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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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4253Great Northern Pacific Steamship Stock (105621)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/C #21 Chas Rose 2 shares 1919. Ken Prag Collection
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to t********f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
4254International Mercantile Marine Co Stocks (10) (83465)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Originally the International Navigation Company it was a trust formed in the early twentieth century as an attempt by J.P. Morgan to monopolize the sh
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to r********-.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
4255Marine Company Stocks and Bond (105629)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bond-Manhattan High Power Marine 1910. Stocks-Tacony Palmyra Ferry 1928, Sea Power 1900, Terra Marine-poor condition, Temple Safety on Sea 1937, South
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f***2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
4256Navigation Stocks (3) (83355)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/C Matson Navigation Co #574 Lenore Smith 150 shares 1938 signed by President illegible. I/U American Navigaton Co #248 Adams Enders 10 shares 1916 s
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
4257New London Steamboat/ Ship & Engine Co (86577)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three stocks: 2 for New London Steamboat Co., 1 for New London Ship and Engine Co., 1) 1 share of New London Steamboat Co, cert. # 46 issued to D.
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
4258Ocean Floating Safe Co Annual Report (105597)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pictorial and rare 1919 annual report. 9.75x4.25". In Italian? Ken Prag Collection
Date: 1916
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i***y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
4259Ocean Steam Navigation Stock (83460)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. I/U #123 Daniel McDevitt 150 shares signed by President James. "The Ocean Steam Navigation Company (OSNC or Bremen Line) was a shipping c...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
4260Orinoco Navigation Stock (105614)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U # 62 WA Pile 100 shares 1874. Nice ship vignette Ken Prag Collection
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i***y for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
4261Panama Canal - French stock (106437)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bond for Canal Interoceanique de Panama cert. # 222,583. 2 Revenue stamps. Bottom of picture with small figures. 12 coupons. Bankrupt Canal Intero
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to H*****r for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
4262Panama Mail Steamship Stocks (2) (105622)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare i/u orange and green Ken Prag Collection
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to w******o for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
4263Philadelphia & Savannah Steam Navigation Co. Stock (83335)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/C #519 Alexander Hodgson 1853 signed by President Williamson. Operated on the lower Delaware River. Creases and holes, please inspect. Prag Collecti
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to v*g for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
4265Portsmouth Transit Co Stock (83338)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/C #1 Atlantic Life Insurance Co 1000 shares 1945. Signed by President Illegible. Creases and pin holes. Prag Collection.
Date: 1945
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
4266Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Co (106307)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued stock certificate #35 for Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Co. shares @ $100 each. Organized under the laws of Washington. Green border. Vi
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9***6 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
4268San Francisco & Eel River Transportation Co. (86568)Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 shares of San Francisco & Eel River Transportation Co, cert. #68 issued to Mrs. M. F. Smith on January 31, 1905 for $100 each. Gold company s...
Estimate : 35.00 - 60.00
Sold to c********r.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
4269Ship Building Stocks and 1 Bond (83434)Holabird Western Americana Collections
#52 Henderson Shipbuilding Co $1000 6% bond 1917, signed by President Henderson. Stocks-I/U Gaston, Williams & Wigmore #5165 Martha Howlett 10 s...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to f***2 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
4270Ship Parts Related Stocks (4) (83433)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U Doble Steam Motors Corp #6099 Samuel Sehestedt 20 shares 1923 signed by President Doble small hole, I/U Dumont Airplane & Marine Instrument...
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to 8********h for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
4271Steam Transportation & Mining Co of NC (86574)Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 shares of stock in Governors' Creek Steam Transportation & Mining Co of NC, cert. # 243 dated October 6, 1865 in Phila. Adhesive RN stamp...
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to j******d for (125.00 + 31.25BP) = 156.25
4272Steamer Stocks and Bonds (9) (105599)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bonds Narragansett Steamship $500 1869, Orinoco Steam Navigation Co of NY $1000 1853, Central Hudson Steamboat $1000 1899. Cert receipts-Bay State Ste
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to l*******c for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
4273Steamship Manufacturing Stocks and Bonds (5) (105609)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bonds-Iron Steamship Co Of NJ $500 1902 x2, Elder Steel Steamship $500 1921. Stocks-Elder Steel Steamship 1920 x2 Ken Prag Collection
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
4274Transportation Stocks (4) (105607)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Merchants Dispatch Transportation unissued, Norwich & New York Transportation 1893-toning, Mason Seaman Transportation 1914,, Tabasco and Chapas...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
4275Transportation Stocks (6) (105596)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pacific Co 1910, Pacific Development 1921, Pacific Far East Line 4 different Ken Prag Collection
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to w******o for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
4276Transportation Stocks and Bonds (7) (105601)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bonds-Rolph Navigation and Coal $1001919, Port Elizabeth Navigation $1000 1920. Stocks-Oregon Steam Navigation 1874, Lehigh Coal and Navigation 1923,
Estimate : 240.00 - 350.00
Sold to l*******c for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
4277Transportation Postcards (105288)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 75 postcards steam rollers, stages, carriages, cable trams, tractors, cars and trains. Several RPC'sSalvatore Falcone Collection
Date: ...
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to c******C for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
4278US Ship Building Stocks (2) (105633)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U Brown and orange United States Shipbuilding 1902.1904 certificate of deposit. Ken Prag Collection
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s******n for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
4279Tug Boat Bond (105608)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vessel Owners Towing Co of Chicago #4 $500 6% bond 1894. Rare bond Ken Prag Collection
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to N*******r for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
4280United States and Brazil Mail Steam Ship Co Bond (83333)Holabird Western Americana Collections
#53 $1000 bond. Bald eagle and Finance ship vignettes. Signed by President Thurber. This was a steamer that carried mail. Prag Collection.
