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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Wilmington & Manchester railroad Co   (88744)6170 - Wilmington & Manchester railroad Co (88744)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$500, 7%, First Preferred Mortgage Bearer Bond issued to Morris K. Jesup, due 1901. Issued May 7 1866, signed Morris K. Jesup Trustee. Black, green
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to R******d for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Co. Stock Certificates (14)   (107355)6171 - Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Co. Stock Certificates (14) (107355)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14, four different varieties. Issued 1944-1962. Punch cancelled. Brown, orange, or green borders, locomotive vignette. Hamilton Bank Note Co. F
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to w******o for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Kanawha & Michigan Railway Co   (83230)6172 - Kanawha & Michigan Railway Co (83230)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/C #2069 $1000 4% bond signed by President Bucke. Trainyard vignette. All coupons attached. "The Kanawha & Michigan was incorporated under...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to h*********d for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Ohio Railroad Stock Certificates & Bonds (13)   (107357)6173 - Ohio Railroad Stock Certificates & Bonds (13) (107357)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13. Included: Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Company (1944-1959, 3 different, locomotive vignette); Baltimore & Ohio Southwester...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to h*********d for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Peoples Railway Co of Dayton, OH Stock   (84223)6174 - Peoples Railway Co of Dayton, OH Stock (84223)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/C #416 Frank Pryor 500 shares 1891 signed by President Crowley. Streetcar vignette. Prag Collection. Date: 1891 State/Country: Ohio City/County:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to h*********d for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Railroad Stocks (14)   (105196)6175 - Railroad Stocks (14) (105196)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14 certificates for following railroad stock certificates: 2 Little Miami Railroad Co, 4 Mahoning Coal RR, 3 Mobile and Ohio RR CD, 3 Mobile &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*********d for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Sallisaw, Mc Alester & Southern Railway Bond   (84178)6176 - Sallisaw, Mc Alester & Southern Railway Bond (84178)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unlisted. #7 $1000 first mortgage 6% signed by President Dawley. Corner chip. rough left edge. Prag Collection. Date: 1911 State/Country: Oklahoma
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 130.00
 
 
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Western Oklahoma Railroad Stock   (84107)6177 - Western Oklahoma Railroad Stock (84107)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #15 Francis Gowen 4 shares 19 00 signed by President Gowen. 2x 5c doc stamps. Prag Collection. Date: ra State/Country: Oklahoma City/County:
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway Co.   (88776)6178 - Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway Co. (88776)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not issued, #47 $1000, 5% 30 yr, First Mortgage gold bearer due 1938. Rust color, $1000 in rust underprint, vignette 4-4-2 loco w/passenger cars pas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to f***2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Oregon Short Line Railroad Ephemera   (77629)6179 - Oregon Short Line Railroad Ephemera (77629)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) 1919 Payroll voucher, dateline Salt Lake City. 2) Contract between the Oregon Short Line Railroad Co. and the Twin Falls Railway Co. (Ida
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to h*********d for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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