May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction Details

Welcome to our May 2018 auction! This four-day sale has close to 3,000 lots in the following collecting categories: Native Americana, Cowboy & Western, Mining, Tokens, Numismatics, Bottles, General Americana, Railroadiana, and a large Bargain/Dealer Specials section.

Highlights include:

*Our first offering of tokens from a prominent Texas Collection.

*A new batch of railroad passes from the Potter Collection.

*A Mining section that features a new group of territorial Nevada stock certificates as well as rare California, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado pieces.

*A Cowboy section with spurs, bits, ephemera, and two incredible Pawnee Bill Wild West Show posters.

*Baskets, pottery, jewelry, rugs, points, art, and more in our Native Americana section.

*California soda bottles and rare Nevada medicine bottles.

*Numismatics incl. US and world coins, currency, scrip, medals, and other exonumia.

*Ephemera from the Al Adams Collection, Potter Collection, and Prag Collection including early US and world maps; Montana fort & Indian trader documents & early Montana mining pieces; early Idaho documents; Western postcards and postal history with a focus on Arizona; plus rare pieces from California, Nevada, Oregon, and more.

*A large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One (May 7th, 2018) (Lots 1000-1734)
Native Americana (1000-1172)
Baskets
Pottery
Jewelry
Rugs & Weavings
Beadwork & Clothing
Points, Tools, & Weaponry
Art
Ephemera & Books
Cowboy & Western (1173-1264)
Spurs
Bits
Clothing
Buffalo Bill / Pawnee Bill
Ephemera
Mining (1265-1734)
Artifacts (Lighting, Signs, Explosives, Hard Goods)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort)


Day Two (May 8th, 2018) (Lots 2000-2754)
Tokens (2000-2249)
Numismatics (2250-2379)
Medals
Coins
Currency & Scrip
Ephemera
World’s Fairs & Expositions (2380-2406)
Gaming (2407-2431)
Bottles (2432-2654)
Insulators
Soda
Medicine
Misc.
Saloon, Brewing, Cigar, & Tobacco (2655-2718)
Beer & Brewing
Cigar & Tobacco
Jewelry (2719-2754)

Day Three (May 9th, 2018) (Lots 3000-3730)
General Americana

Day Four (May 10th, 2018) (Lots 4000-4752)
Railroadiana (4000-4189)
Passes
Ephemera
Bargains & Dealer Specials (4190-4752)
Gen. Americana
Mining
Numismatics
Tokens
Railroad
Postal


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Assorted Casino Chips, Approx 274350 - Assorted Casino Chips, Approx 27
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada Club, Jockey Club, Willows and more. HWAC# 59757 Date: Location: Nevada
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Famous Nevada People Postcards4351 - Famous Nevada People Postcards
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Lot of five. 1) Color Governor John Sparks. Taken from the last photograph of him. Hand colored. Published by Richard Behrendt of San Francisco for th
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to j*****0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Memorial for Key Pittman, Late Senator from Nevada4352 - Memorial for Key Pittman, Late Senator from Nevada
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"Key Denson Pittman (September 12, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States Senator from Nevada, serving eventually as its president pro t...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Nevada and Related Stock Assortment (11)4353 - Nevada and Related Stock Assortment (11)
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Western Nevada Resource Corp, Provident Mines, Fonseca Corp, Quicksilver Corp, California Nevada Creamery 2, Manhattan Silver Mining, Truckee Carson F
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Nevada Banking & Mining Ephemera4354 - Nevada Banking & Mining Ephemera
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Lot of 30. Included: Meadow Valley Mining Co. assessment 1876; Consolidated Virginia Mining Co. stock certificate 1946; 12 deposit slips for the Bank
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Nevada Check and Stock Collecting Books (4)4355 - Nevada Check and Stock Collecting Books (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Catalog of Nevada Checks 18601933 by McDonald, A century of Nevada Post Offices 1852-1957, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates and Bonds by McDonald and
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Nevada Check Collection4356 - Nevada Check Collection
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Over 40 items. Includes: 1) John S. Cook, 1917, Florence-Goldfield Mining Company, Voucher 93 signed by Harry B Calpp (many of these). 2) Stateler ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Nevada Check Collection4357 - Nevada Check Collection
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Approx 100 Nevada checks from Bullion Exchange Bank, Carson City Savings Bank, Farmer's Bank of Carson Valley and more. HWAC# 57943 Date: ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 1*****c for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Nevada Check Collection (Virginia City, Reno, Carson, Austin)4358 - Nevada Check Collection (Virginia City, Reno, Carson, Austin)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19. 1) Virginia City: Stateler & Arrington territorial check issued 1864 and signed by Charles Bonner; Gould & Curry 1871 check with ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Nevada Check Collection: All Different4359 - Nevada Check Collection: All Different
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Lot of seventeen. All Different. THe rarest is a State Bank & Trust of Carson city. 1904. Very strong "Wells Fargo & Co. / Clearing Hou...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Nevada Check Collection: Eureka & Pioche4360 - Nevada Check Collection: Eureka & Pioche
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Lot of 27. 1) Three Pioche. All are the same form, a draft with an eagle vignette and San Francisco dateline. Pioche, Nev. has been written above the
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********x for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Nevada Checks & Misc. Group4361 - Nevada Checks & Misc. Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of misc. checks, mostly Nevada. Issued/Canceled & some not issued. HWAC# 61235 Date: 1900's (early) Location: Nevada
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Nevada History and Mining Books (7)4362 - Nevada History and Mining Books (7)
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Our State: Nevada by Mack, Boom Towns of the Great Basin by Robertson, History of the Comstock Lode, Roughing It by Twain, Mining Districts and Minera
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Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********x.. for (70.00 + 15.40BP) = 85.40
 
