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Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

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

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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Old Photo & Litho Half Dozen (120852)2120 - Old 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
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to c********r.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Alaska Free Press Newspaper (2 issues) (113593)2121 - Alaska 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 4*******e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Amador Dispatch Newspaper w/ Article about California Secession (113614)2122 - Amador 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 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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Amador Dispatch Newspaper w/ Article Against Women's Rights (113601)2123 - Amador 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 ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to C*****r for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Tahoe Tattler (Newspaper), Vol. 1, No. 12 (113638)2124 - Tahoe 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...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to y******e for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Tahoe Tattler (Newspaper), Vol. 1. No. 3 (113637)2125 - Tahoe 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...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to y******e for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Monitor Gazette Newspaper - Very Rare ! (113571)2126 - Monitor 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,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******s for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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American Standard Newspaper, Anti-Immigrant Publication (2 Different Issues) (113595)2127 - American 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
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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California Spirit of the Times and Underwriters' Journal – 3 issues (113594)2128 - California 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...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Trinity Journal Newspaper (113603)2129 - Trinity Journal Newspaper (113603)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra rare. Vol. 11. No. 27. Weaverville, California, Saturday, July 25, 1857. Variety of interesting articles: "More Mormon Mischief" abo...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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California Star Newspaper 1847; Reprint of First Year (109058)2130 - California Star Newspaper 1847; Reprint of First Year (109058)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
What a great early, pre-Gold Rush California reference work. This was published by Howell-North Books of Berkeley in 1965. Yerba Buena was the first n
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Newspapers / Ephemera / Science Fiction (102091)2131 - Newspapers / Ephemera / Science Fiction (102091)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very interesting collection of early newspapers. It includes the first science fiction article about "Orrin Lindsay's" , who traveled ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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The Daily Times with Virginia City, NV Fire Story (100031)2132 - The Daily Times with Virginia City, NV Fire Story (100031)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Daily Times of San Bernardino, CA with follow up on Virginia City, NV fire. Poor condition, sold as is Date: 1870 Country if not USA: State:
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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New York Daily Tribune (121136)2133 - New York Daily Tribune (121136)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An incredible archive of New York Daily Tribune Newspapers, from New Years' Day 1850 to April 3, 1851. All the pages are bound, but the boards a...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to D********m.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Burlington Free Press 1/9/1852 (108631)2134 - Burlington Free Press 1/9/1852 (108631)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four-page newspaper, the Burlington Free Press, published on Friday Morning (it says so!), January 9, 1852. Articles cover local and national events,
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
 
 
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New Gazetteer of the United States by Darby & Dwight (108487)2135 - New Gazetteer of the United States by Darby & Dwight (108487)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A New Gazetteer of the United States of America; containing a copious description of the States, Territories, Counties, Parishes, Districts, Cities an
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory 1902 (108501)2136 - Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory 1902 (108501)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Containing an alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens: A directory of the City and County Officers, Churches, Public and Priv...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********x.. for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory Set of Two 1912, 1913 (108502)2137 - Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory Set of Two 1912, 1913 (108502)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Volumes Containing an alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens: A directory of the City and County Officers, Churches, Public and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********x.. for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory Set of Two 1919, 1923 (108504)2138 - Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory Set of Two 1919, 1923 (108504)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Volumes Containing an alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens: A directory of the City and County Officers, Churches, Public and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a**********t for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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In Pursuit of the Golden Dream: Reminiscences of San Francisco and the Northern and Southern Mines, 2139 - In Pursuit of the Golden Dream: Reminiscences of San Francisco and the Northern and Southern Mines,
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Written by Howard C. Gardiner. This book includes narrations of journeys and letters from San Francisco and goldfields of the Sierra Nevada. The Calif
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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