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May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

Welcome to our May 2018 auction! This four-day sale has close to 3,000 lots in the following collecting categories: Native Americana, Cowboy & Western, Mining, Tokens, Numismatics, Bottles, General Americana, Railroadiana, and a large Bargain/Dealer Specials section.

Highlights include:

*Our first offering of tokens from a prominent Texas Collection.

*A new batch of railroad passes from the Potter Collection.

*A Mining section that features a new group of territorial Nevada stock certificates as well as rare California, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado pieces.

*A Cowboy section with spurs, bits, ephemera, and two incredible Pawnee Bill Wild West Show posters.

*Baskets, pottery, jewelry, rugs, points, art, and more in our Native Americana section.

*California soda bottles and rare Nevada medicine bottles.

*Numismatics incl. US and world coins, currency, scrip, medals, and other exonumia.

*Ephemera from the Al Adams Collection, Potter Collection, and Prag Collection including early US and world maps; Montana fort & Indian trader documents & early Montana mining pieces; early Idaho documents; Western postcards and postal history with a focus on Arizona; plus rare pieces from California, Nevada, Oregon, and more.

*A large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One (May 7th, 2018) (Lots 1000-1734)
Native Americana (1000-1172)
Baskets
Pottery
Jewelry
Rugs & Weavings
Beadwork & Clothing
Points, Tools, & Weaponry
Art
Ephemera & Books
Cowboy & Western (1173-1264)
Spurs
Bits
Clothing
Buffalo Bill / Pawnee Bill
Ephemera
Mining (1265-1734)
Artifacts (Lighting, Signs, Explosives, Hard Goods)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort)


Day Two (May 8th, 2018) (Lots 2000-2754)
Tokens (2000-2249)
Numismatics (2250-2379)
Medals
Coins
Currency & Scrip
Ephemera
World’s Fairs & Expositions (2380-2406)
Gaming (2407-2431)
Bottles (2432-2654)
Insulators
Soda
Medicine
Misc.
Saloon, Brewing, Cigar, & Tobacco (2655-2718)
Beer & Brewing
Cigar & Tobacco
Jewelry (2719-2754)

Day Three (May 9th, 2018) (Lots 3000-3730)
General Americana

Day Four (May 10th, 2018) (Lots 4000-4752)
Railroadiana (4000-4189)
Passes
Ephemera
Bargains & Dealer Specials (4190-4752)
Gen. Americana
Mining
Numismatics
Tokens
Railroad
Postal


