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Western Americana Signature Sale (May 2021 Auction)

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

Auction Details

Welcome to our May 2021 Auction, the "Western Americana Signature Sale!"

We were wonderfully astounded to have about 7500 registered bidders in the last sale, which had about $1 million in collectibles of all sorts. We set a new company record with over 715 separate buyers. Now, we have the chance to do it again, with another amazing offering of fresh material from dozens of collections from across America!

This sale has many, many highlights, including:

*Gold nuggets and high grade gold specimens- from two major collections, some of the best high grade gold specimens we’ve had in years from the William Mayrsohn Collection, a long time mining executive.

*Mining artifacts, historical items- we’ve got the whole gamut of material, inclusive of some of the best and rarest of their kinds

*Rare books and references- Fremont to a detailed, multi-volume set of Oxford dictionary

*Custom made copper cannon from Michigan’s Copper Range

*Numismatics- medals, tokens galore from major collections, including Ron Lerch.

*Rare Ingots- Silver c1874 ingot from Bristol, NV; ingots from the Mayrsohn Collection

*Ken Prag Collections:
          --Autograph collection: eleven different Thomas Edison stocks; signers of the Declaration; famous financial figures (JP Morgan, Jay Gould, Rockefeller); Houdini, and more.
           --American Express Collection: a once-in-a-lifetime offering of numerous pieces spanning the history of the company, and including what we believe is the earliest American Express Stock ever offered at auction! 
          --Early American stocks- American turnpikes, plank roads and banks, including a great collection of Robert Morris material
          --Republic of Texas document collections

*Historical breast badges and ribbons

*Historical photographs: Deadwood, Dodge City, Leadville, Eastern Nevada and more

*Fire Dept Bell from Silver City, Nevada

*Gaming collectibles

*Native Americana- wonderful historical material- much from the historic Miles family of Ely- including important historical photos of White River petroglyphs, c1920; the research library of the Ely Cosmological Society c1920, much inscribed by key Pittman. Great selection of turquoise jewelry. The overall variety and quality is astounding, and you won’t want to miss it.

Previews welcome, by appointment. Questions welcome over the phone or via email.

And don't forget, your collection could be here! We want quality collections!

--The Holabird Team

Auction Schedule

Day 1, May 13th, 2021 (Lots 1000-1640)
    Art (1000-1178)
    Stocks & Bonds (1179-1640)
         Autographs (feat. Morris Collection, Edison Collection, Gould Collection, Rockefeller, Houdini, American Express Collection) (1179-1325)
         Non-Mining (Banking, Transportation, Bridges & Turnpikes, & Misc.) (1326-1554)            
         Mining (1555-1640)

Day 2, May 14th, 2021 (Lots 2000-2579)
    Mining (2000-2305)
         Minerals, Ore Specimens, & Fossils (2000-2083)
         Ephemera (2084-2266)
         Artifacts & Equipment (2267-2305)
    Railroadiana & Transportation (2306-2374)
    Philatelic (2375-2579)
         Covers & Postal History (2375-2414)
         Postcards (2415-2528)
         Stamps (2529-2579)

Day 3, May 15th, 2021 (Lots 3000-3602)
    Firearms, Military, & Political (3000-3134)
    Cowboy & Western (3135-3156)
    Jewelry (3157-3221)
    Badges (3222-3258)
    Numismatics (3259-3498)
         Ingots (3259-3272)
         Coins (3273-3396)
         Medals & So-Called Dollars (3397-3481)
         Misc. (3482-2498)
    Tokens (3499-3602)

Day 4, May 16th, 2021 (Lots 4000-4598)
    Native Americana (4000-4088)
    General Americana (4089-4598)

Day 5, May 17th, 2021 (Lots 5000-5630)
    General Foreign (5000-5053)
    Bottles (5054-5146)
    Sports (5147-5181)
    Bargains & Dealer Specials (5182-5630)
         General Americana (5182-5327)
         Philatelic (5328-5353)
         Stocks & Bonds (5354-5411)
         Numismatics (5412-5570)
         Tokens (5571-5630)
SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. Shipping and handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing as it is based on the size and weight of your purchase. Additional shipping and handling costs, if required, will be re-invoiced 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.SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size a...
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Campbell Ranch, Steptoe Valley, High Contrast Photo, c1895 [130107]4290 - Campbell Ranch, Steptoe Valley, High Contrast Photo, c1895 [130107]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Identified on reverse. Extremely nice! Four buggies in front of a white picket fence with ranch in background. (W. D. Miles Collection) Date: c1895
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s***0 for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
 
