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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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
Bidding Has Concluded
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...
Bidding Has Concluded
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...
Bidding Has Concluded
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
Bidding Has Concluded
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
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- 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
Bidding Has Concluded
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...
Bidding Has Concluded
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Mono & Inyo Counties Phone Book  (113488)2309 - Mono & Inyo Counties Phone Book (113488)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Interstate Telephone Company phone book covering: Benton Station, Big Pine, Bishop, Crowley Lake, Independence, Lee Vining , Lone Pine, and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*****b for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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