Hauntingly Good Timed Auction, October 2023

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview

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Welcome to a Hauntingly Good timed auction!
We have selected about 1800 lots for your perusal in a two-day timed auction.
We have picked out a wide variety of great stuff – from true individual item rarities to very popular collecting categories such as mining, numismatics, philatelics, sports and a great selection of western history and collectibles libraries.
The largest section by far is numismatics, with about 300 lots! Here, you’ll find an excellent cross section of rarities in many subject areas. Some of the highlights are many silver ingot lots that include two US Mint, San Francisco 5 ounce ingots and a wide variety of small collector commemorative silver ingots. There are about 50 lots of currency including some nice fractional currency lots, not to mention a nice scrip section. There are about 65 lots of medals and nearly the same of tokens. So-Called dollars also join in the mix along with numismatic ephemera highlighted by an original Carson City Mint US Dollar bag!
Philatelics, inclusive of postcards, contain over 200 lots, with some nice lots of advertising covers, stamp collections, and some really good imprinted revenue stamp collections, as well as adhesive revenue on document groups. The post cards come from three different collections, and center on California, especially the Nevada County region.
Sports contains about 50 lots in this section, highlighted by signed baseballs (Willie Mays, etc) and a wonderful original decoy duck collection from the Gary Bracken Collection – the one he had on display in his law office.
The Stock & Bond section is also approaches 300 lots, with specialty categories of mining and railroad, though don’t miss the telephone & telegraph, auto and other parts! The stock and bond section is again full of goodies, with most of the better material saved for the upcoming live auction, where you’ll see some truly great rarities from the John Herzog Collection, as well as various California collections.
Mining and minerals contain about 150 lots of a wide variety of goodies from several collections.
The art section is about 50 lots, containing lithographs, prints, sculptures.
Books and autographs are about 130 lots, centering on western history and collectibles.
The antique bottle section again has a great selection of about 150 lots, mostly from the Bracken Collection (mid-west and Colorado) and western collections. You’ll find more beer trays and bottle collecting ephemera too.
Gary Bracken’s massive collections included some fantastic general store items, particularly tins from the 1870s-1940 or so. We will be offering a smidgen of these wonderful artifacts as a “teaser”, with most of the best reserved for our next large Live auction, which we hope will be in November.
Our general ephemera section is always a big hit. Here, you’ll find selections from the Jann Garvis Sierra County and Gold Rush Collections and other California and Montana collections.
American check collections are scattered throughout the catalog, and can be found in the ephemera and philatelic sections, though you should peruse the entire catalog. We have many lots of imprinted revenue stamps on check and document that have come in from all over the country. We also put

DAY ONE
Lots 1000 - 1042 Art
Lots 1043 - 1056 Firearms & Weapons
Lots 1057 - 1066 Autographs
Lots 1067 - 1191 Books
Lots 1192 - 1339 Bottles, Stoneware, Diary, Malted Milk, Brewing, Beer, Glasses, Spirits
Lots 1340 - 1354 Saloon
Lots 1355 - 1423 Collectibles, Tins, Vintage Décor, Dolls
Lots 1424 - 1426 Gaming Items
Lots 1427 - 1436 Cowboy
Lots 1437 - 1453 Entertainment, Hollywood, Circus, Radio/TV, Cinema
Lots 1454 - 1682 Ephemera/Paper
Lots 1683 - 1689 Firefighting Memorabilia
Lots 1690 - 1701 Fraternal Organizations
Lots 1702 - 1712 Maps
Lot 1713 Marbles
Lots 1714 - 1715 Model Railroading
Lots 1716 - 1733 Music (Albums, Memorabilia, Instruments, etc.)
Lots 1734 - 1781 Miscellaney - Everything but the Kitchen Sink
Lots 1783 - 1815 Photography
Lots 1816 - 1835 Political
Lots 1836 - 1838 Scales
Lots 1839 - 1842 Signs
Lots 1843 - 1867 Souvenir Plates, Spoons & Flatware, Dining Service
Lots 1868 - 1876 Tobacciana
Lots 1877 - 1891 Tools
Lots 1892 - 1910 Toys
Lots 1911 - 1912 World's Fair/Expositions
Lots 1913 - 1914 Wrist Watches
Lots 1915 - 1945 Foreign Collectibles
Lots 1946 - 1971 Military
Lots 1972 - 1986 Minerals, Fossils, Ore Specimens
Lots 1987 - 1999 Mining Artifacts

