Great American Treasure Hunt

Auction Details

Holabird’s Western Americana Collections Presents
The Great American Treasure Hunt
Western Americana & Numismatic Auction

PREVIEW
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive
Reno, NV 89511
Friday - September 12 - 10am-6pm
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Sessions 1 & 2
LIVE AUCTION
Saturday, September 13, 2014 & Sunday, September 14, 2014
Starting Time: 9am PST, both days

Session 3
ABSENTEE AUCTION
Internet or phone bidding only.
Sept 15, 2014
Starting time: 9am monday

LOT PICKUP
Tuesday through Friday after the sale,
normal office hours or by appointment

AUCTION LOCATION
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Reno, NV 89511
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Map of Shipwrecks Along the Western U.S. Coast750Map of Shipwrecks Along the Western U.S. Coast
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1939. Interesting blue map of naval history. Title: Strandings and Wrecks of Vessels on the Coasts of California-Oregon and Washington. Compiled and T
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b***5 for 268.88
Original British WWI Enfield Long Bayonet and Scabbard751Original British WWI Enfield Long Bayonet and Scabbard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
British WW1 1907 Enfield bayonet. Stamped KINSON. Reverse side has markings as well. Scabbard marked JWB 18. VERY USED and Well worn! City:
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****p for 59.75
Pocket scale with weights752Pocket scale with weights
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c1830. These are often called miner's scales and most assuredly it has weighed gold at one time, but is probably an apothecary scale. No label o...
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Remington's Frontier Sketches753Remington's Frontier Sketches
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By Frederick Remington. The Werber Co., 1898. Rare. Original edition. unpaginated, contains fifteen of his sketches, with an introduction by George Ro
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*****l for 167.30
Supreme Court Photo754Supreme Court Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One 12 x 18” black and white photo of all the United States Supreme Court justices, including Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish justice. Included are p
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to W*****4 for 59.75
Temporary Foreign Stock Certificate755Temporary Foreign Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock No. 12 for 400 shares issued to Oliver Gildersleeve on August 5, 1902. The name of the company is notably absent as the creation of the company
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********e for 59.75
United States 1858 Odd Fellow Guide756United States 1858 Odd Fellow Guide
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very early! “containing the time, place of meeting, officers, and general statistics of the R.W. Grand Lodge of the U.S. and right worthy grand bodies
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t********n.. for 65.73
Welcome Home World War I broadside.757Welcome Home World War I broadside.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
21" x 14". c1919. Photos of Wilson, Pershing, a dough boy, a sailor, and a nurse. See photo for condition issues. City: County:
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
World War I scrap book signed by John Welles Coggeshall758World War I scrap book signed by John Welles Coggeshall
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Direct descendent of John Coggeshall, first president of the Colony of Rhode Island. John Welles was an agent of the great Riverside Mills in Providen
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Arapahoe Circle Camp Photograph759Arapahoe Circle Camp Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The photographer is identified Baker & Johnson, landscape and portrait photographers. Charles S. Baker and Eli Johnson ran the Baker & Johns...
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to L*****1 for 179.25
A New Medicine Robe, Roye Signed Print760A New Medicine Robe, Roye Signed Print
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"I paint my works not the way I see them, but the way viewer looks at them" said Native American artist Paladine Roye in 1989. Roye was bo...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
War Cry DeHaan Signed Lithographic Print761War Cry DeHaan Signed Lithographic Print
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The story of the relationship of Native peoples and horses is one of the great sagas of human contact with the animal world…When American Indi...
Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Limited edition signed print of "Pueblo Man of Wisdom"762Limited edition signed print of "Pueblo Man of Wisdom"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Portrait of an elderly Native American man wearing a collared shirt and jeans with a wooden handle (shovel? broom?) in has hands. Print measures appro
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Lake Tahoe, El Dorado, California Native Indians Photo763Lake Tahoe, El Dorado, California Native Indians Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot features an early black and white photo of 2 Washoe ladies, one weaving a basket, the other with a child and cradle board strapped to her bac
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to j***d for 268.88
1909 E. S. Curtis Print "Signal Fire to the Mount7641909 E. S. Curtis Print "Signal Fire to the Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952). Shows a Native American looking up to a large stone where a small fire is burning and the smoke is rising to the sky.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to L*****1 for 203.15
