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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Grants Gazelle Shoulder Mount2538 - Grants Gazelle Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a Grants Gazelle from Kenya. 21", right turn. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to P********E for (140.00 + 29.40BP) = 169.40
 
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Greater Kudu Shoulder Mount2539 - Greater Kudu Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of a Greater Kudu from Zimbabwe. 45", double twist. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. St...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to P********E for (225.00 + 47.25BP) = 272.25
 
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Green Turtle Carapace2540 - Green Turtle Carapace
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Green Turtle Carapace from an animal killed in the Atlantic. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. According to the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
 
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Grevy's (Imperial) Zebra Hide2541 - Grevy's (Imperial) Zebra Hide
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Grevy's Zebra hide from an animal killed in Kenya. Also known as the Imperial Zebra. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum sinc...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to f********l.. for (700.00 + 168.00BP) = 868.00
 
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Iguana Full Body Mount2542 - Iguana Full Body Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A full body mount of an Iguana made from an animal killed in South & Meso America. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since th...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Impala Horn Mount2543 - Impala Horn Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An Impala horn mount from an animal killed in Kenya. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State: City: D
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to g*********h for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Impala Horn Mount2544 - Impala Horn Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A horn mount of Impala killed in Kenya. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State: City: Date: FH
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to u********y.. for (25.00 + 5.25BP) = 30.25
 
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Impala Shoulder Mount2545 - Impala Shoulder Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A shoulder mount of an Impala from Kenya. 25", right turn. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. State: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to P********E for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
 
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Jaguar Full Body Mount2546 - Jaguar Full Body Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A full body mount of a jaguar from British Honduras with decorative base. Standing, open mouth. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (4,250.00 + 1,020.00BP) = 5,270.00
 
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Javelina Full Body Mount2547 - Javelina Full Body Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A full body mount of a javelina from Arizona with decorative base. Killed prior to 1988, on display in a western museum since that time. Also known as
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to g*********h for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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