Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

Auction Details

We sincerely hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

This auction marks the best material we've offered in a hot August sale in many years. The variety is outstanding, as is the quality of goods offered.

A glimpse at the many categories: Native American turquoise and silver jewelry, including the best squash blossom necklace we've ever seen, baskets, Kachinas, and rugs; California token collection; Fauver American and foreign counters and tokens; rare whiskey bottles; Masonic California token; beautiful drugstore carved wood frontispiece; Nevada rare documents; major pinback collection; baseball and boxing collectibles; gold specimens including some from the Goodshaw Mine at Bodie; American and foreign medals; Victorian furniture; fantastic array of western Art; original Buffalo Bill/Pawnee Bill posters; Large ore cars and incline cars from a major Nevada City mine; Dynamite and candle boxes; American souvenir plate collection (c1900-1920); music collectibles; toys and toy trains; postcard collections, directories, maps; railroad pass collection and references; antique firearms; badges; mining & railroad stocks; US coins; token dies; a rockshop section, mining artifacts and much more.

There is truly something for everybody!

Don't forget us when its time to sell. We average about 5000 registered bidders per sale, probably the most in America for an Americana sale! With buyers all over the globe, we get to everybody. We are always after great collections! ~Fred Holabird~

Auction Schedule

Day 1, August 27th, 2020:
Art (1001-1093)
Native Americana (1094-1325)
General Americana Part I (1326-1595)
Sports (1596-1604)
Toys (1605-1651)

Day 2, August 28th, 2020:
Philatelic - Postal History (2000-2087)
General Americana Part II (2088-2599)
Firearms & Weapons(2600-2624)

Day 3, August 29th, 2020:
Stocks & Bonds (3000-3125)
Numismatics (3126-3416)
Tokens (3417-3634)

Day 4, August 30th, 2020:
Minerals (4000-4042)
Mining (4043-4320)
Bargains & Dealer Specials PART I (4321-4611)

Day 5, August 31st, 2020:
Bargains & Dealer Specials PART II (5000-5641)

