A rare American flag with 37 stars, showing an interesting star pattern and in very good condition, made sometime in 1867 upon the admission of Nebraska as a state, sold for $10,625 at a huge, four-day Rush to the Rockies auction held Aug. 25 to 28 by Holabird Western Americana Collections LLC, online and live at Holabirds gallery in Reno, Nev. The 37-star flag is quite rare, as a 38-star flag was introduced to celebrate the 1877 Centennial with Colorado added later in the year. The flag sold by Holabird measured 48-by-90 inches and had hand-sewn stars. The flag company logo patch was sewn near a bottom grommet. It followed no known 37-star pattern. The Great Star pattern became official in July 1867. The auction, boasting more than 2,000 lots in a wide array of collecting categories, was headlined by part two of the massive collection of Gary Bracken of Ponca City, Okla. Part one was held in July, where records were set in numerous categories, including Colorado and Oklahoma bottles, rare ancient coins and Western tokens. More of the same were offered in part two. Internet bidding was facilitated by iCollector.com, LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com. Phone and absentee (left) bids were also accepted. All prices quoted in this report include the buyers premium. A pictorial archive from the Mormon polygamist Peter Johnson, consisting of three framed portrait charcoal sketches of Mormons imprisoned for polygamy (including Johnson), plus a fourth mammoth plate photo of the building of the Temple in Salt Lake, Utah, also framed, all from Box Elder County in Utah and ranging from the 1870s-1890s, changed hands for $4,750. A rare original box with about 30 original candles from E. Schneider & Company, circa the 1880s, sold for $5,002. The candles would have been used by miners to light underground mines. A red label on the box read, Original / Stearic Wax / Candles / Trade Mark / E. Schneider & Co. Schneider was incorporated in 1881. Paleo points (arrowheads) proved to be popular with collectors. A collection of around 90 points that included a wide variety of shapes and materials, including porphyrite rock, one large knife and one drill, high-grade flints of mostly lanceolate structure, in three display cases, hit $8,750. Another collection of Paleo points, about 60 pieces in all boasting interesting color in stone, went for $7,812. The group included Midland, Goshen, Allen, Plainview and Cody material, and several of the points had certificates of authenticity from Partain, Jackson and Dwain Rogers. A collection of more than 40 Archaic Period stone knives, including many fine Alibates and Haraheys, all show percussion and pressure flaking all in one display, finished at $2,375. Rare antique bottles were also a hit with bidders. A rare, two-town whiskey flask from around 1895, for Thos. R. Heibler, misspelled on the bottle as Hiebler (Pure Old Sour Mash / Whiskey / Thos. R. Hiebler / Montrose & Ouray / Colo.), 5.5 inches tall, rose to $4,125. A ca. 1898-1908 Vota & DeHeines pocket whiskey flask, light purple with black lettering and a ground top with a metal cap, 5.75 inches tall, went to a determined bidder for $4,375. Johnnie DeHeines and Ludwig Vota were co-owners of the County Club saloon in Silverton, Colo. Rare ancient Roman coins found their way into the list of top sellers on the last day A Sestarius of Galba coin sold for $6,037. Galba served as Roman emperor for just seven months (68-69 AD), having previously been governor of nearer Spain for eight years. The coin, in gorgeous EF condition, showed a legend encircled by an oak wreath on the reverse. Twelve Caesars silver coins, all in about fine to fine condition, realized $5,878. The group included an elephant denarius of Caesar celebrating his victory over the Gauls and August denarius celebrating his grandsons coming of age (son was poisoned by grandmother). An Aureus of Nero coin sold for $4,500. Nero (54-68 AD) persecuted Christians and famously executed Peter and Paul so they could become saints. Jupiter is shown seated on the reverse. A group of 22 early Montana tokens left the room for $1,708, to include those from The Owl Saloon, Billings Bar, Midway Saloon, Brunswick Bar and many others. For further information, call 775-851-1859 or 844-492-2766 or visit www.holabirdamericana.com.