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

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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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Mac Gregor Arms Corporation Stock Certificate2099 - Mac Gregor Arms Corporation Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Arms stock certificate from Mac Gregor Arms Corporation dated March 5, 1931 for ten shares. Mac Gregor arms Corporation was believed to be a sub-
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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25 Maxim Munitions Corporation Stock Certificates2100 - 25 Maxim Munitions Corporation Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These stock certificates of one hundred shares (each) of capital stock. One hundred shares dated between 1917 to 1918. A period when the United States
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to A********r for 150.00
 
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Bronze Age Cast Sword2101 - Bronze Age Cast Sword
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a cast bronze sword 19 3/4 in. (50 cm) overall length with 4 3/4 in ( 12 cm) grip. All bronze casting believed to be made between 1200-3000 B.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a***s for 175.00
 
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Leather Holster2102 - Leather Holster
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Leather Holster by Heiser, leather embossed with 424. Probably used by mounted police, right handed holster. Would fit 38 Special. Braided leather at
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to r****1 for 50.00
 
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Two Mathew Brady Civil War Pictures2103 - Two Mathew Brady Civil War Pictures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a framed and mounted duo of original Mathew Brady photographs of the officers of the 71st Infantry at the Washington Navy Yard. Photos are 1...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 531.25
 
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CDVs of Union Civil War Commodore & Major2104 - CDVs of Union Civil War Commodore & Major
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1)CDV of Union Civil War Commodore David Porter, no logo. Commanded portion of naval expedition against Fort Pickens, Florida in 1861; commanded a mor
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Illinois Civil War Union Officer Pay Vouchers2105 - Illinois Civil War Union Officer Pay Vouchers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 Union military pay vouchers issued 1863-1865. Include: 1st Lt. L.B. Church, 105th Illinois Infantry, 1865; Capt. NW Edwards, 1864; Col. James
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Estimate : 180.00 - 360.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 112.50
 
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Illinois & Indiana Civil War Discharged Union Soldier Pay Vouchers2106 - Illinois & Indiana Civil War Discharged Union Soldier Pay Vouchers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 total issued 1862-1863 for discharged Union soldiers. Four for Indiana soldiers, 8 for Illinois soldiers. Includes allocations to: David Ben
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 150.00
 
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Indiana Civil War Union Officer Pay Vouchers2107 - Indiana Civil War Union Officer Pay Vouchers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6, issued 1862-63. Issued to: David Darr, Chaplain for 6th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer, 1862 (with servant Alfred); Major Calvin D. Campbell, 6
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s********x for 50.00
 
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Kentucky Civil War Union Officer Pay Vouchers2108 - Kentucky Civil War Union Officer Pay Vouchers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 military pay vouchers for Union officers enlisted in Kentucky, issued 1862-1864. Includes: Capt. Geo. Brown, Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, 186
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s*******1 for 112.50
 
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Pay Vouchers for Discharged Ohio Union Soldiers2109 - Pay Vouchers for Discharged Ohio Union Soldiers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14 issued 1862-63. Discharged for reasons such as disease contracted since enlistment, chronic arthritis, bronchitis, enlargement of the spleen
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s********x for 137.50
 
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Ohio, Michigan, & Minnesota Civil War Union Pay Vouchers2110 - Ohio, Michigan, & Minnesota Civil War Union Pay Vouchers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 total. 1) Four from Ohio, 1862-1863: 1st. Lt. John Parrott; 1st Lt. William Van Dorn; Col. Edwin A. Parrott; and Major J.A. Stafford. 2) One
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s*******1 for 87.50
 
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Ambrotype of Confederate Soldier2111 - Ambrotype of Confederate Soldier
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1/9 Plate Complete case, ambrotype is in a complete case.The photo is contained in a dark brown box that is embossed with what appears to be a cross w
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 150.00
 
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Civil War Era Ephemera2112 - Civil War Era Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a nice collection of letters, photos and booklets either from, or regarding the era around the Civil War. The lot includes a rare volunteer so
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 93.75
 
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Tennessee Civil War Union Office Pay Vouchers2113 - Tennessee Civil War Union Office Pay Vouchers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 issued 1862-64. Each voucher is approx. 10 x 16.5" and includes allocations for pay and rations to the soldier and their servants, if ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 150.00
 
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Pay Vouchers For Discharged Wisconsin Union Soldiers2114 - Pay Vouchers For Discharged Wisconsin Union Soldiers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15 issued 1862-64 for Ohio enlisted men. Soldiers include: Frederick Northrup, John Mack, Frasier C. Hazelton, P. Nelson Calkins, Joshua Davis,
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Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
Sold to s********x for 175.00
 
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Wisconsin Civil War Union Officer Pay Vouchers2115 - Wisconsin Civil War Union Officer Pay Vouchers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17 military pay vouchers, issued 1862-1865. Each voucher is approx. 10 x 16.5" and includes allocations for pay and rations to the sold...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to s********x for 200.00
 
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Pay Vouchers for Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Killed in Battle2116 - Pay Vouchers for Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Killed in Battle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 58. Most are marked paid in 1864 and are for money owed to soldiers from 1862. The forms are Arrears of Pay and Bounty Certificate from the Tre
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m**********i for 562.50
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2117 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Lot Withdrawn2118 - Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot Withdrawn
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