Treasures Galore, January 2019 Auction

Auction Details

Day 1 (Thur, Jan 24) Lots 1000-1678

Bottles (1000-1077)
Dies (1078-1091)
Tokens (1092-1161)
Numismatics
Books (1162-1165)
Checks (1166)
Coins (1167-1184)
Currency (1185-1189)
Display Cases (1190-1192)
Ingot (1193)
Medals (1194-1207)
Scale (1208-1209)
General Numismatics (1210-1244)
So-Called Dollars (1245-1247)
General Americana (Various Categories)
Advertising (1248-1262)
Badges (1263-1268)
Books (1269-1380)
Comic Books (1381-1382)
Directories (1383-1497)
Brewing (1498-1501)
Chaps (1502)
Checks (1503-1520)
Cigar & Tobacco (1521-1523)
Circus (1524-1526)
Civil War (1527)
Dolls (1528-1529)
Entertainment Industry (1530-41)
Gold Rush (1542-1554)
Jewelry & Watches (1555-1566)
Ledger (1567-1571)
Maps (1572-1606)
Music (1608-1609)
Postcards (1615-1625)
Scales (1626-1627)
Silver & Flatware (1628-1633)
Sports (1634-1637)
Stereoviews (1641-1650)
Tools (1651-1656)
Toys (1657-1659)
Vintage Apparel (1660-1666)
World’s Fair/Expos (1667-1674)
Political (1675-1678)
Day 2 (Fri, Jan 25) Lots 2000-2698

Stock Certificates (2000-2065)
General Americana
Geographically Sorted (2066-2377)
Railroadiana (2378-2698)

Day 3 (Sat, Jan 26) Lots 3000-3716

Transportation (3000--3022)
Wells Fargo/Express (3023-3028)
Postal History (3029-3040)
Military (3041-3081)
Minerals (3082-3160)
Mining (3161-3416)
Art(3161-3168)
Artifacts (3169-3206)
Assay (3207-3221)
Bonds (3222-3223)
Books (3224-3348)
Explosives(3349-3364)
Hat (3365-3367)
Ingot, Jewelry, Fob (3368-70)
Map (3371-3377)
Lighting (3378-3424)
Minerals, Photos, Postcards (3425-33439)
Mining Stocks AZ-CO (3440-3716)

Day 4 (Sun, Jan 27) Lots 4000-4685

Mining Cont’d (4000-4446)
Stocks, D-WY & Foreign
General Mining Geographically sorted
Art (4369-4446)
Sculptures (4531-4542)
Native American (4543-4560)
General Foreign (4561-4605)
Cowboy (4606-4637)
Firearms (4638-4649)
Gaming (4650-4668)
Saloon (4669-4685)
Day 5 (Mon, Jan 28 ) Lots 5000-6192

