Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

Auction Details

Welcome to our June 2018 sale!

This 5-day auction has nearly 3,600 lots covering many categories including: Numismatics, Mining, Minerals, General Americana, Railroad, Tokens, Antique Bottles, Gaming, Firearms & Weaponry, Wells Fargo & Express, and much more!

Highlights include:

NUMISMATICS
*The Hawaii Numismatic Collection: rare early Hawaiian coins, medals, and currency.

*A large coin and medal section featuring gold, platinum, and silver coins and medals from around the world. Morgan dollars, peace dollars, St. Gaudens, pennies, nickels, dimes, and more! Rarities & high-grade specimens plus large groups and sets.

*Ingots and bullion bars.

*Numismatic collectibles and ephemera.

TOKENS
*Our second large offering of tokens from the R.B. Worthington Texas Token Collection

MINING & MINERALS

*Aurora, Nevada ore specimens from the famous Gottschalk Collection plus the fabulous Con-Virginia/Dayton Cons. Comstock Ore Collection.

*Museum-quality mineral specimens from around the world.

*Mining lamps and hard goods plus stock certificates feat. Arizona, California, & Nevada

*The Prag Canadian Mining Collection

RAILROAD
*A new offering of railroad and steamer passes from the Potter Collection and others.

BOTTLES
*A pictorial Owl Pharmacy Co. bottle from Seven Troughs, Nevada, one of the all-time great Western mining camp pictorials! One of a large group of great Nevada medicine bottles in this sale. Plus an Excelsior Soda & Mineral Water bottle and other great California & Gold Rush bottles.

GENERAL AMERICANA
*Two different Wurlitzers, a Mason player piano, National cash registers, and a great group of ephemera from the Potter Collection, Prag Collection, and others!

*Finally, a large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

FULL AUCTION SCHEDULE

Day 1 (Lots 1000-1718)
Numismatics (1000-1614)
Currency & Scrip (1000-1042)
Gold Coins (1043-1150)
Platinum Coins (1151-1160)
General Coins feat. Hawaii Collection (1161-1418)
Medals (1419-1537)
Ingots (1538-1551)
Numismatic Ephemera (1552-1614)
Gaming (1615-1644)
World’s Fair & Expositions (1645-1667)
Wells Fargo & Express (1668-1718)

Day 2 (2000-2690)
Minerals (2000-2158)
Mining (2159-2690)
Lamps, Candlesticks, & Other Hard Goods (2159-2222)
Assay (2223-2239)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (2240-2690)

Day 3 (3000-3704)
Railroadiana (3000-3150)
Railroad Passes (3000-3019)
Steamer Passes (3020-3045)
Ephemera incl. Lamps (Geographic Sort) (3046-3150)
Bottles (3151-3268)
Medicines (3151-3218)
Soda (3219-3250)
Whiskey & Misc. (3251-3268)
Tokens feat. Part II of the Texas Collection (3269-3512)
Political & Presidential (3513-3544)
Civil War & Military (3545-3626)
Firearms & Weaponry (3627-3704)
Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Etc. (3627-3639)
Swords & Knives (3640-3661)
Ammunition (3662-3689)
Ephemera (3690-3704)

Day 4 (4000-4726)
General Americana
Assorted incl. Furniture, Hard Goods, Hats, Misc. Ephemera, Books (4000-4149)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (4150-4726)

Day 5 (5000-5712)
Native Americana (5000-5101)
Art (5000-5007)
Baskets (5008-5026)
Jewelry (5027-5064)
Points & Tools (5065-5072)
Ephemera (5073-5101)
Cowboy (5102-5136)
Philatelic (5137-5210)
Postal History (5137-5183)
Stamps & Revenue (5184-5210)
Art (5211-5247)
Antique Lamps (5248-5262)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (5263-5713)
General Americana
Mining
Railroad
Numismatics & Tokens

