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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4228 - Early California Oil PhotographsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Three choice early mounted photographs, circa 1910 in and during the great oil boom of the first few years of the 20th century. The views are clearly
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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4230 - Mariposa Big Trees Stereoview CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11 different Big Trees stereoviews. This is a nice group, with some rare views. 1) c.1866 Thomas Houseworth & Co. No. 909, Interior of th...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to m*****a for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
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4231 - Big Trees Post Cards (10)Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Post card from trees of "majestic Calaveras County, Mark Twain and Bret Harte received their early inspirations"; 1 post card of men wo...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
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4232 - Bishop Area Real Photo Post CardsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 real photo post cards from Frashers Foto, showing the town of Bishop, Ca. 1) Main Street. 2) Main Street. 3) Kittie Lee Inn. 4) Bishop Union
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a******4 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
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4234 - Bodie Documents and an Old Ledger BindingHolabird Western Americana Collections
Old 1870's ledger binding (12 x 18") with no contents and a group of three documents from Bodie. Two were written to Rosewood Kahn in Lun...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*****b for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
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4235 - JS Cain Deposit Cards (77)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 77 JS Cain deposit cards 1902-1907 Date: 1902-1907 Location: Bodie, California HWAC# 65048
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********e for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
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4236 - JS Cain Deposit Cards and MoreHolabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30 JS Cain deposit cards 1902-1907, Mono Mining Co. job solicitation letter 1908, Mono County Tax Receipt c. 1880's Date: 1800's-19...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********r.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
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4237 - Mono Gold Mining Co. ReceiptHolabird Western Americana Collections
1888 receipt for the Mono Gold mining Co. in Bodie for $750 for assessment on stock. VF. Date: Location: Bodie, California HWAC# 49063
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to c*********p for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
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