Spooktacular Auction: Americana, Mining, Numismatics, & More (October 2020)

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Welcome to our Halloween Sale!

We continue to get in marvelous collections of Americana from all over the country. Keep them coming!!!

As many of you have seen, we have found new ways to increase visibility on the internet, which has risen our number o0f competitive bidders by over 30% lately. Our stockpile of registered bidders is one of the largest in America, and we are all thankful to you all for participating in our exciting auctions.

This sale features some amazing one of a kind rarities, and also brings to market several long awaited collections.

Perhaps the top item in the sale is the Pierce Powell copy of the all-time #1 “psychedelic” rock n roll poster, the Charlatans at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City. Long on display in his personal home, Powell’s personal copy of this historic event is now offered. We were unable to verify if this is the only copy, or one of two known. Regardless, if you are a rock n roll collector, it is the all-time #1 poster.

The auction features the collections of Ken Prag, Salvatore Falcone and John Reynolds.

Folks have been asking for a couple years now when we were going to get to the Ken Prag Industrial, Banking and Commercial collections to market. The answer is “NOW.” Perhaps the brewing collection is some of the best in the current sale, which is spread out over the next two sales. As we sort through the massive collection, I’ve seen the turnpike material (early 1800s), banking, foods, industrials, oils, and so much more, including some fabulous autographed material. It will take at least a year to sell this portion of the collection. And there’s more… we are now starting to organize and sell his massive postcard and stereo view collections. Previously we sold Alaska, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado collections. Now its time for California and rarities from other areas of post card collecting. You’ll see some of the best and most beautiful post cards ever printed in this and coming sales, particularly the European art cards, “poster” cards of the PPIE which are unarguably some of the most beautiful cards ever printed, and more.

The Salvatore Falcone Collection of Californiana is a true treasure. Historical photographs of all sorts are a big focus, and include some great rarities, including some key out-of-state pieces, such as Alaska. Medals, and ephemera round out more than 100 lots of key collectibles.

John Reynolds’ collections included more rarities from his Central California collection, as well as his military token collection.

We continue with massive holdings from the Benjamin Fauver collections of counters and tokens. This large group centers on foreign counters and early foreign tokens, some dating back to the 1500s.

Don’t miss the marble collection, large numismatic offerings, historical Hawaii material, rare mining and other maps, gold specimens, Civil war material, stamp collections, western art and so much more.

And remember- we are always after new and major collections to bring to market. We are your source for selling Americana at the best prices obtainable, having sold more than any other company in the past decade alone. We plan on having our entire sales database online soon at no cost – nearly 200,000 lots of Americana sold since 2014. Give us a call today! We have agents all over America, and travel to see most collections.

Auction Schedule

Day 1 (Thur, Oct 29) Lots 1000-1679
Art (1000-1125)
Native Americana (1126-1196)
Textiles (1197-1233)
Foreign Collectibles (1234-1267)
General Collectibles (1268-1307)
Collector Spoons (1308-1315)
Jewelry (1316-1351)
Scales (1352-1353)
Advertising/Signs (1354-1369)
Furnishings & 3D Items (1370-1424)
Music (1425-1429)
Theatre (1430-1456)
Sports (1457-1468)
Tobacciana (1469-1472)
Saloon (1473-1478)
Cowboy (1479-1484)
Comic Books (1485-1491)
Books & Magazines (1492-1520)
Antiquarian Books (1521-1539)
Bottles (1540-1627)
Marbles (1603-1668)
Gaming (1669-1679)

Day 2 (Fri, Oct 30) Lots 2000-2762
Firefighting Memorabilia (2000-2078)
Fraternal Organizations (2079-2080)
Badges (2082-2174) (Also see badges on day 5!)
Numismatics (2175-2295)
Bullion (2175)
Ingots (2176-2178)
Coins (2179-2225)
Currency (2227-2240)
Dies & Hobbs (2241-2249)
Ephemera & Exonumia (2250-2259)
Medals (2260-2281)
So-Called Dollars (2282-2295)
Tokens (2296-2762)

Day 3 (Sat, Oct 31) Lots 3000-3685
Transportation (3000-3034)
Stocks & Bonds (3035-3498)
Minerals (3489-3495)
Mining (3496-3557)
Tools (3558-3566)
Firearms (3567-3584)
Political (3585-3603)
World's Fairs (3604-3619)
Military (3620-3685)

Day 4 (Sun, Nov 1) Lots 4000-4712
General Americana Geo. Sorted AZ-WY (4000-4103)
Maps (4104-4124)
Photographs (4125-4209)
Philatelic(4210-4433)
Wells Fargo (4363-4382)
Bargains & Dealer Specials Part I (4383-4712)

Day 5 (Mon, Nov 2) Lots 5000-5798
Bargains & Dealer Specials Part II
Art (5000-5093)
Native Americana (5094-5113)
Firearms/Weaponry (5114-5116)
Badges (5117-5124)
Foreign Collectibles (5125-5139)
Textiles (5140-5145)
Furnishings & 3D Items (5146-5162)
General Americana Ephemera & Collectibles (5163-5249)
Hollywood/Theatre (5450-5260)
Music (5261-5272)
Cowboy/Saloon/Tobacco (5272-5281)
Bottles (5288-5304)
Gaming (5305-5312)
Jewelry (5313-5322)
General Americana Geographically Sorted (5323-5416)
Political (5417-5420)
Postcards (5421-5428)
Wells Fargo (5429-5433)
World's Fairs (5434-5437)
Sports (5438-5470)
Military (5471-5494)
Mining (5495-5556)
Stocks & Bonds (5558-5796)
Transportation (5770-5798)

