August 2018 Auction

Auction Details

Day 1 Friday (Lots 1000-1740)
Gaming (1000-1014)
Saloon (1015-1028)
Bottles (1029-1150)
Numismatics (1151-1538)
Bank Bags (1151-1162)
Books (1163-1169)
Checks (1171-1202)
Coins (1203-1386)
Commemorative (1387-1422)
Ephemera (1423-1442)
Ingot (1443-1456)
Medals (1457-1482)
Mint/Proof Sets (1483-1492)
So-Called Dollars (1493-1494)
Scales (1495-1497)
Currency (1498-1532)
Scrip (1533-1538)
Tokens (1539-1740)

Day 2 Saturday (Lots 2000-2714)
Cowboy (2000-2112)
Firearms & Weaponry (2113-2177)
Military (2178-2241)
General Americana (2242-2694)
Advertising (2242-2254)
Bonds (2255-2261)
Books (2262-2300)
Entertainment Industry (2301-2318)
Glassware/Flatware Etc. (2319-2332)
Gold Rush (2333-2343)
Jewelry & Watches (2344-2347)
Lamp (2348-2352)
Sheet Music (2354-2356)
Tools (2357-2360)
Vintage Apparel (2361-2368)
Geographic Sorted (2369-2694)
General Foreign (2695-2714)


Day 3 Sunday (Lots 3000-3667)
Mining (3000-3260)
Minerals (3261-3280)
Railroadiana (3281-3327)
Wells Fargo & Express (3328-3343)
Postal History (3344-3355)
Political (3356-3371)
World’s Fair /Expositions (3372-3382)
Art (3383-3471)
Native Americana (3472-3539)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (3540-3667)
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Gould & Curry, Philip Deidesheimer Check - A great rarity2560Gould & Curry, Philip Deidesheimer Check - A great rarity
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One of Comstock's most sought after checks. Includes Philip Deidesheimer's signature as superintendent of the Gould & Curry. Cut cancel ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to L*****8 for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
Louis Janin, Virginia City Mine Supt. Check Collection2561Louis Janin, Virginia City Mine Supt. Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 Virginia City, Nevada mining checks signed by Louis Janin, Jr. as superintendent for the Gould & Curry Mining Company. All have IR and ...
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Montgomery Guard Document, Virginia City, Nevada2562Montgomery Guard Document, Virginia City, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Storey County Auditor's Office. Dateline Virginia, Feb. 4, 1875. At a meeting of the Commissioners of Storey County, $75 was allowed for the Mon...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Rare Washoe Brewery, Virginia, Billhead2563Rare Washoe Brewery, Virginia, Billhead
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Franklin & Schroeder proprietors of the Washoe Brewery on South C Street at the Junction of B Street. June 1, 1880. Signed by Schroeder. Small r...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to B*********g for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Rarer Virginia City Billheads2564Rarer Virginia City Billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. 1) Metropolitan Livery Stable. 1868. C. H. Light proprietor. Number 62 South C Street. Addressed to Hillier. Note on back from Hillier. 2
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d**********3 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Seven Different Comstock Checks with Important Signatures2565Seven Different Comstock Checks with Important Signatures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1872 revenue imprinted 2c rectangle US stamp. From the Woodworth Mill to AA Savage. Signed by James Fair. 2) 1876 Chollar-Norcross - Savage Shaft C
Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
Six Different Gould & Curry Mining Revenue Checks, Virginia City, Nevada2566Six Different Gould & Curry Mining Revenue Checks, Virginia City, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different spanning from the territorial days until before the Bonanza Discovery in the early 1870s. All have adhesive or imprinted revenue st
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to r********h.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Three 1862 Virginia City, Nevada Territory Mining Checks2567Three 1862 Virginia City, Nevada Territory Mining Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 very early Stateler & Arrington checks issued in 1862 and signed by Charles Strong, who was superintendent of the Gould & Curry Min...
Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 150.00
Three Comstock Checks: Requa Signature on One2568Three Comstock Checks: Requa Signature on One
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Isaac Requa signed Chollar-Norcross-Savage Shaft Company. July 1, 1876. Revenue imprinted US Stamp. 2) 1898 Bank of California check. Signed by sup
Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to B*********g for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Two Comstock Checks including a Rare Chollar2569Two Comstock Checks including a Rare Chollar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Chollar red Bank of America check. Issued to Virginia City assayer W. S. James. Revenue imprinted 2c stamp. Signed by AC Hamilton. water-stained. 2
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i******s for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00