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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NV, Dayton-Lyon County-Town Marshall Badge1349 - NV, Dayton-Lyon County-Town Marshall Badge
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Six pointed nickel star, Town Marshall Dayton Nev. Pinback intact. 2.5 x 3. HKA#63296
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to y*********d for (375.00 + 73.13BP) = 448.13
 
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NV, Devil's Gate-Lyon County-Devil's Gate Mining Laws1350 - NV, Devil's Gate-Lyon County-Devil's Gate Mining Laws
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This is a handwritten official recorder’s copy of the Mining Laws of Devils Gate in Lyon County, Nevada. The two page document outlines the requiremen
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to j***d for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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NV, Elko--Gold Creek Placer Mining Report1351 - NV, Elko--Gold Creek Placer Mining Report
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Produced by George H. Ryan, mining engineer, September 18, 1935. 19 typewritten pages explaining the prospects for success of the placer operation in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 6*****b for (175.00 + 34.13BP) = 209.13
 
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NV, Empire--Empire Postal Account Ledgers1352 - NV, Empire--Empire Postal Account Ledgers
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This is a lot of two ledgers from the town of Empire in Ormsby County, Nevada. Lot includes a Postal Account Book with the first entry July, 1887 and
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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NV, Franktown-Washoe County-Franktown Postmaster Ledger1353 - NV, Franktown-Washoe County-Franktown Postmaster Ledger
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This is the 1907 account book and ledger for the Postmaster of the now defunct town of Franktown in Washoe County, Nevada. The first entry is made Jan
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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NV, Golconda-Humboldt County-Sam Garfield Diaries-Golconda1354 - NV, Golconda-Humboldt County-Sam Garfield Diaries-Golconda
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 8: multiple diaries, books and pamphlets hand written in a day-to-day account of Garfield`s life. The first 4 accounts are written in Tailor Ma
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 6*****b for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Holabird-Kagin Americana
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NV, Goldfield-Esmeralda County-Bullfrog Embossed Sealer1356 - NV, Goldfield-Esmeralda County-Bullfrog Embossed Sealer
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This is a Bullfrog Central Mining Company embossed sealer. It’s from around 1906 when George Wingfield was president. This item is from the Wingfield
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to F****e for (400.00 + 78.00BP) = 478.00
 
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NV, Goldfield-Esmeralda County-Gans-Nelson Fight Film Reproduction1357 - NV, Goldfield-Esmeralda County-Gans-Nelson Fight Film Reproduction
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This is a the only known film footage of the reproduction of the boxing match between Oscar Nielson (Battling Nelson) and Joe Gans that took place on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to 8*****h for (1,500.00 + 292.50BP) = 1,792.50
 
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NV, Goldfield-Esmeralda County-Goldfield Consolidated Milling & Transportation Co. Embossed Sealer1358 - NV, Goldfield-Esmeralda County-Goldfield Consolidated Milling & Transportation Co. Embossed Sealer
Holabird-Kagin Americana
From the Wingfield estate. The embossment reads "Incorporated 1909 Wyoming." The sealer measures 11" tall. Spradling-Wingfield Estate...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 9***8 for (1,150.00 + 224.25BP) = 1,374.25
 
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