Treasures Galore, January 2019 Auction

Auction Details

Day 1 (Thur, Jan 24) Lots 1000-1678

Bottles (1000-1077)
Dies (1078-1091)
Tokens (1092-1161)
Numismatics
Books (1162-1165)
Checks (1166)
Coins (1167-1184)
Currency (1185-1189)
Display Cases (1190-1192)
Ingot (1193)
Medals (1194-1207)
Scale (1208-1209)
General Numismatics (1210-1244)
So-Called Dollars (1245-1247)
General Americana (Various Categories)
Advertising (1248-1262)
Badges (1263-1268)
Books (1269-1380)
Comic Books (1381-1382)
Directories (1383-1497)
Brewing (1498-1501)
Chaps (1502)
Checks (1503-1520)
Cigar & Tobacco (1521-1523)
Circus (1524-1526)
Civil War (1527)
Dolls (1528-1529)
Entertainment Industry (1530-41)
Gold Rush (1542-1554)
Jewelry & Watches (1555-1566)
Ledger (1567-1571)
Maps (1572-1606)
Music (1608-1609)
Postcards (1615-1625)
Scales (1626-1627)
Silver & Flatware (1628-1633)
Sports (1634-1637)
Stereoviews (1641-1650)
Tools (1651-1656)
Toys (1657-1659)
Vintage Apparel (1660-1666)
World’s Fair/Expos (1667-1674)
Political (1675-1678)
Day 2 (Fri, Jan 25) Lots 2000-2698

Stock Certificates (2000-2065)
General Americana
Geographically Sorted (2066-2377)
Railroadiana (2378-2698)

Day 3 (Sat, Jan 26) Lots 3000-3716

Transportation (3000--3022)
Wells Fargo/Express (3023-3028)
Postal History (3029-3040)
Military (3041-3081)
Minerals (3082-3160)
Mining (3161-3416)
Art(3161-3168)
Artifacts (3169-3206)
Assay (3207-3221)
Bonds (3222-3223)
Books (3224-3348)
Explosives(3349-3364)
Hat (3365-3367)
Ingot, Jewelry, Fob (3368-70)
Map (3371-3377)
Lighting (3378-3424)
Minerals, Photos, Postcards (3425-33439)
Mining Stocks AZ-CO (3440-3716)

Day 4 (Sun, Jan 27) Lots 4000-4685

Mining Cont’d (4000-4446)
Stocks, D-WY & Foreign
General Mining Geographically sorted
Art (4369-4446)
Sculptures (4531-4542)
Native American (4543-4560)
General Foreign (4561-4605)
Cowboy (4606-4637)
Firearms (4638-4649)
Gaming (4650-4668)
Saloon (4669-4685)
Day 5 (Mon, Jan 28 ) Lots 5000-6192

