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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Postcard Correspondence Group to SF Japanese Bookstore  (115485)3520 - Postcard Correspondence Group to SF Japanese Bookstore (115485)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Albums containing nearly 200 postal cards sent to the Gosha-Do Company in San Francisco, which was a Japanese bookstore located at 1698 Post Street. C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to f****0 for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Rare San Francisco Dutch Fair Postcard, 1908  (111625)3521 - Rare San Francisco Dutch Fair Postcard, 1908 (111625)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare postcard from the Dutch Fair, 1908 in San Francisco. View photo for closeup. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Country (if not USA): Sta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 80.00
Sold to C*****r for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
 
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San Francisco Cliff House Auto Tour Real Photo Postcards  (113123)3522 - San Francisco Cliff House Auto Tour Real Photo Postcards (113123)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15 RPPC. They depict different auto tours (in the 1910s and 1920s) sightseeing at Cliff House in San Francisco. Tour companies include Red Rave
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to p********w.. for (80.00 + 17.60BP) = 97.60
 
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SF Bay Area Steamer Postcards  (113122)3523 - SF Bay Area Steamer Postcards (113122)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16 including two real photo. RPPCs are of the SS Rose in SF Bay (1911) and the Alliance Steamship. Other cards include: two different fire boat
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to Y******O for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Three Mining RPC Pioneer Postcards Plus Cover  (116377)3524 - Three Mining RPC Pioneer Postcards Plus Cover (116377)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Litho cover from Joshua Henry Machine Works in San Francisco, canceled 1894 to West Point, Calif., plus three RPC Pioneer Postcards depicting mines, t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Santa Clara Rose Festival Post Cards & Covers  (115544)3525 - Santa Clara Rose Festival Post Cards & Covers (115544)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of 15 RPC's & Lithos and five covers celebrating the Santa Clara County Rose Festival in the early 20th Century. All are in ve...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Real Photo Postcards of 1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake  (113097)3526 - Real Photo Postcards of 1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake (113097)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare group of 15 RPPCs (one duplicate) showing the damage from the June 29th, 1925 earthquake in Santa Barbara. Six are AZO stamp box. None are mailed
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to r*******F for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Postcards of Southern California Steamers  (113137)3527 - Postcards of Southern California Steamers (113137)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8; no RPPC. Includes: Submarine Boats at San Diego; Torpedo Fleet at San Diego; Ferry Boat Ramona between San Diego and Coronado; US Gunboat Be
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to r*******F for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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1911 Apple Show Postcards & Pennant  (115557)3528 - 1911 Apple Show Postcards & Pennant (115557)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot celebrates The Apple Show in Watsonville, California in 1911. It comes with a 27" pennant, a window cover and five litho postcards. Al...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Yosemite Postcards & Photos  (113150)3529 - Yosemite Postcards & Photos (113150)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. 1) Eight postcards, including 4 RPPC. Fish Camp, Half Dome, Artists Point, El Capitan, and Three Brothers. 2) Two covers: First Day of Issu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Admission Day Covers & Post Cards  (115553)3530 - Admission Day Covers & Post Cards (115553)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot is comprised of 10 post cards, five covers and an 1883 cermonial ribbon pin in comemoration of California Admission Day. All the cards have w
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to e*********0 for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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California Admission Day Covers & Postcards  (115552)3531 - California Admission Day Covers & Postcards (115552)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of six litho postcards and three covers. Themes are California Admission Day 1903 and Folsom's July 4th celebration of 1904. Cards do...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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California Advertising Covers (3)  (110339)3532 - California Advertising Covers (3) (110339)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes Tremont Hotel, Red Bluff; Western Fish Co. San Francisco, and Eureka, Loyal Arms of California (some residue from where previously glued
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 60.00
Sold to f****0 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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California Fairs & Expos 1st Day Covers, Advertising & Memorial Day Postcards (San Diego), (17)  (113533 - California Fairs & Expos 1st Day Covers, Advertising & Memorial Day Postcards (San Diego), (17) (11
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice seventeen piece varied postal group from California. Includes some first day covers, Includes Benicia, San Gabriel and Oroville. Also two real p
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 120.00
 
 
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California Gold Nugget Postcard, 1938 With Nuggets on Face  (111582)3534 - California Gold Nugget Postcard, 1938 With Nuggets on Face (111582)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cute little card from 1938 shows miner panning for gold. Tiny gold nuggets are taped into the pan. Very unique. Provenance: John Reynolds Collectio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 60.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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California Leather Postcards (8)  (111553)3535 - California Leather Postcards (8) (111553)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Nevada City, Needles, Benecia,San Diego, Los Angeles, Cayucos and Grass Valley, California. Total of 8 postcards. Provenance: John Reynold
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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California Postcard Group Plus Arrowhead, Cal. Booklet with Real Photos, 1910 (24)  (111546)3536 - California Postcard Group Plus Arrowhead, Cal. Booklet with Real Photos, 1910 (24) (111546)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty four various postcards from California along with Souvenir Letter (booklet) from Arrowhead, California. The booklet has 10 pp. with real photos
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Early M. Reider Postcards of California (5)  (111544)3537 - Early M. Reider Postcards of California (5) (111544)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
M. Reider, Los Angeles was the publisher of these cards which were postally used between 1905 and 1912. Printed in Germany. Two views of Catalina Isla
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Fraternal Organization Postcards & Covers  (115546)3538 - Fraternal Organization Postcards & Covers (115546)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A nice collection of Postcards and covers representing various fraternal organizations , including The American Legion, Shriners and Eagles Provenan
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a**********t for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Great Group of Central Motherlode Advertising Cover and Real Photo Cards  (110355)3539 - Great Group of Central Motherlode Advertising Cover and Real Photo Cards (110355)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Stockton, 60 anniversary of the 49 gold rush, Coloma, Cal. 100 yr. anniversary first day cover, Chinese Camp (Chinese Battle), Fifteenth Nati
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*******h for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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