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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Miners Trade Card for "49" Cut Plug Tobacco  (113477)4280 - Miners Trade Card for "49" Cut Plug Tobacco (113477)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Manufactured From Pure Old North Carolina Leaf." Illustration shows miners operating a sluice. Printed by J. Ottmann, New York. 3 x 4.5&q...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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The Mineral Resources of Oregon monthly publication  (120619)4281 - The Mineral Resources of Oregon monthly publication (120619)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of two issues of The Mineral Resources of Oregon, October 1914 vol. 1 number 6 and May 1916 vol.2 number 1; published by the Oregon Bure
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Correspondence Re: South Dakota Mine  (113631)4282 - Correspondence Re: South Dakota Mine (113631)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. 1) 1880 deed to James Brewster and Joseph Belliveau for 50 feet on the Mountain Girl Lode Mining Claim, situated 2 miles NE of Elkhorn City
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Mammoth Mine, UT Bell Signal Sign  (105129)4283 - Mammoth Mine, UT Bell Signal Sign (105129)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black letter on white bell signals with cloth backing. 47x23", right edge is heavily frayed. Sold as is, please inspect Date: c1910 Country i...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to r******2 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Salt Lake City Daily Tribune and Mining Gazette  (113600)4284 - Salt Lake City Daily Tribune and Mining Gazette (113600)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vol. 1. Articles about the by-laws of the Star Mining District, Beaver County and "Proceedings of a Miner's Meeting Held on the 8th Day of ...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
 
 
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Geology & Ore of the Cottonwood-American Fork Area USGS Survey  (122273)4285 - Geology & Ore of the Cottonwood-American Fork Area USGS Survey (122273)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Geology and Ore Deposits of the Cottonwood-American Fork Area, Utah Geological Survey Professional Paper 201, United States Department of the Interior
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Ore Deposit of Utah, USGS Publication  (122261)4286 - Ore Deposit of Utah, USGS Publication (122261)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Ore Deposits of Utah, U.S.G.S. PP 111, 1920 By B. S. Butler, G. F. Loughlin, & V. C. Heikes. 9 x 11.5" rebound hardcover, 57 plates, 6 ...
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Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 260.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Relief Mine and Vol 2  (106404)4287 - Relief Mine and Vol 2 (106404)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 softcovers. Relief Mine and Relief Mine II by Ogden Kraut. Date: Country if not USA: State: Utah City: Provenance: Geff Pollock Collection
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Tintic Mining District Publications USGS Survey (2)  (122276)4288 - Tintic Mining District Publications USGS Survey (2) (122276)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Geology and Mining Industry 17th Annual Report by G. W. Tower & G. Smith, 1917, 8 x 11.5" rebound, 27 plates, 2 in pocket, 12 figures, 1...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8***1 for (160.00 + 35.20BP) = 195.20
 
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Utah Check Collection  (105072)4289 - Utah Check Collection (105072)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 35 mostly mining checks. 4 RNG with 2 different. Mammoth Powder Co, Daly West Mining, Sunbeam Consolidated and more Date: Country if not USA
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to A******S for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Utah Mining Publications  (108199)4290 - Utah Mining Publications (108199)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 softcovers including rare The Porphyry March-April 1918. Also Utah Historical Quarterly 1963 and 2009, Salt Lake Mining Review, balance c. 1912-196
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Prospectus for "Ethel Consolidated Mines", Index  (120937)4291 - Prospectus for "Ethel Consolidated Mines", Index (120937)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Attractive booklet contains 31 pages of photos & description of operations plus 3 impressive onionskin foldout maps of claims, mine works and su...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to n*****r for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Mine Maps from Coal Creek Mine and others owned by Oregon Improvement Co., 1884-1885  (121534)4292 - Mine Maps from Coal Creek Mine and others owned by Oregon Improvement Co., 1884-1885 (121534)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of five very large, appx 40" x 80" original black ink on linen maps. Most cover a very wide range from T18N to T25N (above Seattle),...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to a****a for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Mining in the Pacific Northwest Edited by L.K. Hodges, centennial edition book of 1997  (120616)4293 - Mining in the Pacific Northwest Edited by L.K. Hodges, centennial edition book of 1997 (120616)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a book :Mining in the Pacific Northwest by L.K. Hodges originally printed in 1897; now reproduced in 1997 for the mining community. Reproduced
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to n*****r for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Mining maps of Washington State by Kroll Map Company  (120628)4294 - Mining maps of Washington State by Kroll Map Company (120628)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of blueline mining claims maps of seven mining districts in Washington state printed by the Kroll Map Co. of Seattle: Money Creek
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to a****a for (700.00 + 175.00BP) = 875.00
 
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Olympic Coal Co. Mine Maps, cWW1  (121535)4295 - Olympic Coal Co. Mine Maps, cWW1 (121535)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of about six Washington state coal mines, including materials for the Olympic Coal Co and the Pierce County Coal Co. The maps are all black ink
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Preliminary Survey of Green River and Puyallup Coal Fields W. T. 1882 by Willis  (121160)4296 - Preliminary Survey of Green River and Puyallup Coal Fields W. T. 1882 by Willis (121160)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Northern Transcontinental Survey of the Green River and Puyallup Coal fields in Washington Territory by Bailey Willis. No scale. Condition i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a****a for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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The Miner, Chemist and Engineer Convention Program of 1938  (120614)4297 - The Miner, Chemist and Engineer Convention Program of 1938 (120614)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a program booklet outlining three days of activities on mining in Washington State at Wenatchee in 1938. 23 pages in very good condition. 6 i
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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The Miner, Chemist and Engineer program booklet on mining in Washington state 1938  (120615)4298 - The Miner, Chemist and Engineer program booklet on mining in Washington state 1938 (120615)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a program booklet outlining three days of activities on mining in Washington State at Wenatchee in 1938. 23 pages in very good condition. 6 i
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Map of the Yukon District in the North West Territory 1898  (121154)4299 - Map of the Yukon District in the North West Territory 1898 (121154)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is sheet 3 map of the Yukon District in the North West Territory 1898, scale is 506, drawn by J. McEvoy. Highlighting White Horse township. Geol
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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