AUCTION  / 

October 2017 Premier Auction

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

Auction Details

This 5-day sale features 2,900 lots in multiple collecting categories including Mining, Minerals, Native Americana, Bottles, Gaming, Cowboy, Tokens, Numismatics, Railroad & Express, Postal History & Philatelic, Firearms & Military, and General Americana.

Highlights include:

*Gold, gold & silver ore, & choice mineral specimens from around the world

*a wide variety of mining collectibles including artifacts, stock certificates, photographs, and ephemera

*choice Native Americana from a prominent collection including Western baskets, projectile points, Navajo Pottery, jewelry, a Kachina Collection, and a Pacific NW bone, ivory & carved stone collection

*Bottles and antique glass including the Shamberger Saratoga Mineral Water Collection, Saloon back bar bottles, Western sodas and whiskies, Nevada embossed bottles, and an Insulator Collection

*Cowboy collectibles including a branding iron collection and cowboy postcards

*Tokens & Medals including Tombstone, Arizona, Alaska, California, Nevada Tokens & key tags, Fort tokens, So-Called Dollar collection feat. Bryan Money, Encased Cents, and US & Mining Medals

*Numismatics including Colorado silver coinage (a new discovery), Salt Lake City National Bank Note Collection, Nevada National Bank Notes, Assay incl. a rare assayer ingot and & Comstock assay documents

*Railroad stocks, bonds, keys, locks, and reference libraries

*Wells Fargo & Other Express collectibles incl. a rare Wells Fargo gold medal

*Postal history including first flights, first day covers, and revenue stamped documents

*A selection of antique firearms and swords

*Political collectibles feat. a Theodore Roosevelt button collection

*General Americana with strong Colorado, Montana, and Nevada sections including Shamberger Photograph Collection of Nevada Mining Camps and a large selection of Colorado stereoviews

*A special Dealer Section featuring large lots of mining, railroad, & other stocks, bonds, and postcards

                                          Auction Schedule

Day 1, Thursday, October 19, 2017 (Lots 1000-1666)
            Minerals (1000-1179)
                        Gold (1000-1013)
                        Ore, Gem, & Mineral Specimens  (1014-1179)
 
            Mining (1180-1666)
                        Candlesticks (1180-1188)
                        Explosives (1189-1198)
                        Mine Lighting (Carbide, Oil, Safety) (1199-1216)
                        Hard Goods (1217-1224)
                        Books (1225-1259)
                        Stocks, Checks, & Other Ephemera  (1260-1666)
 
 
Day 2, Friday, October 20, 2017 (Lots 2000-2576)
            Native Americana (2000-2268)
                        Southwest
                                    Art (2000-2026)
                                    Baskets (2027-2037)
                                    Beadwork (2038-2056)
                                    Moccasins (2057-2064)
                                    Rugs & Jewelry (2065-2071)
                                    Kachinas (2072-2099)
                                    Pottery (2100-2170)
                                    Tools & Other (2171-2181)
                        Northwest
                                    Animal tools/art (2182-2189)
                                    Clothing & Moccasins (2190-2197)
                                    Ivory Art & Tools (2198-2211)
                                    Sculptures (2212-2226)
                                    Tools & Other (2227-2232)
                        Nat. Amer. Books (2233-2268)
 
            Bottles & Glass (2269-2498)
                        Bitters, Poisons, Medicines (2269-2299)
                        Mineral Water (2300-2361)
                        Soda (2362-2412)
                        Whiskey (2413-2452)
                        Beer & Other (2453-2477)
                        Insulators (2478-2498)
 
            Gaming (2499-2521)
 
            Cowboy (2522-2576)
                        Branding Irons (2522-2540)
                        Cowboy Ephemera (2541-2576)
 
 
Day 3, Saturday, October 21, 2017 (Lots 3000-3610)
            Tokens (Geographic Sort) (3000-3068)
 
            Numismatics (3069-3281)
                        So-Called Dollars (3069-3136)
                                    Bryan Money (3069-3099)
                                    Other (3100-3136)
                        Medals (3137-3181)
                        Coins (3182-3202)
                        Encased Cents (3203-3216)
                        Currency (3217-3245)
                        Scrip & Ephemera (3246-3256)
                        Ingots & Assay (3257-3281)
           
