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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Warthog Shoulder Mount2572 - Warthog Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a Warthog from Kenya. Straight. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State: City: Dat
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Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to k******o for (175.00 + 42.00BP) = 217.00
 
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Western Mule Deer Shoulder Mount2573 - Western Mule Deer Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Western Mule Deer shoulder mount shot by renowned ore deposits geologist Tony Payne in Nevada April 14 1958. The rack is4 point 14" , 14 "...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to g*********h for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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White-Tailed Deer Shoulder Mount2574 - White-Tailed Deer Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
White Tail Deer shoulder mount shot by renowned ore deposits geologist Tony Payne in Texas in the fall of 1996. The rack is 5 points, 18""...
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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White-Tailed Deer Shoulder Mount2575 - White-Tailed Deer Shoulder Mount
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A shoulder mount of a white-tailed deer from Wyoming. 18", 6 Point. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. St...
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Wildebeest Horns Mount2576 - Wildebeest Horns Mount
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A mount of Wildebeest Horns made from an animal killed in Tanzania. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Wildebeest Shoulder Mount2577 - Wildebeest Shoulder Mount
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A shoulder mount of a Wildebeest from Tanzania. 23 2/8", right turn. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. St...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Zebra Shoulder Mount2578 - Zebra Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a Zebra from Kenya. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State: City: Date: FHWA
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Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 1,300.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Bodie & Benton Railroad Letter to Virginia & Truckee Railroad2579 - Bodie & Benton Railroad Letter to Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare letter on superintendent's office letterhead. Dateline Bodie, Cal. Aug 18th, 1885. Addressed to Hume Yerington, General Purchasing Age...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 350.00
Sold to 6******n for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Bodie & Benton Railway and Commercial Company Bond, 18862580 - Bodie & Benton Railway and Commercial Company Bond, 1886
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Series B, bond no. 191 issued for $1000 in gold coin.  The vignette is of a train hauling lumber through the wooded mountains. There are felled...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 6******n for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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California Western Railroad & Navigation Company Stock Certificate2581 - California Western Railroad & Navigation Company Stock Certificate
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Better known as the Skunk Railroad it traveled from Fort Bragg to Willits. This is CERTIFICATE # 2. Made out to Duncan McNee. Signed by Charles Weller
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********3 for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
 
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Tonopah & Tidewater blank documents2582 - Tonopah & Tidewater blank documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nine Documents. Includes unused 1933-34 Pass. Number 642. Pristine Condition. Also 1) Mechanical Department Time Sheet, Form 502. Large size. 2) Offic
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 1*******t for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Tonopah & Tidewater Lock with Key2583 - Tonopah & Tidewater Lock with Key
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an authentic Tonopah & Tidewater lock with one key that came directly from the Greenawalt family.T-T RR etched on lock mechanism. Lock ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (500.00 + 120.00BP) = 620.00
 
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Tonopah & Tidewater: A Day in the Life of2584 - Tonopah & Tidewater: A Day in the Life of
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What happened on the Tonopah & Tidewater on July 26, 1932? This sheet (20 x 15") has everything you need to know: the conductor, the engine...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i**b for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
 
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Extremely Rare Nevada City Narrow Gauge Lantern2585 - Extremely Rare Nevada City Narrow Gauge Lantern
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Has shop made tag. The RR operated from 1874 to 1942. The track ran a little more than 20 miles from Nevada City to Colfax where it would connect to t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 6******n for (2,400.00 + 480.00BP) = 2,880.00
 
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Two Nice Turn-of-the-Century Nevada City Railroad Photographs2586 - Two Nice Turn-of-the-Century Nevada City Railroad Photographs
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Two nice turn of the century railroad photos from the Nevada City area. One is a 4" x 8.5" mounted photo of a railroad cut on the Nevada N...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Santa Barbara-Gaviota Railroad Nails2587 - Santa Barbara-Gaviota Railroad Nails
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 iron date nails are mounted in wood and 7 are loose. Probably type 03.Date nails were tagging devices utilized by railroads to visually identify th
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j**********g for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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L. A. Thompson Railroad Badge (now known as the "Roller Coaster")2588 - L. A. Thompson Railroad Badge (now known as the "Roller Coaster")
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The L. A. Thompson was a tourist railroad. It had a restaurant in the middle of the run. This is badge 51. The back has no markings. Lamarcus Adna Tho
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******x for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
 
