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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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Bradshaw Mining Company Stock, Tombstone, A.T. 18811351 - Bradshaw Mining Company Stock, Tombstone, A.T. 1881
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Tombstone, Arizona mining stock issued in 1881 to E.D. Barnes, Trustee for 100 shares. Location printed on certificate: Tombstone Mining District
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*********Z for (225.00 + 54.00BP) = 279.00
 
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Tombstone Consolidated Mines Stock, Tombstone, AZ- E.B. Gage Signature1352 - Tombstone Consolidated Mines Stock, Tombstone, AZ- E.B. Gage Signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful Tombstone, Arizona mining stock signed by E.B. Gage as president in 1902. Cert. # 1435. Incorporated in Arizona. The Tombstone Consolidated
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*****s for (100.00 + 21.00BP) = 121.00
 
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Tombstone, Arizona Aerial Photographs1353 - Tombstone, Arizona Aerial Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of about fifteen aerial photographs and negatives of approximately 1.5 x 3" size taken about 1935. Shows town and surrounding hills. Ph...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to e*****r for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Tombstone, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection1354 - Tombstone, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. Included: Washington Mining Company (1881, not cancelled), Viznaga Gold Mining Company (1903, pictorial, not cancelled), Cochise D
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*********Z for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
 
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Washington Mining Company Stock, Tombstone, A.T. 18811355 - Washington Mining Company Stock, Tombstone, A.T. 1881
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Washington Mining Co. Cert #336. Incorporated in New York 1881. Issued to E. Barnes for 100 shares in 1881. Signed by C. Macdonald (?) as president an
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*********Z for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Central Arizona Mining Company Stock Certificate1356 - Central Arizona Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 3646. Issued for 100 shares to S. Marx on July 13th, 1881. Signed by the president (James Seymour) and secretary (M.A. Jones). Not cancelled. Orna
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Arizona Mining Bond and Check Collection1357 - Arizona Mining Bond and Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Bonds for Arizona mines including one in Spanish for Compania de las Minas de Oro de Cerro Colorado c. 1893. 1st seen, Cerro Colorado is usually the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****r for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection 11358 - Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. Included: Central Mining & Development Co. (Saddle Mountains, 1908, not cancelled, pictorial), Arizona Tip Top Mines Co. (Humbug, 1920...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to T*********t for (85.00 + 17.85BP) = 102.85
 
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Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection 21359 - Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different. Included: McKinley Gold Mines Co. (Iron Springs, 1910, not cancelled, pictorial), The Flux Mining Co. (Harshaw, 1919, not cancelle
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 Certificate Collection 31360 - Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection 3
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 different. Included: El Dorado Empire Mining Co. (Santa Rosa, 1907, pen cancelled, mining vignette), Bonanza Mining Co. (Cunningham Pass, 194
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to C*********Z for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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