December 2017 Premier Auction

Auction Details

This three day, 2,200 lot sale features items in numerous collecting categories including Native Americana, Firearms, Cowboy, Mining, Railroad & Express, Numismatics & Tokens, Postal History, Gaming, Bottles, and Military.

Highlights include:

*A big batch of Western trade tokens including a large Nevada collection.

*Coins, currency, and checks in our Numismatics section including a Ukiah bank note and a $20 gold piece.

*A Railroad section that includes a large number of Eastern Railroad Passes, including a Jay Gould autograph piece.

*Wells Fargo & Co. and American Express collectibles, including company archives.

*Mining stock certificates, photographs, books, and other ephemera.

*A large Postal History section featuring many hundreds of postcards, many real photo, as well as stamps and other philatelic ephemera.

*Gaming collectibles including an assortment of Nevada casino ashtrays

*A group of Antique Bottles including whiskey, bitters, medicines, and soda.

*A very large General Americana section featuring: a collection of presidential autographed letters, photographs & other ephemera; a large World's Fair & Expositions section full of stereoviews from the Prag Collection; jewelry; Western art; a huge Yosemite & Big Trees section; a big collection of San Francisco documents and early stereoviews; and U.S. documents, trade cards, business cards, and other ephemera.

*Our best Firearms selection to date with an 1869 Sharps Rifle, a rare Flintlock pistol, and rare antique ammunition. Our Firearms & Weaponry section also has Japanese katanas and Chinese swords.

*Military collectibles including a large Civil War section full of Confederate bonds, letters, photographs and more.

*Another world-class offering of Northwest and Southwest Native Americana featuring Nome Gold Rush ivory art and tools, baskets, kachinas, pottery, points, and much more!

*Our Cowboy section has postcards (including a Buffalo Bill collection), photographs, chaps, saddles, and saddle bags.

*A small selection of African and Western taxidermy for your office/den wall.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One, December 1st, 2017 (Lots 1000-1735)

Tokens (Geographic Sort) (1000-1118)

Numismatics (Lots 1119-1152)
Coins (1119-1128)
Checks (1129-1138)
Currency (1139-1146)
Medals & So-Called Dollars (1147-1152)

Railroadiana (Lots 1153-1292)
Passes (1153-1219)
Books (1220-1231)
Stocks & Other Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (1232-1292)

Wells Fargo & Other Express (Lots 1293-1322)
Wells Fargo (1293-1308)
American Express (1309-1313)
Other Express (1314-1322)

Mining (Lots 1323-1545)
Hard Goods: Candlesticks, Signs, Etc. (1323-1331)
Books (1332-1338)
Stocks & Other Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (1339-1545)

Postal History & Philatelic (Geographic Sort) (Lots 1546-1714)

Gaming (Lots 1715-1735)


Day Two, December 2nd, 2017 (Lots 2000-2750)

Bottles (Lots 2000-2043)

General Americana (Lots 2044-2700)
Jewelry (2044-2059)
Art (2060-2098)
Worlds Fairs & Expositions (2099-2130)
Political (2131-2152)
Geographic Sort (2153-2588)
Misc. Categories incl. Maps & Atlases, Black Americana, Fire, Ephemera (2589-2700)

Foreign Collectibles (Lots 2701-2750)

Day Three, December 3rd, 2017 (Lots 3000-3734)

Firearms & Weaponry (Lots 3000-3167)
Ephemera (3000-3007)
Ammunition (3008-3058)
Pistols & Revolvers (3059-3084)
Rifles & Shotguns (3085-3095)
Scabbards & Misc. (3096-3111)
Swords & Katanas (3112-3167)

Military & War Collectibles (Lots 3168-3231)
Revolutionary War & Civil War (3168-3219)
Spanish American War (3220-3223)
World Wars & Misc. (3224-3231)

Native Americana (Lots 3232-3593)
Alaska incl. Ivory (3232-3307)
Art (3308-3320)
Baskets (3321-3331)
Beadwork (3332-3347)
Rugs & Weavings (3348-3353)
Jewelry (3354-3359)
Kachinas (3360-3385)
Points & Stone Artifacts incl. a Large Georgia Collection (3386-3409)
Pottery (3410-3588)
Ephemera (3589-3593)

Cowboy (Lots 3594-3724)
Ephemera (3594-3626)
Chaps (3627-3666)
Saddle Bags (3667-3685)
Saddles (3686-3718)
Spurs & Misc. (3719-3724)


Taxidermy (Lots 3725-3734)





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Fire Cloud Jar by Alice Cling3428Fire Cloud Jar by Alice Cling
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful fire cloud polished red ware jar by Alice Cling. 5.25" x 6.5". Alice Cling is renowned for her mastery of form in contemporary N...
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to s********r for 125.00
Samuel Manymules Melon Jar3429Samuel Manymules Melon Jar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gorgeous firecloud melon jar by Samuel Manymules. 7" x 6" diameter. From Samuel: "Born August 30, 1963, of the Bitterwater Clan of th...
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to p**y for 156.25
Mimbres "Bat" Replica Bowl and Bear Figurine3430Mimbres "Bat" Replica Bowl and Bear Figurine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mimbres "Bat" replica bowl, by Thornburg. 3" h x 7.25" diameter. Since 1987 Paul & Laurel Thornburg have been making museum ...
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 68.75
Parrot Design Plate, Maynard and Veronica Navasi3431Parrot Design Plate, Maynard and Veronica Navasi
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hopi Pueblo Indian Pottery Jar by Maynard and Veronica Navasi. They use a frog hallmark and sign M. N. & V. N. Date: Location: Arizona ...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Etched Navajo Jar, Fabian de Vallenti Norberto3432Etched Navajo Jar, Fabian de Vallenti Norberto
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Etched Navajo jar by Fabian de Vallenti Norberto. Fabian Norberto was a Navajo Indian potter who worked exclusively in the Santa Clara Pueblo pottery
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Fire Cloud Jar by Alice Cling3433Fire Cloud Jar by Alice Cling
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Polished red ware, black fire clouds by Alice Cling. Unfortunately, there is a large chip at the base--price reflects this. 5.24" x 5.5" d...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 4**1 for 62.50
Jar Cut w/ Bear Paw Opening3434Jar Cut w/ Bear Paw Opening
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unusual Navajo pot with a cutout opening shaped like a bear paw. Feather and geometric designs. Signed with a hallmark ( B, or M with an arrow), 4&q...
Estimate : 180.00 - 250.00
Sold to d********9 for 112.50
Miniature Navajo Seed Jar, Wallace Nez3435Miniature Navajo Seed Jar, Wallace Nez
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Miniature Navajo seed jar by Wallace Nez. Wallace Nez, originally from Aneth, Utah is a Navajo potter. Wallace was raised by loving grandparents, Roy
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to r********y.. for 500.00
Navajo Teapot3436Navajo Teapot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Navajo polished teapot, two corn appliques. Signed, "95" or possibly "56". 3.25" h x 6.25" w. Date: Location: ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to m*******q for 31.25
Six Navajo Folk Art Ceramic Animals3437Six Navajo Folk Art Ceramic Animals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six Navajo folk art ceramic animals. Four charming sheep wrapped in sheep fur, one with a rider. One horse with rider. One bull with rider. All about
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00