Great American Treasure Hunt

Auction Details

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
* Preview also available by appointment

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
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
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Elko Railroad Post Cards1400Elko Railroad Post Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Image of engine no. 2401 stopped at the station. The photo was produced by Atherton and Son, and it is dated 1908. 2) Engine no. 407 of t
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Eureka Nevada Railway Company stock1401Eureka Nevada Railway Company stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Eureka Nevada Railway Company was the successor of the Eureka & Palisade Railroad. George Whittell (Lake Tahoe fame) saved the railroad, ren...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********e for 179.25
Sparks Railroad Group1402Sparks Railroad Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of 8 post cards featuring various views of the railroad around Sparks. Three of the post cards show the train depot. Two of the post car
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Las Vegas Railroad Post Card Group1403Las Vegas Railroad Post Card Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of 9 post cards featuring various views of the train depots and railroads in early Las Vegas. There are two very early post cards in thi
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Las Vegas Railroad Yards Color Post Cards Quartet1404Las Vegas Railroad Yards Color Post Cards Quartet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two colorized & two B&W photo cards of railroad yards and depots around "Los Vegas," as the cards read. There is the Salt Lake Dep...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
The Southern Pacific Depot in Lovelock1405The Southern Pacific Depot in Lovelock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a set of identical post cards is from Lovelock overlooking the railroad depot. Several signs for business can be read in the photos including,
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Southern Pacific Railroad in Reno Post Cards1406Southern Pacific Railroad in Reno Post Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of 10 post cards centering around the early presence of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Reno. Two of the post cards feature engines eit
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m******3 for 83.65
The N-C-O Railway Post Card Group1407The N-C-O Railway Post Card Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of 5 post cards centered around the railroad station that was located on 4th street in Reno. 2 of the post cards are RPC's while t...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Rhyolite Railroad Depot Post Cards1408Rhyolite Railroad Depot Post Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The mining town of Rhyolite rose almost as fast as it fell. Once poised to be the next big mining town, it soon fell victim to exhausted mines and a s
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Bank of California Check from V&T1409Bank of California Check from V&T
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Check from the agency of The Bank of California, Virginia, NV. Company seal on the left side of the check. Check numbered 11344. Red postage stamp on
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********e for 107.55
V&T checks1410V&T checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Signed by H M (Henry) Yerington. Has a small design with Virginia & Truckee Railroad Co. on left side. 2) Signed by A J Ralston. En...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m******3 for 155.35
V & T Railroad Stock Certificate, 18691411V & T Railroad Stock Certificate, 1869
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a wonderfully clean and rare William Sharon signed Virginia & Truckee Railroad stock certificate! No. 22 for 500 shares issued to Thoma...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to e*****r for 687.13
V & T Sharon Signed GOLD BOND1412V & T Sharon Signed GOLD BOND
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a very rare gold bond for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company, signed by its president, silver-baron William Sharon. It is issued to...
Start Price : 950.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
1869 Virginia and Truckee Bond Issued to and Signed by Sharon14131869 Virginia and Truckee Bond Issued to and Signed by Sharon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated in 1868 in Nevada. VERY EARLY No. 66 issued to William Sharon for 500 shares by F.A. Tritte, secretary, and Wm Sharon, president, on 23 N
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Bond Certificate1414Virginia & Truckee Railroad Bond Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bond certificate issued by Virginia & Truckee Rail Road Company to Thomas Bell. Bond is in the amount of $1000. It is signed by company secretar...
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Virginia and Truckee Railroad w/ Various Comstock Mines and Mills Document Group1415Virginia and Truckee Railroad w/ Various Comstock Mines and Mills Document Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 26. Comprehensive group of shipping receipts and documents for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad that represent many of the Comstock Mills. 1)
Estimate : 250.00 - 600.00
Sold to l******8 for 155.35
Virginia and Truckee Railroad w/ other Nevada Railroads Document Group1416Virginia and Truckee Railroad w/ other Nevada Railroads Document Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. Includes V&T material w/ connections to Southern Pacific, Carson & Colorado, and Eureka & Palisade Railroad Companies. 1) 1899...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m******3 for 59.75
Virginia and Truckee Railroad w/ Central Pacific Railroad Document Group1417Virginia and Truckee Railroad w/ Central Pacific Railroad Document Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. 1) Three Central Pacific Railroad way-bills dated 1880. One is for a Bodie shipment with Ed Eysen (illustrator and publisher) as consignor a
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m******3 for 59.75
Virginia and Truckee Railroad Checks and Paychecks1418Virginia and Truckee Railroad Checks and Paychecks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10. Great variety of checks and paychecks. 1) 1876 Virginia, Nevada. Virginia & Truckee Railroad Co. check (Bank of California) to Trucke...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m******3 for 179.25
Virginia and Truckee Railroad Document Collection 11419Virginia and Truckee Railroad Document Collection 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15. Nice group that shows a variety of typical expenses for the railroad. 1) 1880. V&T way-bill for transport of barley from Reno to Cars...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00