Holabird's Online-Only Treasures from The Shelves Auction will be Held February 18th and 19th

2024-12-23 04:09:18 Art & Entertainment

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Reno, NV, USA, February 13, 2023 -- Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC?s next auction, titled Treasures from the Shelves, will represent a bit of a departure from past events. For starters, it?s only two days (February 18th and 19th), not Holabird?s customary five days. Start times both days will be 8 am Pacific time. Also, it will be an ?autopilot auction?, with a ten dollar start price on each lot.

The auction will feature over 1,400 lots in many collecting categories, to include mining, bottles, stocks, philatelic, militaria, Native Americana, numismatics and general Americana. More items from important collections that have been featured in past sales, such as those of Gary Bracken, Ken Prag and Stuart MacKenzie, will come up for bid. Dealers will want to mark their calendars.

Day 1 ? on Saturday, February 18th ? will contain 757 lots in the categories minerals and mining, general Americana and bottles. Three lots are expected to vie for top lot honors. One is a high-grade, long slab of gold ore from the Hishikari Gold Mine, near the southern tip of Japan, 6 inches by 2 inches and weighing 249 grams and having dark wavy features (est. $1,500-$4,000).

The other two are a variety of ledgers, notebooks and documents of historical, geological and metallurgical noteworthiness from the Nevada Consolidated Copper Corp. and the Kennecott Copper Corp. in McGill, Nevada (est. $2,250-$5,000); and an archive of material (six binders, perhaps 1,000+ documents, circa 1900-1940) pertaining to Harold R. Moss, a mining engineer and metallurgist who lived and worked in Montana in the early 20th century (est. $3,000-$5,000).

A map of the Leadville (Colorado) mining district from 1901, compiled from official records and other reliable sources by Chas. F. Saunders, scale 1,200 feet to the inch, printed by Denver Litho. Co., has a pre-sale estimate of $1,000-$2,000. Also, a panorama photo image of Cripple Creek, Colorado, probably taken around 1908 or possibly later, 12 ? inches by 6 ? inches and showing the whole town with Mt. Pisgah in the background, in good condition, should bring $400-$800.

An EG Stiles Colorado mining archive ? about 60 items, including the mines of Cripple Creek and elsewhere, three mineral patents and various property reports, circa 1893-1905 ? is expected to change hands for $500-$1,000. Also, a two-page 1875 letter from attorneys to the claimants of the Wayne Mining Co., on behalf of the owners of the Maria Ledge of the Victoria Gold & Silver Mining Co., regarding profits extracted on their mining property, should earn $400-$800.

A large, high-grade gold silver ore specimen from the Buckskin Mine in Nevada, 5 inches by 3 inches by 3 inches of banded quartz with aguilarite, nominate and possibly some ruby silvers and native gold, is estimated reach $600-$1,500; while a 448-gram gold ore slab from the Cannon Mine in Wenatchee, Washington, about 6 ? inches by 3 inches, showing the characteristic banded structure with visible gold and electrum alloy of the ore, should finish at $525-$1,500.

Day 2 ? on Sunday, February 19th ? will feature 722 lots of gaming and tobacciana, jewelry, stocks and bonds, transportation, philatelic, military and firearms, Native Americana & cowboy. Of these, stocks and bonds will probably command the most attention. Some sample lots are as follows. These certificates are visually beautiful, with vignettes, and have officers? signatures.

In an ?autopilot? auction, folks can start bidding absentee right now, per usual, but only through iCollector.com, Holabird?s preferred auction platform. For help registering or placing bids, they can call 775-851-1859. On auction dates, they will be able to join the live auction console, place bids and watch the lots progress, but there won?t be an audio/video feed or person on a podium.

Once a lot opens, there will be a 20-second countdown. If a bid is placed during the countdown, the timer is reset. Each live bid resets the timer. Once the countdown runs out, the lot will be sold and the next lot will come up with the same settings. ?It?s up to bidders to keep the action going, but we?ll be watching and cheering you on,? said Holabird?s president and owner Fred Holabird.

To learn more about Holabird Western Americana Collections, and the two-day auction titled Treasures from the Shelves, on February 18th and 19th at 8 am Pacific time both days, please visit www.holabirdamericana.com.