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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Baltimore Newspaper and Rockford Seminary Billheads  (104536)4490 - Baltimore Newspaper and Rockford Seminary Billheads (104536)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) "Our Newspaper" (yes, that is the name of the newspaper) prospectus and advertising billhead. 8.5 x 6. ""...entertaining, ins...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Agricultural Newspapers Leading Up to the Civil War  (120658)4491 - Agricultural Newspapers Leading Up to the Civil War (120658)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 22 agricultural newspapers, the "Boston Cultivator," with many articles and references to the Civil War throughout. The newspapers,...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to p*******x for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Miscellaneous US Newspapers  (113581)4492 - Miscellaneous US Newspapers (113581)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. Rough condition, but still valuable sources of information! Includes: Tacoma Morning Globe, Tacoma, Washington, Nov. 11, 1889; The
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Nevada Historical Newspapers (3)  (100034)4493 - Nevada Historical Newspapers (3) (100034)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1915 Walker Lake Bulletin, 1922 Mining Topics, 1916 Review Miner Date: Country if not USA: State: Nevada City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Sun Newspaper, Number 1  (113616)4494 - Sun Newspaper, Number 1 (113616)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 1. Published in New York, Tuesday, Sept., 3, 1833. Includes many notices about steamboats and vessels, as well as local police blotter and nati
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*******h for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Newspaper / The First Milk Jar  (102098)4495 - Newspaper / The First Milk Jar (102098)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a really interesting newspaper article. It talks about how milk that was delivered previously, was not in good condition and " watered ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Pyramid Lake Press Photographs  (115746)4496 - Pyramid Lake Press Photographs (115746)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Set of 3 "Then & Now" 8x10" views, one from 1970 and two from 1984, all press photos. 2) Press photo of Catherine Dale Owens f...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Reno & Other Nevada Photos, c.1950s  (113569)4497 - Reno & Other Nevada Photos, c.1950s (113569)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 38 B&W photos, most dated on the reverse in the 1950s. Many show a street fair and parade in Reno. Others labelled as Ogden and Las Vegas...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to c********r.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Reno Original Photograph Group (4)  (110672)4498 - Reno Original Photograph Group (4) (110672)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four Reno Photographs, circa 1900: 1.) Panorama looking west with the Lake House, Virginia Street Bridge, UNR campus, circa 1900, 5 x 7, tear and edge
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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University of Nevada and Reno Black & White Reproduction Photographs  (5)  (110671)4499 - University of Nevada and Reno Black & White Reproduction Photographs (5) (110671)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five 8 x 10 B&W Photographs of Reno, Nevada. Three form a panorama on the University of Nevada Reno campus and adjoining residential community ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to c********r.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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