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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5071 - Bamboo throwing SpearHolabird Western Americana Collections
Bamboo throwing spear, bamboo point held by woven top of spear. Bamboo shaft. Spear origin, unknown. Some bamboo-headed spears were used by the Semai
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
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5072 - Two Quivers and a BowHolabird Western Americana Collections
Bow is beautiful wood, with handle wrapped in buckskin. One quiver is old-fur covered with feathers and small bones attached. Included are two arrows
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
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5073 - Alaskan MukluksHolabird Western Americana Collections
Seal skin mukluks with fur and leather soles and straps. Decorative ties. Well worn soles. Date: Location: Alaska HWAC# 37409
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 280.00
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5074 - Geronimo Portrait Photograph by Tod PowellHolabird Western Americana Collections
9.5 x 6.75" Pen writing on front, upper right: "Geronimo, the most murderous Indian (Apache) who ever raided settlers and settlements in A...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to r****3 for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
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5075 - Unusual Antler/Snakeskin PipeHolabird Western Americana Collections
Very unusual rattlesnake skin Peace pipe, 19" long. Pipe is wood wrapped in rattlesnake skin, feather and rawhide with an antler mouthpiece. Th...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 130.00 - 260.00
Sold to B**********s for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
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5076 - Chattahoochee Region Figural Clay PotHolabird Western Americana Collections
Bradley collection. Original clay pot, approximately 6 inches diameter and tall, with a three-dimensional face of an unknown animal protruding from th
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
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5077 - Cherokee InterviewsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Cherokee. Two reel-to-reel tapes of interviews between a Roswell Georgia researcher Mrs Bradley and Native Americans regarding their ancestry. Conte
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m***n for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
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5078 - Cherokee Nation EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
Cherokee nation ephemera. Includes a number of books and publications on the history and craftsmanship of the Cherokee. Includes a large red Cherokee
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m***n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
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5080 - Washita Indian Battles, 1874Holabird Western Americana Collections
New York Tribune 9.15.1874 discussing General Miles exploits at Washita, six years after the great battle there led by Custer killing the legendary ch
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
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