Holiday Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Americana, & More (December 2020)

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Introduction to the Christmas 2020 Sale!

This sale features a number of important collections. The first is the Ken Prag “Industrial” stock certificate collection, a massive one of a kind collection of American Banks, industries and more. This is some of the last of the main-line Prag Collection, the rest coming in February/March, with duplicates coming later. Within this massive collection are some utterly fantastic sub-collections. Among these are Ken’s Banking collection, American Entertainment, Brewing, Telephone & Telegraph, Turnpikes, Firearms, Printing & Publishing collections and more. A few of these categories are so large that they are split between this December sale and the following sale in February/March of 2021.
Within these collections are pieces signed by famous Americans inclusive of Thomas Edison. The American Entertainment Collection is easily the best ever assembled collection of the history of motion pictures. Several hundred certificates document the financial history of the cinema and movie business from its infancy.

A major part of the all-important Prag Post Card Collection is also in this sale. Hundreds of lots of both themed post cards, such as vintage Christmas cards, as well as geographic gems from all over California. This offering has some of the most beautiful vintage post cards ever made, from artists such as Winsch to the incredible promotional “poster” cards of the Pan Pacific Expo in 1915.

The Paul Franklin Collection of California and Colorado will absolutely throw you into a tizzy. His Bodie mining stocks are among the best collection ever assembled. His California and Colorado mining photographs bare phenomenal. His collections of western assayer documents is also among the best ever. You’ll also see some great mining stocks from California and Colorado to go with the fantastic photos and assay certificates. But wait- there’s more! A great selection of California Gold Rush postal history supplements this group with a crowning glory- a group of 1850s illustrated letter sheets.

Our Railroad section is again full of original badges and passes. The Express section has a large collection of items.

There is such a wonderful variety of Americana that we’re sure you’ll find your own special items.
Don’t forget the Dealer/Bargain Section, where there are deals galore.

Bidding is easy. You can bid in this sale through internet auction platforms Icollector, Invaluable, Auction Zip or Live Auctioneer. You can place bids from your catalog absentee by mail, email or call us. If you don’t have a print catalog, and want to look at it, simply log into our home page and click on the Virtual Catalog Link and click on the December, 2020 sale. Our team is happy and ready to help with all your questions. 775 -851-1859.

Christmas Shoppers. If you need your auction winnings for Christmas delivery please let us know before bidding if possible so that we can make special arrangements for you. We will do our best to get the goods out for those who need it and expedited fees will apply. The rest of the shipments will go out after Christmas.

Consignments! We need important collections all the time. Don’t let folks confuse you about marketing and consignment rates. Our rates are ALL Inclusive! They cover marketing on four or more live internet platforms, and no other company in America does this that we know of. Our customer service is also unparalleled. Give us a call. We have agents all over America!

---Fred Holabird and the Gang.---

Auction Schedule

Session 1 (Lots 1000-1712)
Stocks & Bonds (1000-1712)
Mining (1000-1208)
Railroad & Transportation (1209-1275)
Other (1276-1712)
Agriculture
Banking
Brewing
Entertainment Industry
Express
Firearms
Miscellaneous
Printing & Publishing
Telegraph & Telephone


Session 2 (Lots 2000-2660)
Transportation (2000-2057)
Railroad Passes & Cap Badges
Ephemera
Mining Artifacts & Ephemera (2058-2293)
Geo. Sort
General Americana (2294-2580)
Geo. Sort
Badges
Bottles
Circus
Cowboy
World’s Fair & Exposition
Miscellaneous incl. Jewelry, Fire, Toys
Numismatics (2581-2660)
Coins
Currency
Medals
Tokens

Session 3 (Lots 3000-3761)
Philatelic (3000-3761)
Wells Fargo & Other Express
Postal History incl. California Gold Rush Letter Sheet Collection
First Flight Covers
US
Canada
Postcards
Geo. Sort
Native Americana
Black Americana
Holidays
Political & Military
Miscellaneous
Foreign
Stamps & Ephemera

Session 4 (Lots 4000-4733)
Art (4000-4050)
Native Americana (4051-4115)
Firearms & Military (4116-4149)
Sports incl. Postcards, Stocks, & Cards (4150-4315)
Bargains & Dealer Specials Part I (4316-4733)
Numismatics (4316-4432)
Stocks & Bonds (4433-4588)
Mining
Railroad
Other
Mining Equipment & Ephemera (4589-4733)

Session 5 (Lots 5000-5680)
Bargains & Dealer Specials Part 2 (5000-5680)
Transportation (5000-5029)
General Americana (5030-5680)
Geo. Sort
Cowboy
Toys
Souvenir Plates
Music Memorabilia
Jewelry
Books
Miscellaneous
General Foreign
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Bodie Bank Stock Certificate  (123551)2300 - Bodie Bank Stock Certificate (123551)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued. Printed by Ezra A. Cook of Chicago. This was a long lasting bank in Bodie and would eventually be owned by J. S. Cain in 1915. Date: 187
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Bodie Hydraulic Mining and Milling Company Deed  (123564)2301 - Bodie Hydraulic Mining and Milling Company Deed (123564)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Deed from HG Tobler of Bodie and JW Haynie of Carson City to the Bodie Hydraulic for "placer or gravel mining ground" in the Castle Peak M...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Bodie Postcards and Photographs  (123535)2302 - Bodie Postcards and Photographs (123535)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of Six. Four postcards. All Frasher. All RPC's.1) View of town and mines. "The Historic Old Mining Town of Bodie, Mono County, Calif.&q...
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Bodie Wells Fargo receipt for a Bullion Bar, Bodie  (123550)2303 - Bodie Wells Fargo receipt for a Bullion Bar, Bodie (123550)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Amount: $3920.24. Addressed to Geo. W. Sessions, secretary, Bodie Consolidated Mining Company in San Francisco. Signed by Major W. A. Atlee, manager o
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Bodie, California Mining District Record of Claims and Locations, 1880  (123545)2304 - Bodie, California Mining District Record of Claims and Locations, 1880 (123545)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare. Yet it belongs in the hands of any Bodie Collector. Ten page brochure, Titled "Dates of Location and Record of Each Claim Repre...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to L******8 for (475.00 + 104.50BP) = 579.50
 
