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Dakota Territory Paper Group (4)4349 - Dakota Territory Paper Group (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four items from Dakota Territory including an issued mining stock. 1) Silver Coin Mining Company stock, Deadwood, Dakota, cert. #11 issued at Deadwood
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (160.00 + 36.00BP) = 196.00
 
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Exchange Rate Booklet4350 - Exchange Rate Booklet
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Gales & Seaton, print. Domestic Exchange and Rates of Collection by Bank U.S. and Its Branches. Submitted by James K. Polk, Chairman of the Comm...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Property Deed for the King of Italy w/ Auto. of Minister/War Hero/Mining Engineer4351 - Property Deed for the King of Italy w/ Auto. of Minister/War Hero/Mining Engineer
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Deed for property in Washington D.C. between the Government of His Majesty the King of Italy by his Excellency Don Gelasio Caetani, Minister Plenipote
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to d******0 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Washington Directory 18224352 - Washington Directory 1822
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The Washington Directory Showing the Name, Occupation and Residence of Each Head of a family and person in business; the names of the Members of Congr
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Hand-colored Photograph of Unknown Man by Matthew Brady4353 - Hand-colored Photograph of Unknown Man by Matthew Brady
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Hand colored portrait of an unknown man (matted w/ oval window. 17.5" H x 14" W) by Mathew Brady (c.1823-1896). Brady is often referred to...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Smithsonian Institute, Annual Report of the Board of Regents4354 - Smithsonian Institute, Annual Report of the Board of Regents
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Lot of three 1) Annual Report 1880 includes the following papers: 1) The Writings of James Smithson (founder of the Smithsonian), 2) Casts of Indian H
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eastern Ephemera (Billheads and Checks)4355 - Eastern Ephemera (Billheads and Checks)
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Lot of 40. A true grab bag of ephemera. Includes: 13 billheads for J.D. Loomis, Cigars, West Suffield, Ct. (1880s); tow documents with adhesive revenu
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
 
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Miscellaneous Eastern Check Collection (many pictorial)4356 - Miscellaneous Eastern Check Collection (many pictorial)
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Lot of 125. Earliest piece is tax receipt from 1863. Latest pieces are modern unused checks. Includes over 80 pictorial dividend checks for the Readin
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Pre-Civil War (1820s) Bank Drafts and Receipts4357 - Pre-Civil War (1820s) Bank Drafts and Receipts
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Lot of 68 very early pieces. Most are from 1825. Includes: two receipts from the Office of Discount and Deposit of the Bank of the United States, Bost
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Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Patents4358 - Patents
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A petition ( no. 46819) for a patent from Martin Wanner for Improvements in refrigerating Liquids. A patent (no. 7621) granted to Martin Wanner of Yor
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to d******0 for (15.00 + 3.38BP) = 18.38
 
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Hawaii Ephemera (Checks & Brochure)4359 - Hawaii Ephemera (Checks & Brochure)
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Two Hawaii items. 1) checkbook with stubs and five unused checks. Banking House of Bishop & Co., Honolulu, H.I. 1892. 2) Paschoal's Gray Lin...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Hawaii Territory Check Collection4360 - Hawaii Territory Check Collection
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Lot of 80. Includes: 3 Bank of Maui, Paia, Maui. T.H. illustrated drafts (1920-21); 4 Banking House of Bishop & Co., Honolulu, H.T. drafts (1916...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*****8 for (55.00 + 12.38BP) = 67.38
 
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Hawaiian Telephone Stocks4361 - Hawaiian Telephone Stocks
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Lot of 3 certificates: two unissued by Hawaiian Bell Telephone Company and Maui Telephone Company, and an 1880 contract from the Hawaiian Bell Telepho
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to i*********1 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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Boise Check Archive4362 - Boise Check Archive
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Large collection of checks from A. Rossi & Co., 1890s, (with revenue stamps), Loree & Frantz Hardward Co., 1898, (with revenue stamps), Bo...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*****l for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Boise Check Collection4363 - Boise Check Collection
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Large lot of checks from 1910-1920 era in Boise Idaho. City: Boise State: Idaho, Date: FHWAC#: 25060
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Boise Ephemera4364 - Boise Ephemera
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Boise City Saturday December 3, 1864 issue of the Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman and three billheads from 1867, 1869 and 1879. The newspaper is a four pag
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Idaho Civilian Conservation Corps Diary4365 - Idaho Civilian Conservation Corps Diary
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3 1/2 x 6" diary of L. M. Miller, 795 CCC. Inside front cover reads: "Have made a few resolutions… Write home every Sunday if I get a lett...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Five Overland Company Stock Certificates4366 - Five Overland Company Stock Certificates
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Numbers 38, 45, 57, 98, and 103. Issued to Frederic Irwin, FM Eastman trustee, BS Eastman, GW Moore and Belle Curran. Between 5 and 320 shares. Signed
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to j******0 for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
 
