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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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Crock Canisters (Set of 5) (120866)2289 - Crock Canisters (Set of 5) (120866)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Set of five crockery canisters in various sizes, with the largest coming in at 8"x 7" and the smallest 5"x 4". There is wear fr...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
 
 
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Crockery Pieces With Lids (10 Assorted) (120869)2290 - Crockery Pieces With Lids (10 Assorted) (120869)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assorted shapes and sizes of crockery, ready for use or decoration. Pieces measure from 12" down to 3" and everything in between. Some hav...
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Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 260.00 - 450.00
 
 
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Crockery Trio (120867)2291 - Crockery Trio (120867)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two large water crocks and one a bit smaller for counter use. Two have lids, although with the larger one, the lid isn't an exact match, but fit...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Soda Fountain Manufacturing Ephemera (113508)2292 - Soda Fountain Manufacturing Ephemera (113508)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Rare early soda fountain ephemera. 1) Book of Directions for Using the A.D. Puffer & Sons Mfg. Co.'s Soda and Mineral Water Appara...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Rare Geneva Award Draft, Reparations for Attacks by Confederate Raiders, 1889 (118391)2293 - Rare Geneva Award Draft, Reparations for Attacks by Confederate Raiders, 1889 (118391)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an Alabama Claims U.S. Treasury draft issued in 1889 payable to various Americans for their losses as a result of attacks by Confederate raide
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Estimate : 260.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****t for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Graham County Board of Supervisors Draft Ledger (103323)2294 - Graham County Board of Supervisors Draft Ledger (103323)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 x 14" 200pp ledger in pencil, 1904-1905 for the Board of Supervisors. Contains minutes of meetings and some accounting and notes. All of the ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Tuolumne Water Company Archive (113564)2295 - Tuolumne Water Company Archive (113564)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24. 1) Ledger book with 21 receipts, detached but present, plus stubs. Issued in 1862, dateline Columbia. Book is 3 x 9" 2) Three other ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Lamping & Co. Certificates of Deposit (108360)2296 - Lamping & Co. Certificates of Deposit (108360)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Banking Hose of P. A. Lamping. Lot of nine.Includes on attached pair. Unissued. Important Downieville bank items. Date: 186- Country if not USA: S
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Lamping & Company Trio (108455)2297 - Lamping & Company Trio (108455)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1865 mining related Lamping check to Charles Pohn signed by F. Reis, superintendent. Revenue stamp. 2) Unused Banking House of P. A. Lamping. 186-.
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Wanted Poster Missing Man and Fictious Checks (120653)2298 - Wanted Poster Missing Man and Fictious Checks (120653)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Edward B. Heffernan had gone missing from his home in Fresno, CA, on May 21, 1917. Poster offers a $50 reward for the bespectacled man whose photo and
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to R*****s for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Wanted Posters - Burglary & Safe Job, and Fugitive (2) (118269)2299 - Wanted Posters - Burglary & Safe Job, and Fugitive (2) (118269)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two wanted posters in mounted and in pristine condition from the Fresno, CA, area, early 1900s. Duo includes: a William H. Elwell, Englishman, with de
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c******n for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Wanted Posters - Murder and Stolen Horse & Buggy (2) (118267)2300 - Wanted Posters - Murder and Stolen Horse & Buggy (2) (118267)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
MURDER $1000 Reward for the arrest of Isidore Indart aka Constant I. McVeagh, who murdered Cipriano Urtasum on Feb. 8, 1915. With photo and extensive
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to R*****s for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Wanted Posters - Murder, Attempted Murder and Fictitious Checks (3) (118268)2301 - Wanted Posters - Murder, Attempted Murder and Fictitious Checks (3) (118268)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three pristine wanted posters from the Fresno area in the early 1900's. Trio includes: $600 Reward for the Nov. 10, 1921 murder of a Chinese mer...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Wanted Posters - One for Murder! (2) (120651)2302 - Wanted Posters - One for Murder! (2) (120651)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wanted Posters: Unknown assailant Wanted For the Murder of Luther Mullinex, found dead in his cabin in the hills above Three Rivers on Feb. 23, 1916,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 0.00BP) = 80.00
 
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Wanted Posters - Wanted Badly! Murder and More (2) (120656)2303 - Wanted Posters - Wanted Badly! Murder and More (2) (120656)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two mounted wanted posters include a "WANTED BADLY" headline and another with a list of 11 men at large, both with photos and descriptions...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 0.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Wanted Posters for Desertion and String of Felonies (2) (120654)2304 - Wanted Posters for Desertion and String of Felonies (2) (120654)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two wanted posters, one for desertion, the other for a number of crimes, from Fresno and Madera, CA, in the early 1900s. Includes a couple, Antonio Va
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 0.00BP) = 45.00
 
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Wanted Posters for Murder and Stolen Items (2) (120652)2305 - Wanted Posters for Murder and Stolen Items (2) (120652)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Duo of vintage wanted posters - one for murder, the other offering a reward for finding items that were stolen, in Fresno, Ca, c1914-1915. Includes $1
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 0.00BP) = 80.00
 
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Wanted Posters- Jumping Bond and Forgery (2) (120657)2306 - Wanted Posters- Jumping Bond and Forgery (2) (120657)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two bad characters were wanted for different crimes on these two wanted posters from the early 1900s in Central California. The first was a T.C.B. Aye
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 0.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Wanted Posters Missing Man and Clothing Sales Scam (120655)2307 - Wanted Posters Missing Man and Clothing Sales Scam (120655)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two pristine 8.5" x 11" wanted posters boasting $50 rewards, one for a missing man and the other for a 1917 version of a scam artist, both...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 0.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Broadside for Meeting of Americans for Irish Independence (113617)2308 - Broadside for Meeting of Americans for Irish Independence (113617)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fantastic broadside for meeting held on March 21st, 1920 at Trinity Auditorium in Los Angeles (confirmed with CDNC). Speakers include: Charles T. Spra
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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