Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

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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Texas Governors Office Letterhead Snippet4678Texas Governors Office Letterhead Snippet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Snippet of Texas Governor's letter head with state seal. Some writnig on reverse, heavily toned. Aprrox 2" 4.75". Date: c. 1860's...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
1854 Cass County, Texas Court Document46791854 Cass County, Texas Court Document
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very early Texas document! August 13th, 1854. Sale of property by W.H. Crow, assessor and collector for Cass County, for failure to pay taxes. Opens t
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for 62.50
Corsicana Gas Light Bond4680Corsicana Gas Light Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#51, $500 bond, issued to James Garitty, one coupon missing. 2x .25" tears and seam toning on rear. Date: 1886 Location: Corsicana, Texas HW...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s********x for 18.30
J.M. Thompson Lumber Company Stock Certificate4681J.M. Thompson Lumber Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. August 1904. No. 40, issued for 10 shares to J.T. Beall on Nov. 26th, 1904 in Trinity. Signed by J.M. Thompson as president and L.N. Thompson as
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to R******d for 50.00
Texas Ephemera4682Texas Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1886 receipt, 1889 protest for non payment with hole, 5 billheads from GH Schoellkopf Saddelry, 3 pictorial letterheads from American National Insuran
Estimate : 90.00 - 130.00
Sold to b********t.. for 81.25
A Visit to Salt Lake, Chandless, 18574683A Visit to Salt Lake, Chandless, 1857
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Gold Rush era volume on a "journey across the Plains" by Chandless, published by Smith, Elder & Co., London. 346pp and 16pp of ad...
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to a****a for 250.00
Salt Lake City, UT Billheads Including Brewing4684Salt Lake City, UT Billheads Including Brewing
Holabird Western Americana Collections
SLC, UT billhead collection, many are pictorial. Approx 30 items. 2 SLC Soda Works, 7 W Fisher Brewing pictorials. Date: c. 1892-1908 Location: Salt
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s********x for 109.80
History of Utah Since Statehood (4 Volumes)4685History of Utah Since Statehood (4 Volumes)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By Noble Warrum, c. 1919, Historical & Biographical. Has photos of Salt Lake City from Main St., in the early 1870's, the Natural Bridge &qu...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to s*******n for 250.00
The Great Salt Lake Trail (Book)4686The Great Salt Lake Trail (Book)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Great Salt Lake Trail by Colonel Henry Inman & Colonel William F. Cody "Buffalo Bill" with photos & illustrations. Date: 191...
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*******n for 43.75
Map of Utah (3)4687Map of Utah (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Utah by Hardesty, Lithographic graphics & color. Double truck. 1883 14"x 21"; 2) By Rand McNally, Counties Highlighted by Color Li...
Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 260.00 - 400.00
The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star with the story of Joseph Smith4688The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star with the story of Joseph Smith
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 9. Vol. XIV. Saturday, April 24, 1852. Price One Penny. Begins with story of Joseph Smith. 15pp. Disbound. Toning. 8 x 5.25" Date: 1852 L...
