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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

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Cruise Liners, Postcards (105454)4793 - Cruise Liners, Postcards (105454)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 150 chromolithos & a few RPC's of cruise liners of the 20th century, some have postal stamps. Steamer Christopher Columbus, coming t...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r***6 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Western Postcard and Cover Collection (89811)4794 - Western Postcard and Cover Collection (89811)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 40 postcards and 15 postal covers, some Western railroad related. Kirby, Billings, Lincoln, Havre, Spokane, Seattle, Miles City, Butte, Aberdee
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Estimate : 85.00 - 200.00
Sold to x******6 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Wells Fargo Second of Exchanges (2) (68002)4795 - Wells Fargo Second of Exchanges (2) (68002)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Pay to Jonathan Wright $1,000. Oct. 19th, 1859. 2) Pay to Lydia W. Lane $67 in currency. July 24th, 1867. One orange 2 cent IR stamp attached in th
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 3***6 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Corpse Waybill and Related Documents - Mendocino Outlaws (86319)4796 - Corpse Waybill and Related Documents - Mendocino Outlaws (86319)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Mendocino Outlaws were a group of convicts who carried out a series of robberies and murders during exploits they planned during their time in San
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Start Price : 700.00 | Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,800.00
 
 
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Globe Express Company Stock Certificate (104358)4797 - Globe Express Company Stock Certificate (104358)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued. Inc. in Colorado. No. 247. Denver, 189- dateline. Green border, black print, and globe in the clouds vignette. Printed by the Homer Lee Bank
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to T******1 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Rare Wells Fargo Livestock Contract (58109)4798 - Rare Wells Fargo Livestock Contract (58109)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This contract is for James Shedden. It is for shipping one dog. Four regular sized pages! Includes instructions how to ship horses, mules, cats, birds
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to 3***6 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Choice RN Wells Fargo Check (89803)4799 - Choice RN Wells Fargo Check (89803)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice 1875 Owyhee Mining Co check with RN to DW Thompson $400. Nice condition Date: 1872 State/Country: Idaho City/County: Silver City
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Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to d********8 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Pony Express / Overland Mail Document (77653)4800 - Pony Express / Overland Mail Document (77653)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wow! Weekly Register. Post Office at St. Joseph, Missouri, Route No. 10.773 from St. Joseph to Placerville, California. Contract time of arrival is tw
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Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Early 1861 Nevada Wells Fargo Check (83300)4801 - Early 1861 Nevada Wells Fargo Check (83300)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early Wells Fargo check issued to Wells Fargo signed by agent Wm. Graves in 1861! Small hole and left side tear. These checks were used in both Carson
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to h*********d for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Adams Express Company Original Printing Plate -ONE OF A KIND! (108054)4802 - Adams Express Company Original Printing Plate -ONE OF A KIND! (108054)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original Printing Plate for Adams Express Company of California Gold Rush fame. The house of Adams & Co. originated as an express company out of...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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