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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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" ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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
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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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