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Framed Photograph of Early Timber Railroad2589 - Framed Photograph of Early Timber Railroad
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Nice shot of timber railroad engine with timber cars behind it in an active logging area, probably near Grass Valley / Nevada City. Frame is period an
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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Three Central Pacific Railroad in California Photographs2590 - Three Central Pacific Railroad in California Photographs
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Three photographs involving the Central Pacific Railroad in California. One is a Tabor mounted photo of the CPRR depot in Oakland on cabinet card, Tab
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t********n.. for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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The Pacific Tourist, An Illustrated Guide (1885)2591 - The Pacific Tourist, An Illustrated Guide (1885)
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The Pacific Tourist, An Illustrated Guide to Pacific R. R. California and Pleasure Resorts across the Continent", F. E. Shearer, Editor. Adams ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****r for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Cripple Creek Railroad Booklets, Report & Contract2592 - Cripple Creek Railroad Booklets, Report & Contract
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Lot of four good Cripple Creek pieces. 1) 1899 contract between the Canon City & Cripple Creek RR, Florence & Cripple Creek RR, and Golden C...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 500.00
Sold to l*******c for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
 
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Rio Grande Western Traveler Information Booklets & Fishing & Hunting Guides2593 - Rio Grande Western Traveler Information Booklets & Fishing & Hunting Guides
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Group of five items, including: 1) Two copies of "What may be Seen Crossing the Rockies En-Route Between Ogden Salt Lake and Denver." Soft...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 400.00
Sold to a****a for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Rio Grande Southern Railroad Patented Spike2594 - Rio Grande Southern Railroad Patented Spike
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In original cardboard that identifies spike as a unique Jeffery spike. (George Garfield & Robert Greenawalt Railway Express and Wells Fargo Coll...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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The Denver & Salt Lake Railroad Co. Letterpress Book2595 - The Denver & Salt Lake Railroad Co. Letterpress Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Local W-B Sept. 16th 1915 - November 14th 1915 hand-written on cover. Waybills routing to Omaha, NE; Denver, CO; Greeley, CO; Milner, CO; and Craig, C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to a****a for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Interline Way Bills for Denver Northwestern & Pacific Railway2596 - Interline Way Bills for Denver Northwestern & Pacific Railway
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Copy Interline Way Bills Jan 10th 1910 to ____" hand-written on cover. Waybills primarily routing to Denver, CO and Kansas City, MO. T...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
 
 
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First Mortgage and Supplemental Indenture of The Denver, Memphis and Atlantic Railroad Company2597 - First Mortgage and Supplemental Indenture of The Denver, Memphis and Atlantic Railroad Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
To the Farmer's Loan and Trust company. the Denver, Memphis and Atlantic Railroad was constructed only in the state of Kansas and was sold to t...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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Rio Grande Southern Wax Sealer2598 - Rio Grande Southern Wax Sealer
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Original wax sealer from Telluride, Colorado. Brass. Great condition. The RGS was founded in 1889 by Otto Mears, and construction began in 1890 from R
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to i********-.. for (3,300.00 + 660.00BP) = 3,960.00
 
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Colorado Railroad Pamphlets incl. Wine List & 1892 Map2599 - Colorado Railroad Pamphlets incl. Wine List & 1892 Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five railroad publications: Wine List from Silverton Northern Railroad; map entitled "The Natural Resources of Colorado by the Denver &a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (130.00 + 31.20BP) = 161.20
 
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Four Colorado Railroad Booklets2600 - Four Colorado Railroad Booklets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Topographical Map of Rocky Mountain National Estes-Park and Environs. (Union Pacific). 2) Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, 1950. 3) The Travelers Time
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (45.00 + 10.80BP) = 55.80
 
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Kansas and Colorado Railroad Company Supplemental Mortgage2601 - Kansas and Colorado Railroad Company Supplemental Mortgage
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With the Mercantile Trust Company. Property of White & Kemble. 5 pages. Possibly only one known. State: Colorado City: Date: 1887 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2602 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 27507
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Stock Certificate and First Mortgage of the Northwestern Terminal Railway Company2603 - Stock Certificate and First Mortgage of the Northwestern Terminal Railway Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) Unissued pictorial Stock Certificate No. 89. 2) First Mortgage to The Mercantile Trust Company, July 1st, 1906. 60 pages. 8" x 1...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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Various Papers and Map of the Wichita and Colorado Railway2604 - Various Papers and Map of the Wichita and Colorado Railway
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1) Letter of Information and Map of Railroad. 8 1/2" x 11". 2) Satisfaction, Release and Discharge of First Mortgage 6 Pages. 8 1/2" ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****l for (15.00 + 3.15BP) = 18.15
 
