Western Americana Safari

Auction Details

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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King Cobra Full Body Mount2548King Cobra Full Body Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A full body mount of a King Cobra from Asia. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. According to US Fish & Wildli...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 5*****g for (400.00 + 84.00BP) = 484.00
Leopard Full Body Mount2549Leopard Full Body Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A full body mount of a Leopard from Tanzania with decorative base. Left turn. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western Museum since that time. Th
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to f********l.. for (1,500.00 + 360.00BP) = 1,860.00
Lesser Kudu Shoulder Mount2550Lesser Kudu Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a Lesser Kudu from Kenya. 26", left turn. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State: ...
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Mexican Jaguar Rug with Head2551Mexican Jaguar Rug with Head
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mexican Jaguar Rug with head, shot in Mexico, April, 1963 by renowned ore deposits professor Tony Payne. The rug measures 54" long plus tail,, ...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (2,000.00 + 480.00BP) = 2,480.00
Mountain Lion Shoulder Mount2552Mountain Lion Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a mountain lion from Nevada. Right turn. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. Please note: this p
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8******1 for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
Mule Deer Shoulder Mount2553Mule Deer Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a mule deer from California. 15 Point, 36", sneak position. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 6********u.. for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
North American Buffalo (Bison) Shoulder Mount2554North American Buffalo (Bison) Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
North American Buffalo shoulder mount shot by renowned ore deposits geologist Tony Payne near Casper, Wyoming in the 1960's. The rack is 28"...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 6********u.. for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
North American Elk Shoulder Mount2555North American Elk Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
North American Elk shoulder mount shot by renowned ore deposits geologist Tony Payne in British Columbia in the 1960's. The rack is 36" tal...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
North American Moose Shoulder Mount2556North American Moose Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
North American Moose shoulder mount shot by renowned ore deposits geologist Tony Payne on the Alaska peninsula in the 1960's. The rack is 49-50&...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (500.00 + 120.00BP) = 620.00
North American Pronghorn Antelope Shoulder Mount2557North American Pronghorn Antelope Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
North American Pronghorn Antelope, shot in Red Rock, Nevada, August 14, 1995 by renowned ore deposits professor Tony Payne. The rack measures 12&quo...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to g*********h for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
Phillips Gazelle Shoulder Mount2558Phillips Gazelle Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a Phillips Gazelle from Kenya. 22", straight. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to g*********h for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
Lot Withdrawn, Duplicate of Last Lot2559Lot Withdrawn, Duplicate of Last Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a Phillips Gazelle from Kenya. 22", straight. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State...
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
Pronghorn Antelope Shoulder Mount2560Pronghorn Antelope Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a pronghorn antelope from Wyoming. 12." Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State: ...
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to g*********h for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Shoulder Mount2561Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, shot in Colorado, 1964 by renowned ore deposits professor Tony Payne. The rack measures 19" wide, 28" high, ...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Shoulder Mount2562Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep from Wyoming. 34", left turn, extra long hair. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Rocky Mountain Billy Goat Shoulder Mount2563Rocky Mountain Billy Goat Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a Rocky Mountain billy goat from the Yukon. 9 1/2." Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p*******f for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
Rocky Mountain Goat Shoulder Mount2564Rocky Mountain Goat Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rocky Mountain Goat, shot in Canada, 1964 by renowned ore deposits professor Tony Payne. The rack measures 8" wide, 22" high, 26" fro...
