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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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California Mining Stock Certificate Collection1471 - California Mining Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. All different. Includes: Veta Grande Mining Company (1921, cancelled), Selby Smelting & Lead Company (1907, cancelled), The Shasta May...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to t*******d for (30.00 + 6.30BP) = 36.30
 
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Choice California Oil Stock Certificate: Sedalia & California Oil Co.1472 - Choice California Oil Stock Certificate: Sedalia & California Oil Co.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gorgeous certificate. Inc. in California. No. 28623, issued for 5 shares to Bearer on April 26, 1902. Printed signature of the president. Live signatu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 10.80BP) = 55.80
 
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Color Negative of a Miner with his Pack Mule1473 - Color Negative of a Miner with his Pack Mule
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great condition. Slide printed with, "Old miner with outfit, California." Used by the Chicago Public Schools. Very interesting piece and r...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Early California Mining Lithographs1474 - Early California Mining Lithographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven duplicate lithographs showing three miners: panning, using sluice box, and an arrasta. By RS Dogge. Two Bunker Hill lithographs thrown in for lu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (15.00 + 3.60BP) = 18.60
 
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Echoes of the Past about California1475 - Echoes of the Past about California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare book: "Echoes of the Past about California" by General John Bidwell. "In the Camp and Cabin" by Rev. John Steele. Publishe...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 5*****r for (25.00 + 5.25BP) = 30.25
 
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Giant Powder Company Archive1476 - Giant Powder Company Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 letters for this company made famous for its explosives in the 19th century. Nine of the letters are on letterhead from the Clipper Gap Mill
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to k**********y for (95.00 + 19.00BP) = 114.00
 
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Hunting for Gold1477 - Hunting for Gold
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Hunting for Gold" by Major William Downie, facsimile signature. "Reminisences (sic) of Personal Experience and Research in the Early...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d********9 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Mariposa Land & Mining Company: $1,000 in Gold Bond1478 - Mariposa Land & Mining Company: $1,000 in Gold Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certificate No. 110 with six month interest coupons #2 (Jan. 1877) through #20 (Jan 1886) remaining intact. Interest at 7% per annum. Incorporated in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 5*****r for (125.00 + 26.25BP) = 151.25
 
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Photo of Mojave Desert Mine1479 - Photo of Mojave Desert Mine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photo of Mojave Desert Mine, possibly lower Randsburg. This settlement is located near the mine in which most of the people worked. the mine on the si
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m*****a for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Southern California Desert Mining Stock Certificates1480 - Southern California Desert Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. Included: California King Gold Mines Company (1903, not cancelled, very ornate), Vanderbilt Mines Company (1933, not cancelled, th
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 2*****s for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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