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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Gun & Ammunition Library2498 - Gun & Ammunition Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. Includes: Cartridges for Collectors Catalog No. 3 by Philip Jay Medicus; The Navy Colt, A Johnny Fletcher Mystery by Frank Gruber, 1941; and
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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African Lion Rug2499 - African Lion Rug
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large rug of an African Lion. Light brown on dark brown felt. Impressive! Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. Subj
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to f********l.. for (1,000.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,240.00
 
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African Lion Skull2500 - African Lion Skull
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A skull of an African Lion. Broken jaw. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. Subject to the Endangered Species Act. M
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to S********e.. for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Alaskan Grizzly Bear Full Body Mount2501 - Alaskan Grizzly Bear Full Body Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A full body mount of a grizzly bear from Alaska. 8 foot, standing on hind legs, open mouth. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to g*******h for (2,000.00 + 480.00BP) = 2,480.00
 
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Alaskan Moose Horns / Antlers Mount2502 - Alaskan Moose Horns / Antlers Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A mount of a Moose Antlers from an animal killed in Alaska. 50". Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State:...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Alaskan Moose Shoulder Mount (68" Trophy Class)2503 - Alaskan Moose Shoulder Mount (68" Trophy Class)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Huge moose shoulder mount from Alaska. Trophy Class, 68", extra heavy antlers brow tines. Stunning piece! This may place it in the top ten reco...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to 6********u.. for (1,300.00 + 312.00BP) = 1,612.00
 
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Alaskan Polar Bear Full Body Mount2504 - Alaskan Polar Bear Full Body Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spectacular Alaskan polar bear full body mount. 10 foot, standing on hind legs, open mouth, arms out. "Ice" base. Killed prior to 1988, on...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (5,000.00 + 1,200.00BP) = 6,200.00
 
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Anteater Full Body Mount2505 - Anteater Full Body Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A full body mount of an Anteater from British Honduras. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State: City:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (300.00 + 72.00BP) = 372.00
 
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Arctic Timber Wolf Rug2506 - Arctic Timber Wolf Rug
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An Arctic Timberwolf Rug. Animal killed in Alaska. Open mouth, gray on black felt. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that tim
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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Arizona Javelina Half Body Mount2507 - Arizona Javelina Half Body Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arizona Javelina Half body mount and decorative base shot by renowned ore deposits geologist Tony Payne on July 14 1997.Measures 14" across, ov...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to g*********h for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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