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Nevada History Books4363 - Nevada History Books
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11 Nevada history hard and soft covers including Pioneer Nevada, Fremont by Egan, Lost Legends of the Silver State by Higgs, Letters From the Nevada F
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********x.. for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Nevada History Books (2)4364 - Nevada History Books (2)
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Hardcovers. Treasure In The Dust by Boudway, History of Nevada, 1881 by Thompson and West HWAC# 59777 Date: Location: Nevada
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to g*********1 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Nevada History Books (4)4365 - Nevada History Books (4)
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3 Nevada State Historical Society Papers hardcovers 1923-1924 and 1925-1926. Softcover 1921-1922. Statutes of Nevada 1881 hardcover. HWAC# 61838
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Nevada Lodge and Nevada Club Plastic Spoons4366 - Nevada Lodge and Nevada Club Plastic Spoons
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Green plastic stirring spoons approx. 400. 6"Long. In gold lettering Nevada Lodge and Nevada Club. Unused, in original cardboard. HWAC# 5964...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Nevada Publications & Reports (approx. 75)4367 - Nevada Publications & Reports (approx. 75)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grab bag of hardback & paperback books, publications & reports. To name a few: 1) Pioneer Nevada published by Harolds Club of Reno with stor...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Nevada Railroad & Mining Ephemera4368 - Nevada Railroad & Mining Ephemera
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Lot of 21. 1) Belmont, NV 1903 letter from sheriff Thomas W. Logan regarding fabric order with cloth sample attached to letter. 2) Life in the Ghost C
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to i**b for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Silver slot Gambling Board (Silver Dollar & Half Dollar)4369 - Silver slot Gambling Board (Silver Dollar & Half Dollar)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
McCoy Gambling Board. Will use Silver dollars & half dollars. Some condition issues, missing paper on front left & upper right. 13.25"...
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Two Deer Tags - Very Hard to Find4370 - Two Deer Tags - Very Hard to Find
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These are hard to find because they usually went with the deer. Obviously used in the field as they are dirty and torn. Rare! 1959 to Charles Kirn of
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Western Souvenir Spoon (10)4371 - Western Souvenir Spoon (10)
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Assortment of 10 Western souvenir spoons from Reno, Death Valley, Nevada, Hobaover Dam and Virginia City HWAC# 57949 Date: Location: Nevad
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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New Hampshire Check Collection4372 - New Hampshire Check Collection
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About 100 pieces. Four 1878 Claremont National Bank checks with revenue stamps. One Farmers and Traders National Bank of Colebrook. 1904. Large batch
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to s********x for (95.00 + 20.90BP) = 115.90
 
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New Jersey Check Collection with a Nice Mix of Revenue and Adhesive Stamps4373 - New Jersey Check Collection with a Nice Mix of Revenue and Adhesive Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RN's include First National Bank of Elizabeth, First National Bank of Plainfield, First National Bank of Red Bank, Second National Bank of Jerse...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******2 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Illinois Live Stock Company Stock Certificates4374 - Illinois Live Stock Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten certificates. Earliest is NUMBER 8. Latest is number 150. All issued to Doc tor Benjamin M Hypes. Signed by president Henry Seiter and secr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to s****y for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Map of New Mexico Territory4375 - Map of New Mexico Territory
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Double truck pp. 248, 249. Color & Cartography by George F. Cram. Very nice condition. On Mat Board (not adhered) with plastic covers. If mats a...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Large Collection of New York Checks4376 - Large Collection of New York Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 70 pieces. A variety of RN's and Adhesive revenue stamps. Good variety of towns. Some are quite colorful. Others are railroad. Albany, Poug...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********p for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Pictorial Letters & Advertising4377 - Pictorial Letters & Advertising
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Pictorial letterhead with beautiful sketch of 2 homes,people & trees with writing to "P.H." London, England from Kinderhook October 13...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to A*********r for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Muskogee, OK Baseball Club Check Group4378 - Muskogee, OK Baseball Club Check Group
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Approx 35 checks from 1947-1948 mostly signed by AJ Grossman for expenses such as a batting cage, police, team meals and taxes. (Potter Collection)
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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West Virginia and Oklahoma Check Collection4379 - West Virginia and Oklahoma Check Collection
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1863-1904. Twelve Citizens National Bank of El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, All from Bonebrake Hardware & Implement Company. Nine West Virginia che...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Map of Oregon, Rand-McNally4380 - Map of Oregon, Rand-McNally
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Double truck, pp. 354, 355. Graphics & Color by Lithography by Rand-McNally. Color is vivid, condition is good. On Mat Board (not adhered) with ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Pennsylvania Check Collection4381 - Pennsylvania Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice selection of revenue imprints and revenue stamps. Seventy-one total. Large cities are represented like Philadelphia (1862 Pennsylvania Company fo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Texas Check Collection4382 - Texas Check Collection
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Lot of 59. Includes First National Bank of Brownwood, First National Bank of May, First National Bank of Granbury, Fort Worth National Bank, Exchange
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to s********x for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
 
