The Wild West Auction (July 2022)

Auction Details

Day 1, Thursday, July 21st, 2022 (Lots 1000-1611)
Philatelic (1000-1480)
Postcards (1000-1177)
Postal History feat. Elcano NV Collection and Bracken Collection (1178-1480)
Express (1481-1500)
Stocks & Bonds (1501-1611)

Day 2, Friday, July 22nd, 2022 (Lots 2000-2625)
Art (2000-2073)
Transportation (2074-2214)
Railroad & Steamer Passes (2074-2156)
Ephemera & Artifacts (2157-2214)
General Americana (2215-2626)
Geographic Sort (2215-2411)
Miscellaneous Categories (2412-2535)
General Store (2536-2626)

Day 3, Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 (Lots 3000-3622)
Firearms & Militaria (3000-3066)
Numismatics (3067-3623)
Currency & Scrip (3067-3112)
Coins feat. US, Ancient, Foreign (3113-3308)
Medals, Badges, & Exonumia (3309-3360)
Tokens feat. Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, & Oklahoma (3361-3623)

Day 4, Sunday, July 24th, 2022 (Lots 4000-4584)
Native Americana (4000-4053)
Cowboy & Wild West (4054-4091)
Minerals & Mining (4092-4193)
Sports (4194-4299)
Bottles feat. Colorado and Oklahoma (4300-4496)
Saloon, Tobacciana, & Gaming (4497-4584)
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Clarke & Co Denver "You Bet" Whiskey Bottle [152572]4337Clarke & Co Denver "You Bet" Whiskey Bottle [152572]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a tooled top amber quart whiskey with a light stain. 3 pinhead sized chips on top. W32 in Preble however this is an unlisted tooled top versio
Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to c******6 for 406.25
Cyrus Eaton Denver "You Bet" Quart Embossed Amber Whiskey [152567]4338Cyrus Eaton Denver "You Bet" Quart Embossed Amber Whiskey [152567]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Eaton bottle is no W41 in Preble. It is a rare applied top amber whiskey from Colo. This specimen has a chip on the roll below the top. It also h
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to J********i.. for 531.25
S.D. Decker Prop Old Whiskies Flask [152344]4339S.D. Decker Prop Old Whiskies Flask [152344]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
S.D. Decker Prop./ Old/ Whiskies/ A/ Specialty/ Denver, Colo./ Harry Walker Manger. Clear half pint shoofly. No embossing on base. Glass imperfection
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to f*****E for 350.00
Denver Paper Label Whiskey Flasks (4) [152414]4340Denver Paper Label Whiskey Flasks (4) [152414]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three clear and one amber flasks. The clear flasks are half pint, the amber is a pint. Clear: green ribbon whiskey, R G Shipman. 1908 tax stamp, full
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to J********i.. for 118.75
American Wine Co. Rare Flask  [151760]4341American Wine Co. Rare Flask [151760]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
AMERICAN WINE CO./407- 16TH ST./DENVER, COLO. 6 1/4 INCHES TALL CLEAR WITH IRIDESCENCE COFFIN FLASK UNMARKED BASE. SLIGHT HAZE INTERIOR. PREBLE W20, C
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b*****s for 562.50
Brown & Anthony Early Ground Screw Top Flask  [151762]4342Brown & Anthony Early Ground Screw Top Flask [151762]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
EARLY GROUND SCREW TOP DENVER. 6 INCHES TALL SHOO FLY FLASK. CLEAR WITH IRIDESCENCE. PREBLE W28, C. 1893. BLACK PINPRICK SPOTS ON FRONT. LIP CHIPS. BA
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for 225.00
Chas. Humburg Shoo Fly Flask [151743]4343Chas. Humburg Shoo Fly Flask [151743]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CHAS HUMBERG/1217-1219-15TH ST./DENVER,COLO. Shoo fly flask. Clear and measures 6 inches tall with an unmarked base and outside screw top. Rough condi
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to G******o for 343.75
Cooper's Apex, Denver Colorado, Shoo Fly Flask, c. 1900 [151758]4344Cooper's Apex, Denver Colorado, Shoo Fly Flask, c. 1900 [151758]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cooper's/ Apex/ Denver, Colo. W35 in Preble, circa 1900. Half pint shoofly flask. Choice condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Co...
