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Alaska Gold Rush Gold Ingot and Oil Painting of Panhandlers

on Mules Bring Top Dollars at Holabird’s Americana Auction

RENO, NV – A beautiful 4.51 troy ounce Alaska documented regarding Mr. Parsons, who operated out
Gold Rush gold nugget from the Atlin mining district, of a remote mine in Colorado.
located just east of Skagway in Yukon, Alaska climbed Two lots posted identical selling prices of $1,000.
to $10,845, and an oil on board painting of two miners One was a stock certificate for Ediphone Service, Inc.
on mules loaded with various items, titled Panhandlers, (NJ), issued to Thomas Edison (and his brother
signed by Texas artist William Forrest Martin, nicely Charles), for one share, dated July 16, 1928, cancelled,
framed, realized $8,540 at Holabird Western with Thomas Edison’s bold signature on the reverse.
Americana Collections’ massive, five day Holiday The other was a large group of DC Comics, featuring
Treasures Auction held December 5th through the 9th. characters such as Karate Kid, Justice League, Green
The auction was packed with a staggering 4,379 lots Lantern, and Ghosts. The comics were not heavily
in a wide array of collecting categories—including Beautiful 4.51 troy ounce gold nugget from researched and were not graded.
Western Americana, railroadiana, gold, minerals, music the Atlin mining district, Alaska, Day 2, Friday, December 6th, featured stocks and
memorabilia, mining, art, Native Americana, militaria, 2 1/2” by 1 1/2” ($10,845) bonds (mining stocks, petroliana stocks and other
aviation, postal history, coins, tokens and more—online and stocks), railroadiana, transportation, minerals and mining –
live in the gallery at 3555 Airway Drive (Suite #308) in Reno. 737 lots in all.
Day 1, December 5th, was the sale’s busiest day, in Day 3, Saturday, December 7th, contained 957 lots of art,
terms of the sheer number of categories. These included art, militaria, Americana, bottles, clothing, cowboy, ephemera, fire,
militaria, Native Americana, firearms and weapons, general entertainment industry, fraternal organizations, furnishings and
Americana, autographs, antiquarian books, bottles, clothing, 3D items, and more
comic books, cowboy collectibles, ephemera, entertainment Day 4, Sunday, December 8th, had Native Americana,
industry, furnishings, 3D items, gaming, jewelry, maps, music minerals, mining, numismatics, tokens, postal history, sports,
and photography. and transportation – 750 lots in all.
A top achiever was the original 1909 poster mounted Day 5, Monday, December 9th, concluded the event with
on linen promoting “Pawnee Bill’s Great Far East combined 1,227 lots of stocks and bonds, automobilia, aviation, indus-
with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” ($4,375). The 30 inch by trial, mining, petroliana, railroadiana, transportation and other.
40 inch framed poster advertised the brief partnership between Holabird Western Americana Collections is always in the hunt
Gordon William Lillie (aka “Pawnee Bill”) and the legendary for quality Americana and coin consignments, bottles, advertising
Buffalo Bill. Vintage Navajo necklace and earrings and other collections. To consign a single piece or a collection,
A Parsons & Co. Assayers (Colorado) gold ingot, one set, 32” Naja pendant with six stones call Fred Holabird at 775-851-1859 or 844-492-2766; or,
of four known examples, marked “1860” and “Twenty and silver beads, and matching clip-on send an e-mail to fredholabird@gmail.com.
Dolls”, changed hands for $3,615. Not much is known or earrings, ($1,562) Visit fhwac.com.

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