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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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Nanaimo and Westminster Mining District Map 1906 (121155)4300 - Nanaimo and Westminster Mining District Map 1906 (121155)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a map depicting the Nanaimo and Westminster Mining District of 1906, scale is 4 statute miles=1 in. completed by the Canada Dept. of Mines Ge
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Cyclopedia of Civil Engineering (122708)4301 - Cyclopedia of Civil Engineering (122708)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight volumes of Cyclopedia of Civil Engineering by the Chicago American School of Correspondence 1909. Date: Country if not USA: State: City:
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Explosive Ephemera - Mining (106414)4302 - Explosive Ephemera - Mining (106414)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Loft of eight. Includes a 16x11" broadside on Instructions and Rules for transporting, shipping, handling and using high explosives. Three DuPo...
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Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Framed Mine Shaft Painting (87445)4303 - Framed Mine Shaft Painting (87445)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mine shaft painting on Masonite? with a reclaimed wood rustic frame, unsigned, 20x14" Date: Country if not USA: State: City: Provenanc...
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Sold to r*******l for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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General Mining Publications (8) (108206)4304 - General Mining Publications (8) (108206)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Engineering and Mining Journal Press 1924, Mines and Minerals 1901, Mining and Metallurgy 1934, 4 Financial Debater-Criterion 1929, Western Mining Wor
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Gold Dredging in the United States 1918 Publication (120933)4305 - Gold Dredging in the United States 1918 Publication (120933)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Bulletin 127, "Gold Dredging in the United States". Covers early history, gold dredging distr...
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Group of Mining/Oil Related Papers (123096)4306 - Group of Mining/Oil Related Papers (123096)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 27. Includes ten letters addressed to Miss Minnie King of San Luis Obispo. Three envelopes HAR(tford) and LOS OLIVOS RPO. 1890. Mostly personal
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Sold to d*******f for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Hercules Powder Company 1927 Mining Book (118994)4307 - Hercules Powder Company 1927 Mining Book (118994)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Modern Blasting In Quarries and Open Pits, by J. Barab, copyright 1927, Hercules Powder Company, Wilmington, Delaware. Paperbound edition, 169 pages o
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Sold to d******r for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Literary and Historical Miscellanies by Bancroft (100013)4308 - Literary and Historical Miscellanies by Bancroft (100013)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare hardcover Literary and Historical Miscellanies by Bancroft. Culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know i
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Mining photo reproduction group (112351)4309 - Mining photo reproduction group (112351)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large group of reproduction photos perhaps 50 photos mostly western mining. At lease six pieces framed. See photo. Great selection for interior decora
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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