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b*****s for 375.00
Denver Ale and Brewing, Denver Oldest Embossed Bottle [152354]4345Denver Ale and Brewing, Denver Oldest Embossed Bottle [152354]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
B48 in Preble, c. 1869. This is an exceptionally rare mineral water style quart from Denver. It is a deep amber, heavily whittled, applied top. Pinhea
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to t****J for 1,875.00
Denver, Co. Bottles Including Charles F. Tesch (4) [151701]4346Denver, Co. Bottles Including Charles F. Tesch (4) [151701]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.) CHAS.F. TESCH/DENVER/COLO. Aqua. 6 7/8 inches tall with C. C. G.CO. on base. Preble dates this bottle c. 1893-94. It is hazy on exterior and inter
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to w*******2 for 187.50
Denver Club Whiskey Bottle [153662]4347Denver Club Whiskey Bottle [153662]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Denver Club/ Trade Mark/ Whiskey. Aqua hue. Applied top. W40 in Preble. According to Preble, "This bottle was probably made by Denver Glass Wor...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to F****e for 2,196.00
Endlich & Good Squat Beer Bottle 1861-64 [151504]4348Endlich & Good Squat Beer Bottle 1861-64 [151504]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
ENDLICH & GOOD/ DENVER CITY/C T 6 3/4" tall. Early territorial soda with a bit of a drippy top. Bubbling around base & a light hazy qu...
Estimate : 500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to r********0 for 7,187.50
F.W. Koch & Co. Shoo Fly Flask [151747]4349F.W. Koch & Co. Shoo Fly Flask [151747]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
F.W.KOCH&CO./1544 LARIMER ST. Clear shoo fly flask measuring 6 inches tall with an unmarked base. Swirl design around base. Light interior stain...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for 250.00
Frank Hoffman Shoo Fly Flask  [151740]4350Frank Hoffman Shoo Fly Flask [151740]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
FRANK HOFFMAN/1105/15TH ST./DENVER, COLO. Shoo fly flask with a ground top and unmarked base. Clear and measures 6 inches tall. Curved ribbing detail
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to G*********0 for 250.00
From the St. James Purple Flask [152349]4351From the St. James Purple Flask [152349]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
W70 in Preble, c. 1895-90. Rare pint pumpkin seed flask. This is one of only five pumpkin seed flasks, the classic western mining camp whiskey shape.
Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to F****e for 1,098.00
G. W. Gardiner Shoo Fly Flask  [151748]4352G. W. Gardiner Shoo Fly Flask [151748]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
G. W. GARDINER/1547-1549 TREMONT ST./DENVER, COLO. Clear shoo fly flask measuring 6 inches tall with an unmarked base. Swirl base design. Outside scre
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to c******6 for 406.25
Gaiser Bros. & Empire Denver Bottles (3) [151689]4353Gaiser Bros. & Empire Denver Bottles (3) [151689]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.) DENVER BOTTLING WORKS GAISER BROS., Aqua, 7 1/2 inches tall with G.B. (appears as C.B.) on base & an applied top. C. 1895-96 per Preble. Cas...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to D********a.. for 68.75
Goldsmith & Wacker Early Ground Screw Top Flask [151761]4354Goldsmith & Wacker Early Ground Screw Top Flask [151761]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unlisted flask in Preble. Related to W44, an embossed clear fifth, c. 1891-93. This ground, screw top flask with ribbed base has great eye appeal. No
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to c******6 for 406.25
High Grade Liquors Flask [151756]4355High Grade Liquors Flask [151756]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Half pint shoofly flask. W51 in Preble. 1898-1900. Outstanding example. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Denver Provenance:
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to b*****s for 375.00
J.C. Seberger Shoo Fly Flask  [151744]4356J.C. Seberger Shoo Fly Flask [151744]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
J.C.SEBERGER/4068 MARKET ST/DENVER,COLO. Light purple shoo fly flask with rainbow iridescence. Swirl base & measures 6 inches tall. Staining and...
Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to c******6 for 375.00
The Brown Palace (Molly Brown) Whiskey Flask [152345]4357The Brown Palace (Molly Brown) Whiskey Flask [152345]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
W29 in Preble, c. 1895-1905, half pint shoofly. A gem. This whiskey flask is from the world-famous Brown Palace Hotel of unsinkable Molly Brown fame w
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to J********i.. for 1,062.50
Pair of Molly Brown's Palace Hotel Beer Steins & Cabinet Photo by W.H. Jackson [151627]4358Pair of Molly Brown's Palace Hotel Beer Steins & Cabinet Photo by W.H. Jackson [151627]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pair of Molly Brown's Palace Hotel Beer Steins & Cabinet Photo by W.H. Jackson. The H. C. Brown Palace opened on August 12, 1892. It cost $...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to J********i.. for 500.00
Shirley's Tavern Glass Beer Stein [151704]4359Shirley's Tavern Glass Beer Stein [151704]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
According to The Larimer County Independent Newspaper of Fort Collins, Colorado, dates c. 1909 and "has unquestionably the best restaurant serv...
