Western Americana Safari

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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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World War II General Histories4613 - World War II General Histories
Holabird Western Americana Collections
True library with 79 volumes of books on World War II including two complete sets of Time Life books, "World War II" and "The Third R...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Japan in WW II Library4614 - Japan in WW II Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
18 Volumes about Japan in WW II and perspectives from both American and Japanese authors. Titles include, "Japanese Americans; From Relocation...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9***6 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Central and South America Library4615 - Central and South America Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 52 volumes on the history of Central and South America, mostly Inca. Examples from the group include, "The Golden Man, The Quest...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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New Granada: Holton4616 - New Granada: Holton
Holabird Western Americana Collections
New Granada by Isaac F. Holton. Title page reads as follows: New Granada: Twenty Months In The Andes. By Isaac F. Holton, M.A., Professor of Chemistr
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Roman Empire Library4617 - Roman Empire Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 Volumes on the Roman Empire including "The Campaigns of Alexander" by Arrian, w/ dust jacket, "The Decline And Fall of The Roman Em...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Life In Mexico by Madame Caleleron De La Baria4618 - Life In Mexico by Madame Caleleron De La Baria
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Life In Mexico by Madame Caleleron De La Baria. Titles page reads as follows, Life in Mexico, During A Residence Of Two Years In That Country. By Mad
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Mexico History Library4619 - Mexico History Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large library that consists of 72 Volumes on Mexican history that fill 3 boxes. Examples from this collection include, "The Mexicans; A Person...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon by Herndon4620 - Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon by Herndon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon made under direction of the Navy Department by William Lewis Herndon and Lardner Gibbon in two volumes. Third
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Estimate : 700.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to j*******5 for (350.00 + 73.50BP) = 423.50
 
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History of The Conquest of Peru 2 Vols.4621 - History of The Conquest of Peru 2 Vols.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early history of Spain's acquisition of Peru in volumes I and II of William H. Prescott's "History of The Conquest of Peru" Publis...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Mac Cann's Argentine Provinces4622 - Mac Cann's Argentine Provinces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An account of Two Thounsand Miles' Ride Through The Argentine Provinces Being an Account of The Natural Products of The Country, And Habits of T...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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