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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Vintage costume jewelry fashion chains. (lot 16)  (114801)1540 - Vintage costume jewelry fashion chains. (lot 16) (114801)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 fashion gold tone chains in varying style and links. good condition Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: City/County: Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Vintage costume jewelry folk art (lot 11)  (114790)1541 - Vintage costume jewelry folk art (lot 11) (114790)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of about 11 Folk Art jewelry pieces. Refer to photo. Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: City/County: Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Vintage costume jewelry gold tone chains, wide usage (lot 16)  (115173)1542 - Vintage costume jewelry gold tone chains, wide usage (lot 16) (115173)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Package includes 16 gold tone chain necklaces to match most of your outfits for different occasions, add an element of style and color to your outfit.
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Vintage costume jewelry in turquoise, alabaster, and misc pendents (lot 30)  (114769)1543 - Vintage costume jewelry in turquoise, alabaster, and misc pendents (lot 30) (114769)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Double stand pendant, one pendent is turquoise and gold colored, the other is cream with a turquoise background and a red star in the center. Silve
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Vintage costume jewelry lapel and brooch pins (lot 26)  (115002)1544 - Vintage costume jewelry lapel and brooch pins (lot 26) (115002)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment approximately 26 of lapel/brooch pins. Refer to photo Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: City/County: Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Vintage costume jewelry necklaces (lot 13)  (114763)1545 - Vintage costume jewelry necklaces (lot 13) (114763)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A selection of about 13 necklaces with chain length about 14-16 inches and 6 broaches. Refer to photo. Provenance: Country (if not USA): State:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Vintage costume jewelry necklaces (lot 26)  (114772)1546 - Vintage costume jewelry necklaces (lot 26) (114772)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 26 womens necklace's consisting of a variety of stones and styles to choose from. Refer to photo. Provenance: Country (if not U...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Vintage costume jewelry necklaces (lot 30)  (114771)1547 - Vintage costume jewelry necklaces (lot 30) (114771)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A variety of necklaces, about 30. Includes Sarah Coventry, Cookie Lee and turquoise colored accent stones. Refer to photo Provenance: Country (if n
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Vintage costume jewelry necklaces in gold and silver tone (lot 25)  (114791)1548 - Vintage costume jewelry necklaces in gold and silver tone (lot 25) (114791)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A variety of about 25 necklaces in gold and silver tone. Refer to photo Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: City/County: Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Vintage costume jewelry necklaces with stones (lot 13)  (114787)1549 - Vintage costume jewelry necklaces with stones (lot 13) (114787)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of costume jewelry consisting of about 13 stone necklaces. Refer to photo Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: City/County:
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Vintage costume jewelry of about 20 pieces  (115025)1550 - Vintage costume jewelry of about 20 pieces (115025)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of about 20 pieces consisting of bracelets, brochures with matching earrings, necklaces, shoe clips on etc. Refer to photo. Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Vintage costume jewelry of crystal necklaces (lot 6)  (114783)1551 - Vintage costume jewelry of crystal necklaces (lot 6) (114783)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 6 crystal necklaces pick up the color your are wearing a nice touch. A 14 inch 4 strand faux crystal necklace. 1 15 inch faux crystal necklace.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Vintage costume jewelry of varying styles and colors (lot 13)  (115005)1552 - Vintage costume jewelry of varying styles and colors (lot 13) (115005)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A variety of costume jewelry about 13 pieces of faux jade, aquamarine and red/wine long chains to complete your look. Refer to photo. Provenance: C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Vintage costume jewelry open link chains (lot 16)  (114793)1553 - Vintage costume jewelry open link chains (lot 16) (114793)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment about 16 of various open link chains of varying lengths and styles. Refer to photo. Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: City
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Vintage costume jewelry or various style bands and makers (lot 8)  (115153)1554 - Vintage costume jewelry or various style bands and makers (lot 8) (115153)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A beautiful assortment about 8 of faux gold women's watches. Varying style watch bands, square links and bracelets, watch faces are intact and a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Vintage costume jewelry pendants (lot 7)  (115169)1555 - Vintage costume jewelry pendants (lot 7) (115169)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 7 Pendants with gemstones. Dark sapphire is encircled with rhinestones, one stone is lose and is enclosed. Native American Zuni Flower Cluster f
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Vintage costume jewelry pendents (lot 39)  (114795)1556 - Vintage costume jewelry pendents (lot 39) (114795)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 39 pendents with chains in faux yellow and white gold finish. Nice collection, refer to picture. Provenance: Country (if not USA):
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Vintage costume jewelry pendents (lot 33)  (114770)1557 - Vintage costume jewelry pendents (lot 33) (114770)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment (33 of pendents to wear with chains that will make each combination unique to your tastes to match your outfits. Two pendants appear to
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Vintage costume jewelry pierced earrings (lot 25)  (115034)1558 - Vintage costume jewelry pierced earrings (lot 25) (115034)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of 25 vintage chains, bracelets and earrings. Refer to photo. Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: City/County: Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Vintage costume jewelry pierced earrings (lot 27)  (115022)1559 - Vintage costume jewelry pierced earrings (lot 27) (115022)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of pierced earrings (lot 27) Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: City/County: Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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