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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Statue Watercolor  [147391]1040 - Statue Watercolor [147391]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed watercolor of a statue, signed by Fortune? 1895. Frame 13.5x10.5" needs repair.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to n*******4 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Nuuanu Pali Lookout Watercolor  [168680]1041 - Nuuanu Pali Lookout Watercolor [168680]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Watercolor of Nuuanu Pali Lookout, collectors item #9, signed by the artist, Cherkley. Framed, 21 x 16 inches. Dated '66.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f*****a for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Carved Aquatic Birds on Wood Bases, 5  [172873]1042 - Carved Aquatic Birds on Wood Bases, 5 [172873]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 5 smaller carved wood aquatic birds on wood bases. One may be a snow goose with head turned, the 4 others may be wading birds. All are about
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to I*****w for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Antler Handled Bowie Knife with Sheath    [161092]1043 - Antler Handled Bowie Knife with Sheath [161092]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This benchmade bowie knife is 10 in. overall length with a 6 in. clip point blade. There is a strong metal guard and a brass pommel to cover the end o
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Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to b********u.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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WW 1 Lander Frary & Clark Mess Kit Knife and Frontier Knives grab bag  [161255]1044 - WW 1 Lander Frary & Clark Mess Kit Knife and Frontier Knives grab bag [161255]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot has a LF&C (Lander Frary & Clark) 1917 WW1 mess kit knife at 7.5 in. with a 3.5 in blade fine condition. A frontier fork, four fron...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to M*********g for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Picatinny Rail and Handguard  [162535]1045 - Picatinny Rail and Handguard [162535]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a picatinny rail for mounting optic sights or flashlights on a rifle or pistol. Original fit is unknown. Like new condition in black. Please s
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
 
 
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Bianchi Nylon Holster for Large Frame 1911 Style Pistol  [162537]1046 - Bianchi Nylon Holster for Large Frame 1911 Style Pistol [162537]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Bianchi ballistic weave holster with a thumb release that is completely adjustable by hook and loop placement. The holster appears to be a u
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Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to n*******4 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Gun Books-It's All About Shotguns (6)  [170387]1047 - Gun Books-It's All About Shotguns (6) [170387]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
There are six books in this lot: "America's Finest Shotgun Parker" by Johnson, 1963. pp.259, hardcover with torn DJ, water damaged pag...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 160.00
Sold to n*******4 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Pocket Knife, Embossed  [171718]1048 - Pocket Knife, Embossed [171718]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Embossed pocket knife with corkscrew "Diplomat Whiskey/Just Right"//"Glasner & Barzen Co. Kansas City MO", 3.5" ...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t***6 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Colt Manufacturing & Assorted Stock Certs  [171779]1049 - Colt Manufacturing & Assorted Stock Certs [171779]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock certificates issued by Colt's Manufacturing Company, Hamner Oil Refining & Mining Company, Automotive Values Corp, Board of Trade Buil...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to O*********n for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Double Gun Journal three Issues  [162528]1050 - Double Gun Journal three Issues [162528]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here are three issues of the Double Gun Journal; volume twelve issues 4, and 8 (2001), and volume fourteen issue 8 (2008). After 33 years of publishin
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 160.00
 
 
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Firearms & Ammo Receipts (7)  [171618]1051 - Firearms & Ammo Receipts (7) [171618]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Receipts from Virginia City merchants, including L.A. Harkness, H.O. Harkness, John C. Anderson and E.C. Meacham. Please see photos for more details.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to F*********h for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Colt Patent Firearms Mfg. Envelopes  [150535]1052 - Colt Patent Firearms Mfg. Envelopes [150535]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains three envelopes addressed to the Colt Patent Firearms Mfg. Col. of 24 Vesey St,, New York, New York; the N.Y. field address used in
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Estimate : 120.00 - 225.00
Sold to O*********n for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson  Second Edition 2001 by Supica & Nahas  [161231]1053 - Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson Second Edition 2001 by Supica & Nahas [161231]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This hardcover book "Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, 2nd edition by Jim Supica and Richard Nahas, 2001 is a complete guide to the Smith...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to O******m for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Rare Cutlery, Fire Arms and Fishing Tackle Printers' Proof  [118093]1054 - Rare Cutlery, Fire Arms and Fishing Tackle Printers' Proof [118093]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Personal check printers' proof for the Pribyl Brothers Cutlery, Fire Arms and Fishing Tackle Company, of Chicago, c 1880's. Rare. Approx. 4 ...
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Estimate : 10.00 - 40.00
Sold to m****y for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Ballard Rifles, Rimfire Rifleman Books & Taft's Sportsman's Guide for Washington State  [168248]1055 - Ballard Rifles, Rimfire Rifleman Books & Taft's Sportsman's Guide for Washington State [168248]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This collection of books for the outdoorsman have been long out of print but the areas hunted, fished, and techniques to shooting have not changed. ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to y*****5 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Gun Pictorial Billheads, 7, c.1897-1904  [171071]1056 - Gun Pictorial Billheads, 7, c.1897-1904 [171071]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 gun related bill heads c. 1897-1904. Mostly Clarborough Golcher, C D Ladd. California San Francisco
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to y*****5 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Missouri Governor Signed Document 1894  [171636]1057 - Missouri Governor Signed Document 1894 [171636]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Governor William J. Stone, the 28th governor of the state of Missouri, signed this document confirming the election William H. Hubbard as Randolph Co
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m****y for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Governor Stewart Signed Checks  [161493]1058 - Governor Stewart Signed Checks [161493]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten cut cancelled checks drawn on the Building Fund of the Treasurer of the City of Virginia, Montana issued in 1901 and signed by the mayor,
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to O*********n for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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John L Fogarty Autographed Photo  [165424]1059 - John L Fogarty Autographed Photo [165424]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Autographed photo, "To My Friend Roy Jardine, Sincerely John L Fogarty". c. 1932-35. Fogarty was a Montana singer and his hat has a painti...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t********f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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