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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Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America Stock w/ US & Foreign Revenue Stamps   (104283)5340 - Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America Stock w/ US & Foreign Revenue Stamps (104283)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in New Jersey. No. 053967, issued for 50 shares in 1913. Punch and stamp cancelled. Two foreign revenue imprints on the front and US revenue stam
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j****2 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America Stocks w/ Foreign Revenue Stamps   (107263)5341 - Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America Stocks w/ Foreign Revenue Stamps (107263)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 issued in 1913. All punch cancelled. Blue border, black print, and vignette of allegorical woman sitting between two globes and radio towers.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to j****2 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Book / " Kon-Tiki" / By Thor Heyerdahl / 3 Items.   (106242)5342 - Book / " Kon-Tiki" / By Thor Heyerdahl / 3 Items. (106242)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Item #1 of 3 : It is the New York Times Book review, a periodical. The front page story is of the " 6 Who dared To Live A legend". It is...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9***6 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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New York Dime Magazine   (78422)5343 - New York Dime Magazine (78422)
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Copy of Beadle's Dime New York Library magazine, number 737. The back cover lists Buffalo Bill Novels, also a dime apiece. Large paper copy, m...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 55.00 - 85.00
 
 
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Otsego NY Abstract of Taxes 1840-1864 Assortment   (54328)5344 - Otsego NY Abstract of Taxes 1840-1864 Assortment (54328)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assortment of tax abstracts from Otsego, NY from 1840, 1841, 1842, 1844, 1847, 1848, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857,1860, 1863, 1864. 6.5" x 16&q...
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 90.00
 
 
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Advanced Beet-Sugar Construction Co. Stock Certificate   (107147)5345 - Advanced Beet-Sugar Construction Co. Stock Certificate (107147)
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Inc. in Territory of Arizona. No. 778, issued for 8 shares to Albert Rilter on Sept. 24th, 1898 in Syracuse. Signed by president Joseph Nelbach and se
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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High Rock Springs Postcards   (104621)5346 - High Rock Springs Postcards (104621)
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2 similar and rare advertising postcardsSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: New York City/County: Saratoga
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to B*********r for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Harpers Prints (3) of Firemen on Duty   (91498)5347 - Harpers Prints (3) of Firemen on Duty (91498)
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Lot of 3 prints of firemen marching; firemen at work & firemen saving baby & woman from burning tenement. 1 reads "The Life of a Firema...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j****2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Bismarck, North Dakota Checks Plus Others & RN   (67064)5348 - Bismarck, North Dakota Checks Plus Others & RN (67064)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25. 1) Five different types of checks from Bismarck: 4 from First National Bank of Bismarck, 1900-01, RN-X; 3 different from Bismarck National
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Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to d*******f for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Poster of Tornado   (91362)5349 - Poster of Tornado (91362)
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20" x 16". Color poster of a tornado in North Dakota moving across a field with a small child running in the right foreground. July 24, 19...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Corp. Bond   (52309)5350 - Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Corp. Bond (52309)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad (CH&D) was a railroad based in the U.S. state of Ohio that existed between its incorporation ...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
 
 
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J.H. Sherburne, U.S. Indian Trader Check, Oklahoma Territory, 1891   (78120)5351 - J.H. Sherburne, U.S. Indian Trader Check, Oklahoma Territory, 1891 (78120)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Oklahoma Territory check from Indian Trader J.H. Sherburne. Dated 1891 and the check is signed by Sherburne. Nice historical piece. Date: 1891
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to h*********d for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Mounted Photo of Mount Hood in Oregon    (91354)5352 - Mounted Photo of Mount Hood in Oregon (91354)
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Beautiful mounted photo of snow capped Mount Hood. c. 1986 by Bruce Jackson. 36" x 22". Would be beautiful in frame. Date: c1986 State/C...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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Pendleton, Oregon Postcards of Buildings   (54030)5353 - Pendleton, Oregon Postcards of Buildings (54030)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Postcards are dated from 1906 to 1928. Four RPC's: St Anthony's Hospital, Pendleton Hotel (Smith), Temple Hotel (Smith) and Post Office (Smi...
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Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Centennial Souvenir Gold Pan   (78336)5354 - Centennial Souvenir Gold Pan (78336)
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Souvenir gold pan reads: 1859 OREGON 1959 CENTENNIAL. Metal, 2.75" round. Date: 1955 State/Country: Oregon City/County:
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Estimate : 25.00 - 40.00
Sold to 9*****H for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Map of Oregon (Topographic)   (91366)5355 - Map of Oregon (Topographic) (91366)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
21" x 27". Milton Freewater, Oregon topographic map. Date: c1964 State/Country: Oregon City/County:
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
 
 
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Oregon Large Letter Postcards   (103264)5356 - Oregon Large Letter Postcards (103264)
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10 Large letter OREGON postcards. Color.Salvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: Oregon City/County:
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Oregon Monarch Gold Mining Stock   (72059)5357 - Oregon Monarch Gold Mining Stock (72059)
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I/U #1147 Geo Tolley 1902 2000 shares. Nice lion head vignette. Date: 1902 State/Country: Oregon City/County:
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Robert Kennedy Shooting, Oregon Journals Editions (4)   (89849)5358 - Robert Kennedy Shooting, Oregon Journals Editions (4) (89849)
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4 Oregon Journals covering Robert Kennedy shooting. June 5,6,7,8 1968. Complete editions Date: 1968 State/Country: Oregon City/County:
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 35.00
 
 
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1860s US Correspondence Group   (77618)5359 - 1860s US Correspondence Group (77618)
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Lot of 7 letters and one cover. 1) Six of the letters were written from Bedford, Pennsylvania. The cover is also addressed to Bedford. Letters are add
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to u********y.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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