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"Fred Holabird's Grand Finale": Mining, Americana, & Numismatics Live Auction (2025 October)

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Day 1, October 31st, 2025 (Lots 1000-1632)
Stocks & Bonds (Lots 1000-1632)
Mining feat. McDonald Collection (1000-1526)
Railroad (1527-1580)
Misc. Categories incl. Banking, Government, Express (1581-1632)

Day 2, November 1st, 2025 (Lots 2000-2575)
Art feat. Dan Muller Western Collection (Lots 2000-2040)
Native Americana & Cowboy (2041-2192)
Minerals & Fossils (2193-2310)
Mining Ephemera & Artifacts (2311-2575)

Day 3, November 2nd, 2025 (Lots 3000-3579)
Numismatics (Lots 3000-3579)
World’s Fair & Expositions (3000-3037)
US Mint (3038-3057)
Currency & Scrip feat. McDonald Nevada Collection (3058-3139)
Ingots (3140-3153)
Coins (3154-3363)
Medals & Exonumia (3364-3450)
Tokens (3451-3579)

Day 4, November 3rd, 2025 (Lots 4000-4541)
General Americana (Lots 4000-4541)
Geo. Sort (4000-4297)
Jewelry feat. Comstock Collection (4298-4357)
Misc. Categories incl. Bottles, Books, Fire (4358-4541)

