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The "Mint State" Americana & Numismatics Auction (2025 May)

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

Day 1, May 2nd, 2025 (Lots 1000-1558)

Bottles feat. Polak Collection (Lots 1000-1108)
General Americana (1109-1494)
Geo. Sort feat. John Muir & Rare Nevada Documents
Maps & Books
Gaming
General Store & Furnishings
Misc. Categories
Stocks & Bonds (1495-1558)

Day 2, May 3rd, 2025 (Lots 2000-2542)

Native Americana (Lots 2000-2064)
Cowboy (2065-2090)
Militaria, Weaponry, & Political (2091-2187)
Minerals (2188-2319)
Minerals & Fossils
Gold Specimens
Mining (2320-2460)
Assay
Ephemera & Artifacts
Art (2461-2542)

Day 3, May 4th, 2025 (Lots 3000-3542)

Transportation (Lots 3000-3118)
Auto feat. Car Vase Collection
Aviation
Railroadiana, Stage, & Steamship
Vintage Toys (3119-3259)
Numismatics feat. Fred Weinberg Collection (3260-3542)
Currency
US Mint
Ephemera
Ingots & Bullion
Coins
Medals
Tokens

TIMED-ONLY

Day 4, May 5th, 2025 (Lots 4000-4779)

Minerals & Mining (Lots 4000-4087)
Bottles feat. Polak Collection (4088-4227)
General Americana (4228-4508)
Numismatics (4509-4779)

