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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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McKinney Resort Display CA - Homewood,Placer County - 1896 - 2012aug - General Americana461 - McKinney Resort Display CA - Homewood,Placer County - 1896 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Framed and mounted piece from the spa near Homewood in Tahoe. Frame contains a black and white photo of McKinney Resort, a letter on McKinney's ...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Loretto Mining Co. Stock CA - Inyo County,1876 - 2012aug - General Americana462 - Loretto Mining Co. Stock CA - Inyo County,1876 - 2012aug - General Americana
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The Loretto was one of the initial group of discoveries at Darwin. Ruthless lawyer Pat Reddy owned the Loretto in 1875 and sold it to the Loretto Mini
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to u******y for (125.00 + 24.38BP) = 149.38
 
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Gold Rush Letter & Art CA - Jacksonville,Tuolumne County - 1861 - 2012aug - General Americana463 - Gold Rush Letter & Art CA - Jacksonville,Tuolumne County - 1861 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Six-page letter from Miner J.E. Nourse to his cousin, one Sarah Caverly of Troy, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Written in brown ink, Nourse waxes po
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to 8*****B for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Lake Vineyard Land & Water Assoc.-Bartlett Springs CA - Los Angeles, - 1877 - 2012aug - General Amer464 - Lake Vineyard Land & Water Assoc.-Bartlett Springs CA - Los Angeles, - 1877 - 2012aug - General Amer
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1) Letter from "The Office of the Lake Vineyard Land and Water Association" dated Mar 12, 1877. The Lake Vineyard Land & Water Assoc. wa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to u******y for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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Los Angeles Fire Badges CA - Los Angeles, - c1911 - 2012aug - General Americana465 - Los Angeles Fire Badges CA - Los Angeles, - c1911 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Little information is available about J.M. Ewing. All we know for certain is that the Engine Company 17 of Los Angeles opened on 1 April 1905 and oper
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b***9 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Mariposa County Gazette Newspapers CA - Mariposa, - 1876-1877 - 2012aug - General Americana466 - Mariposa County Gazette Newspapers CA - Mariposa, - 1876-1877 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Unbound newspapers. Several dates have multiple copies. Condition of the papers varies. Some are in very good condition and others are in poor conditi
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Deputy Sheriff Badge CA - Modoc County,2012aug - General Americana467 - Deputy Sheriff Badge CA - Modoc County,2012aug - General Americana
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Six pointed star with Indian Chief centerpiece. - Jacobitz Collection -59788
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mono Lake Stamp CA - Mono Lake,Mono County - c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana468 - Mono Lake Stamp CA - Mono Lake,Mono County - c1900 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Small 2” x 1.5” stamp, that reads “Joe Scanavino, Mono Lake, CAL.” Some wear, the item was handmade, and has carving marks. Joe Scanavino was the son
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 6*****b for (450.00 + 87.75BP) = 537.75
 
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Del Monte Hotel Photograph CA - Monterey, - 1887 - 2012aug - General Americana469 - Del Monte Hotel Photograph CA - Monterey, - 1887 - 2012aug - General Americana
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The Del Monte was built by Charles Crocker in 1880 and was touted as the state`s largest resort and one of the world`s preeminent luxury destinations.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 9***3 for (95.00 + 18.53BP) = 113.53
 
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Hotel Del Monte Panorama by W.H. Jackson CA - Monterey,2012aug - General Americana470 - Hotel Del Monte Panorama by W.H. Jackson CA - Monterey,2012aug - General Americana
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Fabulous early, circa 1890, panoramaAugustus Humbert of the famous Hotel Del Monte at Monterey, by pioneer photographer William Henry Jackson of D
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Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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