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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Two Full Face San Francisco Advertising Covers  (113024)3380 - Two Full Face San Francisco Advertising Covers (113024)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Christy & Wise, Agents for Wool Growers, Commission Merchants and Hides. White on light green background. Date unknown. Sent to Sto...
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Two Kohler & Frohling Wine & Brandy Covers  (115718)3381 - Two Kohler & Frohling Wine & Brandy Covers (115718)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A pair of two different corner ad. covers for Kohler & Frohling Wine & Brandies. Nice pieces. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Coun...
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Two Russ House  Advertising Covers & Letter  (116215)3382 - Two Russ House Advertising Covers & Letter (116215)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two advertising covers and a letter from The Russ House, San Francisco. Both with San Francisco postmarks, one has a two cent red, the other, a two ce
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Two San Francisco Advertising Covers for Sewing Machine Companies  (113018)3383 - Two San Francisco Advertising Covers for Sewing Machine Companies (113018)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Corner ad. cover for Samuel Hill Co., Dealers in Sewing Machine and Writing Machine Supplies. Advertising the Edison "Mimeograph.&...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Two San Francisco Bank Advertising Covers  (113029)3384 - Two San Francisco Bank Advertising Covers (113029)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Fabulous pictorial cover for the Pacific Bank sent in 1891 with fancy bank logo and vignette of the bank building. Envelope has a sticker
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Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to t********n.. for (15.00 + 3.30BP) = 18.30
 
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Two San Francisco Bar/Saloon Advertising Covers  (113028)3385 - Two San Francisco Bar/Saloon Advertising Covers (113028)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Corner ad. cover for "The Louvre" bar, corner of Powell and Eddy Sts, SF. Sent in 1897 to Cloverdale. No contents. 2) Corner ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to r*o for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Two San Francisco Navigation Company Advertising Covers  (113020)3386 - Two San Francisco Navigation Company Advertising Covers (113020)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. No contents. 1) Corner ad. cover for Oregon Coal & Navigation Co., Vallejo and Davis Streets, SF. Sent in 1888. Staining. 2) Corner ad...
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Two San Francisco Tobacco Advertising Covers  (113025)3387 - Two San Francisco Tobacco Advertising Covers (113025)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Corner ad. cover for Mau, Sadler & Co. "Try Banjo Club Tobacco." Sent in 1892. No contents. 2) Son Bro's & Co., C...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to i*****l for (55.00 + 12.10BP) = 67.10
 
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Two Wells Fargo Frank Covers: Mariposa and Caruthers  (115713)3388 - Two Wells Fargo Frank Covers: Mariposa and Caruthers (115713)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Wells Fargo Frank covers: C. Kerrins, Gen. Merch., Mariposa and cover sent Valley Lumber in Caruthers. Each have very rare transfer marks from Fre
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****H for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Wells Fargo Group: Covers, Postcard & Money Order Receipt  (115716)3389 - Wells Fargo Group: Covers, Postcard & Money Order Receipt (115716)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two covers (San Jose and New York), one postcard (Fresno) and a Wells Fargo money order receipt (Fresno). All in very nice condition Provenance: J
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to t********n.. for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Yosemite Beer / Enterprise Brewing Co. Advertising Cover  (113022)3390 - Yosemite Beer / Enterprise Brewing Co. Advertising Cover (113022)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Corner ad. cover for Enterprise Brewing Co., San Francisco, advertising their Yosemite Beer. Sent in 1914. Pan. Pac. cancel. No contents. Provenance
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to C*****r for (75.00 + 16.50BP) = 91.50
 
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Lodi Straight Line Wells Fargo Cover  (116066)3391 - Lodi Straight Line Wells Fargo Cover (116066)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Wells Fargo Straight Line cover with three cent oval green. In good condition, with end tear. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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San Jose & Santa Clara Postal History Group  (113004)3392 - San Jose & Santa Clara Postal History Group (113004)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12, incl. covers and postal cards. Corner advertising covers include: two pictorial for Hotel Vendome, San Jose, 1892 and 1904; DJ Talbot, Unde
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********r.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Three San Luis Obispo Advertising Covers  (113007)3393 - Three San Luis Obispo Advertising Covers (113007)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. No contents. 1) Two highly pictorial covers from RA Loomis, Real Estate, both sent in 1903. Front has five small photos of scenes in SLO. Re
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a**********t for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Rare Wells Fargo Tatham Co. Cover  (116074)3394 - Rare Wells Fargo Tatham Co. Cover (116074)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A very rare Wells Fargo cover from Tatham Company in Fresno. It also has a green oval two center affixed. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection C
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to r******s for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Three Santa Barbara Hotel Advertising Covers  (113008)3395 - Three Santa Barbara Hotel Advertising Covers (113008)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three different, all pictorial. No contents. 1) Arlington Hotel, 1889. Full illustrated reverse showing the hotel. CC Wheeler, prop. 2) The Pot
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a****y for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Advertising Cover & Letter From Tuolumne County  (116218)3396 - Advertising Cover & Letter From Tuolumne County (116218)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an advertising cover and letter from Sequoia in Tuolumne County. It is from Crocker's Station and has a red two cent stamp affixed and a...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Shasta Area Covers & Postcards  (112646)3397 - Shasta Area Covers & Postcards (112646)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. 1) Corner advertising cover for Johnson & Chase, Attorneys at Law, Red Bluff. 1898 Red Bluff cancel. 2) 1892 corner advertising cover ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to i*****l for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
 
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Two Gold Country Post Marked Covers  (116224)3398 - Two Gold Country Post Marked Covers (116224)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two covers with Gold Country post marks, including Tuttletown, Tuolumne County and Towle in Placer County. Both are in good condition. Provenance: J
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Soquel Corner Advertising Cover for Laurel Glen Fruit Farm  (112644)3399 - Soquel Corner Advertising Cover for Laurel Glen Fruit Farm (112644)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Soquel, Santa Cruz County. Corner ad. cover for Laurel Glen Fruit Farm, Summer Resort, Isaac Dakin, propr. 1889 Soquel cancel. Mailed to Upper Lake, L
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to i*****l for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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