DAY TWO
Lots 2000 - 2104 Mining Ephemera & Collectibles
Lots 2105 - 2132 Native Americana; Arrowheads, Art, Beadwork, Artifacts, Ephemera
Lots 2133 - 2421 Numismatica
Bullion: 2134
Coins: 2159
Currency: 2191
Ephemera: 2226
Foreign: 2236
Ingots: 2250
Medals: 2256
Miscellaneous: 2321
So-Called Dollars: 2350
Tokens: 2369
Lots 2422 - 2601 Philatelia / Posta History
Covers: 2422
WF/Express & Stamps: 2454
Postcards: 2484
Lots 2602 - 2654 Sports
Baseball: 2602
Football: 2624
Golf: 2629
Olympics: 2630
Misc. Sports: 2635
Lots 2655 - 2775 Stocks & Bonds
Lots 2776 - 2862 Transportation
Automobile: 2776
Miscellaneous: 2794
Railroad: 2796
Stagecoach: 2854
Steamship/Marine: 2856
SHIPPING & HANDLING: The customer is responsible for all shipping and packaging charges. We offer shipping service as a convenience to our buyers. Items are not shipped until the invoice and shipping charges are completely paid. Shipping costs will be calculated and billed separately after your items have been paid for. Purchases will be shipped via our approved, insured carriers: FedEx, UPS, USPS or DHL. Pick up is available from our Reno office, once you have received your invoice post auction
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Line Drawings by Absu  [119005]1000 - Line Drawings by Absu [119005]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Drawings signed Absu. One black ink on off-white paper, other is white ink on black paper. Two images matted and framed together. Images, 4 x 6.75&q...
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Estimate : 20.00 - 70.00
Sold to k********a.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Framed English Etching  [147366]1001 - Framed English Etching [147366]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Egglestone Abbey, near Barnard Castle by T. Higham. Frame 17x19". etching 8.5x11".
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to n*******4 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Palm House in Kew Gardens London Print  [160534]1002 - Palm House in Kew Gardens London Print [160534]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This print is of the Palm House in Kew Gardens, London, England. The print depicts the Palm House as it appeared in the 1880's with botanical pa...
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Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
Sold to n*******4 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Colored Plate from the Histoire Naturelle  [139519]1003 - Colored Plate from the Histoire Naturelle [139519]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The single humped (Dromedary), and double humped (Bactrian) Camels are from the book of Natural History (Histoire Naturelle) plate XVIII published in
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Jack Beauchamp Lithograph "Topper"  [168681]1004 - Jack Beauchamp Lithograph "Topper" [168681]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An original signed lithograph, limited edition. 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, framed 15 x 18 inches.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to n*******4 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Art Treasures of the World by Abrams in Three volumes c. 1954  [169210]1005 - Art Treasures of the World by Abrams in Three volumes c. 1954 [169210]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains three books of artists compiled in a series of 16 prints in each book by artists: Rubens, Goya, and Rembrandt. There is an introduct
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to A*****0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Bali Oil Painting Scene in Hand Carved Wooden Frame  [139632]1006 - Bali Oil Painting Scene in Hand Carved Wooden Frame [139632]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unique hand carved wooden frame, 18 x 17 inches, houses an oil painting of workers in the fields below a mountain Signed A. Brannon, Bali.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to n*******4 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Original Oil Painting "Bridge"   [168617]1007 - Original Oil Painting "Bridge" [168617]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Flat bridge in quiet colors. Unframed, 24 x 12 inches, artist illegible.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to n*******4 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Windmill and River Print  [56852]1008 - Windmill and River Print [56852]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dutch scene--print of a large windmill and boats on a river. 19" x 23", matted and framed 26" x 30". Mat has water damage, print...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 120.00
 
 
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View of Hackney in Middlesex ñ Color, Framed  [131787]1009 - View of Hackney in Middlesex ñ Color, Framed [131787]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original copper engraving circa 1780 by Hogg. St. Augustine Church in background. Shows light spotting consistent with age. United Kingdom Middles
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Estimate : 40.00 - 70.00
Sold to n*******4 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Short History of Art by De Forest  [168385]1010 - Short History of Art by De Forest [168385]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Short History of Art by Julia B De Forest, 1881 365pp with index. Illustrated volume with info on the origin and development of European art. Spine
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Original Japanese Art from San Francisco  [63376]1011 - Original Japanese Art from San Francisco [63376]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 beautiful & rare Japanese Art scenes of Japan on Chinese Rice paper. These are from the San Francisco area. Vivid colors, all in protective pl...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 160.00
Sold to Y******o for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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New Mexico and Spanish Colonial Art Books, 3  [164000]1012 - New Mexico and Spanish Colonial Art Books, 3 [164000]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 nicely illustrated New Mexico and Spanish art books. Conexiones, Connections in Spanish Colonial Art by Padilla, in unopened plastic wrap. 2 volumes
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to t********f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Stone Vase - Polished Greenstone  [171967]1013 - Stone Vase - Polished Greenstone [171967]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Polished greenstone vase, 20 inches tall, about 8 inches in diameter with a 7.5-inch opening at the top. Greenstone is a highly metamorphosed rock cre
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 4******b for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Chinese Reputation Trophy  [172011]1014 - Chinese Reputation Trophy [172011]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Presentation trophy of Chinese design in recognition of an individual's honorable reputation. It comes in a custom-made presentation case with y...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Art Grab Bag  [159419]1015 - Art Grab Bag [159419]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 framed Vanity Fair prints-Men of the Day No. 44 and 50, 14x9.5". Mission Dolores 4.5x6.5". Wood cut book prints c. 1880's x2. 4 blue...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to n*******4 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Montana Caricature Map: The Elk Hunt  [172798]1016 - Montana Caricature Map: The Elk Hunt [172798]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Drawn by an artist named Hanson, 23 x 17 inch print featuring a busy Montana countryside. The airstream trailers might indicate 1950s-1960s period.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to n*****T for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Amphora  [105469]1017 - Amphora [105469]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a contemporary piece of pottery made to look like amphora. Amphora, ancient vessel form used as a storage jar and one of the principal vessel
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 30.00
 
 
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Hand Carved Cinnabar Vase  [171028]1018 - Hand Carved Cinnabar Vase [171028]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A cinnabar vase signed by :Sari" on the bottom. Vase measures 4"x 10" and has very sharply sculpted designs. I have no information on...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Midwest Folk Art Pottery by McDonald  [171154]1019 - Midwest Folk Art Pottery by McDonald [171154]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small black fold art pottery with spout and handle by Lucille McDonald. We could not find any info on this artist.Marked on bottom-Lucille/McDonald/P
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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