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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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US Stamps on Commemorative Covers in Albums, 200 [171158]2441 - US Stamps on Commemorative Covers in Albums, 200 [171158]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 200 US stamps on commemorative covers, 1977-85. 2 albums by Franklin Philatelic Society, 1 album by Postal Commemorative Society. About 22 lbs.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to n*******4 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Norman Rockwell Covers In Album [164915]2442 - Norman Rockwell Covers In Album [164915]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Postal Commemorative Society binder with Norman Rockwell cachets. 100 covers c. 1978-80.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to n*******4 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Eastern States RN Check Collection [172341]2443 - Eastern States RN Check Collection [172341]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assortment of Eastern RN checks, c. 1869-1902. New Jersey, 2 RNG, 1 RNC, 1 RNX. Vermont 3 RND, 3 RNX, 1 RNC, 8 RNG. Massachusetts 3 RNG, 6 RNX, 1 RNB,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to A******S for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Great Lakes Vicinity RN Check Collection [172342]2444 - Great Lakes Vicinity RN Check Collection [172342]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of Great Lakes and more RN checks, c. 1871-1901. Wisconsin 1 each RNB, RND, RNX. Michigan 1 RNF, 3 RNX, 1 RNG, 2 RND. Nebraska 5 RND.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*********m for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Southern States RN Check Collection [172343]2445 - Southern States RN Check Collection [172343]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of Southern states RN checks, c. 1875-1900. Louisiana 1 RNG. Georgia 1 RNX, 1 RNB, 1 RND, 4 RNG. Kentucky 2 RNC, 1 RND. Texas 1 RNC, 2 RNX.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i******s for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Midwest Imprinted Revenue Check Collection [172344]2446 - Midwest Imprinted Revenue Check Collection [172344]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of Midwest imprinted revenue checks. Missouri 1 RNC. Illinois 3 RNX, 2 RNB. Ohio 11 RNG, 5 RNX, about 16 RNB. Iowa 2 RNG, 1 RND, 2 RNG.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*********m for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Eastern RN Duplicate Check Group [172346]2447 - Eastern RN Duplicate Check Group [172346]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eastern US RN checks with duplicates. About 100 checks, c. 1875-1901. Rhode Island 3 different, Pennsylvania 2 different, DC 1, Vermont 1. c187
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 0***8 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Eastern Checks with Adhesive Revenue Stamps [172347]2448 - Eastern Checks with Adhesive Revenue Stamps [172347]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 60 Eastern checks, c. 1868-80 with adhesive revenue stamps. Some duplication. c1868-80
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*********m for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Check Group with 3 RN Facsimiles [172356]2449 - Check Group with 3 RN Facsimiles [172356]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1862-88 check group with 3 RN facsimiles and the 2 color pairs of bank checks with 2c Internal Revenue stamps, R9 Express, R5 imperf., R104. Some p
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m********e for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Soap Dealer Adveristing Covers, [172836]2450 - Soap Dealer Adveristing Covers, [172836]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 soap dealer advertising covers with contents, c. 1899-1906. 3 are pictorial. c1899-1906
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********e for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Food Product Advertising Covers, 4 [172874]2451 - Food Product Advertising Covers, 4 [172874]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 c. 1906-09 fruit, Energy, celery, coffee and spice advertising covers with contents. c1906-09
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********e for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Ironworks Covers and Enclosed Price Sheets etc [172877]2452 - Ironworks Covers and Enclosed Price Sheets etc [172877]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 ironworks covers, 1 pictorial. Includes contents with original pictorial advertising. c. 1903-07.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to m********e for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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World War 2 French Cover and Letter [168115]2453 - World War 2 French Cover and Letter [168115]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1943 French cover and letter in neat script to LaPorte, CA from Peter. Perhaps he was a student in a monastery as there are religious tones in both en
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Wells Fargo & Co. Records to W & P Nicholls et. al, 19 [171531]2454 - Wells Fargo & Co. Records to W & P Nicholls et. al, 19 [171531]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
19 c. 1903-07 Wells Fargo Records from Dutch Flat. 10 are related to W & P Nicholls of Dutch Flat, who were bankers and Wells Fargo agents. The ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 3***6 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Oldest Known Bank of La Porte Check, 1872, Rare [172754]2455 - Oldest Known Bank of La Porte Check, 1872, Rare [172754]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! This is the oldest known check from Bank of La Porte, issued in 1872. See page 57 in Garvis. Has RNE7 revenue. Issued to Williamson & Cory...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to i******s for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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John Conly & Co. Checks with 5 Different Revenues [172761]2456 - John Conly & Co. Checks with 5 Different Revenues [172761]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 c. 1863-66 John Conly & Co., an early La Porte bank, checks with 5 different 2c adhesive revenue stamps. These checks are rare with less than ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to S********e for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Bank of La Porte RNG Checks with Mining Vignette, 30 [172623]2457 - Bank of La Porte RNG Checks with Mining Vignette, 30 [172623]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 30 c. 1882 Bank of La Porte checks with RNG and nice mining vignette on left. California La Porte c1882
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to S********e for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Nevada City Wells Fargo & Co. Letter, 1866 [171588]2458 - Nevada City Wells Fargo & Co. Letter, 1866 [171588]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 1866 Wells Fargo & Co., Nevada City letterhead related to $21 returned to San Francisco. California Nevada County 1866
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to s********v.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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California & New York Revenue Stamps RARE (21) [171265]2459 - California & New York Revenue Stamps RARE (21) [171265]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Revenue stamps (21) from California and New York, with a few from other areas like Ohio. All in decent condition and very colorful. Please see photos
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Unopened Playing Card Deck with U.S. Int. Revenue Stamp [169424]2460 - Unopened Playing Card Deck with U.S. Int. Revenue Stamp [169424]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A sealed deck of Redislip playing cards, with a quartet of ducks landing with a one pack Playing Card U.S. Int. Rev. Stamp.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to R********v.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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