Holabird’s Western Americana BONANZA

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Holabird's Western Americana Collections specializes in historical artifacts related to the expansion of the West including mining, transportation, banking, commerce, politics, ect.

HWAC is an exciting new company that we hope will bring back the fun in collecting for many Americana collectors. With many of the larger auction companies requiring minimum lot prices of $500, and in some cases $2000, a huge percentage of collectors are left out. Our company will provide all the missing ingredients in today’s collecting market- a plethora of rare and unique items generally priced under $500, specifically designed and aimed at that collector market.

We’ve teamed up with Holabird-Kagin Americana to handle all of their material that is under the current economic threshold of $500 per lot, peppered with a few extra special rarities. This means that a virtual warehouse of material will come into the marketplace slowly in auction format – a win-win for collectors everywhere.

The Holabird name in the title of the company draws its roots from Fred Holabird who will act as a company advisor and the fun spirited auctioneer we’ve come to know and love. We’re very excited to bring to light some of the best and rarest collectibles at affordable prices for collectors everywhere.
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FIVE letters circa 1882-1887677 - FIVE letters circa 1882-1887
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"we are going down with the shaft at about a foot per day" "do not know what it will assay -some of the boys say it will be over $500...
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Minnehaha, Arizona Letters (2)678 - Minnehaha, Arizona Letters (2)
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Lot of 2 letters, both written by D.M. Shropshire to "Harry" (H.B. Adsil), one to Indianapolis and one to him in Telluride, CO. They discu...
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Five Arizona documents one with a Joseph Fish signature679 - Five Arizona documents one with a Joseph Fish signature
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1) 1888 Arizona Co-op Mercantile Inst., Woodruff, Arizona Territory. Fish was an important Mormon. He helped his father build the Nauvoo Temple in Ill
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TURN Of THE CENTURY, ARIZONA  Dealers GROUP680 - TURN Of THE CENTURY, ARIZONA Dealers GROUP
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DATED 1920-1923, LOT of 14: 1) Four Booklets, By-Laws Cochise Lodge, Tombstone, dated 1923. 2) Two, Grand Dance Tickets, Tombstone, for Saturday, Oct.
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Pinal, Arizona Letter on the Emma & Bull Mines, 1880681 - Pinal, Arizona Letter on the Emma & Bull Mines, 1880
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Addressed to Mr. W.K. Flint in San Francisco, and signed by G. Henry, the letter discusses the two mines and their prospects. Date: 1880 Cit
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Coleville & Topaz682 - Coleville & Topaz
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Coleville receipt fro Creamery & Commercial Co. dated 1892 and signed by D W Barnett; Rickey Land & Cattle Co. billhead to State Bank & ...
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Inyo Mining Company Document Group683 - Inyo Mining Company Document Group
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A group of 5 pieces relating to the Mountain Spring Canyon Mines, Ltd. from 1930-31. The mine was located in the Argus mining district in Mountain Spr
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1867 liquor license684 - 1867 liquor license
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The document reads-Recd. of G.H. Oliver, the sum of seventeen dollars and fifty cents for license to sell Goods and Liquors for the term of three mont
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Life Preserver Mine Bill of Sale -Placer County, 1878685 - Life Preserver Mine Bill of Sale -Placer County, 1878
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Two page handwritten document documents a bill of sale for the Life Preserver mine at Bald Hill from A.O. Bell to J.L. Holland of Nevada City. Accord
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Early California letter from the stone builder of the Benicia Arsenal.686 - Early California letter from the stone builder of the Benicia Arsenal.
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Dated 1855 Date: 1855 City: Benicia County: Solano State: CA
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Benton History687 - Benton History
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1878 letter signed by M Griswold; 1907 wedding announcement; 1917 membership certificate of James Sinnamon to The American Red Cross; 1885 Appointment
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Bishop Collection688 - Bishop Collection
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1) Elpion, 1913. 2) Case with Meinke's Recreation Parlor token, Vondy token, Bishop Club token, 1898 Knights of Pythias Second Annual Ball ribbo...
