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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French Corral Temperance Society Corporate Seal  (115620)1120 - French Corral Temperance Society Corporate Seal (115620)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seal for the Lodge No. 18 of the I.O.G.T. Organized in 1863. The International Organization of Good Templars is a fraternal organization which is part
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to r******W for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Assorted Playbills from Fresno Theatres  (117736)1121 - Assorted Playbills from Fresno Theatres (117736)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of six playbills from Fresno are theatres, including two for The King & I, The Mikado, The Sound of Music, The Student Prince, Wes...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Bound Volume of "The Interior" Newspaper  (115297)1122 - Bound Volume of "The Interior" Newspaper (115297)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bound volume of a rare Fresno newspaper, The Interior, published monthly beginning in 1895. This volume starts with Vol. No.1, (Sept. 1895), and ends
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Corkscrew & Beverage Tool Collection  (117262)1123 - Corkscrew & Beverage Tool Collection (117262)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of 28 mostly corkscrews from the Fresno area, including The Pioneer Saloon, H,B. Black Saloon, The Yosemite Brewing Company and many many more
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 180.00 - 275.00
Sold to d*******f for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Fresno Area Bottle Beer Openers  (117264)1124 - Fresno Area Bottle Beer Openers (117264)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large collection of 14 bottle and beer openers, most from Fresno, c1800-1900. Group includes advertisements for brewing and cigar companies, and liquo
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********6 for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Fresno Advertising Collectible Group  (117063)1125 - Fresno Advertising Collectible Group (117063)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large group from the Reynolds Collection of small advertising collectibles. Probably more than 100 pieces of everything you can think of. the only thi
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Fresno Area Wood Collectibles  (117066)1126 - Fresno Area Wood Collectibles (117066)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
File box with nearly 100 wood advertising items from the Fresno Area. Includes: pool table or show brushes, wood hangers, wood rulers of varying sizes
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to A****k for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Fresno Pennant Trio  (115700)1127 - Fresno Pennant Trio (115700)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three commemorative pennants from the county fair and the county centennial. All three in good condition with some moth damage. Provenance: John Rey
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Fresno Raisin Day Pennants 1911-14  (115702)1128 - Fresno Raisin Day Pennants 1911-14 (115702)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three pennants commemorating Fresno's Raisin Day celebrations of 1911 and 1914.Larger items measure 27", while the smaller one checks in at...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to Y******O for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Fresno Wanted Poster  (117255)1129 - Fresno Wanted Poster (117255)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wanted poster Jammes or Jim Richardson. There is a $1000 for his return. It's not too clear why he's wanted, but it does say he is in posses...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Merchandiser Scrip from Fresno, CA  (116198)1130 - Merchandiser Scrip from Fresno, CA (116198)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 16 pieces of scrip from various Fresno, California merchants offering discounts on merchandise. Businesses include E. Gottschalk &...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to q******s for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Metal Brewery Ad Sign  (117258)1131 - Metal Brewery Ad Sign (117258)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Prohibition era brewery ad for Bravo Beer. It's low alcohol content made it less likely to be banned by the government. Sign is metal and measur...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Native Sons Pennant  (115703)1132 - Native Sons Pennant (115703)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Native Sons of the Golden West, Fresno Chapter pennant. It measures about 27" and has some moth damage. The illustrated bear makes th...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to D******a for (45.00 + 9.90BP) = 54.90
 
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Three California Area Pocket Maps  (117259)1133 - Three California Area Pocket Maps (117259)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three early pocket maps. There is one for Kern County, one for Fresno and one that is a little newer that shows all the lodging and recreation sites o
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to y******e for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Fresno Area Paper Ephemera Archive  (117061)1134 - Fresno Area Paper Ephemera Archive (117061)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large paper ephemera archive of about two cubic feet. It includes a huger date range of material, c 1880's-1990. Letterheds, promotional brochur...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to j*********t for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Fresno County Teacher Archive  (115483)1135 - Fresno County Teacher Archive (115483)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11 pieces. Mini archive for Daisy O. Burkett, a Fresno County teacher who was educated at UC Berkeley c.1905-1912. Includes 6 university regist
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Hobart Mills & Area Ephemera  (113168)1136 - Hobart Mills & Area Ephemera (113168)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot 10. !) Hobart Mills. Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company: two different billheads, Hobart Lumber Mills, 1901 to Carson & Tahoe Lumber &...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Hollywood Grab Bag  (117150)1137 - Hollywood Grab Bag (117150)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains everything Hollywood, from a Rudolph Valentino photo to sheet music from a Shirley Temple film, to an autographed photo of Nancy Car
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Hollywood Photos  (115186)1138 - Hollywood Photos (115186)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of about 12 photos, one with Robert Donat Count of Monte Cristo in a scene from the 1934 film of the same name, nice original. 1985 photo
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Hollywood Photos  (115214)1139 - Hollywood Photos (115214)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Playbill, Palace Theater cover featuring Judy Garland. The Playbill contents include "A Girl Named Nostalgia by A.E. Hotchner; Claim to Fame by...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 0*******a for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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