Spring Americana Auction -- May 2019

Auction Details

Welcome to our May 2019 Sale!

This sale spans 5 days with 4,000 lots in nearly 20 collecting categories.

HIGHLIGHTS

*KEN PRAG STOCK CERTIFICATE COLLECTION: This sale continues our sale of the Ken Prag American Stock Certificate Collection that we started offering back in 2014. This sale includes more great Western mining and railroad rarities including Alaska, Colorado, Nevada Territory, the Dakotas, Michigan, and Montana; early automobile and aviation; and non-mining or railroad pieces (such as hotels, banks, clubs, etc).

*COLORADO TERRITORY COLLECTION: We have received what we believe to be the finest Colorado Territory stock certificate collection in existence. Over 40 pieces are from the 1860s period! This private collection nicely compliments the Ken Prag Collection and also contains fabulous Colorado railroad rarities. For many of these pieces, we could find no record of them ever being offered at auction!

*ANTIQUE MARBLES: Nearly 200 lots with single rarities and larger groups of turn-of-the-century or before marbles, including figural sulphides, hand-painted clay marbles, colorful swirls, and more!

*NUMISMATICS: US & foreign gold coins & ephemera including a fabulous 19th-century silver coin belt plus two gigantic bullion scales from the Philadelphia Mint.

*TOKENS: Continuing the fabulous offering in our March token auction, this section features US & foreign brothel tokens.

*SPORTS: Three different baseball collections including rare autographs, cards, and other sports ephemera.

*POSTCARDS: Tens of thousands of postcards are featured in this auction from two key collections: the Native American Postcard Collection and the Salvatore Falcone Postcard Collection. Many real photo rarities plus larger groups, c.1906-1960s.

*GENERAL AMERICANA: Rare books, firefighting ephemera, World Fair & expositions, a Hawaii Collection (Ken Prag), rare Nevada ephemera from a prominent collection, and much more!

*WELLS FARGO & POSTAL HISTORY: Rare exchanges and checks, enameled signs, plus a fabulous Nevada Wells Fargo cover collection including great full cover advertising rarities such as Ophir and Star City!

MINING: Ephemera (maps, photos, books) and rare mining stocks from the Ken Prag Collection and the Colorado Territory Collection, plus a Minerals & Ore section that features an old high-grade collection out of the Tonopah area. Also a very rare original Virginia City Assayer's sign.

NATIVE AMERICANA & COWBOY: In addition to the fabulous Native American postcards, this section also has jewelry, baskets, and other collectibles.

BARGAINS & DEALER SPECIALS: Our entire 5th day is dedicated to this category of both large groupings ideal for resale or lower priced entry-level collectibles, spanning nearly ever collecting category in the rest of our sale.


Full Auction Schedule

Day 1, Thursday, May 16th, 2019 (Lots 1000-1839)
General Americana (1000-1467)
Assorted (Books, Fire, Postal History, Expo.) (1000-1083)
Geographical Sort (1084-1467)
Numismatics (1468-1574)
Books & Checks (1468-1481)
Coins (1482-1553)
Currency, Ingots, Medals, Scales (1554-1574)
Mining Part I (1575-1839)
Mining Artifacts & Books (1575-1604)
Stocks & Ephemera: ALASKA-CALIFORNIA (1605-1839)

Day 2, Friday, May 17th, 2019 (Lots 2000-2838)
Mining Part II (2000-2838)
Stocks & Ephemera: COLORADO-WYOMING

Day 3, Saturday, May 18th, 2019 (Lots 3000-3784)
Transportation (3000-3543)
Airplane (3000-3146)
Automobile (3147-3198)
Steamer & Railroad (3199-3543)
Wells Fargo & Express (3544-3591)
Tokens (3592-3784)
US & Foreign Brothel (3592-3729)
Geographical Sort (3730-3784)

Day 4, Sunday, May 19th, 2019 (Lots 4000-4774)
Sports Collectibles (4000-4227)
Jewelry (4228-4236)
Furniture (4237-4244)
Art (4245-4299)
Native Americana (4300-4408)
Textiles (4409-4456)
Marbles (4457-4565)
Bottles (4566-4594)
Cowboy (4595-4627)
Firearms & Weaponry (4628-4652)
Entertainment (4653-4666)
Gaming (4667-4676)
Military (4678-4687)
Minerals (4688-4774)


Day 5, Monday, May 20th, 2019 (Lots 5000-5899)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (5000-5899)
General Americana feat. Postcards & Ephemera (5000-5451)
Mining (5452-5657)
Railroad (5658-5765)
Airplane & Automobile (5766-5827)
Tokens (5828-5868)
Numismatics (5869-5899)

