Holabird's Wild West Relics Auction in Reno will be split into two weekends -- April 6-7 and 13-14

RENO, Nev. - March 27, 2024 - PRLog -- Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC plans to hold a massive, four-day Wild West Relics Auction split between two weekends – April 6^th-7^th and April 13^th-14^th – in which 2,300 lots will be up for grabs in a wide range of collecting categories. The auction will be held online as well as live in Holabird's gallery located at 3555 Airway Drive (Ste. 308) in Reno.

"This sale closely follows a timed auction two weeks ago that saw a lot of action, with some good rarities as well as some great buys," said Fred Holabird of Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC. "We find ourselves moving the rare collectibles into our live sales, and the rare lesser expensive items to the timed sales, which are getting more popular by the month."

He added, "April is no exception, with hundreds of lots up for grabs, featuring many one-of-a-kind discoveries and great rarities. When I write introductions to these sales, it gets harder and harder to know where to start and how to structure the essay because of the variety of collectible genres present – at least sixty different categories." Start times all four days will be 8 am Pacific.

Day 1, on Saturday, April 6^th, will contain 563 lots of art, jewelry, Native Americana, maps, World's Fair/Expositions, books, autographs, photographs, tools and the Wilcox photo archive.

The Wilcox archive, lot 1062, comprises hundreds of photographs taken circa 1860-1864 by Dr. Timothy Wilcox, an Army physician assigned to many of the Western forts, especially Fort Huachuca in Arizona (est. $5,000-$15,000). Also offered will be lots 1062-1064, a remarkable discovery of early 20^th century original prints by the famous Western artist Frederic Remington, sold out of Remington's own gallery, with his gallery card still attached (estimates $500-$1,500).

Lot 2218 is a circa 1870s carte de visite of Buffalo Bill Cody, made by the Theatrical Photography Company and depicting the Wild West showman in his younger years. The CDV is in a frame of 4 inches by 5 inches (est. $10,000-$20,000). Lots 2289-2293 are stock certificates issued to, and signed by, the founders of the Boston Red Sox (BoSox) baseball club, all from the 19-teens. Signer Harry Frazee famously sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees (est. $2,000-$5,000).

Online bidding will be provided by iCollector.com, LiveAuctrioneers.com and Invaluable.com. To learn more, visit www.holabirdamericana.com.