Cornucopia of Collectibles- 2018 October Auction

Auction Details

A Five Day Marathon including practically every Collecting Category that we have ever covered.
DAY 1 Thursday Oct 18

Native Americana 1000-1012
Posters 1013-1024
Entertainment Industry 1025-1040
Bronze Sculptures1041-1053
Furniture & related Items 1054-1077
Art 1078-1166
Bottles 1167-1215
Saloon 1216-1221
Taxidermy 1222-1223
Gaming 1224-1230
Political 1231-1238
Bargains & Dealer Specials of all sorts! 1239-1659

Day 2 Friday October 19

Badges 2000-2025
Belt Buckles 2027-2055
Numismatics 2056-2390
Ingots 2056-2068
Coins 2069-2191
Currency& Scrip 2192-2201
Medals 2202-2369
Scales 2370-2381
Misc 2382-2390
Jewelry 2391-2409
Tokens 2410-2590
Dies 2591-2658
Minerals 2659-2678


Day 3 Saturday October 20

Mining
Geographical Sorted 3000-3691
Military 3682 - 3741


Day 4 Sunday October 21

Firearms & Weaponry 4000-4023
Cowboy 4024-4035
Tools 4037-4045
Toys 4046-4047
Automotive Stocks 4048-4201
Checks 4202-4245
Directories 4246-4401
Gold Rush 4402-4411
Pens & Pencils 4412-4428
Spoons 4429-4466
World’s Fairs & Expositions 4467-4508
Locks & Keys 4509-4511
General Americana, Miscellaneous 4513-4567