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Steamer Tahoe, Framed Print [194825]1148Steamer Tahoe, Framed Print [194825]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed print of Steamer Tahoe, 1983 with 3 vintage photos and a mechanical drawing ot the steamer. Frame 26x39". ^ Date: Country (if not USA)...
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6******n for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Tahoe Boat Celebration Poster, Signed, Dated 2001, #1 [193437]1149Tahoe Boat Celebration Poster, Signed, Dated 2001, #1 [193437]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tahoe Boat Celebration Poster, Signed, Dated 2001, #1, 19 x 25", thin dark wood frame. Olaf Tamm photo of a speedboat at sunset, labeled "...
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6******n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Reprint of 1881 Monterey County History Book [194410]1150Reprint of 1881 Monterey County History Book [194410]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A 1979 reprint of 'History of Monterey County, California, With Illustrations', originally published in 1881 by Elliot & Moore Publisher...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to h********t.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
Alpha Hardware Co., Nevada City, Advertising Goods (3) [195079]1151Alpha Hardware Co., Nevada City, Advertising Goods (3) [195079]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 3 advertising pieces from Alpha Hardware of Nevada City. Includes 2 thermometers mounted on wood. First is 10" by 4", second is 1...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
E.F. Delger, Oakland, CA 1888 Calendar [194672]1152E.F. Delger, Oakland, CA 1888 Calendar [194672]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed 1888 calendar from E.F. Delger, plumbing supplies in Oakland, California. The piece measures 26"x 33" and is mounted in a fancy gol...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Orange County Energy Sign Pair [196527]1153Orange County Energy Sign Pair [196527]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2x 18x24" metal signs from Orange county energy companies. Santa Fe Energy and S & C Oil Co. Both have fading. Please inspect. ^ Date: Co...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
The San Ramon Warehouse Company Letter Copying Book [196263]1154The San Ramon Warehouse Company Letter Copying Book [196263]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A letter book from Pacheco, California. The letters have the heading "The San Ramon Warehouse Company" Contra Costa County. The Bishop Bro...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to h*********d for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
An Everything Book from Pacheco, 1883 [196268]1155An Everything Book from Pacheco, 1883 [196268]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This book is hard to describe. there's everything from drawings of fossils to scribbles, someone practicing their cursive signature and more. Th...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to B*********5 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Vintage Postcard Collection of Pittsburg, CA (15) [194958]1156Vintage Postcard Collection of Pittsburg, CA (15) [194958]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15 vintage black and white real photo postcards of Pittsburg, California. Interior of a tin mill; weighing salmon; Bowers Rubber Works; Columbi
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Misc. Placer County, California Town Maps (Repros.) [195625]1157Misc. Placer County, California Town Maps (Repros.) [195625]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. Repros., but still great sources of information. 1) Alta Town Site, 1875. 11 x 17" 2) Penryn, Pacific Improvement Co., January 4th, 1...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Placerville Panorama (1950's), Planning Map Guilford Gold Mine, More [194854]1158Placerville Panorama (1950's), Planning Map Guilford Gold Mine, More [194854]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
27X9.5" panorama of Placerville, approx 22X 14" planning mine of Guilford Mine( EF cond.) eleven color postcards and other ephemera. ^ ...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Early Photographer Letterheads & Covers, Lewis Winter [195451]1159Early Photographer Letterheads & Covers, Lewis Winter [195451]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5: three corner ad covers and two letterheads, all addressed to Lewis Winter of Sacramento, who was a teacher and artist who ran an engraving b
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Sacramento Daily Union 1860: Pony Express, Indian Massacre, & More [195178]1160Sacramento Daily Union 1860: Pony Express, Indian Massacre, & More [195178]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Latest news on the Pony Express 1st and 3rd pgs. Pg4 Buckland Station Massacre by Indians. 1862 letter and cover regarding life in Calif. In prot
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
1890 Sacramento Illustration Reprint, Framed [196552]11611890 Sacramento Illustration Reprint, Framed [196552]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An illustration of Sacramento, California as it existed in 1890, reprinted in 1990 for the city's centennial. The illustration, which shows an a...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
SF Man and Woman Hand Painted Photos in Frames [195430]1162SF Man and Woman Hand Painted Photos in Frames [195430]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This pair originally came out of San Francisco and are c. 1870's in what appear to be original walnut wood frames. They are handed paint over ph...
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 350.00
Vintage San Francisco Saloon Photograph [194915]1163Vintage San Francisco Saloon Photograph [194915]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed and matted photo from Morton Photography, taken at The M&K Saloon/Il Trovatorre Restaurant in 1919. (21 x 18 inches). The title is "...
Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
San Francisco Saloon Photo, c. 1900 [195015]1164San Francisco Saloon Photo, c. 1900 [195015]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A photograph of the interior of Matthew Grimm's Saloon of San Francisco, California, taken c. early 1900s. 8 x 8 inches. Mounted on hard board....
