Summer Americana Auction--July 2019

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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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Four Stereoviews of Hutchings Hotel, Yosemite   (54787)5100 - Four Stereoviews of Hutchings Hotel, Yosemite (54787)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. None have the publisher identified. Similar views of the hotel with Sentinel Rock in the background. Please inspect. (Prag Collect
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Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to M***e for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Yuba Area and Other California Billheads   (68082)5101 - Yuba Area and Other California Billheads (68082)
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Lot of 6. Includes: AC Lowell, Fort Bidwell, Cal.,1894 billhead.; letterhead for the County Clerk and Recorder of Sutter County, Yuba City, Cal., 1880
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"California Gold" By Kenneth W. Lee   (71039)5102 - "California Gold" By Kenneth W. Lee (71039)
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Kenneth W. Lee wrote this early reference on California fractional gold based on his long career dealing in the subject. As Q. David Bowers notes in t
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American Land and Trust Club Stock   (83307)5103 - American Land and Trust Club Stock (83307)
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I/U #1 CF Michtinger? 250 shares 1891. Signed by President Stevens? Inc. 1891. We could not find any info on this company in our database. Date: 189
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Bond, Fairview School District, Cal.   (76269)5104 - Bond, Fairview School District, Cal. (76269)
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Fairview School Dist., State of Cal, No. 4, for $500. paid 1896. Part of this bond has been cut with scissors(?) on right side, but does not encroach
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CA Ephemera    (91070)5105 - CA Ephemera (91070)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of California ephemera that includes nice pieces of: Western Union telegrams regarding payments and account information to and from Dioce
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California and Western Scenic Prints   (89845)5106 - California and Western Scenic Prints (89845)
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Collection of approx 60 color California and western prints as presented by Standard Oil of California. Prints 9x6.5". Mackie Collection Date:...
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Estimate : 55.00 - 110.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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California Clipper Card Repros    (89839)5107 - California Clipper Card Repros (89839)
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1949 repros from The Book Club of California, 12 total. Nice repros in binder. Mackie Collection Date: 1949 State/Country: California City/County:
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Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to p********n for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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California Mother Lode Stocks (16)   (89802)5108 - California Mother Lode Stocks (16) (89802)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 16 Mother Lode mining stock certificates. Homer Mill & Mining, Yuba Con, San Domingo Gold Mining, 3 Kennedy Mining & Milling, 3 Indut...
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Start Price : 55.00 | Estimate : 110.00 - 200.00
 
 
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California Redwood RPC's   (105346)5109 - California Redwood RPC's (105346)
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Approx 75 California redwood RPC'sSalvatore Falcone Collection Date: State/Country: California City/County:
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a****a for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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California Sand & Gravel Companies Stock Certificates   (107266)5110 - California Sand & Gravel Companies Stock Certificates (107266)
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Lot of 4 different. 1) Pacific Gravel Company. Stockton, California. Issued in 1925, punch cancelled. Photo vignette of machinery. Folds, pinholes. 2)
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California School Bonds (2) Orange School District; Fullerton School District   (76265)5111 - California School Bonds (2) Orange School District; Fullerton School District (76265)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original Gold Bonds including #1 Fullerton, punch cancelled, Orange School District Orange County Ca, #25 for 500 shares. Date: Early 1900's S...
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California, Assortment of Postcards   (105329)5112 - California, Assortment of Postcards (105329)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assortment of approx. 80 postcards, Chromolitho's & a few RPC's includes: "Long Beach from the End of the Pier, c. 1911" ; U....
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to m**********a for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Central Land Co Vallejo and City Water Stocks   (105573)5113 - Central Land Co Vallejo and City Water Stocks (105573)
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Approx 30 unissued stocks. Central Land Co Vallejo and City Water Stocks. Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: California City/County:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a****y for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Cover from Wells Fargo & Co.    (78377)5114 - Cover from Wells Fargo & Co. (78377)
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Extra Rare Cal. cover written to George Gillespie(?) Attorney at Law, has revenue stamp of 3c. Possibly from Silverville(?) 5.5" x 3.5" D...
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Estimate : 20.00 - 35.00
Sold to 9*****H for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Earthquakes in California and Nevada   (91360)5115 - Earthquakes in California and Nevada (91360)
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By (1) U.S. Geological Survey; (2) University of Nevada, Reno, 1994. Colorful map with names of cities in the past 155 years of earthquake activity.
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Glass Slides California Mining   (77955)5116 - Glass Slides California Mining (77955)
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1 broken slide is of Hotels & mountains in Nevada; 3 slides, 1) "Social Life in the Occident"; "Out West"; & "What ...
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Gold Dredging Co., The Yuba Construction Co.   (84408)5117 - Gold Dredging Co., The Yuba Construction Co. (84408)
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No. 11873, Certified copy of Articles of Incorporation of Yuba Construction Co. Signatures notarized are H.I. Mulcrery, County Clerk, & W.R. Cas...
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Grangers Business Association Stock   (79207)5118 - Grangers Business Association Stock (79207)
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Number 223 for 20 shares to John Wineberger. Datelined San Francisco 1882. Signed by secretary Amos Adams and Daniel Inman. Uncancelled. Livestock vig
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Estimate : 55.00 - 85.00
Sold to j******d for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Little Butte Mining and Milling Stocks (11)   (105509)5119 - Little Butte Mining and Milling Stocks (11) (105509)
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11 i/u stocks from this Southern California desert mine Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: California City/County:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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