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"Fred Holabird's Grand Finale": Mining, Americana, & Numismatics Live Auction (2025 October)

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

Day 1, October 31st, 2025 (Lots 1000-1632)
Stocks & Bonds (Lots 1000-1632)
Mining feat. McDonald Collection (1000-1526)
Railroad (1527-1580)
Misc. Categories incl. Banking, Government, Express (1581-1632)

Day 2, November 1st, 2025 (Lots 2000-2575)
Art feat. Dan Muller Western Collection (Lots 2000-2040)
Native Americana & Cowboy (2041-2192)
Minerals & Fossils (2193-2310)
Mining Ephemera & Artifacts (2311-2575)

Day 3, November 2nd, 2025 (Lots 3000-3579)
Numismatics (Lots 3000-3579)
World’s Fair & Expositions (3000-3037)
US Mint (3038-3057)
Currency & Scrip feat. McDonald Nevada Collection (3058-3139)
Ingots (3140-3153)
Coins (3154-3363)
Medals & Exonumia (3364-3450)
Tokens (3451-3579)

Day 4, November 3rd, 2025 (Lots 4000-4541)
General Americana (Lots 4000-4541)
Geo. Sort (4000-4297)
Jewelry feat. Comstock Collection (4298-4357)
Misc. Categories incl. Bottles, Books, Fire (4358-4541)

Day 5, November 4th, 2025 (Lots 5000-5467)
Transportation (Railroadiana, Steamer, Stage) (Lots 5000-5074)
Wells Fargo & Express (5075-5122)
Philatelic (5123-5202)
Sports (5203-5229)
Political feat. Presidential Autographs (5230-5263)
Militaria (5264-5410)
Firearms & Weaponry (5411-5467)
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Rare Montana Ephemera Collection incl. Post & Indian Traders [204819]4164 - Rare Montana Ephemera Collection incl. Post & Indian Traders [204819]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. Montana Indian and Post Traders Letterheads: 1) C. E. Proctor, Indian Trader, Dayton, Montana, 1904 letterhead. Light folds; file holes, min
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to h****y for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Fort Omaha Broadside for Hay & Wood to Fort Bridger, Wyoming, 1880 [204617]4165 - Fort Omaha Broadside for Hay & Wood to Fort Bridger, Wyoming, 1880 [204617]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hay and Wood Wanted, Omaha, Nebraska, Deliver to Fort Bridger, June 17, 1880. This US Army poster wants bids for 150 tons of hay and 400 cords of wood
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Nebraska Billheads & Correspondence To Alex McCleary [200696]4166 - Nebraska Billheads & Correspondence To Alex McCleary [200696]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
40 plus. Correspondence To Alex McCleary. Letters and receipts of tax payments and late payments. Down payments on land and settlements. ^ Date:
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Nebraska Correspondence To Richard R. Parry [204951]4167 - Nebraska Correspondence To Richard R. Parry [204951]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16 .Richard Randolph Parry (1835-1928) is mentioned in the Who's Who of Pennsylvania. Prominent citizen and early family of New Hope. He...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Settler's Invitation to Nebraska w/ Map, 1887 [201317]4168 - Settler's Invitation to Nebraska w/ Map, 1887 [201317]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Copy of 'An Invitation to South-East Nebraska' by Hon. Robert W. Furnas, a booklet published by the Burlington Route Passenger Department of...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d******r for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Nebraska & Kansas Homesteading Booklet/Map, 1887 [201440]4169 - Nebraska & Kansas Homesteading Booklet/Map, 1887 [201440]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Copy of 'South-Western Nebraska and North-Western Kansas: A Brief Description of the Country, its Products and Resources, together with a synops...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to P*****8 for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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1861 Nevada Territory Check Signed by Orion Clemens (Brother to Mark Twain) [203947]4170 - 1861 Nevada Territory Check Signed by Orion Clemens (Brother to Mark Twain) [203947]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells, Fargo & Co. check, Nov. 29th, 1861. Issued to Samuel Youngs, a prominent mining man at Aurora. Signed by Orion Clemens, Secretary of Neva...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to l**********0 for (475.00 + 118.75BP) = 593.75
 
