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December Dreams Premier Auction: Western Americana, Mining, & Numismatics (December 2021)

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

Welcome to our "December Dreams" Premier Auction, our final sale of 2021!

December Sale Highlights
This December Sale includes many highlighted collections, including parts of the Ken Prag Postcard Collection, Bill McKivor Token and Medal Collection, MacKenzie Montana Collection, and the Ron Lerch Western Directory Collection, all supplemented by some world-class great rarities from other private collections nationwide.

Fresh to the market is the Ron Lerch Collection of Western Directories. The collection numbers nearly 700 different directories, and here are presented about 200 directories as the first part of this major historic and all-important reference material collection, picked somewhat randomly from the collection. Most of the Western states have several directories offered in this first sale. Some of the key pieces in the December sale are the two very rare San Francisco Chinese business directories, as well as a number of very rare county directories of the nineteenth century. Directories are considered “primary source” material, and as such are essential in aspects of historical research. Few of the directories in the Lerch Collection have been digitized (with the Langley’s San Francisco an obvious exception).

Yes, the Prag Collection keeps on giving! This sale contains about 500 lots of postcards, but the majority, perhaps 350 lots, are from California. This large group offers some of the best and rarest postcards we’ve offered yet, from Pioneer cards (Private Mailing Cards, c1898-1902) to rare artists and themes, such as Disney (1930s cards) and the Titanic (both pre-sinking and post sinking from 1912).

Within these two massive collections is a common theme: Hawaii. The Prag Collection offers about 40 lots of vintage Hawaii postcards, and there are about 7 Hawaiian directories from the Lerch Collection.

Antiquarian photography is another key category for collectors, including many historic and possibly unique western stereo-view cards and photographs, and an absolutely fabulous Ansel Adams original photograph group from his Yosemite Series (all signed), highlighted by “Moon over El Capitan”, print No. 10, considered by many as one of his greatest photographs.

As always, we have a strong Native Americana section, with baskets (more coming in the next sale), jewelry and art. Speaking of Art, we have three early Salvador Dali signed lithographic prints, and a rather wonderful group of Japanese wood block and lithograph prints, many with original signatures.

The MacKenzie Montana Collection continues, with several hundred lots of historical Montana documents and ephemera.

The Railroad and Mining sections contain selections from several private collections with a number of rarities. This sale features premier California Gold Rush and Nevada Territory mining collections!

Our Numismatics section includes a collection of So-Called Dollars and new offerings from the Bill McKivor Nevada token and world-medal collection, not to be missed!

Make sure to use the Keyword search tool to find items in your collecting areas across the three auction days. As usual, our team is happy and ready to answer questions.

And please send us those great collections for 2022! Yours could be the next world record!

--Fred Holabird & Team--


Auction Schedule

Day 1, Friday, December 17th, 2021, Lots 1000-1610
Philatelic (1000-1527)
Military, Political, & Firearms (1528-1558)
Gaming (1559-1577)
Model Railroad & Toys (1578-1610)

Day 2, Saturday, December 18th, 2021, Lots 2000-2683
Books feat. Ron Lerch Directory Collection, Part I (2000-2229)
Mining Artifacts & Ephemera (2230-2363)
Stock Certificates & Bonds (2364-2683)
Mining (2364-2551)
Railroad (2552-2624)
Miscellaneous (2625-2683)

Day 3, Sunday, December 19th, 2021, Lots 3000-3614
Native Americana (3000-3044)
Art feat. Ansel Adams (3045-3087)
General Americana (3088-3388)
Geographically Sorted
Misc. Categories incl. Coffee Mill Collection
Numismatics (3389-3613)
Coins & Currency (3389-3397)
Medals & So-Called Dollars (3398-3447)
Tokens feat. Bill McKivor Nevada Tokens, Part II (3448-3614)
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1899 Bakersfield and Kern City Directory [142742]2009 - 1899 Bakersfield and Kern City Directory [142742]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mercantile Guide. Full list of all male and female adult residents in Bakersfield and Kern City. With Addresses. Volume 1. To be published every two y
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*****r for 335.50
 
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Polk-Husted Vallejo, Benicia, Fairfield Directory, 1912-13 [142977]2010 - Polk-Husted Vallejo, Benicia, Fairfield Directory, 1912-13 [142977]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Polk-Husted Directory Co.'s Vallejo, Benicia, Fairfield and Suison Directory 1912-13 Comprising an alphabetically arranged list of bu...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*****r for 97.60
 
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1878 Colusa County Annual [142731]2011 - 1878 Colusa County Annual [142731]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lists town, farms, soil, climate and historical notes. Read about Grand Island, Mormon Basin, Arbuckle, Sulphur Creek, etc. Supplement of the Weekly C
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to Y******O for 1,062.50
 