            Railroad & Express (3282-3445)
                        Books (3282-3304)
                        Locks & Keys (3305-3317)
                        Stocks, Bonds, & Ephemera  (3318-3425)
                        Wells Fargo & Other Express (3426-3445)
 
            Postal History & Philatelic (3446-3526)
                        First Day & First Flight (3446-3475)
                        Military (3476-3486)
                        Geographic Sort (3487-3510)
                        Stamps & Revenue (3511-3526)
           
            Firearms, Weaponry, & Military Collectibles (3527-3610)
                        Civil War (3527-3546)
                        Other Military (3547-3556)
                        Firearms, Holsters, & Ephemera (3557-3568)
                        Knives & Swords (3569-3610)
 
 
Day 4, Sunday, October 22, 2017 (Lots 4000-4624)
            Political incl. Theodore Roosevelt Collection (4000-4022)
           
            General Americana
                        (Geographic Sort) (4023-4497)
                        Art (4498-4511)
                        Books (4512-4529)
                        Miscellaneous Americana incl. Hard Goods, Jewelry, & Ephemera (4530-4595)
                        World Collectibles (4596-4624)
 
           
Day 5, Monday, October 23, 2017 (Lots 5000-5415)
            Dealer Specials
                        Misc. Americana & Ephemera (5000-5017)
                        Stock Certificates & Bonds: Mining, Railroad, & Other (5018-5415)
 

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
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Manistee & Northeastern Railroad Company Bond3368 - Manistee & Northeastern Railroad Company Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Green $1000 5% gold bond. Signed by president. #679. 14.25" x 10". City: State: Michigan Date: HWAC# 52345
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to a******l for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Michigan Electric Railway Company Bond (1923)3369 - Michigan Electric Railway Company Bond (1923)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$100 5% bond, signed by Vice President. 14.5 ' x 10". #1037. City: State: Michigan Date: HWAC# 52317
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to a******l for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Pictorial Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad & Water Lines Pass3370 - Pictorial Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad & Water Lines Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to A. W. Wright, President of the C. S. & M. Railroad (running between Durand & Bay City). Pictorial of Pere Marquette exploring in a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to a**********5 for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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St. Francois County Railway Company Check Collection3371 - St. Francois County Railway Company Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These 500 checks are from 1907 to 1912. From the Bank of Farmington. Checks made out to people, companies and currency! Quite a lot of history here!
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i********s.. for (275.00 + 66.00BP) = 341.00
 
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Kansas City and Olathe Electric Railway Company Bond (1903)3372 - Kansas City and Olathe Electric Railway Company Bond (1903)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5% gold bond. $500. Signed by president.Vignette of electric rail. 18.25" x 11.5". #488. A 7.1-mile electric interurban rail line between ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to B******7 for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Kansas City Railways Company Bond (1915)3373 - Kansas City Railways Company Bond (1915)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$1000 gold bond. 5%. Signed by president Nealy. 14.5" x 10". #M180. According to Moody's, owned and operated the entire street railway...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to B******7 for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Missouri Pacific Railroad Plate3374 - Missouri Pacific Railroad Plate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A rare plate with blue and yellow flowers around the edges and in the center. Back of plate has manufacturer ("O.P.CO. SYRACUSE CHINA 1-3"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i********s.. for (15.00 + 3.60BP) = 18.60
 
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Montana Railroad Ephemera3375 - Montana Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30+. Includes 5 real photo postcards; 25 black-and-white photographs (most 3 x 4.75"); cardboard sign for Chicago Milwaukee St Paul &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i********s.. for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Fabulous View of Engine 2704 through a Ring while building Boulder (Hoover) Dam3376 - Fabulous View of Engine 2704 through a Ring while building Boulder (Hoover) Dam
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Steam locomotive passing through section of steel penstock pipe at the Babcock & Wilcox Company, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation Photo." ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 2*****l for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Bullfrog-Goldfield R.R. Freight Bill, Goldfield, NV 1908 for Whisky3377 - Bullfrog-Goldfield R.R. Freight Bill, Goldfield, NV 1908 for Whisky
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Datelined Goldfield Station and dated 1908. E. Martin Co. was shipping barrels of whisky from San Francisco to Goldfield. Stamped "PAID" a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****W for (55.00 + 11.55BP) = 66.55
 
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