Western Americana Signature Sale (May 2021 Auction)

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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)
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Sacramento City/County Expense Ledger, 1911  [125229]4150 - Sacramento City/County Expense Ledger, 1911 [125229]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large 18 x 20" ledger listing expenses for various departments, all listed inside the front cover. Includes various parks, offices, departments...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******a for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Six Tax Documents from California   [131841]4151 - Six Tax Documents from California [131841]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A half dozen tax related documents including the annual city tax of Sacramento in for 1853, the Sacramento property tax of 1860, an IRS bill to a busi
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Vintage Beer Advertising: Pabst Bock Beer and Buffalo Brewing Company Framed Posters  [108259]4152 - Vintage Beer Advertising: Pabst Bock Beer and Buffalo Brewing Company Framed Posters [108259]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed Buffalo Brewing Company 1974 Somerset Press Litho – Buffalo Brewing Co. reproduction poster from the Sacramento advertisement departme
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to r*******R for (125.00 + 31.25BP) = 156.25
 
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Early San Diego Gas Lamp District Photo  [127624]4153 - Early San Diego Gas Lamp District Photo [127624]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A vintage 8.5"x 5.5" photo of the Gaslamp District of San Diego when it ACTUALLY was just gas lamps. This is at 867 Fifth St. It's no...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to y******e for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Map Sketch of Battle of San Pasqual  [131619]4154 - Map Sketch of Battle of San Pasqual [131619]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This sketched map is entitled "Sketch of the Actions Fought at San Pascal in Upper California between the Americans and Mexicans Dec 6th & ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*******e for (275.00 + 60.50BP) = 335.50
 
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Edwardian Era Ephemera  [121697]4155 - Edwardian Era Ephemera [121697]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This collection contains eight pieces of Edwardian era ephemera, including advertising pieces, a child's cutout paper doll with a military theme...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to m********s.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Four Vintage Heavy Cardboard Beer Boxes  [121709]4156 - Four Vintage Heavy Cardboard Beer Boxes [121709]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four vintage cardboard beer boxes. Included is a box from Lucky Lager ( Held 24 11oz bottles), John Wieland's Extra Pale Lager (Held 24 8...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to k******e for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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History of California Volume I, 1543-1800  [131709]4157 - History of California Volume I, 1543-1800 [131709]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A 735 page volume from the works of Hubert Howe Bancroft Volume XXVII History of Northwest Coast. This particular volume was found at the Tombstone,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******e for (80.00 + 17.60BP) = 97.60
 
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Kohler & Ritter Silver Flatware  [49148]4158 - Kohler & Ritter Silver Flatware [49148]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kohler & Ritter were successors to Fred Reichel in San Francisco in 1867. Both worked as silversmiths with Reichel, and Gotthard Kohler was Reic...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,250.00
Sold to c********O for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Large Group of Spy Photographs from S.F. Examiner's files (24)  [111888]4159 - Large Group of Spy Photographs from S.F. Examiner's files (24) [111888]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Circa 1960's, Maxwell Smart era. Great archival photos from the newspapers' files all in black and white which reinforces the period. Lots o...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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