January 2018 Auction: Americana, Bottles, Numismatics, Railroad, Mining, Native Americana

Auction Details

Our first auction of 2018 is a special two-day, 1,400+ lot sale with items in more than a dozen collecting categories, including Tokens, Numismatics, Railroad & Express, Mining, Postcards, Bottles, General Americana, Native Americana, Antique Firearms, Military, Cowboy, and a Bargains & Dealer Specials Section.

*Highlights*

--A rare grouping of 19th century silverware from jewelers on the Comstock Lode, including a never-before-seen M.M. Fredrick silver chalice.

--A stunning California Gold-in-Quartz watch plus other jewelry

--A large General Americana section featuring ephemera from Western states like California, Nevada, Colorado, Montana; large postcard collections from Utah and Washington; and art.

--An assorted Mining section with reference books, lamps, spoons, rare stock certificates, photographs, documents, and ore and fossil specimens

--All sorts of Native Americana including baskets, beadwork, clothing, tools, war clubs, rugs, pottery, and ephemera

--Cowboy collectibles such as art, ephemera, saddles, irons, clothing, and photographs

--A Firearms & Weaponry section featuring rare antique ammunition and knives

--Military collectibles including Civil War documents, photographs, and a rare Ambulance Corps Arm Band

--Coin collecting books, catalogs, US coin sets, US and foreign medals, bank notes/currency, and ingots

--Rare slot machines, gaming chips, and ephemera in our Gaming section

--A fabulous antique Bottle section featuring California Gold Rush Sodas and Nevada Medicines, including examples used in Fred Holabird's bottle books.

--Railroad reference books, padlocks, nails, passes, and other ephemera including train wreck photo collections

--A small but select offering of Wells Fargo & Other Express collectibles including 1850s stock certificates

--Collectibles from 8 different World's Fairs & Expositions

--The auction concludes with a large Bargains & Dealer Specials section full of collectibles from many categories including Mining, Railroad, Tokens, & General Americana. These lots are either large groupings or entry-level items, meant to help restock dealer inventories and jumpstart a new generation of collectors!


Full Auction Schedule

Day One, January 20th, 2018 (Lots 1001-1723)

*General Americana (Lots 1001-1377)
*Foreign (Lots 1378-1391)
*Mining (Lots 1392-1578)
*Minerals (Lots1579-1596)
*Art (Lots 1597-1625)
*Native Americana (Lots 1626-1723)

Day Two, January 21st, 2018 (Lots 2001-2726)

