The Sweetheart Express Auction (February 2021)

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Greetings Collectors!

The first sale of the 2021 season is upon us as the best sale we’ve had in several years – across the board – in every category. We’ve been fortunate to receive many key collections from around America to offer some of the best material to be sold in years. It is truly a Covid-breaking sale that should have everybody jumping from their seats! In fact, it may be the best cross section of collectibles since the great market crash of 2008. We’ve called this sale “The Sweetheart Express” to commemorate the Valentine’s Day weekend and the Gary Nelson Railroad Collection.

Here’s a look at some of the major categories, with a glimpse at what is in them.

Railroad- the Gary Nelson Railroad Collection, about 600 lots, covering almost every category of railroad collectibles: Model trains; Cast iron trains; Train lanterns; Train signal lights; Train headlights; Train bells; Train ephemera; RR pass collections. This collection contains the very first cast iron train purchased from another major collection.

Arizona history- Rare Vulture Mine gold ingot, c 1911-1914, from an old Wickenburg family; a collection of 19th century Native American photos and documents, including two Apache Scout Medal of Honor winners, 2 letters from famous Earp era lawman Robert Paul, a Copper Queen Mine security force Colt revolver from 1907.

Colorado history- Leadville 19th century photo collection, documents from the miner's strike of 1896-7, spectacular United Mine Workers of America parade banner from the 1903 coal strike, a new discovery silver ingot from Leadville with an engraved mountain scene with a Colorado - famous Rhode Island family tie, choice mining medals and so-called dollars.

Montana history- Stuart MacKenzie’s collection of Montana stocks (all categories), Yellowstone collection, and saloon letters.

Western History – Rare and original tin type of George Custer in original case, and rarities across the board!

Badges etc- fantastic selection from the Lerch collection from California to Colorado; more of the special Presidential Inauguration badge collection, Mare Island, several fire badges, etc

Don Polland western sculpture collection- more than 1000 sculptures of very high quality design and detail from a major southern California collection. Native American themed, some western themed and some civil war, from 4” to three feet! This is the largest collection to be offered publicly!!

The Ken Prag Stocks are incredible- A major part of Ken's collection, this offering is of US businesses other than mining and railroad, plus Oil. It is nothing short of spectacular. Great rarities in every category you can think of, including some rare autographs such as Edison's son, and many important financial figures.

California gold rush- James Marshall autograph, gorgeous gold quartz watch chain and more.

Art- fantastic material across the board- the best we’ve had. David Roberts lithographs (Egypt, and the Holy Land, c1842-44), selections from the Ben-T art collection including a fantastic map from the reign of Peter the Great c 1722, great oils by some of the prominent early twentieth century Russian artists, and more.

Numismatics- great medals including a rare 1862 Lincoln Peace Medal with Osage provenance, California tokens, wood nickels, selections from the Ellsworth collection including the only set of encased large cents with every date, including the rarities!, California gaming token collection, US gold coin “look-alike” counters, so-called dollars and more!!

Firearms: a Copper Queen Mine Colt, several rare Colts with papers, and more.
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Auction Schedule

Day 1, February 11th, 2021, Lots 1000-1729
            General Americana (1000-1275)
                        Geo. Sort
                        Jewelry
                        Marbles & Toys
                        Miscellaneous
            Bottles & Saloon (1276-1339)
                        Bottles
                        Saloon, Brewing, & Drug Ephemera
            Mining Collectibles (1340-1431)
            Stocks & Bonds Part I
                        Mining (1432-1729)
 
Day 2, February 12th, 2021, Lots 2000-2729
            Stocks & Bonds Part II
                        Oil (2000-2113)
                        Railroad (2114-2176)
                        Transportation (2177-2246)
                        Miscellaneous (2247-2645)
                                    Agriculture
                                    Banking
                                    Brewing
                                    Industrial
                                    Other
            Firearms, Military, & Political Collectibles (2646-2729)
 
Day 3, February 13th, 2021, Lots 3000-3757
            Railroadiana & Transportation (3000-3559)
                        Model Railroading (3000-3286)
                        Railroad Equipment (3287-3430)          
                        Railroad & Transportation Ephemera (3431-3559)
            Numismatics (3560-3635)
            Tokens (3636-3704)
            Sports (3705-3757)
 
Day 4, February 14th, 2021, Lots 4000-4763
            Art (4000-4137)
            Native Americana (4138-4148)
            Philatelic (4149-4430)
            Bargains & Dealer Specials Part I
                        Stocks & Bonds (4431-4763)
 
