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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

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1869 Gould & Curry Stock Certificate (74494)3720 - 1869 Gould & Curry Stock Certificate (74494)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a special Comstock stock certificate. Number 6414 for 8 shares on December 28, 1969. Issued to Chaumond (?) trustee and signed by president Al
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to V********e for 335.50
 
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Early Gould and Curry Stock (79310)3721 - Early Gould and Curry Stock (79310)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued #61268 to Rehfisch & Co 1897, 100 shares. Signed by President Fisher. In Pass-co fine holder. Date: 1897 State/Country: Nevada City/Co...
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Start Price : 55.00 | Estimate : 110.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Phil. Sheridan Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate (104343)3722 - Phil. Sheridan Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate (104343)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Virginia Mining District, Storey County, Nevada (printed at bottom center). Inc. April 1872. No. 3466, issued for five shares to W. Smith on August 23
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Pride of Nevada Cons. Mining Company Official Documents (107272)3723 - Pride of Nevada Cons. Mining Company Official Documents (107272)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Rare Comstock paperwork for the creation of a mining company. 1) Handwritten certificate of incorporation for the Pride of Nevada Consolidat
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******l for 187.50
 
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Savage Mining Company Ephemera (Virginia City, Nevada) (107405)3724 - Savage Mining Company Ephemera (Virginia City, Nevada) (107405)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. 1) 1868 Statement of ore produced for the quarter ending Sept. 30th, 1868. 18,336 tons of ore extracted from the mine. Amount of gold &...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to A*****0 for 343.75
 
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Savage Mining Company 1882 Stock Certificate (74498)3725 - Savage Mining Company 1882 Stock Certificate (74498)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 37653 for 20 shares to Martin Bacon trustee. Signed by secretary and president. PASS-Co graded FINE. Another very rare major Comstock mine stoc
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to A*****0 for 175.00
 
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Seneca Mining Company, Consolidated, Stock Certificate (107047)3726 - Seneca Mining Company, Consolidated, Stock Certificate (107047)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Virginia Mining District, Storey Co., N.T. (printed under title). No. 289, issued for five shares to JR Irvin on Jan. 20th, 1864 in San Francisco. Sig
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to V********e for 335.50
 
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Sutro Tunnel Company early Stock Certificate (108065)3727 - Sutro Tunnel Company early Stock Certificate (108065)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Although the plainest of the Sutro stocks, it is more important as it the earliest and the only stocks signed by Sutro himself! No. 15 for 25 shares t
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to A*****0 for 625.00
 
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Sutro Tunnel Mining Company issued to namesake of Emma Mine on the Comstock (85252)3728 - Sutro Tunnel Mining Company issued to namesake of Emma Mine on the Comstock (85252)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a unique Nevada mining stock certificate for the discriminating collector. This Suro signed Sutro Tunnel cert is issued to Miss Emma Sutro. Em
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,400.00
Sold to 2*****l for 750.00
 
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Sutro Tunnel Company Stock Certificate (103505)3729 - Sutro Tunnel Company Stock Certificate (103505)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued soon after the tunnel was completed! Inc. in California. No. F217, issued for 5 shares to W.W. Carnighan Jr. on Dec. 6, 1878 or 79. Signed by E
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to r********-.. for 125.00
 
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