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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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Wells Fargo Agent Greenawalt Button and Badges2638 - Wells Fargo Agent Greenawalt Button and Badges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Wells Fargo button for five years of service. 2) Large badge for the Railway Express Agency belonging to and identified as G. G. Greenawalt 3) &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to e*****r for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
 
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Wells Fargo Desk Magnifier2639 - Wells Fargo Desk Magnifier
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Used by George Garfield Greenawalt. Has Wells Fargo diamond seal on upper right and pony express rider on upper left. "Wells Fargo Carloading C...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Wells Fargo: Personal Employee Papers of George Garfield Greenawalt2640 - Wells Fargo: Personal Employee Papers of George Garfield Greenawalt
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Box of 23 business cards. 2) Three 1906 time cards. 3) 1934 thank you letter. 4) Eight letters to the American Consul in Rotterdam. 5) Eight c1940
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Two Wells Fargo Handbills About Bank Merger2641 - Two Wells Fargo Handbills About Bank Merger
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These letter sized handbills are about the merger of the Nevada National Bank of San Francisco and the Wells Fargo & Co. Bank of San Francisco. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to 3***6 for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Wells Fargo 1st of Exchange for $1,000 in Gold Coin2642 - Wells Fargo 1st of Exchange for $1,000 in Gold Coin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
To Solomon Walters. Signed on back by Walters and George Miller. Number 370531. Stamped 'IN U. S. GOLD COIN' and 'PAID MAY 8 1871.' ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9***6 for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
 
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Wells Fargo Bronze Medal2643 - Wells Fargo Bronze Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells Fargo bronze medal, 1852-1977, 125 Years. Commemorating the Founding of Wells Fargo & Company, March, 1852. front embossed with stagecoach...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to C*****4 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Wells Fargo Framed Items (Photograph of Drivers and Robbery Circular)2644 - Wells Fargo Framed Items (Photograph of Drivers and Robbery Circular)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 representative pieces from Wells Fargo & Co, including a framed portrait of express drivers, Bacon, Lairds, Brothers Giddings, Honey, H...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*******g for (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 181.50
 
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Rare Death Valley Wells Fargo Consignor's Receipt2645 - Rare Death Valley Wells Fargo Consignor's Receipt
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Datelined Tecopah Office on August 16, 1915. From Presto to Los Angeles. Signed by J Miller(?). (George Garfield & Robert Greenawalt Railway Exp...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to m*****a for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Albany, Illinois Wax Sealer2646 - Albany, Illinois Wax Sealer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
So, you wanted to send some money through Wells Fargo. You want it insured? For a price the agent would take the money out and count it in front of yo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to A*****4 for (80.00 + 16.80BP) = 96.80
 
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Wells Fargo Money Package with 3 Wax Seals2647 - Wells Fargo Money Package with 3 Wax Seals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seals say "Wells Fargo Co, Cornucopia, Nev." Express money package. "Said to Contain $95.74." To Harding & McMillan of Winne...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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Two Good Gold Hill, Nevada Territory Pieces (Mining & Wells Fargo)2648 - Two Good Gold Hill, Nevada Territory Pieces (Mining & Wells Fargo)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two territorial Comstock pieces, both with adhesive revenue stamps. 1) Wells Fargo & Co. Certificate of Deposit for $500 dated July 1, 1863. Dat...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9***6 for (180.00 + 43.20BP) = 223.20
 
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Early Wells Fargo Virginia City Letterhead2649 - Early Wells Fargo Virginia City Letterhead
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This 1868 letterhead is from "Wells, Fargo, & Co, / New York and California Express and Exchange Company." This is the early version o...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (70.00 + 16.80BP) = 86.80
 
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Wells, Fargo Express Receipt for Comstock Bullion2650 - Wells, Fargo Express Receipt for Comstock Bullion
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Although a later piece, this still has great historical provenance. It is for the Consolidated California and Virginia Mining Company for 24 bars of b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to 6****A for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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Three Historic Wells Fargo Checks2651 - Three Historic Wells Fargo Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1869. Carson City office of Wells, Fargo & Co. Virginia. To major Nevada commission agent D. W. Earl. Signed by Yerington. Nevada two cent re...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Framed Wells Fargo Photograph of Early Gas Powered Work Truck Plus Other Express Items2652 - Framed Wells Fargo Photograph of Early Gas Powered Work Truck Plus Other Express Items
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 35 Wells Fargo realted items! 1) Framed Wells Fargo Photograph of Early Gas Powered Work Truck Clearly marked Wells Fargo & Co, Express. P...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********r.. for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
 
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Under Cover for Wells Fargo2653 - Under Cover for Wells Fargo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 1st edition. "Under Cover for Wells Fargo. The Unvarnished Recollections of Fred Dodge, " edited by Carolyn Lake. Published by Hough...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to C*****4 for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Wells Fargo / Railway Express Agency list of Firearms2654 - Wells Fargo / Railway Express Agency list of Firearms
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare! This is the record of the firearms by serial number for the REA, a part of Wells Fargo. From the Butterfields 1976 auction. 743 firear
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6******n for (475.00 + 95.00BP) = 570.00
 
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Wells Fargo /Railway Express Agency Photographs2655 - Wells Fargo /Railway Express Agency Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From the personal collection of George Garfield Greenawalt, express agent in Los Angeles from 1906 to 1951. Lot of ten. Includes two Western Air Expre
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wells Fargo and Railway Express Agency Ephemera Collection2656 - Wells Fargo and Railway Express Agency Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Wells Fargo 1873 check from Columbia, California, four receipts, three small 1943 business calendars, two REA 'Call & Delivery'...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i**b for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Wells Fargo and Railway Express Agent Picture Files2657 - Wells Fargo and Railway Express Agent Picture Files
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Private collection of agents with photographs from George Garfield Greenawalt. 47 cards with photos. Some identify the person in some way (Sp, vehicle
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to R*****7 for (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 181.50
 
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