Holabird's Americana Holiday ( December Timed Auction 2022)

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Auction Details

Welcome to our special end-of-the-year timed auction!

Yes, this sale is different from our normal catalog sales. You can bid starting right now and until the item comes up on Saturday or Sunday. There won't be a live audio/video feed since there won't be an auctioneer/podium.

PLEASE NOTE: To get the bidding going, we have already lowered opening prices on EVERY lot in this sale! The prices WILL NOT be dropped again.

The items are a mix of old and new items. For the old items, this may be your last chance to buy it before it goes home--so don't miss the opportunity if you're interested. There is also a lot of new material in here, especially the second session that has a great new batch of postcards from the Ken Prag Collection.

Within the old and the new items, there are some FANTASTIC and RARE pieces in this sale. Many categories are represented, including railroad and steamer passes, rare California and Nevada mining stocks, coins and tokens, jewelry, checks, billheads, covers, postcards, and more. Be sure to click through the whole auction!

This special event is being hosted exclusively on iCollector, our preferred auction platform. We like to say that the "i" in iCollector must stand for "intelligent" because the platform is so well-designed and easy-to-use for both bidders and auctioneers! If this is your first time using them, we think you'll really enjoy the experience.

If you have any questions or need help placing an absentee bid, please call our office at 775-851-1859

Everyone at Holabird's wishes you a safe and happy holiday season!

And stay tuned because some very exciting items are coming to the collecting market in 2023!

--The Holabird Team--

--Holabird's Americana Holiday Auction--
A Special Two-Day Timed Auction Event Hosted Exclusively on iCollector, Our Preferred Auction Platform.

Featuring Both Old & New Items from the Gary Bracken Collection, Ken Prag Collection, Stuart MacKenzie Collection, & Others

~Over 1,300 Lots~

*Railroadiana *Numismatics *Mining *General Americana *Stocks *Philatelic


Full Auction Schedule

Session 1, Saturday, December 17th, 2022, Lots 1000-1647
Transportation (1000-1047)
Mining (1048-1103)
Stocks (1103-1178)
Numismatics (1179-1268)
Currency & Scrip
Coins & Medals
Tokens
General Americana (1269-1594)
Geo. Sort
Misc. Categories: Jewelry, Sports, Militaria, Etc.
Philatelic Part I: Stamps and Covers (1595-1647)