Day 5 Monday October 22

General Americana, Geographically Sorted 5000-5378
Foreign 5379-5383
Railroadiana etc 5384-5686
Wells Fargo & Express 5687-5691
Postal History 5692-5702
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Best & Belcher RN Checks4219Best & Belcher RN Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two rare B&B checks, RNG, RNE City: Virginia City State: Nevada Date: HWAC# 82904
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for 81.25
Chollar-Potosi Check, RND4220Chollar-Potosi Check, RND
Holabird Western Americana Collections
rare Chollar Potosi check in purple with lady vignette at left. This is a go-with piece for the purple Nevada RN, the rarest of the western RNs. Sign
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to A*****0 for 100.00
Comstock RN Group With Rarities4221Comstock RN Group With Rarities
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fourteen Different Comstock checks with rarities such as the Hale & Norcross with red Nevada RN, two C21a, B16a, three signed by Fair, two sign...
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to B*********g for 225.00
Comstock RN Mini-collection4222Comstock RN Mini-collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five different RN checks from the Comstock. RNC21b, RNC21, RNE, RNB17c, RNF City: Virginia City State: Nevada Date: HWAC# 82424
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 350.00
Comstock RND  Varieties4223Comstock RND Varieties
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight different RND checks off the Comstock. Juniata, Frankel & Block, Imperial, Petaluma, Haynie, Savage, Woodworth, B of C. This group include...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Comstock RNG Check Collection4224Comstock RNG Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thirteen different Comstock checks with RNG (1870's). Ophir, Savage, Best & Belcher, Hobart Est, Brunswick, Sierra Nevada, Mexican & Un...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6****A for 225.00
James G. Fair Autograph Check Collection4225James G. Fair Autograph Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fourteen different Comstock mining checks signed by Comstock financier and superintendent James G. Fair, later Senator, as well as the namesake of the
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c********r.. for 187.50
Mackay Autographed Check Collection4226Mackay Autographed Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eleven different checks signed by Mackay for Comstock mines.Includes some rarities, such as RNB16a (2). Mackay signed checks are at least ten times ra
Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to B*********g for 312.50
Nevada Imprinted Revenue Stamped Checks4227Nevada Imprinted Revenue Stamped Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four different RN checks with imprinted Nevada revenue stamps. C21b from Imperial and Occidental; another C21b from Gould & Curry; B16a BAnk of...
Estimate : 240.00 - 350.00
Sold to c*********p for 137.50
Nice Virginia City, NV Check Collection4228Nice Virginia City, NV Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice mounted Comstock check group of approx 13 checks individually mounted on factual pages, some with related photos. Ban of Clifornia, JB Overton. N
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Rare VC RN Check4229Rare VC RN Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
HAle &Norcross check on Bank of California with red Nevada RN on RNB, shown as "$200" in Castenholtz, one of the best of the VC check...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i******s for 312.50
Rare Virginia City Checks (2)4230Rare Virginia City Checks (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hale & Norcross, 1867, signed by CC Thomas, famous supt of H&N and Sutro Tunnel; Nevada, Atlas and Sapphire Mills, 1868, signed by Hobart. ...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for 100.00
Virginia & Truckee Railroad RN checks4231Virginia & Truckee Railroad RN checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice collection of five different V&TRR and Yerington related RN checks. Yerington was president of the railroad for years, and a key backer. C...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*********g for 137.50
Comstock Checks (3)4232Comstock Checks (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) August 28, 1869 check signed by John Mackay. For $610.00 to self. United States orange Internal Revenue stamp. 2) Ophir Silver Mining Company check
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to B*********g for 31.25
Mackay & Fair Bank of California Checks4233Mackay & Fair Bank of California Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Fair check to A. A. Savage on October 2, 1871 for $4.00. It is from the Occidental Mill, The Occidental is associated with the Occidental Mine loca
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to C*****r for 75.00
Checks (3) Northern Sierra4234Checks (3) Northern Sierra
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 checks with original signatures from small gold camps in the Northern Sierra. The Decker & Jewett Bankers (with pictorial). The Decker & J...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Checks (Mackay & Fair Autographs)4235Checks (Mackay & Fair Autographs)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 checks signed by James G. Fair, & 1 signed by John MacKay, from the "Bonanza Firm". MacKay & his partners James Fair, James Floo...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r***6 for 150.00
Checks from Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Co.4236Checks from Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Co.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 checks from Carson & Tahoe Lumber signed by J.B. Overton, Superintendent of the Virginia & Gold Hill Water Co.-1862, & Superintendent ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for 137.50
Early Wells Fargo Checks, Autographed4237Early Wells Fargo Checks, Autographed
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1861 check on Wells Fargo at Virginia City (not shown) signed by Graves, the supt of the Gould & Curry; WF check from 1862, Carson City, signed ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8*****M for 125.00
Eastern Nevada RN Collection4238Eastern Nevada RN Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight different RN checks including rarities. Austin (4); Hamilton (1), Eureka (3) which includes Immel and White Pine, both very rare. City: State
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Gould & Curry Mill (4 checks)4239Gould & Curry Mill (4 checks)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 checks (1 with photo). 1)Signed by Louis Janin Jr. in 1861 the Gould & Curry, after the discovery of the Bonanza the Trustees of the company ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r***6 for 62.50
Nevada Checks4240Nevada Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fifteen checks from Reno and Carson City. Some with revenue stamps. Two from the H.F. Dangberg Land & Livestock Company. City: State: Nevada ...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Savage Mining Co. Checks & Photos4241Savage Mining Co. Checks & Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 checks drawn from Agency of the Nevada Bank of San Francisco to Albert Hines (canceled); Agency of the Bank of California to D. McMahoni(?) ; Wells
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Small Town Nevada Check Collection4242Small Town Nevada Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thirteen checks: Hamilton (2), Tybo, Tuscarora, Treasure City, Sutro, Rawhide, Pioche, Ludwig, Italian Ranch, Royal City, Hawthorne, Seligman. c1870-1
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
J.H. Sherburne, U.S. Indian Trader Check, Oklahoma Territory, 18914243J.H. Sherburne, U.S. Indian Trader Check, Oklahoma Territory, 1891
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Oklahoma Territory check from Indian Trader J.H. Sherburne. Dated 1891 and the check is signed by Sherburne. Nice historical piece. City: Stat
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Treasury Warrants4244Treasury Warrants
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five Civil War treasury warrants $1 , $5, and $10. Signed by C.R. Johns (4) and W.L. Robards. 1862-1865. Excellent condition. The Texas Militar
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to H*****r for 200.00
