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Summer Americana Auction--July 2019

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

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Welcome to our Summer Sale!

The summer sale features everything good about summer collectors – mining artifacts – and all elements of western history.

Here’s some highlights!
More than a dozen ore cars!!
Great manuscript archives, including that of a Mormon family and their trials and tribulations over several decades, from Nauvoo to Salt Lake, and back to the East coast; a newly surfaced Adolph Sutro-Comstock Lode archive and documents; an amazing archive from Nevada engineer John Heizer; a scrap book from promoter Tex Rickard; early Arizona military letters; a pair of 1860’s maps showing the location of the original adobes in Los Angeles! Wow! And there’s lots more.
The western Art section is huge, with art in every category. One of my favorites is the ornately engraved presentation silver chalice from Grass Valley, a “must-have” for any mining or California collector
Antique bottles and marbles. Hundreds of lots of California and Nevada items accompanied by a marble collection. Some of my favorites (other than bottles, which are always fun and historical) are the ceramic series of cat house decanters. This rare set has been split up by region, making it even more fun. While we’ve had a few of these over the years, we’ve never seen this many different- ever!
Stocks and bonds. This is another “wow” offering from two or more collections. Some highlights: Chinese bond collection; Arizona material- Sopori (1850’s), Gold MC, Picacho (1860’s), and from California the Bear River piece that preceded the Tuolumne stock that features a killer mining vignette; and of course a huge offering of more from the famous Prag Collection
Numismatics has about a little of everything related to coins and currency. Lots of scrip, tokens, medals (make sure you make it all the way thru the catalog!), and two spectacular gold fakes of which one was unknown, and the other very well published. There’s also a great strong box to put it all in! Medal collectors, don’t miss the late July sale as well.
Speaking of gold, don’t miss the high grade ore specimens from two major collections, the Heizer collection and Pollock. Most of Heizer’s material is Nevada-Cal, while Pollock is Mostly Utah, Alaska.
With 4000 lots, you’ll have plenty of great material to look over.

Don’t forget the search box on the “Virtual Catalog” on our web site. It can help you find the things you want in a hurry. But there’s nothing like surfing through the catalog – you get to find all sorts of neat things you might never have thought about.

Full Schedule

Day 1 (Thur, July 11) Lots 1000-1776

Apparel
Jewelry
Art
Furnishings & Décor
Native Americana
General Foreign Collectibles
Sports
Entertainment Industry
Music Related
Political
Military
General Americana Part I
Advertising
Badges
Belt Buckles
Brewing & Tobacco
Circus
Fire related
Gold Rush
Licence Plates
Lock/Key
Microscope
Scale
Tools
Toys
Dolls
Misc Americana Collectibles


Day 2 (Fri, July 12) Lots 2000-2670

General Americana Part II
(Geographically Sorted)
Bottles
Brothel
Cowboy
Gaming
Saloon
Tokens
Numismatics
Weaponry
Marbles

Day 3 (Sat,July 13) Lots 3000-3855

Minerals
Mining Part I
(California-Nevada)

Day 4 (Sun, July 14) Lots 4000-4808

Mining Part I
(New Jersey-End)
Transportation
Railroadiana
Postal History
Wells Fargo & Express

Day 5 (Mon, July 15) Lots 5000-6487

Bargains & Dealer Specials
Art
Bottles
Civil War
General Americana
Mining
Native Americana
Numismatics
Railroadiana
Transportation

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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San Diego Land and Town Company Green Stock (85270)2050 - San Diego Land and Town Company Green Stock (85270)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 1033 for 100 shares to Charles F Coaney. Value $25. Not cancelled. Native American vignette. American Bank Note printer. No discernable issues. Very
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*******e for 75.00
 
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San Diego Land and Town Stock (105489)2051 - San Diego Land and Town Stock (105489)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U San Diego Land and Town, #440 Annie Hobbs 10 shares 1897. Nice Indian vignette, signed by president Cheney. They developed Chula Vista, Sweetwater
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******e for 125.00
 
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Two Different Ocean Beach Company Stock Certificates (107260)2052 - Two Different Ocean Beach Company Stock Certificates (107260)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. Inc. January 9th, 1888. No. 59 and No. 24, both issued to Bryant Howard on July 5th, 1888 in San Diego. Both signed by president W
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b*******e for 343.75
 
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Adolph Sutro Horse Billheads (2) (106629)2053 - Adolph Sutro Horse Billheads (2) (106629)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 billheads for Adolph Suto's horses in San Francisco. 1881 RW Harris pictorial, 1885A de Labrousse Veterinarian. Date: 1881, 1885 State/Coun...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to u********y.. for 50.00
 
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D O Mills Signed Letter (106502)2054 - D O Mills Signed Letter (106502)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare DO Mills signed letter about a NYC building. Mills was a major financier in California and Nevada. Date: 1909 State/Country: California Ci
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i***y for 62.50
 
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Educational Publishing Company Stock Certificate (103477)2055 - Educational Publishing Company Stock Certificate (103477)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. Dec. 1886. No. 18, issued for 307.5 shares to Philip M. Fisher on Oct. 30, 1891 in San Francisco. Signed by president John Ruso and secretary A.
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Eureka Homestead Association Scrip! (103597)2056 - Eureka Homestead Association Scrip! (103597)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Looking to buy a house in San Francisco in 1862? Pay off the lot $10 a month until you own it. Issued to Ellery and singed by B Congdon. California al
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******e for 62.50
 
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Four Different San Francisco Stock Certificates (104362)2057 - Four Different San Francisco Stock Certificates (104362)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. 1) The Realty Syndicate. $500 bond issued in 1898, punch cancelled. 2) Noyo Shingle Company. Stock number ONE, issued to the compa
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Four Different San Francisco Stock Certificates (104363)2058 - Four Different San Francisco Stock Certificates (104363)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. 1) Pneumatic Power Company. Issued in 1891, not cancelled. Colorful stock with streetcar vignette. 2) Royal Soap Company. Issued i
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Estimate : 160.00 - 200.00
Sold to j******d for 100.00
 
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Mercantile Library Association Stock (88179)2059 - Mercantile Library Association Stock (88179)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 89 for 1 share to J Warren Cox. Signed by Gand(?), president Hale and countersigned by treasurer Riddell. 'Duplicate' written in pen. Date...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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