Million Dollar Auction

Auction Details

Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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Truckee River Postcards2388Truckee River Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 50 scenic postcards of the Truckee River. Some also include Reno Buildings and landmarks. (Prag Collection) City: Nevada State: Reno Date: HWAC
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s*****l for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
University of Nevada Campus Postcards (including real photo)2389University of Nevada Campus Postcards (including real photo)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Forty plus photo postcards of the campus on the University of Nevada Reno. Some are of buildings long demolished for progress. (Prag Collection) City
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Rhyolite Sterling Silver Spoon - Fist time we have ever seen this!2390Rhyolite Sterling Silver Spoon - Fist time we have ever seen this!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful from the bowl ('Rhyolite Nev / [picture of the famous bullfrog in the tules] / In the Heart of the Bullfrog District]) to the stem (&#...
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to F****e for (2,600.00 + 598.00BP) = 3,198.00
Tonopah Masonic Corporation Stock Certificate2391Tonopah Masonic Corporation Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 16. Eight per cent gold coupon promissory note for $100. One coupon still attached. The note is in pristine condition. (Prag Collection) City:
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
1878/79 Nevada Directory (Comstock plus Reno and Carson)23921878/79 Nevada Directory (Comstock plus Reno and Carson)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Virginia City, Gold Hill, Silver City, Carson City, and Reno. Lists both residences and has a business directory. Also has an index to advert
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to D******a for (850.00 + 170.00BP) = 1,020.00
Victorian Age Crystal Chandelier from Best & Belcher Mansion2393Victorian Age Crystal Chandelier from Best & Belcher Mansion
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An incredibly beautiful crystal, silver and gold chandelier constructed in Europe for a Virginia City silver miner, W. H. "Hank" Smith. An...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to s****r for (3,000.00 + 690.00BP) = 3,690.00
Antique Fourth Ward School Desk (Famous Virginia City Landmark)2394Antique Fourth Ward School Desk (Famous Virginia City Landmark)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wood and iron school desk with seat in front attached. Top of desk even has inscriptions and marks from students lost to history! Purchased from promi
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
Fourth Ward School Postcards2395Fourth Ward School Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fifteen postcards of the Forth Ward School. It is now a Museum. The stairs visible on the left side on the building, facing the front, had to be repl
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
"Silver Platter" by Ellin Berlin: The Story of Mrs. John Mackay2396"Silver Platter" by Ellin Berlin: The Story of Mrs. John Mackay
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ellin Berlin (wife of Irving Berlin and granddaughter of John Mackay) has written a rag-to-riches story of her grandmother, Louise Mackay grew up in p
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to R*****7 for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
"The Wonderlode of Silver and Gold" by Miriam Michelson2397"The Wonderlode of Silver and Gold" by Miriam Michelson
Holabird Western Americana Collections
First Edition with a letter to John Fulton thanking him for the Comstock documents. I assume they were used to help her research. Two signatures of Mi
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00