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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Italy Postcards   (91382)1420 - Italy Postcards (91382)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 250 RPC's & Chromolitho's in this lot! The coliseum; Roof Garden, Hotel Eden, Rome; Basilica's Paolo; Altar of the Nation, &...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Italian Cities (Various Post Cards)   (91370)1421 - Italian Cities (Various Post Cards) (91370)
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Approx. 60 RPC's & chromolitho's of various cities in Italy. Features Ventimiglia;Trieste, Piazza Oberdan; Albano, Antiche Terme Cello M...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Italian Postcards   (91373)1422 - Italian Postcards (91373)
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Chromolitho's & black & white. Some contemporary and older postcards approx. 40. Amalfi - Panorama dai Cappuccini; Sorrento - Imperial H...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to j******6 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Italy & Greece Postcards   (105305)1423 - Italy & Greece Postcards (105305)
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Approx. 200 chromolitho's & RPC's of Italy & Greece. Includes: Grande Corniche (Road from Nice to Menton) Sorento,m Panorama da Capo...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to j******6 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Italy (Postcards, RPC's & Chromolitho's)   (91372)1424 - Italy (Postcards, RPC's & Chromolitho's) (91372)
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Approx. 40 postcard including: 11 from Assisi; 6 of Fiesole; 4 of Ferrara; 2 of Faenza; 5 of Siracusa & many more.Salvatore Falcone Collection ...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to b*******n for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Italy Postcards   (91375)1425 - Italy Postcards (91375)
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Chromolitho's & black & white, & RPC, from Italy. 33 are from Napoli; 10 are from Capri. Approx. 40 postcards in this lot.Salvatore ...
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Italy Postcards   (91376)1426 - Italy Postcards (91376)
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Approx. 40 Chromolitho's & black & white postcards. 22 of Verona; 3 Trier; 14 Ravenna; 7 Palermo. Salvatore Falcone Collection Date: c...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to b*******n for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Italy Postcards   (91377)1427 - Italy Postcards (91377)
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Approx. 40 chromolitho's & RPC's of the Vatican & churches. Salvatore Falcone Collection Date: c1900's State/Country: Italy ...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******n for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Italy Postcards   (91378)1428 - Italy Postcards (91378)
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Approx. 50 chromolitho's & RPC's of Genova, Italy.Salvatore Falcone Collection Date: c1900's State/Country: Italy City/County:
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Italy Postcards    (91374)1429 - Italy Postcards (91374)
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Approx. 60 Chromolitho's & black & white postcards 30+ from Pisa; 43 from Siena. Salvatore Falcone Collection Date: c1900's State/...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to j******6 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Lago (Lake, various Post Cards)   (91371)1430 - Lago (Lake, various Post Cards) (91371)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 50 post cards of various lakes in Italy. Lago di Lugano; Malcasine, Castello, Lago di Garda; Lago Maggiore - Le tre isole. Date: c1900...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to b*******n for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Various RPC' & Postcards, Aquatic   (91368)1431 - Various RPC' & Postcards, Aquatic (91368)
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Approx. 30 RPC's & Chromolitho's, Isola Bella (3) Nerviz (2). Salvatore Falcone Collection Date: c1900's State/Country: Italy Cit...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to j******6 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Jamaica Postcards   (105224)1432 - Jamaica Postcards (105224)
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Approx 50 Jamaica postcards with about half RPC's. Jungle, beach, Ocho Rios and moreSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: Jamaic...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to j******6 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Japanese Postcards   (105211)1433 - Japanese Postcards (105211)
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Approx 100 Japanese postcards. Yokohana, Nikko, Tokyo, Kobe, Fuji, women and children and more. Mostly chromolitho, a few RPC'sSalvatore Falcone...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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WW 2 Japanese Propaganda   (106337)1434 - WW 2 Japanese Propaganda (106337)
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2 Japanese propaganda leaflets. American bombers releasing bombs-smeared ink on back and folded, 5.25x8.5". Color flames and men in bizarre sce...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to m********1 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Malta Postcards   (105216)1435 - Malta Postcards (105216)
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Approx 15 Malta postcards. Grand Harbour, Marsamuscetto Harbor and more. Mostly chromolithoSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: Malta
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Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to j******6 for (7.00 + 1.75BP) = 8.75
 
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Sonora Mexico Postcards   (105358)1436 - Sonora Mexico Postcards (105358)
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9 Sonora Mexico RPC'sSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: Mexico City/County: Sonora
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
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Mexico Postcards   (105357)1437 - Mexico Postcards (105357)
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Approx 20 Tijuana/Juarez, Mexico chromolitho postcardsSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: Mexico City/County: Tijuana/Juarez
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to r********s for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Mexican Ruins Postcards   (105420)1438 - Mexican Ruins Postcards (105420)
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Approx 40 ancient Mexico ruins postcards with several RPC'sSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: Mexico City/County:
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
 
 
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Mexico Postcard Collection   (105421)1439 - Mexico Postcard Collection (105421)
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Approx 400 Mexico postcards with lots of RPC's-Mazatlan, Monterrey, Taxco and much moreSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: Mex...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to j******6 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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