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December 2017 Premier Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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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Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway 1896 Pass1160 - Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway 1896 Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 827. Three circular vignettes of Minnesota, Iowa and Dakota adorn the top left. Striking pass on card stock.Issued to JT Tait, Personal injury
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to j*********t for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern Railroad Pass, 19031161 - Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern Railroad Pass, 1903
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1903. Number 349. Issued to JT Tait. Issued by ????. Very nice light brownish-tan color. Excellent condition. Date: Location: Iowa HWAC # 53
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r******8 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Three Iowa Railroad Passes1162 - Three Iowa Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Iowa Central Railway. 1895. Number 647. Issued by Colonel LM Martin (great signature!) and to JT Tait. 2) Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern. ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to I********S for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Kansas and Nebraska Stage & Omnibus Company 1884 Pass1163 - Kansas and Nebraska Stage & Omnibus Company 1884 Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Company inside a red shield. Back has a great stage coach vignette. Says "Extend the Courtesy of Free Travel to Hon. CM Requi of the St. Louis ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******8 for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Early Union Pacific and AT&SF Railroad Passes1164 - Early Union Pacific and AT&SF Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1884 Union Pacific Railway and Branch Lines. Issued to CW Rogers. Number A858. On reverse says good for Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and Ida
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to 6******n for (95.00 + 20.90BP) = 115.90
 
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Kentucky Central Railroad 1865 Pass1165 - Kentucky Central Railroad 1865 Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Civil War Era Railroad Pass has a direct connection to the civil war! The Kentucky Central served the Union cause during the War as a link in the
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (325.00 + 71.50BP) = 396.50
 
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Portland, Bangor & Machias Steamboat Co. Pass, 18721166 - Portland, Bangor & Machias Steamboat Co. Pass, 1872
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1872. Between Portland, Bangor,Mt. Desert and Machias. Issued to DW Merrill of the Boston & Maine RR and signed by Cyrus Sturdivant. This is ano...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad 1886 Pass1167 - Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad 1886 Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Baltimore and Delaware Bay Railroad was formed on May 12, 1883 and merged two existing railroads. It was originally part of the Central Railroad of Ne
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m******0 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Three Maryland Railroad Passes1168 - Three Maryland Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway. 1917. Number 187. Signed by Willard Thomson(?). Issued to F. T. White, assistant trai...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to d******H for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation 1889 Pass1169 - Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation 1889 Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 682. Issued to NL Hobart from CEA (?). The Boston & Lowell Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in Massachusetts in the United S...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to F********h for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Connecticut River Railroad 1881 Pass1170 - Connecticut River Railroad 1881 Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to NL Hobart by J Mulligan. Nice raised 1881 CR RR seal. Back is stamped 'Vermont Valley R. R. / J Mulligan, Sup't.' Pencil cance...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to m******0 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Sanford's Steamers 1873 Steamer Pass1171 - Sanford's Steamers 1873 Steamer Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Independent Line! Red, gold and white seal in the middle. Signed by Loomis Taylor. We could find little information on this independent line of steame
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Pass, 18881172 - Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Pass, 1888
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 978 issued in 1888. Issued to FC Donald of the C & A Ry. and signed by vice president and general manager HC Potter. The railroad operate...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to a******l for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway 1899 Pass1173 - Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway 1899 Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is Special times pass with a date condition. This pass is good until July 31, 1899 to WE Staley and 18 men. It is to the account of the Pennsylva
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Estimate : 40.00 - 70.00
Sold to m******0 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Two Minneapolis (at least in name) Area Railroad Passes1174 - Two Minneapolis (at least in name) Area Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Minneapolis and Rainy River Railway (1912, Number 74 issued to WE Stanhope) was a 97 miles long American short line railroad used primarily for
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to I********S for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Missouri Pacific Railway Company 1888 Pass1175 - Missouri Pacific Railway Company 1888 Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number A2094. Light green title with a circular railroad vignette. Issued to TC Donald of the Chicago Atlantic. Signed by SHH Clark. Countersigned by
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 6******n for (45.00 + 9.90BP) = 54.90
 
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Four Missouri Railroad Passes1176 - Four Missouri Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. 1) Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway System. 1913. Issued to FJ Easley of the Rock Island Line. 2) Same line and same issuee. 1914. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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St. Louis & San Francisco Railway & Branches 1883 Pass1177 - St. Louis & San Francisco Railway & Branches 1883 Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 482. Issued to NL Hobart from CW Rogers. There are plenty of these passes available. But passes as early as 1883 are not so easy to come by! Al
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Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to I********S for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Two Rare Old Montana Railroad Postcards and One Montana Railroad Pass1178 - Two Rare Old Montana Railroad Postcards and One Montana Railroad Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1905 black and white postcard of the Green Mountain Mine. 2) 1907 Floto & Dawe lightly colored postcard of the Anaconda and Neversweat Mines....
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to c******u for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Co. Pass (1923)1179 - Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Co. Pass (1923)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
NO. B112, issued for 1923 to Mrs. Geo. J. Blech, wife, AGFA S.P. Co.. Printed signature of President Cutter. Counter-signed by W.D. Forester. Not sign
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m******0 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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