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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Chicken Effigy Coin Bank, Stella Teller3448Chicken Effigy Coin Bank, Stella Teller
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chicken effigy coin bank by Stella Teller. 3.25" h x 3.5" w x 2.5". Early piece by Stella Teller who has a long career of making stor...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 2**********t for 50.00
Nativity Figures by Stella Teller3449Nativity Figures by Stella Teller
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nativity Figures by Stella Teller. 13 pieces include figures of people (corn maiden, wise men, etc.) and 6 animals. Stella Teller has a long career of
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to d*********d for 625.00
Three Vintage Isleta Pots3450Three Vintage Isleta Pots
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three vintage Isleta pots: 1) Rare Isleta Pueblo polychrome engagement bowl with twist handle, dot and line patterns. 3.75" h x 3.25" dia...
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*******d for 125.00
Bear Figurine, Mary Small3451Bear Figurine, Mary Small
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nicely painted bear figurine by Mary Small. Unfortunately, some paint was dribbled on the piece. 3.25" x 5.25" x 2.5". Jemez Pueblo h...
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to 4**1 for 31.25
Etched Pot, Carol Vigil3452Etched Pot, Carol Vigil
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Floral, Kiva, and rain curved band incised pot by Carol Vigil. Overall geometric design, 3.25" x 3.75" diameter. Carol Vigil was born in 1...
Estimate : 90.00 - 200.00
Sold to k**********9 for 42.00
Feather/Kiva Jar, Aaron Cajero3453Feather/Kiva Jar, Aaron Cajero
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three color jar with feather and kiva etching, 3.5" x 4,25" diameter. Aaron Cajero, Aaron Cajero learned the traditional art of hand coili...
Estimate : 160.00 - 260.00
Sold to c**********s for 75.00
Hummingbird Pot, Lorraine Chinana Walatowa3454Hummingbird Pot, Lorraine Chinana Walatowa
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silvery gray-blue slip with etched hummingbird pot by Lorraine Chinana Walatowa, 6" x 4.5" diameter. Beautifully etched hummingbird and fl...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 4**1 for 100.00
Jemez Pots by Caroline Loretto and Vangie Tafoya3455Jemez Pots by Caroline Loretto and Vangie Tafoya
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Jemez pots: 1) Caroline Loretto--delicate pot with polished feather and geometric designs, scallops toward bottom of pot. 2.75" x 3" d...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to c**********s for 62.50
Koshare Storyteller by Kathleen Wall3456Koshare Storyteller by Kathleen Wall
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Koshare storyteller by Kathleen Wall. Figure seems to have been holding something, but it is missing. 17" x 8" x 9". Kathleen Wall is...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to k**********9 for 270.00
Man in Canoe with Deer, A. Loretto3457Man in Canoe with Deer, A. Loretto
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unpolished piece, man in canoe with a deer over the edge by Anthony Loretto. Oars are missing. 4.5" x a8.5" x 2.75". Date: 1998 ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00