Advertising (5000-5021)
Art (5022-5032)
Autograph (5033)
Badges (5034)
Belt Buckles (5038-5042)
Bonds (5043-5063)
Books (5064-5137)
Bottles (5038-5168)
Buffalo Bill & Wild West (5173-5174)
Business Cards (5175-5178)
Checks (5179-5183)
Chinese (5184-5186)
Civil War (5187-5196)
Cowboy (5197-5213)
Directory (5214)
Entertainment Industry (5215-5217)
Ephemera (5218-5307)
Fire Department (5308)
Firearms (5309-5314)
Gaming (5315-5322)
Grab Bags (5323-5324)
Jewelry (5325-5338)
Medals (5367-5369)
Medicines (5370-5371)
Military (5372-5382)
Minerals (5383-5384)
Mining & Mining Stocks (5385-5660)
Mirrors (5661-5662)
Newspapers (5663-5665)
Numismatics (5666-5784)Books (5682-5684)
Books (5682-5684)
Checks (5685-5693)
Coins (5694-5724)
Currency (5725-5729)
Dies (5730-5731)
Ingots (5732-5733)
Medals (5734-5781)
Scale (5782)
Scrip (5783)
So-Called Dollars (5784)
Oil Related (5785-5793)
Pen/Pencil (5794)
Philatelic (5795)
Photographs/Stereo-views (5796-5861)
Political (5862-5870)
Postal History (5871-5906)
Postcards (5907-5952)
Posters (5953)
Presidential (5954-5956)
Railroadiana (5957-6079)
Silver/Flatware (6080-6088)
Sports (6089)
Steamer (6090-6092)
Stock Certificates (6093-6114)
Tobacco Collection (6115)
Tokens (6116-6163)
Tools (6164-6165)
Toys (6166)
Trunk (6167)
Watches (6168-6169)
Wells/Fargo & Express (6170-6180)
World’s Fair & Expos (6181-6192)
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Carson City Mint Memorandum of Silver Bullion Deposit  (64374)5669Carson City Mint Memorandum of Silver Bullion Deposit (64374)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Memo. of Silver Bullion deposited at the Mint of the U.S. at Carson City, Nevada. BA No. 2. "Before Melting, 23.95" "after melting 2...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
"Paid In Full" Coin Labels  (75155)5670"Paid In Full" Coin Labels (75155)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three labels, 4 x 3 inches. Bags of coins, stacks of money. State: City: Date:
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to m******0 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Bank of Klamath Falls Bank Bag, Santa Fe and NCR Metal Plaques  (87115)5671Bank of Klamath Falls Bank Bag, Santa Fe and NCR Metal Plaques (87115)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Green Bank of Klamath Falls cloth bag approx 10x6", copper plated National Cash Register plaque 2.25x5", copper appearing Santa Fe plaque,...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Nevada City Assay Receipts  (63267)5672Nevada City Assay Receipts (63267)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight assay receipts from the offices of Emil J. N. Ott and C. B. Whitwell of Nevada City, California. Dated 1912-13. State: California City
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Placerville, CA. Assay Reports (3 count)  (58951)5673Placerville, CA. Assay Reports (3 count) (58951)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Selby Smelting and Lead Co. smelting reports from 1990 on a Placerville, CA mine. Gold and silver found. State: California City: Placervillle Dat
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
GW Bell Assay Receipt for Comstock's Savage Mine Ore  (65050)5674GW Bell Assay Receipt for Comstock's Savage Mine Ore (65050)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Receipt for Savage Mine silver and gold assays. the Savaga Mine is in the Historic Comstock District. This item has a few, barely noticeable creases a
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d**********3 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
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Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
San Francisco Assay and Refining Works Assay Report  (65044)5676San Francisco Assay and Refining Works Assay Report (65044)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assay report from Live Yankee ore signed by John Hewston Jr. Left edge has ripple from backing. State: California City: San Francisco Date: 1871
Estimate : 50.00 - 60.00
Sold to b*****s for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Kelly Mine Assay Reports (2)  (65046)5677Kelly Mine Assay Reports (2) (65046)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 reports, from1939 and 1948. Red Mountain is a major silver discovery next to Yellow Aster. 1939 has condition issues. State: California City: Da
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Two Georgetown, CO, Assay Receipts  (65045)5678Two Georgetown, CO, Assay Receipts (65045)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Miner's Sampling Works and Georgetown Public Ore Market. Both for the Baltimore Mine, which was located in Gilpin County, Colorado, near Black H...
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to j*********t for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
H.W. Young Assayer Canvas Bags  (63262)5679H.W. Young Assayer Canvas Bags (63262)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two canvas bags, each 11 x 6 1/2 inches. Stamped each side: "H.W. Young / Assayer / Reno, - Nev." State: Nevada City: Reno Date:
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Savage Mine Assay Receipts from 5 Different Mills  (66049)5680Savage Mine Assay Receipts from 5 Different Mills (66049)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Receipts from the Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. superintendent's office for ore delivered by the Savage Mining Company for smelting and as...
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to b*****s for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Assay Ephemera (5)  (69018)5681Assay Ephemera (5) (69018)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1886 Tosten Smelting letter, 1886 John Taylor billhead, memo of deposit Selby Smelting and Lead 1887, US Smelting Co. 1917 assay report with foxing, G
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*********t for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Georgia Coin History Books   (88513)5682Georgia Coin History Books (88513)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24 books, authored by Fred N. Holabird & Al Adams; The Neighborhood Mine, by Sylvia Gailey Head & Elizabeth W. Etheridge "Dahlon...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Gold at Pigeon Roost (Story of 1st Gold Mining Scrip)  (88523)5683Gold at Pigeon Roost (Story of 1st Gold Mining Scrip) (88523)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 40 soft back books, authored by Fred N. Holabird & Al Adams, 96 pp. with color illustrations & photos. State: Georgia City: Date...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Georgia Coin History Books  (88512)5684Georgia Coin History Books (88512)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19 books, authored by Fred N. Holabird & Al Adams; The Neighborhood Mine, by Sylvia Gailey Head & Elizabeth W. Etheridge "Dahlon...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m*****r for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Two Belloc & Co. Bankers Exchanges, San Francisco  (60420)5685Two Belloc & Co. Bankers Exchanges, San Francisco (60420)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different for this SF firm with large ties to Paris, which explains why one of these is all in French. 1) 1879 Second of Exchange for $292.50, blu