1925 framed E. S. Curtis Print "Tewa Dance-Costume7651925 framed E. S. Curtis Print "Tewa Dance-Costume
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Tewa (or Tano) are a linguistic group of Pueblo American Indians who speak the Tewa language and share the Pueblo culture. Their homelands are on
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to L*****1 for 119.50
Two Native American Oil Paintings by John Mulvany766Two Native American Oil Paintings by John Mulvany
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two fantastic works from a celebrated Western artist. 1) Portrait of Red Cloud, Oglala Lakota chief, facing left. c.1890. Not signed by artist. Approx
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to m********4 for 2,987.50
Beatien Yazz Framed Painting767Beatien Yazz Framed Painting
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beatien Yazz grew up in two worlds; his artwork became a product of his duel upbringing in Anglo and Native worlds. Born in the trade post town of Wid
Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 1,000.00
Beatien Yazz Framed Painting of Native Cowboys768Beatien Yazz Framed Painting of Native Cowboys
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This piece has been professionally framed and mounted in a 18" x 16" frame. The piece itself measures 16.5" x 14.5." The image s...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i**w for 298.75
Beaded Indian Purses769Beaded Indian Purses
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Beaded bag with beaded flower accents. The bag measures 11.5" x 11" and has had some wear, but the beading has remained intac...
Estimate : 150.00 - 350.00
Sold to i*****l for 95.60
4 Beaded baskets, 2 with lids7704 Beaded baskets, 2 with lids
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By Connie Eagle of Pyramid Lake, Nevada. 1) Small, about 3". Blue, black and silver beads. No lid. 2) 5". Red, gold, and black beads. Spot...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to R******1 for 215.10
Medium sized Panamint basket771Medium sized Panamint basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
White, black, light brown and dark brown with vertical stripes. Black and light brown top. Diameter is about 5". City: County:
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Small sized Panamint basket772Small sized Panamint basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Light brown and black. Bottom inner circle is red. Diameter is 4 1/8". City: County: Inyo State: CA D
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d****m for 179.25
Small Lozi tribe basket773Small Lozi tribe basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Basket is entirely light brown except the two eagles which are a darker brown. Diameter is 5 1/4". Height is 3". City: County:
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Pomo / Great Basin Indian Basket774Pomo / Great Basin Indian Basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not traditional material, but Native American. Might have been done in class. Possible James Basket. PLEASE INSPECT. City: Coun
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p*******9 for 119.50
Native American basket with lid: Washoe775Native American basket with lid: Washoe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
See picture for wonderful set of designs on basket and lid. 8 stiches per inch. A few breaks at rim, rope showing through lid handle, faded from sunli
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Memoirs, Official and Personal; with Sketches of Travels among the Northern and Southern Indians…, M776Memoirs, Official and Personal; with Sketches of Travels among the Northern and Southern Indians…, M
Holabird Western Americana Collections
McKenney, T. L.; Memoirs, Official and Personal; with Sketches of Travels among the Northern and Southern Indians; embracing a War Excursion, and desc
Estimate : 350.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to L*****1 for 215.10
The Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde, 1893777The Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde, 1893
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nordenskiold, G.; The Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde; Southwestern Colorado. Their Pottery and Implements. Stockholm, 1893. 174pp, indexed. 51 color pho
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,400.00
Sold to d******2 for 896.25
Life Among the Piute's, First edition778Life Among the Piute's, First edition
Holabird Western Americana Collections
“Their Wrongs and Claims” by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins. Edited by Mrs. Horace Mann. This is both a memoir and history of Sarah’s people during their fi
Estimate : 250.00 - 800.00
Sold to p*******9 for 328.63
Navajo Necklace and Earrings Set779Navajo Necklace and Earrings Set
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of 1 necklace and 2 sets of earrings. The necklace measures 19.5" long when laid out flat. It has 5 turquoise pieces in the cente...
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8*****C for 268.88
Navajo Turtle Belt780Navajo Turtle Belt
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This belt features 7 silver colored turtle pieces. There is a maker's mark that reads "BC" on the buckle. The maker is unknown, and mo...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Navajo Belt781Navajo Belt
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This a cute ladies belt that appears to have been created by Navajo artist Jean Dixon. This belt has 19 turquoise pieces throughout the belt. There is
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to S******1 for 227.05
Navajo Belt782Navajo Belt
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This belt measures 51" long when laid out flat. It features 14 square pieces that include a small round red color stone. The maker's mark i...
