Big Tent Auction: Philatelic, Americana, Mining, Numismatics--April 2020

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Auction Details

Day 1, April 16th, 2020 (Lots 1000-1754)
Native Americana
Art
General Americana
Books

Day 2, April 17th, 2020 (Lots 2000-2753)
Mining Equipment
Minerals
Mining Artifacts & Ephemera
Stocks & Bonds
Mining
Other
Railroad
Transportation
Sports
Firearms & Weaponry
Military

Day 3, April 18th, 2020 (Lots 3000-3764)
Philatelic & Postal History
Ephemera
First Day
First Flight
Airships
Philatelic Covers & Postal History
Postcards

Day 4, April 19th, 2020 (Lots 4000-4763)
Tokens
Numismatics
Cowboy
Bargains & Dealer Specials

Welcome to our April Sale!

Covid-19
There’s a lot going on out there, and we’ve strived to find a way to keep operating in a safe and responsible manner. We incorporate all of the WHO recommendations, and then some. Our offices are cleaner and more sanitary than ever before, with sanitization cleanings up to four times per day! While most employees work at home, we also keep the 6-10 foot rule in place at the office. The result so far has been excellent, with a very healthy staff. Others around the country are not as lucky, and we strongly encourage following the WHO recommendations. We’ve been looking at a month, rather than 2 weeks. If it takes more, we’re “all in”.

This Auction!
This auction has another wide variety of outstanding collectibles in perhaps 30 collecting categories. Wow! Last sale we started with the John Reynolds Collection of California tokens, medals, shell cards and other Exonumia. This sale features more Reynolds tokens and his fabulous Aviation Mail (and California) Postal History Collection of more than 10,000 covers! As part of this collection, we offer his Pioneer Post Card Collection, a specialty of the earliest “picture post cards.”
Reynolds also had a major collection of Circus and Side Show photography and ephemera. We only split out some of it, such as the tokens, medals and scrip into individual lots. The bulk of the collection is so good, and of such excellent quality, inclusive of the personal collection of Nicu DeBarcsy (the most famous of the late 19th – early 20th dwarves), that we feel the collection needs to stay together as a whole – with thousands of photographs (CDV, Cabinet card, photo post cards) collected since the early 1960s, ending in about 1995 or so.
We continue with the marvelous Ken Prag Collection, and not to be outdone, we offer the Geoff Pollock Utah Mining Stock Certificate Collection in tact! More than 2000 pieces. It took Geoff more than thirty years to collect these pieces, highlighted by the fantastic 1864 Jordan Mining Co. stock signed by General Patrick Connor.
Our Art Department is ever-expanding, with this auction features a collection of wonderful Nevada artists plus many more.
The mining goods are also excellent, across the board, including part of the contents of a 1930’s assay lab! …and a mining library as a “unit” from a formerly producing mining company. And more large mining equipment from CMR Co.
A huge selection of costume jewelry is present from a southern California costume jewelry store that gave us their goods upon retiring. We remind everybody that our company is a great way to sell your inventories – the bigger the better!

Finding Your Collectibles
You’ll have fun perusing this catalog. There are great rarities in every section. As usual, we welcome calls and questions about lots. Need a better description? Just call or email us. Need help navigating? Just call! We’ve got simple ways of finding things, but sometimes we all need a little help to learn “the tricks.”

Consignments
Here at Holabird, we are, in a way, your partners in Collecting. We bring you some of the most exciting collections to hit the market every year.
Many of these collections are life-long projects, painstakingly put together by careful collectors – like you. When its time to sell, consider us! We bring more to the marketplace than any other company. Imagine this- five live internet bidding platforms in use for most auctions, all carefully picked. In fact, we work with several of these advanced forums to help make them, us, and the auction experience better for you. We bring new collectors to the table each and every auction.
Buying on the internet is at an all time high, and we understand how and why – that’s why we do so much with our internet bidding platform “partners”. Even though we are under Covid-19 WHO and Nevada guidelines, we work to make the internet sale a successful experience. And that includes shipping – we sanitize the packages before they go out.

While we work our way through the pandemic, it is important to realize we can assist. Our internet doors remain open, and we provide a huge platform from which to sell collections. If its time to sell your treasured items, let us know. If you’re home cleaning out the house and storeroom, and forgot about Grandpa’s collection, and need revenue, call us! If you run a chain of stores, such as pawn shops or thrift stores, we can easily generate that much needed revenue. Our processing is fast – we process about 3,000 lots of all forms of antiques and collectibles every 60 days. Nobody in America can match this. Our sales performance is also unequalled. Give us a call today. We have representatives in many parts of the USA. If the collection warrants, I’ll come myself and help you evaluate and discuss how we can assist.
--Fred Holabird--


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Pyramid Lake Ranch Ephemera  (115738)1260 - Pyramid Lake Ranch Ephemera (115738)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Pictorial corner ad. cover for the Pyramid Lake Ranch, sent in 1948. 2) Unused matchbook for the Pyramid Lake Ranch at Sutcliffe, Nevada.
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Rare Private Press: The Old Man at Pyramid Lake  (115742)1261 - Rare Private Press: The Old Man at Pyramid Lake (115742)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The Old Man at Pyramid Lake." By Herschel C. Logan. Six pages of text that tell the story of a trip to Pyramid Lake with his wife where h...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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TH Dude Ranch, Pyramid Lake, Real Photo Postcards  (116123)1262 - TH Dude Ranch, Pyramid Lake, Real Photo Postcards (116123)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different RPPC with a letter written on the reverse. Text is a little hard to read, but the letter writer is staying at one of the cabins. No
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to v*******l for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Pyramid Lake Real Photo Postcard Collection  (115744)1263 - Pyramid Lake Real Photo Postcard Collection (115744)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 45 RPPC. Little duplication. Fifteen mailed, 1928-1953. Sutcliffe, Reno, Sparks, Yerington, Carson City, and others. Views of fishing, bathing,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********w.. for (110.00 + 24.20BP) = 134.20
 
