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Summer Americana Auction--July 2019

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

Welcome to our Summer Sale!

The summer sale features everything good about summer collectors – mining artifacts – and all elements of western history.

Here’s some highlights!
More than a dozen ore cars!!
Great manuscript archives, including that of a Mormon family and their trials and tribulations over several decades, from Nauvoo to Salt Lake, and back to the East coast; a newly surfaced Adolph Sutro-Comstock Lode archive and documents; an amazing archive from Nevada engineer John Heizer; a scrap book from promoter Tex Rickard; early Arizona military letters; a pair of 1860’s maps showing the location of the original adobes in Los Angeles! Wow! And there’s lots more.
The western Art section is huge, with art in every category. One of my favorites is the ornately engraved presentation silver chalice from Grass Valley, a “must-have” for any mining or California collector
Antique bottles and marbles. Hundreds of lots of California and Nevada items accompanied by a marble collection. Some of my favorites (other than bottles, which are always fun and historical) are the ceramic series of cat house decanters. This rare set has been split up by region, making it even more fun. While we’ve had a few of these over the years, we’ve never seen this many different- ever!
Stocks and bonds. This is another “wow” offering from two or more collections. Some highlights: Chinese bond collection; Arizona material- Sopori (1850’s), Gold MC, Picacho (1860’s), and from California the Bear River piece that preceded the Tuolumne stock that features a killer mining vignette; and of course a huge offering of more from the famous Prag Collection
Numismatics has about a little of everything related to coins and currency. Lots of scrip, tokens, medals (make sure you make it all the way thru the catalog!), and two spectacular gold fakes of which one was unknown, and the other very well published. There’s also a great strong box to put it all in! Medal collectors, don’t miss the late July sale as well.
Speaking of gold, don’t miss the high grade ore specimens from two major collections, the Heizer collection and Pollock. Most of Heizer’s material is Nevada-Cal, while Pollock is Mostly Utah, Alaska.
With 4000 lots, you’ll have plenty of great material to look over.

Don’t forget the search box on the “Virtual Catalog” on our web site. It can help you find the things you want in a hurry. But there’s nothing like surfing through the catalog – you get to find all sorts of neat things you might never have thought about.

Full Schedule

Day 1 (Thur, July 11) Lots 1000-1776

Apparel
Jewelry
Art
Furnishings & Décor
Native Americana
General Foreign Collectibles
Sports
Entertainment Industry
Music Related
Political
Military
General Americana Part I
Advertising
Badges
Belt Buckles
Brewing & Tobacco
Circus
Fire related
Gold Rush
Licence Plates
Lock/Key
Microscope
Scale
Tools
Toys
Dolls
Misc Americana Collectibles


Day 2 (Fri, July 12) Lots 2000-2670

General Americana Part II
(Geographically Sorted)
Bottles
Brothel
Cowboy
Gaming
Saloon
Tokens
Numismatics
Weaponry
Marbles

Day 3 (Sat,July 13) Lots 3000-3855

Minerals
Mining Part I
(California-Nevada)

Day 4 (Sun, July 14) Lots 4000-4808

Mining Part I
(New Jersey-End)
Transportation
Railroadiana
Postal History
Wells Fargo & Express

Day 5 (Mon, July 15) Lots 5000-6487

Bargains & Dealer Specials
Art
Bottles
Civil War
General Americana
Mining
Native Americana
Numismatics
Railroadiana
Transportation

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Parkinson's Pocket Map of the Comstock Lode & Washoe Mining Claims (GT Brown Lith.) (107348)3681 - Parkinson's Pocket Map of the Comstock Lode & Washoe Mining Claims (GT Brown Lith.) (107348)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra rare. A must-have for Comstock collectors! 26 x 32" In red presentation covers with gold lettering. "Map of the Comstock Lode and th...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to p********n for (1,000.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,250.00
 
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Three Different Comstock Tunnel Company Stock Certificates (107238)3682 - Three Different Comstock Tunnel Company Stock Certificates (107238)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different for this later reorganization of the Sutro Tunnel Company. 1) Certificate by the Union Trust Company of New York for $100 of First
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Two Comstock Stock Certificates (Gold Hill & Virginia City) (104367)3683 - Two Comstock Stock Certificates (Gold Hill & Virginia City) (104367)
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Lot of 2 different. 1) Curtis Consolidated Mining Company. Gold Hill Mining District, Storey County, Nevada (printed at bottom center). No. 763, issue
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to B*********g for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Virginia City, NV Stocks (4) (105498)3684 - Virginia City, NV Stocks (4) (105498)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U Goodman Gold and Silver Mining 1881 unsigned. Unissued Governor Low Gold and Silver Mining. I/U Curtis Consolidated 1880. I/U Comstock Tunnel 1907
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Alpha Gold Hill Mining Company Stock (108061)3685 - Alpha Gold Hill Mining Company Stock (108061)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 20 for 10 shares to . Signed by William B Hickok president and Charles Foreman. Dateline Gold Hill 1863. Incorporated Feb. 21st, 1863. 25c Certifi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to V********e for (400.00 + 88.00BP) = 488.00
 
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Crescent Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock (106533)3686 - Crescent Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock (106533)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 90 for 10 shares to A Servis. Signed by president OH Platt and (?) secretary. Dateline Gold Hill March 16th, 1864. Incorporated January 7, 1864. R
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 2*****l for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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American Flat Mining Company Stock Certificate (107019)3687 - American Flat Mining Company Stock Certificate (107019)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold Hill District, Storey Co., Nevada (printed at top center). Inc. in 1872. No. 2748, issued for 100 shares to T. Glazier & Co. on March 16th,...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Florida Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (107006)3688 - Florida Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (107006)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare American Flat mine. Storey Co., Nevada (printed at upper right). Inc. Dec. 1873. No. 275, issued for 1,000 shares to E. Fisher on Aug. 22nd, 1876
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Washoe Zephyr Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate (107043)3689 - Washoe Zephyr Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate (107043)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great name! Rare American Flat territorial. American Flat, Gold Hill District, Storey County, N.T. (printed under title). Inc. Dec. 5th, 1863. No. 58,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to p********n for (600.00 + 150.00BP) = 750.00
 
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Anna Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (107039)3690 - Anna Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (107039)
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Devil's Gate District, Lyon County, N.T. (printed at the top). Spring Valley (printed at left). Inc. January 9th, 1864. No. 37, issued for 15 sh...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 2*****l for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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