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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4146Tonopah Maps (2) (122032)Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Tonopah Mining District Map on Linen. Compiled and Published by Bradford and Bradford. Scale 1 inch = 1000 feet. Litho by Britton and Rey. Approx.
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to y******e for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
4147Tonopah Mining Company Pick (121720)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Full original handle. Marked "T. M. Co." Jim Butler had sold out his claims, which were all consolidated and gave birth to a new company, ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****8 for (70.00 + 15.40BP) = 85.40
4148Almaden Mercury Flask (119465)Holabird Western Americana Collections
One large mercury flask from the Nevada Desert. 12 1/2 inches tall. The name refers to the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine in Santa Clara County, Califor
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********r.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
4149Bags from Gabbs Exploration Co. (4) (122163)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four bags labeled Gabbs Exploration Co., two in good shape, two ratty.
Date:
Country if not USA:
State: Nevada
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Provenance: Candelaria/R
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S*****8 for (70.00 + 15.40BP) = 85.40
4150Bucket Elevator "Link-Belt" (118222)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Part of a system to haul buckets in an underground mine. Includes the heavy links and attachments. FOB Hawthorne (At the time the catalog went to pres
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to S*****8 for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
4151Carbide Can Ore Buckets (119439)Holabird Western Americana Collections
One stands 20" tall and the other 17.5" tall. FOB Hawthorne (At the time the catalog went to press the item was still in Hawthorne. It is...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f*****y for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
4152Central Pacific Rails (119470)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two pieces of C. P. Rail, 1881 clearly marked. Found at the Liberty Mine approximately 45 miles northeast of Tonopah. FOB Hawthorne (At the time the c
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
4153Cochise #40 Drifter Drill and Stand (includes tripod) (118224)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Drifter Drill is on a swivel stand and ready to attach to its 7' x 4" column. A drifter drill or drifter is a hydraulic or pneumatic r...
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****8 for (1,000.00 + 220.00BP) = 1,220.00
4154Dupont Explosive Wood Boxes (3) (122153)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Red Cross Extra Dynamite, Gelex No. 3, and a Special Gelex - all tongue in groove construction.
Date:
Country if not USA:
State: Nevada
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to s******B for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
4155Lot WithdrawnHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot Withdrawn
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00