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Mormon Related Post Card Collection4383 - Mormon Related Post Card Collection
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Over 250 cards with images of Brigham Young, Lions House, Pioneers & Monuments: 75% old post cards & 25% post 1940 post cards. HWAC# 5718...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to c******k for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Real Photo Postcard of Springville, Utah High School4384 - Real Photo Postcard of Springville, Utah High School
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The high school looks to be just finished. Made exclusively for E. N.Jordan. Springville is a bedroom community for Provo / Salt Lake City. It has a l
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to T*****z for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Map of Utah by Cram4385 - Map of Utah by Cram
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Double truck pp. 272-273, Published by George F. Cram, Lithographic color & cartography. No condition issues noted. On Mat Board (not adhered) w...
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LOT WITHDRAWN4386 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Map of 6 Western States & Territories4387 - Map of 6 Western States & Territories
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Double Truck pp. 79,80 engraved & hand colored by Johnson. This map is of California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico & Arizona. Very nic...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*********r for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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American Ephemera4388 - American Ephemera
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Grab bag full of 1) Travel Guides with photos, 72 pp. 2) Hardback book The Message of the New Testament by J.R. Smith; 3) Historical Collections of th
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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US Newspapers & Magazines (Most 1850s-1860s)4389 - US Newspapers & Magazines (Most 1850s-1860s)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 pieces. Includes: two different copies of the New Yorker published in 1840 by Horace Greeley & Co. (prolific publisher, congressman, a...
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US Railroad Check & Receipt Collection4390 - US Railroad Check & Receipt Collection
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Lot of 12. Included: Atchison & Topeka, 1911; Union Pacific RR, Omaha, 1909 & 1913; Toledo, Peoria & Western, 1913; St. Louis & San ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to s********x for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
 
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Map of Ontario by Hardesty4391 - Map of Ontario by Hardesty
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Double truck pp. 32,33. Lithographic color & graphics by Hardesty. No condition issues noted. Vivid color. On Mat Board (not adhered) with plast...
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Large group of American bank checks4392 - Large group of American bank checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1300 Elko, Nevada checks, 200 Colusa, Bank of California, 134 Rock Island checks, 180 West Virginia checks. Nice group for the dealer who specializes
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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3 Different Political Documents4393 - 3 Different Political Documents
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Benjamin F. Prescott for Governor, a torn roster and a blank receipt for People's Party State Central Committee 1900. HWAC# 50033 Date: ...
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4 Buildings on Fire Postcards4394 - 4 Buildings on Fire Postcards
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4 postcards, 3 show building on fire, 1 has a more engulfed fire of the buildings. Location is unknown, probably Western states. 3.5" x 5.5&quo...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Animals of the Old West Postcard Group4395 - Animals of the Old West Postcard Group
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Lot of twenty. Premier card is an RPC of buffalo on the plains. Includes four 'Dude Larsen's painting/postcards, four Albert Friedrich of Te...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to 1*****c for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Antique Grab Bag4396 - Antique Grab Bag
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Grab Bag of miscellaneous hydraulic mining framed 8" x 10" black & white photo; Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1948, Miner'...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Assorted US Ephemera4397 - Assorted US Ephemera
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Lot of 200+ items. Includes 150+ cigarette cards including a set featuring different birds; 11 Pan. Pacific Exposition (1915) color illustrations of v
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to h********k.. for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Assorted Western Stocks (7)4398 - Assorted Western Stocks (7)
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Bellehelen Mo We Na Mining u/i, American Chrome i/c 1954, Copper - Gold Mining and Milling Syndicate i/u 1926, El Dorado Mining u/i, Brookland Mining
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Automobile Company Stock Certificate Collection4399 - Automobile Company Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14. Includes: Ford Motor Company (i/c 1974); the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company (4 issued 1941-1952); E.J. Korvette, Inc. (3 different issued 19
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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