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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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Staten Island Rail-Road Co (106088)4540 - Staten Island Rail-Road Co (106088)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated on May 21, 1836. However, the company lost its charter in 1838 because the railroad was not built within two years after it was incorpor
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Staten Island Rail-Road Co (106087)4541 - Staten Island Rail-Road Co (106087)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated on May 21, 1836. However, the company lost its charter in 1838 because the railroad was not built within two years after it was incorpor
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
 
 
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The Staten Island Midland RailRoad Co (106089)4542 - The Staten Island Midland RailRoad Co (106089)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
It was organized in 1890 as a successor to the Richmond County Railroad and was in turn replaced in 1907 by the Staten Island Midland Railway. #107,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 130.00
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The Staten Island Shore Rail Road Co (106086)4543 - The Staten Island Shore Rail Road Co (106086)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorp Feb 24, 1869 New York. #66, I/U, 13 shares @ $50 par. Issued Dec 8, 1869. Signed Samuel Maish JR. President. BLACK, embossed seal,. Two vi
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Utica, Shenango, Susquehanna Valley Railway Co. Plate (106026)4544 - Utica, Shenango, Susquehanna Valley Railway Co. Plate (106026)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Plate made by Railway Company, with beautiful vignette of train on a bridge. This plate is very old and has some 16.5" x 7.75". Date: c1...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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Frankfort and Elion Rail Road Stock (83245)4545 - Frankfort and Elion Rail Road Stock (83245)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. I/U no # James Stewart 1 share 1875 signed by president illegible. Street train vignette. Pinholes and lower toning, please inspect. Prag C
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Estimate : 140.00 - 250.00
Sold to h*********d for 25.00
 
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Lake Ontario Shore Rail Road Bond (85116)4546 - Lake Ontario Shore Rail Road Bond (85116)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/C #30 $100 Norman Titus 1871. Signed by Titus and 2 other illegible. Ken Prag Collection Date: 1871 State/Country: New York City/County:
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Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 180.00
 
 
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Lake Ontario Shore Rail Road Bonds (2) (85117)4547 - Lake Ontario Shore Rail Road Bonds (2) (85117)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 I/C bonds. #856 red $100, signed by Smith, Doolittle and Fort, red seal, 5c revenue stamp-creases, toning, holes. #294 blue $500 signed by Smith, Do
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Lebanon Springs Rail Road Bonds (2) (85107)4548 - Lebanon Springs Rail Road Bonds (2) (85107)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#3157 $1000 7% 1867 signed by President Baxter. #2324 $1000 7% 1867 signed by President Clark. "The Lebanon Springs Railroad : completing the m...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to P******y for 50.00
 
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Mohawk and Hudson Rail-Road Co (101259)4549 - Mohawk and Hudson Rail-Road Co (101259)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert #2640 I/C, for 15 shares @ $100 par, issued Oct 2, 1839 signed E.R. Cooper (crossed out), black, no vignetted ornamental design left side. E.B.
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 170.00
 
 
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