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*********t for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Two Donohoe Kelly & Co. Exchanges  (66040)5686Two Donohoe Kelly & Co. Exchanges (66040)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 Second of Exchanges both issued by Donohoe Kelly & Co Bankers in 1882, one to Isaac B. Hunt, and the other to Martha A. Hunt, to be dra...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Two Sather & Co. Second of Exchanges, San Francisco  (60419)5687Two Sather & Co. Second of Exchanges, San Francisco (60419)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different 1865 Second of Exchanges. One is to be paid in U.S. Gold Coin for $100, drawn on Drexel, Winthrop & Co. in New York. This has a 20...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Rhodes & Co Checks, 3 Different  (87457)5688Rhodes & Co Checks, 3 Different (87457)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 different Rhodes checks involving Shasta bankers State: California City: Yreka Date: 1853-1854
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to s******6 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
Rhodes & Co Checks (6) FW Blake  (87454)5689Rhodes & Co Checks (6) FW Blake (87454)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 checks for Express & Banking Office of Rhodes & Co. 1855. 1 check signed by FW Blake. To Rhodes and Whitney, Shasta. 1 dogear, 1 has tonin...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to l*******c for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
Gould & Curry Silver Mine Imprinted Checks (five count)  (59452)5690Gould & Curry Silver Mine Imprinted Checks (five count) (59452)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
ICONIC! Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company on Bank of California checks. Signed by Isaac Requa who was the superintendent. Green on white is sh...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to f*****E for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Stateler & Arrington Bankers checks; Virginia City, Nevada Territory (4 count)  (59103)5691Stateler & Arrington Bankers checks; Virginia City, Nevada Territory (4 count) (59103)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All are issued Dec. 1863-April 1864. Three are signed by Charles Strong, who served as the superintendent for the Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co...
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to j*********t for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Nevada Check Collection (Comstock, Railroad, Mining)  (54588)5692Nevada Check Collection (Comstock, Railroad, Mining) (54588)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 pieces. Includes: 1866 Gould & Curry, Virginia City check signed by Janin, IR and Nevada adhesive revenue stamps; two pictorial State C...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*****r for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Three Mexican Exchanges (Two w/ Mexican Revenue Stamps)  (66048)5693Three Mexican Exchanges (Two w/ Mexican Revenue Stamps) (66048)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Mineral del Monte, 1867. Blue paper, text in Spanish. 4.25 x 8.5" Small mining town in Hidalgo. 2) Two First of Exchanges, Manuel Dunde, 187...
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Bank of Long Beach Prints (10)  (76658)5694Bank of Long Beach Prints (10) (76658)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains 10 color prints signed by Vanworth, numbered prints, of an edition of 50. Copies of the National Bank of Long Beach $5 note of 1903.
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to D*****1 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
J.F. Rudolph Counterstamped Quarter  (78554)5695J.F. Rudolph Counterstamped Quarter (78554)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
J.F. Rudolph ran a drug store/apothecary at 21 Commercial St., Nevada City in the Gold Rush era then moved to Sacramento in 1885. This 1857 Liberty S
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to 9*****H for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
Lucky Penny  (79421)5696Lucky Penny (79421)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Lucky Penny / 1915 / Indian Head; Rev.: Souvenir San Francisco 1915 / Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Copper, 3 inches in diameter, 92
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to m**********3 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
San Francisco, CA Coin Club 1980 $1 Slug Facsimiles (19)  (73013)5697San Francisco, CA Coin Club 1980 $1 Slug Facsimiles (19) (73013)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 19 6.5" x 3" California redwood dollars from San Francisco Coin Club 20-year anniversary in 1980. State: California City: San F...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Long Beach Coin Show Color Prints (11)  (76657)5698Long Beach Coin Show Color Prints (11) (76657)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eleven 20 x 24" color prints made exclusively for the Long Beach Coin Show showing an enlargement of the Union National Bank of San Luis Obispo...
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 300.00
Carson City Bank Repros  (76656)5699Carson City Bank Repros (76656)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
First National Bank of Carson City photo enlargement of a sheet of four banknotes from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing files. This enlargement sh
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d**********3 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Reno Banknotes Reproductions  (76654)5700Reno Banknotes Reproductions (76654)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Enlargements of various Reno banknotes from the Bureau of Printing and Engraving collection. This lot includes one beautifully framed enlargement of t
