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1514Teddy Roosevelt in RenoHolabird Western Americana Collections
From Petra to Miss Gertrude Danin of Lovelock. Roosevelt spoke in April of 1911. Cancelled and in very nice condition! Date: 1911 Reno NV hwac 20
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to F****e for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
1515The Casino in Reno gaming post cardHolabird Western Americana Collections
By L. Levitch. Copyright 1910. Unused. Excellent condition. Date: 1910 Reno NV hwac 20032
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*****l for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
1516Wholesale Liquor BillheadHolabird Western Americana Collections
Liquor billhead featuring the Cutter Star and Shield, from E. Martin & Co. Wholesale Liquor Merchants. Very good condition, torn off. Date: 1...
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to m*******2 for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
1517Wolves' Frolic 1936Holabird Western Americana Collections
University of Nevada Reno homecoming program from 1936. Wolves Frolic to be performed at the Granada Theatre October 23. Parade and football game vs.
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
1518Alan Patera's "Rhyolite"Holabird Western Americana Collections
Patera wrote many books on the Bullfrog / Death Valley area. This one is on Rhyolite. Includes invaluable index to businesses, street maps, and photog
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to 7***5 for (12.00 + 2.34BP) = 14.34
1519Southern Hotel BlotterHolabird Western Americana Collections
Southern Hotel blotter, c1908. Believe this to be from Rhyolite, one of the first buildings constructed in the town (ghosttowns.com). Located on the e
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 300.00
1520Gold Hill Daily News Framed NewspaperHolabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Centennial Edition. A framed portion of the evening news which measures 6 1/2" x 9 3/4". The light brown wooden frame measures 10 1/...
Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
Sold to D******a for (125.00 + 24.38BP) = 149.38
1521Letterhead PressHolabird Western Americana Collections
Very cute original and fancy letterhead press. Contains wood block with a Tonopah merchant imprint. "H.A. McKim & Co., Dealer in Dry Goods ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to n*******g for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
1522Nevada photos and post cardsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1907 real photo post card of Tonopah identifying mines and location of camera. 2-3) Two photographs of heavy machinery and pipes with people. 4-5)
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*****l for (30.00 + 5.85BP) = 35.85
1523Tonopah EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
Ephemera lot. T&GRR, Nev Coal Co., various billheads, checks, receipts, 7 postcards, one RPC. 39 pcs. Date: c1902-15 Tonopah NV hwac 20524
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to P*******x for (38.00 + 7.41BP) = 45.41
1524Bank of California Check PairHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2: checks from the Bank of California, Virginia (City) NV, from the Empire Mining Co. Both bear revenue stamps on the left face. Legend has it
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (38.00 + 7.41BP) = 45.41
1525Comstock Post CardsHolabird Western Americana Collections
19 post cards. Mostly B&W, white border c1940 cards. Date: c1910-30 Virginia City NV hwac 20530
Start Price : 38.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
1526RARE revenue stamped IOU documentHolabird Western Americana Collections
On one half sheet of lined paper. An example of a folded over revenue stamp. An I. O. U. for $2,090.00 between Summit Mill Co. by O. S. Carrill and
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
1527Two rarer Nevada revenue documentsHolabird Western Americana Collections
William Nott Leete and Bernard Crosley on selling property. Other signatures include H. C. Lillie (prominent VC billhead) and APK Safford surveyor gen
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********r for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
1528Virginia City town stereo viewHolabird Western Americana Collections
Virginia City stereo view. View of town. Mills, mines, tunnels, railroad, churches can all be discerned. Date: Virginia City NV hwac 2198
Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to F****e for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
1529Whiskey & Liquor Labels GroupHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25: colorful labels from various whiskeys, cognacs, sherry, ports, Rum, and others. Rare, and suitable for framing. Excellent condition. Dat
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (85.00 + 16.58BP) = 101.58
1530Washoe Valley and Mount Rose oil paintingHolabird Western Americana Collections
12x14". Oil painting on paper by Nevada artist David T. (?). Shows snow-covered Mount Rose in the distance looking down a country lane in Washo...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
