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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Ore Deposit of Utah, USGS Publication  (122261)4286Ore Deposit of Utah, USGS Publication (122261)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Ore Deposits of Utah, U.S.G.S. PP 111, 1920 By B. S. Butler, G. F. Loughlin, & V. C. Heikes. 9 x 11.5" rebound hardcover, 57 plates, 6 ...
Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 260.00 - 500.00
Relief Mine and Vol 2  (106404)4287Relief Mine and Vol 2 (106404)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 softcovers. Relief Mine and Relief Mine II by Ogden Kraut. Date: Country if not USA: State: Utah City: Provenance: Geff Pollock Collection
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Tintic Mining District Publications USGS Survey (2)  (122276)4288Tintic Mining District Publications USGS Survey (2) (122276)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Geology and Mining Industry 17th Annual Report by G. W. Tower & G. Smith, 1917, 8 x 11.5" rebound, 27 plates, 2 in pocket, 12 figures, 1...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8***1 for (160.00 + 35.20BP) = 195.20
Utah Check Collection  (105072)4289Utah Check Collection (105072)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 35 mostly mining checks. 4 RNG with 2 different. Mammoth Powder Co, Daly West Mining, Sunbeam Consolidated and more Date: Country if not USA
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to A******S for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
Utah Mining Publications  (108199)4290Utah Mining Publications (108199)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 softcovers including rare The Porphyry March-April 1918. Also Utah Historical Quarterly 1963 and 2009, Salt Lake Mining Review, balance c. 1912-196
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Prospectus for "Ethel Consolidated Mines", Index  (120937)4291Prospectus for "Ethel Consolidated Mines", Index (120937)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Attractive booklet contains 31 pages of photos & description of operations plus 3 impressive onionskin foldout maps of claims, mine works and su...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to n*****r for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
Mine Maps from Coal Creek Mine and others owned by Oregon Improvement Co., 1884-1885  (121534)4292Mine Maps from Coal Creek Mine and others owned by Oregon Improvement Co., 1884-1885 (121534)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of five very large, appx 40" x 80" original black ink on linen maps. Most cover a very wide range from T18N to T25N (above Seattle),...
Estimate : 700.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to a****a for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
Mining in the Pacific Northwest Edited by L.K. Hodges, centennial edition book of 1997  (120616)4293Mining in the Pacific Northwest Edited by L.K. Hodges, centennial edition book of 1997 (120616)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a book :Mining in the Pacific Northwest by L.K. Hodges originally printed in 1897; now reproduced in 1997 for the mining community. Reproduced
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to n*****r for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Mining maps of Washington State by Kroll Map Company  (120628)4294Mining maps of Washington State by Kroll Map Company (120628)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of blueline mining claims maps of seven mining districts in Washington state printed by the Kroll Map Co. of Seattle: Money Creek
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to a****a for (700.00 + 175.00BP) = 875.00
Olympic Coal Co. Mine Maps, cWW1  (121535)4295Olympic Coal Co. Mine Maps, cWW1 (121535)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of about six Washington state coal mines, including materials for the Olympic Coal Co and the Pierce County Coal Co. The maps are all black ink
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Preliminary Survey of Green River and Puyallup Coal Fields W. T. 1882 by Willis  (121160)4296Preliminary Survey of Green River and Puyallup Coal Fields W. T. 1882 by Willis (121160)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Northern Transcontinental Survey of the Green River and Puyallup Coal fields in Washington Territory by Bailey Willis. No scale. Condition i
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a****a for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
The Miner, Chemist and Engineer Convention Program of 1938  (120614)4297The Miner, Chemist and Engineer Convention Program of 1938 (120614)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a program booklet outlining three days of activities on mining in Washington State at Wenatchee in 1938. 23 pages in very good condition. 6 i
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
The Miner, Chemist and Engineer program booklet on mining in Washington state 1938  (120615)4298The Miner, Chemist and Engineer program booklet on mining in Washington state 1938 (120615)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a program booklet outlining three days of activities on mining in Washington State at Wenatchee in 1938. 23 pages in very good condition. 6 i
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Map of the Yukon District in the North West Territory 1898  (121154)4299Map of the Yukon District in the North West Territory 1898 (121154)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is sheet 3 map of the Yukon District in the North West Territory 1898, scale is 506, drawn by J. McEvoy. Highlighting White Horse township. Geol
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Nanaimo and Westminster Mining District Map 1906  (121155)4300Nanaimo and Westminster Mining District Map 1906 (121155)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a map depicting the Nanaimo and Westminster Mining District of 1906, scale is 4 statute miles=1 in. completed by the Canada Dept. of Mines Ge
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Cyclopedia of Civil Engineering  (122708)4301Cyclopedia of Civil Engineering (122708)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight volumes of Cyclopedia of Civil Engineering by the Chicago American School of Correspondence 1909. Date: Country if not USA: State: City:
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Explosive Ephemera - Mining  (106414)4302Explosive Ephemera - Mining (106414)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Loft of eight. Includes a 16x11" broadside on Instructions and Rules for transporting, shipping, handling and using high explosives. Three DuPo...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Framed Mine Shaft Painting  (87445)4303Framed Mine Shaft Painting (87445)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mine shaft painting on Masonite? with a reclaimed wood rustic frame, unsigned, 20x14" Date: Country if not USA: State: City: Provenanc...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*******l for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