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to S******o for (375.00 + 90.00BP) = 465.00
Sloth Bear Full Body Mount2565Sloth Bear Full Body Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A full body mount of a sloth bear from India with decorative base. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. If sold outsi
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,500.00 + 360.00BP) = 1,860.00
Stone Sheep Shoulder Mount2566Stone Sheep Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stone Sheep, shot in Canada in the 1960's, by renowned ore deposits professor Tony Payne. The rack measures 24" wide, 31" high, 20&qu...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Stone Sheep Shoulder Mount2567Stone Sheep Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a stone sheep from the Yukon. 33 1/8."Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State: C...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Thomson's Gazelle Shoulder Mount2568Thomson's Gazelle Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a Thomson's Gazelle from Tanzania. 12." Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State: ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to g*********h for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
Thomson's Gazelle Shoulder Mount2569Thomson's Gazelle Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a Thomson's Gazelle from Tanzania. 14." Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State: ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to g*********h for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
Topi Shoulder Mount2570Topi Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a Topi from Kenya. 12 1/2", right turn. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State: ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to g*********h for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
Wallaby Full Body Mount2571Wallaby Full Body Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A full body mount of a wallaby from Australia with base. Standing on hind legs, open mouth. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Warthog Shoulder Mount2572Warthog 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
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to k******o for (175.00 + 42.00BP) = 217.00
Western Mule Deer Shoulder Mount2573Western 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 "...
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to g*********h for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
White-Tailed Deer Shoulder Mount2574White-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""...
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
White-Tailed Deer Shoulder Mount2575White-Tailed Deer Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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...
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Wildebeest Horns Mount2576Wildebeest Horns Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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:
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Wildebeest Shoulder Mount2577Wildebeest Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Zebra Shoulder Mount2578Zebra 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
Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 1,300.00 - 2,000.00
Bodie & Benton Railroad Letter to Virginia & Truckee Railroad2579Bodie & 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...
Estimate : 150.00 - 350.00
Sold to 6******n for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
Bodie & Benton Railway and Commercial Company Bond, 18862580Bodie & 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...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 6******n for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
California Western Railroad & Navigation Company Stock Certificate2581California Western Railroad & Navigation Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********3 for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
Tonopah & Tidewater blank documents2582Tonopah & 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 1*******t for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
Tonopah & Tidewater Lock with Key2583Tonopah & 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 ...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (500.00 + 120.00BP) = 620.00
Tonopah & Tidewater: A Day in the Life of2584Tonopah & Tidewater: A Day in the Life of
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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...
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i**b for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
Extremely Rare Nevada City Narrow Gauge Lantern2585Extremely 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
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 6******n for (2,400.00 + 480.00BP) = 2,880.00
Two Nice Turn-of-the-Century Nevada City Railroad Photographs2586Two Nice Turn-of-the-Century Nevada City Railroad Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
Santa Barbara-Gaviota Railroad Nails2587Santa 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j**********g for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
L. A. Thompson Railroad Badge (now known as the "Roller Coaster")2588L. 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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******x for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
Framed Photograph of Early Timber Railroad2589Framed Photograph of Early Timber Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
Three Central Pacific Railroad in California Photographs2590Three Central Pacific Railroad in California Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t********n.. for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
The Pacific Tourist, An Illustrated Guide (1885)2591The Pacific Tourist, An Illustrated Guide (1885)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Pacific Tourist, An Illustrated Guide to Pacific R. R. California and Pleasure Resorts across the Continent", F. E. Shearer, Editor. Adams ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****r for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
Cripple Creek Railroad Booklets, Report & Contract2592Cripple Creek Railroad Booklets, Report & Contract
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four good Cripple Creek pieces. 1) 1899 contract between the Canon City & Cripple Creek RR, Florence & Cripple Creek RR, and Golden C...
Estimate : 80.00 - 500.00
Sold to l*******c for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
Rio Grande Western Traveler Information Booklets & Fishing & Hunting Guides2593Rio Grande Western Traveler Information Booklets & Fishing & Hunting Guides
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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...
Estimate : 50.00 - 400.00
Sold to a****a for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
Rio Grande Southern Railroad Patented Spike2594Rio 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...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
The Denver & Salt Lake Railroad Co. Letterpress Book2595The 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
Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to a****a for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
Interline Way Bills for Denver Northwestern & Pacific Railway2596Interline 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...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
First Mortgage and Supplemental Indenture of The Denver, Memphis and Atlantic Railroad Company2597First 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...
Estimate : 20.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40