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to R******d for 31.25
Three Mormon Stereoviews Plus One Other Utah4689Three Mormon Stereoviews Plus One Other Utah
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Rarest is a c.1882 stereoview for Mormon President John Tayler (by B.W. Kilburn). Two other Mormon views, both of the Tabernacle: early (187
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Utah Map4690Utah Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck Rand McNally Utah map. PP 476-477. Multicolor 14.5" x 21". Date: Location: Utah HWAC# 54462
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Maps of Vermont4691Maps of Vermont
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Vermont by Counties with railroad. Geo. F. Cram presents cartography and color by lithography, Chicago. 1883. Approximately 14.5" ...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
County Maps of  Virginia/West Virginia, Kentucky/Tennessee/North Carolina4692County Maps of Virginia/West Virginia, Kentucky/Tennessee/North Carolina
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) County Map of Virginia/West Virginia, single page, multi color lithograph entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1867, page #31. 11.5&q...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Three Washington State Fire Postcards incl. Real Photo4693Three Washington State Fire Postcards incl. Real Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Two rare real photo postcards of 1911 fire in Snohomish. Both by the same photographer (Douglass?): "Looking East on First St., Sn...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********n.. for 25.00
Rare Sultan, Washington Real Photo Postcard4694Rare Sultan, Washington Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Real photo postcard of Main Street, Sultan, Washington. No photographer listed. Message on back is dated 1914 and reads: ""I have mailed y...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********n.. for 50.00
Northern Pacific, Yakima and Kittitas Irrigation Co. Stock Certificate4695Northern Pacific, Yakima and Kittitas Irrigation Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare certificate I/U 1894, #66, 34 shares. 6" x 9.75". Owned by Northern Pacific Railroad. They constructed the 60 mile long Sunnyside Ca...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for 37.50
Maps of Washington & Oregon4696Maps of Washington & Oregon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) U.S. Coast Survey map of Yaquina River Entrance, Oregon 26.5" x 21". 2) U.S. Coast Survey, Columbia River, Sheet No. 1 (1870), tear in ...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Oregon and Washington, Billheads, Letterheads and Stocks4697Oregon and Washington, Billheads, Letterheads and Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 items. 3 stock., Assay report First Thought Gold Mines. 4 letterheads.2 pictorial billheads. Date: 1888-1911 Location: Washington HWAC# 65042
Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
Sold to l*******c for 37.50
State Of WA Forest Ranger Badge4698State Of WA Forest Ranger Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Round FOREST RANGER/ C-1 / WASHINGTON Date: late 1800's Location: Washington HWAC# 69066
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********r.. for 137.50
Washington Letterheads4699Washington Letterheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 15 letterheads, many pictorial. Fisher Flooring Mills, Washington Shoe Mfg., Copper Trust Syndicate, Hotel Binnard, several Union Iron Works.
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to s********x for 48.80
Washington State Ephemera4700Washington State Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) 1881 letterhead from Sitles & Caples, Wholesalers, Pataha City, Washington Territory. ("There is to my knowledge no such man a...
Estimate : 90.00 - 150.00
Sold to l*******c for 56.25
Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin and Territory of Minnesota4701Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin and Territory of Minnesota
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Surveyed platted plats copied descriptive lists made and field notes recorded and transcribed. Black ink on cream color paper. Slightly frayed at left
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Wyoming Legal Document and Treasury Dept. Draft4702Wyoming Legal Document and Treasury Dept. Draft
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1895 US Circuit Court Commissioner, District of Wyomig letter regarding payment for horses. US Treasury Dept. 1891 draft payable to Gustave Schnitger
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Map of Wyoming4703Map of Wyoming
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double truck map of Wyoming. Rand McNally p 456-457. Multicolor 14.5" x 20.5". Date: Location: Wyoming HWAC# 54463
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s********x for 18.30
Casper, WY Street Photo4704Casper, WY Street Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photo of men and horses in the street.near a shoeing operation. Date: c. 1910 Location: Casper, Wyoming HWAC# 57224
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Maps of Western States, Wyoming, Kansas, South Dakota4705Maps of Western States, Wyoming, Kansas, South Dakota
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Wyoming by Counties, c. 1900, color & lithography by Cram, no condition issues noted, vivid color 14" x 11"; 2)Geo. Cram's Kans...
