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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Children's Print Art (7)  [135531]1020 - Children's Print Art (7) [135531]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 smaller prints, 6 with color pirate scenes. Approx 6.5 x 5 inches.
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Framed Vintage Farm Tractor Art by Benemelis (2)  [170831]1021 - Framed Vintage Farm Tractor Art by Benemelis (2) [170831]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 framed ink or etched black Paul Benemelis antique tractor prints from 1972. 1939 Farmall-30 and McCormick Deering W-30 Standard Farm Tractor. Prints
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Native American Print and Original Oil Painting  [170986]1022 - Native American Print and Original Oil Painting [170986]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Young Woman mated print by Richard Red Owl, #1548/2000, signed by artist on lower right. Born in 1940 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, h
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Waterfowl Prints by James Meger (7)  [164386]1023 - Waterfowl Prints by James Meger (7) [164386]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 waterfowl prints by James Meger featuring 5 birds. Numbered and signed by James Meger, #254-260/2000. 11.5x14".
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Sidney Larson Art Posters, 2  [166829]1024 - Sidney Larson Art Posters, 2 [166829]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Sidney Larson art posters. Columbia Town and Gown, signed by artist, heavy stock 16x30". Historic Missouri historical mural on heavy stock 17...
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European Village Scene titled "Neigbors" by Marilee Campbell  [124996]1025 - European Village Scene titled "Neigbors" by Marilee Campbell [124996]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Enhanced Print of an oil painting. 34" x 28" framed. Printed textured board by modern day Utah artist Marilee Campbell.
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Print Reproduction From 1795  [122771]1026 - Print Reproduction From 1795 [122771]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Print of a 1795 painting entitled "Saturday Evening The Husbandman's Return From Labour"by W.R. Berg and engraved by W. Nutter. Print ...
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Alaska Poster Suite (4)  [133280]1027 - Alaska Poster Suite (4) [133280]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 posters depicting Alaskan scenes. (1) "The Art of Seeing Wildlife" by J. VanHoesen, 1982, 37" x 24"; (2) untitled dra...
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Miracle Maid Advertising Prints (10)  [146294]1028 - Miracle Maid Advertising Prints (10) [146294]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 prints published by Miracle Maid ("The Ultimate Dimension in Cookware") Department of West Bend Company.. Prints intended to be...
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O.K. Corral Art (2)  [156366]1029 - O.K. Corral Art (2) [156366]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different art prints by the artist, Jim Morris. The first one is titled "Heading Out" and features a group of men at the O.K. Corral. ...
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Outdoor Scene Art Prints, 250  [164384]1030 - Outdoor Scene Art Prints, 250 [164384]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 250 c. 1940's outdoor scene art prints. Paradise Cove, 6x8" Lilies Moderne 6x8". Fishin' 10x7.5". Autumn Days by L Sor...
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Americana Wall Art Prints  [166832]1031 - Americana Wall Art Prints [166832]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mix of wall art and calendars. 2x Exchange National Bank 1978 Happy Birthday. 4x Artists of the West, Colorado Springs posters. 1969 Union Pacific Rai
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Rue De Montmartre Utrillo Print  [168693]1032 - Rue De Montmartre Utrillo Print [168693]
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Published by Contemporary Art Masterpieces from the Musee du Louvre, Pris, framed print of Utrillo's "Rue De Montmartre". 30 x 27 inch...
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Signed Art, Mostly Prints, 8  [170666]1033 - Signed Art, Mostly Prints, 8 [170666]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 signed pieces of art. Just Coming and Going, by Land Hartzell, #63/600. Original "Feathers", VCS 1982. Man in Beret and Lady by DIC, Mex...
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Charlie Chaplin Poster  [148600]1034 - Charlie Chaplin Poster [148600]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed poster of Charlie Chaplin and Eric Campbell both sewing on American flags. Signature on right side. 22.5"x34"
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Miniature Rock Landscape on Oval Marble Base  [171986]1035 - Miniature Rock Landscape on Oval Marble Base [171986]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A coastal landscape envisioned with naturally wind-polished Gobi Stones as mountains and hills attached to an white marble, oval base representing the
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Boxwood Root Sculpture with Entrained Rock  [171999]1036 - Boxwood Root Sculpture with Entrained Rock [171999]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Boxwood tree root, dug up, cleaned up, and sculpted into a wise, bearded sage. The rock was originally entrained in the roots of the boxwood and left
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Carved Greenstone Vase, Tapered Neck  [171984]1037 - Carved Greenstone Vase, Tapered Neck [171984]
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Carved greenstone vase with tapered neck from China. Greenstone is a hard metamorphic rock made when sedimentary rock is subjected to intense heat and
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Greenstone Urn  [172001]1038 - Greenstone Urn [172001]
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Beautifully carved, brecciated greenstone urn (or vase, if you prefer), approx 22 inches tall and 8 inches in diameter at the widest portion. Watertig
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Venecian Nights -- Original Watercolor by Bergman  [124602]1039 - Venecian Nights -- Original Watercolor by Bergman [124602]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Watercolor of a city street scene with two boys holding a flaming torch or a lantern. Title in the lower left is "Venician Night", and it ...
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