Cowboys & Indians & Miners

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This premier two-day sale includes a General George Custer collection featuring an Indian Capture carbine; other very rare firearms; choice Western ingots, gold nuggets and ore samples; rare numismatic items related to the SS Central America; rare Western tokens; mining reports from the 1830s-1880s; a world class offering of mining spoons; mining-related correspondence, photographs, and ephemera; a great selection of Native American baskets, rugs, and artifacts; saddles and spurs; and General Americana.

DAY 1: Mining Reports, Photographs, Ephemera and Spoons
DAY 2: Native Americana, Cowboy, Firearms (incl. Custer Collection), Numismatics, and General Americana.
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Tintype of Three Western Gents2342 - Tintype of Three Western Gents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early photograph (ferrotype, aka tintype) of three western gents all dressed in similar way. All are wearing vests and bowler hats. Maybe taken in the
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Large Chinese Pot2343 - Large Chinese Pot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14" tall pot. Chips on the rim and caked dirt (easily cleanable) on the pot. A wonderful remainder of the Chinese influence on the building of ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to F****e for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Two Magnificent Freight Wagon Wheels2344 - Two Magnificent Freight Wagon Wheels
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two large, heavy, freight wagon wheels purchased during the Harold's Club auction of their firearms and Western Americana. 38" high. Shippi...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to G****d for (375.00 + 86.25BP) = 461.25
 
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Large Heavy, Old, Blacksmith's Vice2345 - Large Heavy, Old, Blacksmith's Vice
Holabird Western Americana Collections
41 " long and meant to attached to the floor and a blacksmith's table. Truly heavy duty! Shipping will be costly, so we suggest that this i...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********e for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Old-fashioned Blacksmith Table and Tools2346 - Old-fashioned Blacksmith Table and Tools
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This very heavy, quite large metal table stands 29.5" tall. There is an attached piece that seems to have broken off of something. Comes with a...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to c********e for (450.00 + 90.00BP) = 540.00
 
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Two Antique Drill Bits2347 - Two Antique Drill Bits
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The large one has replaceable cutters and looks pretty mean! 8.25" x 5.5". The smaller is 5" x 3". City: State: United States...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to D*****2 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Original Fly Fishing Broadside2348 - Original Fly Fishing Broadside
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original fly fishing broadside from the White Brothers in Liverpool. Two-sided handbill with illustrated wet and dry flies and other fishing equipment
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Early Foreign Stagecoach Photographs2349 - Early Foreign Stagecoach Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early photographs, perhaps from 1880, of ornate stage wagons. These photographs are quite probably from a salesman's album. One is mounted on cl...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Pony Express 80th Anniversary Desk Pen Set2350 - Pony Express 80th Anniversary Desk Pen Set
Holabird Western Americana Collections
80th anniversary pen set with Franklin D Roosevelt and his vice president. Pens are no longer present. 8 x 14." One of the key attributes to th...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m****a for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Rare 1873 Book on the Prybilov Islands (Alaska)2351 - Rare 1873 Book on the Prybilov Islands (Alaska)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This rare volume published by the United States Government in 1873 is Henry W Elliott's report on these islands and the people who live there. I...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to g***s for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
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Fred Dodge, John Clum letter (with Earp Connections)2352 - Fred Dodge, John Clum letter (with Earp Connections)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Fred Dodge (Dodge Brothers) is writing to John Clum, former Tombstone Epitaph editor, in 1930. The letter is personal and revealing: "Poor o...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8***0 for (1,400.00 + 322.00BP) = 1,722.00
 
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Original Tombstone to Nogales Stage Line Advertising Card2353 - Original Tombstone to Nogales Stage Line Advertising Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tombstone-Fairbanks-Nogales business card, Ben H. Butler, Manager. With connections to Tucson, Bisbee, Globe, Douglas, etc. This 81.2 mile, six hour t
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to o******s for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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Rare Check signed by Madame LeTang of Tombstone (Brothel)2354 - Rare Check signed by Madame LeTang of Tombstone (Brothel)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Drawn on the Pima County Bank. LeTang was a professional and beautiful French Madame known as Blond Marie in Tombstone. She ran the best prostitution
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to C*****t for (275.00 + 63.25BP) = 338.25
 
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Original Grand Raffle Ticket for a Beautiful Doll - Spectacular2355 - Original Grand Raffle Ticket for a Beautiful Doll - Spectacular
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tickets 50c to be had at the IXL or New Bazaar at the corner of Fifth and Fremont Streets. December 22nd at 7 pm. Pristine condition. We don't k...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Schieffelin Hall Grand Entertainment Ticket2356 - Schieffelin Hall Grand Entertainment Ticket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pristine condition. Rare. December 16, 1898. Schieffelin Hall is a building from the American Old West in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, the largest st
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to l********1 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Tombstone Postal Card to a Governor from a Prominent Attorney2357 - Tombstone Postal Card to a Governor from a Prominent Attorney
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From Tombstone Attorney Ben Goodrich to Governor FR Trittle. Partial Prescott cancel and full Tombstone received cancel. City: Tombstone State: Ari
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***0 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Two El Paso Southwestern Passenger Tickets2358 - Two El Paso Southwestern Passenger Tickets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One from El Paso and one from Douglas. Both with a return stamp from Tombstone. Dated on reverse. Very scarce; in fact we have never seen one! City:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*****s for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Wells Fargo Express Receipt for a Bag of $500 Worth of Silver Coin (Arizona Territory)2359 - Wells Fargo Express Receipt for a Bag of $500 Worth of Silver Coin (Arizona Territory)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains of a single Wells Fargo and Company express receipt from Tucson Arizona territory from 1878. The receipt covers a bag worth $500 in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*****s for (650.00 + 130.00BP) = 780.00
 
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L.M. Jacobs Check from EB Gage (mining) to S. Bryant (friend of Wyatt Earp)2360 - L.M. Jacobs Check from EB Gage (mining) to S. Bryant (friend of Wyatt Earp)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
L.M. Jacobs was an early Tombstone and Tucson banker. S. Bryant was a friend of Wyatt Earp and rode in posses with him. He was also a well-known mini
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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Two Early Tucson Checks w/ Important Arizona Figures2361 - Two Early Tucson Checks w/ Important Arizona Figures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) LM Jacobs check from mining man EB Gage to mining man WT Witherell. Many more Witherell items are in this sale. Both signatures are on the check. B
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*****s for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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