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Summer Americana Auction--July 2019

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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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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Funeral / Burial / Grave (104173)1220 - Funeral / Burial / Grave (104173)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
22 different and 2 duplicate postcards of Funeral / Burial / Grave picture postcards. Includes Indian Burial Ground, Fountain of Youth Park, St/ Augu
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to r*******F for 75.00
 
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Geese Over Tufa Acrylic by Wm. Moore (87625)1221 - Geese Over Tufa Acrylic by Wm. Moore (87625)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original framed acrylic Geese Over Tufa by Wm Moore. 7 Canada geese flying over tufa like one sees in the Great Basin. Wonderful textural detail in th
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to i********c for 468.75
 
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Geronimo Ephemera Collection (101042)1222 - Geronimo Ephemera Collection (101042)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Geronimo, one of the most famous Apache warriors in American history. This is a nice collectible group highlighted by a bronze bust, 8" tall, b...
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Start Price : 700.00 | Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,800.00
 
 
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Great Lakes Indian Post Cards (100519)1223 - Great Lakes Indian Post Cards (100519)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 21: twelve lithocards, 2 modern RPCs, 7 RPCs. Date: State/Country: City/County:
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Green, Green Grass of Home - Litho by Earl Biss (101020)1224 - Green, Green Grass of Home - Litho by Earl Biss (101020)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vivid image of 11 Native Americans on horses holding the Stars and Stripes. Signed by artist and embossed on lower right. "Earl Biss 1947-1998 ...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Greeting Postcards (104931)1225 - Greeting Postcards (104931)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
66 greeting postcards, 16 duplicates and 1 picture postcard booklet. Colorful postcards from Gallup, New Mexico on the border of the Navajo Reserva
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Gussie Williams Oil by William Moore (98032)1226 - Gussie Williams Oil by William Moore (98032)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original oil by William A. Moore of Gussie Williams No. 529, 2001. Gussie is wearing a Pyramid Lake Elder cap. Vibrant colors really pop. 17.5x20.5&...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8*****H for 115.00
 
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Hopi & Mogui Complete Collection (104175)1227 - Hopi & Mogui Complete Collection (104175)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
120 postcards, 2 duplicates, 6 oversized cards and 1 booklet. One card of Chief Joe Sekakuku, a Hopi Snake Chief is signed. Dates range from 1905
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Estimate : 275.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*******F for 168.75
 
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Hopi Art Poster - by Patricia Dobson (101028)1228 - Hopi Art Poster - by Patricia Dobson (101028)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From the "Up Front" Gallery, October 1982. 26 x 34 inch black framed poster. Date: State/Country: City/County:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Hopi Indians Lot #2 (100457)1229 - Hopi Indians Lot #2 (100457)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
34 original mostly colored postcards and 34 duplicates of main Hopi Indian collection. Collection includes dancers, drummers, homes, families, color
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*******F for 93.75
 
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