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Act to Pay Governor Nye's Nephew, Signed by Orion Clemens, 1862 [202470]4171 - Act to Pay Governor Nye's Nephew, Signed by Orion Clemens, 1862 [202470]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Manuscript document, "An Act to Provide for the payment of a Private Secretary to the Governor..." This private secretary to Gov. James Ny...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to S********e for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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Territorial Auditor Receipt Signed by Orion Clemens (brother of Mark Twain) [202464]4172 - Territorial Auditor Receipt Signed by Orion Clemens (brother of Mark Twain) [202464]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a document on blue paper from the Office of the Territorial Auditor. Orion Clemens is acting as attorney for AM Baldwin, a member of the then-
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to S********e for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Bob Howland, Friend of Mark Twain, Signed Nevada Territory Prison Letter [197039]4173 - Bob Howland, Friend of Mark Twain, Signed Nevada Territory Prison Letter [197039]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fantastic three-page document from Mark Twain's friend Robert M. Howland, written in 1864 while he was serving as warden of the territorial pris...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to S********e for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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State of Nevada Receipt to CT Rice, Mark Twain's "Unreliable" Friend [202466]4174 - State of Nevada Receipt to CT Rice, Mark Twain's "Unreliable" Friend [202466]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
January 5th, 1866 pictorial receipt to CT Rice for 7 days service as Enrolling Clerk for the Senate. Signed by Rice on the reverse. Also signed by Ser
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to S********e for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Nevada Territorial Governor James Nye Ephemera [195482]4175 - Nevada Territorial Governor James Nye Ephemera [195482]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of three documents: 1) Small handwritten 1862 check telling the Wells Fargo Bank in Carson City to pay $300 to Fleshacker (sic) & Co., han...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 450.00
Sold to c********e for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Carson City, Nevada Territory Billhead for Important Newspaper Ad for Governor Nye [202471]4176 - Carson City, Nevada Territory Billhead for Important Newspaper Ad for Governor Nye [202471]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Billhead for the Age Association, publishers of the Daily Silver Age. Dateline Carson City, N.T., January 24th, 1862. Billed to the Territory of Nevad
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*********g for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Territorial Supreme Court Chief Justice George Turner Signed Document [202472]4177 - Territorial Supreme Court Chief Justice George Turner Signed Document [202472]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A holographic legal document, undated, written by Judge George Turner, a Lincoln appointee. Having taken office in Sept. 1861, he and other members of
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Carson City Government Documents incl. 1863 Document w/ Rare Seal [202465]4178 - Carson City Government Documents incl. 1863 Document w/ Rare Seal [202465]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Manuscript document, Feb. 1st, 1863, to pay attorney Marcus D. Larrowe $500. Larrowe isdistrict attorney for the second judicial district
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to S********e for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Choice Carson City & Virginia City Revenue Check Group (30) [204271]4179 - Choice Carson City & Virginia City Revenue Check Group (30) [204271]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30. Ten each of three different types. 1) HM Yerington, Virginia City, Nevada, buff RND, Yerington signed (superintendent of the Virginia &am...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C**********9 for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Request from Governor Nye for Expenses to Quell Riot in Dayton, NT, 1864 [202461]4180 - Request from Governor Nye for Expenses to Quell Riot in Dayton, NT, 1864 [202461]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fascinating manuscript document dateline Carson City, Aug. 8th, 1864 (territorial). Message is to the territorial auditor, WW Ross, from Governor Jame
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c********l for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Mandlebaum & Klauber Billhead, Genoa, Utah Territory, 1860 [202469]4181 - Mandlebaum & Klauber Billhead, Genoa, Utah Territory, 1860 [202469]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ultra rare early September 1860 billhead from Mandlebaum & Klauber, Groceries, Provisions, Wines, Liquors on Main Street, Genoa, C.V. (for Carso...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to M*****L for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Gold Hill, Nevada Exchange & Warrant Plus Carson City State Warrant [200889]4182 - Gold Hill, Nevada Exchange & Warrant Plus Carson City State Warrant [200889]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Very rare Gold Hill Bank of California Duplicate of Exchange, 1875, to be paid in Gold Coin. Signed by AJ Ralston and Blauvelt. Issued to
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to B*********g for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Caesars Palace Grand Opening 1966 Film [200363]4183 - Caesars Palace Grand Opening 1966 Film [200363]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Promotional 35mm film real of Caesars Palace, unknown film maker, clearly used to promo the major new hotel in Las Vegas. ^ Date: Country (if not US
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to g*****3 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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