Spring Americana Auction -- May 2019

Auction Details

Welcome to our May 2019 Sale!

This sale spans 5 days with 4,000 lots in nearly 20 collecting categories.

HIGHLIGHTS

*KEN PRAG STOCK CERTIFICATE COLLECTION: This sale continues our sale of the Ken Prag American Stock Certificate Collection that we started offering back in 2014. This sale includes more great Western mining and railroad rarities including Alaska, Colorado, Nevada Territory, the Dakotas, Michigan, and Montana; early automobile and aviation; and non-mining or railroad pieces (such as hotels, banks, clubs, etc).

*COLORADO TERRITORY COLLECTION: We have received what we believe to be the finest Colorado Territory stock certificate collection in existence. Over 40 pieces are from the 1860s period! This private collection nicely compliments the Ken Prag Collection and also contains fabulous Colorado railroad rarities. For many of these pieces, we could find no record of them ever being offered at auction!

*ANTIQUE MARBLES: Nearly 200 lots with single rarities and larger groups of turn-of-the-century or before marbles, including figural sulphides, hand-painted clay marbles, colorful swirls, and more!

*NUMISMATICS: US & foreign gold coins & ephemera including a fabulous 19th-century silver coin belt plus two gigantic bullion scales from the Philadelphia Mint.

*TOKENS: Continuing the fabulous offering in our March token auction, this section features US & foreign brothel tokens.

*SPORTS: Three different baseball collections including rare autographs, cards, and other sports ephemera.

*POSTCARDS: Tens of thousands of postcards are featured in this auction from two key collections: the Native American Postcard Collection and the Salvatore Falcone Postcard Collection. Many real photo rarities plus larger groups, c.1906-1960s.

*GENERAL AMERICANA: Rare books, firefighting ephemera, World Fair & expositions, a Hawaii Collection (Ken Prag), rare Nevada ephemera from a prominent collection, and much more!

*WELLS FARGO & POSTAL HISTORY: Rare exchanges and checks, enameled signs, plus a fabulous Nevada Wells Fargo cover collection including great full cover advertising rarities such as Ophir and Star City!

MINING: Ephemera (maps, photos, books) and rare mining stocks from the Ken Prag Collection and the Colorado Territory Collection, plus a Minerals & Ore section that features an old high-grade collection out of the Tonopah area. Also a very rare original Virginia City Assayer's sign.

NATIVE AMERICANA & COWBOY: In addition to the fabulous Native American postcards, this section also has jewelry, baskets, and other collectibles.

BARGAINS & DEALER SPECIALS: Our entire 5th day is dedicated to this category of both large groupings ideal for resale or lower priced entry-level collectibles, spanning nearly ever collecting category in the rest of our sale.


Full Auction Schedule

Day 1, Thursday, May 16th, 2019 (Lots 1000-1839)
General Americana (1000-1467)
Assorted (Books, Fire, Postal History, Expo.) (1000-1083)
Geographical Sort (1084-1467)
Numismatics (1468-1574)
Books & Checks (1468-1481)
Coins (1482-1553)
Currency, Ingots, Medals, Scales (1554-1574)
Mining Part I (1575-1839)
Mining Artifacts & Books (1575-1604)
Stocks & Ephemera: ALASKA-CALIFORNIA (1605-1839)

Day 2, Friday, May 17th, 2019 (Lots 2000-2838)
Mining Part II (2000-2838)
Stocks & Ephemera: COLORADO-WYOMING

Day 3, Saturday, May 18th, 2019 (Lots 3000-3784)
Transportation (3000-3543)
Airplane (3000-3146)
Automobile (3147-3198)
Steamer & Railroad (3199-3543)
Wells Fargo & Express (3544-3591)
Tokens (3592-3784)
US & Foreign Brothel (3592-3729)
Geographical Sort (3730-3784)

Day 4, Sunday, May 19th, 2019 (Lots 4000-4774)
Sports Collectibles (4000-4227)
Jewelry (4228-4236)
Furniture (4237-4244)
Art (4245-4299)
Native Americana (4300-4408)
Textiles (4409-4456)
Marbles (4457-4565)
Bottles (4566-4594)
Cowboy (4595-4627)
Firearms & Weaponry (4628-4652)
Entertainment (4653-4666)
Gaming (4667-4676)
Military (4678-4687)
Minerals (4688-4774)


Day 5, Monday, May 20th, 2019 (Lots 5000-5899)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (5000-5899)
General Americana feat. Postcards & Ephemera (5000-5451)
Mining (5452-5657)
Railroad (5658-5765)
Airplane & Automobile (5766-5827)
Tokens (5828-5868)
Numismatics (5869-5899)

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Pan-Pacific Expo. Postcard Collection  (103330)1200 - Pan-Pacific Expo. Postcard Collection (103330)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pan-Pacific Expo collection of 142 different postcards. Mostly chromolitho, a few RPC's. Nice Expo group Salvatore Falcone Collection Date: ...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Photos from Press File of U.S. Mint, San Francisco  (91258)1201 - Photos from Press File of U.S. Mint, San Francisco (91258)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 photos of San Francisco before the 1906 earthquake & after. These photos are from the Press file. 9" x 7" & the 2 small ones are...
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Estimate : 260.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*****4 for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Print / View of San Francisco, From Signal Hill / 1851  (102120)1202 - Print / View of San Francisco, From Signal Hill / 1851 (102120)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a old school copy, of a famous early California lithograph . The original was done in 1851, and was a stone lithogarphic depiction of the To
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******n for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Put’s Original California Songster  (57447)1203 - Put’s Original California Songster (57447)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published by D. Appleton & Co. San Francisco, 1868. Soiled cover, all pages in tact. A marvelous 64 page compendium of gold rush songs about the...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l******8 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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San Francisco Banks & Savings & Loan Chromolitho's  (102770)1204 - San Francisco Banks & Savings & Loan Chromolitho's (102770)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
20 Chromolitho's: The Mission Bank, The Exposition City,1915; Crocker Building & Crocker National Bank; The Hibernia Savings & Loan Soci...
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Start Price : 65.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 200.00
 
 
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San Francisco Earthquake & Fire Chromolitho's  (102773)1205 - San Francisco Earthquake & Fire Chromolitho's (102773)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
25 post cards of scenes after the devastating earthquake in San Francisco, 1906. These post cards show Hibernia Bank, McAllister and Jones Strees;, bu
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*******e for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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San Francisco Main Business District, RPC's & Chromolitho's  (102782)1206 - San Francisco Main Business District, RPC's & Chromolitho's (102782)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 50 Post cards. 20 RPC's & many chromolitho's. Some are of Cliff House, and Seal Rocks, Steinhart Aquarium Ferry; Palace of Fine ...
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 250.00
 
 
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San Francisco Misc. Chromolitho's & RPC's  (102783)1207 - San Francisco Misc. Chromolitho's & RPC's (102783)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 70 postcards, RPC's & chromolitho's. Gorilla Group, Simson African Hall California Academy of Sciences; Leopard Group Simson Af...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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San Francisco Restaurants Chromolitho's  (102790)1208 - San Francisco Restaurants Chromolitho's (102790)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 60 postcards from San Francisco Restaurants from early 1900's to mid century. Features: Lehr's Greenhouse restaurant and florist; Th...
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Start Price : 65.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 200.00
 
 
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San Francisco, Birdeye Views Postcards  (102792)1209 - San Francisco, Birdeye Views Postcards (102792)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 40 postcards, chromolitho's & RPC's. University of California & San Francisco Bay; San Fran. Bay District & Adjacent Ter...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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