Day 5, February 15th, 2021, Lots 5000-5708
            Bargains & Dealer Specials Part II
                        Philatelic (5000-5209)
                        General Americana (5210-5390)
                        Numismatics (5391-5708)
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Eastern Mortgage Companies Stock & Bond Collection  [113927]2280 - Eastern Mortgage Companies Stock & Bond Collection [113927]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 38, most different. Issued 1915-1970. Includes: Mortgage-Bond & Title Corp.; United States Bond & Mortgage Corp. of Massachusetts; Ad...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Eastern Securities Firms Stocks & Bonds Collection  [113939]2281 - Eastern Securities Firms Stocks & Bonds Collection [113939]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of about 50 pieces, nearly all different. No West or Midwest. Includes: Affiliated Fund, Inc. (5 different Specimen); Dean Alvord Securities Co. (
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to c********y for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Eastern US Bank Stocks (Washington DC and Virginia)  [107916]2282 - Eastern US Bank Stocks (Washington DC and Virginia) [107916]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 different. Included: The Departmental Bank (DC, 1923); National Metropolitan Citizens Bank of Washington (1897 and 1905); First National Bank
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to r***0 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Foreign Banking Stock Group  [107918]2283 - Foreign Banking Stock Group [107918]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different. Includes: Bancitaly Corporation (two different Specimen stocks); Banca Commerciale Italiana (two different unissued); Banco Territ
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********n.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Midwest Loan & Investment Stocks & Bonds  [113943]2284 - Midwest Loan & Investment Stocks & Bonds [113943]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 42, many different. Includes: Macfarlane Investment Co. (Tampa, 1894); Inter-State Investment Co. (Beatrice, Nebraska, 1893); Dakota & Mi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Midwestern Securities Firms Stock Certificate Group  [113909]2285 - Midwestern Securities Firms Stock Certificate Group [113909]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 different. Included: State National Securities Co. (MO, 1929); Sutherlin Securities Co. (1920); Northern Motor Securities Co. (1924, IL); Cl
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to j****2 for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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Montana, Utah, & Wyoming Bank Stock Certificates  [107915]2286 - Montana, Utah, & Wyoming Bank Stock Certificates [107915]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 different. 1) Utah: Utah Commercial & Savings Bank (1907, Salt Lake vignette); Bank of Moroni (1906); Midvale State Bank (1914); Harwoo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d********8 for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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US Finance Companies Stocks & Bonds  [113928]2287 - US Finance Companies Stocks & Bonds [113928]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 90+. Most different. Earliest is 1903; latest is 1984. Many issued in the 1920s and 1930s, some unissued, some Specimen. Includes: Federal Fina
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to a********n.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Western Mortgage Companies Stock Collection  [113926]2288 - Western Mortgage Companies Stock Collection [113926]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 36, most different. Issued 1914-1976. Includes: National Mortgage Co. of California; Midwest Mortgage Corp. of Dallas; Mortgage Loan Corp; Nort
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to p******n for (110.00 + 24.20BP) = 134.20
 
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Western Securities Firms Stock Certificate Group  [113908]2289 - Western Securities Firms Stock Certificate Group [113908]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 different. Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, Texas, Utah, South Dakota, Idaho. Includes: Kimball & Richards Securities Co. (1918); United Sec...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cripple Creek City Transfer Company Stock Certificate  [107920]2290 - Cripple Creek City Transfer Company Stock Certificate [107920]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Cripple Creek Express company. Inc. in 1905 in Colorado. No. 15, issued for 1,000 shares to Mrs. Anna Proffitt on April 21st, 1911. Signed by pre
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m******0 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Montana Express & Transportation Stock Pair  [127585]2291 - Montana Express & Transportation Stock Pair [127585]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. 1) Gates of the Mountains Transportation Company. Issued in 1930 for 1 share. Not cancelled. This was a boating company offering m
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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American Express Company Stock Certificates  [107906]2292 - American Express Company Stock Certificates [107906]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. Includes: unissued 1850s stock with locomotive vignette; and three different stocks issued in 1960 and 1963 (x2), all punch cancel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to w******o for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Three Different Express Company Stock Certificates  [107907]2293 - Three Different Express Company Stock Certificates [107907]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. Included: United States Express Company (1933, not cancelled, elaborate locomotive and ship vignette); The Southern Indiana Expres
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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The Morehouse Automatic Combination Bottle-Stopper Co.  [122423]2294 - The Morehouse Automatic Combination Bottle-Stopper Co. [122423]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporate. New York.. #11, I/U, 10 shares @ $100 par. Issued Feb 1886, signe dRobert Bliss Pres. Black, no vignette, no seal, Printer American
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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M.K. Goetz Brewing Company Stock #2, Issued to William Goetz, Rare  [118538]2295 - M.K. Goetz Brewing Company Stock #2, Issued to William Goetz, Rare [118538]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certificate #2, issued to William L. Goetz for 8 shares at St. Joseph, Missouri in 1895. Signed by M.K. Goetz as president. Very rare certificate. We
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to B********e.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Kalispell Malting & Brewing Company Certificate, Early number 10 issued to president, 1897  [123855]2296 - Kalispell Malting & Brewing Company Certificate, Early number 10 issued to president, 1897 [123855]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 10 for 30 shares to Gust Gamer. Signed by president Gamer and secretary Henry Lindlahr. Title states Kalispell Brewing and Malting, but that is
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*****3 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Kalispell Malting & Brewing Company Certificate, Early number 5 issued to president, 1896  [123856]2297 - Kalispell Malting & Brewing Company Certificate, Early number 5 issued to president, 1896 [123856]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 5 for 42 shares to Gust Gamer. Signed by president Gamer and secretary Henry Lindlahr. Title states Kalispell Brewing and Malting, but that is
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r*****3 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Montana Brewing Stock Certificate Trio  [129627]2298 - Montana Brewing Stock Certificate Trio [129627]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. Includes: Billings Brewing Company (1914, pen cancelled, eagle vignette); Gallatin Brewing Company (1933, not cancelled, eagle vig
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Rosenberg Gin Company Stock Certificate, Rare, 1910  [128794]2299 - Rosenberg Gin Company Stock Certificate, Rare, 1910 [128794]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A stock certificate issued for a publicly traded Gin company is very rare. This is cert. #11, issued for 10 shares at Richmond, Texas. Only 160 shares
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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