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Wichita & Colorado Railway Co. First Mortgage2605 - Wichita & Colorado Railway Co. First Mortgage
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Two copies of a pamphlet sized first mortgage to Russell Sage and George J. Gould. The railway only operated from 1885 until 1891. 6 x 9". The...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****l for (15.00 + 3.15BP) = 18.15
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2606 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 22171
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Drawings2607 - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Drawings
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two drawings on waxed linen 30 x 24" of plans within the American Bridge Plant in Gary. Both are part of a turntable complex. Fragile. State:...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 300.00
 
 
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People's Pacific Railroad Company, Charter2608 - People's Pacific Railroad Company, Charter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paper booklet (8.75" x 5.5"), cover missing, 24 pp. Published by People's Pacific Railroad Company, Boston; printed by Alfred Mudge &a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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The Annual Report of the Knox & Lincoln Railroad Co.2609 - The Annual Report of the Knox & Lincoln Railroad Co.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Booklet. Railroad ran from Bath to Rockland, Maine and connected with the B & M and the Maine Central. 20 pages. 5 1/2" x 9" Some dis...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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Lakeshore & Michigan Southern Railway Spoon2610 - Lakeshore & Michigan Southern Railway Spoon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lakeshore Michigan Southern Railway Spoon from the 1901 Pan American Expo. State: Michigan City: Date: 1901 FHWAC#: 42014
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to c********r.. for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Northwest Dispatch Fast Freight Company Stock Certificate2611 - Northwest Dispatch Fast Freight Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This railroad stock is number 21 for 500 shares issued to Thomas Tomlinson and signed by president Joseph Walker Jr. Nice industrial railroad vignette
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 175.00 - 400.00
Sold to t*******d for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Rare Eureka Nevada Railroad Company Stock Certificate2612 - Rare Eureka Nevada Railroad Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 16 to George Whittell Jr for 1 share in 1923. Whittell took over the Eureka & Palisade Railroad in 1911 and had the quiet railroad up and...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,300.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to u********y.. for (200.00 + 42.00BP) = 242.00
 
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Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad Ticket Dater2613 - Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad Ticket Dater
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In 1906 just a few short years after gold was discovered in Goldfield, the small desert area became the site of the last great gold rush in Nevada&#...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i********-.. for (800.00 + 160.00BP) = 960.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad: Sharon, Ralston, Mills, Barren and Bell - Premier Autograph Stock Cert.2614 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad: Sharon, Ralston, Mills, Barren and Bell - Premier Autograph Stock Cert.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One of the best ever to reach the market! Stock number 30 of 500 shares issued to Warren Barron on June 21, 1869. Signed by William Sharon as presiden
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8******1 for (1,300.00 + 260.00BP) = 1,560.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate Issued to Bonner, Signed by Sharon2615 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate Issued to Bonner, Signed by Sharon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
50 shares to Charles Bonner in 1869. Signed by president William Sharon and Secretary Tritle. Names are hole cancelled. 25c United States Revenue Stam
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to r******h for (600.00 + 126.00BP) = 726.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate: Ralston and Sharon Signatures2616 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate: Ralston and Sharon Signatures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 21 for 500 shares to W. C. Ralston on June 21, 1869. Signed by secretary Tritle and president Ralston. Cancelled with red pen on August 18, 187
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to e*****r for (850.00 + 204.00BP) = 1,054.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Bond: William Sharon Signature2617 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Bond: William Sharon Signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to Thomas Bell for $1000 in 1874. Bell was named to the Board of Directors on March 5, 1868. Signed by William Sharon as president. A good, cle
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Second Virginia & Truckee Railroad Bond Signed by William Sharon2618 - Second Virginia & Truckee Railroad Bond Signed by William Sharon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Indebted to Thomas Bell of San Francisco and one of the Board of Directors. Signed by William Sharon and J D Fry. Number 572 to J D Fry. Sharon is wel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 6******n for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Third Virginia & Truckee Railroad Bond Signed by Sharon2619 - Third Virginia & Truckee Railroad Bond Signed by Sharon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
See previous lot for information on signatures. (George Garfield & Robert Greenawalt Railway Express and Wells Fargo Collection) State: Nev...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to e*****r for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Lantern2620 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Lantern
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Original V & T railroad globe, cracked with unmarked lantern patented Dec. 26 '98. "C.T. Ham Mfg. Co. State: Nevada City: Virgi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to g********t.. for (600.00 + 138.00BP) = 738.00
 
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Metal Replica of the Engine 'Reno'2621 - Metal Replica of the Engine 'Reno'
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a real show piece and would look great on any shelf, mantel or display. Includes a metal tender. 22.5" long from cow catcher to tender...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to t********n.. for (850.00 + 170.00BP) = 1,020.00
 
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