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Toano, Nevada Ephemera Group including rare Wells Fargo and hard board teamster’s checks [130067]4291 - Toano, Nevada Ephemera Group including rare Wells Fargo and hard board teamster’s checks [130067]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of five. 1-2) Teamster’s check from A. J. Spencer. One for 3 packages weighing 160 pounds and on for 11 packages weighing 525 pounds. T
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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“Virginia City Bank” Advertising Calendar [132318]4292 - “Virginia City Bank” Advertising Calendar [132318]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Colorful map of State of Nevada with crisscrossed pick & shovel and steer & sheep circled – Calendar has complete months and is in gre...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to y******e for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Virginia City Bank Calendar 1927 [133787]4293 - Virginia City Bank Calendar 1927 [133787]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot is a calendar from the Virginia City Bank dated 1927. All tear-away months appear to be intact and present. The map of the state shows all ma
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d****C for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Bank Of California Check Register Book 1895 [132247]4294 - Bank Of California Check Register Book 1895 [132247]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 Blank Pages, plus book full of written and blank stubs. Taped binding, front cover torn in half. Handwritten recording of payments for daily busine
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8***6 for (25.00 + 5.50BP) = 30.50
 
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Rare Virginia City, Nevada Stereo View [131616]4295 - Rare Virginia City, Nevada Stereo View [131616]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Lawrence & Houseworth stereo view of Virginia City, Nevada of the Mariposa Mill from the top of Cedar Hill in Virginia City, Nevada. This ph...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to L******8 for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Virginia City Billhead Group & Stereoview [118179]4296 - Virginia City Billhead Group & Stereoview [118179]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of several key billheads and one stereoview. 1) The stereoview is by Continent Stereoscope Co. of New York, entitles "05 C Street, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to B*********g for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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First Psychodelic Rock-N-Roll Poster "The Seed" Red Dog Saloon [122900]4297 - First Psychodelic Rock-N-Roll Poster "The Seed" Red Dog Saloon [122900]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The first Psychodelic rock poster, created in 1965 by George Hunter and Mike Ferguson for the opening of the Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to n******3 for (3,000.00 + 750.00BP) = 3,750.00
 
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Virginia City Event Posters [122038]4298 - Virginia City Event Posters [122038]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 50 posters and other notices, most related to events in Virginia City, as well as just plain posters. Included are events and concerts being hel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Virginia City Labor Day Program 1911 [131471]4299 - Virginia City Labor Day Program 1911 [131471]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Official Grand Labor Day Celebration. Approx. 38 pgs Great ads. Buy a Waltham watch for $10. Buy a Reo motor car in Reno for $1300. FOB to any p
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6*****b for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Fragments of Smoking Pipes found at Washoe Lake [133737]4300 - Fragments of Smoking Pipes found at Washoe Lake [133737]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These are five fragments of smoking pipes - four ceramic bowls and one reed pipe - found in the vicinity of Washoe Lake, Nevada, in the 1930s. See pho
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Yerington, Nevada Order of Druids Ribbon in spectacular condition [130009]4301 - Yerington, Nevada Order of Druids Ribbon in spectacular condition [130009]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Handshake vignette on top, two American flags, United Ancient Order of Druids pin, Glalilto Galilei, Grove No., UAOD, Yerington Nevada. Reverse in bla
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********p for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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1907-1908 Nevada Directory by Polk [130060]4302 - 1907-1908 Nevada Directory by Polk [130060]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
WOW! What a resource for that narrow window in Nevada history where the Goldfield and Tonopah area were the center of all activity. By the 1910 census
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to s***0 for (3,600.00 + 792.00BP) = 4,392.00
 
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Associated General Contractors of America Tin Sign [130111]4303 - Associated General Contractors of America Tin Sign [130111]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10h diameter. Made by the Scioto Sign Company of Kenton, Ohio. Scioto Sign Company, founded in 1897, is located in North-Central Ohio approxi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t****8 for (70.00 + 15.40BP) = 85.40
 
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C.F. Weber & Co. California and Nevada Pocket Map [116837]4304 - C.F. Weber & Co. California and Nevada Pocket Map [116837]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Complete Indexed Map of California and Nevada," copyrighted 1902 by C.F. Weber & Co., with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Clasons Green Guide to Nevada [130110]4305 - Clasons Green Guide to Nevada [130110]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These guides were made from 1906 to 1931. They contain information on the state "Probably more misconceptions exist about Nevada than any state...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to P******y for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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County Map of Utah and Nevada [133780]4306 - County Map of Utah and Nevada [133780]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This map drawn and engraved by W. H. Gamble Philadelphia. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1867 by S. Augustus Mithcell Jr. ....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to C****s for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Early 1900’s Nevada Business Cards. E.E. Roberts U.S. House [125505]4307 - Early 1900’s Nevada Business Cards. E.E. Roberts U.S. House [125505]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14. 1) Five, J.E. St. Cry Jitney Service Fallon, Nev business cards. Stand in front of the Morris & Loring Drug Store. Back is blank. In ...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Early California/Nevada Desert Survey Maps (17) [110173]4308 - Early California/Nevada Desert Survey Maps (17) [110173]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of 17 maps that chart the areas of desert in eastern California and Nevada. Sixteen of the maps measure 21"x 16" and one, showing...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Early Map of Nevada, Utah, and Arizona 1862 [132959]4309 - Early Map of Nevada, Utah, and Arizona 1862 [132959]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This map is not dated but thought to be printed in 1862. Nevada is shown with about five counties including Lake County shared with California, establ
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 2*****l for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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