1532Hotel Humboldt Company Gold Bond mortgageHolabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful mortgage papers for a first mortgage of said company. One is number 81, blue, and dated 1923 for $1,000. The other is brown for $500. Spend
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
1533Humboldt County Documents and EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
An amusing collection of over 200 documents, primarily from Winnemucca, Nevada, with some from surrounding areas in Nevada and California. These docum
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
1534"Ducks in Flight" watercolor by Don Dondero.Holabird Western Americana Collections
12x18". Original painting by Don Dondero _ Nevada photographer. Looks like it might have been made as a submission for a Duck Stamp. Watercolor...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
15351867 Bond of the State of NevadaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Signed by the first Governor of Nevada: H. G. Blasdel. Issued. Only one stamp remains. Cancelled. Date: 1867 Carson City NV hwac 2036
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
15361958 Reprint of History of Nevada, 1881, with IndexHolabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover 1958 reprint of Thompson and West's History of Nevada with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. ...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
153720th Century Newspaper CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Group of about 100 newspapers from Nevada. Titles/ places include Goldfield, Gold Hill, Lahontan, Reno, Territorial Enterprise, Eureka, Tonopah. Dat
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
15384 Nevada reportsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Great selection of Nevada Reports. 1) 1869-1872. Volumes 5, 6, 7. 2) 1874-75. 3) 1877. These volumes are all during the height of the Comstock. 4) 191
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to v*********m for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
1539Austin Territorial ReceiptsHolabird Western Americana Collections
VERY EARLY NEVADA! Two territorial and three first year of statehood. Three are from the Mills, Post & White Consolidated Silver Mining Co., an...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
1540Autograph book with Nevada autographs and Herbert HooverHolabird Western Americana Collections
From Don Dondero. Autographs include Governor R. K. Colcord, Governor Fred Balzar's wife, Daniel Beard (chief scout, Boy Scouts of America) and ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to V********e for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
1541Casino Chips: Nevada Live chipsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17. All $5. Twelve Circus Circus, one Sam's Town in Las Vegas, two Four Queens of Las Vegas-one is commemorative, one Hotel Nevada in Ely...
Start Price : 43.00 | Estimate : 85.00 - 125.00
1542Early Nevada magazinesHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Esquire 1971: Joe Bonanno. 2) Inside Detective 1960: Bill Raggio. 3) Startling Detective 1960: Bill Raggio. 4) Look 1971: Howard Hughes. 5) Guide t
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*****l for (55.00 + 10.73BP) = 65.73
1543Four Original Wood BoxesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Acme Beer of San Francisco tongue-in-groove wooden box with one side broken. 2) Humboldt Soda Works of Winnemucca, Nevada tongue-in-groov
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
1545George Graham Rice autographed pieces.Holabird Western Americana Collections
Autographed letter and 3 stocks. Rice was an infamous stock trader and scammer who went to prison, the subject of "My Adventures With Your Mone...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
1546Hunter's LicenseHolabird Western Americana Collections
1940 CHURCHILL COUNTY (Fallon, NV) made by St. Louis Button Co. *rare- 2.25" Date: Fallon NV hwac 5837
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
1547Ink Bottle CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
This collection is typical of a Nevada mining camp. Lot includes: 12 small ink bottles (most clear, one cobalt), plus a modern reproduction desktop in
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****l for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
1548Journals of Alfred Doten, edited by Walter Van Tilburg ClarkHolabird Western Americana Collections
Boxed set in excellent condition. Doten travels through Nevada and California (1849-1903) with much of his time spent on the Comstock. As a newspaperm
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******c for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
1549Large collection of (mostly) Northern Nevada post cardsHolabird Western Americana Collections
82. Includes a Reno RPC of a street scene and a RPC of a baseball game in the desert which is postmarked Pioche. Mostly Reno (c1908-1920) and Virginia
Estimate : 70.00 - 250.00
Sold to s*****l for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
1550Legatees Gordon W. Harris acknowledges deliveryHolabird Western Americana Collections
For 1893 $5.00 gold piece, 1901 $5.00 gold piece, 1902 $20.00 gold piece, and 1928 $1.00 silver certificate. For the estate of Maud Rothrock Williams.