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
Balboa Theatre Show Flyers (3) [196264]1165Balboa Theatre Show Flyers (3) [196264]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three 6"x 8" show flyers from the Balboa Theatre in San Francisco. These are dated May, July & August 1943, which would put them in th...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
San Francisco Cliff House c. 1900, Photo Reprint [194401]1166San Francisco Cliff House c. 1900, Photo Reprint [194401]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A framed photograph of San Francisco's famous Cliff House, taken c. 1900. (18 x 26 inches) The photograph is an enlarged reprint -- the quality ...
Estimate : 120.00 - 140.00
Sold to 8***1 for (250.00 + 55.00BP) = 305.00
Chinese Phone Directory & Mandarin Theatre Broadside [195784]1167Chinese Phone Directory & Mandarin Theatre Broadside [195784]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1930 San Francisco and Oakland Chine phone directory. 36pp. Also, The Mandarin Theatre broadside, 11x17 with folds, .75" left tear. Please insp...
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******a for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
El Eco Del Pacifico (Early California Mexican Newspaper) [195721]1168El Eco Del Pacifico (Early California Mexican Newspaper) [195721]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three copies of the same one page issue of El Eco Del Pacifico, No. 2184, March 10, 1863. This was a newspaper published in Spanish in San Fran
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6*****b for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Native Sons of the Golden West Program 1890 [194574]1169Native Sons of the Golden West Program 1890 [194574]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Founded in 1875, the Native Sons of the Golden West is a fraternal organization dedicated to historic preservation of the state's historic struc...
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Russell & Hall's U.S. Restaurant, San Francisco, Bill of Fare [195328]1170Russell & Hall's U.S. Restaurant, San Francisco, Bill of Fare [195328]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mounted and framed Bill of Fare. Pencil date on side says March 1869. Located at 507 and 509 Clay Street, San Francisco. Edges have been aged to give
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
'Palou's New California', Volumes 1-4, 1926 [194134]1171'Palou's New California', Volumes 1-4, 1926 [194134]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Volumes 1 through 4 of 'Palou's New California', the translated personal accounts of Francisco Palou, a Spanish missionary and historian...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*********5 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
E Clampus Vitus Archive, SF [196897]1172E Clampus Vitus Archive, SF [196897]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A six inch thick archive of E Clampus Vitus from the files of long time member N. Kirschenbaum, an important mining chemical engineer. circa 1980s-90s
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l******8 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
L.A. Paper Shows SF 1894 Midwinter Fair (4) [194685]1173L.A. Paper Shows SF 1894 Midwinter Fair (4) [194685]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Newspaper pages from the Monday January 1, 1894 Los Angeles Times, highlighting the 1894 Midwinter Fair in San Francisco. There are several illustrati
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Port Costa Flour 1899 Calendar [194913]1174Port Costa Flour 1899 Calendar [194913]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Port Costa Flour advertising piece calendar from 1899. This framed and matted piece measures 22"x 28", is in excellent condition and rea...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Shreve Nameplate & Argonaut Snuff Box (2) [195602]1175Shreve Nameplate & Argonaut Snuff Box (2) [195602]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A couple of old silver pieces from the "City By the Bay," San Francisco. First is a silver nameplate from Shreve & Company, the iconi...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to E********r.. for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
Crocker's Guide Map of San Francisco, 1896, Framed [194742]1176Crocker's Guide Map of San Francisco, 1896, Framed [194742]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed 1896 Crocker's Guide Map of San Francisco. Colorful San Francisco street map, scale 2000' to 1". Map 20x25", 31x35" wa...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
Map of San Francisco Waterfront [194669]1177Map of San Francisco Waterfront [194669]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A 1910 map of the waterfront of San Francisco. This piece measures 17"x 44" and was done by Assistant State Engineer Ralph Barker. It cove...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
San Francisco Bay Metropolitan Area Caricature Map, 1944 [195344]1178San Francisco Bay Metropolitan Area Caricature Map, 1944 [195344]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. San Francisco Bay Metropolitan Area map printed by Pacific Gas & Electric in 1944. Color. Even shows the site for the proposed Golden Gate...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8***1 for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
San Joaquin Valley Map, 1886 [194745]1179San Joaquin Valley Map, 1886 [194745]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1886 San Joaquin Valley map by California State Engineering Dept. Scale 1" to 3 miles. 20x34.5". Margins are trimmed, 2 edge chips, 4"...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
History of San Luis Obispo, 1979 Reprint [194162]1180History of San Luis Obispo, 1979 Reprint [194162]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1979 reprint of History of San Luis Obispo, California with Illustrations. 408pp with index. ^ Date: 1979 Country (if not USA): State: California Ci
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Santa Clara History Book, 1922 [194409]1181Santa Clara History Book, 1922 [194409]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A copy of 'History of Santa Clara County, California, with Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the County who have been Identi...
