Holabird Western Americana Collections: American Treasures of the Past - Session 3
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | American Treasures of the Past - Session 3 | Total Sales (USD) | 38,681.25 |
| Auction Date | August 24, 2024 - August 24, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 29,950.00 |
| Sale Number | #101298 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 49,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 52 | ||
| Sold Lots | 36 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 46,710.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 69.23% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 80,330.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 16 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 48.15% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3506 | Hangtown Mining Scene Half Plate Dag |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 15,625.00 | ||
| 3501 | Levi Strauss | Levi Strauss Signed Check, 1859, Very Rare |
1859 | USD 300.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 3519 | Manhattan Mine Promo Brochure 1864, Rare |
1864 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 | |
| 3515 | Geology of Gold Bearing River Beds of Cal. by Alling, Book Manuscript |
USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 2,125.00 | ||
| 3530 | Daguerreotype of Miner |
USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,812.50 | ||
| 3520 | Trip to Pike's Peak by C M Clark, MD 1861 |
1861 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,312.50 | |
| 3525 | Searchlight, Nevada Photo Album Circa 1905 |
Circa 1905 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 3503 | Hercules Dynamite Wood Box |
USD 300.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,187.50 | ||
| 3510 | R.H. Vance | R.H. Vance Ambrotype 1850s |
1850s | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 3523 | John Mackay | John Mackay Original Cabinet Card Photo & Signed Fair Check |
USD 400.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 625.00 | |
| 3511 | Stockton, CA Gold Rush Mining Claim, 1850 |
1850 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 593.75 | |
| 3504 | Letters Home from a 49er 1851 |
1851 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 562.50 | |
| 3046 | Bev Doolittle | Doolittle: Wolves of the Crow - Framed |
USD 400.00 - 700.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 3124 | Postcards - Native American (2) XRARE 1900s |
1900s | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 437.50 | |
| 3521 | Assay Poorman Dump Silver City |
USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 437.50 | ||
| 3045 | Bev Doolittle | Doolittle: When the Wind Had Wings - Framed |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 3526 | Assay Receipt Submitted by J.G. Fair |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 375.00 | ||
| 3122 | Postcards - Native American Blackfeet (7) 1900s |
1900s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 343.75 | |
| 3509 | The Miners' Ten Commandments |
USD 500.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 325.00 | ||
| 3516 | Pack Train on Harrison Avenue |
USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 312.50 | ||
| 3531 | Mexico and Colorado Mining Photos (3) |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 281.25 | ||
| 3534 | Western Mining Camp Checks, 8 |
USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 281.25 | ||
| 3505 | Pacific Coast Borax Company, 20 Mule Team Borax, Popular Song "Hits", 1910 |
1910 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 3532 | Mining Gold Dredging Postcards 1910-48 (21) |
1910-48 | USD 120.00 - 250.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 3536 | Western Mining Prospecti & Correspondences, 6 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 225.00 |
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/e0a5c41f-2fd1-4645-8816-32d89dc4e5fb.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/58851f55-ad3a-4d3a-8a53-a311900b6f84.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/18c42c85-f730-43c0-bc2e-c8d799ae4308.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ac8ca527-c37b-44d5-b1d8-d369d712b17d.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/05e185d5-1ef2-48ba-943f-e6541c123bfe.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.")