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d**********3 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Banknote Specimens Photo  (76651)5701Banknote Specimens Photo (76651)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three enlarged photographs of banknote specimens from the Bureau of printing and engraving. One sheet shows of $50 and $100 bill as attached on the or
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d**********3 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
BEP Banknotes  (76652)5702BEP Banknotes (76652)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two large sheet reproductions of banknotes from the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. The first is a sheet of four notes from the Copper National Bank
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to d**********3 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Northern Nevada Banknotes Repros  (76653)5703Northern Nevada Banknotes Repros (76653)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Northern Nevada banknote reproductions from the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. Five large in large sheets of banknotes. The first is the 1886 First
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to d**********3 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
American Revolution Bicentennial Commemorative Medal Cover  (77119)5704American Revolution Bicentennial Commemorative Medal Cover (77119)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a brass medal commemorating the Bicentennial of the American Revolution. The envelope is postmarked July 4, 1972, in Williamsburg, Virginia, a
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to m******0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Guatemala Peso, Peruvian Sole Counterstamped with  Guatemala 1/2  Real.  (74041)5705Guatemala Peso, Peruvian Sole Counterstamped with Guatemala 1/2 Real. (74041)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1891 Peruvian Sol counterstamped in center, 2) 1894 Guatemala 1/2 Real. Uncirculated . Toned and pretty. About 1 1/2 inch diameter. .80 Silver Tr
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to n**********x for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
1872 Lima Sol with Center Counterstamp.   (74007)57061872 Lima Sol with Center Counterstamp. (74007)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Host 1872 Lima Sol Y. J. counter stamped with Guatamala Republic 1894 "1/2 Real" in center. Possibly XF. State: City: Date:
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to m******0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
1902 English 4 Pence  (74004)57071902 English 4 Pence (74004)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1902 English 4 Pence. Proof like. Rare. 10,000 made. Possible Maundy money. State: City: Date:
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Art coins   (75036)5708Art coins (75036)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 coins. A France 1856 Dix Centimes Franc, Bust of Napoleon with engraved Art design of three ladies and a man, all disrobed and in various
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Art Deco Letter Opener w/Silver Portuguese Coin  (75152)5709Art Deco Letter Opener w/Silver Portuguese Coin (75152)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Art deco style letter opener/bookmark with 1000 Reis silver coin at top. KM#539 had a mintage of 300,000 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the d
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Austria Coins  (75504)5710Austria Coins (75504)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 coins. An1861 Austria 4 Kruezer "B," and an 1851 Austria 1 Kreuzer "G." State: City: Date:
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Bashlow Confederate Cent, Gold Plated  (75252)5711Bashlow Confederate Cent, Gold Plated (75252)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bashlow Confederate Cent from the original dies which were cancelled. Bashlow purchased the dies, made a set of new dies from which he made most of hi
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to m**********3 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Coins of Britain  (63907)5712Coins of Britain (63907)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14 coins of Britain. Two 1797. One 1700 partial date. One 1860 "1 Penny." Two 1862 Half Penny. One 1860 Farthing, One 1864 Farthin...
Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Coins of Italy  (75502)5713Coins of Italy (75502)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 Italian Coins. One Vittorio Emanuele ll Rei D'Italia, 1861, 2 Centesimi. Some nice detail on obverse bust facing left. 20mm. One 1850 D...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 50.00
Coins of Morocco  (74032)5714Coins of Morocco (74032)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About four coins of Morocco that were found in Spain. Possibly 1800's. State: City: Date:
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Copies of Great Coins  (74014)5715Copies of Great Coins (74014)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Copies of Great Coins. About 24 pieces mostly representing Europe and Asia. One 1776 U.S Continental Dollar. State: City: Date:
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Error Quarters and Nickel  (71025)5716Error Quarters and Nickel (71025)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three error quarters: a 1964 with a clipped top; a broadstruck Jefferson nickel; and two off-center Washington quarters. State: City: Date:
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to m******0 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Four US Interagency Challenge Coins - Various Designs  (80213)5717Four US Interagency Challenge Coins - Various Designs (80213)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains four United State Interagency challenge coins in varying designs as shown in the photo. Challenge coins are created to represent the
Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to A**a for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Identified Roman Coins found in Spain  (74005)5718Identified Roman Coins found in Spain (74005)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Roman Coins found in Spain. Identified. About 11 pieces. Among them are Nike, Constantine The Great, Gallienus, Crispus, and a 160 AD Roman Faustina
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to S*****8 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50