Session 2, Sunday, December 18th, 2022, Lots 2000-2670
Philatelic Part II: Postcards (2000-2670)
Geo. Sort
Misc. Categories
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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Stanford University Dismissal Slip [137054]1280 - Stanford University Dismissal Slip [137054]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A rare dismissal slip signed by the first president of Leland Stanford Jr University David Star Jordan. It allows that student Alex McNee be given an
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Original Program for 1901 Banquet held at the Hotel Green [138227]1281 - Original Program for 1901 Banquet held at the Hotel Green [138227]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 3 x 5 inches on cardboard, folded, stating Complimentary Banquet tendered to the Pasadena board of Trade, The Mayor, and the City Council by C
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Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
Sold to t*****a for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Tournament of Roses Ephemera; 1890s-1940s [154686]1282 - Tournament of Roses Ephemera; 1890s-1940s [154686]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six pieces of ephemera from the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, California. These pieces include a collectible token from the first Tournament
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Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Placerville Newspapers Billheads and Ephemera [150555]1283 - Placerville Newspapers Billheads and Ephemera [150555]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Focuses on three Placerville newspapers; Mountain Democrat, Placerville News, Placerville Republican. About 75 pieces. c1910 - 1930'S. Date: ...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********e for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Placerville Printing & Stationary Lots [150551]1284 - Placerville Printing & Stationary Lots [150551]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 pieces. Find Bliss, Pioneer Press, Scherrer Stationary. 1900 - 1920's. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Placerville ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Riverside Ephemera [129958]1285 - Riverside Ephemera [129958]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. Matchbook from Mission Inn, Pamphlet details of Mission Inn, playing card w/pic of Mission Inn, Panorama postcard of Glenwood Hotel, Fo
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Kern River Land Company Canal / Rosedale Document [139159]1286 - Kern River Land Company Canal / Rosedale Document [139159]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Power of Attorney document (1 piece, folded, no tears, legible, in good condition). Dated 6th day of January 1896. British citizen Mrs. Amelia Brough
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Vintage San Diego Auto Club Maps [145986]1287 - Vintage San Diego Auto Club Maps [145986]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Auto Routes of San Diego City, Auto Routes of San Diego County, color San Diego County. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: San
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Ephemera from S. F.'s World Famous Cliff House (3) [157977]1288 - Ephemera from S. F.'s World Famous Cliff House (3) [157977]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cliff House & Seal Rocks ~ This was the 3rd cliff house, an ornate 7-story frame building built in 1896 by Adolph Sutro, "King of the Comst...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 160.00
Sold to b*******n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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S. F. 1906 Earthquake & Fire News Articles #1 (3) [157962]1289 - S. F. 1906 Earthquake & Fire News Articles #1 (3) [157962]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
San Francisco Destroyed, supplement to Harper's Weekly April 28, 1906 ~ Double-page inside photos show important Business district buildings &am...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to d****9 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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S. F. 1906 Earthquake & Fire News Articles #2 (3) [157963]1290 - S. F. 1906 Earthquake & Fire News Articles #2 (3) [157963]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Flight from the Burning City, Harper's Weekly Cover for May 12, 1906 edition ~ S. F.'s Refugees Hastening to the Oakland Ferry ~ (9 .5&q...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to d****9 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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S.F. 40's & 50's Tour and Information Brochures (5) [157661]1291 - S.F. 40's & 50's Tour and Information Brochures (5) [157661]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Your Week in S.F, 7 days & nights of things to see & due in everybody's favorite city ~ Also Includes the Peninsula, Marin Co., Wine Cou...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******n for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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San Francisco Art Glass Works Trade Card [137828]1292 - San Francisco Art Glass Works Trade Card [137828]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Trade card printed in German. Located at 10 Eighth St., San Francisco. Stamped Diaphanium Art Glass Works, San Francisco, Herm. Malz, proprietor. Two
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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San Francisco Vintage Photographs (3) [146026]1293 - San Francisco Vintage Photographs (3) [146026]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 B&W photographs taken by San Francisco photographers c. 1900. Two by W. C. Billington/Sutro Heights Gallery titled Entrance to Golden...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Native Sons of Golden West Admission Day Celebration Program [137827]1294 - Native Sons of Golden West Admission Day Celebration Program [137827]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Native Sons of Golden West (N.S.G.W.) Grand Celebration of Admission Day program, in San Jose, Calif., c1894. Small program, 6 1/4 by 3 1/2 inches, wi
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Tanforan Co. Horse Club, 1934 Pass [141156]1295 - Tanforan Co. Horse Club, 1934 Pass [141156]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Orange 1934 pass for this exclusive racing horse club in the Bay Area. Excellent condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Tulare County Auto Club Folding Maps [147528]1296 - Tulare County Auto Club Folding Maps [147528]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 folding Auto Club of Southern California maps of Tulare County. 3 different. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Tulare Prove
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to L******8 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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I.O.O.F.  1906 Grand Encampment Badge [129917]1297 - I.O.O.F. 1906 Grand Encampment Badge [129917]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1. Brass Pin back badge "WATSONVILLE" nameplate w/51mm round "52nd Annual Session, Grand Encampment, dove w/olive branc...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*******8 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Antique California Trade Card Collection [132589]1298 - Antique California Trade Card Collection [132589]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight trade cards from small California towns: Lompoc, Woodland, Santa Cruz. And the California Fig Syrup Company of San Francisco offering Nat
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Estimate : 30.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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California Gold Rush Ephemera [148705]1299 - California Gold Rush Ephemera [148705]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1857 and 1858 Santa Clara County auditor checks? 1862 and 1863 Declaratory State for Cases where the Land is not Subject to Private Entry. 1859 Wells
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****c for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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