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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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Early Carson City Ephemera NV - Carson City, - - 2012aug - General Americana691 - Early Carson City Ephemera NV - Carson City, - - 2012aug - General Americana
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Lot of 3: A 21 August 1861 check of Wells Fargo Co. (one of the earliest known Nevada checks, if not the earliest); 2) an 1862 check of Nevada Territo
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Early Nevada Ephemera NV - Carson City,2012aug - General Americana692 - Early Nevada Ephemera NV - Carson City,2012aug - General Americana
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Receipts from 1863 & 1864: 1) from the Territory of Nevada House of Representatives to the Auditor entitling a member of the house to $140 in per
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to u******y for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
 
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Lake Tahoe Broadside NV - Carson City, - - 2012aug - General Americana693 - Lake Tahoe Broadside NV - Carson City, - - 2012aug - General Americana
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This was how businesses advertised, before radio and television: the broadside. This is a fine and rare example from 1878 that shows the cooperation b
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to p********n.. for (38,000.00 + 7,410.00BP) = 45,410.00
 
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Legislature Panorama NV - Carson City, - - 2012aug - General Americana694 - Legislature Panorama NV - Carson City, - - 2012aug - General Americana
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A 10" x 30" panorama of the 1918 Nevada Legislature. This is unique in that it was the first year women were allowed to serve in office. Pic
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 6*****b for (375.00 + 73.13BP) = 448.13
 
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Mining Industry Atlas NV - Carson City, - c1865 - 2012aug - General Americana695 - Mining Industry Atlas NV - Carson City, - c1865 - 2012aug - General Americana
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U.S. Geographical Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel. Clarence King, Geologist In Charge. ATLAS ACCOMPANYING VOLUME III on MINING INDUSTRY. Engraved
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8*****h for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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Nevada Banking Ledgers and Checks Collection NV - Carson City, - 1895-1911 - 2012aug - General Ameri696 - Nevada Banking Ledgers and Checks Collection NV - Carson City, - 1895-1911 - 2012aug - General Ameri
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Lot of 11 banking items, including: 2 ledgers of funds held for collection, dated 1903-1904, from the State Bank and Trust Co., datelined Carson City,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to u******y for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Occidental Livery Stable Business Card NV - Carson City,2012aug - General Americana697 - Occidental Livery Stable Business Card NV - Carson City,2012aug - General Americana
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Large trade card with stagecoach, 4.5" x 2.75". The reverse is a directory of 16 of the "Leading Business Houses of Carson, Nevada.&a...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to h***1 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Registered Voters of Carson City List NV - Carson City, - 1904 - 2012aug - General Americana698 - Registered Voters of Carson City List NV - Carson City, - 1904 - 2012aug - General Americana
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List of persons from Ward 1 and Ward 2. Measures 19.75” x 12” This listed was approved on 3 November 1904 by the G.N. Folsom, Registry Agent. Some wea
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Sierra Seminary Wax Sealer NV - Carson City, - - 2012aug - General Americana699 - Sierra Seminary Wax Sealer NV - Carson City, - - 2012aug - General Americana
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3" tall, carved black wooden handled wax sealer with a metal face: "SIERRA SEMINARY/ CARSON/ CITY/ NEVADA." Founded by Hannah Keziah Cl
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to u******y for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Wells Fargo Express Wax Sealer NV - Carson City,2012aug - General Americana700 - Wells Fargo Express Wax Sealer NV - Carson City,2012aug - General Americana
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3.75" tall, carved black wooden handled metal wax sealer: "WELLS FARGO EXPRESS/ 362/ CARSON CITY, NEV." - Jacobitz Collection -59721
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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