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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Cumberland MC Stock  (109534)3063Cumberland MC Stock (109534)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #322 Albert Merrill 200 shares 1891, signed by President Ash. We could not find info on this mine. Nice mine vignette. Date: 1891 Country if not
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Algonquin Company Stock  (109537)3064Algonquin Company Stock (109537)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #327 Mary Williams 5 shares 1880.Signed by President Stiles. Underground miner vignette. Part of manganese boom from 1915 to 1920. Date: 1880 Co
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
Radersburg, MT Gold Certificate of Incorporation  (108174)3065Radersburg, MT Gold Certificate of Incorporation (108174)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large certificate of incorporation for Golden Cross Mining and Reduction Date: 1905 Country if not USA: State: Montana City: Radersburg Provenan
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Alta Montana Co. Stock  (109538)3066Alta Montana Co. Stock (109538)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #2487 BG Hirschell? 100 shares 1881. Basin/Cataract Mining District. Incorporated in Montana Territory in 1879. Signed by Robt. F. Crooke, Secret
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Cataract Copper MC Stock  (109535)3067Cataract Copper MC Stock (109535)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #102 Charles Norton 500 shares, signed by President Hays. Claim map on reverse. Copper, gold and silver mine. Date: 1902 Country if not USA: S
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Elizabeth MC Stock  (109536)3068Elizabeth MC Stock (109536)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #5484 Gaylord, Blessing & Co 100 shares 1892. Signed by President Ramsay. Gold, silver, copper and lead. Date: 1892 Country if not USA: ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
Montana Mining Stocks (4)  (109542)3069Montana Mining Stocks (4) (109542)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 I/U, Florence MC 1890, Ben Hur MC 1920, Livingston Gold MC 1922. I/C American Chrome 1959 Date: Country if not USA: State: Montana City: Pro
Estimate : 130.00 - 160.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Mills, Post & White Consolidated Silver Mining Company  (110855)3070Mills, Post & White Consolidated Silver Mining Company (110855)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1865. Territorial. Incorporated May 27, 1863, under the laws of Nevada Territory. Location: Reese River Mining District, Lander County, N.T. Datelined
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Keystone Silver Mining Co  (110827)3071Keystone Silver Mining Co (110827)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #1210, issued at New York in 1866. Incorporated in New York. Reese River Mining Dist., at Austin, Nevada printed on the masthead. Issued to Will
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Amargosa Mining & Milling Co Stock, Bullfrog, Nevada, 1897  (118429)3072Amargosa Mining & Milling Co Stock, Bullfrog, Nevada, 1897 (118429)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in California and issued at Los Angeles. The company operated in the Bullfrog district, Nye County, Nevada. The certificate has 7 mining vignette
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Bullfrog Vignette Pieces: Check and Two Stock Certificates  (110822)3073Bullfrog Vignette Pieces: Check and Two Stock Certificates (110822)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 Bullfrog pieces featuring the famous and collectible frog vignette. 1) 1909 Rhyolite, Nevada check from the Bullfrog Bank and Trust Company.
Estimate : 350.00 - 600.00
Sold to f*****E for (170.00 + 29.75BP) = 199.75
Bullfrog, Nevada Stock Certificates (12)  (110237)3074Bullfrog, Nevada Stock Certificates (12) (110237)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice group of five different Bullfrog, Nevada stocks. 1) The Bullfrog Charter Mining and MIlling Co., issued in 1905 to David Prosky. Three mng. vigne
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
Montgomery / Shoshone Bullfrog Mining Stock Collection  (101635)3075Montgomery / Shoshone Bullfrog Mining Stock Collection (101635)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 stock certificates plus 4 pieces of ephemera. Stocks include: Montgomery Mountain Mining Company of Bullfrog (1905, not cxl, pinholes, folds)
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
Two Different Shoshone Bullfrog Mining Stock Certificates  (102182)3076Two Different Shoshone Bullfrog Mining Stock Certificates (102182)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 rare stocks. 1) 1) The Shoshone-Bull Frog Gold Mining Company. Incorporated under the laws of the State of Wyoming, 1905. No. 63,.issued for
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Flowery Mines Company Stock Certificate--Number 1  (102166)3077Flowery Mines Company Stock Certificate--Number 1 (102166)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Delaware. Stock certificate number one, issued for 500 shares to company president R.A. Hardy on June 18th, 1924. Also signed by treasurer Ale
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to f*****E for (55.00 + 9.63BP) = 64.63
Plymouth Silver Mining Co Stock, Lander County, Nevada, 1869  (118433)3078Plymouth Silver Mining Co Stock, Lander County, Nevada, 1869 (118433)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #266, issued for 250 shares in 1869. Incorporated in New York. Issued for the Purchase of Mineral Lands and Property. Nice vignette of miners wo
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
Royston Coalition Mine Stocks and Docs  (90562)3079Royston Coalition Mine Stocks and Docs (90562)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #422 SE Williams 500 shares 1934. Also 1951 and 1956 letters on company letterhead, 1959 stockholder report Date: 1934 Country if not USA: Sta
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to f*****E for (25.00 + 4.38BP) = 29.38
Old Roman Mining & Milling Stock, Searchlight, NV. 1908  (118446)3080Old Roman Mining & Milling Stock, Searchlight, NV. 1908 (118446)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Old Roman Mining & Milling Stock issued in 1908. Inc. in California. The company was listed by the Nevada Secretary of State in 1907 as being in...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r********5 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Two Comstock Tunnel Bonds  (113578)3081Two Comstock Tunnel Bonds (113578)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. $500 and $1,000, signed by Theodore Sutro as president and Thayer as secretary. Punch cancelled. Pages of coupons attached. Homer
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s*******t for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Eldorado Wood and Flume Co. Stock Issued to Ogden Mills, son of Capitalist Darius Mills  (110678)3082Eldorado Wood and Flume Co. Stock Issued to Ogden Mills, son of Capitalist Darius Mills (110678)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eldorado Wood and Flume Co. Stock Certificate issued to Ogden Mills (1856-1929), son of capitalist Darius Ogden Mills (1825-1910), Feb 9, 1925. Incor
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to f*****E for (120.00 + 21.00BP) = 141.00