*Cowboy (Lots 2001-2054)
*Firearms/Weaponry (Lots 2055-2102)
*Military (Lots 2103-2135)
*Numismatics (Lots 2136-2192)
*Gaming (Lots 2193-2210)
*Tokens (Lots 2211-2232)
*Bottles (Lots 2233-2365)
*Saloon (Lots 2366-2373
*Railroadiana (Lots 2374-2483)
*Wells Fargo (Lots 2484-2489)
*World's Fair & Expositions (Lots 2490-2508)
*Bargains & Dealer Specials (Lots 2509-2726)
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Snow Shoe Tom (7) Photos, Montana Historical Figure1218 - Snow Shoe Tom (7) Photos, Montana Historical Figure
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 photos of Snow Shoe Tom a Montana "character", an outdoorsman, & his horses, a dog, & a bobcat on top of a horse. This photo is ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******c for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Virginia City, Montana Ephemera1219 - Virginia City, Montana Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 pieces. Includes: 1880 cover and letter from Maxfield & Co. (Grains & Produce, St. Paul) to S.R. Buford in Virginia City; 1907 adve...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Montana Ephemera (Billheads, Brochure, Bank)1220 - Montana Ephemera (Billheads, Brochure, Bank)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot includes billheads from The Great Falls Livery Stable and the Bergseth Fish Company. Also included is a bank statement from The Traders State
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to l******7 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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F.V Hayden Yellowstone Map 18711221 - F.V Hayden Yellowstone Map 1871
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains a map of Yellowstone National Park, done by U.S. Geologist F.V. Hayden and dated 1871. The piece measures 10"x 9" and ha...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********r.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Two Grand Lodge of Montana Booklets, 1866 and 19041222 - Two Grand Lodge of Montana Booklets, 1866 and 1904
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Great find. "Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Montana, A. D. 1866, A. l. 5866." Cloth and leather bound, hardcover, 8.5" x 6"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 500.00
Sold to s****y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Five Montana Booklets1223 - Five Montana Booklets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five Montana booklets: Montana State Highway Commission, Standard Road Sections; Twentieth Annual Report, Montana State Prison, 1916; Constitution for
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Montana Pictorial Letterheads & One Mining Stock1224 - Montana Pictorial Letterheads & One Mining Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10. 1) Stock for Andover Oil Co., inc. in Montana, 1930, not cancelled, large oilfield vignette. 2) Letterheads: pictorial Elkhorn Trading Co.,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Two Nice Montana RPC's: Glendive & Livingston1225 - Two Nice Montana RPC's: Glendive & Livingston
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Eagle Butte in Glendive. 2) Yellowstone Street in Livingston. Both are unused. Date: Location: Montana HWAC# 56900
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to d********y.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Four Different Montana Business Cards1226 - Four Different Montana Business Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cards: Ponderosa Saloon & Cafe // GF / One free Drink; H. Wolfe, HupMobile Taxi Service, Billings; The Windsor, Liquor and Cigars, Butte; Gust M...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rocket Review of Naval Ammunition Depot at Hawthorne, Nevada1227 - Rocket Review of Naval Ammunition Depot at Hawthorne, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 40pp softcover booklet of military base, officers, soldiers, WAVES and more. Back cover has 2 tears. Date: 1946 Location: Hawthorne, Nebraska
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to r***6 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Bullfrog/Beatty Nevada Checkbooks1228 - Bullfrog/Beatty Nevada Checkbooks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 red and 1 blue checkbook in this collection. These originated from Beatty, Nevada. Date: early 1900's Location: Bullfrog, Nevada HWAC# 56770
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Two Rare Candelaria, Nevada Letterheads1229 - Two Rare Candelaria, Nevada Letterheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Given & Ingalls, Candelaria, Jan. 22, 1889. Message by Murphy about enclosed money order. He complains that "where I live we only have a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********r.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Rare Pactolus, Nevada Datelined Lettersheet1230 - Rare Pactolus, Nevada Datelined Lettersheet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter from Pactolus, Nevada, dated 1902 to The State Bank and Trust Company, Carson Nevada. 8.5" x 10" Date: 1902. Pactolus was a very s...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Carson City Wells Fargo Exchange--One of Two Known1231 - Carson City Wells Fargo Exchange--One of Two Known
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Exceptionally rare Carson City Exchange for Wells Fargo, one of two known. This piece is in a capital plastics holder, It was in multiple pieces, plac
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to J*********s for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Carson City State Bank Contract1232 - Carson City State Bank Contract
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A letter from prospective investor months before opening of Carson City State Bank in 1875, wherein he was looking for privileges. There are also CCSB
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Goldfield, Nevada Archive1233 - Goldfield, Nevada Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 25 pieces in this collection of billheads, letters, & a telegram reading "Sensational Strike made on Jumbo claim carload of ore yie...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j***d for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Joe Gans, Lightweight Champion of the World, Souvenir1234 - Joe Gans, Lightweight Champion of the World, Souvenir
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From a large Nevada collection, so we believe this to be a souvenir commemorating the 1906 Nelson-Gans fight in Goldfield, Nevada. Gans won the fight
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Riverside Hotel Key and Room Spittoon!1235 - Riverside Hotel Key and Room Spittoon!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Now this is an amazing pair of items from Reno when there was no Las Vegas. The Riverside Hotel was the place to stay, dine, and be entertained in the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to r*****8 for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Reno, NV Historical Archive1236 - Reno, NV Historical Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Bardell Fototone Miniatures set of 20 views of old Reno, torn holder. Checks, letterheads, billheads, V&T RR ticket, color postcards, v...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Rare Reno, NV Postcard Collection1237 - Rare Reno, NV Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very nice group of Reno, NV postcards showing scenes of old Reno. Chromolitho, b/w, RPC's. Historic post office, Truckee River, Virginia St., co...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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