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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Southern Pacific's Daylight Engine 4449 Publications  (3)  (120930)2528Southern Pacific's Daylight Engine 4449 Publications (3) (120930)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) "America's Bicentennial Queen", by Richard Wright 1975, 1st Edition with specs and photos. 8.5 x 11" soft bound 44 pages. 2) ...
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Southern US Railroad Passes  (113463)2529Southern US Railroad Passes (113463)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. Includes: Jacksonville Southeastern Line (1889); Southern Railway Company in Mississippi (1911); Valdosta, Moultrie & Wester...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to C*****r for (160.00 + 35.20BP) = 195.20
Train Images (5)  (121243)2530Train Images (5) (121243)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Framed color photo of Union Pacific train engine, #8444, 30.75" x 20.75". 2) Framed print of painting of train by Paul Detlefrsen, 28&q...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
U.S. Railroad System Maps (4)  (122299)2531U.S. Railroad System Maps (4) (122299)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway System 1915 in color, 18" x 36". Folded. In mint condition. 2) The Denver & Rio Gr...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
Union Pacific Railroad Brakeman Cap Badge  (113402)2532Union Pacific Railroad Brakeman Cap Badge (113402)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hallmark on reverse: "F.G. Clover Co. / Successor To / A.M. Ry S. Co. / New York. Approx. 4 x 1" Excellent condition. ATTENTION: BADGE C...
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Union Pacific RR Research Library  (122738)2533Union Pacific RR Research Library (122738)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
33 publications on the UPRR. Darwin, Hist of the UPRR coffee table book; Union Pacific Streamline, many hardbound better publications, a "Must ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********r.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Western Pacific Railroad Views; San Francisco to Salt Lake City Publication  (122272)2534Western Pacific Railroad Views; San Francisco to Salt Lake City Publication (122272)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From San Francisco to Salt Lake City via the Western Pacific Railroads's Feather River Canyon Route. 9 x 12" album consisting of 25 beautif...
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
Western Railroader for the Rail Fan (168 Issues)  (122243)2535Western Railroader for the Rail Fan (168 Issues) (122243)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published by Francis A. Guido, San Mateo, California. Date: September 1949 - February 1987 Country if not USA: State: City: Provenance:
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to p********n for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Western U. S. Railroad Historical Society Publications (22)  (122296)2536Western U. S. Railroad Historical Society Publications (22) (122296)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Streamliner, Official Publication Union Pacific Railroad (7) (Issues from 2004-2011) 2) S. P. Trainline, Official Publication Southern Pacific
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Western US Railroad Pass Group  (113466)2537Western US Railroad Pass Group (113466)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. Includes: Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway (1916); Sacramento Northern Railway (1931); Salt Lake & Utah Railroad Co. (1922, 1923...
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*********t for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Lot Withdrawn2538Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot Withdrawn
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Luggage & Steamer Trunk Stickers  (120894)2539Luggage & Steamer Trunk Stickers (120894)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A nice collection of 30 luggage and steam trunk stickers from various overseas locales. The collection includes The Hotel Reale in Rome, The American
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to S*****3 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Pony Express Document Copies in Antique Frame  (122763)2540Pony Express Document Copies in Antique Frame (122763)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a nice antique frame with copies of postal covers and photos relating to the Pony Express . The frame measures 30"x 26" gold pain...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Kootenay, Alaska Mining Districts Map Drawn in 1909  (121153)2541Kootenay, Alaska Mining Districts Map Drawn in 1909 (121153)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a topo. map of East and West Kootenay drawn by the Lands and Works, Dept. in Victoria, B.C. scale is 1 in.= 8 miles. Mining districts are out
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
Nome Alaska Maps with Property and Mine Claims (2)  (120601)2542Nome Alaska Maps with Property and Mine Claims (2) (120601)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These are two duplicate maps of Nome, Alaska that detail both property and mining claims highlighting the Bison-Breen Mines and Manila Lodes, blue lin
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Boundary Survey Maps of the U.S and Canada  (120629)2543Boundary Survey Maps of the U.S and Canada (120629)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a complete set of 38 maps of the international boundary along the 141st meridian between the United States and Canada based on the Convention
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Fair Haven Mining District and Coal Mountain Maps (2)  (120609)2544Fair Haven Mining District and Coal Mountain Maps (2) (120609)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These two maps depict the mining area of Fair Haven in Kozebue Sound, Alaska; and the second map is of Coal Mountain to Skagit River. Drawn by R. B Sy
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Maps of the Alaska  Railroad  (121150)2545Maps of the Alaska Railroad (121150)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a set of four maps of the Alaskan Railroad surveyed between 1898-1933 published in 1940. Scale is 250 by the USGS. Map 26 Matanuska Coal Field
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Reconnaissance Map of Mt. McKinley, Alaska  (121152)2546Reconnaissance Map of Mt. McKinley, Alaska (121152)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a reconnaissance map of the Mt. McKinley area of Alaska made by the U.S. Army in 1904, scale is 625, by Brooks and Reaburn in 1902 printed by
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Grand Canyon Maps (4)  (120606)2547Grand Canyon Maps (4) (120606)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a cache of four Grand Canyon maps second editions: Bright Angel , 4800 scale, Douglas, 1906, 1947(note suspension bridge at Phantom Ranch); Vi
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50