Advertising (5000-5021)
Art (5022-5032)
Autograph (5033)
Badges (5034)
Belt Buckles (5038-5042)
Bonds (5043-5063)
Books (5064-5137)
Bottles (5038-5168)
Buffalo Bill & Wild West (5173-5174)
Business Cards (5175-5178)
Checks (5179-5183)
Chinese (5184-5186)
Civil War (5187-5196)
Cowboy (5197-5213)
Directory (5214)
Entertainment Industry (5215-5217)
Ephemera (5218-5307)
Fire Department (5308)
Firearms (5309-5314)
Gaming (5315-5322)
Grab Bags (5323-5324)
Jewelry (5325-5338)
Medals (5367-5369)
Medicines (5370-5371)
Military (5372-5382)
Minerals (5383-5384)
Mining & Mining Stocks (5385-5660)
Mirrors (5661-5662)
Newspapers (5663-5665)
Numismatics (5666-5784)Books (5682-5684)
Books (5682-5684)
Checks (5685-5693)
Coins (5694-5724)
Currency (5725-5729)
Dies (5730-5731)
Ingots (5732-5733)
Medals (5734-5781)
Scale (5782)
Scrip (5783)
So-Called Dollars (5784)
Oil Related (5785-5793)
Pen/Pencil (5794)
Philatelic (5795)
Photographs/Stereo-views (5796-5861)
Political (5862-5870)
Postal History (5871-5906)
Postcards (5907-5952)
Posters (5953)
Presidential (5954-5956)
Railroadiana (5957-6079)
Silver/Flatware (6080-6088)
Sports (6089)
Steamer (6090-6092)
Stock Certificates (6093-6114)
Tobacco Collection (6115)
Tokens (6116-6163)
Tools (6164-6165)
Toys (6166)
Trunk (6167)
Watches (6168-6169)
Wells/Fargo & Express (6170-6180)
World’s Fair & Expos (6181-6192)
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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Ophir Hotel, CA Letter to GE Lukens  (88309)2121Ophir Hotel, CA Letter to GE Lukens (88309)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
On Ophir Hotel letterhead to GE Lukens of Auburn, CA re sending money in a few days. Creases. State: California City: Ophir Date: 1901
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Mt. Lowe, CA Pacific Electric Train Broadside  (54329)2122Mt. Lowe, CA Pacific Electric Train Broadside (54329)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Old broadside, special excursion from Pacific Electric Train, Long Beach to Mt. Lowe. Undated. Red and blue print. 12" x 6". Small top chi...
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****3 for 50.00
Certificate (Foresters of America)  (86812)2123Certificate (Foresters of America) (86812)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed Certificate Certifying "Brother George Stolker was duly enrolled a Past Chief Ranger of Court at Petaluma, No. 63 on the 8th day of Janu...
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 312.50
Placer County, CA Ephemera  (88339)2124Placer County, CA Ephemera (88339)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Auburn, CA soil survey with foldout map 1928, Budget of Placer County 1935-36, Budget of Proposes Expenditures 1937-37, folding Placer County map, Pic
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 250.00
Placer County, CA General Register Index  (88343)2125Placer County, CA General Register Index (88343)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Index to Great Register of Placer County, CA 1946. Softcover, top of spine loose. State: California City: Placer County Date: 1946
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6*****b for 50.00
Early Postal Covers  (88240)2126Early Postal Covers (88240)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two: 1903 letter from the El Dorado County Sheriff and Tax Collector (with interesting demographic information about Placerville at the time);
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Rare California Telegraph Pair  (53451)2127Rare California Telegraph Pair (53451)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Addressed to the Portland and the Oregon Iron Works from CH Leonard. 1867. The Oregon Iron Company was an iron smelting company located in what is
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 2*****s for 50.00
Sacramento Daily Union Newspaper Article  (58774)2128Sacramento Daily Union Newspaper Article (58774)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Newspaper Article of California Legislators, Fifteenth Session, Assembly, Theatrical and Musical Items and other articles. This newspaper is in poor c
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 80.00
John Bigler 1856 Mortgage for Sacramento Property  (54429)2129John Bigler 1856 Mortgage for Sacramento Property (54429)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
John Bigler (1803-1871) was the first elected governor of the State of California (1852-1856). Bigler ran a newspaper in Pennsylvania through 1835, wh
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to m******3 for 312.50
White's Tent and Awning Company Catalog  (88247)2130White's Tent and Awning Company Catalog (88247)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty four page 5 x 7 1/2 inch catalog featuring everything made of canvas. No date but the telephone number is Red 64. State: California City: Sac
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Bay Area, CA Maps and Tour Guides  (88329)2131Bay Area, CA Maps and Tour Guides (88329)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1924 Mona Motor Oil Guide, 1930 NAC Touring Guide, 2 Bekins maps, Candrian's street number guide, 1936 tide tables State: California City: San...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for 62.50
Braunschweiger & Co Liquor Pictorial Business Cards  (88305)2132Braunschweiger & Co Liquor Pictorial Business Cards (88305)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice gold and black pictorial business card. Braunschweiger & Co. Importers and Liquor Merchants, 5&7 Drumm St. San Francisco. Pictorial rev...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Eight Original 3.25 x 4.25 B&W Negatives of San Francisco  (58302)2133Eight Original 3.25 x 4.25 B&W Negatives of San Francisco (58302)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These eight negatives are all from San Francisco. Spectacular, high-quality historical scenes of San Francisco from 70 years ago. Five of the negative
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 50.00
Elizabeth the Homeless Bride or Forsaken by All  (88312)2134Elizabeth the Homeless Bride or Forsaken by All (88312)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No 1 issue in this serial. Page 22 has some light printing, overall nice condition. Rare. 32pp State: California City: San Francisco Date:
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
James King of William Notice of Attachment  (44272)2135James King of William Notice of Attachment (44272)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thomas Carew (or Carey) vs. L. Mowry, to James King of William. The Constable of the first township issued the Notice of Attachment out of the Justice
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Land Deed Issued to Francois Pioche  (61360)2136Land Deed Issued to Francois Pioche (61360)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Land Deed Issued to Francois Pioche in San Francisco January 10, 1871. Signed f. .l. a Pioche. Pioche was a French born bon vivant San Francisco banke
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
San Francisco Daily News, March 1913 Volume  (85776)2137San Francisco Daily News, March 1913 Volume (85776)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bound volume but no boards, march 1913. 20 x 24 x 3". may pages loose. High acid pulp paper, thus very brittle. during the period when they ran...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
San Francisco, CA Business Cards (7)  (88301)2138San Francisco, CA Business Cards (7) (88301)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 San Francisco, CA business cards. Pictorials- Mysell Rollins Bank Note Co, Hotel Manhattan, FB Dallam. Maurice Madison, EH Mardwedel, Hammer Bray, T
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
W. Davis & Son Saddlery Flyer  (88255)2139W. Davis & Son Saddlery Flyer (88255)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four page flyer for the wholesale saddlery dealers and harness manufacturers at No. 11 Front Street San Francisco. State: California City: San Franc
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b********t.. for 50.00
Will & Finck Blade Sharpening Tool  (61536)2140Will & Finck Blade Sharpening Tool (61536)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Will & Finck blade sharpening tool, stag horn handle. Unusual, rare San Francisco maker consisting of a carving knife that has makers mark &quo...
Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to D****t for 75.00
San Jose Centenary Anniv. Program, 1897  (88845)2141San Jose Centenary Anniv. Program, 1897 (88845)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pink four page folded program outlining the events of the centenary celebration on June 13, 1897 on the founding of Mission San Jose. 8.5 x 11, folded
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
San Jose, CA City Bonds, #1's (2)  (88324)2142San Jose, CA City Bonds, #1's (2) (88324)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
San Jose, CA Street Improvement Bond Series 47 and Series 59, I/C #1. Coupons cut and included, bonds are trimmed. State: California City: San Jose
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Stockton Daily Independent Journal, 1892  (85774)2143Stockton Daily Independent Journal, 1892 (85774)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bound volume, Jan. 1 to July 31, boards loose, X-Stanford (bookplate). acid paper, thus tender. 26 x 20" x 2.5", heavy. State: Californi...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****b for 112.50
Stockton Independent, Two Volumes, 1918, 1924  (85775)2144Stockton Independent, Two Volumes, 1918, 1924 (85775)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two (once) bound volumes of the Stockton Independent. Jul-Dec. 1918, only one board, many loose, 18 x 23 x 4"; Oct-Dec 1924, partially bound, n...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Towle Bros. Lumber Co. Ephemera  (88232)2145Towle Bros. Lumber Co. Ephemera (88232)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four pieces: 1) 1914 calendar/notebook from Auburn Lumber Co.; 2) 1900 letter on letterhead from Towles Hotel, Towle, Placer County; 3) Towle B
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****3 for 75.00
Alder Creek Lumber Company Letterhead  (88236)2146Alder Creek Lumber Company Letterhead (88236)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter from Alder Creek Wood and Lumber Company paying a $10 bill for horse doctoring. State: California City: Truckee Date: 1901
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f*****E for 37.50
Truckee Dog Sled Race, c1920's  (42851)2147Truckee Dog Sled Race, c1920's (42851)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed. Photograph measures 20 x 24". Two small 1/2" near top. One large 6" cut near the very top. State: California City: Truckee...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Truckee Ephemera  (88201)2148Truckee Ephemera (88201)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four pieces of Truckee history. An automobile road map circa 1920s, from Colfax to Truckee from the automobile club of Southern California. Col
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
California Ephemera Collection (Gold Rush, Railroad, Express)  (60157)2149California Ephemera Collection (Gold Rush, Railroad, Express) (60157)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 18. 1) Illustration of the execution of Brace and Hetherington by the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco, 1856. Printed on very thick cardsto
Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to M******e for 81.25
California Gold Rush Bill Heads (3)  (61366)2150California Gold Rush Bill Heads (3) (61366)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
McKinlay, Garrioch & Co, San Francisco 1855 for $160. Backus & Harrison 1851 for prints and more, Middleton & Smiley 1851 with crease t...
Estimate : 50.00 - 120.00
Sold to M******e for 31.25
California Insurance Business Cards (6)  (88308)2151California Insurance Business Cards (6) (88308)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 insurance related California business cards. AG Ridling, Chas Hill, LW Kroesen. WR Heath, Henry Fennel, Ned Moore State: California City: Date:
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
California Newspapers (3)   (59622)2152California Newspapers (3) (59622)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The San Francisco Chronicle, The County Record (Angels Camp, California); The Mountain Messenger, (Downieville, California). All in good condition. Th
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