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to S******1 for 298.75
RARE Alaskan postal find: Udakta, Unalaska, Alaska783RARE Alaskan postal find: Udakta, Unalaska, Alaska
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Udakta was in Dutch Harbor in the city of Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands. Richard Helbock gave this cancel a rarity factor of "6." Addin...
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to V********e for 268.88
1856 Gold Rush letter from Jackson, California7841856 Gold Rush letter from Jackson, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
April 6, 1856. Great content: "Soon after your departure from Mok Hill, my term of office expired, and I again took up the shovel and the pick ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to d********9 for 537.75
UNIQUE, ONLY KNOWN Zodok, El Dorado, California post mark785UNIQUE, ONLY KNOWN Zodok, El Dorado, California post mark
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Terry Williams' book on California covers lists no known post marks from here. Post office was open from August 6, 1887 to June 30, 1888 - less ...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Standard Cons. Bodie Cover and Postcard786Standard Cons. Bodie Cover and Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two items for the Standard Consolidated Mining Company. 1) An 1887 Bodie cover with a corner advertisement for "Standard Con. Mining Co....
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*****l for 131.45
Clinton, Mono, California: STRONG, VERY EARLY cancel787Clinton, Mono, California: STRONG, VERY EARLY cancel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mailed 4 months after opening of post office. August 24, 1882 to Carson City and forwarded to Genoa. Handwritten instructions "via Kingsbury Gr...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*****l for 113.53
Hercules, Churchill, Nevada788Hercules, Churchill, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
R-8. March 11, 1907. STRONG strike! Back of reply card is from the Vulture Mining Company of Hercules. They were the first mines to ship ore out of th
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to g****v for 113.53
Cradlebaugh, Douglas, Nevada789Cradlebaugh, Douglas, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
R-10. October 7, 1895. This is truly a tough find! Addressed to Miss L. H. Lewis. She is the niece of Judge John Cradlebaugh, first non-Mormon judge o
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Interesting collection of Aurora, Nevada covers790Interesting collection of Aurora, Nevada covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 different cancels. 1) Esmeralda, 1864. The name of this post office was officially changed to Aurora in 1866. Double circle with a target kil
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****e for 567.63
Two Esmeralda, Nevada Territory covers791Two Esmeralda, Nevada Territory covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
R-9. Two different Nevada Territory strikes. 1) October 31, 1863. Exactly one year before Nevada became a state. How prophetic? 2) September 2, 1864 d
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****e for 507.88
11 Goldfield, Nevada postcards79211 Goldfield, Nevada postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) RPPC of a dance at Goldfield. With Goldfield cancel. Published by "The News" of Goldfield. 2) Color Saloon/gambling scene. Newman post ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to l******n for 59.75
13 Esmeralda County covers79313 Esmeralda County covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) February 20, 1865 Esmeralda, R-9. 2) 1910 Pine Grove, R-5. 3) Two R-6 Columbus. One 1885 handwritten date with contents. One weaker 1880's ca...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to i*****l for 89.63
Some nicer Esmeralda covers794Some nicer Esmeralda covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1909 Lucky Boy, R-6. 2) 1885 R-6 Columbus with contents. 3) 1892 R-6 Belleville. Green. 4) 1902 R-4 Sodaville. Fine to Very Fine. City:
Estimate : 100.00 - 180.00
Sold to i*****l for 179.25
R-7 Barclay, Lincoln, Nevada postal history post card795R-7 Barclay, Lincoln, Nevada postal history post card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Strong strike, but through the word "CARD.' Open for two periods: 1899-1905 and 1907-1910. This is a 1909 post card from the later, R-7 per...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****e for 59.75
2 Lucky Boy, Mineral Nevada covers7962 Lucky Boy, Mineral Nevada covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
R-6. Two nice strikes from two different counties. 1) January 31, 1911. Used as a received cancel. Lucky Boy was still in Esmeralda County (and would
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for 89.63
4 nice Mineral County cancels7974 nice Mineral County cancels
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) OMCO, R-6, 1919, Olympic Mines Company corner advertising. 2) Aurora, R-5, 1910, on Owl Drug Company cover. 3) Simon, R-3, 1923, addressed to the p
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for 59.75
Truckee Meadows, Washoe, Nevada Territory798Truckee Meadows, Washoe, Nevada Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
R-10. Cancel is rough, but easily read. Date is not discernible but the N. T. is clear. Comes from the Pardon Brown find. City: Truckee M
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to a*******s for 155.35
Washoe City, Washoe, Nevada Territory799Washoe City, Washoe, Nevada Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
R-6. c1863, Very nice strike. Target cancel. Post office was open from 1862 to 1888 and later from 1888 to 1894. City: Washoe City
Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****e for 71.70