Big Tent Auction: Philatelic, Americana, Mining, Numismatics--April 2020

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Auction Details

Day 1, April 16th, 2020 (Lots 1000-1754)
Native Americana
Art
General Americana
Books

Day 2, April 17th, 2020 (Lots 2000-2753)
Mining Equipment
Minerals
Mining Artifacts & Ephemera
Stocks & Bonds
Mining
Other
Railroad
Transportation
Sports
Firearms & Weaponry
Military

Day 3, April 18th, 2020 (Lots 3000-3764)
Philatelic & Postal History
Ephemera
First Day
First Flight
Airships
Philatelic Covers & Postal History
Postcards

Day 4, April 19th, 2020 (Lots 4000-4763)
Tokens
Numismatics
Cowboy
Bargains & Dealer Specials

Welcome to our April Sale!

Covid-19
There’s a lot going on out there, and we’ve strived to find a way to keep operating in a safe and responsible manner. We incorporate all of the WHO recommendations, and then some. Our offices are cleaner and more sanitary than ever before, with sanitization cleanings up to four times per day! While most employees work at home, we also keep the 6-10 foot rule in place at the office. The result so far has been excellent, with a very healthy staff. Others around the country are not as lucky, and we strongly encourage following the WHO recommendations. We’ve been looking at a month, rather than 2 weeks. If it takes more, we’re “all in”.

This Auction!
This auction has another wide variety of outstanding collectibles in perhaps 30 collecting categories. Wow! Last sale we started with the John Reynolds Collection of California tokens, medals, shell cards and other Exonumia. This sale features more Reynolds tokens and his fabulous Aviation Mail (and California) Postal History Collection of more than 10,000 covers! As part of this collection, we offer his Pioneer Post Card Collection, a specialty of the earliest “picture post cards.”
Reynolds also had a major collection of Circus and Side Show photography and ephemera. We only split out some of it, such as the tokens, medals and scrip into individual lots. The bulk of the collection is so good, and of such excellent quality, inclusive of the personal collection of Nicu DeBarcsy (the most famous of the late 19th – early 20th dwarves), that we feel the collection needs to stay together as a whole – with thousands of photographs (CDV, Cabinet card, photo post cards) collected since the early 1960s, ending in about 1995 or so.
We continue with the marvelous Ken Prag Collection, and not to be outdone, we offer the Geoff Pollock Utah Mining Stock Certificate Collection in tact! More than 2000 pieces. It took Geoff more than thirty years to collect these pieces, highlighted by the fantastic 1864 Jordan Mining Co. stock signed by General Patrick Connor.
Our Art Department is ever-expanding, with this auction features a collection of wonderful Nevada artists plus many more.
The mining goods are also excellent, across the board, including part of the contents of a 1930’s assay lab! …and a mining library as a “unit” from a formerly producing mining company. And more large mining equipment from CMR Co.
A huge selection of costume jewelry is present from a southern California costume jewelry store that gave us their goods upon retiring. We remind everybody that our company is a great way to sell your inventories – the bigger the better!

Finding Your Collectibles
You’ll have fun perusing this catalog. There are great rarities in every section. As usual, we welcome calls and questions about lots. Need a better description? Just call or email us. Need help navigating? Just call! We’ve got simple ways of finding things, but sometimes we all need a little help to learn “the tricks.”

Consignments
Here at Holabird, we are, in a way, your partners in Collecting. We bring you some of the most exciting collections to hit the market every year.
Many of these collections are life-long projects, painstakingly put together by careful collectors – like you. When its time to sell, consider us! We bring more to the marketplace than any other company. Imagine this- five live internet bidding platforms in use for most auctions, all carefully picked. In fact, we work with several of these advanced forums to help make them, us, and the auction experience better for you. We bring new collectors to the table each and every auction.
Buying on the internet is at an all time high, and we understand how and why – that’s why we do so much with our internet bidding platform “partners”. Even though we are under Covid-19 WHO and Nevada guidelines, we work to make the internet sale a successful experience. And that includes shipping – we sanitize the packages before they go out.

While we work our way through the pandemic, it is important to realize we can assist. Our internet doors remain open, and we provide a huge platform from which to sell collections. If its time to sell your treasured items, let us know. If you’re home cleaning out the house and storeroom, and forgot about Grandpa’s collection, and need revenue, call us! If you run a chain of stores, such as pawn shops or thrift stores, we can easily generate that much needed revenue. Our processing is fast – we process about 3,000 lots of all forms of antiques and collectibles every 60 days. Nobody in America can match this. Our sales performance is also unequalled. Give us a call today. We have representatives in many parts of the USA. If the collection warrants, I’ll come myself and help you evaluate and discuss how we can assist.
--Fred Holabird--


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225th Anniversary of Founding of Germantown  (114730)4360 - 225th Anniversary of Founding of Germantown (114730)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A neighborhood of Philadelphia, Germantown was the birthplace of the antislavery movement in this country. Obv.: In Commemoration of the Founders Wee
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to j****G for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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William Penn Medals  (114619)4361 - William Penn Medals (114619)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two: obv.: Penn / (portrait) / 1682; rev.: Distributed by Employees of the U.S. Mint During the Celebration / Of Pennsylvania's Bicentenn...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to m*****a for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Souvenir Medal of the Semi Centennial Celebration  (115402)4362 - Souvenir Medal of the Semi Centennial Celebration (115402)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two inch long bronze medal celebrating the 1898 Semi Centennial of Sherman Texas. Sherman was named after General Sidney Sherman (1805 – 1873
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to e********n for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
 
