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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Denver Ice and Cold Storage Stocks5301Denver Ice and Cold Storage Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 60 stocks Date: 1950-1951 Location: Colorado HWAC# 64308
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********e.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Silk & Cotton Manufacturing Stereoviews5302Silk & Cotton Manufacturing Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 different Keystone stereoviews. Includes: Doubling frame in large woolen mill, Lawrence, Massachusetts; weighing and sorting raw silk skeins
Estimate : 40.00 - 70.00
Sold to i*****s for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Eastern U.S. Business Cards, c.1875-1930s5303Eastern U.S. Business Cards, c.1875-1930s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30. Many are pictorial. Includes: A. Moser & Co., Oyster & Dining Saloon (Paterson); M.B. Robbins, Bookseller (Canastota); J. Tea Hic...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Ft. Marion, St. Augustine, Florida Stereoview Collection5304Ft. Marion, St. Augustine, Florida Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 stereoviews, 9 of which appear to be from the same series, although no photographer/publisher is provided. "Florida, the Land of Flow...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Florida Stereoview Collection5305Florida Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8, 7 different. Includes: St. James Hotel, Jacksonville (Webster & Albee); two Keystone views, Harvesting Indian River Pineapples and Old...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Honolulu Stereoviews5306Honolulu Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nine popular Honolulu views. Bishop Street, Street car on Fort St, YMCA Bldg, Executive Bldg., Royal School, Capital Bldg., and a sugar mill. Date:
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Craters of the Moon Postcard Group5307Craters of the Moon Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine - eight black & white RPCs. c1930's. All unused. Please see photos online. Date: Location: Crates of the Moon, Idaho HWAC# 5...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Five Nampa, Idaho Postcards5308Five Nampa, Idaho Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three black & White RPCs. 1907-1915. Fabulous EARLY Dewey Palace Hotel. Another great G Street looking toward the depot - which is in the backgr...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to a******4 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Sandpoint, Idaho Postcards5309Sandpoint, Idaho Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven. Two black & White RPC's. Rare "Royal Confectionery Store." Used cards dated from 1908 to 1912. Date: Location: Sa...
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to b*******e for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Sun Valley, Idaho Postcard Group5310Sun Valley, Idaho Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fourteen total. 5 black & white RPCs. 2 color RPCs. From snow to sun; Idaho's playground! Please see photos online. Date: Location: Sun V...
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******e for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Wallace Postcard Group5311Wallace Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven total. Five black & white RPCs. Three used: 1907 - 1908. Six overviews and one color inside the Banquet Cafe. Date: Location: Wallace, ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*******e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Six Idaho Leather Postcards5312Six Idaho Leather Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Coeur d'Alene. Two used postcards c1906. See online for photographs. Date: Location: Idaho HWAC# 54556
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to m******0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Idaho Lakes and RIvers Postcard Collection5313Idaho Lakes and RIvers Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nineteen. Three black & white RPC's (snow slide over wood river in 1933, Payette Lake, North Fork at Avery), twelve black & white...
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to b*******e for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Idaho Postcard Remainder Lot5314Idaho Postcard Remainder Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot has a broad mixture of scenes and styles. But there are some treasures! Fifty-three total. 9 Black & white RPC's, three color RPC&...
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******e for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Nine Small Town Idaho Overview RPCs5315Nine Small Town Idaho Overview RPCs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Idaho Falls, Salmon, Emmett, St Maries, Orofino, Mullan, Hawley, Burke, Caldwell! Date: Location: Idaho HWAC# 54540
Estimate : 180.00 - 350.00
Sold to b*******e for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
Ten Small Town Idaho RPCs5316Ten Small Town Idaho RPCs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Include: a dirt Freeze Out Grade at Emmett, Rupert church, Payette river, Mackay tramway and compressor, Bonners Ferry street scene, Mountain Home, He
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
Thirteen Small Town Idaho Postcards5317Thirteen Small Town Idaho Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes: Payette saw mill, Payette street scene, a Council bird's eye, Kamiah bird's eye, DeLamar bird's eye, Silver City bird's ey...
Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*******e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Early Automobile Stereoviews5318Early Automobile Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 (8 different). Eight are Keystone: 22058--Tire Plant in Akron; 22058--Different of Tire Plant; 29228--Testing cord fabric for tires; 22142--T
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Lake Superior Iron and Chemical Co. Stock Certificates (6)5319Lake Superior Iron and Chemical Co. Stock Certificates (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) i/u issued to Taber 1907 #169 112 shares. 2)i/u to Wm. Sharp 1907 #157 2000 shares. 3) i/u to Wm. Sharp #151 2000 shares. 4) i/u to Wm. Sharp 1907
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********e.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Misc. Western Ephemera Collection5320Misc. Western Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1876 Homestake Centennial 1976 Booklet, 96 pages and lots of photos. Old mining deeds, mining receipts, Santa Fe-The Lee Ranch Mine booklet, self gui
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 250.00
Montana Billheads, Letterheads and Territorial Warrants5321Montana Billheads, Letterheads and Territorial Warrants
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 25 JL Smith Helena 1895 billheads, EC Hellfrich & Co. 1879 letterhead with 1" tear, approx 14 1868 Territory of Montana 100 warrants...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******r for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Montana Covers & Billhead Collection5322Montana Covers & Billhead Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 20+. Early 1900s covers, many with contents (billheads and letterheads) either from Montana or addressed to businesses in Montana. Includes pie
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Montana Labor Union Documents Collection5323Montana Labor Union Documents Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30 Montana Labor News cancelled check c. 1940, Approx 30 receipts from Bessette Printing Company to Montana Labor News c. 1940. Approx 30 vari
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Montana Pamphlet Group5324Montana Pamphlet Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes C. D. Edwards Manufacturing Company road building catalog with pasted in cartoon drawings of "Alec and A'l". Pamphlet, A Tri...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
LOT WITHDRAWN5325LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
Eureka County Bank Stock Certificates5326Eureka County Bank Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two capital stock certificates from the Eureka County Bank. Both 10 x 5 inches. One issued to Torre and Barberi for 20 shares on December 1st, 1886, t
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Virginia City, NV Water Bond5327Virginia City, NV Water Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$1000 Gold Coin water bond from Virginia City, NV, #53. Issued January 1, 1877 to Sutro and Co. Mayor and clerk signatures are punched. Date: 1877 L
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
52 Nevada Highway Bonds532852 Nevada Highway Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fifty two State of Nevada Highway Bonds signed by Governor Boyle in 1920. Eight of the bonds have tear near the middle. 11 x 16 inches with green ink
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
63 State of Nevada Bonds532963 State of Nevada Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sixty three bonds signed by Governor Grant Sawyer in 1962. These 10 x 15 inch green ink bonds are a colorful piece of Nevada history. Date: Locati
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Holabird Nevada Bottle Books (5)5330Holabird Nevada Bottle Books (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Nevada History Through Glass Vol. 1, 1 Ghost Towns & Medicines, Vol. 2. Harcdover references on Nevada bottles. Date: Location: Nevada HW...
