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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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The Prescott and Arizona Central Railway Co. (102440)4390 - The Prescott and Arizona Central Railway Co. (102440)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arizona Territory incorp. #625 of 775 authorized, I/U, $1000 6% 30 yr.First Mortgage Sinking Fund Gold bearer bond due1916. Issued Nov 1, 1885. Sig
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Estimate : 220.00 - 300.00
Sold to D******a for 125.00
 
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Tucson Rapid Transit Bond (84129)4391 - Tucson Rapid Transit Bond (84129)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued #232 $1000 first mortgage 6% sinking fund 22 year gold bond. Prag Collection. Date: 1906 State/Country: Arizona City/County:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 140.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 62.50
 
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The Monterey and Fresno Railroad Co. (104643)4392 - The Monterey and Fresno Railroad Co. (104643)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated 1893, Calif. # 8 for 1400 shares @ $100 par. Issued to A. W. Jones March 17, 1893. Signed A.W. Jones President, BLACK w/green wavy un
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to b******e for 375.00
 
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California Railway Stock Cert (106655)4393 - California Railway Stock Cert (106655)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Railway stock cert from Oakland, dated May 17, 1892. I/C No. 28, for 50 shares to George H. Mastick, signed by President E.P.(?) Dennison.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to N*******r for 37.50
 
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Highland Park and Fruit Vale Railroad (102442)4394 - Highland Park and Fruit Vale Railroad (102442)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#41 of 200 authorized, I/C, $500 6% 13 yr. First Mortgage Gold bearer bond. Issued July 15, 1891. GREEN, embossed seal, vignette street car w/co
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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California Street Cable Railroad Co. (106656)4395 - California Street Cable Railroad Co. (106656)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
San Francisco Cable Car Stock! No. 80, 40 shares to Charles Mayne I/C, Secretary & President's signature blocks have been blacked out. Nice ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to C*****r for 200.00
 
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Yosemite Short Line Railway Company (Bond) (106653)4396 - Yosemite Short Line Railway Company (Bond) (106653)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued Bond No. 8261 with all 80 coupons attached. Good condition. Date: c1905 State/Country: California City/County: Yosemite
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to M***e for 162.50
 
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California Railroads ephemera (103230)4397 - California Railroads ephemera (103230)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 certificates. 1.One Oakland, Brooklyn and Fruit Vale Railroad Co. #68, I/U, 20 shares stock @ $100 par issued yo H.G. Platt Feb 25, 1872, signed
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to b****5 for 137.50
 
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California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway Stock (83470)4398 - California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway Stock (83470)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/C #12 UT Clotfelter 1 share 1919 signed by VP Illegible. "The California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway was a non-operating subsidiary (paper ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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City and County of San Francisco Municipal Street Railway (104644)4399 - City and County of San Francisco Municipal Street Railway (104644)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Municipal Railway Rehabilitation Bond 1947 issued and paid not cancelled. $1000, BLUE, vignette allegorical figures either side of electric rai
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for 100.00
 
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