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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780Navajo Turtle BeltHolabird 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
781Navajo BeltHolabird 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
782Navajo BeltHolabird 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
783RARE Alaskan postal find: Udakta, Unalaska, AlaskaHolabird 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
7841856 Gold Rush letter from Jackson, CaliforniaHolabird 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
785UNIQUE, ONLY KNOWN Zodok, El Dorado, California post markHolabird 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
786Standard Cons. Bodie Cover and PostcardHolabird 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
787Clinton, Mono, California: STRONG, VERY EARLY cancelHolabird 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
788Hercules, Churchill, NevadaHolabird 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
789Cradlebaugh, Douglas, NevadaHolabird 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
790Interesting collection of Aurora, Nevada coversHolabird 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
791Two Esmeralda, Nevada Territory coversHolabird 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
79211 Goldfield, Nevada postcardsHolabird 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
79313 Esmeralda County coversHolabird 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
794Some nicer Esmeralda coversHolabird 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
795R-7 Barclay, Lincoln, Nevada postal history post cardHolabird 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
7962 Lucky Boy, Mineral Nevada coversHolabird 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
7974 nice Mineral County cancelsHolabird 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
798Truckee Meadows, Washoe, Nevada TerritoryHolabird 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
799Washoe City, Washoe, Nevada TerritoryHolabird 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