Start Price : 38.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
1551Lot of Nevada ephemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
Includes business card for the Dayton Market, 1904 teamster receipts for sacks of ore in Tonopah, Sisson and Wallace of Palisade billhead, John Gillig
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
1552Misc. Western CollectiblesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. 1) Copper slag from a Nevada copper mine. Measures approx. 9 x 7 x 4". 2) Virginia and Truckee Railway tag. Heavy rust. Measures appr...
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
1553Nevada (etc.) related ephemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
There is a little bit of everything here: press passes, V&T ticket, ballot, VC checks, covers, 50 photographs, two letters, United States Govern...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
1554Nevada Air Race souvenirsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13. Programs from 1965 (second race in Reno), 1968, 1970, 1974, 1994, 1995. ALSO a 1951 National Air Race program from Detroit. A 1965 program
Estimate : 70.00 - 250.00
Sold to a********o for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
1555Nevada EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
Reno dominated assortment of ephemera, includes: UNR basketball program vs. UNLV dated 1986, booklet called "Reno, where the Gamblers Go!” by R...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
1556Nevada Ephemera Group w/ newspaper articlesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Includes: two newspapers (1874 Chicago Daily Tribunes) w/ Nevada content (fight between two Pitues in Virginia City) (and a detailed report on t
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
1557Nevada ephemera lotHolabird Western Americana Collections
Includes a Worker's Safety Broadside. Grandma Kochês twin brother cabinet card. PM Bowler, Hawthorne 1903 billhead. Glasky receipt. 1869 Sh...
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to i**b for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
1558Nevada Library: Books & MagazinesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Books: Tales of Tahoe, The Complete Nevada Traveler, Pioneer Nevada (Vol. I & II), Here is Nevada, Nevada: Official Bicentennial Book, Nevada Hi...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
1559Nevada political autograph groupHolabird Western Americana Collections
McCARRAN: 1947 letter to friends. With envelope. CANNON: letter to philatelist. BIBLE: 1956 letter on running for office. CASINELLA: 1952 letter as Ma
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
1560Nevada Unlimited Hydroplane Regatta memorabiliaHolabird Western Americana Collections
1959, 1960, and 1961 programs from Pyramid Lake and 1964 memorabilia from Lake Tahoe. Two 1964 guest ribbons. Two 1959 badges. Miss Budweiser large po
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to V********e for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
1561Northern Nevada BooksHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 books full of Nevada history for the researcher or collector. 1) Carson City Yesterdays by Raymond M. Smith, 1999 paperback. 2) Reno The Past
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to r***6 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
1562Northern Nevada Ephemera CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
This lot has a little something for everyone: pamphlets, brochures, programs, ads, post cards, informational brochures, newspaper, baseball, tax lists
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to s*****l for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
1563Old Nevada MapHolabird Western Americana Collections
From Watsonês Atlas. You will find Roop County still listed. There is no White Pine County. There is no Mineral County. There isnêt even a...
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
1564Older, harder to find Nevada MagazinesHolabird Western Americana Collections
12 volumes: 1936 Rye Patch and petroglyphs, 1937 UNR and Las Vegas underpass, 1938 tourism, 1939 75th anniversary, 1940 agriculture and industry, 1940
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r***6 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
1565Original Nevada doorknob w/ purple glass, c.1900Holabird Western Americana Collections
One knob is chipped. Please see photo for detailed condition. C.1900 Date: NV hwac 20240
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to D*******e for (13.00 + 2.54BP) = 15.54