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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West Virginia and Oklahoma Check Collection4379West Virginia and Oklahoma Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1863-1904. Twelve Citizens National Bank of El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, All from Bonebrake Hardware & Implement Company. Nine West Virginia che...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for 25.00
Map of Oregon, Rand-McNally4380Map of Oregon, Rand-McNally
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck, pp. 354, 355. Graphics & Color by Lithography by Rand-McNally. Color is vivid, condition is good. On Mat Board (not adhered) with ...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Pennsylvania Check Collection4381Pennsylvania Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice selection of revenue imprints and revenue stamps. Seventy-one total. Large cities are represented like Philadelphia (1862 Pennsylvania Company fo
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for 75.00
Texas Check Collection4382Texas Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 59. Includes First National Bank of Brownwood, First National Bank of May, First National Bank of Granbury, Fort Worth National Bank, Exchange
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to s********x for 42.70
Mormon Related Post Card Collection4383Mormon Related Post Card Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 250 cards with images of Brigham Young, Lions House, Pioneers & Monuments: 75% old post cards & 25% post 1940 post cards. HWAC# 5718...
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to c******k for 187.50
Real Photo Postcard of Springville, Utah High School4384Real Photo Postcard of Springville, Utah High School
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The high school looks to be just finished. Made exclusively for E. N.Jordan. Springville is a bedroom community for Provo / Salt Lake City. It has a l
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to T*****z for 25.00
Map of Utah by Cram4385Map of Utah by Cram
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck pp. 272-273, Published by George F. Cram, Lithographic color & cartography. No condition issues noted. On Mat Board (not adhered) w...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
LOT WITHDRAWN4386LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
Map of 6 Western States & Territories4387Map of 6 Western States & Territories
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double Truck pp. 79,80 engraved & hand colored by Johnson. This map is of California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico & Arizona. Very nic...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*********r for 122.00
American Ephemera4388American Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grab bag full of 1) Travel Guides with photos, 72 pp. 2) Hardback book The Message of the New Testament by J.R. Smith; 3) Historical Collections of th
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
US Newspapers & Magazines (Most 1850s-1860s)4389US Newspapers & Magazines (Most 1850s-1860s)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 pieces. Includes: two different copies of the New Yorker published in 1840 by Horace Greeley & Co. (prolific publisher, congressman, a...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
US Railroad Check & Receipt Collection4390US Railroad Check & Receipt Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. Included: Atchison & Topeka, 1911; Union Pacific RR, Omaha, 1909 & 1913; Toledo, Peoria & Western, 1913; St. Louis & San ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to s********x for 24.40
Map of Ontario by Hardesty4391Map of Ontario by Hardesty
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck pp. 32,33. Lithographic color & graphics by Hardesty. No condition issues noted. Vivid color. On Mat Board (not adhered) with plast...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Large group of American bank checks4392Large group of American bank checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1300 Elko, Nevada checks, 200 Colusa, Bank of California, 134 Rock Island checks, 180 West Virginia checks. Nice group for the dealer who specializes
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
3 Different Political Documents43933 Different Political Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Benjamin F. Prescott for Governor, a torn roster and a blank receipt for People's Party State Central Committee 1900. HWAC# 50033 Date: ...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
4 Buildings on Fire Postcards43944 Buildings on Fire Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 postcards, 3 show building on fire, 1 has a more engulfed fire of the buildings. Location is unknown, probably Western states. 3.5" x 5.5&quo...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Animals of the Old West Postcard Group4395Animals of the Old West Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty. Premier card is an RPC of buffalo on the plains. Includes four 'Dude Larsen's painting/postcards, four Albert Friedrich of Te...
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to 1*****c for 43.75
Antique Grab Bag4396Antique Grab Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grab Bag of miscellaneous hydraulic mining framed 8" x 10" black & white photo; Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1948, Miner'...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Assorted US Ephemera4397Assorted US Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 200+ items. Includes 150+ cigarette cards including a set featuring different birds; 11 Pan. Pacific Exposition (1915) color illustrations of v
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to h********k.. for 106.25
Assorted Western Stocks (7)4398Assorted Western Stocks (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bellehelen Mo We Na Mining u/i, American Chrome i/c 1954, Copper - Gold Mining and Milling Syndicate i/u 1926, El Dorado Mining u/i, Brookland Mining
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Automobile Company Stock Certificate Collection4399Automobile Company Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14. Includes: Ford Motor Company (i/c 1974); the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company (4 issued 1941-1952); E.J. Korvette, Inc. (3 different issued 19
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 68.75
Beer and Spirits Label Collection4400Beer and Spirits Label Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 65 label, brandies, whiskies and more. They appear to be unused. HWAC# 57962 Date: c. 1875-1935 Location:
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to l*******c for 50.00
Billhead and Letterhead Collection (100+)4401Billhead and Letterhead Collection (100+)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US billheads and letter heads, many pictorial. HWAC# 57957 Date: c. 1880-1916 Location:
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to s********x for 195.20
Books of General Americana4402Books of General Americana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 15 books of general Americana, mostly for resale includes a five volume set of exclusive printing of Louis l'Amour, general books on the w...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 50.00
Box Full of Western Americana & Stock Auction Catalogs4403Box Full of Western Americana & Stock Auction Catalogs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 35 catalogs of stock and Western Americana from Holabird auction of the past including Filer, and 3 Garabini Arizona stock books. (Potter Col