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Maps of the Southeast4706Maps of the Southeast
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Arkansas, 1882. Lithography and color by Hardesty. Approximately 14" x 11.5." 2) Florida, ca. 1865. Engraved and hand colorin...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
U.S. Collection of 5 Maps4707U.S. Collection of 5 Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) North America, c. 1875 Engraving & hand color by Gray, 14.5' x 17"; 2) U.S. 1903, Lithographic color & cartography by CRAM, doub...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Maps of Northwest Coast of America4708Maps of Northwest Coast of America
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. 1) U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, from Tomales Bay to the Oregon Line, 32" x 22"; 2) Sketch showing PT. SAL TO TOMALES BAY from...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
British Columbia Breweries Limited Stock Certificate4709British Columbia Breweries Limited Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lovely vignette of riverfront brewing factory on a 1913 certificate. Green ink with an orange three pence seal. Date: Location: British Columbia,
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b********t for 37.50
Canadian Postcard Collection4710Canadian Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of about 140 postcards. One third are early (c.1920-25) and the rest are post-1950. Real photo, scenery, birds-eyes, etc. Not cherry-picked. Look
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Maps of Counties of Nova Scotia/New Brunswick4711Maps of Counties of Nova Scotia/New Brunswick
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Map of County of Nova Scotia New Brunswick, Cape Breton I.d and Pr. Edward's I.d; single page, multi color lithograph, page 5. 15.25" x ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to R**********0 for 37.50
Chinese Hand Script Papers (13)4712Chinese Hand Script Papers (13)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 13 old appearing Chinese penned papers. We are unable to translate. Date: Location: China HWAC# 69035
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
World in Hemispheric Projection4713World in Hemispheric Projection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Mappe-Monde Physique" old map from 1779. Map is in beautiful condition. Slight tear at bottom right, does not encroach on map. Mounted on...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Hand Painted Pitcher, Hohenzollern China Germany4714Hand Painted Pitcher, Hohenzollern China Germany
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful Hand Painted pitcher by Hohenzollern China Germany. White anemones with gold. Beautiful small pitcher, 6" x 3.75" diameter. No c...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Charles Laffitte and Company Share Certificate4715Charles Laffitte and Company Share Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock certificate in French and English dated January 15, 1866 for the Charles Laffitte and Company Limited. Charles Laffitte (1803-1875) was the neph
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to s********x for 15.25
English Theatre Autograph Collection4716English Theatre Autograph Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30 autographs on small pieces of paper letters and cards. Ch. Lamb, Tho. Hoop, J. Locke, Menvels John, LM Ward, Lord Brougham?, George S. Kaufm
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 125.00
Unusual Notice of Stolen Bonds4717Unusual Notice of Stolen Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unique to this large stock and bond collection. Notice of stolen or lost railway bonds in Britian from Callender & Henderson, Brokers. Reward of...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Cyclorama of Jerusalem Guide and Appeal Letter from Israel4718Cyclorama of Jerusalem Guide and Appeal Letter from Israel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A 16 page guide to a Cyclorama of Jerusalem on the day of The Crucufixion, The Grandest Permanent Exhibition of the Nineteenth Century at the Ste-Anne
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 50.00
1881 Document Signed by U.S. Consul to Martinique47191881 Document Signed by U.S. Consul to Martinique
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two page shipping/customs document signed by W.H. Garfield, U.S. Consul at Saint-Pierre, Martinique. Dated Feb. 28th, 1881. For goods/merchandise bein
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Mexico and UK Maps (2)4720Mexico and UK Maps (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Colored map of Mexico and Southern US by Colton 18" x 25" and large color British Isles map by National Geographic Date: c. 1855-1860 Lo...
Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to R**********0 for 75.00
Major Panama Canal Ephemera Archive4721Major Panama Canal Ephemera Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 1000 postcards, approx 20 real 4.5" x 6.5" 1905-1906 construction era photos with curled edges. More than 50 promo pamphlets. Appro...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Mac Cann's Argentine Provinces4722Mac Cann's Argentine Provinces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An account of Two Thounsand Miles' Ride Through The Argentine Provinces Being an Account of The Natural Products of The Country, And Habits of T...
Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to m******2 for 62.50
History of Spain, Misc. Books (4)4723History of Spain, Misc. Books (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A History of Spain, a Vivid Narration of the Triumphs and Tragedies of the Spanish People by Jean Descola, c. 1963, pp.472, hardback book; Imperial Sp
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
10 Atlas Colored Maps by Mitchell472410 Atlas Colored Maps by Mitchell
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1839 Mitchell's colored maps of the world. Approx 10.5" x 9.5". Single truck-Africa. 2x Asia. 2x France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Ge...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
3 Old World Atlases47253 Old World Atlases
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Green hardcover Cram's Superior Reference Atlas of California, Nevada and the World, published by Ellis A. Davis. 1908. 180 pp with index and 1 ...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Iliff's Imperial Atlas of the World4726Iliff's Imperial Atlas of the World
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published by John W. Iliff 1892. 262 pp plus index. Detailed city and regional maps. Maps are unstained and appear to be complete. Front board is miss
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Wooden Indian w/ Bear Headdress5000Wooden Indian w/ Bear Headdress
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Intricately carved solid wood Indian, wearing bear headress that melds into the man's own hair. He wears. red breech cloth, black pants, and moc...
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to M********y for 2,187.50