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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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1910 Napa City, St. Helena, etc. Directory [142738]2039 - 1910 Napa City, St. Helena, etc. Directory [142738]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Also Calistoga, Oakville and Rutherford. Published by Polk-Husted. 272 pages with ads. Cover shows wear, pages are great! All the usual directory info
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Estimate : 150.00 - 450.00
Sold to C*****r for 183.00
 
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Byron & Sherman 1877 Directory of Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley [142898]2040 - Byron & Sherman 1877 Directory of Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley [142898]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1877 Business Directory of Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley, to which is added Bynon's Diamond History of California. Bynon & Sherman publisher...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to a****a for 1,250.00
 
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1881 Pocket Oakland Business Directory [142693]2041 - 1881 Pocket Oakland Business Directory [142693]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 x 3.5". 164 pages. Includes fire alarms, post offices, schools with teachers, officers, ads, California Constitution, and a word-picture desc...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to l********r.. for 1,375.00
 
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Illustrated Directory of Oakland, 1896 [143047]2042 - Illustrated Directory of Oakland, 1896 [143047]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Illustrated Directory of Oakland, 1896, comprising views of business blocks with reference to owners, occupants, professions and trades, and a brief h
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 1,000.00
 
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Palo Alto Directory for 1900-1901 [143054]2043 - Palo Alto Directory for 1900-1901 [143054]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Palo Alto Directory for 1900-1901, Noah C. Grider, Palo Alto Times Press. Paperbound, 5 x 7.5", chips to lower portion of front and back cover...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for 335.50
 
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1903 Directory of Palo Alto and Stanford University [142698]2044 - 1903 Directory of Palo Alto and Stanford University [142698]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8.5 x 6". 66 pages. Two page fold out map of Palo Alto streets at back cover. Stamped on front cover is "Leland Stanford Junior University...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for 305.00
 
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Palo Alto Directory Pair, 1918-1921 [143053]2045 - Palo Alto Directory Pair, 1918-1921 [143053]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A pair of Palo Alto area directories. Directory of Palo Alto, Mayfield and Stanford University, 1918-9, Willis Hall, publisher, and the same plus Runn
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for 146.40
 
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1895 Scudder's Petaluma City Directory [142741]2046 - 1895 Scudder's Petaluma City Directory [142741]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Volume 1 and to be issued annually. Compiled by R. H. Whitson. Seven illustrations. All the usuals. 122 pages. Spine is together, but fragile. Date:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*****r for 396.50
 
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Placer County Directory for 1861 [142882]2047 - Placer County Directory for 1861 [142882]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Directory for the County of Placer for the year 1861... compiled by R.J. Steele, James F. Bull and F.I. Houston, Robbins publisher, 1861. 208pp plus b
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to E********s for 3,904.00
 
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Placer County Business and Official Directory 1875 [143049]2048 - Placer County Business and Official Directory 1875 [143049]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Placer County Business and Official Directory 1875, Placer Weekly Argus. 5.5 x 8.5", softbound, 136pp.Much text on the historical and current...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to C*****r for 1,281.00
 
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