American Check group4245American Check group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six US checks, some with RNs. Pima County Bank, Ariz. terr., 1880; 4 others from Calif., one from Boston. Nice group, but these didnt fit with other
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Business Directory of L.A. & Surrounding Towns4246Business Directory of L.A. & Surrounding Towns
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare directory with approx 340 pp., includes Pasadena, Long Beach, San Pedro, & many more for "Price, Two Dollars". 6.25" x 9&quo...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for 406.25
Placer County Directory4247Placer County Directory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brown cover 1940 and 1941 Placer County business and professional directory. Auburn and Roseville maps. City: Placer County State: California Date: 1
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to c********r.. for 37.50
Washington Directory and Congressional and Executive Register4248Washington Directory and Congressional and Executive Register
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Waite, Edward. The Washington Directory, and Congressional and Executive Register, for 1850. E. Waite, 1850. Compiled by Edward Waite, Washington, Co
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Shole's Atlanta City Directory, 18824249Shole's Atlanta City Directory, 1882
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sholes’ Atlanta City Directory, 1882 by Sholes & Co., Atlanta, Georgia, H. H. Dickson, publisher. 580 pages plus advertisements, in generally fi...
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to i*********1 for 187.50
Sholes’ Directory of the City of Atlanta for 18774250Sholes’ Directory of the City of Atlanta for 1877
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sholes’ Directory of the City of Atlanta for 1877, A. E. Sholes publisher, Sunny South Publishing. Volume One.This appears to be the first directory f
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to i*********1 for 187.50
Sholes’ Directory of the City of Savannah, 18914251Sholes’ Directory of the City of Savannah, 1891
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sholes’ Directory of the City of Savannah, 1891. A.E. Sholes. The Morning News Print, Savannah, 1891. Hardbound 512 pages plus advertisements, excelle
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to j****G for 225.00
Sholes’ Directory of the City of Savannah. April, 1881.4252Sholes’ Directory of the City of Savannah. April, 1881.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sholes’ Directory of the City of Savannah. April, 1881. Sholes & Co., published by Savannah Morning News Steam Printing House, 500 pages plus ad...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to j****G for 225.00
Bradstreet’s Reports of the State of Georgia, v 274253Bradstreet’s Reports of the State of Georgia, v 27
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bradstreet’s Reports of the State of Georgia, Volume 27, New York, Bradstreet press, 1870. Small, pocket-sized business register, 116 pages, segregate
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for 187.50
Sholes’ Georgia State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1879 and 18804254Sholes’ Georgia State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1879 and 1880
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sholes’ Georgia State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1879 and 1880. A. E. Sholes & Co., Publishers, Atlanta, Georgia, 1879. There is a fo...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to i*********1 for 375.00
Chicago Business Directory, 1883.4255Chicago Business Directory, 1883.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chicago Business Directory, 1883. O.C. Haskell & Co., Chicago. 338 pages plus advertisements and a W. W. Kimball and Company Organ catalog in th...
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to B*****8 for 156.25
Chicago City Directory of 1844 -- Reprinted in 19024256Chicago City Directory of 1844 -- Reprinted in 1902
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chicago City Directory of 1844. Reprint, Souvenir publication for the City of Chicago in 1902. 115 pages, hardbound. City: Chicago State: Illinois Da
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*****8 for 62.50
Edwards’ Chicago City Guide and Complete Business Directory4257Edwards’ Chicago City Guide and Complete Business Directory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Edwards, Richard. Edwards' Chicago City Guide and Complete Business Directory for 1869-70. With a New Map of the City. R. Edwards, 1869. This is...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to B*****8 for 125.00
Holland’s Directory of Milwaukee Avenue for 1875-64258Holland’s Directory of Milwaukee Avenue for 1875-6
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Holland’s Directory of Milwaukee Avenue for 1875-6. Western Publishing Co., Chicago. 300 pages plus ads. A classic Chicago directory. City: Chicago S
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to h*******e for 93.75
Des Moines City Directory and Business Guide for 1866 to 18674259Des Moines City Directory and Business Guide for 1866 to 1867
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Des Moines City Directory and Business Guide for 1866 to 1867, Mills & Co. Steam Printing House. 1866. 160 pages plus advertisements including a...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Business Directory of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway.4260Business Directory of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Business Directory of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids in Northern Railway. Edited and compiled by Holmes and Sweetland, 1882 to 1883. Donnelley and Sons
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h*******e for 125.00
Iowa State Gazetteer, 18654261Iowa State Gazetteer, 1865
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hair, James T. Iowa State Gazetteer: Embracing Descriptive and Historical Sketches of Counties, Cities, Towns and Villages, Which Include Much Valuabl
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville for 18804262Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville for 1880
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Caron’s Directory of the City of Louisville for 1880. published by C. K. Caron. Volume 10. 907 pages. Detached at inside front cover, classic referenc
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville for 19124263Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville for 1912
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Caron’s Directory of the City of Louisville for 1880. Published by Caron Directory Co. just under 2000 pages. Split at center and front inside cover,
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Gardener's New Orleans Directory for 18664264Gardener's New Orleans Directory for 1866
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gardener’s New Orleans Directory for 1866, published by Charles Gardner 1866. 527 pages plus advertisements. Extremely rare. Appears to be missing the
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to M***b for 500.00
Business Directory of the Subscribers to the New Map of Maine, 18624265Business Directory of the Subscribers to the New Map of Maine, 1862
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Business Directory for the Subscribers of the New Map of Maine, with a brief history and description of the state prepared by William Willis. Publishe
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Maine Business Directory for September 1, 18674266Maine Business Directory for September 1, 1867
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Maine Business Directory for September 1, 1867. by Briggs & Co., Boston. 280 pages plus abs, all original board is fine, slight warping of b...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Portland Directory and Reference Book, 18714267Portland Directory and Reference Book, 1871
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Portland Directory and Reference Book with a Business Directory Attached for 1871, Volume 10, by S. B. Beckett. Portland, published by B Thurston
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Matchett’s Baltimore Director for 1847-‘84268Matchett’s Baltimore Director for 1847-‘8
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Matchett’s Baltimore Director for 1847-‘8, Baltimore, printed by R. J. Matchett, 1847. Hand-colored, folded city map adjacent to the title page. Forme
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00