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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Confederate States Bond, Act of 18633198 - Confederate States Bond, Act of 1863
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CSA bond #13192, Act of 1863 $40. French revenue stamp. 13.75" x 15". Date: Location: HWAC # 55740
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to c*********p for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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1864 New Orleans Civil War Soldier Letter Re: San Francisco Company3199 - 1864 New Orleans Civil War Soldier Letter Re: San Francisco Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline New Orleans, March 8th, 1864. Appoints William L. Duncan of San Francisco as agent and attorney to "demand and receive from the San Fr...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Civil War Covers: Cotton Defeated Packenham and Cotton will Defeat "Ape Lincoln"3200 - Civil War Covers: Cotton Defeated Packenham and Cotton will Defeat "Ape Lincoln"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Confederate States of America patriotic cover. Shows a hairy Lincoln sitting on a bale of cotton. Printed by J. Mullen, Canal Street, New Orleans.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Civil War Map of the Military Dept. of New Mexico, 18643201 - Civil War Map of the Military Dept. of New Mexico, 1864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Atlas to Accompany Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies 1861-1965. Plate #98. This map shows furthest West the Spanish Trail @ Mojave
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h********h for (180.00 + 39.60BP) = 219.60
 
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General Full Face Civil War Patriotic Covers with Maps by Magnus3202 - General Full Face Civil War Patriotic Covers with Maps by Magnus
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Gen. Prentiss full face Civil War patriotic cover with map of Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Green. 2) Gen. Rosencranz full face Civi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Union Civil War Patriotic Covers Unused - Magnus Bronze Ninth A(rmy) C(orps)3203 - Union Civil War Patriotic Covers Unused - Magnus Bronze Ninth A(rmy) C(orps)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven. All different. 1) Standing Lady Liberty with scroll, quill, and shield. All seven had a Slogan: "Ninth AC" with a large cros...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Civil War Customs House Document, 18643204 - Civil War Customs House Document, 1864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pictorial Entry of Merchandise document, Port of Philadelphia Custom House. Dated Aug. 30, 1864. For Geo. B. Reeseford & Co. Printed by John C....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to s********x for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Civil War Discharge Paper3205 - Civil War Discharge Paper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Civil War discharge paper for George Keagle a private in the 8th regiment of Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1865. 42 years old and 5'9" tall. He was...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to f********c.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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"We Are Seven" South Carolina Confederate Flag Envelope3206 - "We Are Seven" South Carolina Confederate Flag Envelope
Holabird Western Americana Collections
On yellow envelope. South Carolina was one of the original seven states to join the rebellion. Four more northern states including Virginia would join
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to u********y.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Civil War Confederate Letterhead3207 - Civil War Confederate Letterhead
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CSA finance bureau letterhead Aug. 11, 1861. Recipient is in Knoxville TN. Date: 1861 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee HWAC # 54922
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to u********y.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Wisconsin Civil War Casualty Warrants (3)3208 - Wisconsin Civil War Casualty Warrants (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 3 Wisconsin Volunteers Civil War warrants for killed troops death benefits. 1) 1864 Simon Geigere company 9, 9th regiment. 2) 1864 John Saube
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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10 Campaign Maps, Civil War 1861-18643209 - 10 Campaign Maps, Civil War 1861-1864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 Double truck, multi colored battle maps from Civil War Era. More specifically 1) Plate # 19, features include Siege of Yorktown, VA, April 5 - May
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to u********y.. for (125.00 + 31.25BP) = 156.25
 
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Civil War Discharge Papers3210 - Civil War Discharge Papers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five: discharge papers from 1863 mustering out soldiers in Tennessee and Kentucky from the Union Army. Soldier John Walsh was from county Mayo,
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Civil War Engraving Prints Group3211 - Civil War Engraving Prints Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 prints-US Grant, Defence of Ft. Moulterie SC, Battle of Gettysburg, Loss of the Monitor at night, Mortar Vessels in the Distance Shelling the Forts,
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to h*******i for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Civil War era ephemera with an Autographed piece3212 - Civil War era ephemera with an Autographed piece
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five. 1) Hand colored print of Colonel John W. Geary. Geary was a Union general and Governor of Pennsylvania. It is titled "Last Alcade ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Civil War Letter with Patriotic  Cover3213 - Civil War Letter with Patriotic Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 pp 3.25" x 5.25" patriotic cover with red, white and blue "The War For The Union". Letter is dated June 27, 1862. The letter s...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f********c.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Civil War Letters from Albert & Richard Keys to their Family During the Civil War3214 - Civil War Letters from Albert & Richard Keys to their Family During the Civil War
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These are discovery Civil War pieces. Lot of nine. 1) "In the Field" May 5, 1864." "Regt to go to Cattawah which is fifteen mile...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to u********y.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Civil War Patriotic Cover Group3215 - Civil War Patriotic Cover Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14. Includes a striking multi-color Berlin and Jones of Uncle Sam fishing for secessionists with a cannon. Multi-color Berlin & Jones wit...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Civil War Union Statement of Volunteers (5)3216 - Civil War Union Statement of Volunteers (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Statements of Union Volunteers.They were paid $300 to enlist for 1 year in 1865. Volunteers originated from Ireland, Virginia and New York. Yellow p
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Civil War Vouchers3217 - Civil War Vouchers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four vouchers from the paymaster. Printed forms filled in longhand for a musician, a paymaster and "colored" servants. Signed at Vicksburg...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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