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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Baseball Grab Bag  (114931)2680 - Baseball Grab Bag (114931)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15: two from 1988 (Don Mattingly, Tim Wallach); one 1964 (Jim Maloney); the rest 1971: Bill Mazeroski, Wes Parker, Doug Rader(2), Felix Millan,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j******6 for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Baseball Hall of Fame Autographs  (114934)2681 - Baseball Hall of Fame Autographs (114934)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 29 autographs on 3 x 5 index cards of Hall of Famers: Joe Cronin, Rube Marquard, Monte Irwin, Ford Frick, Joe Medwick, Lou Boudreau, Lefty Gome
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to j******6 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Baseball Legends  Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Framed Display   (110369)2682 - Baseball Legends Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Framed Display (110369)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reprinted Photograph 13" x 10.25" double matted with a large cutout of a baseball and the word "Baseball" in blue framed present...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Baseball Photo Post Card Collection  (114935)2683 - Baseball Photo Post Card Collection (114935)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight black and white photo post cards: Don Zimmer, Steve Yeager, Frank Crosetti, Tom Haller, Glenn Abbott and others. No grading service used.
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Baseball Photo Post Cards  (114839)2684 - Baseball Photo Post Cards (114839)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of fifteen unwritten post cards with major league players featured: Jim Dwyer (Expos), Rogelio Moret (Red Sox), Ken Rudolph (Cardinals), Champ Sum
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Derek Jeter Autographed Baseball  (100302)2685 - Derek Jeter Autographed Baseball (100302)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an autographed baseball signed by 14x All Star, 5x World Series Champion, and current CEO of the Miami Marlins; Derek Jeter. Jeter is one of t
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Don Russ 1982 Baseball Cards  (110601)2686 - Don Russ 1982 Baseball Cards (110601)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large box of Don Russ 1982 baseball cards, all in 50 cards packs. Roughly 1900 baseball cards, near mint to mint. Provenance: Country (if not USA):
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to j**p for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Five  Autographed Topps 1960's Baseball Cards  (116089)2687 - Five Autographed Topps 1960's Baseball Cards (116089)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of five TCG Company cards, all signed and all in near mint condition. Players in this lot include Brooks Robinson, Jim Fregosi, Rocky Colavito,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Giants Autographed Photo and RPCs (3)  (116093)2688 - Giants Autographed Photo and RPCs (3) (116093)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4: 1) Bob Speake, RPC. Autograph in blue ink on bottom right. 2) Ed Goodson printed photo. 3) Cap Peterson, RPC, Autograph in blue ink on top r
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 0*******a for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Joe DiMaggio Yankee Clipper Enterprises autographed baseball  (100273)2689 - Joe DiMaggio Yankee Clipper Enterprises autographed baseball (100273)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This autographed baseball signed by "Joe DeMaggio #5" was released by Yankee Clipper Enterprises and is limited edition of 238/361. Displa...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 450.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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National League Autographed HOF Postcards  (116081)2690 - National League Autographed HOF Postcards (116081)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A nice collection of 16 signed Baseball Hall of Fame postcards, featuring such greats as Lloyd "Little Poison" Waner, Warren Spahn, Stan &...
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Start Price : 275.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Salada Tea Baseball Coins Collection  (114936)2691 - Salada Tea Baseball Coins Collection (114936)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 32. 1962 (23), 1963 (9). Roberto Clemente, Elston Howard, Warren Spahn, Jim Katt, Duke Synder, Ron Santo, Al Kaline, John Roseboro, Lou Burdet
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to j******6 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Six Topps Autographed Player Cards  (116210)2692 - Six Topps Autographed Player Cards (116210)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a group of six baseball superstar Topps cards, autographed and in near mint condition. Player cards include Nellie Fox, Billy Williams, Warre
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Washington Senators Photo Post Cards  (114932)2693 - Washington Senators Photo Post Cards (114932)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two autographed black and white photo post cards: Bill Gogolewski and Pete Burnside. Both produced by J.D. McCarthy, 8441 Northfield, Oak Park 37, MIC
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Women's Basketball Photo  (116455)2694 - Women's Basketball Photo (116455)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 1. Photo of women's Y.W.C.A. basketball team from 1904. Autographed by the player on the front left. Provenance: John Reynolds Collect...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 130.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Mail Archive of Middle Weight Boxer Walter Coffey  (116629)2695 - Mail Archive of Middle Weight Boxer Walter Coffey (116629)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
`Interesting collection of 16 pieces of correspondence regarding former middleweight boxer Walter Coffey. Coffey fought from 1909 to 1919 and had a p
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to a**********t for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Lot Withdrawn2696 - Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Boxer Joe Louis Medals  (116309)2697 - Boxer Joe Louis Medals (116309)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two: 1) Official Joe Louis Lucky Coin made by Nat'l Coin Bank Co. of Detroit. Reverse says "Good Luck". 2) Portrait of Joe Lou...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********r for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Boxing Grab Bag (8)  (116450)2698 - Boxing Grab Bag (8) (116450)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 items. 1) Postcard promoting lightweight fighters: Joe Gans VS. Jimmy Britt. 2) Postcard of boxing promoter J. J. Gleason. Phillips & V...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Boxing Photo feat. Jack Dempsey, Max Baer & Others  (113193)2699 - Boxing Photo feat. Jack Dempsey, Max Baer & Others (113193)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 x 10" black and white photograph showing senior boxers Jack Dempsey, Max Baer, and Tom Sharkey as well as announcer Harold Merman(?) (all ide...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c******n for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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