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Alaska Yukon Pacific Expostion Medal  (116396)4363 - Alaska Yukon Pacific Expostion Medal (116396)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
High relief bronze medal, 75 mm. Pictorial obverse, reverse says "silver medal". In original blue box stamped "Medallic Art Co. New ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to j****G for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Austrian Hunting Dog Club Medal  (108616)4364 - Austrian Hunting Dog Club Medal (108616)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bronze medal with noble hunting dog head, "Jagdhund Club Wien / 1896" on obverse. Not engraved on reverse, uncirculated condition, 55 mm. ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to j******D for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Int'l Exposition of Arts and Crafts Medal  (116187)4365 - Int'l Exposition of Arts and Crafts Medal (116187)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1905 Medal for the International Exposition of Art and Crafts, Brussels. Obverse: Kings Leopold I and Leopold II in celebration of the 75th anniversar
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Bronze Medal from the 1894 Toronto Industrial Exhibition Association  (114428)4366 - Bronze Medal from the 1894 Toronto Industrial Exhibition Association (114428)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This bronze medal would have been awarded to an exhibitionist. The Great seal of the Toronto Industrial Exhibition is on one side and the exhibition
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Tokyo Metro Govt Presentation Medal  (116185)4367 - Tokyo Metro Govt Presentation Medal (116185)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1980s Tokyo Metropolitan Government presentation medal. Obverse features the Administration Building, stamped SILVER in the recess below the floral pa
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Spanish Exposition Medal  (108621)4368 - Spanish Exposition Medal (108621)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver ovoid, 15 x 33 mm, engraved "Recuerdo Eposicion Concepcion / 1938. Female figure crowning bull with wreath on obverse, with original rib...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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150th Anniversary of the War of 1812 Sterling Silver Medal  (116488)4369 - 150th Anniversary of the War of 1812 Sterling Silver Medal (116488)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Medallic Art of New York, 0.999 fine silver medal. Obv .: 150th Anniversary / War of 1812; Rev.: 1812 /1962, 38 mm. 49 grams. 1.7 oz. High relief ea
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to n**********x for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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American Jersey Cattle Club Silver Medal  (114731)4370 - American Jersey Cattle Club Silver Medal (114731)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Omnis Pecvniae Pecvs Fvndamentum / (cow); Rev.: American Jersey Cattle Club / Silver Medal / Awarded to / War Honour / R. of M. / 1929. Silver,
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to j****2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Bicycle Medal  (114629)4371 - Bicycle Medal (114629)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: St. Louis Refrigerator & Wooden Gutter Co. / Manufacturers / Of The / Lu-mi-num / Aluminum /Bicycles / St. Louis, Mo. Rev.: 1894 / NO MOR...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to t*****f for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Bluenose Fishing Schooner Medals  (114626)4372 - Bluenose Fishing Schooner Medals (114626)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two: one bronze, one sterling silver commemorating Bluenose the World Champion Fishing Schooner. Reverse reads: "Launched /Lunenburg Nov...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to n**********x for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Caleldonian Curling Silver Medal  (114825)4373 - Caleldonian Curling Silver Medal (114825)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: curling scene, coat of arms; Rev.: pin mounting soldered to the back, blocking some of the lettering; Caledonian Curling / Local Medal / Institu
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to d*******f for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Castorland Restrikes  (114624)4374 - Castorland Restrikes (114624)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two: obv.: Franco-Americana Colonia / Castorland / 1796; rev.: Salve Magna /Parens Frugum. One bronze, one white metal, 32 mm. The original Cas
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Church of the Advocate Medal  (114625)4375 - Church of the Advocate Medal (114625)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: church pictorial; Rev.: Memorial Church of the Advocate / 18th & Diamond St. Rd., wm, 38 mm. The George W. South Memorial Church of the Ad...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Commemorative Statehood Medals  (114748)4376 - Commemorative Statehood Medals (114748)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nicely mounted in a black frame with gold trim, three bronze medals commemorating: The Founding of Sante Fe (350th Anniversary, 1610-1960); Alaska Sta
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to W********y.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Eclectic Medal Collection  (114733)4377 - Eclectic Medal Collection (114733)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of sixteen medals, a variety of American Life: Tony Lama Boots El Paso; 1932 George Washington Bicentennial Rochester, N.Y.; 1930 Massachusetts Ba
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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European Medals  (116006)4378 - European Medals (116006)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three European medals: 1) Auguste Von Liegnitz von Hohenzollern (1800-1873) 2nd spouse of King Frederick William III of Prussia. Bronze, 50 mm,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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French Medals  (108629)4379 - French Medals (108629)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two: 1) 1845, copper, 27 mm (French Mint); "to the inhabitants of Lille for their actions during the revolution of 1792." 2) 1848, ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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