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Western Magazine Collection5131 - Western Magazine Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 65 western magazines from 1970-2000 including True Frontier, Great West and Wild West. Date: Location: HWAC# 64001
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Charles Russell Postcard Collection5132 - Charles Russell Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 185 Charles Russell designed postcards. This is a wonderful collection for any postal history or Western history collector. Russell was
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to b*******n for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Cowboy Photos and Postcards (6)5133 - Cowboy Photos and Postcards (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stereoview of a cowboy on a horse on a roundup, RPC's and photos of cowboys with horses. Date: Location: HWAC# 57234
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to a****y for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Cowgirl Photos and RPC's (27)5134 - Cowgirl Photos and RPC's (27)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Women on horses in original photos, litho postcards 1 stereoview and RPC's. 2 cards have corners missing. Date: c. 1890-1910 Location: HWAC...
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Saddlers Shop RPC5135 - Saddlers Shop RPC
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Interior shot of saddlers shop, poor condition. Date: Location: HWAC# 57233
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Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to p*****Z for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Studio Cowboy Photo Postcards (4)5136 - Studio Cowboy Photo Postcards (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 cowboys in woolies, 1 in chaps. Date: Location: HWAC# 57210
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Two Manuscript Postage Cancels from Riley, Alabama5137 - Two Manuscript Postage Cancels from Riley, Alabama
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two envelopes with hand-written cancels over the postage from Riley, Alabama, dated October 14, 1886, and October 15, 1886. Date: 1886 Locati
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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USS Arizona Mostly Postal Collection5138 - USS Arizona Mostly Postal Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of approx 40 USS Arizona covers, most are c. 1930's and many are pictorial. 5 postcards with 1 RPC. 8pp commemorative booklet from 1st Nat...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to p*****Z for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Five USS Macon Covers5139 - Five USS Macon Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five covers from the air ship USS Macon ZRS-4. Built in Akron, Ohio and stationed at Moffett Field, Mare Island, California was lost at sea off of Big
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Rare Templeton, CA Cover5140 - Rare Templeton, CA Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unlisted variety in Williams, possibly May 8, 1887 cancel which would be earliest known. Sent to Eaton Rapids, Mich. Right side torn off, no stamp.73/
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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California Postal Covers (7)5141 - California Postal Covers (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cadiz, 1960 stamped damaged in railway mail car fire. Inyo County Bank, Bishop. 2x Central Pacific RR 1800 to Central House, Butte Co. 1930 Madera wi
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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California Postal History Collection5142 - California Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24 USPOD Registered Package envelopes with various California cancels. Most are addressed to the postmaster at Mariposa, but also Sheep Ranch,
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
 
 
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California Postal History Cover Group5143 - California Postal History Cover Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 postal covers from all over California including Tropico, Lordsburg, Carrville, Murrietta, and Woodland. Date: 1887-1937 Location: Cali
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to w****o for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Rare Barber Express Cover5144 - Rare Barber Express Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Barber& Co's Express, 24c. FB2 Ty1 on U44. 2 creases, .25" left tear. Date: c. 1861 Location: California HWAC# 65058
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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The California Philatelist, 2 Issues5145 - The California Philatelist, 2 Issues
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Based in San Francisco. Winter 1892-1893, 14 pages and Spring 1897 issue,10 pages. Philatelic dealer ads. 8.5" x 5.5". Date: Location: ...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Whiskey Advertising Envelope5146 - Whiskey Advertising Envelope
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cover from Geo. Thacier & Co. with front "GEO. THACIER & CO. / IMPORTERS OF / OLD CREMORNE, AAAAA / BOURBON AND RYE WHISKIES / 322 CLA...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********e for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Idaho Small Town Postcard / Postal History Collection5147 - Idaho Small Town Postcard / Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of thirteen. 6 black & white RPC's. Each postcard is from a small town and has a small town postmark (mostly excellent). Scenes are from...
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Estimate : 260.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*******e for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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1876 Manuscript Cancel from Providence, Mississippi5148 - 1876 Manuscript Cancel from Providence, Mississippi
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of one manuscript-cancelled postage dated April 11, 1976, from Providence, Mississippi, and addressed to Mr. W.K. Fisher of Westminster, Vermont.
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Rare Philatelic Auction Catalog, Scott & Barr, 19355149 - Rare Philatelic Auction Catalog, Scott & Barr, 1935
Holabird Western Americana Collections
United States & Foreign Postage Stamps auction catalog. Hugh C. Barr, Inc., NYC. Auctioneer was Walter S. Scott. 8.5 x 5.75" 52pp. See phil...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
 
 
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2 Rome, NY Covers5150 - 2 Rome, NY Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small cover with Rome, NY postmark with Scott # 26, c. 1857-1861, torn off top .Small cover with Scott #26, Rome, NY postmark, cut off right side. c.
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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