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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Horizon Air Stock Certificate -- Specimen  (102624)5780 - Horizon Air Stock Certificate -- Specimen (102624)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Horizon Air Industries, inc. in Washington, 1982. No. 2610, stamped Specimen. Printed signatures of the president and secretary. Maroon borders, black
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to q********h for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc. (LTV) Stock Certificates  (102587)5781 - Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc. (LTV) Stock Certificates (102587)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6, four varieties, including two Specimen. Issued 1967, 1968 (x2), and 1969. All punch cancelled. Different colored borders with vignette of ba
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a********o for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Miscellaneous Airplane Stock Collection  (102284)5782 - Miscellaneous Airplane Stock Collection (102284)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eleven. 1) Commercial Aerial Navigation Company. Early # 5! 1909. They made a unique chisel headed dirigible. 2) Central States Aeronautical Co
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********o for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Mohawk Aircraft Corporation Stock Certificate  (103456)5783 - Mohawk Aircraft Corporation Stock Certificate (103456)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Delaware. No. 20, issued for 30 shares to Robert Thomas on Oct. 1st, 1929. Signed by vice-president GP Murphy and secretary Trux. Not cancell
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to s******n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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New England & Western Airlines, Inc. Certificate  (102603)5784 - New England & Western Airlines, Inc. Certificate (102603)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Interim Certificate for 6% Convertible Collateral Trust Short Term Notes. No. 130, issued for $200 to A.L. Worthen on May 15th, 1931. Signed by presid
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a********o for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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SFO Helicopter Airlines, Inc. Stock Certificate  (103421)5785 - SFO Helicopter Airlines, Inc. Stock Certificate (103421)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
San Francisco & Oakland Helicopter Airlines, Inc. Inc. in California, 1961. No. SFC7710, issued for 100 shares to Jon & Anne Ellis on Sep. 2...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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American Austin Car Company Stock Certificates  (103453)5786 - American Austin Car Company Stock Certificates (103453)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 temporary certificates issued in 1929 to Hurley & Co. None cancelled. Orange border and background, black print. 7.75 x 10.5" Inc....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e********u.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Auto Companies Stock Certificate Collection  (103450)5787 - Auto Companies Stock Certificate Collection (103450)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13. Included: Chrysler Corporation (3 issued 1981); Nash-Kelvinator Corp (1937); Peerless Motor Car Corp. (1929); Packard Motor Car Co. (1946);
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********h for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Auto Companies Stock Certificate Collection  (103451)5788 - Auto Companies Stock Certificate Collection (103451)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different. Includes: Packard Motor Car Co. (1928); Nash Motors Co. (1918); Studebaker Corp. (1945); Little Motor Kar Co. (1919); Doble Steam
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to w******o for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Automobile Parts Collection (#1)  (91991)5789 - Automobile Parts Collection (#1) (91991)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of thirteen. 1) Mileage Recording Device Company. 1910! Number 3! Cancelled. 2) Fancy Blumberg Motor Manufacturing. stained. 3-5) Continental Moto
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********K for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Automobile Parts Collection (#2)  (91990)5790 - Automobile Parts Collection (#2) (91990)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of fourteen. Includes Any Lite Incandescent Lamp Regulator with great vignette of product. Gold Seal. 2c documentary stamp. Black on green safety
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 180.00 - 350.00
Sold to s********K for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Automobile Related Stocks  (91674)5791 - Automobile Related Stocks (91674)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 18. All different. Some company dups, but they are all different. Includes: Auto Equipment Company, Auto Metal Body (# 20), Auto Specialties Ma
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 250.00
Sold to w*****s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Automobile Related Stocks  (91668)5792 - Automobile Related Stocks (91668)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of forty. Some duplicate companies - but all stocks are unique. Gettysburg Motors (# 29), Karua Auto Oil (1917, # 25), Duplex Swing-Spring Seat (E
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to s******n for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Automotive Tire Collection (Stocks)  (91992)5793 - Automotive Tire Collection (Stocks) (91992)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of thirty-four. Nice vignettes; Delion Tire and Rubber with lion vignette and John T Clark Mechanically Inflated Tire Company with fancy car vigne
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 600.00
Sold to w******o for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Baker Steam Motor Car & Manufacturing Co. Stock Certificates  (103457)5794 - Baker Steam Motor Car & Manufacturing Co. Stock Certificates (103457)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two different. Inc. in Arizona. 1) No. 118, issued for one share in 1924. Signed by president Hartley Baker and sect. John Zielke. Not cancelle
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Car Dealer Collection  (91989)5795 - Car Dealer Collection (91989)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large and eclectic lot. Lot of twenty-nine. It starts with Cannon Ball Motor Company of Texcio, New Mexico. There is a Consolidated Car Co. with fancy
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to s******n for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Durant Motors Collection  (91993)5796 - Durant Motors Collection (91993)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of fourteen. 1-2) Durant Motor Company (DMC) of California. Purple and orange. 3) DMC of Indiana. Orange. Not issued. Looks like a printers proof.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********h for (1,600.00 + 400.00BP) = 2,000.00
 
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Elgin Motor Car Corporation Stock Certificate  (103462)5797 - Elgin Motor Car Corporation Stock Certificate (103462)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Delaware. No. 9426, issued for five shares to A. La Huis on Oct. 24th, 1916. Signed by vice-president C.S. Rieman and the secretary. Not cance
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Fisk Rubber Company Stock Certificates  (103464)5798 - Fisk Rubber Company Stock Certificates (103464)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. 1) Two stocks (or bonds?) printed in German, issued in 1924. Red or blue borders. Coupons attached. Both with foreign revenue impr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Flint Motor Company Stock Certificate  (103465)5799 - Flint Motor Company Stock Certificate (103465)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Michigan. No. 62997, issued for 2 shares to J. Elmer Carlson on Feb. 18, 1929. Signed by vice-president Briggs and the asst. sect. Not cancell
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to f*****1 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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