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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Three Colorado Publications: State Lottery, 1890; Rocky Mtn. News, 1905; & National Bank Anniversary2421Three Colorado Publications: State Lottery, 1890; Rocky Mtn. News, 1905; & National Bank Anniversary
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Official List of Denver State Lottery. 1890. Some rips and tears. Center fold is very fragile. 2) 1905 Rocky Mountain News. Includes: President Ro
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Bronze-Brass Antique Bucket (E. Miller & Co., Meriden, Connecticut)2422Bronze-Brass Antique Bucket (E. Miller & Co., Meriden, Connecticut)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This beautiful authentic antique bucket is embossed with the name "E. Miller and Co. Meriden, Conn. Pat. Aug. 11, 1868 Pat. April 27, 1869 Pat....
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9***6 for 62.50
1881 Price List of National Wire Mattress Co., New Britain, Connecticut24231881 Price List of National Wire Mattress Co., New Britain, Connecticut
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Price list and illustrated catalog of brass and iron bedsteads and cribs. National Wire Mattress Co , New Britain, Ct. April st 1881. 48 pp with bed l
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Silk & Cotton Manufacturing Stereoviews (Mostly Connecticut)2424Silk & Cotton Manufacturing Stereoviews (Mostly Connecticut)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 different Keystone stereoviews. Includes: Doubling frame in large woolen mill, Lawrence, Massachusetts; weighing and sorting raw silk skeins
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 70.00
1884 Dakota Territory Map24251884 Dakota Territory Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1884 Bradley p33 15.25" x 12.5". Note left edge tears. Date: Location: Dakota Territory HWAC # 54445
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a******l for 50.00
Dakota Territory and Nebraska Trade Cards2426Dakota Territory and Nebraska Trade Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 Lincoln NE trade card. 8 Dakota Territory trade cards- Broken Bow, Omaha, Marion. Date: c. 1880-1890 Location: Dakota Territory HWAC # 54
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to m******0 for 37.50
Maps of Washington, D.C., & Connecticut  c.1870s2427Maps of Washington, D.C., & Connecticut c.1870s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 maps, multi color Plan of the City of Washington, The Capitol of the United States of America. Page 30. 12.75"X15.5". Page 18 shows Conn...
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to a******l for 37.50
Ft. Marion, St. Augustine, Florida Stereoview Collection2428Ft. Marion, St. Augustine, Florida Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 stereoviews, 9 of which appear to be from the same series, although no photographer/publisher is provided. "Florida, the Land of Flow...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
1855 Florida Map by A. Plat24291855 Florida Map by A. Plat
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large Florida map by A. Plat, dated Oct 1855. Lists Forbe's Purchase, Jacksonville, Ft. Lauderdale and a few other cities in this undeveloped er...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******g for 112.50
Florida Stereoview Collection2430Florida Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8, 7 different. Includes: St. James Hotel, Jacksonville (Webster & Albee); two Keystone views, Harvesting Indian River Pineapples and Old...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Multiple County Maps of Georgia, Alabama, Florida2431Multiple County Maps of Georgia, Alabama, Florida
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Single page multi color map of Counties of Georgia and Alabama p.3312.5" x 15.25". Single page multi color County Map of Florida 1870, p. ...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to c******u for 68.75
Three Early Hawaii Stereoviews2432Three Early Hawaii Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. 1) Keystone, c.1901: On the beautiful Mauna Loa Creek. 2) Keystone, c.1901: Pretty Hula Girls, Honolulu. 3) Underwood & Unde...
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to k*****f for 68.75
LOT WITHDRAWN2433LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn. Do Not Bid
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
Early Map of Idaho & Contiguous States, c.1860s2434Early Map of Idaho & Contiguous States, c.1860s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Single sheet, multi color map of Nebraska, Dakota, Colorado, Idaho & Kansas by Johnson and Ward. Page 63. Historical and Statistical View of the...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********x for 62.50
Maps of Early Oregon & Idaho2435Maps of Early Oregon & Idaho
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Single page, multi color lithograph, Johnson's Washington Oregon and Idaho, Page #65; 2) Single page, multi color lithograph, Colton's Washi...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 150.00
American Trotting Register Official Certificates, 1892-93 (Horse Registration)2436American Trotting Register Official Certificates, 1892-93 (Horse Registration)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four pictorial Official Certificates for the American Trotting Register (horse vignette) issued in Chicago 1892-1893. "The Pacing Standard.&quo...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 75.00
c.1890s Griswold, Browning & Co. Dress Catalogs, Chicago2437c.1890s Griswold, Browning & Co. Dress Catalogs, Chicago
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 different dress catalogs.Spring 1893 32 pp, 1896-1897 38 pp, 1897-1898 with an invoice 39 pp, Fall 1897 38 pages, Spring 1899 10 pp foldout and pric
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s****y for 106.25
Sears, Roebuck, & Co. Stereoview Collection2438Sears, Roebuck, & Co. Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 50+ stereoviews from a Sears, Roebuck & Co. set c.1908 that promotes the company. Each stereoview has a typed description on the reverse....
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to t********n.. for 43.75
Very Rare Goes Lithographing Stock Certificate Catalog with Letters2439Very Rare Goes Lithographing Stock Certificate Catalog with Letters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare Goes Lithographed and Steel-Litho Stock Certificates sales catalog. We have never seen this item before. Circa 1920. Bound catalog of approx
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Western Michigan Homes and Orchard Association Bond, 1911, Pellston2440Western Michigan Homes and Orchard Association Bond, 1911, Pellston
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One Debenture Gold Coupon Bond, $100, 6 percent, 10 year No. 176, 20 coupons attached. Signed by President A.D. Gates. 9.25" x 16.5". ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to l*******9 for 31.25