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Bishop documents689 - Bishop documents
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Lot of 45. Includes 1) a business card from P. A. Chalfant proprietor of the Inyo Register and one from the Long Valley Resort. 2) 1908 Great Register
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Bishop Creek Stock690 - Bishop Creek Stock
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DATED 1909. Date: 1909 City: Bishop Creek County: Inyo State: CA
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Bodie Birthday Card Laced with Gold691 - Bodie Birthday Card Laced with Gold
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A simple letter from a guy to his girl starts, “Please accept this small gift, also some Gold dust which I panned out for the express purpose of sendi
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Seven Bodie papers692 - Seven Bodie papers
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1) Promissory note to James Currie in 1901. Includes envelope with Bodie cancel. 2) Letter to W. O. Parker in 1897 with an envelope with a Bodie cance
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Three documents relating to George W. Penter, Bodie Banker693 - Three documents relating to George W. Penter, Bodie Banker
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1881 letterhead, 1886 letterhead, and 1890 billhead for E. L. Benedict, successor to George W. Penter, Banker. Addresses withdrawals from the famous K
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Bodie Lodge ephemera694 - Bodie Lodge ephemera
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Lot of six. 1) Bodie Knights Templar Calling Card used by Alex Bock at Triennial Concave in 1883. 2) 1898 Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. Applicati
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Bodie letterheads695 - Bodie letterheads
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1) Silas B. Smith, general merchandise, 187-. 2) 1887 N. S. Warren, City Market. 3) Harvey Boone receipt of $700.00 per Mono County Court House. 1903.
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Mono County and vicinity ephemera696 - Mono County and vicinity ephemera
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Lot of 32. Reprint of 1878 report, letter to Aurora Mines, Aurora Consolidated Mines Company letter heads, Bodie Historic Park, 10 color photos of the
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JS Cain Collection697 - JS Cain Collection
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Lot of 22. Letter signed by Cain selling the Tunnel Mines in 1899, 1904 Cain billhead to credit - including R. K. Colcord former Nevada governor, 1893
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Boone & Wright of Bodie: one check and two receipts698 - Boone & Wright of Bodie: one check and two receipts
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1) Check to D. W. Earl & Company. Check reads Gilbert Clements, 318 Front Street, San Francisco. Dated 1881. 2) Receipt dated 1880. 3) Receipt d...
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Harpers New Monthly Magazine699 - Harpers New Monthly Magazine
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2 copies of No. 184, September 1865. Has concluding part of "A trip to Bodie Bluff and the Dead Sea of the West". Has 5 illustrations. (Am...
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Banking in Bodie700 - Banking in Bodie
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3 Charge receipts from 1879; The Bodie Bank check signed by W. E. Pope; receipt from The State Bank & Trust Co. of Carson City; cancelled check ...
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Photographs and Records701 - Photographs and Records
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5 photos of Courthouse, ranches and town of Bridgeport. Letter of 1882 to Mrs. Geo. G. Lyon; County of Mono tax receipt; Telegram to Joseph E Hill fro
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1854 Yuba County business license702 - 1854 Yuba County business license
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YUBA COUNTY BUSINESS LICENSE: The Auditor Of Yuba County grants a license to sell Merchandise, Marysville, California, dated 1854. Signed by John A. P
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Darwin Mining District Report -Inyo County, 1914703 - Darwin Mining District Report -Inyo County, 1914
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U.S.G.S. Bulletin 580-A, The Darwin Silver-Lead Mining District-California, by Adolph Knopf, Government Printing office 1914. 18 pp. softbound. Water
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California Gold Rush Property Transfer Document-Amador, 1859704 - California Gold Rush Property Transfer Document-Amador, 1859
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Three page document from the California gold rush recorded in Amador County in 1859 with an orange Amador County District Court seal. Indenture docume
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Hemet Lake Dam Under Construction, Mounted Photo 1895705 - Hemet Lake Dam Under Construction, Mounted Photo 1895
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Large cabinet photo shows the dam under construction in 1895. Waite Photo. Titled, “The Great Lake Hemet Dam”. Image 6 ¼” x 8 ¼” on light ...
