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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New York Tap and Die Company Stock Certificate, 18692521New York Tap and Die Company Stock Certificate, 1869
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! Number 39 for 13 shares to Paul Faber in 1869. Allegorical vignette. Extremely fine condition. Large 25c revenue stamp. Signed by secretary EA G
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Phelps Dodge 1866 Revenue Imprinted Document Collection I2522Phelps Dodge 1866 Revenue Imprinted Document Collection I
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 150 records of items shipped, where shipped and how shipped. All from December of 1866. A wonderful record of this metals dealer. Phelps Dodge Co
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for 343.75
Phelps Dodge 1866 Revenue Imprinted Document Collection II2523Phelps Dodge 1866 Revenue Imprinted Document Collection II
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This second batch of December 1866 orders are all from the Erie Railway Company. Phelps Dodge must have done a lot of business with them as 'Eri...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********n.. for 125.00
New York Stereoview Collection2524New York Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thirteen different stereoviews of New York City and state. This group has some iconic shots. Includes: Mounted Policeman in Central Park (Alfred S. Ca
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t********n.. for 50.00
Niagara Falls Stereoview Collection2525Niagara Falls Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16. Many winter scenes. Best cards are: Charles Bierstadt view of visitor center, Shadow of the Rock, beneath the falls; and c.1886 Kilburn vie
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********n.. for 31.25
1840s Abstract of Taxes for the County of Otsego25261840s Abstract of Taxes for the County of Otsego
Holabird Western Americana Collections
58 Abstract of Taxes. Some condition issues with slight tearing. 7" x 18". Date: 1840's Location: Ostego, New York HWAC # 5...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for 43.75
1850s Abstract of Taxes  for the County of Otsego25271850s Abstract of Taxes for the County of Otsego
Holabird Western Americana Collections
86 Abstract of Taxes, & c. for the County of Otsego 1853 during the Gold Rush years. 7.5" x 17.75". Date: 1850's Location: O...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for 43.75
Civil War Era Abstract of Taxes for Otsego County2528Civil War Era Abstract of Taxes for Otsego County
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 Civil War years Abstract of Taxes with Towns listed, Supervisors, Collectors, even a Dog Tax. A few condition issues small tears on edges. 9.5&qu...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for 25.00
Otsego NY Abstract of Taxes 1840-1864 Assortment2529Otsego NY Abstract of Taxes 1840-1864 Assortment
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assortment of tax abstracts from Otsego, NY from 1840, 1841, 1842, 1844, 1847, 1848, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857,1860, 1863, 1864. 6.5" x 16&q...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Hollenbeck Bicycle Saddle Company Stock Certificate, 18982530Hollenbeck Bicycle Saddle Company Stock Certificate, 1898
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bicycle Saddle. Number 10 for 50 shares to EJ Berwind. in 1898. Signed by secretary Croasdale and president W. Thomas. Hollenbeck Saddle Co., of Syrac
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 180.00
Davis Sewing Machine Company of Watertown N. Y. Stock Certificate, 18722531Davis Sewing Machine Company of Watertown N. Y. Stock Certificate, 1872
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 172 for 10 shares to H Munson in 1872. Signed by treasurer LA Johnson and president GA Bagley. Blue large 25c Revenue Stamp. Allegorical vignet
Estimate : 80.00 - 180.00
Sold to l*******c for 50.00
2 New York State Liquor Licenses (1909 and 1911)25322 New York State Liquor Licenses (1909 and 1911)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#25593 issued 1909 to Ambrose Haughey, stained. #23362 issued 1911 to Ambrose Haughey, edge toning and flaking. 7.5" x 15". Date: Lo...
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to L******n for 37.50
Antique Louis Comfort Tiffany Bowl2533Antique Louis Comfort Tiffany Bowl
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique Louis Comfort Tiffany blue/gold metallic Favrile footed bowl. 4" x 7,75" diameter. Very tiny wear places on rim. Bowl is signed, L...
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b**********7 for 437.50
Antique Steuben Blue/Green Aurene Vase2534Antique Steuben Blue/Green Aurene Vase
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique Steuben blue/green Aurene vase. 8" x 3.5" diameter, excellent condition. Blu-green with gold tones metallic. This vase was made by...
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 375.00
New York Stocks (3) (Silverware, Glass)2535New York Stocks (3) (Silverware, Glass)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) i/u Federal Silverware Co. to Henry Dickinson 1910 #15 39 shares(note damage). 2) i/u New York Opera Glass Supply Co. to Clare Patterson 4893 #7 20
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Assortment of Kewpie Cards2536Assortment of Kewpie Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 20 Kewpie cards and vintage postcards. Conceived of by Rose O'Neill, a writer and illustrator in New York City, as a cartoon intended fo...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to m******0 for 37.50
Extra Rare Indestructible Rubber Company Stock Certificate, 18732537Extra Rare Indestructible Rubber Company Stock Certificate, 1873
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 10 for 24 shares to Edward H Robinson in 1873. We could find no reference to this company on the Internet. Signed by secretary Albert Warner an
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for 62.50
Maps of New York & New Jersey2538Maps of New York & New Jersey
Holabird Western Americana Collections
County Map of the State of New York, double truck, multi color. Taped at fold 22.5"x15.25". 1 map of New York and Brooklyn. Double truck, ...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
LOT WITHDRAWN2539LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn. Do Not Bid
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
Maps of Northwest Coast of America2540Maps of Northwest Coast of America
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. 1) U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, from Tomales Bay to the Oregon Line, 32" x 22"; 2) Sketch showing PT. SAL TO TOMALES BAY from...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00