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)

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. Shipping and handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing as it is based on the size and weight of your purchase. Additional shipping and handling costs, if required, will be re-invoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size.SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size a...
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Russian/French Mining Stock with Fantastic Vignettes  (108173)3090 - Russian/French Mining Stock with Fantastic Vignettes (108173)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Compagnie des Charbonnages de Podedenlo. French company, mine in Russia. 4 red vignettes of the mines. Unusual! Date: 1898 Country if not USA: Sta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Alder Creek Gold Mining Company, Limited Stock, Dakota, 1902  (118443)3091 - Alder Creek Gold Mining Company, Limited Stock, Dakota, 1902 (118443)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Alder Creek Gold Mining Company, Limited measures 10¼’’x 8 ¼’’ Incorporated in California. Cert. #
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to a**********t for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Stock  Certificates /  All Utah / About 25 Items  (106279)3092 - Stock Certificates / All Utah / About 25 Items (106279)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a small collection of Utah items. Ucolo Uranium Company ( 3 ), Homansville Mining Company ( 3, eagle vignette on reverse), American Exploratio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 0*******a for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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New Creek (Coal) Company Mortgage Loan Signed by C.G.Childs, Noted Phila. Engraver, 1859  (118436)3093 - New Creek (Coal) Company Mortgage Loan Signed by C.G.Childs, Noted Phila. Engraver, 1859 (118436)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The New Creek Coal Company operated it's mine in Virginia. The Company was also known as the New Creek Company. Our document is a Mortgage Loan ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to w*****s for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Le Nouveau Monde Stock  (106500)3094 - Le Nouveau Monde Stock (106500)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 shares for 25 Francs. California Gold Rush stock. Creases and lower left toning. Date: 1869? Country if not USA: State: France City: Provenan
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Sargasso Oil Company Stock Certificates, Kern County, 1901- Group of 18  (118420)3095 - Sargasso Oil Company Stock Certificates, Kern County, 1901- Group of 18 (118420)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eighteen very nice Kern County, California oil stock certificates from Sargasso Oil Company. Location of Works, Kern County, California printed at top
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 0*******a for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Santa Fe & Los Angeles Harbor Railway Co. Stock Certificate  (106898)3096 - Santa Fe & Los Angeles Harbor Railway Co. Stock Certificate (106898)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Never seen by us. Inc. in California, 1922. Low number 9, issued for one share to ST Bledsoe on May 10th, 1933. Signed by the vice-president (Hitchcoc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b***d for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Yuba County RR Bond Cert  (120892)3097 - Yuba County RR Bond Cert (120892)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A beautiful bond certificate from the County of Yuba in Northern Californoa to aid in the financing of a railroad between Marysville and San Francisco
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Rae Electric System Co Stock Certificate, California, 1887  (118430)3098 - Rae Electric System Co Stock Certificate, California, 1887 (118430)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #27, issued for 8000 shares in 1887 to Julio H. Rae, Trustee and signed by Rae as president. The company incorporated that same year. The compan
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to b****5 for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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National Coal Railroad Certificate Collection  (105796)3099 - National Coal Railroad Certificate Collection (105796)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Roughly 65. Four are cancelled. Logo as vignette. The unissued certs are sequential in different amounts. The National Coal Railway completed its line
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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