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Spring Americana Auction -- May 2019

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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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Dardanelles Consolidated Gravel Mining Co. Stock (101488)1779 - Dardanelles Consolidated Gravel Mining Co. Stock (101488)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Forest Hill District, Placer County, California (printed under title). Inc. Oct. 1880 in Wyoming Territory. No. 464, issued for 1,000 shares
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to u********y.. for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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Two Different Placer County, California Mining Stock Certificates (100846)1780 - Two Different Placer County, California Mining Stock Certificates (100846)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2, both self-identified as Placer Co. 1) Wolverine Gravel Mining Company. No. 75, issued for 1,000 shares to T.J. Ables on Nov. 3rd, 1880. Sign
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Julian Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate (102200)1781 - Julian Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate (102200)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Placer County, California (printed to the left of vignette). Inc. in New York. No. 48, issued for 50 shares to R.C. Jackson on April 21st, 1880. Signe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p******n for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Giant Gravel Mining Company Stock Certificate (100820)1782 - Giant Gravel Mining Company Stock Certificate (100820)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Plumas County, California (printed at top center). Low number 9, issued in 1877 for 50 shares in Sacramento. Signed by president HB Welch an
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Two Plumas County Mining Stock Certificates (101485)1783 - Two Plumas County Mining Stock Certificates (101485)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. 1) Cosmopolitan Mining Company. Location: Genessee Copper District, Plumas County, Cal. (printed under title). Inc. August 1866.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to a********o for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Lithograph / The California Gold Distric / Kanaha Bar (102118)1784 - Lithograph / The California Gold Distric / Kanaha Bar (102118)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here we have a very fine item. It is a hand colored, lithograph, out of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspapers.It shows the California gold distr...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to m********y for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Venturina Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate (100838)1785 - Venturina Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate (100838)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. Nov. 1895. No. 58, issued for 100 shares to JP Smith, trustee for the company secretary, on June 23rd, 1897 in San Diego. Signed by president J.
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Gold Rush Property Grant (57350)1786 - Gold Rush Property Grant (57350)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a property grant for a real 49er. It was for a piece of land on Post Street between James and Taylor and sold at public auction. Sold to Ard.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d******0 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Selby Smelting & Lead Co. Assay Memorandum, 1882 (57674)1787 - Selby Smelting & Lead Co. Assay Memorandum, 1882 (57674)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. Selby took over for the Kellogg & Houston assay operation. Gold bullion deposit (grains) on June 29, 1882 by H. Severring. After melt...
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Vallejo Signed Document, 1853 (103310)1788 - Vallejo Signed Document, 1853 (103310)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mariano Vallejo sold David Broderick a lot on Vallejo Street, June 7, 1853, and signed the deed "M.J. Vallejo" at lower right. Vallejo is...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,500.00 + 375.00BP) = 1,875.00
 
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