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
* Preview also available by appointment

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
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
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All items sold for their collectible value only; They have no securites whatsoever.
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Fresno, California Deputy Sheriff badge520Fresno, California Deputy Sheriff badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 68. State of California seal in middle. No markings on back. We cannot authentic that it is real, however, a quick Google search did not turn a
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****8 for 101.58
Germantown, CA Albums521Germantown, CA Albums
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three photo albums from Germantown, California. These albums contain hundreds of small snapshots of a single family`s life in Germantown, later rename
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to k****3 for 250.95
Panamint Newspaper March 18, 1875. Vol 1522Panamint Newspaper March 18, 1875. Vol 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Panamint City was a wild and wicked town in the early to mid 1870s, and the local paper is filled with stories of murders, suicides and crimes from in
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to i*****l for 239.00
Panamint Newspaper March 18, 1875. Vol 1523Panamint Newspaper March 18, 1875. Vol 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This newspaper is a treasured relic of the past for many Inyo County collectors. When opened and laid out flat, the piece measures 20" x 14&quo...
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to b*******d for 239.00
Panamint Newspaper March 20, 1875. Vol 1524Panamint Newspaper March 20, 1875. Vol 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This local paper is filled with stories of murders, suicides and crimes from in and around the area. There are also several fantastic advertisements f
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to b*******d for 239.00
$250 Bond of Lake County, State of California, 1870.525$250 Bond of Lake County, State of California, 1870.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare, early California bond from the county of Lake, in northern California. Ten year bond was to mature on Jan. 1, 1881. Allegorical female, dra
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
San Pedro Harbor Crocker Lithograph526San Pedro Harbor Crocker Lithograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mounted litho of early San Pedro Harbor, indicating the outer and inner harbors, Terminal Island, the city beyond, and the Point Fermin Light House in
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to b***5 for 3,107.00
WWII Anti-Japanese Broadside527WWII Anti-Japanese Broadside
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large 13.5"x22" broadside instructing "All Persons of Japanese ancestry" to report to the Civil Control Station for evacuation. ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*****l for 358.50
Bill of Exchange, Wells Fargo, Bodie, CA528Bill of Exchange, Wells Fargo, Bodie, CA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Receipt of Exchange datelined Bodie Cal May 5th 1879. Frank Sonthey is purchasing a $20 Bill of Exchange from the Wells Fargo office in Bodie an
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m****l for 268.88
Bodie Banking Collection529Bodie Banking Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five different banking documents that provide a nice variety from Bodie, CA. 1) 1879 check from The Bodie Bank. $100 made out to A.P. Johnson. Spindle
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8******1 for 101.58
Bodie Snow Tunnel Entrance RPPC c. 1911530Bodie Snow Tunnel Entrance RPPC c. 1911
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Postally unused RPPC of a winter scene in Bodie, CA. View of four well-dressed men and a boy standing on the roof of a building with a high snow bank
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for 59.75
Bodie Winter Scene RPPC 1912531Bodie Winter Scene RPPC 1912
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Another great scene of the famous mining town of Bodie, CA. This RPPC shows two boys standing on a rooftop with a man standing below them and a high s
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for 65.73
Bodie Winter Street Scene RPPC532Bodie Winter Street Scene RPPC
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1910. An RPPC showing a buried street scene in Bodie. Ski tracks are center. Also visible is a sign for the Auto Stage to Aurora, Hawthorne, Lucky
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for 113.53
Bodie" Dug-out" RPPC by A.A. Forbes533Bodie" Dug-out" RPPC by A.A. Forbes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RPPC with a scarce view of a "dug-out" located in Bodie, CA. Photograph was taken by A.A. Forbes who called it "A Bodie Residence.&qu...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for 143.40
J.S. Cain Bodie Banking Collection534J.S. Cain Bodie Banking Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five documents for J.S. Cain, famed Bodie banker and businessman. 1) Small receipt for $30 received from the Bullion & Exchange Bank. Datelined ...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8******1 for 89.63
Three Choice Bodie Bank Checks535Three Choice Bodie Bank Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Check on white paper. Datelined Bodie, Cal., May 30th, 1879. Issued to "self" for $254.50 by David Casey. Printed by Ezra A C...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to M*********n for 155.35
Two Bodie 1932 Fire Frashers RPPCs536Two Bodie 1932 Fire Frashers RPPCs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1930s-1940s. Two RPPCs of the 1932 fire in Bodie, CA. 1) "'Bodie, Afire' June 13, 1932/ Bodie, Mono County Calif. Frashers Fotos/ Po...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for 59.75
Two Bodie Letterheads537Two Bodie Letterheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Rare billhead for Silas B. Smith, Dealer in General Merchandise. Cash Orders Respectfully Solicited. No date or customer name. List amoun
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8******1 for 239.00
Two Bodie Street Scenes Frashers RPPC538Two Bodie Street Scenes Frashers RPPC
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. late 1920s. Lot of two RPPCs from Burton Frasher of Bodie pre-1932 fire. 1) Main Street, Bodie, California. Frasher's Fotos, Pomona, Calif. (...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to i*****l for 89.63
Mono County Road Fund $50 Bond, 1878.539Mono County Road Fund $50 Bond, 1878.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bond cert. #239. Issued at Bridgeport, Mono County on Mar. 20, 1878. Signed by Frank Shaw, Chairman of the county Board of Supervisors and the county
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********e for 239.00