Holabird Western Americana is in preparation for an incredible 5 day auction from October 19th to 23rd, 2017. This 5-day sale features 2,900 lots in multiple collecting categories including Mining, Minerals, Native Americana, Bottles, Gaming, Cowboy, Tokens, Numismatics, Railroad & Express, Postal History & Philatelic, Firearms & Military, and General Americana.
Highlights include:
*Gold, gold & silver ore, & choice mineral specimens from around the world
*a wide variety of mining collectibles including artifacts, stock certificates, photographs, and ephemera
*choice Native Americana from a prominent collection including Western baskets, projectile points, Navajo Pottery, jewelry, a Kachina Collection, and a Pacific NW bone, ivory & carved stone collection
*Bottles and antique glass including the Shamberger Saratoga Mineral Water Collection, Saloon bac bar bottles, Western sodas and whiskies, Nevada embossed bottles, and an Insulator Collection
*Cowboy collectibles including a branding iron collection and cowboy postcards
*Tokens & Medals including Tombstone, Arizona, Alaska, California, Nevada Tokens & key tags, Fort tokens, So-Called Dollar collection feat. Bryan Money, Encased Cents, and US & Mining Medals
*Numismatics including Colorado silver coinage (a new discovery), Salt Lake City National Bank Note Collection, Nevada National Bank Notes, Assay incl. a rare assayer ingot and & Comstock assay documents
*Railroad stocks, bonds, keys, locks, and reference libraries
*Wells Fargo & Other Express collectibles incl. a rare Wells Fargo gold medal
*Postal history including first flights, first day covers, and revenue stamped documents
*A selection of antique firearms and swords
*Political collectibles feat. a Theodore Roosevelt button collection
*General Americana with strong Colorado, Montana, and Nevada sections including Shamberger Photograph Collection of Nevada Mining Camps and a large selection of Colorado stereoviews
*A special Dealer Section featuring large lots of mining, railroad, & other stocks, bonds, and postcards
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All items in the online catalog with full descriptions and images. The full auction schedule is laid out in the auction description. All sessions open at 8AM Pacific Time from October 19th to 23rd. Holabird Western Americana is pleased to offer services to answer any questions about the entire catalog as well as discuss consignments of any collection.