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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Dorner Schueler watercolor: Monterey Cannery in CA540Dorner Schueler watercolor: Monterey Cannery in CA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
25 1/2" x 20" matted. Signed on back. Schueler was a popular California artist, circa 1950s. Dorner T. Schueler (1904-1986) studied at th...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9****J for 119.50
Grass Valley Daily Morning Union Collection541Grass Valley Daily Morning Union Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a group of the Grass Valley Daily Morning Union from February 16, 1900 to June 30, 1900. The page are in overall fine condition, although ther
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for 179.25
Marble Top Drug Store Scale542Marble Top Drug Store Scale
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This scale features a mahogany wood base and lid, a white marble work surface, and a plain glass insert in the mahogany lid. The front of the unmarked
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
San Bernardino area ephemera543San Bernardino area ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1916 Ethanac Cash Store (O. J. Hanzlik, proprietor) calendar. Very striking. 2) Early San Bernardino Valley promotional booklet City:
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to e**********t for 89.63
1849 View of San Francisco, G.T. Brown5441849 View of San Francisco, G.T. Brown
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lithograph taken from an 1849 painting by Henry Firks of a sparsely populated San Francisco Bay. An array of ships both large and small are pictured t
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to a****a for 2,987.50
Peoples Ice Company Stock Certificate545Peoples Ice Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Litho by G.T. Brown. Great vignette of buildings on an ice pond. #261 for 25 shares to Benjamin Daniel in 1879. Cancelled. Signed by Thompson and Will
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********e for 191.20
California Fertilizing Company Stock Certificate546California Fertilizing Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early #8 for 1,000 shares to AP Hotaling (famous California whiskey merchant) in 1876. Cancelled through signatures. Two vignettes of trees and vegeta
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to m********e for 89.63
Two unused G. T. Brown stock certificates547Two unused G. T. Brown stock certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Peoples Ice Company, 1875. 2) California Fertilizing Company, 1875. City: County: State: CA
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
City of San Francisco Gold Rush Era Bond548City of San Francisco Gold Rush Era Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sold in 1851. Redeemed in 1853 for 88c on the dollar. Signed by PA Morse, JJ Tallant, Wm Hooper, Smyth Clark, and Runley Gauden. All but 4 coupons are
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to L*****1 for 298.75
Early 1900 copy of the 1851 San Francisco panorama549Early 1900 copy of the 1851 San Francisco panorama
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare! Original photograph by Martin Behrman. 70" panorama. 1900 copy taken from the original plates. Identifies Folsom Street, Sutter...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to L*****1 for 746.88
Leland Stanford Residence550Leland Stanford Residence
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed and matted "Residence of Leland Stanford." A copy of this sketch appeared in Leslie's Illustrated Newspapers, July 13, 1878. ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t********n.. for 59.75
Broadside of Chinese enjoying the outside of the House of Corrections551Broadside of Chinese enjoying the outside of the House of Corrections
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Denis Kearney wears a prison uniform in this broadside titled, "The Tables Turned : You Sabe Him? Kealney Must Go!" It was published by Sa...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
San Francisco engraving552San Francisco engraving
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published by Charles Magnus & Co., Frankfort Street. Six citizens on a hill overlook the city and the bay. Rows and rows of two and three story ...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
San Francisco lot for sale in 1849553San Francisco lot for sale in 1849
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Territory of California. Authorized by the town council and carried out by John W. Geary. Fifty vara lot for Henry M. Lewis on the northern side of Ty
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
San Francisco, California Territorial Document from John Geary, First Alcalde554San Francisco, California Territorial Document from John Geary, First Alcalde
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Another Territory of California document! 1849. This is a very rare document announcing the sale at auction of a lot in San Francisco. The document, e
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 4,000.00
California Fire Department Photograph555California Fire Department Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph of the Chemical Engine Co. No. 4 in post 1906 earthquake San Francisco. Five men and one small cat can be seen standing in front of the bui
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to n*******c for 119.50
Celestial Empire in California Letter sheet556Celestial Empire in California Letter sheet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These two pieces of pictorial letter sheets are known as the Celestial Empire. It features two images of Chinese people as miners and gamblers in 19t
Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to e**********t for 328.63
Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco: Miller & Lux557Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco: Miller & Lux
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1909. Certificate for membership to the large ranching firm of Miller & Lux. Miller & Lux both arrived in San Francisco separately around...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t********n.. for 268.88
Fort Point Stereoview San Francisco, CA c.1872558Fort Point Stereoview San Francisco, CA c.1872
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photo # 1607. Fort Point, East side. Stereoview by Watkins' Pacific Coast, 26 Montgomery St., opp. Lick House Entrance, San Francisco. Image sho...
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to T******1 for 179.25
Knights Templar Triennial Conclave Parade Lithograph559Knights Templar Triennial Conclave Parade Lithograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hand-colored lithograph of the Grand Parade for the Knights Templar Triennial Conclave, San Francisco, August 20, 1883. View shows procession down str
Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 6*****b for 478.00