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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Idaho Sporting Goods and Hardware Advertising Covers4410 - Idaho Sporting Goods and Hardware Advertising Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11 early 20th century advertising covers from various sporting goods and hardware companies in Idaho. State: Idaho City: Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 4*****W for (110.00 + 23.10BP) = 133.10
 
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Blanchard's 1899 Pocket Map of Chicago4411 - Blanchard's 1899 Pocket Map of Chicago
Holabird Western Americana Collections
With New Street Names, Steam Railroads, Street Car Lines, Street Numbers, and Sections. Published by Rufus Blanchard, 169 Randolph St., Chicago. Map i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 150.00
Sold to B*****8 for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Knights Templar Souvenir Badge (Chicago 31st Triennial Conclave, 1910)4412 - Knights Templar Souvenir Badge (Chicago 31st Triennial Conclave, 1910)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In original presentation box, this badge was made by the Shepard Manufacturing Company of Melrose Highlands, Mass. and is the only official souvenir b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 90.00 - 200.00
Sold to f********c.. for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
 
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Two Membership Certificates for the Knights of the Pythias4413 - Two Membership Certificates for the Knights of the Pythias
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Fourth Class, $2,000, Endowment Fund. Issued June 21, 1887 in Jeffersonville, Indiana to Chas. W. Saunders. Ornate border and logo with fraternal i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to p*******h for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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J. H. Sherburne (Indian Trader) Pictorial Check4414 - J. H. Sherburne (Indian Trader) Pictorial Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Puma Agency is crossed out and Park City is handwritten. TO U(?) Harris for $1.20. Drawn on the Cowley County Bank of Arkansas City, Kansas. State:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to t*h for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Group of Kansas Stock Certificates (4) 1886-19354415 - Group of Kansas Stock Certificates (4) 1886-1935
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A nice group of Kansas stock certificates. 1) Rock Town Company, cert. #9, issued at Topeka, KS in 1886. Was located in Cowley County. Most of these t
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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1850s Letter Discussing Gold Dust Sent4416 - 1850s Letter Discussing Gold Dust Sent
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hand written letter sheet from R.P Buck of New York to Clark Sewall of Bath, Maine. Buck was informing Sewall that the gold dust sent by Sewall had b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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1904 Annual Convention of Eagles Mug4417 - 1904 Annual Convention of Eagles Mug
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pre-prohibition stoneware souvenir mug from the 1904 National Convention of the Fraternal order of Eagles. Colorful and in pristine condition. Inside
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*K for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Commemorative Ribbons Trio4418 - Commemorative Ribbons Trio
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 ribbons. (1) is the Grand Army of the Revolution (G.A.R.) Department of New Hampshire, 24th National Encampment of 1890. (2) is a Representat
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 64.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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2 North Land Steamship Photographs4419 - 2 North Land Steamship Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Different photos of a North Land Northern Steamship Company vessel leaving the "Old Lock" and another entering the "Soo" from ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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