"Autumn Gold" 2024 November Auction

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Welcome to our upcoming seven-day auction event, featuring an incredible selection of unique items and rare collectibles spanning numismatics, gold, minerals, fine art, antique furniture, political memorabilia, philatelic, jewelry, and more! From November 21-27, we will showcase this extensive sale, with three days of live auctions and three days of timed online bidding. Join us for an exclusive in-person preview on-site in Reno the day before the event, and get a sneak peek at many of the stunning furniture pieces in a private residence on Friday, November 8—details available upon request. Whether you are an art lover, history enthusiast, or collector of timeless treasures, this auction offers something special for everyone. Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of history!
DAY 1:
Art (1000-1111)
Wildlife (1000-1019)
Stamps (1037-1042
Décor & Collectibles (1112-1122)
Lamps (1123-1130)
Clocks (1131-1138)
Tableware’s (1139-1154)
Barber Shop (1155-1161)
Bottles (1162-1204)
Saloon & Brewery (1205-1228
Wine (1229-1232
Gaming (1233-1245
Tobacciana (1246-1262)
General Store (1263-1280)
Scales (1281-1287
Sewing (1288-1290)
Copperware (1296-1300)
Advertising (1301-1303)
Ephemera (1304-1340)
Collectibles (1341-1355)
Camping (1341-1345)
Toys (1351-1353)
Furnishings (1356-1394)

Category Preview (see more of these categories on Timed Day 5!)
Books (1395-1426)
Maps (1427-1431)
Photographs (1432-1455)
Photography Equipment (1456-1458)
Sports (1459-1491)

DAY 2:
Political (2000-2157)
Black American (2063-2068)
Foreign (2133-2157)
Foreign Autographs (2158-2172)
Military (2173-2363)
Firearms & Weaponry (2364-2491)

DAY 3:
Fossils (3000-3004)
Minerals (3005-3112)
Gold (3013-3077)
Jewelry (3113-3153)
Native Americana (3154-
Jewelry (3154-3246)
Weavings (3247-3261)
Pottery (3266-3279)
Artifacts (3288-3330)
Ephemera (3331-3340)
Books (3341-3352)
Badges (3353-3366)
Outlaw (3367-3368)
Cowboy (3420-3446)

DAY 4:
Numismatics (4000-4315
Ingots (4000-4007)
Bullion (4008-4016)
Coins (4017-4176)
Currency (4177-4238)
Ephemera & Exonumia (4239-4259)
Tokens & Medals (4273-4315)
World’s Fair & Expositions (4316-4345)
Firefighting Memorabilia (4346-4358)
Fraternal Organizations (4359-4391)
Entertainment (4392-4423)

DAY 5: TIMED AUCTION
Art & Collectibles (5000-5050)
Ephemera (5051-5140)
Entertainment (5141-5163)
Music (5164-5175)
Art Ephemera (5176-5194)
Books (5195-5348)
Maps (5349-5370)
Photographs (5371-5479)
Photography Equipment (5480-5557)
Model Railroading (5558-5643)
Toys (5644-5713)
Sports (5714-5857)

DAY 6: TIMED AUCTION
Jewelry & Accessories (6000-6046)
Sterling Silver (6047-6074)
Minerals (6075-6193)
Mining (6194 – 6542)
Artifacts (6194-6217
Ephemera (6218-6542)
Stocks & Bonds (6543-6894)

DAY 7: TIMED AUCTION
Transportation - Auto, Air, Railroad etc (7000-7318)
Wells Fargo & Express (7319-7357)
Covers (7358-7427)
Stamps (7428-7568)
Postcards (7569-7761)