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Card Games Books4404Card Games Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Official Rules of Card Games book, Hoyle up-to-date c. 1924 pp. 240; The Goren Point Count Method of Contract Bridge Bidding pp.20; Auction Bridg
Start Price : 65.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 300.00
Children With Horses on a Farm Photos (6)4405Children With Horses on a Farm Photos (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mostly cabinet cards without identification. 1 stereoview. HWAC# 57272 Date: c. 1890-1910 Location:
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Civil War Vignettes4406Civil War Vignettes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three color scenes: Vicksburg (2) and Gettysburg. A color citizens Bank of Louisiana reprint. Confederate Chieftains, Union Generals, Jefferson Davis
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to h****e for 62.50
Custer Channel Wing Corp Stocks (100)4407Custer Channel Wing Corp Stocks (100)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
100 Custer Channel Wing stocks, i/c c. 1959 HWAC# 61825 Date: Location:
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Deck of Cards & Aladdin Phonecard4408Deck of Cards & Aladdin Phonecard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Deck of cards with trains, & scenery from Mission Dolores, San Francisco & Carmel Mission & many more. Good condition. HWAC# 59658 ...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Earth History Library4409Earth History Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
General Americana, Earth history library. 14 volumes. About half are hardbound. Includes books on space, the earth, the genesis of the earth, meteorol
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Eastern United States Bank Revenue Collection4410Eastern United States Bank Revenue Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
75 checks. All imprinted Revenues. At least 15 different revenue imprints and variations. Checks from the Northern N. H. Railroad (nice steam engine v
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s********x for 146.40
Eastern United States Check Collection4411Eastern United States Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mostly Eastern. Many Different. No RN's. No adhesive revenues. Over 40! (Potter Collection) HWAC# 59451 Date: 1869-1911 Location:
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to s********x for 36.60
Engineering Books (10)4412Engineering Books (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Open Channel Hydraulics by Chow, The Field Engineer by Shunk, Rock Slope Engineering by Bray, The Aggregate Handbook, An Intro to Engineering, Track D
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 93.75
Fantasy Belt Buckle Collection4413Fantasy Belt Buckle Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 40 fantasy metal belt buckles made in the 1960's by California dealers to be sold to tourists in shops. Approx sizes 2.5" x 4"...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to c******k for 200.00
Fireman Photos (6)4414Fireman Photos (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six old photos of firefighters in action, or old fire trucks, Santa Monica and Wisconsin locales. Three are sepia toned, two of the b/w ones ha
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p******1 for 18.75
Framed New Pony Express Mirror4415Framed New Pony Express Mirror
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reads "Mail Agents / Pony Express / Ten Days to San Francisco". Mirror of Cowboy Express Rider on horse. 23" x 18.5". Nice cond...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Framed Wild West Pictures (3)4416Framed Wild West Pictures (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Framed picture in black & white of five men posing in attractive attire for the day. The five men are Harry Longabaugh "The Sundance Kid...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f********c.. for 62.50
Ft. Sheridan, Ft. Bridget and western Postcards4417Ft. Sheridan, Ft. Bridget and western Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RPC Bingham Canyon shows the road through the canyon and the railroad trestle. 3 Views of Fort Laramie-2 RPC's: Officer's Quarters & Sut...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Grab Bag of Misc. Americana4418Grab Bag of Misc. Americana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Misc. grab bag of Rio Grand Southern Railroad passes,; an 1862 Virginia Treasure Note is a souvenir Jamestown Exposition for $100, it is post marked 1
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Grab Bag, Books, Stamp Album, U.S. First Day Covers4419Grab Bag, Books, Stamp Album, U.S. First Day Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grab Bag. Quartz crystal rods, baseball cards (approx 25); Books, How Marcus Whitman Saved Oregon;U.S. First Day Covers & Special Covers; All A...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****2 for 62.50
Grab Box of US Ephemera4420Grab Box of US Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16# of unsorted US ephemera including books, philatelics, gaming, broadsides advertising pieces, newspaper, promotional playing cards, postcards and
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Grab Gag Ephemera4421Grab Gag Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Good for coupons Worcester Salt Company's United Profit Sharing Coupon, Sheffield Condensed Milk Co. coupons, Lucky Strike Certificate, the Amer...
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 43.75
Greeting Cards (approx. 40)4422Greeting Cards (approx. 40)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Greeting cards from the early to mid 1900's. Christmas greeting, birthdays, & birth announcements. HWAC# 59662 Date: early to mid 190...
Estimate : 40.00 - 90.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 25.00
IRS Retail Liquor Dealer Document4423IRS Retail Liquor Dealer Document
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 $25 IRS retail liquor certificates, unissued c. 1870's. HWAC# 50034 Date: Location:
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to c******u for 37.50
IRS Retail Liquor Dealer Document4424IRS Retail Liquor Dealer Document
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 unissued documents c. 1880's. HWAC# 50042 Date: Location:
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Knights of Pythias Baseball Tickets (20)4425Knights of Pythias Baseball Tickets (20)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
20 cardboard indoor baseball tickets, location unknown. Several tickets are stained, fair condition overall. HWAC# 57948 Date: c. 1923 Locatio
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Literature Pamphlets, & Book "The Black Cat"4426Literature Pamphlets, & Book "The Black Cat"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Interesting lot with a Reader's Digest from 1945; a pamphlet of Literature entitled "Progress Issued monthly by The University Association&...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 37.50
Marilyn Monroe Post Cards, Pinup Pictures, Post Cards, Souvenir Program4427Marilyn Monroe Post Cards, Pinup Pictures, Post Cards, Souvenir Program
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 100 pieces of "Naughty photo's, pictures, & programs". Entertaining lot consisting of Menu from Coppa's Restaurant; U....
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 468.75
Military Payment Certificate Collection4428Military Payment Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over a dozen examples of military payment certificates, a collecting specialty in its own right! HWAC# 61952 Date: Location:
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to q******s for 43.75