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Independence, California assay for Lou R. Johnston Sr. of Bishop706 - Independence, California assay for Lou R. Johnston Sr. of Bishop
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H. W. White, Assaying. 1928. Values from $61.20 to $20.40. All in Mercury. Date: 1928 City: Independence County: Inyo
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Independence History707 - Independence History
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12 pieces including billhead from The Binton Co. of 1909; 2 billheads of Nathan Rhine of 1889; United States Land Office Register letter of 1899; bill
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Santa Rosa Mines708 - Santa Rosa Mines
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Santa Rosa Mines Development Company Stock Agreement; Santa Rosa Mine prospectus; billhead from Rivers Bros. Co.; J. R. Lecyr business card of Santa R
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Tahoe National Forest Map, U. S. Forest Service, 1926709 - Tahoe National Forest Map, U. S. Forest Service, 1926
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Rarely seen map produced by the forest service. The actual title, is, “Tahoe National Forest, California and Nevada, Mt. Diablo Meridian 1926. Map mea
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Lake Tahoe Railway & Transpiration Company710 - Lake Tahoe Railway & Transpiration Company
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Fabulous lot of 3. 1) 1913 Pass for Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Collins, District passenger Agent. Signed by Duane Bliss (of lumbering fame). 2) Unused envelop
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LOS ANGELES EMPHEMERA LOT, LOT OF 7, DATED 1885-1910711 - LOS ANGELES EMPHEMERA LOT, LOT OF 7, DATED 1885-1910
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1) Stock, Los Angeles Improvement Co., dated 1885. 2) Los Angeles California Booklet, Circa. 1920's. 3) 4 Photos, and a Real Photo Post Card, on...
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Assayer Business Card712 - Assayer Business Card
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This lot consists of a business card presumably handed out by a representative of James Irving & Co. The card measures 4.75" x 3" and ...
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W. O. Lundy Property Deed713 - W. O. Lundy Property Deed
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1881 Deed to a lot next to W O Lundy in Lundy, CA. The town of Lundy served both the Tioga & Homer mining districts. Also included is a cover a...
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Mojave Desert History714 - Mojave Desert History
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Several pieces of history from the desert including 2 Merchandise receipts oh the early 1900's; Miners Transfer Card; canceled checks from Mono ...
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Moore's Flat and Eureka Express715 - Moore's Flat and Eureka Express
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Express Way-Bill #15 for coin and a parcel. On route to North Bloomfield. August 17, 1878 Date: 1878 City: Nevada City County:
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Yellow Aster Mining Collection716 - Yellow Aster Mining Collection
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Lot of 46. 1) Two U. S. Mint receipts. 2) Six Yellow Aster Mining & Milling Company applications for employment: 1926-1917. 3) Four shift boss r...
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1906 Check signed by Dr. Rose LaMonte Burcham717 - 1906 Check signed by Dr. Rose LaMonte Burcham
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Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Company check signed by president Charles Burcham and secretary Rose Burcham. Rose began her career as a doctor back e
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Butte Load Leasing Company materials718 - Butte Load Leasing Company materials
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Lot of nine. Includes letters to Golden West Plating Works and back. Four letters to John McClintock from John Taylor. Billhead. Mine report. (Ames C
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Randsburg Area History719 - Randsburg Area History
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25 post cards from the area; 1919 letter from Harry Davis; Souvenir Program of 1933; Cudahy Packing draft from 1898; Yellow Aster Mining receipt from
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Wells Fargo and Lloyd receipts720 - Wells Fargo and Lloyd receipts
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2 Consignee's receipts from Wells Fargo & Co's Express, and one to Geo. W. Lloyd, Dr. of 1899. (Ames Collection) Date: 1899, 1902 Cit...
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Photographic Supply lot of 8 documents721 - Photographic Supply lot of 8 documents
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1) Advertisement, J,W. Leftwich's, Photograph Parlor, Fine Water Color Portraits, J St., Sacramento, 1880's. 2) Letter, W.O. Bacon, Photogra...
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Depositor News Magazines722 - Depositor News Magazines
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Lot of 4: These Magazine's have stories & articles about the in's and outs of banks and banking. Nov.,1907,Sept., 1909, Oct., 1909, and ...
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San Bernardino area ephemera723 - San Bernardino area ephemera
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1) 1916 Ethanac Cash Store (O. J. Hanzlik, proprietor) calendar. Very striking. 2) Early San Bernardino Valley promotional booklet Date: c1916
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1911 Crocker & Langley City Directory724 - 1911 Crocker & Langley City Directory
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San Francisco was the financial and economic hub of the west at this time and this book is a great resource for researchers. Date: 1911 City
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Spanish-American War soldier's discount725 - Spanish-American War soldier's discount
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Smith's Cash Store in San Francisco is offering a 10% discount on Soldier's Lunch Basket. Located at 25 Market Street and very convenient fo...
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Adams & Co. Original Certificate of Deposit dated 1854726 - Adams & Co. Original Certificate of Deposit dated 1854
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From their Express Banking office in San Francisco Date: 1854 City: San Francisco County: San Francisco State:
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