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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Three Western Prints4180 - Three Western Prints
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Cabinet card of woman's 80th birthday, Oakland, 1881; 2) Litho image from page of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Lorne Greene Plaque4181 - Lorne Greene Plaque
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lorne Greene plaque. 50th Anniversary Medal authorized by the Congress and the President of the United States, awarded in 1967 to Lorne Greene for out
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to W********y.. for (3,750.00 + 900.00BP) = 4,650.00
 
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Meeting Hall Commemorative Sign4182 - Meeting Hall Commemorative Sign
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An inlaid metal commemorative sign previously on the side of a meeting hall built with the appropriations of congressmen. Reads as follows, "M...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Musician Photographs4183 - Musician Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 photographs total of Dude Martin and his Round-Up Gang and a group photo of Al Pearce, Edna O'Keefe, Cal Pearce, Jean Clarimoux, Norman Nielse...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Political Currency Group4184 - Political Currency Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight pieces of American political currency. Two small pieces advocating greenbacks to burn the bonds and bounce the national banker. One note for a q
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (300.00 + 72.00BP) = 372.00
 
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Three Items from the Reyes Family4185 - Three Items from the Reyes Family
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) "The Women and Girl Workers of the Civil War, 61-65" ribbon. This was an early recognition of the roll of women during the Civil War. P...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Leatherette Box with Two Oval Photographs4186 - Leatherette Box with Two Oval Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a very interesting hand colored photographic piece in fabulous condition. Case measures 2.25 x 3.5". Photographs (appear to be from CDV...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Trophy Plate, Ladies' Trap Champion4187 - Trophy Plate, Ladies' Trap Champion
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lenox china set in silver rim trophy plate, Ladies' Trap Champion, 1983. Enamel painting of Indian Chief by Harry Held. Embossed tomahawk on sil...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Two Indian Head Silver Spoons4188 - Two Indian Head Silver Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Indian head silver spoons. One is a rare vintage medicine spoon--handle embossed "America". Back of handle engraved A. 1. Coin Silver ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to t********n.. for (35.00 + 7.00BP) = 42.00
 
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Two Pocketknives4189 - Two Pocketknives
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two identical pocketknives from the 1970's. Engraved pictorial in each side of trees and mountains and a golden eagle attached on each side, too...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Unidentified Early Fire Department Photograph4190 - Unidentified Early Fire Department Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two teams lined up in front of their hand pulled fire wagons. Many spectators are looking on. There is not a singe female in the photograph. Helmets a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to n*******c for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Naval and Royal Air Force Albums4191 - Naval and Royal Air Force Albums
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes: Album of Modern Naval Craft, Album of Aircraft of the Royal Air Force, nine cards of various images. State: United States City:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to a********o for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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World War II Flight Soldiers Silk Maps4192 - World War II Flight Soldiers Silk Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two color silk maps 1943 & 1944 showing Southeast China / Luzon Island and Japan. These maps were carried by air soldiers in case they crashed a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9***6 for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Six World War II Naval Covers4193 - Six World War II Naval Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Launching of USS Helena in 1940. 2-3)1940 USS Helena business reply envelopes. Both with two two cent red stamps. 4) 1946 USS George Cllymer (spel
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Original Scientific American Broadside for German WWI Weapon4194 - Original Scientific American Broadside for German WWI Weapon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
45" x 16" Great original broadside from Scientific American showing the new German siege weapon that fires a 42cm shell. There is an exact...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Mother and Child Daguerreotype by Chauncey Barnes4195 - Mother and Child Daguerreotype by Chauncey Barnes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Barnes was active in Baltimore, Md. in 1844 and 1845, and in Mobile, Ala., in 1844 and 1852 to 1859. He was listed in Mobile from 1852 to 1859. From 1
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Alaska Travel Booklet and Tusk/ Bone Slides4196 - Alaska Travel Booklet and Tusk/ Bone Slides
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A travel booklet called "A Handbook of Vacation Trips in Alaska and The Yukon On The White Pass and Yukon Route". It is approximately 50 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to d******c for (45.00 + 10.80BP) = 55.80
 
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Alaska Archive4197 - Alaska Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large group of Alaska items: "Alaska Fishing Fleet" 12 x 9" photo; Mount Denali photograph 19 x 11" ; picture of Garibaldi Park...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Vintage Ulu / Flensing Knife (Alaska Gold Rush Era)4198 - Vintage Ulu / Flensing Knife (Alaska Gold Rush Era)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This vintage ulu or flensing knife is from the Alaska gold rush period. Used for skinning seals, fish, etc. 7.5" long from handle to tip of bla...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******c for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Alaska, Canadian Pacific & Other Telegraph Group4199 - Alaska, Canadian Pacific & Other Telegraph Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24. Includes: six White Pass & Yukon Route telegrams (post-1900) plus a telegraphic translation sheet; two Canadian Pacific Railway Co. t...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to a**********o for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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