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"Marvels of the West" 2024 January Auction

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

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Welcome to Holabird's 4 Day Auction
Thursday and Friday will be Timed Auctions.
Saturday and Sunday will be Live.

DAY 1:
Art (1000-1028)7
Native Americana (1028-1036)7
General Collectibles (1037-1103)8
Bottles (1104-1179)9
Tobacciana & General Store (1180-1190)10
Furnishings & 3D Items (1191-1197)10
Tools & Firearms (1198-1208)10
Military (1209-1217)11
Various Categories - Political, Music, Maps, Books, Sports, etc (1218-1375)11
Ephemera (1376-1449)14

DAY 2:
Numismatics (2000-2055)15
Mining (2056-2122)16
Stocks & Bonds (2123-2486)17
Transportation & RR (2487-2526)24
Philatelic (2527-2560)25

DAY 3:
Native Americana (3000-3097)26
Books (3098-3140)39
Maps (3140-3151)43
Photography (3152-3205)43
Ephemera (3206-3301)47
Bottles (3302-3569)54
General Collectibles (3570-3608)74
Art (3609-3643)77
Collectibles & Jewelry (3644-3657)81
Misc., Badges, Cowboy (3658-3673)81
Firearms & Military (3674-3716)82

DAY 4:
Minerals (4000-4027)88
Mining (4028-4084)92
Numismatic (4085-4140)97
Tokens (4141-4160)101
Philatelic & Postal History (4161-4183)103
Stocks & Bonds (4187-4445)105
Transportation, Including
Railroadiana (4446-4601)124
Sports & Toys (4602-4616)134

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Crucible Tongs 1800s-1900s [176079]2073 - Crucible Tongs 1800s-1900s [176079]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A set of crucible tongs. They measure 19" in length and are made of brass. Please see photos for more details.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b**********n for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Gamma Ray Logging Probe [124490]2074 - Gamma Ray Logging Probe [124490]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Probably down hole gamma ray logging probe lead. No instrument. No instructions, no extras. With original hard shell case. Probably 1970s.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Signed Geological Reports-Pac Coast/Sandstone c.1895 [171185]2075 - Signed Geological Reports-Pac Coast/Sandstone c.1895 [171185]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two reports by J.S. Diller, one on the Topography of the Pacific Coast, the other, which is signed by the author Sandstone Dikes. Please see photos f
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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California Desert and Prospecting Books, 5 [168921]2076 - California Desert and Prospecting Books, 5 [168921]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 California desert and prospecting books. 1925 Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals by Loomis. Minerals for Atomic Energy by Nininger, Treasure Gu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to p********n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Denver Fire Clay Bottle and Ephemera [176136]2077 - Denver Fire Clay Bottle and Ephemera [176136]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. The Denver Fire Clay Co./Denver Salt Lake/Bacteriological Supplies. 3.25". This bottle probably held assay chemicals. 1896 pictorial...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d****z for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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North Star Mine High Grade Ore, Photo, c.1925 [168801]2078 - North Star Mine High Grade Ore, Photo, c.1925 [168801]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6.5 x 8.5" mounted photo by an unknown photographer of a North Star Mine ore specimen. c1925, from the Nevada Photo Collection. Tonopah Nev...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Assay Office Items (16) 1890s-1900 [109586]2079 - Assay Office Items (16) 1890s-1900 [109586]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Item # 1 of 16: Mottled crucible, 6 1/2" tall . Items # 2 & #3 of 16 : Graphite gray crucibles, 5" tall & 4 1/2" tall , respe...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b**********n for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Miners Lunch Boxes / 2 Items 1890s-1900 [106281]2080 - Miners Lunch Boxes / 2 Items 1890s-1900 [106281]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here are a really nice pair, of miners lunch boxes. Item # 1 of 2: Embossed on the lower 1/3 of the body in front is : " LISK". This is a ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to M*********n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Miners Lunch Boxes / 2 Items 1890s-1900 [106280]2081 - Miners Lunch Boxes / 2 Items 1890s-1900 [106280]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a great pair of "Early" miners lunch boxes. Item # 1 of 2: Embossed on the front & rear shoulder is : " National" ....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 250.00
Sold to v******p for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Gold Mining Publications; 1990s-2000s [146936]2082 - Gold Mining Publications; 1990s-2000s [146936]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ten publications mostly related to gold mining and the Gold Rush. A) Christie's Gold Rush Treasures from the SS Central America auction catalog ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Mines and Copper Handbooks, 3 [172638]2083 - Mines and Copper Handbooks, 3 [172638]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 key references on copper and mines with info on operations large and small. The Mines Handbook, 1926, 2129pp, cover wear. The Copper Handbook, 1910-
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t*******d for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Mining Decanter and Beer Stein [170916]2084 - Mining Decanter and Beer Stein [170916]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Old Bardstown Bourbon Surface Miner decanter without contents, 13" tall. Avon 1987 The Gold Rush Stein with panning miner and Western street s...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to r*****r for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Hermosillo (Mex) Copper Co. Ephemera 1920s [170086]2085 - Hermosillo (Mex) Copper Co. Ephemera 1920s [170086]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Contains a number of correspondence and covers from the Hermosillo Copper Company in Hermosillo, Mexico. This typed correspondence includes letters
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Playa de Oro Mining Prospectus 1903 [90597]2086 - Playa de Oro Mining Prospectus 1903 [90597]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Prospectus for a Mexican mine. 9pp, toning Mexico 1903 Mexico
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Arizona: Its Resources and Prospects 1865 [125495]2087 - Arizona: Its Resources and Prospects 1865 [125495]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1968 reprint of 1865 Arizona letter to the Editor of the New York Tribune by Hon. Richard C. McCormick. He outlines the advantage of the counties and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******n for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Newtown Mining Ledger, 1891 Etc. [174262]2088 - Newtown Mining Ledger, 1891 Etc. [174262]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1891 Newtown Mining in Inyo county ledger page. 1889 Bullion and Exchange Bank check, small livestock letter in fair condition. Inyo California
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Sierra Queen Gold Mining Minutes Ledger, c. 1908-09 [168849]2089 - Sierra Queen Gold Mining Minutes Ledger, c. 1908-09 [168849]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1908-09 ledger book of The Sierra Queen Gold Mining Co. Motions seconded by E T R Powell who was a soda bottler. From the Powell Estate, Nevada Cit
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to D*****h for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Pacific Coast Gold Mines Corp. Papers 1918/19 [23909]2090 - Pacific Coast Gold Mines Corp. Papers 1918/19 [23909]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Various letters from Pacific Coast Gold Mines to Angels Iron Works regarding equipment. Company owned mines at Quartz, south of Jamestown in Tuolumne
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 90.00
 
 
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Sacket's Gulch Mining Photos, 2 [168867]2091 - Sacket's Gulch Mining Photos, 2 [168867]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Sacket's Gulch original mining photos. See photo on page 334 in Garvis book. 4.75x7.75" photo of miners with their tools-wrinkle, small c...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to j*****6 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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California Mining Ephemera [174340]2092 - California Mining Ephemera [174340]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1899 National Bank of D O Mills check with imprinted RN stamp. Stocks-1932 River Placers, unissued 1860's Rio Vista Gold and Silver, 1923 Grizzl...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to s********1 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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