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Bodie, California 1879 Stereoview of a Freight Wagon on Main Street, Exceptionally Rare   (123544)2305 - Bodie, California 1879 Stereoview of a Freight Wagon on Main Street, Exceptionally Rare (123544)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photo by R. E. Wood of Santa Cruz. Photographed by Ramanzo E. Wood, who was a traveling a landscape stereo photographer from Santa Cruz active from 18
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Green Power Plant 1896 Photograph, Bodie, California  (123754)2306 - Green Power Plant 1896 Photograph, Bodie, California (123754)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph (9.5 x 7.5", 12.5 x 10.5 with matting) inside the Green Power Plant. 1896. W. H. Osmun photographer. Clarence Peck is the operator a...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to 6*****b for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Hand Engraved Bodie Standard Mill Souvenir Spoon  (127090)2307 - Hand Engraved Bodie Standard Mill Souvenir Spoon (127090)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hand Engraved Bodie Standard Mill Souvenir Spoon with gold wash bowl. Excellent condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to F****e for (275.00 + 60.50BP) = 335.50
 
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Rare Wells Fargo & Co. Receipt for Exchange - December 7th, 1878  (123536)2308 - Rare Wells Fargo & Co. Receipt for Exchange - December 7th, 1878 (123536)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This rare receipt for exchange from Bodie clearly shows that Wells Fargo & Co. Issued exchanges in that mining camp. In 35 years of collecting w...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Triennial Conclave, Knights Templar, Bodie Ribbon  (123548)2309 - Triennial Conclave, Knights Templar, Bodie Ribbon (123548)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spectacular! Conclave took place in San Francisco. This would have been worn by a Bodie Knight. Fraying on top, but near perfect! Includes a copy of t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to p********e for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Bodie Bank Pieces: Boone & Wright, Mono County Bank2310 - Bodie Bank Pieces: Boone & Wright, Mono County Bank
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Mono County Bank of Bodie. To draw $12 from the Carson City Savings Bank. H. Hastings signature. 2 cent stamp. 2) Boone & Wright. 1881. Engra...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Stationary for the Republican Central Committee with a Bodie Address  (127123)2311 - Stationary for the Republican Central Committee with a Bodie Address (127123)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of three (3) pages of stationary from the Republican Central Committee of Bodie, California. Each page has a tear at the top; condition
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Estimate : 50.00 - 60.00
Sold to p********e for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Photograph of the Old Homestead in Centerville, California  (125594)2312 - Photograph of the Old Homestead in Centerville, California (125594)
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This is an oval photograph, colorized, of an old homestead in Centerville, Ca. with the Hanscum family. C. 1890's. 20 in. X 14 in. Date: Cou...
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Illustrated Bicycle Dealer Envelope  (122516)2313 - Illustrated Bicycle Dealer Envelope (122516)
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A very rare illustrated envelope for J.H. Caesar's Bicycle dealership which operated out of Fresno County, California circa late 1800s/early 190...
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Policeman Antique Photograph  (122327)2314 - Policeman Antique Photograph (122327)
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An antique photo of two Fresno, California policemen circa. 1900s. On the bottom right corner of the matte is an impression reading "Raisin Cit...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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City of Fresno Dog License Group  (120322)2315 - City of Fresno Dog License Group (120322)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eleven vintage Fresno City dog tax (licenses) from 1922-1939. Set includes: 1922, brass, rectangular with tabs; two 1924, brass, star and oval; 1925,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Early 1900s Fresno Dog Tag Collection  (120323)2316 - Early 1900s Fresno Dog Tag Collection (120323)
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Set of six City of Fresno, Cal., dog licenses from the early 1900s. Most engraved "Dog Tax." Includes: 1904, brass, acorn shaped; 1908, br...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Fresno City Dog Tag Collection  (120319)2317 - Fresno City Dog Tag Collection (120319)
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Twenty City of Fresno dog licenses, with most engraved "Dog Tax." Years include: 1940, 1942, 1943-1959. Most are brass, some aluminum. Sha...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Fresno City Dog Tag Group  (120318)2318 - Fresno City Dog Tag Group (120318)
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Twenty-one Fresno City dog licenses from the following years: 1960-1964, 1966-1978, 1980-1982. Mostly brass, some aluminum. Shapes include: triangular
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Fresno County Dog License Group  (120317)2319 - Fresno County Dog License Group (120317)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven Fresno County dog licenses. Includes: 1920, brass, oval; 1920-21, brass, oval; 1922, brass, rectangular with tabs; 1923, brass, elongated oval;
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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