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Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman, Vol. 1. No. 604367 - Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman, Vol. 1. No. 60
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Newspaper pages: Boise City, Saturday, December 10, 1864. (14.5" x 12") 4 pp. Front page has ads for various businesses. Second and third ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Bruneau Check Archive4368 - Bruneau Check Archive
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Lot of 59. Includes: 31 Bruneau State Bank checks, 1915-1916; and 28 checks for A.A. Getchell, Treasurer and Ex-Officio Tax Collector for Owyhee Count
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (15.00 + 3.38BP) = 18.38
 
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Four $100 Waddington G&S Mining Company Mortgage Bonds, 18674369 - Four $100 Waddington G&S Mining Company Mortgage Bonds, 1867
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Four mortgage bonds from the Waddington Gold & Silver Mining Company. All issued to trustee John P. Newkirk on August 1, 1867. Numbers 19, 30, 1...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to c*********p for (150.00 + 33.75BP) = 183.75
 
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Silver City Drug Store Check Archive (Asher A. Getchell)4370 - Silver City Drug Store Check Archive (Asher A. Getchell)
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Lot of 196 checks! Three different style checks for Asher A. Getchell, Drugs, Medicines and Sundries, Silver City, Idaho. 177 from Overland National
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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"Idaho, Its Resources and advantages"4371 - "Idaho, Its Resources and advantages"
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Facts and statistics concerning farming, stockraising, mining... and all other branches of business and labor... Published by the Union Pacific Railro
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******3 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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"Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains"4372 - "Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains"
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By Robert Edmund Strahorn. The Resources and Attractions of Idaho Territory . Facts Regarding Climate, Soil, Minerals, Agricultural and Grazing Lands,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to t****y for (375.00 + 84.38BP) = 459.38
 
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1909 Color Map of the State of Idaho4373 - 1909 Color Map of the State of Idaho
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Gorgeous map! 45.25" x 29" color. Revised and drawn by Charles J. Helm. Andrew B. Graham Co. Lithographers, Washington D.C. Department of ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (85.00 + 19.13BP) = 104.13
 
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Real Estate Brochure/ Mining Report4374 - Real Estate Brochure/ Mining Report
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1908 real estate brochure proclaming "Untold wealth in Undeveloped Resources" in St. Anthony-Ashton Idaho. Also a 1927 Report to Stockhold...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****a for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Two Early Idaho Maps (State and Map of River Rapids)4375 - Two Early Idaho Maps (State and Map of River Rapids)
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1) 1881 Map Showing the Principal Rapids of Snake River Between Hungtington, Oregon and Seven Devils Landing, Idaho. U.S. Engineer Office, Portland, O
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Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
 
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Idaho Check Collection (Buhl, Kimberly, and Silver City)4376 - Idaho Check Collection (Buhl, Kimberly, and Silver City)
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Lot of 145. Includes: 50 pay receipts from the Knights of the Pythias, Castle Hall of Silver City Lodge No. 25, 1925-26; 45 Bank of Kimberly checks, c
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Idaho Ephemera 14377 - Idaho Ephemera 1
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Letters, postal covers, California, Oregon & Idaho Stage Company ticket, Boise Nampa & Owyhee Railway ticket, post cards, bills of lading a...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j******0 for (150.00 + 33.75BP) = 183.75
 
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Idaho Ephemera 24378 - Idaho Ephemera 2
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Over 40 pieces of 19th century paper from various towns in Idaho. Summons, billheads, teachers certificates, Masonic forms, death certificates. C
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s****t for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
 
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Idaho Ephemera 34379 - Idaho Ephemera 3
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Lot of eight - all unused. 1) JT Morgan * Co, Ketchum green check. 2) Sheet of two checks for JT Morgan & Co. of Ketchum. 3-6) Sheet of two chec...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (55.00 + 12.38BP) = 67.38
 
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Idaho Territory Ephemera4380 - Idaho Territory Ephemera
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Thirteen pieces of legal documents from 1860s Idaho Territory including a petition for divorce, summons, letters. Several with revenue stamps. Ci
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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MAJOR Idaho town document collection4381 - MAJOR Idaho town document collection
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GET WRITE UP FROM JOE! WILL NEED SPECIAL SPACE! City: State: Idaho, Date: 1863-1910's FHWAC#: 25172
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to t******2 for (900.00 + 202.50BP) = 1,102.50
 
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Wagon Road Archive4382 - Wagon Road Archive
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An 1864 proposal to build a clay wagon road from Placer Bridge on the Powder River to Shaw's Ranch on the Boise Road. Plans to build an 1885 bri...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*********1 for (170.00 + 38.25BP) = 208.25
 
