Hauntingly Good Timed Auction, October 2023

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview

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Welcome to a Hauntingly Good timed auction!
We have selected about 1800 lots for your perusal in a two-day timed auction.
We have picked out a wide variety of great stuff – from true individual item rarities to very popular collecting categories such as mining, numismatics, philatelics, sports and a great selection of western history and collectibles libraries.
The largest section by far is numismatics, with about 300 lots! Here, you’ll find an excellent cross section of rarities in many subject areas. Some of the highlights are many silver ingot lots that include two US Mint, San Francisco 5 ounce ingots and a wide variety of small collector commemorative silver ingots. There are about 50 lots of currency including some nice fractional currency lots, not to mention a nice scrip section. There are about 65 lots of medals and nearly the same of tokens. So-Called dollars also join in the mix along with numismatic ephemera highlighted by an original Carson City Mint US Dollar bag!
Philatelics, inclusive of postcards, contain over 200 lots, with some nice lots of advertising covers, stamp collections, and some really good imprinted revenue stamp collections, as well as adhesive revenue on document groups. The post cards come from three different collections, and center on California, especially the Nevada County region.
Sports contains about 50 lots in this section, highlighted by signed baseballs (Willie Mays, etc) and a wonderful original decoy duck collection from the Gary Bracken Collection – the one he had on display in his law office.
The Stock & Bond section is also approaches 300 lots, with specialty categories of mining and railroad, though don’t miss the telephone & telegraph, auto and other parts! The stock and bond section is again full of goodies, with most of the better material saved for the upcoming live auction, where you’ll see some truly great rarities from the John Herzog Collection, as well as various California collections.
Mining and minerals contain about 150 lots of a wide variety of goodies from several collections.
The art section is about 50 lots, containing lithographs, prints, sculptures.
Books and autographs are about 130 lots, centering on western history and collectibles.
The antique bottle section again has a great selection of about 150 lots, mostly from the Bracken Collection (mid-west and Colorado) and western collections. You’ll find more beer trays and bottle collecting ephemera too.
Gary Bracken’s massive collections included some fantastic general store items, particularly tins from the 1870s-1940 or so. We will be offering a smidgen of these wonderful artifacts as a “teaser”, with most of the best reserved for our next large Live auction, which we hope will be in November.
Our general ephemera section is always a big hit. Here, you’ll find selections from the Jann Garvis Sierra County and Gold Rush Collections and other California and Montana collections.
American check collections are scattered throughout the catalog, and can be found in the ephemera and philatelic sections, though you should peruse the entire catalog. We have many lots of imprinted revenue stamps on check and document that have come in from all over the country. We also put

DAY ONE
Lots 1000 - 1042 Art
Lots 1043 - 1056 Firearms & Weapons
Lots 1057 - 1066 Autographs
Lots 1067 - 1191 Books
Lots 1192 - 1339 Bottles, Stoneware, Diary, Malted Milk, Brewing, Beer, Glasses, Spirits
Lots 1340 - 1354 Saloon
Lots 1355 - 1423 Collectibles, Tins, Vintage Décor, Dolls
Lots 1424 - 1426 Gaming Items
Lots 1427 - 1436 Cowboy
Lots 1437 - 1453 Entertainment, Hollywood, Circus, Radio/TV, Cinema
Lots 1454 - 1682 Ephemera/Paper
Lots 1683 - 1689 Firefighting Memorabilia
Lots 1690 - 1701 Fraternal Organizations
Lots 1702 - 1712 Maps
Lot 1713 Marbles
Lots 1714 - 1715 Model Railroading
Lots 1716 - 1733 Music (Albums, Memorabilia, Instruments, etc.)
Lots 1734 - 1781 Miscellaney - Everything but the Kitchen Sink
Lots 1783 - 1815 Photography
Lots 1816 - 1835 Political
Lots 1836 - 1838 Scales
Lots 1839 - 1842 Signs
Lots 1843 - 1867 Souvenir Plates, Spoons & Flatware, Dining Service
Lots 1868 - 1876 Tobacciana
Lots 1877 - 1891 Tools
Lots 1892 - 1910 Toys
Lots 1911 - 1912 World's Fair/Expositions
Lots 1913 - 1914 Wrist Watches
Lots 1915 - 1945 Foreign Collectibles
Lots 1946 - 1971 Military
Lots 1972 - 1986 Minerals, Fossils, Ore Specimens
Lots 1987 - 1999 Mining Artifacts

