A Collector's New Year: Philatelic, Americana, & Dealer Auction TIMED

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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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Los Angeles Theatre Ephemera & Playbills [135811]1040 - Los Angeles Theatre Ephemera & Playbills [135811]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of about 80 items. 1) Seven booklets: Mason Opera House (c.1910); Auditorium Los Angeles (two copies, 1907); Belasco Theatre (c.1910); Orpheum (c.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to c********7 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Los Angeles, CA Ephemera [96051]1041 - Los Angeles, CA Ephemera [96051]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 25 items-receipts, power of attorney, electricity receipt, billheads, letterheads Date: c1867-1908 Country (if not USA): State: Californi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 90.00
Sold to y******e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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UCLA 1968 Yearbook [160749]1042 - UCLA 1968 Yearbook [160749]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A very good year for UCLA sports as they won the basketball championship with Lew Alcindor, later know as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Gary Beban won the foot
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Vintage Shoe Brushes [131635]1043 - Vintage Shoe Brushes [131635]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three vintage horse hair brushes with DeBartolo Shoe Co. Los Angeles embossed on the wood portion of the brush. These measure 8.5"x 2.5" a...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Sheriff's Bill for Fixing Jail, 1859 [157230]1044 - Sheriff's Bill for Fixing Jail, 1859 [157230]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Addressed to A. Wiederchein for fixing gate and putting on a lock, putting iron on cell, drilling holes, riveting and fixing cell door and hinges. Tot
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Napa, CA Ephemera [571533]1045 - Napa, CA Ephemera [571533]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Napa Hotel letterhead 1889. Tax Payer record for Napa Township, Capell Valley Improvements on blue paper. Signed by Napa tax collector. Date: 18
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Ledger of Peabody and Hall, 1866-69 [157908]1046 - Ledger of Peabody and Hall, 1866-69 [157908]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ledger of Peabody and Hall from Brush Creek, Nevada County, California. Contains a list of names of people or other businesses that paid or received m
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Nevada County and Mother Lode Ephemera [157252]1047 - Nevada County and Mother Lode Ephemera [157252]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice assortment of Nevada County ephemera. Mt. St. Mary's Academy 1966 booklet, about 10 Trip Teaser-travel booklets. Nuggets of Nevada County H...
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Nevada County Estate Document, 1858 [157897]1048 - Nevada County Estate Document, 1858 [157897]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1858 Nevada County legal document related to the settlement of the estate of J.A. Nicholson. Robert Morrow is named as one of the administrators of th
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Framed & Signed Captain Satellite Picture [151124]1049 - Framed & Signed Captain Satellite Picture [151124]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Captain Satellite, played by Bob March, was an hour long live children's tv program in Oakland from 1958-68. This signed picture is framed in a...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Oakland Ephemera [113170]1050 - Oakland Ephemera [113170]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) 1912 mounted photograph of school children taken by Hugo Weitz, Fruitvale and Oakland. Photo is 4.5 x 7.5" on 7 x 10" mount. ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Stanford University Archive [126471]1051 - Stanford University Archive [126471]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A nice archive featuring the campus of Lealand Stanford Jr. University. Founded in 1891, Stanford, or "The Farm" as it's referred to, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 800.00
Sold to y******e for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Various Placerville Billheads and Ephemera [150545]1052 - Various Placerville Billheads and Ephemera [150545]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 45 pieces. Find Placerville Volunteer Fire Department, Placerville Automotive, Rubley Fuel and Transfer, Hopkins Cigars, House Doctor, S
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to k*****N for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Radiation and Ray Bogus Healing Tool [121280]1053 - Radiation and Ray Bogus Healing Tool [121280]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an example of a get quick scheme, using the power of propaganda and a brightly lit up bunch of tube lighting. This is a Ray & radiation ...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 175.00
 
 
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Vintage Sacramento Property Deed Collection [138387]1054 - Vintage Sacramento Property Deed Collection [138387]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five property deeds transferring property in Sacramento from 1869 & 1870. All with adhesive revenue stamps. The properties between P &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*******e for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
 
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Wells Fargo Express Receipts, 2 [158360]1055 - Wells Fargo Express Receipts, 2 [158360]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 California Wells Fargo receipts. 1870 receipt for $150 in coin, 1873 $200 for estate of Henry Roach. About 5.5x7.5". Date: Country (if not...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to y******e for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Salinas Valley Ice Company Photo Archive [140030]1056 - Salinas Valley Ice Company Photo Archive [140030]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of about 30 B&W 8 x 10 photographs of the exterior and interior of the Salinas Valley Ice Company circa 1940s. Date: Country (if not USA)...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 400.00
Sold to s*********d for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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California 1932 Blue Book &  1897 CE Convention Report [124525]1057 - California 1932 Blue Book & 1897 CE Convention Report [124525]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unique California themed lot includes the 1932 California Blue Book, which gives you just about anything you might want to know about the Golden State
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Early S. F. Photogravure Souvenir Booklets (4) [157658]1058 - Early S. F. Photogravure Souvenir Booklets (4) [157658]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Views of San Francisco, Yosemite Valley and the Pacific Coast, published by Davis Bros. Toklas & Co., S.F., C-1895 Attractive blue/w gold guilt ...
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Estimate : 130.00 - 300.00
Sold to c******m for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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San Francisco Business Directory, C. 1870s [158339]1059 - San Francisco Business Directory, C. 1870s [158339]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Classified Directory of the Patrons of the Atlas comprising the Principal Business Firms and Professional Men of the City of San Francisco. Two loose
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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