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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Radio, Practical Electricity, Physics and Trigonometry Books, 4 [159013]1670 - Radio, Practical Electricity, Physics and Trigonometry Books, 4 [159013]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 books. Audel's Radiomans Guide by Anderson 1942. Audel's Handy Book of Practical Electricity. Physics in 50 Milestones by Lees. Plane and ...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Box of Electric & Railway Text Books (15) [129776]1671 - Box of Electric & Railway Text Books (15) [129776]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A box full of reference books and texts centering on electrical principles and how they are applied to electric railways. Some of the books include,...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to r********r for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Doodlebug Railroad Books (4) [128138]1672 - Doodlebug Railroad Books (4) [128138]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of four (4) books highlighting doodlebug rail lines, First, we have "The Short Line Doodlebugs" by Edmund Kielty, nex...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to t****O for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Electric Railroad Library Collection (30) [131657]1673 - Electric Railroad Library Collection (30) [131657]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
If you love electric railroading, this is the lot for you. This collection includes magazines, hard bound publications, illustrated histories, all thi
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Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 260.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Express Railroad Book (2) [139500]1674 - Express Railroad Book (2) [139500]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Primary item is a hardbound book titled The Science of Railways: Passenger, Baggage, Express and Mail Service. By Marshall M. Kirkman. Volum
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Model Railroad Catalogs and Magazines [138660]1675 - Model Railroad Catalogs and Magazines [138660]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 50 catalogs for various gauge model rrs and Model Railroading magazines, all modern era, post-2000. Kato, LGB, etc. Date: Country (if not USA
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Railroad Progress and Railroad History in Magazines [138428]1676 - Railroad Progress and Railroad History in Magazines [138428]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This collection of railroad magazines depicts a different time and a different culture. Electric rail was once the transportation of urban living and
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Short Line & Narrow Gauge RR Books (4) [128141]1677 - Short Line & Narrow Gauge RR Books (4) [128141]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A quartet of books dealing with narrow gauge and shoreline railroads throughout the United States. Included are "Narrow Gauge Railroads in Amer...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 130.00
Sold to t****O for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Train Magazines - Miscellaneous (47) [139380]1678 - Train Magazines - Miscellaneous (47) [139380]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 47. Mostly railroad magazines including Trolley Sparks (1947 - 1948), Railway Age (1939), The Red Electrics of Portland, OR (1949), etc. A hard
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Various Railroad Manufacturer Catalogs (15) [131658]1679 - Various Railroad Manufacturer Catalogs (15) [131658]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of about 15 publications about various and sundry railroad equipment manufacturers. Books include "History of the J.G. Brill Compa...
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Start Price : 160.00 | Estimate : 320.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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