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Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

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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Union Mill & Mining Co. Promissory Note Issued to William Sharon (113556)4266 - Union Mill & Mining Co. Promissory Note Issued to William Sharon (113556)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank of California promissory note for $100,000, issued to William Sharon by the Union Mill and Mining Company,Feb. 14th, 1872, San Francisco. Signed
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 2*****l for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Union Mill & Mining Co. Promissory Note to William Sharon, Signed by Sharon & Fry (113554)4267 - Union Mill & Mining Co. Promissory Note to William Sharon, Signed by Sharon & Fry (113554)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank of California promissory note for $100,000, issued to William Sharon by the Union Mill and Mining Company, Nov. 1st, 1871, San Francisco. Signed
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********n for (250.00 + 55.00BP) = 305.00
 
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Van Wyck & Co. Assay Receipt (113545)4268 - Van Wyck & Co. Assay Receipt (113545)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Virginia City, Nov. 21st, 1864 (a month after NV became a state). No. 760 for a 2,293 ounce deposit of bullion from the Savage Silver Mining
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Van Wyck Assay Reports for Savage Mine using the Union and Island Mill (104537)4269 - Van Wyck Assay Reports for Savage Mine using the Union and Island Mill (104537)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) Union Mill. Gold $485.13 and silver $1,106.92. 2) Island Mill. Gold $712.74 and silver $1,621.22. We don't find reference to the ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Virginia City, Nevada Revenue Check Group (Plus One Carson) (113542)4270 - Virginia City, Nevada Revenue Check Group (Plus One Carson) (113542)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. Includes: HM Yerington, 1874, RN-D (buff), Signed by Yerington; Woodworth Mill, 1872, RN-E7, Signed by Fair; Gould & Curry, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********l for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Wiegand & Company Original Sign - Iconic Comstock Assayer (25301)4271 - Wiegand & Company Original Sign - Iconic Comstock Assayer (25301)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A truly fabulous piece of Comstock and Nevada history: an original sign from a famous Gold Hill and Virginia City assayer, Conrad Wiegand & Co. ...
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Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimate : 6,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Woodworth Mill Check Issued to James Fair from James Fair (113541)4272 - Woodworth Mill Check Issued to James Fair from James Fair (113541)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare double signature check! Woodworth Mill, Bank of California. RN-E7. No. 745, issued to J.G. Fair (Pay Roll) by James G. Fair. Signed on the revers
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Comstock Mines Cross Section Map (99681)4273 - Comstock Mines Cross Section Map (99681)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
17 x 21". Color. Hale & Norcross and Potossi Mines Cross Section. Numbered Plate 10. Major rips and folds could use archival tape! Date: ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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White Pine County Report of Mine Production 1st Q 1870 (110188)4274 - White Pine County Report of Mine Production 1st Q 1870 (110188)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This important document is unquestionably one of the most important mine production documents we've had. It is for the first quarter 1870, at th...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 304.00 - 600.00
Sold to a****a for (152.00 + 38.00BP) = 190.00
 
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Crucibles - 30 gram fire clay mining crucible.(Box of 80) (119457)4275 - Crucibles - 30 gram fire clay mining crucible.(Box of 80) (119457)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All from the Denver Fire Clay Company. In the original somewhat dilapidated cardboard box. Crucibles are in like new condition in original packing.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to b**********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Monographs of the USGS, Vol IV, Comstock Mining and Miners (122262)4276 - Monographs of the USGS, Vol IV, Comstock Mining and Miners (122262)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By Eliot Lord. 20 Chapters with 36 page appendix and 3 maps. 19.5 x 32.5" map of Washoe District Shows Mining Claims. Book is 9 x 11.5" ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to S*****3 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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U.S.G.S. Nevada Mining District Reports (2) (120934)4277 - U.S.G.S. Nevada Mining District Reports (2) (120934)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Geology & Ore Deposits of the Rochester District. Bulletin 762, by Adolph Knopf, 1924, 6" x 9" softbound, 4 plates, 5 figures, 78 p...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
 
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New Mexico USGS Folios (2) (109501)4278 - New Mexico USGS Folios (2) (109501)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Deming Folio, New Mexico by N.H. Darton. 1917 George W. Stose, Editor of Geologic Maps, S.J. Kubel, Chief Engraver. Colorful maps & some photos....
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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West Prussian Mining Company Letter Re: Ore Samples (113484)4279 - West Prussian Mining Company Letter Re: Ore Samples (113484)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver Hill Mine, Lexington, N.C., Feb. 27th, 1899. Written by Edward Hopkins and addressed to GF King in New York. They are sending King "one ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to T*****e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Miners Trade Card for "49" Cut Plug Tobacco (113477)4280 - Miners Trade Card for "49" Cut Plug Tobacco (113477)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Manufactured From Pure Old North Carolina Leaf." Illustration shows miners operating a sluice. Printed by J. Ottmann, New York. 3 x 4.5&q...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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The Mineral Resources of Oregon monthly publication (120619)4281 - The Mineral Resources of Oregon monthly publication (120619)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of two issues of The Mineral Resources of Oregon, October 1914 vol. 1 number 6 and May 1916 vol.2 number 1; published by the Oregon Bure
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Correspondence Re: South Dakota Mine (113631)4282 - Correspondence Re: South Dakota Mine (113631)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. 1) 1880 deed to James Brewster and Joseph Belliveau for 50 feet on the Mountain Girl Lode Mining Claim, situated 2 miles NE of Elkhorn City
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Mammoth Mine, UT Bell Signal Sign (105129)4283 - Mammoth Mine, UT Bell Signal Sign (105129)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black letter on white bell signals with cloth backing. 47x23", right edge is heavily frayed. Sold as is, please inspect Date: c1910 Country i...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to r******2 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Salt Lake City Daily Tribune and Mining Gazette (113600)4284 - Salt Lake City Daily Tribune and Mining Gazette (113600)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vol. 1. Articles about the by-laws of the Star Mining District, Beaver County and "Proceedings of a Miner's Meeting Held on the 8th Day of ...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
 
 
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Geology & Ore of the Cottonwood-American Fork Area USGS Survey (122273)4285 - Geology & Ore of the Cottonwood-American Fork Area USGS Survey (122273)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Geology and Ore Deposits of the Cottonwood-American Fork Area, Utah Geological Survey Professional Paper 201, United States Department of the Interior
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
 
 
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