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Western Americana Safari

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location, 3555 Airway Drive Suite 309 Reno, NV 89511

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Western Americana Safari Auction

This four day sale features some of our best offerings to date in the following categories: Gold, Mining, Native Americana, Cowboy, Firearms, Taxidermy, Railroad & Express, Tokens, Coins, Ingots, Medals, Bottles, Gaming, and General Americana.

Highlights include: the Don Young Collection of US Medals & Exonumia, arguably one of the largest collections ever offered; a major collection of identified gold nuggets and Comstock mineral specimens; a huge collection of mining artifacts, including candlesticks, carbide lamps, mining ephemera and stock certificates; silver ingots and large American silver medals; US & Mexican coins, gold tokens, and dies; nearly 100 taxidermy mounts centralized on the American West and Africa; a gaming section of rare chips and a pre-1910 roulette table; a token section with the final Montana Svoboda pieces as well a rare Bodie token and gold nugget tokens; historical autographs including George Armstrong Custer, Ben Holladay, Sharon-Mills-Ralston, and important Comstock and Western political figures; firearms and weaponry including nearly 50 firearms and a Constitutional Delegate's sword; Western cutlery (1850s-1880); antique bottles incl. Bodie & colored Nevada; a California Gold Rush section incl. an 1856 vigilance committee medal, a presentation belt buckle, and rare ephemera; fantastic Native Americana and Cowboy sections; and much more!

Please see the auction schedule below.

Auction Schedule

Day One (Friday, December 9th, 2016) (Lots 1000-1706)
Gold (Lots 1000-1053)
Ore/Mineral Specimens (Lots 1054-1074)
Mining Part I (Lots 1075-1706)
Mining Candlesticks (Lots 1075-1095)
Mining Hardhats (Lots 1096-1098)
Carbide Mining Lamps (Lots 1099-1254)
Safety Mining Lamps (Lots 1255-1275)
Teapot Mining Lamps (Lots 1276-1301)
Assay (Lots 1302-1328)
Mining Ephemera (State/City) (Lots 1329-1706)
Alaska thru Nevada

Day Two (Saturday, December 10th, 2016) (Lots 2000-2674)
Mining Part II (Lots 2000-2155)
State/City (New Jersey thru Foreign) (Lots 2000- 2103)
Gold Rush (Lots 2104-2134)
Mining Spoons (Lots 2135-2155)
Native Americana (Lots 2156-2334)
Baskets (Lots 2156-2184)
Beadwork (Lots 2185-2203)
Cradleboards (Lots 2204-2207)
Jewelry (Lots 2208-2251)
Moccasins (Lots 2252-2258)
Weapons & Points (Lots 2259-2279)
Pottery (Lots 2280-2301)
Rugs (Lots 2302-2317)
Art, Artifacts, & Ephemera (Lots 2318-2334)
Cowboy (Lots 2335-2404)
Franz Trevors (C.M. Russell) Paintings (Lots 2335-2338)
Saddles (Lots 2339-2349)
Spurs & Bits (Lots 2350-2377)
Clothing (Lots 2378-2390)
Ephemera (Lots 2391-2404)
Firearms, Weaponry, & Military (Lots 2405-2498)
Taxidermy (Lots 2499-2579)
Sorted Alphabetically
Railroad, Stage, & Steamship (Lots 2580-2635)
Sorted by State/City
Wells Fargo & Other Express (Lots 2636-2674)
Wells Fargo (Lots 2636-2659)
Railroad Express (Lots 2660-2666)
Other Express (Lots 2667-2674)

Day Three (Sunday, December 11th, 2016) (Lots 3000-3651)
Tokens (State/City) (Lots 3000-3139)
Numismatics (Lots 3140-3651)
Ingots (Lots 3140-3152)
Currency & Scrip (Lots 3153-3163)
Ephemera (Lots 3164-3185)
Coins & Coin Collectibles (Lots 3186-3262)
US & Other Coins (Lots 3186-3193)
Mexican Coins (Lots 3194-3255)
Coin Collectibles (Lots 3256-3262)
Cal Fractionals & Gaming Counters (Lots 3263-3280)
Hart’s Coins of the Golden West (Lots 3281-3295)
Medals & So-Called Dollars (Lots 3296-3342)
Don Young US Medal Collection (Lots 3343-3651)
Alphabetical by Association (ANA-TAMS)

Day Four (Monday, December 12th, 2016) (Lots 4000-4626)
Bottles, Saloon, & Brewing (Lots 4000-4071)
Bottles (Lots 4000-4056)
Saloon & Brewing (Lots 4057-4071)
Gaming (Lots 4072-4112)
General Americana (Lots 4113-4626)
Various (Lots 4113-4194)
Sorted by State / City (Alabama thru Foreign) (Lots 4195-4570)
Books (Lots 4571-4626)
Directories (Lots 4571-4587)
General (Lots 4588-4626)


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Two Sierra County Volumes by James J. Sinnott4300 - Two Sierra County Volumes by James J. Sinnott
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two volumes by James J. Sinnott--"Sierra City and Goodyears Bar", volume II and "A General History of Sierra County", volume VI....
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to s******6 for 93.00
 
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Painting of General Vallejo's Storage Barn4301 - Painting of General Vallejo's Storage Barn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Painting of General Vallejo's storage barn by Ann Ruggles Johnson. On the back: General Vallejo built the storage barn for grain and hay. He had...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*********d for 62.00
 
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Southern California Stock Certificates4302 - Southern California Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven, all non-mining companies. Includes: Broadway Holding Co., Western Refrigerating Co. of Los Angeles, John P. Mills Co., Los Angeles Leath
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to e**********t for 80.60
 
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Postcards of Susanville Buildings4303 - Postcards of Susanville Buildings
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 27. Seventeen are real photo: Emerson's Hotel (mailed 1914), Lassen Industrial Bank, Court House, Catholic church, LDS church, Post Offic...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Real Photo Postcards of Susanville in Winter4304 - Real Photo Postcards of Susanville in Winter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. No duplicates. Four were mailed: 1907, 1926, 1928 and 1948. Photos by Eastman and DW Short. Views of Court St., Main St., J.H. Swain residen
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********o for 31.00
 
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Real Photo Postcards of Susanville Schools4305 - Real Photo Postcards of Susanville Schools
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. Eight are real photo, one is early printed. Two were mailed (1923 and 1949) and one has writing on the reverse ("This is where I teac...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to a********o for 31.00
 
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Susanville & Surrounding Area Postcards (incl. Real Photo)4306 - Susanville & Surrounding Area Postcards (incl. Real Photo)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10. Seven are RPPC: one is very early (mailed 1906), others show birds-eye views of Susanville & Diamond Mountain (by Eastman), Old Town ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********o for 31.00
 
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Susanville Birds-Eye View Postcards (most RPPC)4307 - Susanville Birds-Eye View Postcards (most RPPC)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24. Nineteen are real photo, two are color, and three are early printed. Of the 24, six were mailed (1909-1961) and one has a long message writ
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Susanville Postcard Collection incl. Real Photo4308 - Susanville Postcard Collection incl. Real Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Remainder lot of 47 pieces. Some duplicates. Includes two early (1913) advertising cards for Susanville and Lassen County. Twenty-nine real photo RPPC
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********o for 62.00
 
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Susanville RPPCs: Workplaces4309 - Susanville RPPCs: Workplaces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11 real photo postcards. Views include: The Old Mill, Southern Pacific Railroad construction work, Lassen Grain & Milling Company, Saw Mi...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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