2013 April Treasures & Tribes Auction

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Welcome to another great sale!

This sale offers some of the best collections ever assembled in a number of different collecting categories.


Numismatics and Gold

Jack Totheroh Period I Cal Fractional Collection. The best collection of Period One California Fractional Gold coins since the Jay Roe Sale.

The Jack Totheroh Numismatic Library. Hundreds of catalogs dating back to 1859 containing sales of Cal Fractional Gold coins.

Bergen/Istvan Cal Fractional Collection. One of the best registry (unofficial) sets ever assembled of Period One and Two Cal Fractional Gold. 70% of this collection consists of the finest or second-finest known coins.

The Finest Known M.E. Hart Coins of the Golden West.

Ingots. A number of unique ingots of varying metals from several old collections.

California Gold Rush Artifact and gold specimen Collection. Wonderful lots from an old collection of gold in quartz jewelry, artifacts, nuggets, and specimens.

Currency. Interesting and unusual currency items and ephemera, including an 1837 broadside for a bank buying currency from other banks from the “hard-times period.”

Mormon Currency Collection

Mormon Currency Collection. The most important group of Mormon Currency assembled since the famous Ford Sale, and possibly better!

Native American Collections

The Grandma Ness Panamint Basket Collection. One of the finest collections ever assembled, held by the weaver’s family for three generations.

The Tahoe-Wovoka Estate Collection. Contains fabulous Native American artistry, from exceptional baskets to priceless art.

The Yosemite Trading Post Collection. A wonderful collection of the contents of the Yosemite Trading Post when it closed decades ago, assembled by long-time Lee Vining residents.

The American West Collection. A group of exceptional large baskets from the founding family of one of America’s largest corporations.

Vinegar Library of Native American Art and History. Fabulous library of Smithsonian publications (c1900) and others, with beautiful and striking color illustrations of Native American art and life.


General Americana

Saloon and Advertising Collections. Bottles, signs, mirrors, trays, tokens, and an assortment of saloon collectibles.

Express and Railroad. Outstanding collection of express and railroad items, including original ticket punching devices from the Virginia and Truckee Railroad; rare stock certificates from Nevada rails; and, a group of material related to western rail financier Borax Smith, including material from the Tonopah and Tidewater RR. Also, original locks from Wells Fargo and Tonopah Tidewater handed down in a California agent’s family.

Mono-Inyo Posatal Cover Collection. A collection of rare and fascinating postal covers from the Mono-Inyo region, many with postmarks unlisted in Williams!

Adolph Sutro Collection. An original hand-signed petition for the tunnel and other rarities.

James King of William Collection. Original documents from the c1900 sale of part of his estate.

Assay documents from all over the West.

Nevadiana. Much more from the Maish Collection and others.

George Wingfield Collection. A small group of his personal items from the Spradling-Wingfield family.

Idahoiana. Fabulous collection of early Idaho documents from the late Lynn Langdon collection.

Mining Artifacts

Collections of candlesticks, scales, and many authentic artifacts mining equipment.
Preview
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday April 11, 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment

Live Auction
Friday & Saturday
April 12-13, 2012
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

Lot Pick Up
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday April 14th, 10am-1pm

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SDNative American Indian Ferrotype Photo1171 - SDNative American Indian Ferrotype Photo
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This ferrotype (an image printed on a thin, blackened sheet of metal) measures 2.5" x 3.5", and 3"x 4.75" in its red card holder...
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Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
 
 
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SDNative American Man w/ Children Ferrotype Photo in Ambrotype Frame1172 - SDNative American Man w/ Children Ferrotype Photo in Ambrotype Frame
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Photograph measures 2.25" x 2.75" and 3" x 3.5" in holder. Dark to medium contrast and focus is sharp, but blurred in some spots...
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Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Mexico--Bureau of Ethnology, Mayan Calendar and Panama Indians (Mexico and Central America)1173 - Mexico--Bureau of Ethnology, Mayan Calendar and Panama Indians (Mexico and Central America)
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Lot of 3. 1)Mexican and Central American Antiquities, Calendars, and History. Seler, Eduard, E. Forstemann, Paul Shellhas, Carl Sapper, and E.P. Diese
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9****b for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
 
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South America--Bureau of Ethnology, Tierra del Fuego and Andean, (South America)1174 - South America--Bureau of Ethnology, Tierra del Fuego and Andean, (South America)
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Lot of 2. 1)Analytical and Critical Bibliography of the Tribes of Tierra del Fuego and Adjacent Territory.Cooper, John M. Bulletin No. 63 (1917). Atte
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9****b for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
 
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Mark Twain Library Books Assortment1175 - Mark Twain Library Books Assortment
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Lot of 24: Richly eclectic collection of books (some quite famous first additions) from Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain. There are 7 books, 1 elucidati
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to j*****3 for (450.00 + 87.75BP) = 537.75
 
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CA, Sonora-Tuolumne County-Memories of Mark Twain & Steve Gillis Author Signed1176 - CA, Sonora-Tuolumne County-Memories of Mark Twain & Steve Gillis Author Signed
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This is a signed, soft cover first edition of Memories of Mark Twain and Steve Gillis, by William R. Gillis and published in 1924. Gillis and his brot
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d********9 for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
 
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CT, Hartford--1st Edition Innocents Abroad by Twain1177 - CT, Hartford--1st Edition Innocents Abroad by Twain
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This first edition of Mark Twain’s Innocents Abroad , New Pilgrim’s Progress has a signature of Adolph Sutro on an inside page. Since it appears it wa
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to g********1 for (130.00 + 25.35BP) = 155.35
 
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CT, Hartford--1st Edition Following the Equator, Twain1178 - CT, Hartford--1st Edition Following the Equator, Twain
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This is a first edition of Following the Equator, an account of that travel published in 1897, the author criticizes racism, imperialism and missionar
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t********n.. for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
 
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CT, Hartford--Roughing It First Edition1179 - CT, Hartford--Roughing It First Edition
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This is a rough copy of Mark Twain’s ROUGHING IT. It’s a first edition, published in 1872, fully illustrated by "EMINENT ARTISTS" accordin...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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CT, Hartford--The American Claimant First Edition1180 - CT, Hartford--The American Claimant First Edition
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This is a first edition of Mark Twain’s THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT. Published in 1892 by Twain’s own publishing company C.L. Webster Company, this work is
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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