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Pyramid Lake Dude Ranch Real Photo Postcards  (115737)1264 - Pyramid Lake Dude Ranch Real Photo Postcards (115737)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different RPPC. All postally unused. 1) Two Eastman Studio of Pyramid Lake Ranch. One shows a row of cabins. The other is an aerial view of t
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to v*******l for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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1930s Advertising Map of Reno by Nevada Artist Robert Cole Caples  (116039)1265 - 1930s Advertising Map of Reno by Nevada Artist Robert Cole Caples (116039)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice and rare advertising map of Reno by legendary Nevada artist Robert Caples. Showcases the Town House Casino / Nightclub (at center), with cartoo
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Major Photo, Interview and Video archive of Prominent Reno Investigative Reporter Dennis Myers  (1151266 - Major Photo, Interview and Video archive of Prominent Reno Investigative Reporter Dennis Myers (115
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reno Reporter Dennis Myers passed away in 2019. He left behind a massive archive of interview tapes, videos and a photo file. Myers was an investigati
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Estimate : 500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Nevada Memorabilia Package  (116342)1267 - Nevada Memorabilia Package (116342)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gaming tokens, RPC's and a brochure on Boulder Dam make up this interesting Nevada themed collection. There are six tokens, four RPC's and a...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to m******0 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Rare Reno Promotional Ephemera  (115743)1268 - Rare Reno Promotional Ephemera (115743)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 pieces of interesting promotional material for Reno. 1) Five different luggage stickers: "You'll Like Reno / Meet Me There in 1926...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to u********y.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Reno "Town House" Casino Ephemera incl. Rare Gaming Chips  (115745)1269 - Reno "Town House" Casino Ephemera incl. Rare Gaming Chips (115745)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 pieces for The Town House Casino, "Unexcelled Cuisine / Dancing / Gaming / Entertainment." 1) Two rare $5 gaming chips. 2) Two di...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m******0 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Barney & McDuffie Silver City, Nevada Territory Billhead  (113201)1270 - Barney & McDuffie Silver City, Nevada Territory Billhead (113201)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. Dateline Silver City, N.T., January 18th, 1864. Barney & McDuffie, Dealers in Groceries & Provisions, Wines and Liquors, Boots an...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (375.00 + 82.50BP) = 457.50
 
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Silver City, Nevada Billheads Plus One Gold Hill  (113199)1271 - Silver City, Nevada Billheads Plus One Gold Hill (113199)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4, all issued to the masonic lodge. Scarce group. 1) Silver City: Steiner & Koneman (Groceries, 1865); Barney, McDuffie & Co. (Grocer...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to D******a for (325.00 + 71.50BP) = 396.50
 
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Silver City, Nevada Masonic Archive  (113204)1272 - Silver City, Nevada Masonic Archive (113204)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This archive is a new discovery. It spans a century from the early 1860s to the 1960s. It came together with Virginia City, Gold Hill, and Dayton arch
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Three Tickets to IOOF Ball, Silver City, Nevada  (113187)1273 - Three Tickets to IOOF Ball, Silver City, Nevada (113187)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 rare tickets to the Anniversary Ball of IOOF Lodge No. 2, Silver City, held at the Miners' Union Hall on April 26th, 1877. Blue cardsto...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********w.. for (85.00 + 18.70BP) = 103.70
 
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3 Cabinet Photos from J.H. Crockwell, Virginia City, Nevada  (111607)1274 - 3 Cabinet Photos from J.H. Crockwell, Virginia City, Nevada (111607)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Circa 1890's. Crockwell operated at 28 South C Street, Virginia City, Nevada. All three photos are backstamped with Crockwell's information....
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
 
 
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"The Masons on the Mountains" Virginia City Broadside  (113184)1275 - "The Masons on the Mountains" Virginia City Broadside (113184)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
We've never come across this before. It came to us in the large Comstock Masons archive we're selling in this sale. It is titled "The M...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****b for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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1875 Virginia City Fire Documents  (113190)1276 - 1875 Virginia City Fire Documents (113190)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Cover with contents sent to the Amity Lodge, F&AM, in Silver City from Carson City, Nov. 10, 1875. Typed letter on Grand Lodge F&am...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6*****b for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Antique Virginia City Masonic Trunk for a Comstock Miner   (77854)1277 - Antique Virginia City Masonic Trunk for a Comstock Miner (77854)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wood and canvas trunk with leather handle and edged with black metal bands, approx. 18" x 11" x 12.5". It is inscribed on the left si...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to p********w.. for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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Group of Virginia City Billheads  (113203)1278 - Group of Virginia City Billheads (113203)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11 including one territorial. All issued to the masonic lodges. Includes: McLaughin & Root (Hardware, 1863); Joseph Fredericks (Paints, 1...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (425.00 + 93.50BP) = 518.50
 
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Scarcer Virginia City Billheads & Letterheads  (113177)1279 - Scarcer Virginia City Billheads & Letterheads (113177)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. Includes: Smith & Wagner Hardware (1868); M&PH Ford Groceries (1881); Edwards & Martin General Insurance Agency (1877); Chas. ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to D******a for (300.00 + 66.00BP) = 366.00
 
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