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2012 Hot August Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationAtlantis Casino Resort ~ 3800 S. Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States In Person PreviewHolabird-Kagin Americana Office

Auction Details

Highlights of the sale include:
1. A new discovery of an early, c 1876-7 photo of the Earp family with all of the Earp brothers and their father Nicholas.
2. The Ken and Rosemary Roberts miners candlestick collection containing some of the finest miners candlesticks ever made
3. The best saloon section we’ve ever had – including a fantastic collection of embossed saloon bottles put away for 40 years
4. The largest (by far!) antique American silver ingot, nearly 500 ounces – from Denver!
5. “Discovery” ingots from collections all over America
6. Western mining broadsides, lithographs and maps – the best selection of rarities ever offered at one time.
7. Western Art – five spectacular oil paintings in the style of Russell in oversized mural format by Franz Trevors, from the Palace Club, Reno, 1943-4.
8. Gaming – rare early slot machine (1910), chip collections, antique equipment and broadsides
9. Bawdy & Brothel- rare Mustang Ranch “gold card”, ultra rare early brothel tokens highlighted by the Goldfield “rooster”
10. Western broadsides – the best ever seen at auction – Tahoe, Virginia City, Reno, Pioneer societies, brewery advertising and more
11. Gold and gold ore specimens from major collections
12. Nevada Railroad Collection- The fantastic Jacobitz Collection of lamps, locks, keys, photographs and documents. Perhaps the best collection ever assembled!
13. Humboldt Soda Works Archive from Winnemucca. An original collection of hundreds of original etched and silk screened seltzer bottles for the back bars in saloons dating from c1890 to 1919 (Prohibition) and another batch that post-dates Prohibition.
14. Mining and Assay catalog collection
15. Major World’s Fair ephemera & So Called Dollars collections
16. Original hoard of Morgan Dollars from a Reno Casino in the early days and a $50 Augustus Humbert Pioneer gold piece.
17. Rare western tokens. The best of the best.
Invoicing and lot pick up will NOT be available at the live auction.
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Virginia & Truckee Unopened Box of Railway Tickets NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1911, 1921 - 190 - Virginia & Truckee Unopened Box of Railway Tickets NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1911, 1921 -
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1) A 3.75” by 6.5” softbound booklet with gold embossing on the cover: “Virginia and Truckee/ Railway/ Rules and Regulations/ for the/ Maintenance of
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 9***6 for (400.00 + 78.00BP) = 478.00
 
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Nevada Copperbelt Railroad Archive NV - Wabuska,Lyon County - 1909-c1920 - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"191 - Nevada Copperbelt Railroad Archive NV - Wabuska,Lyon County - 1909-c1920 - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"
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Archive including an original 1909 10-year Nevada Copperbelt RR mortgage bond #723 for $500, signed by S.H. Curtis, president and W. C. Owens, treasur
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Nevada Copperbelt Railroad Signal Lantern NV - Wabuska,Lyon County - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"192 - Nevada Copperbelt Railroad Signal Lantern NV - Wabuska,Lyon County - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"
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This piece has signal lenses on all four sides, a brass handle, and a manufacturer nameplate: ADAMS & WESTLAKE COMPANY MAKER CHICAGO. This lamp ha
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to 8***3 for (850.00 + 165.75BP) = 1,015.75
 
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Nevada Copperbelt Railroad Tall Globe Lantern NV - Wabuska,Lyon County - c1919 - 2012aug - "Railroad193 - Nevada Copperbelt Railroad Tall Globe Lantern NV - Wabuska,Lyon County - c1919 - 2012aug - "Railroad
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The Nevada Copper Belt Railroad Company was incorporated in Maine in 1909, and operations began with the completion of the line in 1911. The company w
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to W**1 for (2,300.00 + 448.50BP) = 2,748.50
 
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Wabuska Postcard NV - Wabuska,Lyon County - c1909-1911 - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"194 - Wabuska Postcard NV - Wabuska,Lyon County - c1909-1911 - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"
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Wabuska was established in the early 1870s. In 1881, the town served as the principal Mason Valley supply center on the newly constructed Carson and C
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Winnemucca Postcards NV - Winnemucca,Humboldt County - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"195 - Winnemucca Postcards NV - Winnemucca,Humboldt County - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"
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Lot of 8: 1) Four copies of a glossy, unmarked and undated postcard showing a BOISE WINNEMUCCA bus unloading passengers at the Winnemucca WESTERN PACI
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to d****2 for (125.00 + 24.38BP) = 149.38
 
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Railway Express Agency Badge NY - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"196 - Railway Express Agency Badge NY - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"
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2.5" tall railway police badge. - Jacobitz Collection -60046
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 4***8 for (170.00 + 33.15BP) = 203.15
 
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Railway Express Agency Pin NY - , - - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"197 - Railway Express Agency Pin NY - , - - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"
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No. 1733. Measures 2” x 2” Pin has some wear; red color is peeling off slightly. Known as “the Fed-Ex of its day, the Railway Express Agency delivere
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 9***6 for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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Railway Express Messenger Wax Sealer NY - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"198 - Railway Express Messenger Wax Sealer NY - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"
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A 4" tall black wooden handled wax sealer with a 1" x 1.25" metal oval stamp imprinted RY. EX. Agy. INC/ 6401/ MESSENGER. 4 chunks miss
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****T for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Nevada Nothern Railroad Lock NV - ,White Pine County - c1877-1894 - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"199 - Nevada Nothern Railroad Lock NV - ,White Pine County - c1877-1894 - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"
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Heart shaped railroad padlock. Shackle stamped “N&N RR”. The key cover, or “drop” on the lock’s front, is embossed “Close The Lock/ To Get Key Out
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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