The Gary Bracken Collection
Colorado * Oklahoma * Missouri * Kansas
General Store * Roman Coins * and more!
Holabird Americana is pleased to announce the Gary Bracken Collections, one of the most complete and broad based collections to come to public market in decades. Mr. Bracken was an attorney in Oklahoma who seriously collected more than sixty collecting categories. His collections will be offered over the next year, 2022-2023. A brief preview:
Colorado and Colorado Territory:
a massive token collection of approximately 3500 different pieces
massive embossed and paper label Colorado bottle collection (over 1000 pieces)
massive Colorado stoneware jug collection
Colorado general store tin collection
Colorado postal history and express collection
Colorado antique photos
Colorado railroad passes
Colorado letters and billheads
Colorado button hooks
Colorado beer trays and advertising
Oklahoma, Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory:
approximate 2500 different tokens
embossed bottle collection with Hutch sodas a specialty
massive stoneware jug collection
Postal history collection
Letters and billheads
101 Ranch collection
Oklahoma advertising
Kansas and Missouri
Postal History
Stoneware jugs
Letters and billheads
General Store and Post Office
Hundreds of cans with original paper labels, c 1870-1930
Hundreds of large tins with original paint surfaces, cpre-1900
Store display cabinets
Post office front counters, 1890s.
Wild West
Original, high quality Bill Hickock CDV from 101 Ranch Collection
Original Annie Oakley cabinet card from 101 Ranch Collection
Fantastic gun belt with holster, beaded, from 101 Ranch collection
Buffalo Bill collection
101 Ranch color broadsides
Native American cabinet card photo collection
Roman and Greek Coins
Massive collection of silver and bronze coins with the goal of a coin from each ruler and region, about 2000 different coins, all identified
Mini Collections
Nevada – tokens, etc
Arizona – tokens, postal history, other
New Mexico – tokens, letters, postal history
Collectibles Library
Close to 1000 volumes covering all these collecting disciplines and more!
