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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Advertising Calendar for Winnemucca Motor  (102755)4636 - Advertising Calendar for Winnemucca Motor (102755)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Features January 1956 through December 1956. In good condition. Features Grand Canyon pics, Mt. Hood horseback riding & many more Americana phot...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Early Days of Nevada Lot of 3 Items  (110880)4637 - Early Days of Nevada Lot of 3 Items (110880)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three pieces of ephemera from early Nevada: 1) Funeral Notice, died in Carson City, Nevada, September 27, 1894, George Rodenbah, a native of Nevada, a
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Early Nevada Promo Brochures: Reno, Tahoe, and Pyramid Lake  (115749)4638 - Early Nevada Promo Brochures: Reno, Tahoe, and Pyramid Lake (115749)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. 1) Zephyr Cove at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. c.1930s. Colorful and illustrated. Rare. 2) "Visit Reno on the Way" 1939 Pageant...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to y******e for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Report (3rd Annual, Central N.J. Land Improvement Co.  (77949)4639 - Report (3rd Annual, Central N.J. Land Improvement Co. (77949)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3rd Annual Report of the Board of Directors to the Stockholders of Central N.J. Land Improvement Co., 1875. Pamphlet, pp.6. 6" x 9". Date...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Mormon Elder's Damiana Wafers Trade Cards (2)  (113568)4640 - Mormon Elder's Damiana Wafers Trade Cards (2) (113568)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different for this company based in New York and London, run by FB Crouch. The illustrations are titled "Is Marriage a Failure?" ...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to r*****5 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Vintage Washboards (4)  (121137)4641 - Vintage Washboards (4) (121137)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A quartet of old fashioned washboards. These were basically the early version of a Maytag washer. The Dubl Handi of Columbus, Ohio is for pail use an
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Advertising Calendars – Vintage! (3)  (102750)4642 - Advertising Calendars – Vintage! (3) (102750)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 calendars from 1928,1934,& 1939. 1 is from Laws' Grocery & Market, the others from Alberta Pharmacy, Portland, Oregon, & the large...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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South Dakota Ephemera  (113561)4643 - South Dakota Ephemera (113561)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Two different Treasurer of Lawrence County drafts, Deadwood, 1902 and 1904, mine and railroad vignette. 2) Cabinet card of a young woman
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 40.00
Sold to c********r.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Assay Bags (2) and Photo of Men in Assay Office  (106007)4644 - Assay Bags (2) and Photo of Men in Assay Office (106007)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 old photo of Assay office 3x5.5", Cactus Mine, Newhouse, Utah in 1908; Union Assay Office, Inc. bag with Salt Lake City, Utah listing, M.S. ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*****0 for (15.00 + 3.30BP) = 18.30
 
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German Tea Set and Dessert Plates  (106396)4645 - German Tea Set and Dessert Plates (106396)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Floral gold trimmed 8 piece tea set and dessert plates by Dorset-Cheery Chintz, Germany. Additional shipping will apply. Date: Country if not USA:
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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