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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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Pacific Telegraph & Telephone Group4173 - Pacific Telegraph & Telephone Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 34. Most are documents from the Postal Telegraph-Commercial Cable Company, which was founded by Comstock mining millionaire John Mackay. Mackay
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to a**********o for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Miscellaneous US Telegraph Collection4174 - Miscellaneous US Telegraph Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
30+ pieces, most Western Union. Includes: 1899 Northern Telegraph Co. pass; booklet on Morse Telegraphy, 1868 telegram from New York to Austin, Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
 
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Watch Company Stocks & Ephemera4175 - Watch Company Stocks & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine items. 1) From the Waltham Watch Company: five stocks, three issued (1929-45), all cancelled. Also, a pictorial lettersheet issued 1908 re
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Premium Stock Collection4176 - Premium Stock Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 Stock certificates from various corporations that are all in good condition and are fairly high-grade pieces. Stocks include: United Printers and P
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Western Stock Collection4177 - Western Stock Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over ten stock certificates and a Nebraska real estate first mortgage bond. Carson Mineral Rubber Company, Overlook Consolidated Mining Company, Massa
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Oil Painting of Stone Building by Stream4178 - Oil Painting of Stone Building by Stream
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil painting of stone and wood building by stream. Possibly logging camp. Open cars on track. Artist unknown. Painting is 14.5" x 21.25", ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to a**********r for (375.00 + 90.00BP) = 465.00
 
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Historical Firearms Related Print4179 - Historical Firearms Related Print
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"What Do You Want to Do with the Rifle', with Colt Dragoon drawn by Gilbert Gaul [See story, "Why they Shut Down at the Higuerita.&qu...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Three Western Prints4180 - Three Western Prints
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1) Cabinet card of woman's 80th birthday, Oakland, 1881; 2) Litho image from page of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Lorne Greene Plaque4181 - Lorne Greene Plaque
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lorne Greene plaque. 50th Anniversary Medal authorized by the Congress and the President of the United States, awarded in 1967 to Lorne Greene for out
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to W********y.. for (3,750.00 + 900.00BP) = 4,650.00
 
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Meeting Hall Commemorative Sign4182 - Meeting Hall Commemorative Sign
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An inlaid metal commemorative sign previously on the side of a meeting hall built with the appropriations of congressmen. Reads as follows, "M...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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