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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Mark Twain Mining Company Stock Certificate & Ephemera  (107145)3033Mark Twain Mining Company Stock Certificate & Ephemera (107145)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location of mine: Jackass Hill, Tuttletown, Tuolumne County, California (printed on letterhead). Stock certificate plus two typed letters from the com
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to a**********t for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Washington City & Mining Company Stock Certificate  (120893)3034Washington City & Mining Company Stock Certificate (120893)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A rare stock certificate issued by The Washington City & Mining Company, dated May 25th, 1867. This document measures 18"x 13". It do...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Furnace Creek Copper Stock, Greenwater, Death Valley, 1907  (118447)3035Furnace Creek Copper Stock, Greenwater, Death Valley, 1907 (118447)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Washington. The company operated at Greenwater, Inyo County in Death Valley. It held 21 claims, 250 acres, 2 miles west of Greenwater. Greenwa
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to b**********7 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Group of Miscellaneous California Mining Stocks (6)  (118426)3036Group of Miscellaneous California Mining Stocks (6) (118426)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group includes 4 from Mariposa Development Company, issued between 1914 and 1933. Although, not listed in the Mines Handbooks, we found that the compa
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Western Field Inc. Stock Issued to and Endorsed by Geo. Wingfield  (118440)3037Western Field Inc. Stock Issued to and Endorsed by Geo. Wingfield (118440)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #18, issued to famous Nevada mining kingpin George Wingfield. The company inc. in California in 1909. Wingfield endorsed the certificate on the
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Cariboo Gold MC Stock  (109520)3038Cariboo Gold MC Stock (109520)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #364 Julius Hoffmann 500 shares 1887. Cariboo vignette. Mine in Cariboo District, BC, Canada Date: 1887 Country if not USA: State: Canada Cit
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Lucerne Mining Co.  (110830)3039Lucerne Mining Co. (110830)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorp. in New York. No. 330. Cancelled by stamp. Issued for 100 shares to Charles F. Roper, Trustee, on June 27, 1879. Signed by John Albertus (presi
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Helmick Tunnel Co. of Colorado  (104758)3040Helmick Tunnel Co. of Colorado (104758)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock Certificate from the Helmick Tunnel Co. of Colorado, located in the Clear Creek, certificate number 50, issued in 1876, issued to W. W. Bundette
Estimate : 50.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
The United Leasing Co.  (110832)3041The United Leasing Co. (110832)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorp. West Virginia. Cert. #357, I/U, Oct 12, 1895 to Helen E. Pye for 25 sh., signed by D.W. George as president and R.H. Reed as secretary. Bla
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Colorado Gold Mining Co. of Philadelphia  (110857)3042Colorado Gold Mining Co. of Philadelphia (110857)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Territorial. The company had 300 feet east of the Clark-Gardner, one shaft 250 feet deep, one 80 feet deep; a drift 220 feet from the surface, runs 25
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to a**********t for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00