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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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Pacific Hotel Photograph CA - Monterey,2012aug - General Americana471 - Pacific Hotel Photograph CA - Monterey,2012aug - General Americana
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Original Mounted photo of old Pacific Hotel in Monterey by A.W. Fell of Watsonville. The building appears to be constructed of crude stone and adobe a
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 9***3 for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Mt. Lassen Eruption Photograph CA - Mt. Lassen,2012aug - General Americana472 - Mt. Lassen Eruption Photograph CA - Mt. Lassen,2012aug - General Americana
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"No. 24 Mount Lassen in Eruption" copyright 1914 by P.J. Thompson Susanville, Cal. After 27,000 years of inactivity, the southernmost volcan
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 9***3 for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
 
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Well-Fargo Stage Reward Notice CA - Nevada City,1888 - 2012aug - General Americana473 - Well-Fargo Stage Reward Notice CA - Nevada City,1888 - 2012aug - General Americana
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"Wells-Fargo & Co. Express Special Officers Dept." Dated November 12, 1888, this small notice offers a reward of $850.00 for the return
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to 9*********n for (625.00 + 121.88BP) = 746.88
 
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Nevada County Gold Rush Daguerreotype CA - Nevada County, - - 2012aug - General Americana474 - Nevada County Gold Rush Daguerreotype CA - Nevada County, - - 2012aug - General Americana
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This is a wonderful representation showing a life scene from the California Gold Rush. The "Dag" shows 4 miners on the shore of what is iden
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Start Price : 8,750.00 | Estimate : 17,500.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Townsite Office Photograph CA - Nome,Kern County - 2012aug - General Americana475 - Townsite Office Photograph CA - Nome,Kern County - 2012aug - General Americana
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Possibly the only known photographs of Nome, California by N.E. Johnson. The town shot was with the office shot, but not identified on reverse. Each p
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Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to u******y for (85.00 + 16.58BP) = 101.58
 
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Mounted Desert Magazine Covers CA - Palm Desert,Riverside County - 1960 - 2012aug - General American476 - Mounted Desert Magazine Covers CA - Palm Desert,Riverside County - 1960 - 2012aug - General American
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Two framed Desert Magazine covers featuring the art of Victor Clyde Forsythe, a Southern California artist who once shared a studio with then young ar
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Panamint Newspaper CA - Panamint City,Inyo County - 1875 - 2012aug - General Americana477 - Panamint Newspaper CA - Panamint City,Inyo County - 1875 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Vol. 1 No. 37. Saturday February 27, 1875. Measures 10” x 13.75” and 20” x 13.75” unfolded. Paper provided local and state news as well as advertiseme
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b*******n for (1,000.00 + 195.00BP) = 1,195.00
 
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Panamint Newspaper CA - Panamint City,Inyo County - 1875 - 2012aug - General Americana478 - Panamint Newspaper CA - Panamint City,Inyo County - 1875 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Double sheet version. Vol. 1. No. 38. Tuesday March 2, 1875. 8 pages There is some wear including minor tears and some creases. Measures 10” x 13.75”
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b*******n for (1,200.00 + 234.00BP) = 1,434.00
 
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Western Druggist Dose Glasses CA - Paso Robles, Wichita,San Luis Obispo County - 2012aug - General A479 - Western Druggist Dose Glasses CA - Paso Robles, Wichita,San Luis Obispo County - 2012aug - General A
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Lot of 2: 1) "W.C. BENNETT PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST PASO ROBLES" embossed front. Reverse indicates "TABLE" "DESSERT" and ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*******1 for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Placer County Plat Book CA - Placer County, - - 2012aug - General Americana480 - Placer County Plat Book CA - Placer County, - - 2012aug - General Americana
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This fabulous plat book (about 3’ x 3’) contains dozens of MTP prints and other land maps tucked in the front, as well as a Sacramento Folio geologic
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to R*****n for (1,500.00 + 292.50BP) = 1,792.50
 
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