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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Eastern Expresses Miscellaneous Lot1318 - Eastern Expresses Miscellaneous Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25. Includes United Express Company from Stockport, Ohio. Also Northern Express receipt and way-bills. 13 Unused Hope Express Company 186- rece
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Southern Express Company Group1319 - Southern Express Company Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30. 1890's. Five 1890's receipts from Clifton, South Carolina. One 1878 bill of lading from Columbia, South Carolina. Twenty-four bil...
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Large Archive of Early Adams Express1320 - Large Archive of Early Adams Express
Holabird Western Americana Collections
60 pieces! Mostly from the 1860's and 1870's. Remains of an 186- receipt booklet, 1871 bills of lading, 1864 receipts, unusual 1857 "T...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to t******2 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Merchants Union Express Collection1321 - Merchants Union Express Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five. 1) 1866 Treasurer's office. Has a bright red title. For $30 toward owning 10 shares of stock. Orange 2c Bank Check stamp. 2) 1875 f...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*********t for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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United State Express: 185- to 18711322 - United State Express: 185- to 1871
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mostly blank 185- receipts from New York. Also 1871 Phillipsburg, New York and 1868 Peoria, Illinois. Several Madison, Wisconsin (1860's) and Ci...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Varney "Sayre & Son" Miners' Candlestick1323 - Varney "Sayre & Son" Miners' Candlestick
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The "Sayre & Son" stamped Varney was manufactured and produced by the L.A. Sayre Company. According to Wilson and Bobrink, Nathan Varn...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to a******l for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Heavy Duty E.C. Miners Candlestick1324 - Heavy Duty E.C. Miners Candlestick
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A heavy construction right hook miners candlestick. "E.C" is etched on the underside of the handle neck, likely refers to the mine owner....
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to a******l for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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L.B. Right Hook Miners Candlestick1325 - L.B. Right Hook Miners Candlestick
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A quality right hook miners candlestick possibly Ludlow-Saylor style. "L.B." punched at top of handle neck. Possibly a mining engineer, ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to c******u for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Unusual Miner's Candlestick With Arrow in Spike1326 - Unusual Miner's Candlestick With Arrow in Spike
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An unusual right hook miners candle stick with an arrow attached on the outside edge of the spike. Handle is teardrop shaped (2.5 inches) and beveled
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6********u.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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"DANGER" Inspiration Copper Company Sign1327 - "DANGER" Inspiration Copper Company Sign
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blue lettering on white enamel with a red DANGER at top. 16 x 8 1/2 inches. Warning in English and Spanish. Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company i
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******g for (80.00 + 17.60BP) = 97.60
 
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Three Metal Mine Signs1328 - Three Metal Mine Signs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A) "All injuries must be reported" by Stonehouse Signs Denver, 10 x 14". B) "Do not pass left crossbar." Black on yellow 8 ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c******u for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Two Signs for Mine Surface Operations1329 - Two Signs for Mine Surface Operations
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Danger hook cable when not in use, red white black paint on metal. Danger nightstand under crane load red white black and white. 10 x 14" 10 x ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Historical Prospecting Tools1330 - Historical Prospecting Tools
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Geiger counter with nickel plated carry handle, rad meter, detecting wand with wired cable, headphones, made by Detectron, North Hollywood, CA. c. 195
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c******u for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Troemner Fine Balance Scale1331 - Troemner Fine Balance Scale
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spectacular show piece! Extra Rare!!! This was either a lab or gold scale. 27.5 x 34 x 14". Plaque with number "A58414" on the right ...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Bound Mining and Scientific Press 18791332 - Bound Mining and Scientific Press 1879
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This key research tool has articles on Western US and the world. Numerous mining advertisements including a Trump Drill Chuck.15.25" x 11"...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****b for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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The Copper Handbook Vol. IV 1904 by Stevens1333 - The Copper Handbook Vol. IV 1904 by Stevens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
778 pages. Date: Location: HWAC # 53630
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********s for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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The Copper Handbook Vol. VII 1907 by Stevens1334 - The Copper Handbook Vol. VII 1907 by Stevens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1228 pages, front and rear covers are detaching. Date: Location: HWAC # 53629
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S*****3 for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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The Copper Handbook Vol. IX 1909 by Stevens1335 - The Copper Handbook Vol. IX 1909 by Stevens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1628 pages in this important copper mining resource which provided info for investors and the trade. Date: Location: HWAC # 53625
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***1 for (275.00 + 60.50BP) = 335.50
 
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The Copper Handbook Vol. XI 1912-13 by Weed1336 - The Copper Handbook Vol. XI 1912-13 by Weed
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1413 pages. Date: Location: HWAC # 53626
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8***1 for (250.00 + 55.00BP) = 305.00
 
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The Mines Handbook Vol. XIV by Weed1337 - The Mines Handbook Vol. XIV by Weed
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An enlargement of The Copper Handbook. 1920, 1992 pages. Front and rear covers are taped to spine. Date: Location: HWAC # 53627
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d********d for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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