DAY TWO
Lots 2000 - 2104 Mining Ephemera & Collectibles
Lots 2105 - 2132 Native Americana; Arrowheads, Art, Beadwork, Artifacts, Ephemera
Lots 2133 - 2421 Numismatica
Bullion: 2134
Coins: 2159
Currency: 2191
Ephemera: 2226
Foreign: 2236
Ingots: 2250
Medals: 2256
Miscellaneous: 2321
So-Called Dollars: 2350
Tokens: 2369
Lots 2422 - 2601 Philatelia / Posta History
Covers: 2422
WF/Express & Stamps: 2454
Postcards: 2484
Lots 2602 - 2654 Sports
Baseball: 2602
Football: 2624
Golf: 2629
Olympics: 2630
Misc. Sports: 2635
Lots 2655 - 2775 Stocks & Bonds
Lots 2776 - 2862 Transportation
Automobile: 2776
Miscellaneous: 2794
Railroad: 2796
Stagecoach: 2854
Steamship/Marine: 2856
SHIPPING & HANDLING: The customer is responsible for all shipping and packaging charges. We offer shipping service as a convenience to our buyers. Items are not shipped until the invoice and shipping charges are completely paid. Shipping costs will be calculated and billed separately after your items have been paid for. Purchases will be shipped via our approved, insured carriers: FedEx, UPS, USPS or DHL. Pick up is available from our Reno office, once you have received your invoice post auction
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Montana Letterhead Collection, 30  [172826]1580 - Montana Letterhead Collection, 30 [172826]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 30 c. 1880-1921 Montana letterheads with some pictorials-stove, The Mint Bar, bee hive, typewriter etc. Montana
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to Y******o for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Bullfrog Bank & Trust Articles of Incorporation  [171780]1581 - Bullfrog Bank & Trust Articles of Incorporation [171780]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Articles of incorporation for the short-lived Bullfrog Bank & Trust Company dated April 21, 1905. It is signed by the Secretary of State W.G. Do...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to o*******e for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Reno School Autograph Book, 1942  [155125]1582 - Reno School Autograph Book, 1942 [155125]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reno school autograph book, 1942, belonging to Ann Heim. Also some of here later credential cards. BD Billinghurst Junior HS. Nevada Reno 1942
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to t******s for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Photo & Ephemera Grab Bag (13)  [170793]1583 - Photo & Ephemera Grab Bag (13) [170793]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photos and ephemera mostly centering on northern Nevada and California. Among the items are six vintage black & white photos a 1925 section of T...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to m*****H for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Northern Nevada Corporate Sealer Group (12)  [101725]1584 - Northern Nevada Corporate Sealer Group (12) [101725]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hand held-1 illegible, Carol J Inc Feb 1967. S & S Foundation 1957. Jet Restaurant. 1 missing 1 plate. Lever- 6 missing 1 plate, NV Society for ...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Two Old Advertising Toothbrushes Direct from Fred Holabird's Bottle Book  [123497]1585 - Two Old Advertising Toothbrushes Direct from Fred Holabird's Bottle Book [123497]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) A. M. Cole of Virginia City. Missing the bristles; 2) Geo. Thaxter of Carson City. Missing the top half. Engraving is work with use, but still very
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to M*********n for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Nevada Ephemera (9)  [171431]1586 - Nevada Ephemera (9) [171431]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 pieces of Nevada ephemera. Several 1932 Nevada Goldfield Mines "Story of Gold" radio broadcast notices, Nevada Footprints reprint with d...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6*****b for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Nevada Ephemera Group  [171762]1587 - Nevada Ephemera Group [171762]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8x Florence Goldfield Mining vouchers, c. 1912-16. Tonopah Club GF $1 Bet scallop token. Photos-Laby by Beals, 4.75x4". Man with hat and cane ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to M*********n for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Ernest Lawson Art Advertising Blotter (1)  [118349]1588 - Ernest Lawson Art Advertising Blotter (1) [118349]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This blotter is an advertisement for Henricksen & Laursen Painters and Decorators in Perth Amboy, N.J. The artwork on the blotter is signed by L...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Clinton L Reed Saloon Business Card  [171755]1589 - Clinton L Reed Saloon Business Card [171755]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare possible saloon business card. Appears to be made just after prohibition. "Clinton L Reed was the winner in the Ring Contest, defeating Os...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m****2 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Seneca Lake Steam Navigation Check Pair  [172348]1590 - Seneca Lake Steam Navigation Check Pair [172348]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Seneca Lake Steam Navigation Co checks, c. 1874 with RNG and 1891 with steamer vignette. New York Geneva
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******r for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Mohawk, NY Check Pair, c. 1857-73  [172352]1591 - Mohawk, NY Check Pair, c. 1857-73 [172352]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pair of nice Mohawk, NY checks, c. 1857 and 1873. Mohawk banks made some very artistic checks as seen here. New York Mohawk
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******r for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Rare Howe Lock Check with Lock Vignette  [172349]1592 - Rare Howe Lock Check with Lock Vignette [172349]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 1891 Howe and Co., Troy, NY check with lock vignette. We could not find any info on this company, although they were established in 1798 by Phili
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Horace Greely Check, 1850's  [172358]1593 - Horace Greely Check, 1850's [172358]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scare Horace Greely & Co. check. c. 1850's. "Horace Greeley was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and edit...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*********m for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Harper's Monthly April 1860  [171184]1594 - Harper's Monthly April 1860 [171184]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Harper's New Monthly Magazine April, 1860. In decent condition for its age. Please see photos for more details. New York 1860
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to V******y for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Vintage Documents from New York & Philadelphia (10)  [171781]1595 - Vintage Documents from New York & Philadelphia (10) [171781]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
New York & Philadelphia documents including Duty paperwork from Philly to Liverpool and several other letters and promissory notes. Please see p...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Unidentified Company Exchanges  [148918]1596 - Unidentified Company Exchanges [148918]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two rare full pages of exchanges from an unidentified company. These are unused exchanges, probably from around 1845-1860. The company is not identifi
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
 
 
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University of Rochester Hand Written Diploma, 1874  [167550]1597 - University of Rochester Hand Written Diploma, 1874 [167550]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hand written diploma from University of Rochester, New York on possibly parchment. For science, literature and modern languages. About 17x20", ...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Crosby-Ambrose Telephone Directory, 1956  [163440]1598 - Crosby-Ambrose Telephone Directory, 1956 [163440]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1956 Crosby-Ambrose telephone directory, 16pp with a few pencil notations. North Dakota
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to a****a for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Herald Gazette c1893 (4)  [168778]1599 - Herald Gazette c1893 (4) [168778]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 c. 1893 The Herald Gazette. Articles on Wells Fargo, gold, outlaws, silver shipments, baseball, mining etc. Folded in thirds vertically. Ohio Ci
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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