Great American Treasure Hunt

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Holabird’s Western Americana Collections Presents
The Great American Treasure Hunt
Western Americana & Numismatic Auction

PREVIEW
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive
Reno, NV 89511
Friday - September 12 - 10am-6pm
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Sessions 1 & 2
LIVE AUCTION
Saturday, September 13, 2014 & Sunday, September 14, 2014
Starting Time: 9am PST, both days

Session 3
ABSENTEE AUCTION
Internet or phone bidding only.
Sept 15, 2014
Starting time: 9am monday

LOT PICKUP
Tuesday through Friday after the sale,
normal office hours or by appointment

AUCTION LOCATION
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Reno, NV 89511
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T. C. Wohlbruck Gold Hill, Nevada Panorama Repro. (lot of 5)2351 - T. C. Wohlbruck Gold Hill, Nevada Panorama Repro. (lot of 5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reproduction. 34" x 6". T.C. Wohlbruck was a forgotten photographer until his work began to be noticed in the Lake Tahoe area. He had a re...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to 8******1 for (65.00 + 12.68BP) = 77.68
 
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Three Virginia City, Nevada Post Cards2352 - Three Virginia City, Nevada Post Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Photograph of the Divide in 1882. 2) View of Virginia City from the East. 3) Same as #2, but white with a border. Unused. City: Virgin
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Two Different John Mackay Signed Checks2353 - Two Different John Mackay Signed Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1875 Consolidated Mill check to A. G. Smith. Agency of the Bank of California. 2) 1878 Pacific Mill Company check to C&C Shaft. Bacon Mill ha...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********e for (85.00 + 16.58BP) = 101.58
 
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Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. Check2354 - Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare piece! Check no. 561 issued to a M. Keefe for $116 on November 2, 1872. The piece has a 10c State revenue stamp on the upper left corner.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8******1 for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
 
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Bank of California Impression Die and Nevada Seal2355 - Bank of California Impression Die and Nevada Seal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 items out of a Virginia City collection. 1) Metal impression die for the Bank of California. Criss-crossed shovel and pick with text "...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to h*********d for (30.00 + 5.85BP) = 35.85
 
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RARE Harrah's Memorabilia2356 - RARE Harrah's Memorabilia
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These just don't surface very often. 1) Two 1955 membership cards for the Horseless Carriage Club of Nevada to E. M. Tucker and Boyd Peer. Signe...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to C*****t for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
 
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Two Sealer Strikes and one Watch Fob2357 - Two Sealer Strikes and one Watch Fob
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1) Belleville Wells Fargo & Co. Express on metal slug. 2) Opal Gold & Silver Mining Company, Mono County, California! This would be from the...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to f********d for (55.00 + 10.73BP) = 65.73
 
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1872 Nevada/Utah Map by S.A. Mitchell2358 - 1872 Nevada/Utah Map by S.A. Mitchell
Holabird Western Americana Collections
County Map of Utah and Nevada. S.A. Mitchell. Drawn and Engraved by W.H. Gamble, Philadelphia for inclusion as plate no. 48 in the 1872 issue of Mitch
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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2 small panorama photographs: Austin and Mineral Hill2359 - 2 small panorama photographs: Austin and Mineral Hill
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1) Austin, Nevada. Trimmed, some spots and a red line. 2) Mineral Hill. Out of focus. Nicely framed. Nice panoramas that don't take up too much ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to p********n for (30.00 + 5.85BP) = 35.85
 
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Collection of Nevada Historical Materials2360 - Collection of Nevada Historical Materials
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1) Five Vernon, Nevada documents relating to the Nevada State Bank. 2) 1875 Silver State Newspaper from Winnemucca. Folded, but in excellent condition
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to b******1 for (95.00 + 18.53BP) = 113.53
 
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Nevada Tractor, Washoe Wood & Coal, etc. Group2361 - Nevada Tractor, Washoe Wood & Coal, etc. Group
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Nevada Tractor & Implement Company thermometer. Washoe Wood & Coal 1943 calendar and recipes. "Keep Sweet and Keep Movin" by Rober...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Three historic Nevada letters: Belmont, Unionville and Dayton2362 - Three historic Nevada letters: Belmont, Unionville and Dayton
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1) Belmont, 1877. German (haus, vil) vil deliver 20 cords of pine to Court Haus. Addressed to J. Nichols, district court clerk and later a commissione
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j***d for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Two Nevada books: "Reno" and "Rocket of the Comstock"2363 - Two Nevada books: "Reno" and "Rocket of the Comstock"
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1) "Reno" by Max Miller. 1941 No cover, but magnificent shape. 2) "Rocket of the Comstock" by Ethel Manter. 1950. First Edition ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to M*********n for (30.00 + 5.85BP) = 35.85
 
