in West Cornwall, Vermont. Golden City,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Granada, Colorado Pictorial Corner Ad Cover, Territorial [155259]2034 - Granada, Colorado Pictorial Corner Ad Cover, Territorial [155259]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fantastic corner ad cover for Chick, Browne & Co., Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants in Granada, Colorado, along the AT& Santa Fe R...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Grand County, Colorado Postal Cover Collection [155290]2035 - Grand County, Colorado Postal Cover Collection [155290]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. 1) Grand Lake. Two covers: 1906 cancel on Georgetown cc; and 1883 cover. Right outside of RMNP. 2) Rand, North Park, Colo. 1884. At this poi
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Grand Junction, Colorado Postal Cover Group [155288]2036 - Grand Junction, Colorado Postal Cover Group [155288]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. Includes: color pictorial corner cover for Fred. Mantey, 1901; Little Book Cliff Railway Co. cc, 1892; ML Allison County Clerk cc, 1884; Hor
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********n.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Greeley, Colorado Postal History Collection [155283]2037 - Greeley, Colorado Postal History Collection [155283]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. No contents. 1) Greeley, C.T. manuscript cancel on cover to New York. 3 cent railroad stamp. 2) Two covers with red Greeley cancels incl. on
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a****y for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Gunnison, Colorado Postal Cover Collection [155281]2038 - Gunnison, Colorado Postal Cover Collection [155281]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. Includes: Mullin House corner ad cover, West Gunnison; Gunnison Gas & Water Co. cc, 1896; Tabor House cc, Jos. Cuenin, 1880s; cover w...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Gunnison County, Colorado Postal History Covers [155261]2039 - Gunnison County, Colorado Postal History Covers [155261]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17. 1) Ruby City. Two 1882 corner ad covers for the Pioneer Stamp Mill. One has a 9pp. letter; handwriting is difficult, but first line mention
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to t********n.. for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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