Date: 18
Estimate : 140.00 - 250.00
Sold to i***y for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
4281United States Steamship Co Stocks (4) (105634)Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 different i/u. 2 orange 1919 and 1929, blue 1919, brown 1954 Ken Prag Collection
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
4282US and Brazil Mail Steamship Stock (105635)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U United States and Brazil Mail Steamship stock, #53 1883, steamship vignette Ken Prag Collection
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to N*******r for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
4283US Cruise Line Brochures and Time Tables (9) (106542)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Southern Pacific Steamship Lines, Black Ball Lines Puget Sound map, Dollar Steamship Line, California. American Export Lines deck plans, Eastern Steam
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to l*******c for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
4284Shure Grip Tire Company (89703)Holabird Western Americana Collections
1,000 shares of Shure Grip Tire Company cert. #14 issued to Mary Wagman on Dec 22, 1929. Signed by William F. Turner, secy and Frankel Kay Hung. Bro
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4285Marchetti Motor Patents Inc. (88455)Holabird Western Americana Collections
20 shares of Marchette Motor Patents Inc. cert. #165. Signed by Paul Marchetti, decreased with note "administratix with will annexed of his ...
Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
4286O'Malley-Kelley Oil and Auto Supply Co. (89618)Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 share @ $10 of O'Malley-Kelley Oil and Auto Supply Co. cert. # 97 issued to T. A. Holland on Sept 17. 1919. Blue border and seal. Vignette ...
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4287Goodyear's Metallic Rubber Shoe Co. Stock Certificate (107366)Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 429, issued for 100 shares to Robert Peck on Sept. 1st, 1886 in Naugatuck, CT. Signed by secretary E.A. Saunders and treasurer Geo. Lorris. Stamp
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********h for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
4288Norwalk Tire and Rubber Co. (89608)Holabird Western Americana Collections
20 shares of Norwalk Tire and Rubber Co. cert. C07731 dated Jun 7, 1944, registered Jun 8, 1944, issued to Theckla R. Harper. Signed J. Whitehead, pr
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4289Malibu Grand Prix Corp (88450)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cancelled Nov. 20, 1987 5,000 shares of Mailbu grand Prix Corp. cert. #SFU03051 dated July 14, 1987. Grey border and seal. Inc. Delaware. Vignette
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4290Mason Tire & Rubber Corp (88479)Holabird Western Americana Collections
100 shares of Mason Tire & Rubber Corp. cert. # C1536 issued to Herbert H. Blizzard & Co signed and countersigned on Feb 23, 1943. Signed ...
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4291Mutual Tire and Rubber Corp (89652)Holabird Western Americana Collections
240 shares at $10 each of Mutual Tire and Rubber Corp. issued to Theodore Werner on Dec 19, 1920. Signed by William Mackay, pres. and John Hall Jones
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4292National Radiator Corp. (89654)Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 cancelled shares of National Radiator Corp. cert. # NY/O 4420 dated Oct. 30, 1928, registered Oct. 31,1928. issued to Earl R. Radtke. Blue company
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4293National Wheel and Axle Company (89657)Holabird Western Americana Collections
250 shares of National Wheel and Axle Co. cert. #28 issued to Edwin J. Weston on Oct 17, 1923. Assigned to Thomas White on Dec 12, 1923. Green borde
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4294Owners' Mutual Tire Factories, Inc. (89729)Holabird Western Americana Collections
1-80/100 shares of Owners' Mutual Tire Factories, Inc. cert. #1277 issued to Cesare Sategna on April 13, 1930. Signed by K. L. Yerger, asst. t...
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4295Perfection Tire & Rubber Co. (89638)Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 shares of Perfection Tire & Rubber Co cert #N.Y. 314577 issued to Henry J. Von Wittkamp on May 29, 1920. Signed R. J. Evans, VP. Countersig...
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4296Ray Tire & Rubber Co. (89774)Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 shares of Ray Tire & Rubber Co. cert. #3131 issued to William Garbe issued on Jan 4, 1919. Signed by John P. Collins, VP. Orange border, l...
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4297Sterling Tire Corp (89718)Holabird Western Americana Collections
27 shares of Sterling Tire Corp cert. # O108 issued to Dallos Fore Sharp on Jun 10, 1921 signed by J. A. Miller, treas. and Otto Baster, VP. Green b
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4298Sterling Tire Corp (89719)Holabird Western Americana Collections
50 shares of Sterling Tire Corp cert. # 011 issued to Bruce N. Griffing on Mar. 10, 1920. Countersigned Apr. 2, 1920. Signed by J. A. Miller, treas.
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4299Sterling Tire Corp (89720)Holabird Western Americana Collections
50 shares of Sterling Tire Corp cert. # 171 issued to Bruce N. Griffing on Aug. 30, 1917. Signed by J. A. Miller, treas. Green border, background and
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4300Stevenson Gear Co. (89647)Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 shares of Stevenson Gear Co. cert. # 147 issued to R. P. True on Sept 8, 1920. Signed Thomas J. Stepheuson,pres. and Elmer D. Johnson. Raised gree
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4301Lomer Armored Tire Company of New England (88437)Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 shares of cancelled (on May 12, 1929) Lomer Armored Tire Company of New England cert. # 254 issued to Thomas Saddler. Signed by Robert M. Heller,
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00
4302Lomer Armored Tire Company of New England (88438)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cancelled, not issued stock of Lomer Armored Tire Company of New England, cert. # 223, dated Sept 2, 1921. Gold seal. Inc. MA. Signed Robert M. Hel
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 120.00