Holabird will hold a special, two-day online-only Philatelic & Dealer Auction on January 7th and 8th

RENO, Nev. - Dec. 30, 2022 - PRLog -- Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC will greet the New Year with a special, online-only, two-day Philatelic & Dealer Auction on January 7^th and 8^th, beginning at 8 am Pacific time both days. The sale will be hosted exclusively on iCollector.com (Holabird's preferred online bidding platform).

Over 1,500 lots will come up for bid across the two days with categories that include Civil War, Indian Territory, Kansas and Missouri covers from the Gary Bracken collection, California and Oregon postcards from the Ken Prag collection, general Americana, stocks, philatelic (stamps), books, mining, sports and more, with most lots having even their high estimates lower than $500.

"Welcome, collectors, to a new year of exciting auctions," said Fred Holabird, the president and owner of Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC, based in Reno. "Our 2023 resolution is to continue to bring fantastic history at auction to collectors, dealers and institutions from around the world. We hope everyone has resolved to keep building their collections and/or inventories."

It is a timed auction, with Session 1, on January 7^th, featuring general Americana (to include geographic sort, jewelry and sports), over 100 lots of mining collectibles and nearly 200 lots of general books. Session 2, on January 8^th, will contain 480 lots of philatelic (including covers and stamps and postcards), and stocks and bonds (mining, railroad and miscellaneous categories).

One of the star lots of Session 1 is a pair of advertising die cuts for businesses in Colorado from the 1890s, framed (est. $100-$500). They include one for Birks Conforth, Grocer in Denver, featuring a young girl wearing a sun hat surrounded by produce; and one for A.L. Welch & Co., Dry Goods in Denver, with an image of a boy looking at a painting titled The Young Critic.

Leadville, Colorado will take center stage in lot 1490, with two birds-eye views: a stereo view of Guernsey's Rocky Mountain Views, dated in pencil 1879; and a cabinet card by W.H. Jackson, showing mine dumps and shafts (est. $320-$800); and lot 1099, a group of three Leadville collectibles from the era: a metal plaque for Leadville Light & Power Co., a leather eyeglass case for F.J. Mund, Optician, and a leather wallet from Tompkins-LaSalle Hardware (est. 50-$150).

To learn more about Holabird Western Americana Collections, and the two-day Philatelic & Dealer Auction on January 7^th-8^th, at 8 am Pacific time both days, visit www.holabirdamericana.com.