California State Prison Directors Meeting Minutes  (63220)2153California State Prison Directors Meeting Minutes (63220)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dated December 16, 1863 and signed by California Governor Fredrick Low, Lieutenant Governor Tim. N. Machin, and Secretary of Sate Benjamin B. Redding
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 400.00
E.C. Voorheis, California State Senator & Mining Man, Pictorial Business Card, c.1890s  (59998)2154E.C. Voorheis, California State Senator & Mining Man, Pictorial Business Card, c.1890s (59998)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This card is for his run as the Republican nominee for State Senator for the 14th District which was comprised on Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, and Mono
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Fair Related Advertising Postal Covers  (88243)2155Fair Related Advertising Postal Covers (88243)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five advertising covers. Three from the Placer County Improvement and Development Association in Auburn; Sacramento Street Fair, 1902; State Fa
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Long Beach Development Company Certificate  (52673)2156Long Beach Development Company Certificate (52673)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare $500 10 year 6% bond. Ocean waves vignette, signed by president. #29 15" x 10". Beautifully detailed in brown ink. State: California...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Mining Camp Letters  (88238)2157Mining Camp Letters (88238)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three: 1) Note from Hidden Treaure Mine, Centerville, Placer County, circa 1905; 2) Note from Yankee Jims, circa 1905; 3) Note from Clipper Gap
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Mother Lode Real Photo Post Cards  (88259)2158Mother Lode Real Photo Post Cards (88259)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six real photo post cards from the era of the one cent stamp. Applegate orchard scene; Lyon's Dam built in 1898 by Sierra San Francisco C...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Original Currier and Ives California Color Print  (59370)2159Original Currier and Ives California Color Print (59370)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original mid-1850s print by Currier and Ives entitled on the Coast of California. The view shows a cliff region with mountains surrounding, ships in t
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,400.00
Pictorial Business Cards  (88228)2160Pictorial Business Cards (88228)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two early twentieth century business cards: Florin Washers, Sacramento County; Kleiber & Co. Carriage and Wagon Makers of San Francisco. State...
Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 150.00
Shasta Region B&W Photos (4 count)  (49511)2161Shasta Region B&W Photos (4 count) (49511)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4.75" x 7" photos of Sacramento River near Copley showing a boat and waterwheel? and Bully Hill Mining Camp. 3 8" x 10" black a...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Spaulding Dam Real Photo Post Cards  (88265)2162Spaulding Dam Real Photo Post Cards (88265)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three real photo post cards: Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Look out point; a creek; Spaulding Dam and Power House with Flumes above ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Two Bay Area Telegraph Receipts w/ Envelopes (Alvarado & San Jose)  (60165)2163Two Bay Area Telegraph Receipts w/ Envelopes (Alvarado & San Jose) (60165)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Rare telegram and envelope for the Bay & Coast Telegraph Company. Dateline San Francisco, 10/9/1886. Sent to SP Harvey of Alvarado. "Shi...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
USGS Pyramid Peak, CA Folio  (86872)2164USGS Pyramid Peak, CA Folio (86872)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
USGS Geological Atlas of the US, Pyramid Peak, CA. Ex Mills College copy. Numerous Lake Tahoe references. 22x18.5" State: California City: ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for 62.50
Whip and Harness Postal Covers   (88256)2165Whip and Harness Postal Covers (88256)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two letters and envelopes from 1901 ( from the Leibold Harness company of San Francisco) and 1906 (Oakland Whip Company) addressed to G. E. Lukins of
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Old Cripple Creek Postcards (25)  (50367)2166Old Cripple Creek Postcards (25) (50367)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sepia and colorized postcards. Images of various mine and Victor. State: Colorado City: Cripple Creek Date:
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to a****y for 50.00
First National Bank Cancelled Checks  (61462)2167First National Bank Cancelled Checks (61462)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here we have a stack... approx 75 cancelled checks drawn on the First National Bank of Denver Colorado. Most of the checks are in great shape and are
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to j*********t for 281.25
American Root Beer Supply Metal Plaque  (87113)2168American Root Beer Supply Metal Plaque (87113)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rectangular brass screw on plaque. THE AMERICAN ROOT BEER AND SUPPLY CO MAKERS/ DENVER, COLO. 2X2.5" State: Colorado City: Denver Date:
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 162.50
Leadville Miner Blows out Brains, 1880  (63905)2169Leadville Miner Blows out Brains, 1880 (63905)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lake County Reveille, Jan 3, 1880 where miner John Marshall commits suicide after suffering severe bout of rheumatism in his cabin. Much detail. gener
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to r****7 for 18.75
Old Colorado Photo Folders (4 count)  (50379)2170Old Colorado Photo Folders (4 count) (50379)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Colorado photo folders measuring 4.25" x 6.25". Subjects are Crystal Park Auto Trip, South Cheyenne Canon and Seven Falls, Views of the...
Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******g for 24.40