General Mining Publications (8)  (108206)4304General Mining Publications (8) (108206)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Engineering and Mining Journal Press 1924, Mines and Minerals 1901, Mining and Metallurgy 1934, 4 Financial Debater-Criterion 1929, Western Mining Wor
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Gold Dredging in the United States 1918 Publication  (120933)4305Gold Dredging in the United States 1918 Publication (120933)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Bulletin 127, "Gold Dredging in the United States". Covers early history, gold dredging distr...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Group of Mining/Oil Related Papers  (123096)4306Group of Mining/Oil Related Papers (123096)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 27. Includes ten letters addressed to Miss Minnie King of San Luis Obispo. Three envelopes HAR(tford) and LOS OLIVOS RPO. 1890. Mostly personal
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Hercules Powder Company 1927 Mining Book  (118994)4307Hercules Powder Company 1927 Mining Book (118994)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Modern Blasting In Quarries and Open Pits, by J. Barab, copyright 1927, Hercules Powder Company, Wilmington, Delaware. Paperbound edition, 169 pages o
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******r for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Literary and Historical Miscellanies by Bancroft  (100013)4308Literary and Historical Miscellanies by Bancroft (100013)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare hardcover Literary and Historical Miscellanies by Bancroft. Culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know i
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Mining photo reproduction group  (112351)4309Mining photo reproduction group (112351)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large group of reproduction photos perhaps 50 photos mostly western mining. At lease six pieces framed. See photo. Great selection for interior decora
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Mining Stereoviews (2)  (90302)4310Mining Stereoviews (2) (90302)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oregon hydraulic mining by Keystone, Escabana, MI crusher by Underwood. Nice contrasts. Date: Country if not USA: State: City: Provenance: F
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Miscellaneous Gold Mining Claim Maps (4)  (122277)4311Miscellaneous Gold Mining Claim Maps (4) (122277)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Plat of the "Great Western Group" Round Mountain, Jefferson M.D. Nye Co., Nevada 1906. 11.5" square blueprint. 2) "Wilhelm ...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*******f for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
Nevada Area Printed Ephemera  (110196)4312Nevada Area Printed Ephemera (110196)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three items: Homer M&MC stock certifictae from Lundy LAke, 1881; JAnuary, 1954 Nevada State Journal special historical section, abpout 40pp, ra...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Powning Gold and Silver Mining Stock Certificate  (105253)4313Powning Gold and Silver Mining Stock Certificate (105253)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued September 1899 to Henry P Walter for 500 shares in the Powning Gold and Silver Mining Stock. No mention of location of the mine. Date: 1899 C
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Production of the Precious Metals in the United States by Clarence King  (120618)4314Production of the Precious Metals in the United States by Clarence King (120618)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This book published in 1881 is Clarence King's masterpiece to science of ore deposits in the SIerra Nevada Mountains. This copy has a torn cover...
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********l for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Report of the Director of the Mint, Precious Metals, U.S.  (122263)4315Report of the Director of the Mint, Precious Metals, U.S. (122263)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Annual Production of the Precious Metals of the United States, 1883 Report of the Director of the Mint. Part 1: Production of States & Territo...
Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 260.00 - 350.00
Statistics of Mines and Mining West of the Rocky Mountains  (104599)4316Statistics of Mines and Mining West of the Rocky Mountains (104599)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Key reference volume. 805pp with index. Spine missing, boards detached Date: 1870 Country if not USA: State: City: Provenance:
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Two Vintage Bolo Ties  (120997)4317Two Vintage Bolo Ties (120997)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two gorgeous and unique vintage bolo ties feature a lucite square set in goldstone settings. Embedded in the lucite are gold flakes, a miniature gold
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
U.S. Geologic Survey for Montana, Wyoming, and Utah  (120623)4318U.S. Geologic Survey for Montana, Wyoming, and Utah (120623)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of three books by the U.S. Geologic Survey for Montana, Wyoming, and Utah from 1870-1872 by V. Hayden. This hardcover collection
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
USGS Annual Reports for Utah & Idaho Publications (2)  (122250)4319USGS Annual Reports for Utah & Idaho Publications (2) (122250)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Economic Geology of the Mercur Mining District, Utah from 16th Annual Report of the U.S.G.S. by J.E. Spur 1895, 7.5 x 11" rebound, 10 plates...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Yukon Gold Company 1935 Annual Report  (112098)4320Yukon Gold Company 1935 Annual Report (112098)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By the end of 1935, the Yukon Gold Company no longer had gold operations in the Klondike, but active tin mining in Malaysia. This 8 1/2 x 11 inch rep
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Fresno History Collection  (122540)4321Fresno History Collection (122540)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
History spanning 150 years of Fresno, CA from1856 to 2006; California Drawbridge by O.L."Monty" Dewey; Photo of the Fresno Elk Officers, c...