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Geology & Ore of the Coeur D'Alene District, USGS Survey  (122274)4226Geology & Ore of the Coeur D'Alene District, USGS Survey (122274)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Geology & Ore Deposits of the Coeur D'Alene District, Idaho, U.S.G.S. PP 62 By F. L. Ransome & F. C. Calkins, 1908. 9 x 11.5" sof...
Estimate : 260.00 - 350.00
Sold to 8***1 for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
U.S.G.S Publications on Idaho Mining & Geology (3) 1917, 1924 and 1947  (116292)4227U.S.G.S Publications on Idaho Mining & Geology (3) 1917, 1924 and 1947 (116292)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
U.S.G.S Publications on Idaho MIning & Geology (3) 1917, 1924 and 1947 1) Geology & Gold Resources of North Central Idaho , Idaho Bureau o...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8***1 for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
Lubec Silver Mining Co. of Maine Stock Letters  (113476)4228Lubec Silver Mining Co. of Maine Stock Letters (113476)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Printed copies of a letter dateline New York, July 27th, 1878. States that the holder of mortgage bond No. 22 and No. 23 is entitled to 500
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Barnes King Dev Co Stocks with Lee Mantle Signatures (2)  (109540)4229Barnes King Dev Co Stocks with Lee Mantle Signatures (2) (109540)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #6823 and 6827 issue to Montana Senator Lee Mantel 1917 with Mantle signatures on reverses. Includes Mantle biographical info sheets. Date: 1917
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Gagnon Copper Mine in Butte, Family Photograph Plus 5 Postcards  (122284)4230Gagnon Copper Mine in Butte, Family Photograph Plus 5 Postcards (122284)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph of Family waiting to take underground tour of Gagnon Copper Mine. Note: Ladies holding candlesticks. 12 x 14" on cardboard. Worn ed...
Estimate : 260.00 - 350.00
Sold to 8*****H for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
U.S.G.S. Mining Reports for the State of Montana - (3) Publications Bulletin 26, 527  and Montana Bu4231U.S.G.S. Mining Reports for the State of Montana - (3) Publications Bulletin 26, 527 and Montana Bu
Holabird Western Americana Collections
U.S.G.S. Mining Reports for the State of Montana - (3) Publications Bulletin 26, 527 and Mining Bureau Montana Geology Memoir No. 32 1) U.S.G.S. Bul
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
USGS Geologic Reports for Montana (2)  (122260)4232USGS Geologic Reports for Montana (2) (122260)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
U.S.G.S. Department of the Interior 1) Geology and Ore Deposits of the Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana by Walter Harvey Weed with
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Railroad Expense Bills for New Almaden Quicksilver Shipments to Comstock Mills  (113482)4233Railroad Expense Bills for New Almaden Quicksilver Shipments to Comstock Mills (113482)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Rare! Southern Pacific Company expense bills for the shipment of flasks of quicksilver from Almaden to the Mexican Mill, Brunswick Mill, Eur
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (130.00 + 28.60BP) = 158.60
Ely Copper Mining District Map, White Pine County  (122286)4234Ely Copper Mining District Map, White Pine County (122286)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published by Haff & Colwell Bros. 14 x 32" Blueprint of Mining Claims on Linen with rollers. Date: 1914 Country if not USA: State: Nev...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to a****a for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Esmeralda County Mine Production, 1st Quarter, 1873  (110185)4235Esmeralda County Mine Production, 1st Quarter, 1873 (110185)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original Report of the Esmeralda County Auditor foe the first quarter, 1873 to the State. 18 x 21". Very rare, unique and original. Note that ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 2*****l for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Silver Hills Nevada Mines Company Survey Map  (122283)4236Silver Hills Nevada Mines Company Survey Map (122283)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shows Lode Mining Claims in the Tule Canyon Mining District. Esmeralda County, Nevada. Located near Goldfield. Map measures 27 x 42". Date: 7...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Eureka Mining District USGS Publication  (122280)4237Eureka Mining District USGS Publication (122280)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Eureka Mining District,Nevada U. S. G. S. PP 406, 1962. 9 x 11" hardbound, 11 plates, 15 figures, 2 tables, 78 pages. Date: 1962 Country ...
Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to 8***1 for (45.00 + 9.90BP) = 54.90
Eureka County Report of Mine Production 2nd Q, 1874  (110187)4238Eureka County Report of Mine Production 2nd Q, 1874 (110187)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original report of mine proceeds. This report lists 27 producing mines in Alpha order. . Eureka Consolidated was the largest producer at $245,035.
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
1895 Gold Hill Mine Ledger  (113635)42391895 Gold Hill Mine Ledger (113635)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7.5 x 4.5" ledger, leatherbound, for unnamed mining operation near Gold Hill. Entries dated in 1895. About 15 pp. of entries plus many scattere...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to u********y.. for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
Lincoln County Mines Report, 2nd Q, 1874  (110190)4240Lincoln County Mines Report, 2nd Q, 1874 (110190)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
29 line entries of producing mines in Lincoln County, mostly at Pioche. Gross yield for the quarter was about $513,000. The largest producers were Ra
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 2*****l for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Ingersoll-Rand Metal Signs (2)  (119460)4241Ingersoll-Rand Metal Signs (2) (119460)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Yellow. 29 x 3" Found near the Lodi, Nye County Compressor. 2) White. 18 x 3" Probably found at Candelaria. Two nice Nevada ghost towns...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to f*****y for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
Keokuk Gold & Silver Mining Company Certificate of Incorporation from the Territory of Nevada  (10574242Keokuk Gold & Silver Mining Company Certificate of Incorporation from the Territory of Nevada (1057
Holabird Western Americana Collections
What a great rarity! The actual Certificate of Incorporation for the Keokuk Gold and Silver Mining Company located in the Reese River District. 2c blu
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 2*****l for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
Laws of the Gold Hill Mining District Broadside, 1873  (110262)4243Laws of the Gold Hill Mining District Broadside, 1873 (110262)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fantastic, original broadside, "The Laws of Gold Hill Mining District" with latest date in the text, 1873. The text is not showing at the ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6*****b for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
California Mill Check Issued to Virginia & Truckee Railroad, Signed by Mackay  (113523)4244California Mill Check Issued to Virginia & Truckee Railroad, Signed by Mackay (113523)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Mill, Bank of California, Virginia, Nev, 1875, revenue check (RN-D) issued to the V&T Railroad Co. for $330.91. Signed by Comstock mi...
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to k*****o for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
California State Telegraph Company from William Lent to HH Day  (102253)4245California State Telegraph Company from William Lent to HH Day (102253)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Territorial. Includes a California State Telegraph envelope address to Day. Telegram is dated July 6, 1864. "Send no more bars to Theall, loss ...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00