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December Dreams Premier Auction: Western Americana, Mining, & Numismatics (December 2021)

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Welcome to our "December Dreams" Premier Auction, our final sale of 2021!

December Sale Highlights
This December Sale includes many highlighted collections, including parts of the Ken Prag Postcard Collection, Bill McKivor Token and Medal Collection, MacKenzie Montana Collection, and the Ron Lerch Western Directory Collection, all supplemented by some world-class great rarities from other private collections nationwide.

Fresh to the market is the Ron Lerch Collection of Western Directories. The collection numbers nearly 700 different directories, and here are presented about 200 directories as the first part of this major historic and all-important reference material collection, picked somewhat randomly from the collection. Most of the Western states have several directories offered in this first sale. Some of the key pieces in the December sale are the two very rare San Francisco Chinese business directories, as well as a number of very rare county directories of the nineteenth century. Directories are considered “primary source” material, and as such are essential in aspects of historical research. Few of the directories in the Lerch Collection have been digitized (with the Langley’s San Francisco an obvious exception).

Yes, the Prag Collection keeps on giving! This sale contains about 500 lots of postcards, but the majority, perhaps 350 lots, are from California. This large group offers some of the best and rarest postcards we’ve offered yet, from Pioneer cards (Private Mailing Cards, c1898-1902) to rare artists and themes, such as Disney (1930s cards) and the Titanic (both pre-sinking and post sinking from 1912).

Within these two massive collections is a common theme: Hawaii. The Prag Collection offers about 40 lots of vintage Hawaii postcards, and there are about 7 Hawaiian directories from the Lerch Collection.

Antiquarian photography is another key category for collectors, including many historic and possibly unique western stereo-view cards and photographs, and an absolutely fabulous Ansel Adams original photograph group from his Yosemite Series (all signed), highlighted by “Moon over El Capitan”, print No. 10, considered by many as one of his greatest photographs.

As always, we have a strong Native Americana section, with baskets (more coming in the next sale), jewelry and art. Speaking of Art, we have three early Salvador Dali signed lithographic prints, and a rather wonderful group of Japanese wood block and lithograph prints, many with original signatures.

The MacKenzie Montana Collection continues, with several hundred lots of historical Montana documents and ephemera.

The Railroad and Mining sections contain selections from several private collections with a number of rarities. This sale features premier California Gold Rush and Nevada Territory mining collections!

Our Numismatics section includes a collection of So-Called Dollars and new offerings from the Bill McKivor Nevada token and world-medal collection, not to be missed!

Make sure to use the Keyword search tool to find items in your collecting areas across the three auction days. As usual, our team is happy and ready to answer questions.

And please send us those great collections for 2022! Yours could be the next world record!

--Fred Holabird & Team--


Auction Schedule

Day 1, Friday, December 17th, 2021, Lots 1000-1610
Philatelic (1000-1527)
Military, Political, & Firearms (1528-1558)
Gaming (1559-1577)
Model Railroad & Toys (1578-1610)

Day 2, Saturday, December 18th, 2021, Lots 2000-2683
Books feat. Ron Lerch Directory Collection, Part I (2000-2229)
Mining Artifacts & Ephemera (2230-2363)
Stock Certificates & Bonds (2364-2683)
Mining (2364-2551)
Railroad (2552-2624)
Miscellaneous (2625-2683)

Day 3, Sunday, December 19th, 2021, Lots 3000-3614
Native Americana (3000-3044)
Art feat. Ansel Adams (3045-3087)
General Americana (3088-3388)
Geographically Sorted
Misc. Categories incl. Coffee Mill Collection
Numismatics (3389-3613)
Coins & Currency (3389-3397)
Medals & So-Called Dollars (3398-3447)
Tokens feat. Bill McKivor Nevada Tokens, Part II (3448-3614)
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R. G. Dun & Co. Colorado Reference, 1927 [142709]2140 - R. G. Dun & Co. Colorado Reference, 1927 [142709]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1927. 6 x 4.5". Listed by city from Abarr, Yuma County to Yuma, Yuma County. Date: 1927 Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Pro...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to x*****m for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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1880 Hawaiian Kingdom Statistical and Commercial Directory [122229]2141 - 1880 Hawaiian Kingdom Statistical and Commercial Directory [122229]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1880-81. Includes Tourist Guide. Listing each island in the Kingdom, officials, principal villages, descriptions of islands. FIRST EDITION of this exh
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Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to y******e for (1,800.00 + 450.00BP) = 2,250.00
 
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McKenney's Hawaiian Directory, 1884 [122231]2142 - McKenney's Hawaiian Directory, 1884 [122231]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1884-85. Handbook of the Kingdom of Hawaii and city directory of Honolulu. Published by LM McKenney of San Francisco. This has the usual information p
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Estimate : 250.00 - 600.00
Sold to o*******m for (1,900.00 + 475.00BP) = 2,375.00
 
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1905 Husted's Directory of Honolulu and the Territory of Hawaii [140207]2143 - 1905 Husted's Directory of Honolulu and the Territory of Hawaii [140207]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Names, occupations, businesses, street guide, statistical information, etc. 550+ pages. Index. Came from the Sutro Library in San Francisco. Spine co
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to o*******m for (1,050.00 + 262.50BP) = 1,312.50
 
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1913 Directory of Honolulu and Territory of Hawaii [122226]2144 - 1913 Directory of Honolulu and Territory of Hawaii [122226]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1913. Published by Polk-Husted. Names, occupations, places of businesses and residences, adult population of the islands, street guide and other usefu
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to r**4 for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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1915 Polk-Husted Directory of Honolulu & Territory [140208]2145 - 1915 Polk-Husted Directory of Honolulu & Territory [140208]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Names, occupations, business, populations, street guide, etc. 1000+ pages. Index. Came from the Sutro Library in San Francisco. Nice condition. Date
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to 6*****b for (800.00 + 176.00BP) = 976.00
 
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1922 Directory of Honolulu and Territory of Hawaii [122227]2146 - 1922 Directory of Honolulu and Territory of Hawaii [122227]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1922. Published by Polk-Husted. Names, occupations, places of businesses and residences, adult population of the islands, street guide and other usefu
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****b for (800.00 + 176.00BP) = 976.00
 
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1924 Directory of Honolulu and Territory of Hawaii [122230]2147 - 1924 Directory of Honolulu and Territory of Hawaii [122230]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Giving names, occupations, businesses, populations, street guides and other useful information. 795 pages. In very good condition with no real issues.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6*****b for (800.00 + 176.00BP) = 976.00
 
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History & Directory Owyhee County, Idaho 1898, Original [142904]2148 - History & Directory Owyhee County, Idaho 1898, Original [142904]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Historical, Descriptive and Commercial Directory of Owyhee County, Idaho. January 1898. Press of the Owyhee Avalanche Silver City, Idaho. Original, F
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to G*****l for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Idaho State Business Directory, 1910-11 [142907]2149 - Idaho State Business Directory, 1910-11 [142907]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Idaho State Business Directory 1910-11. Denver, Colorado. The Gazetteer Publishing Co. James R. Ives, Manager. 790 pages. Rebound with original covers
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6*****b for (1,000.00 + 220.00BP) = 1,220.00
 
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