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Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

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)

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. Shipping and handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing as it is based on the size and weight of your purchase. Additional shipping and handling costs, if required, will be re-invoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size.SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size a...
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R.E. Queen Druggist Billhead & State Warrant (113365)2249 - R.E. Queen Druggist Billhead & State Warrant (113365)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Billhead for Pinniger & Queen, Wholesale and Retail Druggists, West Side of Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada. "R.E. Queen Success...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C******n for (75.00 + 16.50BP) = 91.50
 
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Rainier Beer Pictorial Billhead, Boyle Prop. (113356)2250 - Rainier Beer Pictorial Billhead, Boyle Prop. (113356)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Color pictorial billhead for Kohl & Boyle (Kohl crossed out), Agents Nevada Territory Rainier Beer in Wood or Bottles. Dateline Reno, Nevada, Ma...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Real Photo Postcards of Sam's Johnson Bar (113355)2251 - Real Photo Postcards of Sam's Johnson Bar (113355)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different, exterior and interior. Very rare. 1) Exterior view of two well-dressed men pointing at the advertising for the bar on the storefro
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8*****H for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Reno Brewing Archive (113377)2252 - Reno Brewing Archive (113377)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of about 20 pieces. Most is for the Reno Brewing Company, with a few pieces from other Reno brewers. 1) Reno Brewing Company. Operated 1903-1957.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*****2 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Reno, Nevada Trade Card Collection (113507)2253 - Reno, Nevada Trade Card Collection (113507)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 83 incl. an ink blotter. Includes: many for John Sunderland; H. Thompson's Grand Soap; H. Leter; numerous for druggists Osburn & Shoe...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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S.J. Hodgkinson Druggist Archive (113389)2254 - S.J. Hodgkinson Druggist Archive (113389)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. 1) Three different billheads. a) 1887 pictorial billhead for SJ Hodgkinson & Co., Druggists and Apothecaries. Billed to Pierce Evans f...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C******n for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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SF Hoole Druggist Group (113606)2255 - SF Hoole Druggist Group (113606)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) 1869 pictorial VC billhead for Hoole's lumber business. Issued to the Savage Mining Company. 2) 1876 Reno Western Union Telegraph C...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Sierra Beer/ Reno Brewing Co. Advertising Pocket Guide (113486)2256 - Sierra Beer/ Reno Brewing Co. Advertising Pocket Guide (113486)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Smack and Smiles: How to Mix Fancy Drinks and Beverages", Tenth Edition, 1907, by Charles Smith. Cover has advertising for Sierra Beer fr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******a for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Syrup of Figs Advertising Booklets (113509)2257 - Syrup of Figs Advertising Booklets (113509)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two different advertising booklets for this laxative remedy invented by Reno druggist RE Queen. "Nature's Pleasant Laxative." M...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t********n.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Ruby Hill Drug Store Ephemera (113386)2258 - Ruby Hill Drug Store Ephemera (113386)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. Ruby Hill Drug Store, Chas. M. Fassett, Pharmacist and Druggist. 1) Three different prescription slips, all issued in 1882, two in color. 5.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Tonopah Drug Store Billheads (113359)2259 - Tonopah Drug Store Billheads (113359)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Two different for the Miners' Drug Store, Inc. Jno. A. Uhland, Manager. Dealers in Drugs and Sundries. Sole Agents for Lowney's...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********e for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Tuscarora Drug Store Ephemera (113429)2260 - Tuscarora Drug Store Ephemera (113429)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Two different prescription slips for the Tuscarora Drug Store, "Sign of Big Mortar." Both issued in November 1881 by T.W. Hun...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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A. Lernhart Druggist Archive (113605)2261 - A. Lernhart Druggist Archive (113605)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. Includes: 1) 1886 pictorial billhead, Pioneer Drug Store, Virginia City, to Storey County Hospital. 2) 1889 prescription slip, Pioneer Drug
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*********g for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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AM Cole Druggist Archive (113612)2262 - AM Cole Druggist Archive (113612)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17. 1) Nine billheads, 7 varieties. Most billed to Savage MC. Includes: 1871; 1876 (Crocker & Co. Print); two 1878 blue/green (Enterprise...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to C******n for (190.00 + 41.80BP) = 231.80
 
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BF Shaw Druggist Archive (113498)2263 - BF Shaw Druggist Archive (113498)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. 1) Letterhead for J.B. Shaw & Son, Gents' Fine Clothing and Furnishing Goods, 1893. B.F. Shaw and J.B. Shaw. Message from HK Shaw ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*********g for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Dr. JBB Lefevre, French & American Drug Store, Letterhead (113610)2264 - Dr. JBB Lefevre, French & American Drug Store, Letterhead (113610)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Only known example. Lefevre is called the "Red Light District Druggist" by Holabird. Pictorial letterhead for the French & American Dr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*********g for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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G.P. Morrill, Apothecary & Druggist, Billhead (113497)2265 - G.P. Morrill, Apothecary & Druggist, Billhead (113497)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This may be the only billhead known. G.P. Morrill, Apothecary and Druggist, Manufacturer of Soda Water, South C. Street, Opposite Gillig, Mott &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C******n for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Kelly & Co., Pioneer Soda Works, Billhead (113607)2266 - Kelly & Co., Pioneer Soda Works, Billhead (113607)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare pictorial billhead for the Pioneer Soda Works, J. Kelly and Hugh Kelly, Importers & Dealers in Wines & Liquors, Virginia, Nev., Sept. 1...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to B*********g for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Mackay Signed Check issued to Thos. Taylor & Co. Whiskey Merchants (113514)2267 - Mackay Signed Check issued to Thos. Taylor & Co. Whiskey Merchants (113514)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Clean 1869 Bank of California check issued to Thos. Taylor & Co. and signed by "Bonanza King" John Mackay. US IR and NV adhesive reven...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*******h for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Nevada Soda Works / RL Higgins Archive (113613)2268 - Nevada Soda Works / RL Higgins Archive (113613)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10. 1) Woodworth Mill check issued to Nevada Soda Mining Company, signed by James G. Fair. Reverse signed "Higgins & Crampton, Agent...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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