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Golden Gate International Exposition Official Guide Book  (113475)4322Golden Gate International Exposition Official Guide Book (113475)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
116 pp. with color and B&W photos and advertisements. Opens to 16 x 19" color illustrated map of GGIE fairgrounds on Treasure Island. Guide...
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to t*******s for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Stockton Independent, Two Volumes, 1918, 1924  (85775)4323Stockton Independent, Two Volumes, 1918, 1924 (85775)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two (once) bound volumes of the Stockton Independent. Jul-Dec. 1918, only one board, many loose, 18 x 23 x 4"; Oct-Dec 1924, partially bound, n...
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to u********k.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Gus Bundy Poetry Books and Letter to Sam Houghton  (115748)4324Gus Bundy Poetry Books and Letter to Sam Houghton (115748)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. Gus Bundy (1907-1984) was a Nevada author, artists, and photographer. 1) Two signed and inscribed editions of "Short Thoughts." ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Mid-Week Pictorial, approx 44 issues  (109787)4325Mid-Week Pictorial, approx 44 issues (109787)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 44 issues of the Mid-Week Pictorial, an 11 x 16-inch news magazine published by the New York Times from September of 1914 to 1937 to car
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to r*******6 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
North Dakota  USGS Geologic Folios  (112197)4326North Dakota USGS Geologic Folios (112197)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cassselton-FArgo 1905; Jamestown 1909; Bismarck 1912 Date: Country if not USA: State: North Dakota City: Provenance:
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Pennsylvania USGS Geologic Folios (13)  (112313)4327Pennsylvania USGS Geologic Folios (13) (112313)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Accident 1908; Barnesboro 1913; Elders 1905; Elkland 1903; Foxburg 1911; Gaines 1903; Indiana 1904; Johnstown 1910; Latrobe 1904; Mercersburg 1909; Ru
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
South Dakota USGS Folios (10)  (112300)4328South Dakota USGS Folios (10) (112300)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Aberdeen 1909; Alexandria 1903; Desmet 1904; Edgemont 1904; Huron 1904; Mitchell 1903 plus dupe; Orlichs 1902; Olivette 1903; Parker 1904; Date: Co
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Tennessee USGS Geologic Folios (8)  (112310)4329Tennessee USGS Geologic Folios (8) (112310)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Louden 1896; McMinnville 1895 and a dupe; Pikeville 1895; Cleveland 1895; Columbia 1903; Greenville 1905 (no cover); Wartburg 1897 Date: Country if
Start Price : 180.00 | Estimate : 360.00 - 600.00
Virginia USGS Geologic Folios (12)  (112311)4330Virginia USGS Geologic Folios (12) (112311)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bristol 1899; Franklin 1896; Fredricksburg 1894; Huntington 1900; Monterey 1899; Nomini 1896; Paw Paw 1912; Piedmont 1896; Pocahontas 1896; St Marys 1
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Abraham Lincoln Speeches by Little Leather Library  (112361)4331Abraham Lincoln Speeches by Little Leather Library (112361)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a little leather bound book titled "Speeches and Addresses by Abraham Lincoln" in green leather measuring 3 in. X 4 in. and 96 pa...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Book on Urban Planning in Old West  (120848)4332Book on Urban Planning in Old West (120848)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Book "Cities of the American West" A History of Frontier Urban Planning, by John W. Reps. Is in good condition with some portions highlig...
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to j****G for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Books (3) Hardback, Army Stories & Fishing  (105477)4333Books (3) Hardback, Army Stories & Fishing (105477)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 hardback books, "Up Front " Text and Pictures by Bill Mauldin, writing about the 45 Division, Army; Doctor in Buckskin, by T.D. Allen; ...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Classic Literature, Miscellaneous Books & Pamphlets  (120889)4334Classic Literature, Miscellaneous Books & Pamphlets (120889)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A box of books, including a few from "The Five Little Peppers" series. There are also several pamphlets and booklets dealing with Alaska. ...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Collection of American History in books  (121556)4335Collection of American History in books (121556)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of 12 books depicting art, photography, and history in books. This Painted Ponies American Carousel Art by Manns, Shank, and St
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00