May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

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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Three Fine 14K Gold Bracelets2720Three Fine 14K Gold Bracelets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three fine 14K gold bracelets: one with small gold heart; two others are fine simple chains. 4.3g HWAC# 45606 Date: Location:
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to g********u for 93.75
Vintage A. Vogeli Pocket Watch2721Vintage A. Vogeli Pocket Watch
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vogeli was probably a jeweler. Watch is open face, gold engraved back. Good condition. HWAC# 58836 Date: Location: Jackson, California
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
14K Cased Ladies Pocket Watch272214K Cased Ladies Pocket Watch
Holabird Western Americana Collections
American Watch Co. Waltham, Royal. Beautifully engraved with floral designs.14K gold solid Hunter case. Does not run, but is in beautiful condition. P
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 468.75
10 Vintage Elgin Pocket Watches272310 Vintage Elgin Pocket Watches
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 10K gold case, face and numerals in gold, very good condition; five others may be 10K gold; four with gold color face; others gold filled or plated
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
10 Vintage Elgin Pocket Watches272410 Vintage Elgin Pocket Watches
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All open face,2 w/missing face plates. One Railway watch has watch fob of brass with penny set in it. Some gold filled. Please Inspect. HWAC# 5884
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 406.25
Four Vintage Elgin National Watch Co. Pocket Watches2725Four Vintage Elgin National Watch Co. Pocket Watches
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 men's open face pocket watches. Cases are solid coin silver. Two are key wound. c. 1870's. All are probably railway watches. HWAC# 588...
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 212.50
Vintage Elgin Set w/Emerald2726Vintage Elgin Set w/Emerald
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Probably 14K gold, blue enameled circle lines on front and back, Emerald set in star on back. Early 1900's, Hunter style, working. Lovely piece....
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 9***6 for 250.00
7 Vintage Elgin Men's Pocket Watches27277 Vintage Elgin Men's Pocket Watches
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All are large size watches, ranging from late 1800's to early 1900's. Some silver. Please inspect. HWAC# 58821 Date: Location:
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 250.00
Five Vintage Elgin Pocket Watches2728Five Vintage Elgin Pocket Watches
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three are railway grade. Three gold plated. Please inspect. HWAC# 58838 Date: Location:
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 3***6 for 237.50
10 Vintage Hamilton Pocket Watches272910 Vintage Hamilton Pocket Watches
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All are open face. Two are Railway Special, gold plated. Three are Art Deco 14k gold. Several are gold plated. Two watches include chains. Great group
Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 1,125.00