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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Orinoco Navigation Stock   (105614)4260 - Orinoco Navigation Stock (105614)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U # 62 WA Pile 100 shares 1874. Nice ship vignette Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: City/County:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i***y for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Panama Canal - French stock   (106437)4261 - Panama Canal - French stock (106437)
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Bond for Canal Interoceanique de Panama cert. # 222,583. 2 Revenue stamps. Bottom of picture with small figures. 12 coupons. Bankrupt Canal Intero
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to H*****r for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Panama Mail Steamship Stocks (2)   (105622)4262 - Panama Mail Steamship Stocks (2) (105622)
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Rare i/u orange and green Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: City/County:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to w******o for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Philadelphia & Savannah Steam Navigation Co. Stock   (83335)4263 - Philadelphia & Savannah Steam Navigation Co. Stock (83335)
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I/C #519 Alexander Hodgson 1853 signed by President Williamson. Operated on the lower Delaware River. Creases and holes, please inspect. Prag Collecti
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to v*g for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Philadelphia, Dover & Norfolk Steam Boat & Transportation Co Stock   (83336)4264 - Philadelphia, Dover & Norfolk Steam Boat & Transportation Co Stock (83336)
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I/U #313 Joseph Dugan 1828. Signed by President John Jenkins. "The Philadelphia and Norfolk Transportation Company was chartered on February 9,...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 300.00
Sold to i***y for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Portsmouth Transit Co Stock   (83338)4265 - Portsmouth Transit Co Stock (83338)
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I/C #1 Atlantic Life Insurance Co 1000 shares 1945. Signed by President Illegible. Creases and pin holes. Prag Collection. Date: 1945 State/Country:
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Co   (106307)4266 - Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Co (106307)
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Unissued stock certificate #35 for Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Co. shares @ $100 each. Organized under the laws of Washington. Green border. Vi
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9***6 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Saliger Ship Salvage Stocks, 2 Different   (105602)4267 - Saliger Ship Salvage Stocks, 2 Different (105602)
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Light and dark orange, i/u 1921 and 1923 Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: City/County:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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San Francisco & Eel River Transportation Co.   (86568)4268 - San Francisco & Eel River Transportation Co. (86568)
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5 shares of San Francisco & Eel River Transportation Co, cert. #68 issued to Mrs. M. F. Smith on January 31, 1905 for $100 each. Gold company s...
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Estimate : 35.00 - 60.00
Sold to c********r.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Ship Building Stocks and 1 Bond   (83434)4269 - Ship Building Stocks and 1 Bond (83434)
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#52 Henderson Shipbuilding Co $1000 6% bond 1917, signed by President Henderson. Stocks-I/U Gaston, Williams & Wigmore #5165 Martha Howlett 10 s...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to f***2 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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