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Western Americana Safari

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

Western Americana Safari Auction

This four day sale features some of our best offerings to date in the following categories: Gold, Mining, Native Americana, Cowboy, Firearms, Taxidermy, Railroad & Express, Tokens, Coins, Ingots, Medals, Bottles, Gaming, and General Americana.

Highlights include: the Don Young Collection of US Medals & Exonumia, arguably one of the largest collections ever offered; a major collection of identified gold nuggets and Comstock mineral specimens; a huge collection of mining artifacts, including candlesticks, carbide lamps, mining ephemera and stock certificates; silver ingots and large American silver medals; US & Mexican coins, gold tokens, and dies; nearly 100 taxidermy mounts centralized on the American West and Africa; a gaming section of rare chips and a pre-1910 roulette table; a token section with the final Montana Svoboda pieces as well a rare Bodie token and gold nugget tokens; historical autographs including George Armstrong Custer, Ben Holladay, Sharon-Mills-Ralston, and important Comstock and Western political figures; firearms and weaponry including nearly 50 firearms and a Constitutional Delegate's sword; Western cutlery (1850s-1880); antique bottles incl. Bodie & colored Nevada; a California Gold Rush section incl. an 1856 vigilance committee medal, a presentation belt buckle, and rare ephemera; fantastic Native Americana and Cowboy sections; and much more!

Please see the auction schedule below.

Auction Schedule

Day One (Friday, December 9th, 2016) (Lots 1000-1706)
Gold (Lots 1000-1053)
Ore/Mineral Specimens (Lots 1054-1074)
Mining Part I (Lots 1075-1706)
Mining Candlesticks (Lots 1075-1095)
Mining Hardhats (Lots 1096-1098)
Carbide Mining Lamps (Lots 1099-1254)
Safety Mining Lamps (Lots 1255-1275)
Teapot Mining Lamps (Lots 1276-1301)
Assay (Lots 1302-1328)
Mining Ephemera (State/City) (Lots 1329-1706)
Alaska thru Nevada

Day Two (Saturday, December 10th, 2016) (Lots 2000-2674)
Mining Part II (Lots 2000-2155)
State/City (New Jersey thru Foreign) (Lots 2000- 2103)
Gold Rush (Lots 2104-2134)
Mining Spoons (Lots 2135-2155)
Native Americana (Lots 2156-2334)
Baskets (Lots 2156-2184)
Beadwork (Lots 2185-2203)
Cradleboards (Lots 2204-2207)
Jewelry (Lots 2208-2251)
Moccasins (Lots 2252-2258)
Weapons & Points (Lots 2259-2279)
Pottery (Lots 2280-2301)
Rugs (Lots 2302-2317)
Art, Artifacts, & Ephemera (Lots 2318-2334)
Cowboy (Lots 2335-2404)
Franz Trevors (C.M. Russell) Paintings (Lots 2335-2338)
Saddles (Lots 2339-2349)
Spurs & Bits (Lots 2350-2377)
Clothing (Lots 2378-2390)
Ephemera (Lots 2391-2404)
Firearms, Weaponry, & Military (Lots 2405-2498)
Taxidermy (Lots 2499-2579)
Sorted Alphabetically
Railroad, Stage, & Steamship (Lots 2580-2635)
Sorted by State/City
Wells Fargo & Other Express (Lots 2636-2674)
Wells Fargo (Lots 2636-2659)
Railroad Express (Lots 2660-2666)
Other Express (Lots 2667-2674)

Day Three (Sunday, December 11th, 2016) (Lots 3000-3651)
Tokens (State/City) (Lots 3000-3139)
Numismatics (Lots 3140-3651)
Ingots (Lots 3140-3152)
Currency & Scrip (Lots 3153-3163)
Ephemera (Lots 3164-3185)
Coins & Coin Collectibles (Lots 3186-3262)
US & Other Coins (Lots 3186-3193)
Mexican Coins (Lots 3194-3255)
Coin Collectibles (Lots 3256-3262)
Cal Fractionals & Gaming Counters (Lots 3263-3280)
Hart’s Coins of the Golden West (Lots 3281-3295)
Medals & So-Called Dollars (Lots 3296-3342)
Don Young US Medal Collection (Lots 3343-3651)
Alphabetical by Association (ANA-TAMS)

Day Four (Monday, December 12th, 2016) (Lots 4000-4626)
Bottles, Saloon, & Brewing (Lots 4000-4071)
Bottles (Lots 4000-4056)
Saloon & Brewing (Lots 4057-4071)
Gaming (Lots 4072-4112)
General Americana (Lots 4113-4626)
Various (Lots 4113-4194)
Sorted by State / City (Alabama thru Foreign) (Lots 4195-4570)
Books (Lots 4571-4626)
Directories (Lots 4571-4587)
General (Lots 4588-4626)


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Nice set of mid 1900's Nevada Photographs and Reproduction Photographs4523 - Nice set of mid 1900's Nevada Photographs and Reproduction Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great grouping from around Nevada. 1) Las Vegas Ranch with the Sunrise Mountains in the background. Yes, before there was a Vegas. 2) 1966 photo of Se
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Pots O' Gold, 2 Copies4524 - Pots O' Gold, 2 Copies
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pots O' Gold by Matt R. Penrose. A. Carlisle & Co. of Nevada, Reno, 1935. First edition. Original black cloth, gold stamping on front cover ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 2*****s for 133.10
 