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Fresno City Directory and Gazetteer of Fresno County, 1892-3 [143046]2012 - Fresno City Directory and Gazetteer of Fresno County, 1892-3 [143046]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fresno City Directory and Gazetteer of Fresno County, 1892-3 ... with a complete business directory of Fresno. Volume 1, A.R. Dunbar, Fresno. 235pp i
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for 366.00
 
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Grass Valley and Nevada City Directory for 1861 [143052]2013 - Grass Valley and Nevada City Directory for 1861 [143052]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Directory of the City of Nevada and grass Valley... Hugh B. Thompson, Robbins Print, San Francisco. 1861. 6 x 8.5", 128pp plus ads. Page 51-2...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 8***0 for 4,000.00
 
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Nevada County 1895 Directory [142724]2014 - Nevada County 1895 Directory [142724]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Importantly, has a list of gold mines! Classified business directory. Resident directory. Includes Nevada City, Grass Valley, Truckee, Boca, Moore&#...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to a****a for 875.00
 
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Nevada County 1895 Mining and Business Directory [142726]2015 - Nevada County 1895 Mining and Business Directory [142726]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Table of contents and Index to Advertisers. Covers are detached and some early pages also. Many pages in very poor condition, but the information is s
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to f********a.. for 61.00
 
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1908 Precinct Register for Nevada County [142733]2016 - 1908 Precinct Register for Nevada County [142733]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dated November 3, 1908. Although not a directory, it acts as one. Lists all registered voters, their age and occupation. From Nevada City and Grass Va
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6*****b for 488.00
 
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Grass Valley, Nevada City Directory for 1910-1911 [143045]2017 - Grass Valley, Nevada City Directory for 1910-1911 [143045]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
City Directory of Grass Valley and Nevada City 1910-1911, C.W. Jenkin, Grass Valley, 70pp plus ads. Green fly leaf paper in front, pink in back. Gene
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to a****a for 750.00
 
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Hollywood City Directory, 1908 with Map! Rare! [142901]2018 - Hollywood City Directory, 1908 with Map! Rare! [142901]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hollywood City Directory 1908 Compiled and published by The Hollywood Citizen, Hollywood, Cal. Copyright by St. Catherine's Guild, Hollywood, Ca...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to y******e for 1,125.00
 
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1928 City and Telephone Directory of Huntington and Walnut Parks [142980]2019 - 1928 City and Telephone Directory of Huntington and Walnut Parks [142980]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1928 City and Telephone Directory of Huntington Park and Walnut Park With Householders Guide Compiled and published by Haynes Printing Company for the
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c*****r for 43.75
 
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1906 Long Beach City Directory [122224]2020 - 1906 Long Beach City Directory [122224]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes business house and private citizens, trades, professions, officials, churches school, street directory, etc. 236 pages. Table of Contents. Te
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to e**********t for 125.00
 
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Los Angeles City & County Directory, 1886-7 [142985]2021 - Los Angeles City & County Directory, 1886-7 [142985]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Los Angeles City and County Directory 1886-87 In Three Parts: Part I: Contains Los Angeles City, From a Business Standpoint--City and County Instituti
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*****r for 457.50
 
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Los Angeles City & County Directory, 1886-7 [142984]2022 - Los Angeles City & County Directory, 1886-7 [142984]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Los Angeles City and County Directory 1886-87 In Three Parts: Part I: Contains Los Angeles City, From a Business Standpoint--City and County Instituti
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*******e for 793.00
 
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Corran's Los Angeles Directory 1893 [143055]2023 - Corran's Los Angeles Directory 1893 [143055]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Corran's Los Angeles Directory 1893. 993pp. pp2-7 chipped. new cloth spine. Outstanding directory during the economic depression of the 1890s. M...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to C*****r for 671.00
 
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1898 Los Angeles Directory [142642]2024 - 1898 Los Angeles Directory [142642]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1898 published by Maxwell. Gazetteer of Southern California, County directory of Southern California, officials directory, street directory of Los Ang
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to b*******e for 61.00
 
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1903 Los Angeles Directory [142641]2025 - 1903 Los Angeles Directory [142641]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1903 published by General Directory Publishers of Los Angeles. 2000+ pages. Includes an index to items. If the history inside is good, the condition o
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Los Angeles Directory, 1903 [143056]2026 - Los Angeles Directory, 1903 [143056]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Los Angeles City Directory for 1903, Los Angeles City Directory Co., Burks, Manager. front board loose. 2035pp, with thorough business directory in r
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Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to 6*****b for 854.00
 
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Los Angeles City Directory, 1908 [142982]2027 - Los Angeles City Directory, 1908 [142982]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Los Angeles City Directory 1908 Containing an alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens and miscellaneous information, including a dire
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****b for 976.00
 
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Los Angeles City Directory, 1909 [142983]2028 - Los Angeles City Directory, 1909 [142983]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Los Angeles City Directory 1909 Containing an alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens and miscellaneous information, including a dire
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*****r for 91.50
 
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