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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Wilkes Barre Coal Company Bond, New Jersey, 19101518 - Wilkes Barre Coal Company Bond, New Jersey, 1910
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One First Mortgage Collateral Trust, 5 Per Cent, 30 Year Gold Coupon Bond. No. 1407, signed by president. This bond is scarce. 10" x 15". ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*********p for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Nacimiento Copper Company Bond, 1881, New Mexico1519 - Nacimiento Copper Company Bond, 1881, New Mexico
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Nacimiento Copper Co. Bernalillo County, NM. Inc. in NY, 1881. The mines of this company included the Eureka, Eureka #2, Copper Queen, Copper ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s*********1 for (65.00 + 14.30BP) = 79.30
 
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Irrigation & Hydraulic Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1893, Golden, New Mexico1520 - Irrigation & Hydraulic Mining Co. Stock Certificate, 1893, Golden, New Mexico
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 126, issued for 1,000 shares to Leonard A. Jenkins on Dec. 6th, 1893 in New York City. Signed by Norman Kingsley as president and HH Armstead as s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to m******0 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Magdalena, New Mexico Mining Real Photo Postcard1521 - Magdalena, New Mexico Mining Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three places identified on the postcard. 1) Waldo Tunnel. 2) Breaker Plant. 3) Ozark Hill. Nice! Rare! Date: Location: Magdalena, New Mexico H
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to r****b for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Helen Mining Co. Stock Certificate issued to David Moffat, 18961522 - Helen Mining Co. Stock Certificate issued to David Moffat, 1896
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare and desirable certificate. #274. 7.25" x 10.5". I/U for 40,000 shares to Colorado railroad magnate & industrialist David Moffat i...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8***1 for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
 
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New Mexico Mining Postcards1523 - New Mexico Mining Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. 1) Burro Mt. Copper Company General Offices in Tyronne. Black and white RPC. 2) RPC of open pit copper mine. Unnamed. 3) Open pit copper
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to m******0 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Scarce Rutland Marble Company Stock Certificate, 18631524 - Scarce Rutland Marble Company Stock Certificate, 1863
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 8 for 100 shares to Alfred Schormenhorn(?) in 1863 for 100 shares. Nice and very early. Signed by president Elisha Riggs. Hand cancelled. The R
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Krumb School of Mines, Columbia University, Centennial Medal, 19641525 - Krumb School of Mines, Columbia University, Centennial Medal, 1964
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obverse: Krumb School of Mines / 1864-1964 / man standing; Reverse: Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science / Centennial. 2 5/8
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to m******0 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Tioga Coal, Iron, Mining & Manufacturing Loan Certificate, 18411526 - Tioga Coal, Iron, Mining & Manufacturing Loan Certificate, 1841
Holabird Western Americana Collections
You don't find many mining certificates dating back as far as the 1840s. Inc. 1833. No. 202, issued for $1,000 payable at 6 percent per annum. S...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Miami Zinc & Lead Company Bond, 1918, Oklahoma1527 - Miami Zinc & Lead Company Bond, 1918, Oklahoma
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$100 12% bond. Signed by president Tyler. 14.5" x 9.5". Date: Location: Miami, Oklahoma HWAC # 53746
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 6****A for (65.00 + 14.30BP) = 79.30
 
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