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Buffalo at Rest Lithograph (Louis Kurz)4383 - Buffalo at Rest Lithograph (Louis Kurz)
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Hand-colored lithograph (23.25" H X 29.25" W) by Louis Kurz (1833-1921). The artwork depicts a hertd of buffalo drinking along a river. ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to P*****R for (650.00 + 146.25BP) = 796.25
 
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1881 Chicago Ledger4384 - 1881 Chicago Ledger
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Ledger of S. W. Biddersen, Chicago, 6460 Myrtle Ave. Alpha sorted pages showing customers debits and credits. A few pages look like child scribbling i
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to t********e for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Clinton, Illinois Insurance Ledgers4385 - Clinton, Illinois Insurance Ledgers
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Lot of two insurance ledgers 1.) Norwich Union Fire Insurance Co. operating out of Clinton, ILL 2.) Royal Insurance Company. One of the volumes still
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Map of the Indian Territory4386 - Map of the Indian Territory
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Showing progress and status of townsite surveys, under the direction of the United States Indian Inspector for the Indian Territory. Also shows railro
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Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
Sold to h*******2 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Three Indian Territory / Oklahoma Maps4387 - Three Indian Territory / Oklahoma Maps
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1902 map of the Oklahoma Territory prepared to go along with the Governor's report. Shows roads, Land Grant offices, Indian reservations, etc. C...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
Sold to f*********s for (95.00 + 21.38BP) = 116.38
 
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Two very Interesting Indian Territory Maps4388 - Two very Interesting Indian Territory Maps
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1) 1901 street map of McGee, Chickasaw Nation. Engraved by The Norris Peters Co, Photo-Litho., Washington, D. C. 17 x 23". Only map found on th...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to f*********s for (375.00 + 84.38BP) = 459.38
 
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Three Indian Territorory Maps4389 - Three Indian Territorory Maps
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1) Map of Indian Territory and Oklahoma, 1890. Railroads, Indian Territory and Oklahoma. Authorized by Congress. The Territory of Oklahoma was an orga
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (300.00 + 67.50BP) = 367.50
 
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1879 Map of Kansas (incl. land owned by Kansas Pacific RR)4390 - 1879 Map of Kansas (incl. land owned by Kansas Pacific RR)
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Measures 25" x 32." Dept of Interior, USGS. J.A. Williamson, Commissioner. Lith. by A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore. Scale 1 inch=15 miles. H...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to P*****R for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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The Kansas Region: Forest, Prairie, Desert, Mountain, Vale, and River.4391 - The Kansas Region: Forest, Prairie, Desert, Mountain, Vale, and River.
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Rare pale green soft cover version. Descriptions of Scenery, Climate, Wild Productions, Capabilities of Soil, and Commercial Resources; interspersed w
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Estimate : 500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to d*******3 for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
 
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Wyandott City Deed4392 - Wyandott City Deed
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This deed was issued to Isiah Walker July 8, 1857 for one share of ten lots in the new planned community of Wyandoot City, Kansas territory. On the r
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Map of Red River in the Vicinity of Raft4393 - Map of Red River in the Vicinity of Raft
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Bayous and lakes identified: Shiftail, Dutch Johns, Soda, Marks, Silver. By Charles A Fuller. Follows the course of the Red River from Shreveport, Lou
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to r******e for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Democratic Hand Book4394 - Democratic Hand Book
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This handbook was compiled by the Democratic State Executive Committee. "To the Committeemen and Correspondents: The State Executive Committee ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Art Exhibit Catalogue4395 - Art Exhibit Catalogue
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Horace K. Turner Company, Boston. Green softcovers. 91 pages with index. "Reproductions suitable for School, College, Library and Home Decorati...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to a****y for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Three Boston Business Directories (1849, 1852 and 1859)4396 - Three Boston Business Directories (1849, 1852 and 1859)
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Lot of three Boston Almanacs. 1) 1849 w/ map of the Vicinity of Boston. S.N. Dickinson. Published by B.B. Mussey & Co. and Thomas Groom. Printed...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
Sold to D******a for (150.00 + 33.75BP) = 183.75
 
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Two Boston Business Directories (1874 and 1875)4397 - Two Boston Business Directories (1874 and 1875)
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1) The Boston Almanac and Directory for 1874. Vol. 39. Sampson, Davenport, & Co. Indexes to contents and advertisers. The Boston business direct...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (55.00 + 12.38BP) = 67.38
 
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Cambridge 1851 Directory and Almanac4398 - Cambridge 1851 Directory and Almanac
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By John Ford. Fourth edition. 166 years old and in fabulous condition. 166 pages with another 16 pages of advertising. Map is 16 x 10 1/2". Ton...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****a for (65.00 + 14.63BP) = 79.63
 
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