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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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Hand Cuffs and Leg Irons, Vintage (103315)4640 - Hand Cuffs and Leg Irons, Vintage (103315)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage pair of leg irons and hand cuffs given to collector in Los Angeles area, used these. Hand cuffs made by Mattatuck Mfg Co, Waterbury, Conn. T
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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Leg of Mutton Guncase (103371)4641 - Leg of Mutton Guncase (103371)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an all leather leg-of-mutton gun-case that will accept a take-down shotgun up to a 32 in. barrel. The only identification is a model code 21RA
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Sold to 8********l.. for 62.50
 
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Luger 9MM magazine and pocket knives (91453)4642 - Luger 9MM magazine and pocket knives (91453)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Luger pistol magazine for 9 MM used 5 1/2 in. overall length. Also as box of pocket knives; 2 1/2 in. when folded. The count is seven. F-129
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
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Luger Takedown tools (75702)4643 - Luger Takedown tools (75702)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
German Luger Pistol Take down tools. Made in the 1970s brand new never used. there are six in all. Date: City/County: State:
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Three boxes of Bertram Brass .360 Rook rifle ammo. (91461)4645 - Three boxes of Bertram Brass .360 Rook rifle ammo. (91461)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These are Australian made .360 cal. 2 1/4 in. brass. There a total of 60 rounds of un-primed brass. The logo for the Bertram Brass company is the Kang
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to m*****k for 31.25
 
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Two boxes of Peters .30-40 Krag Army Blanks (91459)4646 - Two boxes of Peters .30-40 Krag Army Blanks (91459)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of two boxes of .30-40 Krag Army blanks. Clearly this ammo. was used for training during the Spanish-American War. This is a collection
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Winchester .30 cal. Army Smokeless Cartridges (91460)4648 - Winchester .30 cal. Army Smokeless Cartridges (91460)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of three 20 round cartridge boxes marked Winchester .30 cal. Army Blank Cartridges. Used for army training purposes. No sales to Califo
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Sold to d*******f for 31.25
 
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Lot Withdrawn DO NOT BID4652 - Lot Withdrawn DO NOT BID
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Fake Financial Documents for use as Movie Prop (44146)4653 - Fake Financial Documents for use as Movie Prop (44146)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! Over 35 Hollywood financial documents that were for movies--all are fake! Stocks, bonds, mortgages, depositions, summons, ID cards. Date: Ci
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Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 180.00
 
 
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Fake Gold Bonds for use as Movie Prop (44129)4654 - Fake Gold Bonds for use as Movie Prop (44129)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 bonds. Consolidated Gold Mining Corporation $1000 Gold bond at 10%. Both unissued, No. 8724. Nothing is filled out. The coupons are blank. This make
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Movie Poster / " Western". (100591)4655 - Movie Poster / " Western". (100591)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great movie poster, showing many clips of some of the greatest western movies ever made. Including..." Gunfight At The OK Corral", El Dora...
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Movie Poster / " All My Hero's Were Cowboys" (100594)4656 - Movie Poster / " All My Hero's Were Cowboys" (100594)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Well... here is a very nice, and unusual item. If you have watched westerns a lot since you were a kid, here is a poster with all of your hero's...
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Movie Poster / " El Alamo" (100593)4657 - Movie Poster / " El Alamo" (100593)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here we have a beautiful poster. It is mounted on canvas, and called " Canvas Art". It was made for the Mexican market . It is from the ...
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Movie Poster / " In Old Oklahoma " . (100590)4658 - Movie Poster / " In Old Oklahoma " . (100590)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very beautiful, full size , and believed to be the real deal and original. The move started John Wayne, Martha Scott, Albert Dekker, and a bunch of ot
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 162.50
 
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Movie Poster/ " She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" (100592)4659 - Movie Poster/ " She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" (100592)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here we have a beautiful poster. Its a" RE PRINT" and not the original from 1949. But, it looks great . In this movie " John Wayne&...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 125.00
 
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