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Three Nevada Checks & One Arizona4525 - Three Nevada Checks & One Arizona
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Two RN-G Virginia City, Nevada checks, one signed by James G. Fair (1880) and one by John Mackay (1878). 2) Savage Mine Paystub from Virg
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Estimate : 70.00 - 90.00
Sold to B*********g for 42.00
 
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Three Nevada State Reports & an 1870s Map4526 - Three Nevada State Reports & an 1870s Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Biennial Report for Nevada Surveyor General and State Register 1869. 157 pages. Biennial Report of the Surveyor General and State Register of the S
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Three Nevada Stereoviews: Palisade & Nevada Exhibit at World's Fair4527 - Three Nevada Stereoviews: Palisade & Nevada Exhibit at World's Fair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three rare Nevada stereoviews. 1) CPRR, Palisade-Humboldt Canon, published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., 7686. 2) CPRR, Maggies Bower and Pal...
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sarah Winnemucca Library Archive4528 - Sarah Winnemucca Library Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Volumes on Sarah Winnemucca including "Life Among The Piutes; Their Wrongs and Claims" by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins First Edition, "...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to u********y.. for 24.20
 
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Collection of Nevada / Utah Single Page Maps4529 - Collection of Nevada / Utah Single Page Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Total of 7 maps. Three different maps. In Nevada all show Roop County. None show Las Vegas (still part of Arizona). Three different views of early Nev
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Native American / Utah / Nevada / California prints4530 - Native American / Utah / Nevada / California prints
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Sixteen early prints. Nine mounted prints railroad survey prints include: Maimun a Mojave Indian, Mount Hood with Indians on horseback, big Colorado R
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Three Different 1880s Double Truck Utah and Nevada Maps4531 - Three Different 1880s Double Truck Utah and Nevada Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1882. SA Mitchell. Color. 2) 1881, SA Mitchell. Color, 3) 1886. Bradley. Nice trio to find the small changes in the 1880's in these two state...
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An Act Incorporating the Ocean County Land & Improvement Company (1872)4532 - An Act Incorporating the Ocean County Land & Improvement Company (1872)
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Approved March 20, 1872. Published by Starbuck & Dunham, Newark. 5 pages. State: New Jersey City: Ocean County Date: 1872 FHWAC#: ...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Ambrotype Half Plate of Father with Children4533 - Ambrotype Half Plate of Father with Children
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Portrait shows father with three children - including twins, and a puppy. Case measures 4.75 x 6". Cover detached at hinges. Gold frame, red ve...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Wheeler and Colton Maps of New Mexico4534 - Wheeler and Colton Maps of New Mexico
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1) One page Colton map. 14" x 17". Published by Johnson & Browning. 2) Wheeler 1879. Bright colors. Rips at folds and has been taped. ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s*******1 for 124.00
 
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Pan American Exposition Souvenir Hatchet4535 - Pan American Exposition Souvenir Hatchet
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White porcelain Native American "tomahawk" complete with scroll work. There is a colored and embossed native chief on the "blade"...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 320.00
Sold to 9***6 for 93.00
 
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Original Prints of Victorian Women4536 - Original Prints of Victorian Women
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Lot of 29. There doesn't appear to be any duplication. Each has a color illustration and a catch-phrase at the bottom. The note on these say the...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******s for 80.60
 
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2 Rapid City, North Dakota Spoons4537 - 2 Rapid City, North Dakota Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Rapid City spoons with buildings engraved on the bowls, die struck handles, one ornate floral. State: North Dakota City: Rapid City Dat
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"The Beginnings of Tulsa" by J. M. Hall4538 - "The Beginnings of Tulsa" by J. M. Hall
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a 1933 reprint of a 1923 book. Great early resource for Tulsa. It starts with "Tent Town," first in Tulsa, earliest residents, fir...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Damascus Milk Co. Can4539 - Damascus Milk Co. Can
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Large aluminum milk can, about 3 gallon--"Property of Damascus Milk Co., Portland, Oregon. State: Oregon City: Portland Date: F...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to t****0 for 43.40
 
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Indian Wars Cabinet Card and Veterans Ribbon4540 - Indian Wars Cabinet Card and Veterans Ribbon
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1870's cabinet card photograph (6.5" x 4") of an Indian Wars officer, unidentified. Photograph by H. P. Kirk's Photographic, Mason...
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Nice Oregon Ephemera Lot4541 - Nice Oregon Ephemera Lot
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Photograph (positive and paper negative) of the first U. S. Post Office west of the Rocky Mountains, in Shivley's, Astoria, Oregon (1847); color...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Oregon Ephemera Group4542 - Oregon Ephemera Group
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Group of 13 pieces: 1885 Jacksonville Warrant; 1870 Willamette University tuition receipt; 1891 Port of Portland check; 3 stock certificates Lithian H
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to l*******c for 62.00
 
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