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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Chinese Stamp Collection  (125582)4340 - Chinese Stamp Collection (125582)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
China, 6 large stock sheets approx. 250 stamps, issues 1949 four stamps mint, issues 1950-51 four stamps mint, 12 bages loose stamps. Hong Kong, four
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 30.00
Sold to d*******f for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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French Post Stamp Collection  (125583)4341 - French Post Stamp Collection (125583)
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This is a collection of 21 large stock sheet of stamps, approx. 1000 stamps approx. 50% mint. Please see phots for details. Date: Country (if not
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to r********n for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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German Stamp Collection (550+ stamps)  (125661)4342 - German Stamp Collection (550+ stamps) (125661)
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11 large stock pages full (about 550 stamps, about half cancelled) mostly post WWI, and approximately 30 album pages, partially full of German stamps,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*****0 for (55.00 + 12.10BP) = 67.10
 
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Stamps and Currency of Germany  (120343)4343 - Stamps and Currency of Germany (120343)
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Lot of 12. 10 cardboard panels of stamps from Germany includes “ 1941-44, 1959 Beethoven, 1976 XX1 Olympics. 8x10” B/W photo of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*****0 for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
 
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Hungary Stamp Collection  (125663)4344 - Hungary Stamp Collection (125663)
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Large collection of stamps from one of the most commonly collected countries. About 15 large stock pages and another approx 15 album pages containing
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to A******S for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Iceland Stamp Collection  (125664)4345 - Iceland Stamp Collection (125664)
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3 large stock pages, about 150 stamps. Mostly unused. See photos Date: Country (if not USA): Iceland State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to r********n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Japan Stamp Collection  (125668)4346 - Japan Stamp Collection (125668)
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3 stock pages about 350 stamps mostly used Date: Country (if not USA): Japan State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Caribbean Area Postage Stamps Collection   (125580)4347 - Caribbean Area Postage Stamps Collection (125580)
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Dominica, issues 1923-47 one mint, issues 1970 one mint, issues 1970-1971 one mint. Porto Rico four loose stamps. Cayman Islands issues 1937-49 one mi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Central and South American Postage Stamps  (125581)4348 - Central and South American Postage Stamps (125581)
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Panama, postage tax stamps 1964 approx. 18 stamps mint, watermarked 1961 one stamp. Paraguay, three large stock sheets approx. 100 stamps 70 % mint. C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to A****k for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Central Urasia Stamp Collection  (125665)4349 - Central Urasia Stamp Collection (125665)
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India, 7 large stock pages about 400 stamps plus about 7 album pages partially full and many singlesp; Pakistan, About 50 common singles; Azerbijan, 2
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to h*********d for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Great Britain & Ireland Stock Collection  (125685)4350 - Great Britain & Ireland Stock Collection (125685)
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Great Britain 6 album pages and hundred of singles. 2 Stock pages about 100 stamps. Wales samples. Ireland about 20. Date: Country (if not USA):
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Indonesia Region Stamp Collection  (125666)4351 - Indonesia Region Stamp Collection (125666)
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Indonesia, 9 large stock pages, about 450 stamps. About 15 album pages; Singapore, 1 stock page about 40 stamps; Malaya, about 30 stamps. Date: most
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Iraq Region Countries Stamp Collection  (125682)4352 - Iraq Region Countries Stamp Collection (125682)
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Iraq, 1 stock page about 50 stamps. Syria 1 page plus singles about 50 stamps. Bahrain, 3 stock pages about 120 stamps; Afgan 1 page about 50 stamps.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Israel & Nearby Countries Stamp Collection  (125667)4353 - Israel & Nearby Countries Stamp Collection (125667)
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Israel, 1 stock page about 30 pieces. Yemen, 4 stock pages. about 50 pieces. Lebanon, samples only. Date: mostly pre1960 Country (if not USA): Sta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Mediterranean Stamp Collection  (125669)4354 - Mediterranean Stamp Collection (125669)
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Cyprus & Ceylon, about 100 stamps. Italy, about 5 stock pages about 250 stamps. Greece, 3 stock pages about 150. Vatican, 3 stock pages about 10...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Miscellaneous World Stamp Collection  (125670)4355 - Miscellaneous World Stamp Collection (125670)
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Large collection of random countries on stock pages from around the world as well as commemorative sheets and bulk singles. Probably 2000+ stamps. Da
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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North Eastern African Countries Stamp Collection  (125671)4356 - North Eastern African Countries Stamp Collection (125671)
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Chad, About 10 album pages partially full. Central African Republic, samples on album pages. Egypt, 2 stock sheets perhaps 150 stamps plus commemorati
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Nyasaland Protectorate Stamp Collection  (125674)4357 - Nyasaland Protectorate Stamp Collection (125674)
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About 10 album pages, nice collectio, mostly mint please see photo. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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South American Countries Stamp Collection  (125680)4358 - South American Countries Stamp Collection (125680)
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Honduras, about 20 pages c1880s through and 1 stock page about 50 stamps; Bolivia 1 stock page and 23 album pages about 75 stamps. Argentina, 3 stock
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Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to A****k for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Southern African Countries Stamp Collection  (125679)4359 - Southern African Countries Stamp Collection (125679)
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Burundi, 3 album pages with samples; Transvaal, about 20 album pages and 4 stock pages, about 500 stamps; Congo, about 10 album pages with samples; Ma
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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