FINAL AUCTION RECORD The Auctioneer’s podium notes serve as the final, legally binding record of the auction results, superseding any electronic bidding records. See Terms and Conditions
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Minutemen Signed Document, 1808 [182308]2188 - Minutemen Signed Document, 1808 [182308]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This original 1808 document is signed by two survivors of the Battle of Lexington & Concord: Sam Hoar and Joshua Brooks, both from Lincoln, Mass...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Fort Kearny Soldier's Love Letter, 1865 [188792]2189 - Fort Kearny Soldier's Love Letter, 1865 [188792]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An 1865 love letter sent by Clark Kellison, a soldier stationed at Fort Kearny, Nebraska, to a woman named Angeline. Fort Kearny was a U.S. Army outpo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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National Guard Testimony, Ravenna, Ohio, Undated [189639]2190 - National Guard Testimony, Ravenna, Ohio, Undated [189639]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A letter and cover from a Private to a Colonel in the Ravenna National Guard, telling of punishment/mistreatment. Undated. From the Ravenna, Ohio, cor
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Cuban War-themed medical advertisement [190905]2191 - Cuban War-themed medical advertisement [190905]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A booklet advertising Pineoline, a salve used to treat eczema and ulcers of the skin, themed after the Cuban War. Likely dates from the early 1900s. T
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to A****1 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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U S Military Ships Postcards, 35 [186909]2192 - U S Military Ships Postcards, 35 [186909]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 35 US military ship postcards. Vermont, West Virginia, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Minnesota etc.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to K*****5 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition 1849- 1852, [179352]2193 - U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition 1849- 1852, [179352]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere during the years 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, by Lieut. Jay M Gilliss, volume 2, 33rd Congress,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to K*****5 for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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U.S. Naval Sketches of the War In California 1846-7 [181528]2194 - U.S. Naval Sketches of the War In California 1846-7 [181528]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover; 11 x 16 inches. "Naval Sketches of the War In California" reproducing 28 colorful drawings made in 1846-7 by William H. Meyers,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Nazi- Brown Shirt Nazi Badges c.1930s [186133]2195 - Nazi- Brown Shirt Nazi Badges c.1930s [186133]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
There are two badges from the 1930's German NSDAP era. A visor cap eagle badge from 1936 with two retainers missing. The second is a Arbeit Day ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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WW2 Operation Torch Badge 1942 [183308]2196 - WW2 Operation Torch Badge 1942 [183308]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This badge is to commemorate the Invasion of North Africa by Allied forces. Dated 8 November, 1942 with the American and British flags. Unrestored co
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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WW2 Winston Churchill Research Library, 14 vols [181303]2197 - WW2 Winston Churchill Research Library, 14 vols [181303]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fourteen volumes about and written by Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain during WW2. Five volumes are biographies. Three volumes are specifi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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New York Tribune, Custer Massacre Article, 1876 [187297]2198 - New York Tribune, Custer Massacre Article, 1876 [187297]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
September 13, 1876 New York Tribune with front page article on the Custer Massacre. Article is based on an interview with a trapper named Ridgely, a p
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Confederate blockade runner stock cert. 1863 [189508]2199 - Confederate blockade runner stock cert. 1863 [189508]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An 1863 certificate for two shares in the capital stock of the Importing and Exporting Company of Georgia. This company, founded in Savannah, Georgia,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (2,500.00 + 625.00BP) = 3,125.00
 
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House Review-New Orleans Gold Theft Case 1865 [182355]2200 - House Review-New Orleans Gold Theft Case 1865 [182355]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
House of Representatives review of the case against General Benjamin Butler, who captured $50,000 from the mint in New Orleans while in command there
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to w**********e for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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Civil War Buttons, New Jersey  (3) [180241]2201 - Civil War Buttons, New Jersey (3) [180241]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
There are three Civil War officer's uniform buttons from three different companies. All are 7/8 in. in diameter, brass with shank. There is a N....
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Start Price : 800.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Andersonville- Union Questionnaire requesting Information of Andersonville Treatment   [182435]2202 - Andersonville- Union Questionnaire requesting Information of Andersonville Treatment [182435]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This three page legal document was solicited post-war by the state of New York. The paper requests information as to the treatment while a POW at And
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Camp Dennison, Patriotic Civil War letter, Union soldier E. Hall, 1862 [188036]2203 - Camp Dennison, Patriotic Civil War letter, Union soldier E. Hall, 1862 [188036]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Patriotic Civil War letter from Union soldier E. Hall, written at Camp Dennison, Ohio, in 1862. Hall describes his passion for the Union cause, saying
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*******f for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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1865 Civil War Letter, Death of Lincoln, Union Victory [188195]2204 - 1865 Civil War Letter, Death of Lincoln, Union Victory [188195]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A handwritten 1865 letter from a woman named Adaline, last name unknown, to her husband. Adaline updates her husband on the goings-on in town -- the f
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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1862 Letter, Civil War Soldier R. Rowland, Ohio [188343]2205 - 1862 Letter, Civil War Soldier R. Rowland, Ohio [188343]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A handwritten 1862 letter from an R. Rowland to Miss Olive M. Rowland of Milan, Ohio. Mr. Rowland describes his experiences in the Civil War to Miss R
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Civil War Button by Pettibone Ohio State Volunteers [180251]2206 - Civil War Button by Pettibone Ohio State Volunteers [180251]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The domed button was issued to the Ohio Volunteers during the Civil War. Measuring at 7/8 in. domed with the state seal displayed. Very good condition
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Civil War- Letter From Sergeant Albert Snyder 51st Pennsylvania (4) ALS [187080]2207 - Civil War- Letter From Sergeant Albert Snyder 51st Pennsylvania (4) ALS [187080]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This letter is addressed to a Charles Wagner in Pennsylvania from a dear friend Sergeant Albert Snyder dated May 7th, 1862. This is a four page letter
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to R*****0 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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