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

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview

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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California General History Books, 5 [156220]1080 - California General History Books, 5 [156220]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 California general history books. The Guide to Bodie by Williams, Ghost Trails of California by Hunt, The California Trail Yesterday and Today by Hi
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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California Historical Publications, 2 [148770]1081 - California Historical Publications, 2 [148770]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1950 Chris-Craft boat pictorial catalog. Chris-Craft is of the most collectable boats in America. c. 1948 Pictorial California and the Pacific Magazin
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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California History Books, 7 [156194]1082 - California History Books, 7 [156194]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 California history books. Rush for Riches by Holliday. Fearful Crossing by Curran. The California Trail by Stewart. Gold Rush Country by Sunset. The
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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California Vacation Destination Brochures (5) [157665]1083 - California Vacation Destination Brochures (5) [157665]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seigler Springs, Lake County, C-1960's ~ 8 different mineral springs, scores of activities & amusements ~ 4-fold color brochure with insert,...
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Estimate : 110.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*******e for (55.00 + 12.10BP) = 67.10
 
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Central Calif. Early Lumber Co.'s Letters & Billheads (19) [158231]1084 - Central Calif. Early Lumber Co.'s Letters & Billheads (19) [158231]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
San Francisco (5) ~ Oakland (4) ~ Sacramento (2) ~ W. Berkeley San Jose ~ Grass Valley~ Guerneville ~ Korbel ~ Red Bluff ~ Chico ~ 1880-1906 Date:
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Estimate : 190.00 - 350.00
Sold to l*******c for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Grab Bag of California Ephemera [138541]1085 - Grab Bag of California Ephemera [138541]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eclectic lot includes: The San Francisco News special edition for the 1939 World's Fair; the Long Beach Press-Telegram, March 13, 1933, covering...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to c******m for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Old California and Mother Lode Newspapers, 5 [157238]1086 - Old California and Mother Lode Newspapers, 5 [157238]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 different old newspapers from Northern California and the Mother Lode. The Bulletin, December 16, 1892, Auburn. San Francisco The Evening Bulletin,
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Survey Report of Northern California Shasta to the Coast 1854 [119693]1087 - Survey Report of Northern California Shasta to the Coast 1854 [119693]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a rare) Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey : Showing the Progress of the Survey During the Year 1854. Washington: Beverly Tucker
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Two Vintage Broadsides [77334]1088 - Two Vintage Broadsides [77334]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Auction! Every Friday. Park Auction Yard, Mrs. Gilbert. 1/4-mile North of Roeding Park on 99 Highway. (This would place this in Fresno). No date. 8
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Estimate : 20.00 - 60.00
Sold to b*******e for (10.00 + 2.20BP) = 12.20
 
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The Earthquakes of California 1933, 1994, and 1989 in newsprint [112366]1089 - The Earthquakes of California 1933, 1994, and 1989 in newsprint [112366]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of newspapers describing the earthquake in Long Beach, Ca. in 1933 and another earthquake in Los Angeles in 1994, and the Bay Area earth
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Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
Sold to s**********1 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Aspen, Colorado Trade Cards (3) [154486]1090 - Aspen, Colorado Trade Cards (3) [154486]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three extreme trade cards from businesses in Aspen, Colorado. Two are from C.F. Youberg, Dealers in Fine Shoes and Slippers and the other is fr
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Coloradan 1955 & 1956 [143538]1091 - Coloradan 1955 & 1956 [143538]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two volumes of the Coloradan from 1955 & 1956. Hardcover, published by the Associated Students of the University of Colorado, Boulder. Date: ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Brunswick-Balke Collender Co. Billheads, Denver [155540]1092 - Brunswick-Balke Collender Co. Billheads, Denver [155540]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 (3 different). These are rare pictorial billheads, but they have some big condition issues. One has its date missing, but the other three are
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*****0 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Framed Advertising Die Cuts from Colorado; c. 1890s [153602]1093 - Framed Advertising Die Cuts from Colorado; c. 1890s [153602]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Frame with two advertising die cuts for businesses in Colorado. The one on the top is for Birks Cornforth, Grocer, Denver, Colorado. It features a you
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to d****z for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Rare North Denver Trade Cards (2) [154488]1094 - Rare North Denver Trade Cards (2) [154488]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two rare trade cards from businesses in North Denver, Colorado, c. 1880s. The businesses are W.H. Wightman & Co, Dealers in Dry Goods and...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 120.00
Sold to d****z for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Eagle County, Colorado Billheads & Letterheads [148300]1095 - Eagle County, Colorado Billheads & Letterheads [148300]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 with some rare pieces. Towns: Avon, Basalt, Holy Cross, Red Cliff, and Wolcott. Includes: WC Roby & Co., Holy Cross City Drug and Book ...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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El Paso County, Colorado Billheads & Letterheads [148299]1096 - El Paso County, Colorado Billheads & Letterheads [148299]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 20. Includes: Hendricks & Carroll (Palmer, 1887); Robert McKune Lumber (Florissant/Fountain, 1891, 4 page letter); Barker Hotel (Manitou ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Leadville Personal Correspondence & Cabinet Card [155427]1097 - Leadville Personal Correspondence & Cabinet Card [155427]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Three page letter plus corner advertising cover for SP Gutshall, Lumber Dealer in Leadville. Message written on May 15th, 1885 from JE Di
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Leadville Photos & Ephemera [129788]1098 - Leadville Photos & Ephemera [129788]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four nice stereo views of Leadville, Colorado and one of a natural beauty in the area, Rainbow Falls in Ute Pass. The other three show a bird's ...
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Leadville, CO Collectibles, 3 [152064]1099 - Leadville, CO Collectibles, 3 [152064]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Metal plaque, Property of, The Leadville Light & Power Co., Leadville, Colorado. Leather eyeglass case, FJ Mund, Optician, Leadville, Colo. Leat...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to j******6 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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