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Holabird’s Pike’s Peak or Bust! Auction January 19-22

RENO, NV – Holabird Western Americana and hard goods. Mining will include minerals 11, 1787, for 282 acres known as “Powersburg”
Collections, LLC’s first live auction event of the and fossil plates, ephemera from CO and NC, on the west side of Pine Creek, has an estimate of
year will be a four-day affair—January 19th thru spoons, tags, and mercury jugs. $25,000-$50,000. Also, a photo print of Paul
22nd—featuring collectibles in over a dozen Day 1, on Thursday, January 19th, will Strand’s White Horse image (1932), taken in
categories, including bottles, railroadiana, Native feature 514 lots of general Americana, which will Taos, New Mexico, 8 inches by 10 inches, from
Americana, mining, numismatics, art, stocks, include geographic sort and miscellaneous, a collection of prints likely sent to Ansel Adams
militaria and general Americana, online and live including cowboy, sports, books, and toys. by Strand himself, should earn $5,000-$10,000.
in the Reno gallery located at 3555 Airway Dr. A document written and signed by William Speaking of Ansel Adams, a signed print of
The auction, starting at 8 a.m. Pacific time Henry Ashley, Lt. Gov. of Missouri in 1824, the renowned photographer’s El Capitan Winter
each day, is officially titled Pike’s Peak or Bust! giving notice to an appointed Sheriff of Cooper Sunrise, 9 inches by 10 inches from an edition of
Western Americana, Bottles, Numismatics & More. County, with the Seal of Missouri lower left, has 250 and inscribed on the back to Andrea Gray
“With a healthy dose of exciting Colorado and an estimate of $4,000-$6,000. Also, a City of and Gardner/Fulmer Lithograph, is estimated to
Western states material, we decided to name this Tombstone, AZ business license, dated Aug. 1, reach $3,000-$5,000.
auction in honor of the great Colorado Gold 1881 (two months before the shoot-out at Day 4, on Sunday, January 22nd, will be all
Rush of 1859,” said Fred Holabird, owner of the OK Corral), and issued to the Peck Bros. numismatics, starting with 13 different Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections. (for “Peddlers”), signed by Town Marshall banknotes and continuing with US coins
Featured collections and highlights include Virgil Earp (Wyatt’s brother), should hit (including Carson City Morgan silver dollars),
Part IV of the Gary Bracken Collection (more $3,000-$5,000. medals, and a large offering of tokens (from
great offerings from the Ponca City, Oklahoma An original Ringling Brothers broadside, circa CO, MO, and OK).
lawyer). Items include Native Americana 1897, advertising “Three Famous Aerial Ladies” A $20 Nixon National Bank (Reno, NV)
(including arrowheads); tokens (CO, MO, and (Miss Leon, La Bella Carmen, and Miss Carroll), 1902 red seal banknote (CH. #8424, Fr. 641),
OK); Colorado medicine bottles; whiskey jugs measuring 23 1/2 inches by 16 inches, should one of four known and signed by George S.
,and stoneware. command $500-$1,500. Nixon as president of the bank, graded Very
Important early American documents from Day 2, on Friday, January 20th, will contain Fine 20, is expected to find a new home for
the 1700s and 1800s, including autographed 546 lots of transportation (railroad and steamer $50,000-$75,000.
pieces from Benjamin Franklin, Grover passes and transportation ephemera) and bottles A scarce Eagle Club (Leadville, CO) token
Cleveland, and James Buchanan, will be sold, (featuring Colorado whiskey and medicines). (“Eagle / Club / Leadville / Colo. / You May
while the art category will highlight a group of A circa 1868 Dr. Boerhaave’s Stomach Bitters Call Again”) round, 21 mm wide and in extra
signed prints and books from Ansel Adams, bottle, dark green lime with an applied top, 8 3/4 fine condition, carries an estimate of $1,000-
signed prints from famous photographer Paul inches tall, an exceptionally rare Western bitters $2,000. Also, a brothel token from Denver,
Strand, signed Salvador Dali pieces, and wood bottle and one of maybe only five or six known, Colorado (“Compliments / Of / Miss Olga /
and stone sculptures. carries an estimate of $4,000-$10,000. 2148 Market Str. / Denver”), round, 21 mm
Holabird will also offer more rare Colorado An autograph letter dated April 14, 1829, and wide, in almost uncirculated condition, should
mining stocks from a private collection – signed by Peter Haywood, whose naval career make $600-$1,000.
Colorado railroad stocks, autograph pieces was clouded by the misfortune of being a 16- Holabird Western Americana Collections,
(including Wells Fargo and Jay Gould), and year-old seaman aboard the merchant vessel LLC, is always seeking new and major collec-
market fresh mining stocks. HMS Bounty at the time of her famous mutiny tions to bring to market. To consign a single
In addition to Oklahoma points from the in 1789, should sell for $300-$2,000. Also, a piece or a collection, you may call Fred Holabird
Bracken collection, the Native American section Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway map at 775-851-1859 or 844-492-2766; or, you can
has kachinas, pine crafts and basketry, and and timetables, printed by the Herald Printing & send an e-mail to fredholabird@gmail.com.
ephemera, including art and photographs. Publishing Co. in June 1887, 40 inches by 17 Visit www.holabirdamericana.com. Updates
Militaria features items from the Civil War, inches, is expected to finish at $500-$1,000. are posted frequently.
Indian Wars, and both World Wars, including Day 3, on Saturday, January 21st, will be a
photographs, autographed documents, and busy day, filled with 533 lots of art (featuring
artifacts. Early shotguns, muskets, and ammo Ansel Adams, Salvador Dali, and Paul Strand),
will also be offered. Native Americana, political collectibles (includ-
General Americana will feature rare ing early American autos), militaria, firearms,
documents, books, and artifacts from AL, AZ, and weaponry, minerals, and stocks and bonds.
CA, CO, NV, the OK, Indian Territory, and A historically significant land deed signed by
more. Smaller categories include cowboy, Benjamin Franklin as President of the Supreme
sports, books, jewelry, toys/model railroad, Executive Council of Pennsylvania, dated April

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