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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Missouri, Kansas and Texas Extension Co.   (106310)6360 - Missouri, Kansas and Texas Extension Co. (106310)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 share @ $100 each of Missouri, Kansas and Texas Extension Co # 1130 issued to William Whitewright. Black border, countersigned. Vignette of train
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Monon Railroad   (105201)6361 - Monon Railroad (105201)
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39 stock certificates for Monon Railroad, incorp. under the laws of Indiana. Seal bottom center of certificate, border. Vignette top center of male
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to w******o for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Nashville Railroad Dealer Lots     (105202)6362 - Nashville Railroad Dealer Lots (105202)
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7 Nashville & Decatur Railroad Co (with raised seal). Vignette of train in city in middle of certificate and girl with straw on bottom right of ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to w******o for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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New Orleans Railroad Stocks & Bonds   (105209)6363 - New Orleans Railroad Stocks & Bonds (105209)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 cancelled New Orleans Railroad Co. 16 cancelled stock certificates of New Orleans Railroads. New Orleans Great Northern Co. (13). Incorp. in M
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Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to w******o for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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New York & New Haven Railroad Co   (105169)6364 - New York & New Haven Railroad Co (105169)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued $1,000 Only Mortgage Bonds, cert # 438 with 40 coupons payable 1885. Printed: E.B. Clayton's Sons, 157 Pearl St., N.Y. Railroad op...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to r********n for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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New York 7 Oswego Midland Rail Road   (105170)6365 - New York 7 Oswego Midland Rail Road (105170)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cancelled $500 bond for State of New York, New York & Oswego Midland Railroad Co. cert. #335 with 13 coupons issued Jan 1, 1868. Payable July...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
 
 
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New York Central Railroad Co stocks & bonds   (105174)6366 - New York Central Railroad Co stocks & bonds (105174)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
55 cancelled N.Y. Central Railroad Co. stock certificates. Signed President and Treasurer (or Assistant General Treasurer and Vice President). Corpor
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New York Railroad Stocks    (105164)6367 - New York Railroad Stocks (105164)
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19 stock & 1st Mortgage Gold Bond for Peoria and Peking Terminal Railway w/46 coupons. Stock includes: New York, Westchester and Connecticut T...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to v*g for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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New York Railway Corp. Stocks   (105175)6368 - New York Railway Corp. Stocks (105175)
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Cancelled 11 stock certificates of New York Railways Corp. Red (5) and green (6) raised company seal bottom center of certificate. Vignette of str
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a****y for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Co   (105171)6369 - New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Co (105171)
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72 cancelled stock certificates for New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Co. stock. 10 certificates have RN stamps on back side. Bottom center
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a****y for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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New York, Ontario and Western Railway Co.   (105173)6370 - New York, Ontario and Western Railway Co. (105173)
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Cancelled 20 stock certificates for New York, Ontario and Western Railway Co. $100 each. 10 have vignette of train on tracks, other 10 have map surro
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to v*g for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
 
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Northern Pacific Railroad Co   (106428)6371 - Northern Pacific Railroad Co (106428)
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The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to t
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a****y for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Old Colony Railroad Company - Massachusetts    (79615)6372 - Old Colony Railroad Company - Massachusetts (79615)
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8 certificates total; 1847-1850. All i/c. All in very good condition. Date: 1800's State/Country: City/County:
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Estimate : 85.00 - 140.00
Sold to H*****r for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Old Colony Railroad Company SPECIMEN - Massachusetts    (79612)6373 - Old Colony Railroad Company SPECIMEN - Massachusetts (79612)
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1 specimen unissued and cancelled. In very good condition, nice mint green color, small tear at top. American Bank Note Printer Company certificate.
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
 
 
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Old Colony Railroad Company Stock Certificate - Massachusetts    (79620)6374 - Old Colony Railroad Company Stock Certificate - Massachusetts (79620)
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6 total certificates. All datelined 1890. All black and white and in good condition. i/c. 4% bond white paper. Printed by the American Bank Note
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Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****y for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Pennsylvania Railroad Co.   (105186)6375 - Pennsylvania Railroad Co. (105186)
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78 cancelled stock certificates for Pennsylvania Railroad Co at $50 each. Vignette top center of state seal (69) and train tracks with trains through
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****y for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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People's Passenger Railway Co. of Philadelphia   (105187)6376 - People's Passenger Railway Co. of Philadelphia (105187)
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3 cancelled stock certificates for People's Passenger Railway Co of Philadelphia - state of Pennsylvania. Raised seal on bottom center of certi...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a****y for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Peoples Traction Company of Philadelphia Stock Certificates   (79621)6377 - Peoples Traction Company of Philadelphia Stock Certificates (79621)
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26 total certificates. 5 are green, 21 are orange. All have some water stains but in good condition. All i/c. Date: 1890's State/Country: ...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****y for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway Company Stock Certificates   (78941)6378 - Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway Company Stock Certificates (78941)
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4 total certificates. One of the four is inked in green; signed and cancelled; in very good condition; the other three are unsigned and unissued; in
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Estimate : 40.00 - 70.00
Sold to a****y for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Phoenixville, Valley Forge & Strafford Electric Railway   (106436)6379 - Phoenixville, Valley Forge & Strafford Electric Railway (106436)
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Uncancelled Phoenixville, Valley forge & Strafford Electric Railway Co 1st Mortgage 5% 30-year Gold Bond. cert. # 602. Brown border and raised...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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