Auction Details
A Special Two-Day Auction Event Featuring
*Featuring Both Old & New Items from the Gary Bracken Collection, Ken Prag Collection, Stuart MacKenzie Collection, & Others
~Over 1,500 Lots~
Including Civil War, Indian Territory, Kansas, & Missouri Covers from the Bracken Collection and California & Oregon Postcards from the Prag Collection
*General Americana *Stocks *Philatelic *Books *Mining *Sports
*Bargain & Dealer Lots including Colorado & Montana Billhead & Mining Archives from the Gary Bracken Collection and Stuart MacKenzie Collection
*Reduced opening prices on EVERY lot in the sale!
Welcome, collectors, to a new year of exciting auctions!
Our 2023 New Year's resolution is to continue to bring fantastic history at auction to collectors, dealers, and institutions around the world. And we hope you have resolved to keep building your collections and/or dealer inventories!
As a big thank you for an incredible 2022 year of auctions, we've created a special "auto-pilot" auction with reduced start prices and a whole bunch of great material for our beginning to intermediate collectors and/or Americana dealers.
You'll find a mix of new and old items, including new philatelic goodies from the Bracken Collection and Prag Collection, and new collections of books and historical resources. You'll also find tons of Americana including Montana and Colorado paper and check archives from the Stuart MacKenzie Collection and Bracken Collection.
This is an "auto-pilot" auction, so there won't be an auctioneer or audio/video feed. But you will be able to log into an auction console, place live bids, and watch the progression of the auction, just like in our other sales.
If you have any questions or need help placing an absentee bid, please call our office at 775-851-1859
Everyone at Holabird's wishes you a safe and Happy New Year!
And stay tuned because many more exciting items are coming to the collecting market in 2023!
--The Holabird Team--
So how does our auto-pilot auction work?
*Just like normal, you can start bidding absentee right now on iCollector. We can also help you register and place absentee bids for you. Give our office a call at 775-851-1859.
*On the day of the auction (January 7th and 8th), you'll be able to join the live auction console, place bids, and watch the lots progress. (But there won't be an audio/video feed or person on a podium).
*Once a lot opens, there will be a 20 second countdown.
*If a bid is placed during this countdown, the timer is reset to 20 seconds. Each live bid resets the timer!
*Once the countdown runs out, the lot will be sold, and the next lot will come up with the same settings.
It's up to you--the bidders--to keep the action going! But we'll be watching and cheering you on!
Auction Schedule
Session 1, January 7th, 2023, Lots 1000-1751
General Americana (1000-1455)
Geo. Sort (1000-1403)
Jewelry (1404-1420)
Sports (1421-1455)
Mining (1456-1564)
General Books (1565-1751)
Session 2, January 8th, 2023, Lots 2000-2774
Philatelic (2000-2480)
Covers & Stamps feat. Indian Territory, Kansas, & Missouri Covers from Bracken Collection (2000-2197)
Postcards feat. Foreign, California, & Oregon from Prag Collection (2198-2481)
Stocks & Bonds (2481-2774)
Mining (2481-2608)
Railroad (2609-2629)
Misc. (2630-2774)
SHIPPING & HANDLING: The customer is responsible for all shipping and packaging charges. We offer shipping service as a convenience to our buyers. Items are not shipped until the invoice and shipping charges are completely paid. Shipping costs will be calculated and billed separately after your items have been paid for. Purchases will be shipped via our approved, insured carriers: FedEx, UPS, USPS or DHL. Pick up is available from our Reno office, once you have received your invoice post auction
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1381 - Beer Advertising [143454]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of over 20 poster board advertisements (11 x 14 inches) for beers and whiskey. Beer Price list when draught beer was 15 cents. National Bohemian B
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******e for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
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1382 - Vintage Pinup Art Collection (20) [143261]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 20 vintage pinup art. 2 incomplete decks of playing cards plus 18 other cards and foldout posters of (mostly) naked women. Suggestive titles
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 80.00 - 400.00
Sold to B***o for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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1385 - Fire Inspection Publications [148452]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of six fire inspection publications.
A) Two editions of the Standard Schedule for Grading Cities and Towns of the United States with Reference
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 250.00
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1386 - Fire Protection Publications [148451]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of five fire protection publications.
A) Agents' and Inspectors' Pocket-Book of Fire Protection, Second Edition, by George Velten See...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
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1388 - Firefighting Ephemera [148454]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot containing a variety of ephemera related to firefighting.
A) Group of about 12 original photographs of fires, firefighters, and fire equipment. T
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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1389 - Firefighting Equipment Manuals [148450]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of six firefighting equipment manuals.
A) Operating Fire Department Pumpers by Warren Kimball. Issued by the National Fire Protection Associati
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
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