Estimate : 500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to J********i.. for 250.00
Smith & Holland 11 Year Old Whiskey Flask [152340]4360Smith & Holland 11 Year Old Whiskey Flask [152340]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Smith & Holland/ 1543 Curtis St./ All. Whiskey Guaranteed/ 11/ Years Old/ Denver, Colo. Clear half pint shoofly. Ice pick flash in the top. Poss...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to e********5 for 406.25
Smithey's Hotel Flask [152341]4361Smithey's Hotel Flask [152341]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
W72 in Preble, 1890-95. Several chips in the top on the backside, otherwise clean and nice. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City:
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
The Abbey Bar Shoo Fly Flask [151739]4362The Abbey Bar Shoo Fly Flask [151739]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
THE ABBEY BAR/ROBT. J. BAIRD/1740 CHAMOAST./DENVER COLO. Shoo fly flask with vertical ribs. Outside screw top and measures 6 inches tall. Clear but a
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
The Bulls Head Flask [151763]4363The Bulls Head Flask [151763]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
W31 in Preble. Half pint shoofly. Circa 1894-97. The Bull's Head is a classic name of a Western saloon. It appears to have had its start in Texa...
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to B*****8 for 500.00
The Windsor / Denver Applied Top Amber Whiskey Bottle [152568]4364The Windsor / Denver Applied Top Amber Whiskey Bottle [152568]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful medium to dark amber applied top, 4 piece mold, whiskey fifth, there is a manufacturers defect underneath the top drip. There is a chip on t
Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to J********i.. for 437.50
Gun Wa Chinese Herb & Vegetable Remedies Tooled Top [152412]4365Gun Wa Chinese Herb & Vegetable Remedies Tooled Top [152412]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Gun Wa Chinese herb and vegetable remedies in medium to dark amber, with tooled tops. Both examples are damaged. The dark amber specimen has a bub
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to R*******8 for 187.50
Gun Wa Chinese Remedy four different colors [152410]4366Gun Wa Chinese Remedy four different colors [152410]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gary Bracken's Denver Gun Wa Chinese Remedy pint collection. Four different colors, medium lime green, deep red amber, root beer amber and yello...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*******f for 4,000.00
Gun Wa Chinese Remedy Quart [152411]4367Gun Wa Chinese Remedy Quart [152411]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful example of the Gun Wa remedy in quart size. Very near mint, only a small scratch on an edge panel under the "R" of harmless. Bea...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to R*******8 for 2,625.00
Indian Wigwam Remedy Bottle, Denver [152413]4368Indian Wigwam Remedy Bottle, Denver [152413]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dark amber square bitters style bottle, 8 inches tall, 2 1/4 inch square. Applied top. Mineral springs M @ I Company. Generally very mint except minor
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to R*******8 for 875.00
Jepson's Dyspepsia Bitters Amber Bottle [152356]4369Jepson's Dyspepsia Bitters Amber Bottle [152356]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Jepson's// Dyspepsia Bitters "C & Co." on base. Dark red amber, applied top. Preble page 278 though no inventory number. Clean, ap...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to B*******1 for 1,062.50
The Kuner Pickle Co. Decanter [151503]4370The Kuner Pickle Co. Decanter [151503]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Kuner Pickle Co. clear glass decanter bottle. Was originally the Kuner-Empson Cannery, but was sold to John Empson's brother, Max, sometime ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*******e for 68.75
Durango Bottle Collection (7) [151694]4371Durango Bottle Collection (7) [151694]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The town was organized from September 1880 to April 1881 by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG, later known as the Denver and Rio Grande W...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to p****s for 2,500.00
J. Kellenberger Wholesale Wine & Liqours Flask [152353]4372J. Kellenberger Wholesale Wine & Liqours Flask [152353]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
W83 in Preble, pint coffin flask. Clean and mint, a gem. Circa 1895-1899, also comes in a half pint. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorad
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to R*******8 for 1,062.50
Kellenberger, Durango, Colorado Embossed Whiskey Fifth [152570]4373Kellenberger, Durango, Colorado Embossed Whiskey Fifth [152570]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
