Auction Details
Welcome to our June 2018 sale!
This 5-day auction has nearly 3,600 lots covering many categories including: Numismatics, Mining, Minerals, General Americana, Railroad, Tokens, Antique Bottles, Gaming, Firearms & Weaponry, Wells Fargo & Express, and much more!
Highlights include:
NUMISMATICS
*The Hawaii Numismatic Collection: rare early Hawaiian coins, medals, and currency.
*A large coin and medal section featuring gold, platinum, and silver coins and medals from around the world. Morgan dollars, peace dollars, St. Gaudens, pennies, nickels, dimes, and more! Rarities & high-grade specimens plus large groups and sets.
*Ingots and bullion bars.
*Numismatic collectibles and ephemera.
TOKENS
*Our second large offering of tokens from the R.B. Worthington Texas Token Collection
MINING & MINERALS
*Aurora, Nevada ore specimens from the famous Gottschalk Collection plus the fabulous Con-Virginia/Dayton Cons. Comstock Ore Collection.
*Museum-quality mineral specimens from around the world.
*Mining lamps and hard goods plus stock certificates feat. Arizona, California, & Nevada
*The Prag Canadian Mining Collection
RAILROAD
*A new offering of railroad and steamer passes from the Potter Collection and others.
BOTTLES
*A pictorial Owl Pharmacy Co. bottle from Seven Troughs, Nevada, one of the all-time great Western mining camp pictorials! One of a large group of great Nevada medicine bottles in this sale. Plus an Excelsior Soda & Mineral Water bottle and other great California & Gold Rush bottles.
GENERAL AMERICANA
*Two different Wurlitzers, a Mason player piano, National cash registers, and a great group of ephemera from the Potter Collection, Prag Collection, and others!
*Finally, a large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.
FULL AUCTION SCHEDULE
Day 1 (Lots 1000-1718)
Numismatics (1000-1614)
Currency & Scrip (1000-1042)
Gold Coins (1043-1150)
Platinum Coins (1151-1160)
General Coins feat. Hawaii Collection (1161-1418)
Medals (1419-1537)
Ingots (1538-1551)
Numismatic Ephemera (1552-1614)
Gaming (1615-1644)
World’s Fair & Expositions (1645-1667)
Wells Fargo & Express (1668-1718)
Day 2 (2000-2690)
Minerals (2000-2158)
Mining (2159-2690)
Lamps, Candlesticks, & Other Hard Goods (2159-2222)
Assay (2223-2239)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (2240-2690)
Day 3 (3000-3704)
Railroadiana (3000-3150)
Railroad Passes (3000-3019)
Steamer Passes (3020-3045)
Ephemera incl. Lamps (Geographic Sort) (3046-3150)
Bottles (3151-3268)
Medicines (3151-3218)
Soda (3219-3250)
Whiskey & Misc. (3251-3268)
Tokens feat. Part II of the Texas Collection (3269-3512)
Political & Presidential (3513-3544)
Civil War & Military (3545-3626)
Firearms & Weaponry (3627-3704)
Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Etc. (3627-3639)
Swords & Knives (3640-3661)
Ammunition (3662-3689)
Ephemera (3690-3704)
Day 4 (4000-4726)
General Americana
Assorted incl. Furniture, Hard Goods, Hats, Misc. Ephemera, Books (4000-4149)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (4150-4726)
Day 5 (5000-5712)
Native Americana (5000-5101)
Art (5000-5007)
Baskets (5008-5026)
Jewelry (5027-5064)
Points & Tools (5065-5072)
Ephemera (5073-5101)
Cowboy (5102-5136)
Philatelic (5137-5210)
Postal History (5137-5183)
Stamps & Revenue (5184-5210)
Art (5211-5247)
Antique Lamps (5248-5262)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (5263-5713)
General Americana
Mining
Railroad
Numismatics & Tokens
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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3063LOT WITHDRAWNHolabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
3064California Railroad Ephemera CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17 from five different California railroads. 1) Two freight charge receipts from the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company....
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
3065Central Pacific Railroad EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
Eighteen pieces of CPRR bills of lading, shipping receipts from 1870s-80s. Two are from Chinese customers. Date: Location: California HWAC# 6327
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
3066Central Pacific Railroad in California EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11 Expense Bills/Receipts. Nine are for the Modesto station and issued to Chinese merchants, 1879-1882. The other two include an (El) Monte sta
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to w****e for 75.00
3067Manitou & Pikes Peak RR Cabinet CardHolabird Western Americana Collections
original cabinet card showing the engine and one passenger car for the Manitou and Pikes Peak RR. Engine is marked "John Hulbert". Photo &...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
3068Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Co. Stock Certificate PairHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. Identical design except different colors. Issued in 1919 and 1920 to Elizabeth Mullin, neither cancelled. Vignette of train tracks
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to s********K for 31.25
3069Denver & Rio Grande Stock Certificate CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. 1) 1900 stock for 10 shares to LH Niles & Company. Signed by secretary Edgar Booth and Arthur (?) for the Board of Trustees. Vignet...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a*******u for 75.00
3070Colorado Railroad Billheads (4)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nye Forwarding Co. 1869, 3x Denver & Rio Grand Railroad Admin. 1918-1919 Date: 1869-1919 Location: Colorado HWAC# 65009
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to m******0 for 31.25
3071Train Wreck Photos (5)Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 matted photos of train wreck with pencil writing on back reading "706-720 in washout". 1 of the matts is slightly stained. One of the ph...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
3072Shore Line Railway Company Gold BondHolabird Western Americana Collections
First Mortgage Four per cent gold bond and dividend coupons. Date: 1910 Location: Connecticut HWAC# 63934
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00