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

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

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)
SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Interesting 130 Year-old Mining Letters with note from Peter Bancroft1438Interesting 130 Year-old Mining Letters with note from Peter Bancroft
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two letters from John Coleman. "...we have about 6" of bedrock today..." "We area also cutting down No. 3; it will take 3 or 4 d...
Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to c********r.. for 100.00
Argonaut Mining & Milling Co. Stock Certificate, Georgetown1439Argonaut Mining & Milling Co. Stock Certificate, Georgetown
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1880 issued, uncancelled stock for the Argonaut near Georgetown in El Dorado County, very active in the first part of the 1880's, according to B...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for 62.50
The Giant Powder Company Stock Certificate1440The Giant Powder Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 10,400 for 49 shares to RH Rennie in 1915. Hole cancelled. Located at Giant Station. The Giant Powder Company was the first company in America
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to S*****8 for 312.50
St. Lawrence Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (Inyo Mining District)1441St. Lawrence Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (Inyo Mining District)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated September 22, 1863 and capitalized at $180,000; 1800 Shares at $100 per. Cert. #127, issued to Benjamin Dore for 5 shares and dated Decem
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to 9***6 for 312.50
14 Randsburg Mining Photographs144214 Randsburg Mining Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seems to be for a mining operation. Includes photos of mine, tracks, town, and hills. 3.5 x 5". Date: Location: Randsburg, California HWAC#...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****8 for 62.50
S. Molitor & Co. Assay Receipt Group1443S. Molitor & Co. Assay Receipt Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four assay receipts for gold bullion deposited with Stephen Molitor in San Francisco. 1860, 1861 (2), 1863. Molitor used a different receipt every ye
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
William Tell and Plumbago Stock Certificates, Sierra City1444William Tell and Plumbago Stock Certificates, Sierra City
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five. 1-3) William Tell Consolidated Gold Mining Stock Certificates. Numbers, 38, 61, and 66. All 1890. Company incorporated May 9, 1890. Direc
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********x.. for 62.50
4 Hills Mining Co. Record Archive14454 Hills Mining Co. Record Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 boxes (approx. 3 cubic feet) of Mining Company Records, 4 Hills Mining Co., Contracts & work on mines in Sierra, Plumas Counties, California d...
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to s****y for 125.00
Garnett Gold Mining Company Gold Bond1446Garnett Gold Mining Company Gold Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 26. 1896. Signed by James B Hughes President and George D Munford secretary. 17 x 11". Attractive light green background. Outside of sev...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********p for 25.00
Two Hydraulic Mining Photographs1447Two Hydraulic Mining Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One shows the aftermath of the hydraulic hose on a mountain. It is amazing the devastation it caused. Excellent contrast. Photo size is 5 x 7"....
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l******8 for 56.25
California Mining Certificates (3)1448California Mining Certificates (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Pennsylvania Consolidated Mining issued 1898 2) San Domingo Gold Mining issued 1904 3) Golden Gate mining issued 1903 Date: Location: Californi
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Four California Assays Plus One Colorado1449Four California Assays Plus One Colorado
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Two different Gold Bullion deposited with Selby Smelting & Lead Co.. 1889 & 1896; 2) Densmore Cons. G. M. Co., Columbia, California, Redu...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
California Mining Ephemera Collection1450California Mining Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large group of letterheads, billheads(some pictorial), stock certificate book from Natomas Co. of Calif., Cutting family legal document copies, typed
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r***6 for 112.50
Early California Topographic Maps1451Early California Topographic Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
65 early topo maps, mostly from mining areas as well as part of the Bay area. duplication rare, except San Mateo. About 80% are pre-1920, many from th
Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to F********h for 375.00
Western States Mining Stock Group (California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Utah)1452Western States Mining Stock Group (California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Utah)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14. includes: Tuolumne County Water Co, Columbia, Cal. 1862, fabulous mining vignettes; Calaveras Water & Mining Co., 1880; Aurora Mining...
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for 62.50
California Mining Stock Certificate Collection1453California Mining Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 18. Included: pictorial Monte Cristo Mining Co. (Sierra County), 1872, not cancelled; Calaveras Water & Mining Co., 1882, issued to secre...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for 87.50
Reliance Gold & Silver Mining Company Bond, 1867, Black Hawk1454Reliance Gold & Silver Mining Company Bond, 1867, Black Hawk
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This $100 bond was issued in 1867 and signed by secretary Armitage and president Tucker. Number 185. 18 x 16". Excellent condition! Includes gr...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to c*********p for 150.00
Cripple Creek Ephemera1455Cripple Creek Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of checks and documents related to mining at Cripple Creek, c 1895-1930. The best are perhaps the Miners Protective Association membership appli
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for 50.00
Denver Mint Gold Bullion Assay Memorandum, 18781456Denver Mint Gold Bullion Assay Memorandum, 1878
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare 1870s Colorado assay from the US Mint at Denver. No. 757, issued Oct. 21st, 1878 for a deposit by the City National Bank. Produced a 20 ounc
Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to D******a for 137.50
Prospectus of The Cascade Mining Company of New York and Colorado (Clear Creek County)1457Prospectus of The Cascade Mining Company of New York and Colorado (Clear Creek County)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver mine near Georgetown. 20 pages. Printed by Press of Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, New York. Located on the Charter Oak Ridge (five miles up the v...
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to S****2 for 62.50