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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Postcards of Alaska and Washington Steamers & Ferries  (113136)3480 - Postcards of Alaska and Washington Steamers & Ferries (113136)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 18 including 13 real photo postcards. RPPCs include: "Farragut," Ketchikan; SS Northwestern in Alaska; Kuskanook; MV Chinook, Puget...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9***6 for (650.00 + 162.50BP) = 812.50
 
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Two Alaska-Pacific Steamship Ad Postcards   (116114)3481 - Two Alaska-Pacific Steamship Ad Postcards (116114)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cards are lothos, showing a stateroom, the other, a social hall on one of their ships. There is writing on both. Provenance: John Reynolds Collectio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Fifty Arizona Themed RPC's & Chrome PC's  (116757)3482 - Fifty Arizona Themed RPC's & Chrome PC's (116757)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a group of about 50 RPC's and colorful scenic postcards.Some blank, some addressed. Interesting and scenic samples.```` Provenance: Sa...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Bass Lake, California Real Photo Postcards  (113092)3483 - Bass Lake, California Real Photo Postcards (113092)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 different RPPCs. Two mailed (1945 and 1955, one Bass Lake cancel). 8 unused. Views include: House Keeping Cabins at "The Pines";...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Ten Colorful Advertisement Postcards  (116112)3484 - Ten Colorful Advertisement Postcards (116112)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 brightly illustrated advertising postcards ranging from Campbell soup and Pea Soup Andersen's restaurant to Pacific Tank & Pipe C...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to r*******F for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Catalina Island Early Postcard Collection  (112640)3485 - Catalina Island Early Postcard Collection (112640)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. All are printed by Detroit Photographic/ Publishing Company. Seven unused, four mailed 1901-1907 (Avalon cancels). Views of Arch Rock, Aval
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Fresno Postcard & Cover Collection  (115540)3486 - Fresno Postcard & Cover Collection (115540)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of about 125 postcards, primarily from the Fresno area. All in good to near new condition. some post marked, some used. Also a group of Fre
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
 
 
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Early Stars of Theatre, Screen and Radio 35 Pioneer Postcards  (116330)3487 - Early Stars of Theatre, Screen and Radio 35 Pioneer Postcards (116330)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 35 RPC and Litho pioneer postcards of stars and singers from stage, screen, and radio, from New York to Hollywood, from the early 1900's t...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Hollywood Actor Postcards Includes Doris Day Signed Card (7)  (111638)3488 - Hollywood Actor Postcards Includes Doris Day Signed Card (7) (111638)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven cards, four are printed on the back as postcards, the other three are photos. All have signatures, but probably facsimile signatures. The except
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Hollywood Actors Postcards, 1940's and 50's, Many Famous (79)  (111550)3489 - Hollywood Actors Postcards, 1940's and 50's, Many Famous (79) (111550)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Real photo postcards of Hollywood actors includes Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Katherine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers and Elizabeth Ta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Hollywood Actors Postcards, Silent Era, 1920's (50)  (111614)3490 - Hollywood Actors Postcards, Silent Era, 1920's (50) (111614)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 50 postcards of Hollywood actors from the 1920's Silent Pictures era. Includes 36 from Evans Studio, Los Angeles, with a few from Witzel...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*****8 for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Movie Star RPC's 30's to 60's  (115566)3491 - Movie Star RPC's 30's to 60's (115566)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A nice collection of very clean RPC and premium photo cards, featuring stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, like Gable, Garbo and Tracy. Also incl
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Silent Hollywood RPC Collection  (115565)3492 - Silent Hollywood RPC Collection (115565)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an incredible array of RPC's , photo inserts and publicity photos of stars from the silent era of Hollywood. With about 300 items, this...
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Estimate : 180.00 - 400.00
Sold to B*****8 for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
 
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Eight RPC Touring Cars Pioneer Postcards  (116386)3493 - Eight RPC Touring Cars Pioneer Postcards (116386)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight RPC pioneer postcards featuring colorful photos of touring cars on U.S. streets and highways, including Route 66. Some have writing on them and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*******F for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Lake Tahoe Postcards & Postal History Collection  (116121)3494 - Lake Tahoe Postcards & Postal History Collection (116121)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 21. 1) 17 postcards (most different), early printed color, mailed 1907-1912 and many unmailed. Views of Glenbrook, Brockway, and Nature scenes.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d********q.. for (75.00 + 16.50BP) = 91.50
 
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Real Photo Postcards of 1933 Long Beach Earthquake  (113105)3495 - Real Photo Postcards of 1933 Long Beach Earthquake (113105)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare group of 7 different. Show the damage inflicted by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on March 10th, 1933. All unmailed. Four are printed by Winstead. On
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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California Airplane Bi-plane RPCs Pioneer Postcards (116618)3496 - California Airplane Bi-plane RPCs Pioneer Postcards (116618)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five blank RPC pioneer postcards featuring bi-planes. Some postcards were produced by California Art Co., Santa Rosa, Ca. One states on the fro
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Los Angeles Elks Club Postcards & Cover  (115548)3497 - Los Angeles Elks Club Postcards & Cover (115548)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a small collection of 11 RPC's and two cover from the Order of the Elks. All are in good to very good condition. Some have some writing...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Festival of Flowers RPC Collection  (115559)3498 - Festival of Flowers RPC Collection (115559)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About two dozen RPC's commemorating La Fiesta de Los Angeles. Many are addressed and written on, several are blank. A very eclectic grouping. P...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Fiesta Electric RPC Postcards  (115549)3499 - Fiesta Electric RPC Postcards (115549)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of eight RPC's from The Fiesta Electric Parade in Los Angeles. All in very nice condition, considering they're from 1915. Some ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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