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Reminiscences of My Life and Times by Telephone Brouillette2364 - Reminiscences of My Life and Times by Telephone Brouillette
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Difficult to find book. 1935. Includes two photographs including very early 1861 and turn of the century. Born in Canada he was a soldier in the Civil
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********e for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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1863, 1890 Harper's Weekly--Central Pacific Railroad Cover Illustration2365 - 1863, 1890 Harper's Weekly--Central Pacific Railroad Cover Illustration
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Lot of 2. 1) Harper's Weekly from January 3, 1863. Cover is interesting scene of "Santa Claus in Camp." Issue is in poor condition. Mi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to m********e for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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37 Millimeter Round2366 - 37 Millimeter Round
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Case says "Auto gun M1A / Complete Round / Shell H. E. M54 / LST 1-22205-77, Packed 1-42 / P. A. City: County: St
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Conrad H. Hilton bronze Humanitarian Prize2367 - Conrad H. Hilton bronze Humanitarian Prize
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1998 to "Doctors without Borders." Inscribed "The Protocol Group, Easton, MD." City: County: State:
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Hopalong Cassidy's One Quart Ice Cream Container2368 - Hopalong Cassidy's One Quart Ice Cream Container
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Quality Ice Cream City: County: State: Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 50.00
Sold to a*******d for (10.00 + 1.95BP) = 11.95
 
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Lot of Miscellaneous Western Material2369 - Lot of Miscellaneous Western Material
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1) "On the Streets of Bisbee, Arizona." Mules carrying wood. 2) 1910 Colorado and Wyoming pocket directory of R. G. Dunn & Co. Include...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Negro Celebrating Em. Proc. Civil War CDV2370 - Negro Celebrating Em. Proc. Civil War CDV
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Civil War-era CDV of a black child celebrating with a banjo in one hand and a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation in the other. Bottom just reads ...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to m********5 for (40.00 + 7.80BP) = 47.80
 
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Pin collection!2371 - Pin collection!
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Almost 100! Cameo Pepsin gum poets, Sweet Caporal Cigarette flag collection, New Chevrolet Six, Campbell soup, Pepsin Gum, Hassam Cigarettes, 19261903
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****a for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
 
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Rocky Mountain and Klondike Gold: Demorest's Family Magazine2372 - Rocky Mountain and Klondike Gold: Demorest's Family Magazine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1898. Worth it for the Alaskan photographs! And there are several pages of 'modern' fashions'. City: County: Stat
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to p********n for (20.00 + 3.90BP) = 23.90
 
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Two Historic Newspapers: 1863 San Francisco Evening Call and 1862 NY Times2373 - Two Historic Newspapers: 1863 San Francisco Evening Call and 1862 NY Times
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1) SF Call includes mining news. Entire article on the Salt Fields in Ojo Liebre, Baja, California. 2) Early Civil War News: Burnside Expedition, Gunb
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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World War I German propaganda snuff box2374 - World War I German propaganda snuff box
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"Viribus Unitis" "Patrioten - Fond" German propaganda to influence American citizens to be friendly to the German cause. Publish...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Chinese Pottery from Gold Country, Murphy. Calaveras2375 - Chinese Pottery from Gold Country, Murphy. Calaveras
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4 pieces. Two jars with spouts, which were used for shipping liquids: soy sauce, vinegar, oil, oyster sauce, and other seasonings. Two "tiger&q...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
 
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Silver Chinese chop sticks and spoon2376 - Silver Chinese chop sticks and spoon
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Silver. White metal with flower design. R. C. Peck has been engraved on the back of the spoon. Spoon also has a hallmark, which appears to be Chinese
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to W*****g for (140.00 + 27.30BP) = 167.30
 
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Tobacco Related Extravaganza2377 - Tobacco Related Extravaganza
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1) Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco poster. Reproduction. 2) 1879 tobacco tax certificate. 3) Chivas Regal Father's Day mounted poster. 5) Cream of W...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 400.00
 
 
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1857 S half dollar2378 - 1857 S half dollar
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About VG. Reverse is more F. 158,000 minted. This is the same date of the SS Central America ship wreck. Found with a metal detector in 1980.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to w*******r for (140.00 + 27.30BP) = 167.30
 
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Colorized Scenic Lithograph Group2379 - Colorized Scenic Lithograph Group
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Lot of 4: almost akin to postcards, except measuring 11.25" x 8.5" each. 2 of these lithos, "San Francisco Mountain" & "...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Red Rock Canyon by Moonlight by Jean de Strelecki2380 - Red Rock Canyon by Moonlight by Jean de Strelecki
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Mohave Desert in California. Print of the Red Rock Canyon turning dark. Measures 14 1/2" x 11 1/2." City: Mohave County:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Modoc War Series Prints from Art by Don Crook2381 - Modoc War Series Prints from Art by Don Crook
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Four prints, each numbered and signed by Don Crook. All are numbered 107 of 500. Includes Certificate of Authenticity. City: Co
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Print of the Diamond Diggings in South Africa2382 - Print of the Diamond Diggings in South Africa
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Comes from The Graphic in 1872. Print shows lots of action: mining, eating relaxing, and transporting with a wonderful backdrop of hills, tents, and l
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Four Prints on the Stages of a Mining Camp from Desert Magazine2383 - Four Prints on the Stages of a Mining Camp from Desert Magazine
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From tents to decaying buildings, this series of four prints shows the stages of a typical mining boom camp. This is a great representation of many we
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to p********n for (20.00 + 3.90BP) = 23.90
 
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Soldier on Horseback with Lance2384 - Soldier on Horseback with Lance
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Heavily foxed. Mounted on Cardboard. Tears at bottom corners. City: County: State: Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8*******2 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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