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to u********y.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
LOT WITHDRAWN5331LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot Withdrawn
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
Nevada Stocks and Warrants5332Nevada Stocks and Warrants
Holabird Western Americana Collections
20 stocks/warrants. Alta Silver Mining, Empire State Silver Mining, Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining, First State Bank of Las Vegas, River Bar Gold Recover
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Printed Nevada Ephemera5333Printed Nevada Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 1970's color Nevada calendars, Scientific American June 22, 1918 with torn spine, several photocopies of Western towns from photos,1947-1961 ...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Tonopah, NV Theatre Tickets, 2 Mining Stocks Hunting License and Desert Photo5334Tonopah, NV Theatre Tickets, 2 Mining Stocks Hunting License and Desert Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 tickets from Nevada Theatre and 6 tickets from Butler Theatre in Tonopah, NV. 2 B/w photos of California/Nevada desert. 2 issued Greenwater Copper M
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to a********x.. for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
RPC of flood in Aztec, New Mexico - 19095335RPC of flood in Aztec, New Mexico - 1909
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Identified as September 6, 1909. Black and white RPC with great contrast. Uinque? Date: Location: Aztec, New Mexico HWAC# 54005
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to m******0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Bigler Farm Ranch, Las Vegas Black and White RPC5336Bigler Farm Ranch, Las Vegas Black and White RPC
Holabird Western Americana Collections
G339x. Rare. Date: Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico HWAC# 53976
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to m******0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Lordsburg and Gallup, NM RPCs5337Lordsburg and Gallup, NM RPCs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Lordsburg. Unused. Nice contrast. Showing the Hotel Hidalgo. 2) Casa Linda Court RPC in Gallup. 1938. Date: Location: Lordsburg, New Mexico HWA
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to a******4 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Stratford Black and White Real Photo Postcard5338Stratford Black and White Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Hotel Stratford which housed the stagecoach passengers and notables as well as the bad men of the southwest in the early days." D-89. The...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to m******0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
1911 Tucumcari RPC of the Town from its Outskirts53391911 Tucumcari RPC of the Town from its Outskirts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Talk about a town with a history: it is famous as a town full of saloons and outlaws. It is named for a the town was nicknamed "Six-Shooter Sid...
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to m******0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Ancient Indians of New Mexico - Postcards5340Ancient Indians of New Mexico - Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five. 1) Pueblo of Santa Clara. 2) Pueblo of Laguna. 3) Streets of Acoma. 4) Pueblo woman making bread. 5) Interior scene of Kiva. Colro RPC.
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to m******0 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Buildings in New Mexico - Postcard Collection with RPC's5341Buildings in New Mexico - Postcard Collection with RPC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eleven. Five RPC's: 1) First National Bank of Foxtales. No postmark but has been hand cancelled???. 2) Las Vegas Junior High. 3) Tucumcar...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m******0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Churches of New Mexico - Postcards5342Churches of New Mexico - Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine. 1) 1911 RPC of the Episcopal Church in East Las Vegas. CEJD. 2) San Miguel Church in Santa Fe. Copyright 1908, St. Michael's Colleg...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to s********x for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
New Mexico Postcard Lot5343New Mexico Postcard Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twelve: soldiers, town greetings, artesian well, reprint of 1914 Cleve Brown of Silver City reprint, Billy the Kid headstone by the S. W. Post
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
New Mexico Town Views - Postcards5344New Mexico Town Views - Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of thirteen. Black and white RPCs include Main Street Las Cruces, Silver City overview and Albuquerque overview. Black and White postcards include
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Three Small Town New Mexico RPC's with Postmarks5345Three Small Town New Mexico RPC's with Postmarks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) November 25, 1909 Dexter, New Mexico main street with plenty of buggies and wagons and no cars. 2) 1910 tree lined Dexter, New Mexico. RPC. 3) 1941
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
New York Stocks (3)5346New York Stocks (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) i/u Federal Silverware Co. to Henry Dickinson 1910 #15 39 shares(note damage). 2) i/u New York Opera Glass Supply Co. to Clare Patterson 4893 #7 20
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Caldwell Oil Company and Chase & Company Stocks5347Caldwell Oil Company and Chase & Company Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Caldwell Oil Company. Oklahoma. #2141 for 327 shares in 1920. To EL Johnstone. Signed by secretary and president. Oil field vignette. Four 2c stock
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Four Nice Panorama Postcards of Pendleton, Oregon5348Four Nice Panorama Postcards of Pendleton, Oregon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Identified dates are 1912 and 1913. Three RPC's: 1) No. 43 Business District, 2) No. 41 Residence Section (from M Parletin who has marked his re...
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to a******4 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Pendleton, Oregon Postcards of Buildings5349Pendleton, Oregon Postcards of Buildings
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Postcards are dated from 1906 to 1928. Four RPC's: St Anthony's Hospital, Pendleton Hotel (Smith), Temple Hotel (Smith) and Post Office (Smi...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Pendleton, Oregon Railroad RPC's5350Pendleton, Oregon Railroad RPC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) Unidentified photographer of the depot of the O. W. R. R. & N. 2) Brown sepia of the same depot. 3) Main Street Bridge over the...
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to a******4 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75