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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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Economic Map of Colorado (Hayden, 1877)1541 - Economic Map of Colorado (Hayden, 1877)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Highlights Agricultural Land, Pasture Land, Pine Forest, Pinon Pines and Cedars, Quaking Aspen Grove, Sage and Bad Land, Coal Lands, Gold Districts, S
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Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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Geologic Atlas of the United States Colorado Folios1542 - Geologic Atlas of the United States Colorado Folios
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 4 Colorado: 1) Needle Mountains, Folio 131, 1905. Contains descriptive text, topographic map, areal geology map, economic geology map, struct
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Estimate : 50.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Mining Catalog & Reference1543 - Mining Catalog & Reference
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2: Mineralogist's Pocket Reference by The Colorado Assaying Co. and The Precision Factory Ainsworth's Manual, 1920. State: ...
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Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*****s for (15.00 + 3.15BP) = 18.15
 
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Mining Deeds w/ Revenue Stamps1544 - Mining Deeds w/ Revenue Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Warranty Deed, 1899, for $20,000 from George C. Logan to Rocky Mountain Coal Co., County of La Plata, Colorado. 20 adhesive revenue stamps. 2) Inde
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Republican Mountain Silver Mines1545 - Republican Mountain Silver Mines
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) List of mining capital stock owners (one is Kit Carson) and some expenses for the Consolidated Republican Mountain Mining Co. 20 Abstract of record
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Two Smaller Colorado Mining Stock Certificates1546 - Two Smaller Colorado Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Colorado Co-Operative Prospecting & Mining Company. Properties in Fremont, Lake, Custer, and San Juan counties. No. 1563, issued for 5 sh...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to e*****r for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Report of The Chatham Cobalt Mining Co. (J.C. Booth and Dr. E. Francfort) (Cobalt & Nickel) w/ foldi1547 - Report of The Chatham Cobalt Mining Co. (J.C. Booth and Dr. E. Francfort) (Cobalt & Nickel) w/ foldi
Holabird Western Americana Collections
22 pages. Printed by W.D. Starr & Son, Middletown. Very nice color map (17.5" x 21.5") of the property at the front of the report (Lit...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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1883 Alturas Mining Reporter1548 - 1883 Alturas Mining Reporter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A 56 Page book and original cover in good condition titled "The Alturas Mining Reporter and Key to the Mammoth Cabinet of Ores" by JM Rice...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8******m for (300.00 + 72.00BP) = 372.00
 
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Two Early Idaho Illustrations: Mines & Birds-Eye View1549 - Two Early Idaho Illustrations: Mines & Birds-Eye View
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Both sheets frameable. 1) Split view showing the Bullion Mine (Alturas County, Idaho) and the May Flower Mine (Bullion, Idaho). Possibly out of a book
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Two Reports for the Monte Cristo Mine1550 - Two Reports for the Monte Cristo Mine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two later reports for the Monte Cristo Mine, a gold mine located at Loon Creek, Sea Foam Mining District, Custer County, Idaho. 1) Report by A.G. Burr
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Poorman Gold Mines Billings and a Mining Stock1551 - Poorman Gold Mines Billings and a Mining Stock
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1-10)Ten receipts for billing payments from the Poorman Gold Mines of Silver City Idaho. 11) Cupric Mines. Unissued stock. # A28. c1900's. ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Two Rare Silver City Mining Wells Fargo Revenue Checks1552 - Two Rare Silver City Mining Wells Fargo Revenue Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two rare Owyhee Mining Company (Wells, Fargo & Co.) checks issued 1872 in Silver City, Idaho. Both have RN-C revenue imprints. Cut cancels. One ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to e*****r for (85.00 + 20.40BP) = 105.40
 
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Idaho Mine Photograph Collection from Paul Kerr of Columbia University1553 - Idaho Mine Photograph Collection from Paul Kerr of Columbia University
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of about twenty photographs from various locations in Idaho. Includes Ima Mine and Murray Idaho. Photos taken in 1939 by Professor Paul Kerr of
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Two Idaho Mining Reports1554 - Two Idaho Mining Reports
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) De Lamar Gold & Silver Mine. 15 page report by Robert N. Bell, State Inspector of Mines in Idaho. Mine located on Jordan Creek seven miles we...
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Two Volumes of Mining in Idaho1555 - Two Volumes of Mining in Idaho
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) "The Mining Districts of the Idaho Basin and the Boise Ridge, Idaho", by Waldemar Lindgren with a "Report on the Fossil Plants of ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Chicago National Mines Company Archive1556 - Chicago National Mines Company Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Archive of material from Eliza R. Sutton. According to the EMJ Vol. 71, 1901, the company had purchased coal property on Tumbo Island, a shipping chan
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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By-Laws & List of Officers of the Oshkosh Cons. Mining Company1557 - By-Laws & List of Officers of the Oshkosh Cons. Mining Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 pages. Offices at Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Organized in Maine. No date. Printed by Commercial Print, Bangor. As these are by-laws, there is
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Maine Mining Letters, Covers and Reports1558 - Maine Mining Letters, Covers and Reports
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reports from: 2 reports from Tapley Copper Mine, 1880; 3 reports from Manhattan-Tapley Copper Mines, 1883; Small drawings of Tapley and Manhattan mine
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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1838 Report of the Maryland Mining Co. (by Benjamin Silliman) (Coal)1559 - 1838 Report of the Maryland Mining Co. (by Benjamin Silliman) (Coal)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very early mining report by a very famous mining geologist! This was right around the beginning of the Georgia/North Carolina Gold Rush. 27 pages. Coa
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Michigan Area Mining Stock Certificates1560 - Michigan Area Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. Included: Adventure Consolidated Copper Company (1899, stamp and punch cancelled), Ahmeck Mining Co. of Michigan (1923, stamp and
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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