Great American Treasure Hunt

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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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Winchester Repeating Arms Post Cards1997 - Winchester Repeating Arms Post Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 post cards featuring various views of the famous gun manufacturer. 3 of the post cards have been used, but 2 are blank. The post cards have s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to g****v for (40.00 + 7.80BP) = 47.80
 
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Remington Post Cards1998 - Remington Post Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of 12 post cards and other ephemera centered around the Remington Arms and Ammunition Co. 1-4) are post cards that feature the image of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to g****v for (40.00 + 7.80BP) = 47.80
 
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Jackson, CA Cover w/ Bear Vignette 18971999 - Jackson, CA Cover w/ Bear Vignette 1897
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1897. Nice cover from Jackson, CA advertising Admission Day '97. Left has mining scene vignette with a bear (colored brown) beneath. Two-cent st...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to d********9 for (30.00 + 5.85BP) = 35.85
 
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Bodie Railway & Lumber Company Cover2000 - Bodie Railway & Lumber Company Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Light Bodie strike and the stamp has been cut out. Still, it is the Bodie Railway & Lumber Company! c1870's. City: Bodie County:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*****b for (45.00 + 8.78BP) = 53.78
 
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Graniteville, Nevada County, California cover2001 - Graniteville, Nevada County, California cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
May 8, 1892. Stamps are hand cancelled. Written on envelope is "Water Accounts and Ditch Time for April of 1892." Addressed to Mr. Millen ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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Marysville Wells Fargo Cover2002 - Marysville Wells Fargo Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Light, but very readable GREEN strike. 1873 date is confirmed by writing on envelope. To the famous San Francisco hatters - the Muessdorfer Brothers.
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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California Postal History and Billhead Collection!2003 - California Postal History and Billhead Collection!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17 covers each with contents! 1) John T. Long, 1908, San Francisco. With unofficial GUSCETTI RANCH, LOYALTON P. O. cancel. 2) Indian Board of E
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****l for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains2004 - Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 covers each with contents. 1&2) L. A. Braden, Quincy sheriff with summons. 1921. 3) US Department of Agriculture, Nevada City, 1916 wit...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to l*******c for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Watson & Newell Advertising Company2005 - Watson & Newell Advertising Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Watson & Newell silversmiths advertising cover with a large 'New York spoon running across the cover. Addressed to A. T. Hoyt of Moravia, Ne...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Legal Mercantile Union advertising cover2006 - Legal Mercantile Union advertising cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"A reporting company THAT INSURES FROM LOSS." Oval Boston cancel! City: Boston County: State: MA Date
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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2 Eagleville, Churchill, Nevada2007 - 2 Eagleville, Churchill, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
R-4, Post office was open from 1889 to 1913. 1) 1898 light but easily readable strike. From A. Woodruff of Eagleville. Target killers. 2) Strong 1906.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to g****v for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Fairview Colorized Hand Drawn Post Card2008 - Fairview Colorized Hand Drawn Post Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
February 12, 1907. Doane '1'. The Monarch Building High Grade Cigars could be "The Monarch Bar and Club Room" (Polk, 1907). The Fa...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to V********e for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Lot Withdrawn2009 - Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot Withdrawn City: County: State: Date:
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Start Price : 0.00
 
 
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Lot Withdrawn2010 - Lot Withdrawn
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Lot Withdrawn City: County: State: Date:
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1894 Carlin Double Circle Cancel with a Corner Cover2011 - 1894 Carlin Double Circle Cancel with a Corner Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Railroad Hotel, Mrs. L Cozzens, proprietor. From Jimmie Dunphy to his mother Mrs. William Dunphy in San Francisco. Jimmie was a rancher and the letter
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*****l for (190.00 + 37.05BP) = 227.05
 
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Elko cover with a Mining Letter Written from Lone Mountain2012 - Elko cover with a Mining Letter Written from Lone Mountain
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1909 letter from Charlie to his mother. "Going to the station in the morning." "…are putting in the time we can in the tunnel are in ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to s*****l for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
 
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Buena Vista, Esmeralda, Nevada2013 - Buena Vista, Esmeralda, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
R-6. Strong 1909 strike on a post card. Note reads, "Am here in camp now. Will be here for perhaps several months. This is fine country, but ra...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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1907 Columbia, Nevada Post Mark on Printed Post Card2014 - 1907 Columbia, Nevada Post Mark on Printed Post Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
R-4. "The Joshua Palm is the only tree that grows here!" March 30, 1907. City: Columbia County: Esmeralda State:
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Welch & Tune RPPC of Columbia Nevada2015 - Welch & Tune RPPC of Columbia Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Looking West. Includes a 1908 Goldfield cancel. Sender is staying in the "New Goldfield Hotel." Looking West. Includes a 1908 Goldfield ca...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to c*********p for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
 
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National, Humboldt, Nevada2016 - National, Humboldt, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
R-5 on an Easter post card. April 14, 1911. Cancel goes through stamp, but all the letters of "NATIONAL" clearly visible. City: National
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to F*******4 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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