Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

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

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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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Virginia City Druggists Collection  (113608)2270 - Virginia City Druggists Collection (113608)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. 1) Six billheads. Four Virginia City billheads: HC Kirk & Co, 1865, pictorial; Rice & Livermore, 1866; Chas. C. Livermore, 1868; a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to C******n for (140.00 + 30.80BP) = 170.80
 
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WS Wright Archive (First Soda Works in Nevada)  (113495)2271 - WS Wright Archive (First Soda Works in Nevada) (113495)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 documents. These are handwritten receipts and one billhead, all from Petaluma in 1857. FH believes this WS Wright to be the same that made h
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to y******e for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Glenbrook and Washoe Valley Nevada Trade Cards - Rare!  (113502)2272 - Glenbrook and Washoe Valley Nevada Trade Cards - Rare! (113502)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Ophir Dairy, Washoe Valley, Theo. Winters. Prominent Nevada and California rancher and land owner. 2) JM Short, Glenbrook, Douglas Co., N
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to B*********g for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Theo. Winters, Ophir Dairy, Washoe Valley, Nevada Trade Cards  (113501)2273 - Theo. Winters, Ophir Dairy, Washoe Valley, Nevada Trade Cards (113501)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different very rare trade cards for the Ophir Dairy, operated by Theo. Winters. Winters was an early settler of the Carson Valley in Nevada a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to V********e for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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Wells, NV Soda Water / Wieland Beer Letterhead  (113374)2274 - Wells, NV Soda Water / Wieland Beer Letterhead (113374)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letterhead for George Allen, Dealer in Wines, Liquor, Cigars and Mineral Waters, Soda Waters, and Wieland's Extra Pale Beer. Dateline Wells, Nev...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to V********e for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Eagle Drug Store Ephemera  (113428)2275 - Eagle Drug Store Ephemera (113428)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Prescription slip for W.A. Brown, Lessee Eagle Drug Store. November 16, 1894. Large spindle hole, folds, rough edges. 2) 1910-11 calendar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to M*********n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Humboldt Soda & Bottling Works / Depot House Saloon Letterhead  (113493)2276 - Humboldt Soda & Bottling Works / Depot House Saloon Letterhead (113493)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Letterhead for Humboldt Soda & Bottling Works and Depot House Saloon, G.A. Krenkel, Proprietor. Dateline Winnemucca, Nev., May 9th, 1894. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to V********e for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
 
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Winnemucca, Nevada Trade Card Collection  (113500)2277 - Winnemucca, Nevada Trade Card Collection (113500)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30. Includes: FC Robins; N. Levy & Co., agents for Wiener Beer; Chas. Chenoweth; druggist TC Hansen; W.F. Stevens; druggist T.C. Hanson; ...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sierra Beer Trade Token  (113487)2278 - Sierra Beer Trade Token (113487)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra rare! Good For One / Glass / "Sierra Beer" // C.M. Coddington / Agent / Yerrington [sic.], Nev. Rectangular. Brass. 33 x 20mm. Coddi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*****2 for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Yerington Ice & Soda Water Factory Billhead  (113494)2279 - Yerington Ice & Soda Water Factory Billhead (113494)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unique. Billhead dated 1916 to the Aurora Consolidated Mines Co. for Rainier beer and cream soda. Red print. Attached to check from the Goldfield Cons
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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