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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)
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Egyptian Postcard Lot2639Egyptian Postcard Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30. Earliest are postmarked 1900 and 1903. Includes Turkish and Egyptian coin postcards. Also 1900 Gizah Pyramids, 1903 Gesirah Palace, Luxor T
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to w****o for 37.50
Huge Bank Postcard Collection2640Huge Bank Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
100++ bank related postcards, mostly chromolitho. Date: Location: HWAC# 57254
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r*****2 for 137.50
Eastern States USA Postcards2641Eastern States USA Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 100 postcards of Eastern USA, the Woolworth Building, New York, St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy, N.Y., scenes of Boston, Biltmore House &...
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 25.00
Midwest and Eastern Postcards Collection2642Midwest and Eastern Postcards Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dozens of postcards from Chicago, MN, OH, Mass., NYC, NE, MN and more. Date: Location: HWAC# 57252
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 31.25
Golden Replicas of US Stamps with 22CT stamps2643Golden Replicas of US Stamps with 22CT stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 brown binders from Postal Commemorative Society with First Day Covers and 22CT replica stamps. 1996 volume has 14 stamps, 1991 version has 33 stamps
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to s********x for 43.75
US Stamp Sheets and Partials2644US Stamp Sheets and Partials
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Accumulation of US stamps, all common and mint, never used. mostly in partial sheet form, often without plate numbers. includes about 11 partial shee
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 100.00
Reagan 1974 Stamp Sheets2645Reagan 1974 Stamp Sheets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
approximately 79 sheets of 20 each of Reagan's Presidential stamp portraits on 37 cent US stamps from 1974. Unused, mint, never touched. Collect...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
US Unused Stamp Collection2646US Unused Stamp Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Plate blocks, singles, etc in US Commemorative Albums. Hundreds of pieces, c 1930's to 1970's. a great beginners hoard. Date: Location: ...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*********r for 225.00
Two Albums First Day Covers2647Two Albums First Day Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two albums of first day covers: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976) and Signers of the Declaration of Independence. About 100 plus covers. Great f
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 25.00
Reno Air Stock Certificates2648Reno Air Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One hundred pieces of Reno Air stock certificates from the early 1990s. Rare. Date: Location: Reno, Nevada HWAC# 48241
Estimate : 160.00 - 500.00
Sold to a********o for 62.50
Stock Grab Bag2649Stock Grab Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains a few TV/Video company stock certificates, a certificate from an Idaho water company and several from The Philippine Long Distance
Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 300.00
Grab bag of Five Arizona Mining Stock Certificates2650Grab bag of Five Arizona Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) One certificate of the Cactus Copper Company, 2) Two certificates of the Carter Gold Mining & Milling Company with revenue stamps, 3) Two cer...
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to b**********7 for 37.50
Arizona Stock Mining Certificates (19)2651Arizona Stock Mining Certificates (19)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assortment of 19 stocks including Stevens Copper Kay Copper with Lincoln Vignette, Magma Copper, Copper King, Antler Gold Mining, Sunburst Mining, New
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******2 for 62.50
Yellow Gold of Cripple Creek Stocks (200)2652Yellow Gold of Cripple Creek Stocks (200)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
200 certificates issued approx 1980 Date: Location: Cripple Creek, Colorado HWAC# 57902
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for 62.50
Montana Oil, Coal, & Power Bonds & a Stock Certificate2653Montana Oil, Coal, & Power Bonds & a Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Three bonds: two c.1900 Montana Coal & Coake Company $1,000 Bonds, with vignette of coal train. Detached page of coupons present. One ...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to s****y for 56.25
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 22654Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of one hundred pieces of The Goldfield Consolidated Mines stock certificates signed by George Wingfield. Date: Location: Goldfield, Nevada HW
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*****r for 68.75
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 32655Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 3
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One hundred pieces of The Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company stock certificates, but without George Wingfield's signature. Date: Location: ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 37.50
Yellow Gold of Cripple Creek Stocks (200)2656Yellow Gold of Cripple Creek Stocks (200)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
200 certificates i/c approx 1978-1979. Date: Location: Cripple Creek, Colorado HWAC# 57900
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s********x for 62.50
Oklahoma Territory Stocks2657Oklahoma Territory Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30 OK territory stock, mix of issued and unissued. Date: Location: Oklahoma HWAC# 57248
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s********x for 106.25
Custer Channel Wing Corp. Stocks (200)2658Custer Channel Wing Corp. Stocks (200)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
100 blue certificates from approx 1964, 100 olive green certificates from approx 1968. Date: Location: HWAC# 57903
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********o for 50.00