Summer Americana Auction--July 2019

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Welcome to our Summer Sale!

The summer sale features everything good about summer collectors – mining artifacts – and all elements of western history.

Here’s some highlights!
More than a dozen ore cars!!
Great manuscript archives, including that of a Mormon family and their trials and tribulations over several decades, from Nauvoo to Salt Lake, and back to the East coast; a newly surfaced Adolph Sutro-Comstock Lode archive and documents; an amazing archive from Nevada engineer John Heizer; a scrap book from promoter Tex Rickard; early Arizona military letters; a pair of 1860’s maps showing the location of the original adobes in Los Angeles! Wow! And there’s lots more.
The western Art section is huge, with art in every category. One of my favorites is the ornately engraved presentation silver chalice from Grass Valley, a “must-have” for any mining or California collector
Antique bottles and marbles. Hundreds of lots of California and Nevada items accompanied by a marble collection. Some of my favorites (other than bottles, which are always fun and historical) are the ceramic series of cat house decanters. This rare set has been split up by region, making it even more fun. While we’ve had a few of these over the years, we’ve never seen this many different- ever!
Stocks and bonds. This is another “wow” offering from two or more collections. Some highlights: Chinese bond collection; Arizona material- Sopori (1850’s), Gold MC, Picacho (1860’s), and from California the Bear River piece that preceded the Tuolumne stock that features a killer mining vignette; and of course a huge offering of more from the famous Prag Collection
Numismatics has about a little of everything related to coins and currency. Lots of scrip, tokens, medals (make sure you make it all the way thru the catalog!), and two spectacular gold fakes of which one was unknown, and the other very well published. There’s also a great strong box to put it all in! Medal collectors, don’t miss the late July sale as well.
Speaking of gold, don’t miss the high grade ore specimens from two major collections, the Heizer collection and Pollock. Most of Heizer’s material is Nevada-Cal, while Pollock is Mostly Utah, Alaska.
With 4000 lots, you’ll have plenty of great material to look over.

Don’t forget the search box on the “Virtual Catalog” on our web site. It can help you find the things you want in a hurry. But there’s nothing like surfing through the catalog – you get to find all sorts of neat things you might never have thought about.

Full Schedule

Day 1 (Thur, July 11) Lots 1000-1776

Apparel
Jewelry
Art
Furnishings & Décor
Native Americana
General Foreign Collectibles
Sports
Entertainment Industry
Music Related
Political
Military
General Americana Part I
Advertising
Badges
Belt Buckles
Brewing & Tobacco
Circus
Fire related
Gold Rush
Licence Plates
Lock/Key
Microscope
Scale
Tools
Toys
Dolls
Misc Americana Collectibles


Day 2 (Fri, July 12) Lots 2000-2670

General Americana Part II
(Geographically Sorted)
Bottles
Brothel
Cowboy
Gaming
Saloon
Tokens
Numismatics
Weaponry
Marbles

Day 3 (Sat,July 13) Lots 3000-3855

Minerals
Mining Part I
(California-Nevada)

Day 4 (Sun, July 14) Lots 4000-4808

Mining Part I
(New Jersey-End)
Transportation
Railroadiana
Postal History
Wells Fargo & Express

Day 5 (Mon, July 15) Lots 5000-6487

Bargains & Dealer Specials
Art
Bottles
Civil War
General Americana
Mining
Native Americana
Numismatics
Railroadiana
Transportation

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Nevada County, CA Check Collection   (83225)5055 - Nevada County, CA Check Collection (83225)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 17 checks. Citizens Bank, Maryland Gold Mining, Wells Fargo & Co Express, Nevada County Bank, Idaho Quartz Mining, Washington Mining, Ida...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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I M Wentworth Boot and Shoe Company Stock   (86766)5056 - I M Wentworth Boot and Shoe Company Stock (86766)
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# 27 for 100 shares to A Rammelsberg trustee. Signed by E Savory and president SH Penwell. Not cancelled. Vignette is of the factory in West Berkeley.
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to N*******r for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Two Insurance Company Stock Certificates   (107330)5057 - Two Insurance Company Stock Certificates (107330)
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Lot of 2 different. 1) Vulcan Fire Insurance Company of Oakland, California. No. 290, issued for 40 shares to JB Fayant on April 7th, 1911. Not cancel
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Real Estate Association Stock Certificates   (104410)5058 - Real Estate Association Stock Certificates (104410)
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Lot of 2. Inc. in April 1876. One unissued. The other is issued in 1888 to HB Higbee for one share. Signed by president T.A. Gilbert and secretary Geo
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Blue Canon, CA Train RPC   (105287)5059 - Blue Canon, CA Train RPC (105287)
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Blue Canon, CA RPC of a train at the station, light small stain on upper marginSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: California City/C
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to r***6 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Wells Fargo Placerville Shipping Receipt, 1864   (84847)5060 - Wells Fargo Placerville Shipping Receipt, 1864 (84847)
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A $10 package from GW Swan to Tillman in New York. Swan was the man who worked with Kingsbury to build the Placerville-Carson road. Date: State/Cou
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 110.00
 
 
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Pacific Coast Gold Mines Corporation Correspondence   (23909)5061 - Pacific Coast Gold Mines Corporation Correspondence (23909)
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Various letters from Pacific Coast Gold Mines to Angels Iron Works regarding equipment. Date: 1918/1819 State/Country: California City/County: Qua
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 90.00
 
 
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Rocklin Driving Park Association (Horse Racing) Stock Certificate   (104397)5062 - Rocklin Driving Park Association (Horse Racing) Stock Certificate (104397)
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Stock number 8, issued for one share to Walter Brenton on July 3rd, 1895 in Rocklin. Signed by president John Sweeney and secretary MC Delano. Not can
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to r***6 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Western Union Telegram Sent from Rough & Ready   (68094)5063 - Western Union Telegram Sent from Rough & Ready (68094)
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Dateline Rough & Ready Sept. 17, 1867. Sent to J. Berry in Yreka. "Will be there tonight." Signed by W.P. Trench. 5.5 x 8.5" Loca...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 40.00
 
 
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Cal State Fair Pennant    (88340)5064 - Cal State Fair Pennant (88340)
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Nice scarlet and gold, horse and buggy pennant, Sacramento Sept. 1 thru 10 year unknown. 8.5x6" Date: State/Country: California City/County...
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Estimate : 65.00 - 80.00
Sold to d*******f for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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