J. Kellenberger / Wholesale / Wines and liquors / Durango, Colo. in circular slug plate. Beautiful amethyst huh and clean bottle. Manufacturers defec
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to R*******8 for 1,062.50
Kellenberger, Durango, Colorado Whiskey Bottle [153660]4374Kellenberger, Durango, Colorado Whiskey Bottle [153660]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
J. Kellenberger/ Wholesale/ Wines & Liquors/ Durango, Colo. in circular slug plate. Amethyst hue and clear bottle. Tooled top. Black swirl in to...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to J********i.. for 1,000.00
Extremely Rare John J. French Hutch Soda [151624]4375Extremely Rare John J. French Hutch Soda [151624]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
THIS BOTTLES/THE/PROPERTY/OF/JOHN J. FRENCH Aqua, 6 3/4" tall. Wiped top. Dates c, 1893-95.Tombstone style slug plate. Double strike letter F ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to w*******2 for 500.00
Oil Center Bottling Works (4) Hutch Bottles [151638]4376Oil Center Bottling Works (4) Hutch Bottles [151638]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1. OIL CENTER BOTTLING WORKS/H.STEIN/FLORENCE/COLO. Clear, 6 7/8" tall. Wiped top. Number 40 on front near base. Cir. 1901-1903 per Preble. L...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*******f for 468.75
(2) Oil Center Bottling Works, Florence CO Hutch Bottles [151648]4377(2) Oil Center Bottling Works, Florence CO Hutch Bottles [151648]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1, OIL CENTER BOTTLING WKS/JOHN H. KELLEY/FLORENCE/COLO. Purple, 6 3/4" tall. Cir.-1890-98. Wiped top. Number 20is marked on the front near the...
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to w*******2 for 312.50
Fort Collins Poudre Valley Hutch Bottle [151629]4378Fort Collins Poudre Valley Hutch Bottle [151629]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
POUDRE VALLEY/FORT COLLINS COLO./BOTTLING WORKS. Fort Collins- Colorado's Craft Beer Capital! This Fort Collins, Colorado- Poudre Valley Bottlin...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*******f for 312.50
Robert Miller Hutch Bottles (3) [151708]4379Robert Miller Hutch Bottles (3) [151708]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fort Collins is situated at the base of the Rocky Mountain foothills of the northern Front Range, approximately 60 miles north of Denver and 45 miles
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to D**********e for 250.00
City Bottling Works Hutch Bottle [151625]4380City Bottling Works Hutch Bottle [151625]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CITY BOTTLING WKS./S.S/ FT. MORGAN Originally Camp Wardwell in 1865, and eventually renamed the following year Fort Morgan. Located along the Overlan
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to J********i.. for 250.00
Extremely Rare Fyler & Lynch Hutch Bottle [151621]4381Extremely Rare Fyler & Lynch Hutch Bottle [151621]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Georgetown was established in 1864 when the Belmont (silver) Lode was discovered nearby. By the 1890's the silver had played out. FYLER & L...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Glenwood Springs, CO. Hutch Bottle Collection (4) [151523]4382Glenwood Springs, CO. Hutch Bottle Collection (4) [151523]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Glenwood Springs, Colorado hutch bottles. As identified by Preble, their descriptions are as follows: 1.) E.S. HUGHES , S183. Aqua & dates c....
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to J********i.. for 531.25
O'Neil & Richardson Silver Club Flask [152342]4383O'Neil & Richardson Silver Club Flask [152342]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
W86 in Preble. Half pint pocket flask, original metal screw cap. A beauty. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Glenwood Springs
Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to E***l for 500.00
Old Private Stock Whiskey O'Neil & Richardson Flask [152343]4384Old Private Stock Whiskey O'Neil & Richardson Flask [152343]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
W87 in Preble. Half pint pocket flask, ground screw top, c. 1904-06. Minor inside stain, lower left quadrant. Interesting square air vent on front fac
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to e********5 for 343.75
Pair of Purple ED. S. Hughes Hutch Bottles [151711]4385Pair of Purple ED. S. Hughes Hutch Bottles [151711]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
For the purple lover or interior designer in need of some extra vintage flair! Glenwood Springs is located in the narrow mountain valleys that host th
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to l*********.. for 200.00
Golden Bottling Co. Hutch Bottle [151512]4386Golden Bottling Co. Hutch Bottle [151512]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
GOLDEN BOTTLING CO/GOLDEN/COLO 6 5/8" tall. The only Golden, Colorado hutch bottle, dates c. 1904-05, according to Preble. Clear in color, nic...
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to p**********k for 305.00