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Holabird’s Time Flies in July Timed Online Auction Results

RENO, NV – Rare Gold Rush-era antique bottles, beautiful 19th century Company cures broadside (“positively and without fail cures gonorrhea
stock certificates, boxing cards from the first half of the 20th century, and and gleet”), housed in a 10 1/2 by 7 1/2 inch frame, gaveled for $212.50.
scarce old coins and tokens all did well in Holabird Western Americana Day 2, on Saturday, July 29th, was packed with more than 750 lots of
Collections, LLC’s online-only Time Flies in July auction, held July 28th, tobacco and saloon, bottles, firearms and weapons, militaria, political,
29th and 30th. This special timed auction featured nearly 2,200 lots in minerals, mining, stocks and bonds, and transportation.
many categories. Bottles and stock certificates were what bidders flocked to on Day 2.
The auction was hosted exclusively on iCollector.com and contained The overall top lot of the session was a pair of very light lime-colored
collectibles in over ten categories, including postcards and stamps, mining, Stillwater (Oklahoma) Bottling Works / C. F. Knowles / Corliss Bros.
art, general Americana, books, bottles, stocks, numismatics, railroad, bottles, each one 6 3/4 inches tall, that sold as one lot for $2,000.
tokens, Native Americana and more – a collector’s dream. Every lot had a Other notables included a very rare clear City Drug Store (Goldfield,
starting price of just ten dollars. CO) citrate bottle, 8 1/2 inches tall, with no apparent chips or cracks
Day 1, on Friday, July 28th, contained 728 lots of general Americana, ($1,125), two Colorado mining camp embossed milk bottles, one for
including autographs, books, collectibles, cowboy, entertainment, Black Bruns Dairy in Creede and one for Camp Bird Dairy in Ouray
ephemera, firefighting memorabilia, fraternal organizations, gaming, ($1,125), and two different black Sapulpa Bottling Works bottles from
jewelry, maps, model railroading, music, photography, and sports. the Sapulpa Indian Territory, one aqua crown top and the other clear
The day’s top achiever (and the overall top lot of the auction) was a crown top, both just over 7 1/2 inches ($937.50).
group of three scrolls containing early data (1950s and 60s) on whitewater The auction’s last day, Sunday, July 30th, featured more than 700
canoeing and rafting, plus other activities. The rapids ratings, maps, and lots of art, Native Americana, numismatics, tokens, philatelic (stamps),
other material pertained mostly to the Colorado River and Salmon River and postal history. The day’s top lot was a group of five miscellaneous
National Forest. Bidders rewarded the lot's rarity with a final selling price pieces, including an 1853 half dime, an Ohio Volunteers medal
of $2,875. presented to Henry Ford, an 1849 California token with the American
A group of three cotton bale shipping receipts from circa 1845-1879, flag, and a tiny spiel mark ($1,438).
via steamer and other modes of transportation, one from 1866 having a 2- An Arkansas Mail Stage & Transfer Company stage pass from 1864
cent brown adhesive revenue stamp, went for $281.25. A hoard of around fetched $750; and an 1874 California round fractional gold half dollar,
600 issued Humboldt County, NV, warrants from the 1920s, issued by BG 1053, in Very Fine-Extra Fine condition, changed hands for $625.
the treasurer of the county, signed by the county auditor and datelined Next up for Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC is a
Winnemucca, hit $237.50; while a framed Colorado Pabst Chemical Raise a Glass to Yesteryear auction, slated for August 24th-27th.
Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC is always seeking
new and major collections to bring to market. To consign a single piece
or a collection, call Fred Holabird at 775-851-1859 or 844-492-2766;
or, send an e-mail to fredholabird@gmail.com. To learn more about
Holabird Western Americana Collections and the upcoming auction,
visit www.holabirdamericana.com.
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