Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

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We sincerely hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

This auction marks the best material we've offered in a hot August sale in many years. The variety is outstanding, as is the quality of goods offered.

A glimpse at the many categories: Native American turquoise and silver jewelry, including the best squash blossom necklace we've ever seen, baskets, Kachinas, and rugs; California token collection; Fauver American and foreign counters and tokens; rare whiskey bottles; Masonic California token; beautiful drugstore carved wood frontispiece; Nevada rare documents; major pinback collection; baseball and boxing collectibles; gold specimens including some from the Goodshaw Mine at Bodie; American and foreign medals; Victorian furniture; fantastic array of western Art; original Buffalo Bill/Pawnee Bill posters; Large ore cars and incline cars from a major Nevada City mine; Dynamite and candle boxes; American souvenir plate collection (c1900-1920); music collectibles; toys and toy trains; postcard collections, directories, maps; railroad pass collection and references; antique firearms; badges; mining & railroad stocks; US coins; token dies; a rockshop section, mining artifacts and much more.

There is truly something for everybody!

Don't forget us when its time to sell. We average about 5000 registered bidders per sale, probably the most in America for an Americana sale! With buyers all over the globe, we get to everybody. We are always after great collections! ~Fred Holabird~

Auction Schedule

Day 1, August 27th, 2020:
Art (1001-1093)
Native Americana (1094-1325)
General Americana Part I (1326-1595)
Sports (1596-1604)
Toys (1605-1651)

Day 2, August 28th, 2020:
Philatelic - Postal History (2000-2087)
General Americana Part II (2088-2599)
Firearms & Weapons(2600-2624)

Day 3, August 29th, 2020:
Stocks & Bonds (3000-3125)
Numismatics (3126-3416)
Tokens (3417-3634)

Day 4, August 30th, 2020:
Minerals (4000-4042)
Mining (4043-4320)
Bargains & Dealer Specials PART I (4321-4611)

Day 5, August 31st, 2020:
Bargains & Dealer Specials PART II (5000-5641)

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Plumas County, California Mining Stock Group  (107819)3030 - Plumas County, California Mining Stock Group (107819)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Taylor Plumas Mill and Mining Company. Location of Property, Plumas County (printed under title). Issued in 1886 for 100 shares. Not canc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 180.00
Sold to l*******c for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Twenty-One Gold Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificate  (107822)3031 - Twenty-One Gold Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificate (107822)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Located in Sierra Co. (printed under title). Inc. in 1863. No. 126, issued for 50 shares to Chas. A. Peake on May 16th, 1865 in Sacramento City. Signe
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 260.00 - 800.00
Sold to b**********7 for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Homestake Gold Mining Co of Tuolumne Stock Certificate, 1898  (118424)3032 - Homestake Gold Mining Co of Tuolumne Stock Certificate, 1898 (118424)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued for 50 shares in 1898. Cert. #209. Large oval blue underprint showing ore car in front of mine portal. Very nice. Also blue and red revenue sta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8***1 for (300.00 + 66.00BP) = 366.00
 
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Mark Twain Mining Company Stock Certificate & Ephemera  (107145)3033 - Mark Twain Mining Company Stock Certificate & Ephemera (107145)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location of mine: Jackass Hill, Tuttletown, Tuolumne County, California (printed on letterhead). Stock certificate plus two typed letters from the com
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to a**********t for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Washington City & Mining Company Stock Certificate  (120893)3034 - Washington City & Mining Company Stock Certificate (120893)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A rare stock certificate issued by The Washington City & Mining Company, dated May 25th, 1867. This document measures 18"x 13". It do...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Furnace Creek Copper Stock, Greenwater, Death Valley, 1907  (118447)3035 - Furnace Creek Copper Stock, Greenwater, Death Valley, 1907 (118447)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Washington. The company operated at Greenwater, Inyo County in Death Valley. It held 21 claims, 250 acres, 2 miles west of Greenwater. Greenwa
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to b**********7 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Group of Miscellaneous California Mining Stocks (6)  (118426)3036 - Group of Miscellaneous California Mining Stocks (6) (118426)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group includes 4 from Mariposa Development Company, issued between 1914 and 1933. Although, not listed in the Mines Handbooks, we found that the compa
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Western Field Inc. Stock Issued to and Endorsed by Geo. Wingfield  (118440)3037 - Western Field Inc. Stock Issued to and Endorsed by Geo. Wingfield (118440)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #18, issued to famous Nevada mining kingpin George Wingfield. The company inc. in California in 1909. Wingfield endorsed the certificate on the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Cariboo Gold MC Stock  (109520)3038 - Cariboo Gold MC Stock (109520)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #364 Julius Hoffmann 500 shares 1887. Cariboo vignette. Mine in Cariboo District, BC, Canada Date: 1887 Country if not USA: State: Canada Cit
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Lucerne Mining Co.  (110830)3039 - Lucerne Mining Co. (110830)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorp. in New York. No. 330. Cancelled by stamp. Issued for 100 shares to Charles F. Roper, Trustee, on June 27, 1879. Signed by John Albertus (presi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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