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 300.00
Portraits at Sawtelle Veterans Home Circa 1900 [194578]1182Portraits at Sawtelle Veterans Home Circa 1900 [194578]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two black and white photo portraits of people at the Veterans Home at Sawtelle, California. 1) 12 x 10 inch mat with a couple of dozen people sitting
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 2*****s for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Leland Stanford for Governor, Republican Ticket, (1861) [196903]1182aLeland Stanford for Governor, Republican Ticket, (1861) [196903]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original Republican ticket in California from the 1860-1861 gubernatorial election, with Leland Stanford running for Governor and J.F. Chellis for Lt.
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6*****b for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
Outlaw Tiburcio Vasquez CDV [194924]1183Outlaw Tiburcio Vasquez CDV [194924]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CDV of California outlaw Tiburcio Vasquez. It measures 2.5"x 4.5".with D.S. Boydston Photographer, Volcano. There is some doubt that Vas...
Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
John Muir, Famed Conservationist & Author, ALS, Yosemite Valley, 1872 [196732]1184John Muir, Famed Conservationist & Author, ALS, Yosemite Valley, 1872 [196732]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
John Muir, Famed Conservationist & Author, ALS, Yosemite Valley, 1872 by Grant Peterson, 2025 INTRO A fantastic partial letter (ALS) from...
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (2,500.00 + 625.00BP) = 3,125.00
California & Nevada Ephemera Package [196444]1185California & Nevada Ephemera Package [196444]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of ephemera from California and Nevada. including a 1957 report on earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area, a brochure about the Amargo
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
California Post Card Collection [195173]1186California Post Card Collection [195173]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 75 total. 4 plastic sleeves w/four cards in each sleeve. Color and B/W. Four photo packets (S.F., L.A. and San Diego). Eight separate post
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
California Maps: Railroad, San Bernardino County, El Dorado Forest [195626]1187California Maps: Railroad, San Bernardino County, El Dorado Forest [195626]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Lands Granted to the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. in California. Sheet No. 2, Nov. 9, 1907. Onion paper map shows forest reserves, count
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to D*****6 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Map of Central California and the Bay Area [195628]1188Map of Central California and the Bay Area [195628]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large map of central California and the Bay Area, including Lake Tahoe. Mounted on linen. No publisher or date given. Does show several California rai
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
California Ephemera [194863]1189California Ephemera [194863]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 36. Box labels, National Forest map, pocket diary, musical score, calendar, photos of Santa Barbara mission-hotels, ads , post cards , env
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s**********j for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
California CDV & Cabinet Card Collection (35) [192880]1190California CDV & Cabinet Card Collection (35) [192880]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 35. 1) Twenty-four CDVs. Includes: Grass Valley (Halsey), San Francisco (Tuttle & Benedict, Bradley & Rulofson, JH Peters), Modesto (...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
1889 Horseshoe Saloon Billhead /Letterhead, White Pine, Colorado Ghost Town [192873]11911889 Horseshoe Saloon Billhead /Letterhead, White Pine, Colorado Ghost Town [192873]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
TOKEN KNOWN FOR THIS MERCHANT! Office of AD Clark, proprietor Crawford House and Horseshoe Saloon. Choice Liquors and Cigars Always on Hand. Vignette
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Colorado Ephemera [195262]1192Colorado Ephemera [195262]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five pieces from Colorado: pin badge from the Festival of Mountain & Plain, Denver Oct. 5,6,7 1897. 4 inches long. Three wooden nickels from May...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*********p for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
1893 Columbian Exposition Youth Guidebook [193193]11931893 Columbian Exposition Youth Guidebook [193193]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A copy of the 'Youth's Companion' to the 1893 Columbian Exposition of Chicago. Contains descriptions of some Exposition exhibits as well...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Columbian Exposition Postal Covers (8) [196781]1194Columbian Exposition Postal Covers (8) [196781]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight unaddressed embossed envelopes with two cents postage from the 1892 Columbian Exposition celebration. Upper left corner: Return to R. B. Buckley
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Chicago Conspiracy 8, Black Panther Original Poster [193152]1195Chicago Conspiracy 8, Black Panther Original Poster [193152]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice, 24x20" original You Can't Jail the Revolution. Stop the Trial, Free the Conspiracy 8 poster. "The poster is unsigned, but alth...
Estimate : 350.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
Indiana Postmaster Appointment Document [196427]1196Indiana Postmaster Appointment Document [196427]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Postmaster appointment certificate issued to Thomas H. Clark as postmaster to the office in Manhattan, Putnam County, Indiana. It is signed by W.T. B
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to m*****2 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00