Day 5, November 4th, 2025 (Lots 5000-5467)
Transportation (Railroadiana, Steamer, Stage) (Lots 5000-5074)
Wells Fargo & Express (5075-5122)
Philatelic (5123-5202)
Sports (5203-5229)
Political feat. Presidential Autographs (5230-5263)
Militaria (5264-5410)
Firearms & Weaponry (5411-5467)
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California Gold Rush Banker Wells Fargo Cover Pair [201674]5080 - California Gold Rush Banker Wells Fargo Cover Pair [201674]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Aug. 2nd, 1855 cover to FW Page (of Page & Bacon in San Francisco). Red oval Wells Fargo express Sacramento cancel over red three c...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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California & Nevada Wells Fargo Ephemera [195372]5081 - California & Nevada Wells Fargo Ephemera [195372]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) 1861 Virginia City, Nevada check signed by Charles Strong for the Gould & Curry Mine. 2) 1879 San Francisco for $1,000 for coin by ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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California Wells Fargo Checks incl. Adolph Sutro Autograph [204162]5082 - California Wells Fargo Checks incl. Adolph Sutro Autograph [204162]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 different WF checks. Includes: 1891 Independence; 1873 Columbia; 1865 Folsom; 1891 North Bloomfield; 1902 and 1904 Taylorsville; 1854 San Fra
Current Bid: 60.00
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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California Wells Fargo Ephemera Collection incl. Adolph Sutro Autographs [195917]5083 - California Wells Fargo Ephemera Collection incl. Adolph Sutro Autographs [195917]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14. Includes: 1870 First of Exchange, San Francisco; 1893 Second of Exchange, San Francisco signed by Frederick Lipman; 1869 COD express envelo
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Rare California Wells Fargo Exchanges [204190]5084 - Rare California Wells Fargo Exchanges [204190]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. 1) Extremely rare (only one seen by FH) Second of Exchange for the California Express & Exchange Office of Wells Fargo, New ...
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Wells Fargo & Co. Exchanges & Certificate of Deposit [195374]5085 - Wells Fargo & Co. Exchanges & Certificate of Deposit [195374]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 bills of exchange or certificate of deposit: 1) San Francisco, 1871 First of Exchange payable "In US Gold Coin" in New York. This...
Current Bid: 75.00
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Pacific Express Pass and Northern Pacific Express Cover [205248]5086 - Pacific Express Pass and Northern Pacific Express Cover [205248]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) 1909 Pacific Express Co. pass for DT Mervine, Supt. of Wells Fargo. In holder. Formed from the Kansas Pacific and Union Pacific Express C
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Photograph of Allen's Express Company C.1909 [205827]5087 - Photograph of Allen's Express Company C.1909 [205827]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a very clear photograph of a horse drawn wagon detailed as "Allens Express" Company about 1909. A court case develops where Allen...
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Wells Fargo Cover & Coin Receipt for Aurora, Nevada [202467]5088 - Wells Fargo Cover & Coin Receipt for Aurora, Nevada [202467]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. 1) Early Wells Fargo cover sent to WE Elliott Esq. in Stockton. Blue oval cancel Wells Fargo & Co. Express Aurora. Not dated...
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Carson City, Nevada Territory 1861 Wells Fargo Receipt [204189]5089 - Carson City, Nevada Territory 1861 Wells Fargo Receipt [204189]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very early Carson City! Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, Carson City, June 3rd, 1861 (a few months after Nevada Territory was created). Receipt for C...
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Wells, Fargo Express Way Bill Receipt Book, 1889, Carson City [196651]5089a - Wells, Fargo Express Way Bill Receipt Book, 1889, Carson City [196651]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells, Fargo Express Way Bill Receipt Book, 1889, Carson City, 16 x 19", binding shot, original covers present. E. F. Pierce, Agent at Carson. ...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Extremely Rare Carson City Wells Fargo First of Exchange, 1872 [204921]5090 - Extremely Rare Carson City Wells Fargo First of Exchange, 1872 [204921]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Only a few known. Dateline Carson City, Nev., March 7th, 1872. Issued to Wells Fargo agent (and second supt. of the Carson City Mint) HF Rice for $175
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wells Fargo & Company Carson City 1875 Check Hoard (45) [204978]5091 - Wells Fargo & Company Carson City 1875 Check Hoard (45) [204978]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of over 45 checks written on the Wells, Fargo & Company of Carson, Nevada in 1875. Printed by Bacon & Company of San Francisco. None of ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wells Fargo & Co. Express Envelope from Genoa, Nevada, c.1861 [202463]5092 - Wells Fargo & Co. Express Envelope from Genoa, Nevada, c.1861 [202463]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare cover. This is a post office envelope with overprinted Wells Fargo express bar next to the red six cent stamp. The cover has an orange
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Virginia City Pony Express Cover, Sept. 1862--Samuel Clemens Arrival [181995]5093 - Virginia City Pony Express Cover, Sept. 1862--Samuel Clemens Arrival [181995]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early Nevada Territorial Pony Express postal cover dated September 3, (1862.) Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Virginia Pony Express began operations on...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Comstock Area Wells Fargo Cover Group (3) [201667]5094 - Comstock Area Wells Fargo Cover Group (3) [201667]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. 1) Preprinted cover for the superintendent of the Silver Hill Mining Company. This was a mine in Silver City, Nevada. Not postally
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Wells Fargo Second of Exchange, Virginia City, Nevada 1877 [204532]5095 - Wells Fargo Second of Exchange, Virginia City, Nevada 1877 [204532]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. Second of Exchange for two pounds sterling to be paid at Wells Fargo's London office. Issued to VC agent CC Pendergast. Signed by Wad...
Current Bid: 50.00
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Wells Fargo Second of Exchange, Virginia City, Nevada, 1880 [200890]5096 - Wells Fargo Second of Exchange, Virginia City, Nevada, 1880 [200890]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Second of Exchange issued November 4, 1880 to CC Pendergast for $50. Signed by Wadsworth. 4.5 x 9" Pendergast was a Wells Fargo agent in ...
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Wells Fargo, Pacific Union Express Race, 1868-9, Oil Painting, 1876 [203979]5097 - Wells Fargo, Pacific Union Express Race, 1868-9, Oil Painting, 1876 [203979]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This unusual oil painting arrived in a Reno antique shop in the 1980s and was immediately captured by an advanced collector of Wells Fargo. The oil pa
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Pacific Union Express, Washoe City Wax Sealer [203892]5098 - Pacific Union Express, Washoe City Wax Sealer [203892]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original wax sealer for the Pacific Union Express Co, which ran lines throughout the West in direct competition to Wells, Fargo & Co. This seale...
Current Bid: 400.00
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,400.00
 
 
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