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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James A. Garfield Photograph  (103173)2119James A. Garfield Photograph (103173)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Produced by Murray of New York and Boston, 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches. James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th P
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Old Photo & Litho Half Dozen  (120852)2120Old Photo & Litho Half Dozen (120852)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot includes two framed lithos of four sailing shipsthree framed early pioneer photos and a twin CDV. All are in good condition and ready to hang
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to c********r.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
Alaska Free Press Newspaper (2 issues)  (113593)2121Alaska Free Press Newspaper (2 issues) (113593)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Rare newspaper. Vol. IV and Vol IV. Juneau, Alaska Territory, Saturday Jan. 25, 1890 and Feb. 1, 1890. Front has huge ad for WF Reed General
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 4*******e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Amador Dispatch Newspaper w/ Article about California Secession  (113614)2122Amador Dispatch Newspaper w/ Article about California Secession (113614)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vol. 6. No. 11. Jackson, Cal., Saturday, Dec. 17, 1864. Full front page article where the author is pro-secession of California! "it is not my ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
Amador Dispatch Newspaper w/ Article Against Women's Rights  (113601)2123Amador Dispatch Newspaper w/ Article Against Women's Rights (113601)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vol. 10. Feb. 27, 1869. Front page article on "The Rights of Women." This article is opposed to them! Woman suffrage appears to be making ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to C*****r for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
Tahoe Tattler (Newspaper), Vol. 1, No. 12  (113638)2124Tahoe Tattler (Newspaper), Vol. 1, No. 12 (113638)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tahoe's cute little newspaper. 6.25 x 4.75" Ads for the Big Bonanza Saloon, Tallac House, Tahoe House, JM Short, Grand Central Hotel, and s...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to y******e for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
Tahoe Tattler (Newspaper), Vol. 1. No. 3  (113637)2125Tahoe Tattler (Newspaper), Vol. 1. No. 3 (113637)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6.25 x 4.75" Ads for the Big Bonanza Saloon, Tallac House, Tahoe House, JM Short, Grand Central Hotel, and steamer "Minnie Moody." Ar...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to y******e for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
Monitor Gazette Newspaper - Very Rare !  (113571)2126Monitor Gazette Newspaper - Very Rare ! (113571)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra rare issue of the Monitor Gazette, Monitor, Alpine County, California. Vol. II, No. 41, March 10, 1866. Published Every Saturday by S.G. Lewis,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******s for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
American Standard Newspaper, Anti-Immigrant Publication (2 Different Issues)  (113595)2127American Standard Newspaper, Anti-Immigrant Publication (2 Different Issues) (113595)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. Rare. This was a weekly newspaper published in San Francisco, affiliated with the 1880s American Party. This American Party, large
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
California Spirit of the Times and Underwriters' Journal – 3 issues  (113594)2128California Spirit of the Times and Underwriters' Journal – 3 issues (113594)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 issues. No. 20, 21, and 22. February 1890. "Devoted to the Best Interests of California." All 3 have a one-cent Postage Due stamp...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00