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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Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection 41361 - Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection 4
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different. Included: Sheldon Mining Company (Walker, 1929, not cancelled, vignette of ore cars), Quartz King Mining Co. (Cienega, 1905, not c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to b*****s for (65.00 + 13.65BP) = 78.65
 
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Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection 51362 - Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection 5
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. Included: The Arizona National Copper Co. (Ticonderoga, 1907, not cancelled), Crown King Mines Co. (Crown King/Tiger, 1907, not ca
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to T*********t for (85.00 + 17.85BP) = 102.85
 
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Arizona Mining Stock Certificates: Bouse, Pine Grove, Harquahala1363 - Arizona Mining Stock Certificates: Bouse, Pine Grove, Harquahala
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Included: United Mines of Arizona (Bouse) (1916, not cancelled, pictorial), two Yuma Warrior Mining Co. (Harquahala) (1913, not cancelled),
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to T*********t for (65.00 + 13.65BP) = 78.65
 
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Arizona Stock Certificates (Mostly Mining)1364 - Arizona Stock Certificates (Mostly Mining)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 certificates for companies located or incorporated in Arizona. Includes: Seven Devils Copper Co. (1910), $500 bond for The Arizona Gazette Co
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to T*********t for (85.00 + 17.85BP) = 102.85
 
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Octave and Congress Mining Stock Certificate Pair1365 - Octave and Congress Mining Stock Certificate Pair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two different. 1) Octave Mining Company. Inc. in Arizona. No. 4399, issued for 1,600 shares in 1909. Signatures of the president and secretary.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to b******a for (20.00 + 4.20BP) = 24.20
 
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Poland and Big Bug Mining Stock Certificates1366 - Poland and Big Bug Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different. 1) Big Ledge Copper Company. Big Bug. Inc. in Arizona. No. 51430, issued for 100 shares to Harry A. Massey & Co. on Oct. 11, 1920...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to e*****r for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Empire Mill and Mining Company Stock Certificate1367 - Empire Mill and Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certificate #24 for 200 shares made out to C. D. Morrison, trustee on July 2nd 1878. Signed by William Drake and President Alfred Lyon. Small vignette
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Keystone Consolidated Mining Company Letterhead "Freight on Gold to SF"1368 - Keystone Consolidated Mining Company Letterhead "Freight on Gold to SF"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letterhead dated Oct. 3, 1873 to Wells Fargo. Receipt for Gold and Coin, etc. being shipped to San Francisco (Agent C. Fleehart). In 1857 the Spring H
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*K for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Arroyo Seco Number One Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate1369 - Arroyo Seco Number One Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very early certificate No. 21 dated May 19th 1865 for 75 shares to Samuel Page. Incorporated January 22nd, 1864 and capitalized at $650,000; 1300 shar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to e*****r for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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Centaur Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1370 - Centaur Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. Silver Mountain District, Amador County, California. Low No. 10, issued for 100 shares to Frank Cooper on May 18th, 1864. Signed by James W
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to j******d for (400.00 + 96.00BP) = 496.00
 
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