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Two Different Tucker Corporation Automobile Stock Certificates  (113709)3060 - Two Different Tucker Corporation Automobile Stock Certificates (113709)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two different issued in 1947. 1) No. 28857, issued for 25 shares to Sallie M. Oleskie. Not cancelled. Green border and background. 2) No. 55166
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********h for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Assorted Auto-Related Stock Certificate Group  (113725)3061 - Assorted Auto-Related Stock Certificate Group (113725)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. Included: Speedway Corporation of Los Angeles, 1925; Willys Corporation, 1924; Studebaker Corporation, 1929; Studebaker Brothers M
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Golden State Bottling Company Stock Number 2  (123396)3062 - Golden State Bottling Company Stock Number 2 (123396)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 2 for 5,000 shares to Benjamin F Stacy Jr. Signed by president B. F. Stacy and secretary James W. Stacy. 1920 - the beginning of Prohibition an
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Chiapas Coffee Company Stocks  (123350)3063 - Chiapas Coffee Company Stocks (123350)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) Brown. # 48 for 1 share to ST Dodd. Signed by Goggin and Starbally(?). Red 'Preferred' underprint.' Incorporated January ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Almaden-Santa Clara Vineyards  (123380)3064 - Almaden-Santa Clara Vineyards (123380)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 3237 for 10 shares to Thyra Baker. Signed by president and secretary. Eagle vignette. Brown border. Overall nice. In 1967 the Almaden Vineyards
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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California Wine Association Stock Certificate  (124585)3065 - California Wine Association Stock Certificate (124585)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A beautiful stock certificate from The California Wine Association. Issued October 9, 1924, for two shares, cert #6299 had it's final distributi...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******e for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Seven-Up Bottling Company Stocks (4 Different)  (123285)3066 - Seven-Up Bottling Company Stocks (4 Different) (123285)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All are unissued. They are from Santa Barbara (grey), Ventura (blue), San Luis Obispo (green), and El Centro (green). This is an extremely nice collec
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to w******o for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Sierra Bottling Company Stock  (123284)3067 - Sierra Bottling Company Stock (123284)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued Sierra Bottling Company stock. Printed by Chirron of Los Angeles. Pristine condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California Cit
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Wine Vineyard Stock Certificates (6)  (124586)3068 - Wine Vineyard Stock Certificates (6) (124586)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six stock certificates issued by various wine producers in California. Included are three unissued certificates, Cortina Vineyards, blank and two from
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******e for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Dr. Pepper Company Specimen Stock  (123421)3069 - Dr. Pepper Company Specimen Stock (123421)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cleary marked specimen. Dr. Pepper logo that we have not seen before and could not find on the Internet. Green. Slight dog ear lower right. Otherwise
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Red Rock Cola Bottling Company of Connecticut Stock  (123282)3070 - Red Rock Cola Bottling Company of Connecticut Stock (123282)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number JCO 57 for 500 shares. Auto-pen cancelled. 7.5 x 12". Small staining upper right. Otherwise extremely nice. "The Red Rock Company w...
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Mayfield Cola Company Stock  (123443)3071 - Mayfield Cola Company Stock (123443)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 124 for 5 shares to George Semons. Signed by president JH Seeley. Folds, Edge wrinkles. Nice condition. In 1928 they were locked in a court cas
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Mavis Bottling Company of America  (123434)3072 - Mavis Bottling Company of America (123434)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 17036 for 59 shares. Signed by president Walter Pearson. Light and dark green. Temporary Certificate. Dated September 9, 1929. Location was Jac
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Mavis Bottling Company of America Stock with close ties to Coca-cola and Pepsi -Cola  (123428)3073 - Mavis Bottling Company of America Stock with close ties to Coca-cola and Pepsi -Cola (123428)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 219803 for 10 shares. Signed by president Walter Pearson. Light and dark orange. Temporary Certificate. Dated September 9, 1929. Location was J
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Mavis Bottling Company of American Stock Pair  (123444)3074 - Mavis Bottling Company of American Stock Pair (123444)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Early number 184 for 100 shares. Orange Border. Dated April 10, 1931. 2) Number AAO510 for 10 shares, Signed by president JM Elliott. Incorporated
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Coca-Cola Company Stock Certificate  (113660)3075 - Coca-Cola Company Stock Certificate (113660)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ultra rare. Certificate of Purchase, Class "A" Stock. No. 2245, good for 20 shares. January 15, 1929. Signed by vice-president WP Heath an...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Red Rock Bottlers, Inc. Stock  (123309)3076 - Red Rock Bottlers, Inc. Stock (123309)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 9323 for 100 shares to Richardson Pratt. Signatures are autopenned or stamped. Incorporated in 1938. Black on white with striking purple border
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Three Royal Crown Beverage Company Stocks (R. C. Cola)  (123280)3077 - Three Royal Crown Beverage Company Stocks (R. C. Cola) (123280)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Number 57 for 5,00 shares to the treasury. Signed by Joseph Lieb as president. Stock printed by Ryan-West Banknote Co., Inc., New York, N.Y. &quo...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to w******o for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Georgia Vineyard Company Stock  (123400)3078 - Georgia Vineyard Company Stock (123400)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 541 for 9 shares to Edward Pirou. Signed y NC Matthews and CA Norton. Dateline December 16, 1897, Tallapoosa, Ga. Folds. Two hole bottom left.
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Wilson Bottling Company Stocks  (123307)3079 - Wilson Bottling Company Stocks (123307)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Number 89 for 10 shares. Signed by president AC Swenson. Heavy folds, glue from stock book on left. Small rips.2) Same certificate,l but this one i
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to k***1 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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