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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Yukon Gold Company 1935 Annual Report  (112098)4320 - Yukon Gold Company 1935 Annual Report (112098)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By the end of 1935, the Yukon Gold Company no longer had gold operations in the Klondike, but active tin mining in Malaysia. This 8 1/2 x 11 inch rep
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Fresno History Collection  (122540)4321 - Fresno History Collection (122540)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
History spanning 150 years of Fresno, CA from1856 to 2006; California Drawbridge by O.L."Monty" Dewey; Photo of the Fresno Elk Officers, c...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Golden Gate International Exposition Official Guide Book  (113475)4322 - Golden Gate International Exposition Official Guide Book (113475)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
116 pp. with color and B&W photos and advertisements. Opens to 16 x 19" color illustrated map of GGIE fairgrounds on Treasure Island. Guide...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to t*******s for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Stockton Independent, Two Volumes, 1918, 1924  (85775)4323 - Stockton Independent, Two Volumes, 1918, 1924 (85775)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two (once) bound volumes of the Stockton Independent. Jul-Dec. 1918, only one board, many loose, 18 x 23 x 4"; Oct-Dec 1924, partially bound, n...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to u********k.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Gus Bundy Poetry Books and Letter to Sam Houghton  (115748)4324 - Gus Bundy Poetry Books and Letter to Sam Houghton (115748)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. Gus Bundy (1907-1984) was a Nevada author, artists, and photographer. 1) Two signed and inscribed editions of "Short Thoughts." ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Mid-Week Pictorial, approx 44 issues  (109787)4325 - Mid-Week Pictorial, approx 44 issues (109787)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 44 issues of the Mid-Week Pictorial, an 11 x 16-inch news magazine published by the New York Times from September of 1914 to 1937 to car
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to r*******6 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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North Dakota  USGS Geologic Folios  (112197)4326 - North Dakota USGS Geologic Folios (112197)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cassselton-FArgo 1905; Jamestown 1909; Bismarck 1912 Date: Country if not USA: State: North Dakota City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Pennsylvania USGS Geologic Folios (13)  (112313)4327 - Pennsylvania USGS Geologic Folios (13) (112313)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Accident 1908; Barnesboro 1913; Elders 1905; Elkland 1903; Foxburg 1911; Gaines 1903; Indiana 1904; Johnstown 1910; Latrobe 1904; Mercersburg 1909; Ru
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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South Dakota USGS Folios (10)  (112300)4328 - South Dakota USGS Folios (10) (112300)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Aberdeen 1909; Alexandria 1903; Desmet 1904; Edgemont 1904; Huron 1904; Mitchell 1903 plus dupe; Orlichs 1902; Olivette 1903; Parker 1904; Date: Co
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Tennessee USGS Geologic Folios (8)  (112310)4329 - Tennessee USGS Geologic Folios (8) (112310)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Louden 1896; McMinnville 1895 and a dupe; Pikeville 1895; Cleveland 1895; Columbia 1903; Greenville 1905 (no cover); Wartburg 1897 Date: Country if
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Start Price : 180.00 | Estimate : 360.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Virginia USGS Geologic Folios (12)  (112311)4330 - Virginia USGS Geologic Folios (12) (112311)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bristol 1899; Franklin 1896; Fredricksburg 1894; Huntington 1900; Monterey 1899; Nomini 1896; Paw Paw 1912; Piedmont 1896; Pocahontas 1896; St Marys 1
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Speeches by Little Leather Library  (112361)4331 - Abraham Lincoln Speeches by Little Leather Library (112361)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a little leather bound book titled "Speeches and Addresses by Abraham Lincoln" in green leather measuring 3 in. X 4 in. and 96 pa...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Book on Urban Planning in Old West  (120848)4332 - Book on Urban Planning in Old West (120848)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Book "Cities of the American West" A History of Frontier Urban Planning, by John W. Reps. Is in good condition with some portions highlig...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to j****G for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Books (3) Hardback, Army Stories & Fishing  (105477)4333 - Books (3) Hardback, Army Stories & Fishing (105477)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 hardback books, "Up Front " Text and Pictures by Bill Mauldin, writing about the 45 Division, Army; Doctor in Buckskin, by T.D. Allen; ...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Classic Literature, Miscellaneous Books & Pamphlets  (120889)4334 - Classic Literature, Miscellaneous Books & Pamphlets (120889)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A box of books, including a few from "The Five Little Peppers" series. There are also several pamphlets and booklets dealing with Alaska. ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Collection of American History in books  (121556)4335 - Collection of American History in books (121556)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of 12 books depicting art, photography, and history in books. This Painted Ponies American Carousel Art by Manns, Shank, and St
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Early 20th Century Fiction Featuring Females (2)  (112227)4336 - Early 20th Century Fiction Featuring Females (2) (112227)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 items. 1) Under the Tonto Rim by Zane Grey; 1926. True First Edition. 2) The Admiral's Caravan by Charles E. Carryl; 1892. Neither book...
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English Literature Classics, Irving, Dickens, Scott, Holland  (109453)4337 - English Literature Classics, Irving, Dickens, Scott, Holland (109453)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a treasury of classic English literature including David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, missing the publisher information at the front of th
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Hardy Boys Mysteries Hardback Books (2)  (105478)4338 - Hardy Boys Mysteries Hardback Books (2) (105478)
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Vintage mystery books : The Mystery of the Flying Express by Franklin W Dixon, with illustrations pp.217; The Short-Wave Mystery by Franklin W. Dixon
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Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to S*******e for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Historical Headline Group  (121083)4339 - Historical Headline Group (121083)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Historical headlines from Magazines and newspapers, Includes Apollo 2 including three issues of life regarding the moon landing. 1957 Eisenhower inaug
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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