Auction Details
Welcome to our Summer Sale!
The summer sale features everything good about summer collectors – mining artifacts – and all elements of western history.
Here’s some highlights!
More than a dozen ore cars!!
Great manuscript archives, including that of a Mormon family and their trials and tribulations over several decades, from Nauvoo to Salt Lake, and back to the East coast; a newly surfaced Adolph Sutro-Comstock Lode archive and documents; an amazing archive from Nevada engineer John Heizer; a scrap book from promoter Tex Rickard; early Arizona military letters; a pair of 1860’s maps showing the location of the original adobes in Los Angeles! Wow! And there’s lots more.
The western Art section is huge, with art in every category. One of my favorites is the ornately engraved presentation silver chalice from Grass Valley, a “must-have” for any mining or California collector
Antique bottles and marbles. Hundreds of lots of California and Nevada items accompanied by a marble collection. Some of my favorites (other than bottles, which are always fun and historical) are the ceramic series of cat house decanters. This rare set has been split up by region, making it even more fun. While we’ve had a few of these over the years, we’ve never seen this many different- ever!
Stocks and bonds. This is another “wow” offering from two or more collections. Some highlights: Chinese bond collection; Arizona material- Sopori (1850’s), Gold MC, Picacho (1860’s), and from California the Bear River piece that preceded the Tuolumne stock that features a killer mining vignette; and of course a huge offering of more from the famous Prag Collection
Numismatics has about a little of everything related to coins and currency. Lots of scrip, tokens, medals (make sure you make it all the way thru the catalog!), and two spectacular gold fakes of which one was unknown, and the other very well published. There’s also a great strong box to put it all in! Medal collectors, don’t miss the late July sale as well.
Speaking of gold, don’t miss the high grade ore specimens from two major collections, the Heizer collection and Pollock. Most of Heizer’s material is Nevada-Cal, while Pollock is Mostly Utah, Alaska.
With 4000 lots, you’ll have plenty of great material to look over.
Don’t forget the search box on the “Virtual Catalog” on our web site. It can help you find the things you want in a hurry. But there’s nothing like surfing through the catalog – you get to find all sorts of neat things you might never have thought about.
Full Schedule
Day 1 (Thur, July 11) Lots 1000-1776
Apparel
Jewelry
Art
Furnishings & Décor
Native Americana
General Foreign Collectibles
Sports
Entertainment Industry
Music Related
Political
Military
General Americana Part I
Advertising
Badges
Belt Buckles
Brewing & Tobacco
Circus
Fire related
Gold Rush
Licence Plates
Lock/Key
Microscope
Scale
Tools
Toys
Dolls
Misc Americana Collectibles
Day 2 (Fri, July 12) Lots 2000-2670
General Americana Part II
(Geographically Sorted)
Bottles
Brothel
Cowboy
Gaming
Saloon
Tokens
Numismatics
Weaponry
Marbles
Day 3 (Sat,July 13) Lots 3000-3855
Minerals
Mining Part I
(California-Nevada)
Day 4 (Sun, July 14) Lots 4000-4808
Mining Part I
(New Jersey-End)
Transportation
Railroadiana
Postal History
Wells Fargo & Express
Day 5 (Mon, July 15) Lots 5000-6487
Bargains & Dealer Specials
Art
Bottles
Civil War
General Americana
Mining
Native Americana
Numismatics
Railroadiana
Transportation
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4763Railroad Industry Directories, Two Volumes (88668)Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Poore's Directory of Railroad Officials, 1891, Sixth Annual Number Containing Lists of the Officers of all Railways in North America and ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 140.00
Sold to f***2 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
4764Railroad Lamps (3) (91526)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 Railroad Lamps: 1) Clear glass globe, red color "Safety B&O, RR First; - Dietz Vesta"New York Central", Dec. Patent 1910...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to l******8 for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
4765Railroad Lamps (Set of 2) (106000)Holabird Western Americana Collections
These 2 vintage railroad lanterns are Adlake Kero embossed. Both have red globes, a beautiful cranberry color. Marked UP on the top and made by Adams
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
4766Railroad Lamps (Set of 2, Vintage) (106001)Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 railroad lamps: 1) Antique Vintage Adlake Kero Railroad Lantern with Cast Red Globe. The color is a cranberry color; 2) Adlake Kero stamped 245, The
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
4767Railroad Postcard Collection (105273)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 250 railroad postcards, chromolitho, modern a few RPC's. Locomotive, station, bridges and moreSalvatore Falcone Collection
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to D*****6 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
4768Railroad Postcards and Schedules (105334)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 60 railroad postcards with several RPC's, 1957 B&O schedule, approx 10 plastic c. 1950's railroad calendarsSalvatore Falcone Coll...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****6 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
4769Railroad Survey Prints of the West, Framed (84837)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large frame of nine Railroad Survey, c 1855 original prints. Includes: Hell Gate; Shyenne River (sic); White Bear Lake; Raineer; Teton Valley; Fort Wa
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to u********y.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
4770Railway Equipment & Realty Co, 7 Different Specimens (84209)Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 specimens. Blue, black, brown, dark brown, mauve, turquoise, green, red and orange. Prag Collection.
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Estimate : 140.00 - 250.00
Sold to f***2 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
4771Railway Pins / " Pictorial " / 5 Items. (105362)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Item # 1 of 5: Embossed : Div.477 ( au ) / Motif : Red railway car / Oct. ' 09 ( ad ) //. 1 1/2"" in diameter, cream colored with bl...
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 250.00
4772Raleigh & Gaston Railroad Company Stock Certificates (78751)Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 certificates total. All are signed by the president, MJ Hawkins on the 7th of Novemeber, 1861; issued and not cancelled. All are in very good cond
Estimate : 140.00 - 275.00
Sold to R******d for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
4773Reading Company Rail Road Stocks (Specimens) (78753)Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 total certificates. All specimens; 2 green; two slate and 1 gray colored background/trim. All in very good condition, hole punch cancelled. The R
Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to f***2 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
4775Scioto Hocking Valley Rail Road Co. (105511)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorp date Ohio not known exactly. #85, I/U, $1000, 7% First Mortgage 25 yr. bearer bond. Issued May 1, 1856. Signed E.A. Spencer, President. BLA
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*****x for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
4776Sea Beach Railway Company (79602)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of (13) cancelled Sea Beach Railway Company certificates. These numbered certificates have all been signed and executed, with the majority of t
Estimate : 85.00 - 140.00
Sold to f***2 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
4777Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. (104681)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four Certificates. The Seaboard Air-Line System name for marketing purposes began 1881.Before air travel air line was a common term for the shortest
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 160.00
4778Seaboard Air Line Railway Company Stocks Group (79603)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large group of (20) certificates. Two types, the majority of which are smaller 8" x 11" format common stock certificates. The (4) larger 8...
Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*********d for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
4780Springfield, Mount Vernon & Pittsburg Rail Road Co (106090)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Started operations in 1852 and stopped service in 1867 and ran from Delaware, Ohio through Mt. Vernon to Millersburg and ultimately became part of the
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
4781St. Paul & Duluth Railroad Co. stock (106303)Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 cancelled stock certificates for St. Paul & Duluth Railroad Co @ $100 each share. Inc. in Minnesota. Vignettes on top 1) left and right is ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
4782Tennessee Railroad stock (3) and bond (1) (105203)Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) - $1,000 Memphis & Little Rock Railway Co. 8% 1st Mortgage Bond with 59 coupons, principal due Jan 1, 1904, signed by James P. Wallace, pre...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50