Holabird’s Western Americana BONANZA

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Holabird's Western Americana Collections specializes in historical artifacts related to the expansion of the West including mining, transportation, banking, commerce, politics, ect.

HWAC is an exciting new company that we hope will bring back the fun in collecting for many Americana collectors. With many of the larger auction companies requiring minimum lot prices of $500, and in some cases $2000, a huge percentage of collectors are left out. Our company will provide all the missing ingredients in today’s collecting market- a plethora of rare and unique items generally priced under $500, specifically designed and aimed at that collector market.

We’ve teamed up with Holabird-Kagin Americana to handle all of their material that is under the current economic threshold of $500 per lot, peppered with a few extra special rarities. This means that a virtual warehouse of material will come into the marketplace slowly in auction format – a win-win for collectors everywhere.

The Holabird name in the title of the company draws its roots from Fred Holabird who will act as a company advisor and the fun spirited auctioneer we’ve come to know and love. We’re very excited to bring to light some of the best and rarest collectibles at affordable prices for collectors everywhere.
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Nevada Historical Society books, quarterlies, index, and field trips928 - Nevada Historical Society books, quarterlies, index, and field trips
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Everything Nevada Historical Society! 1) Starting with the fourth Quarterly ever published: Volume 1, Number 4. Other early quarterlies: 1960 on the P
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Sold to L*****1 for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Nevada Historical Society Books929 - Nevada Historical Society Books
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Fabulous reference materials for early Nevada. Articles on the development of Reno, reflections of the Truckee Meadows by George Peckham and one by F.
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Sold to L*****1 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Churchill County Mining Letterheads930 - Churchill County Mining Letterheads
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Visit Hercules, Fairview and Wonder with these ten documents. “lumber for Dicky-Wonder Company,” “Impossible to get cash…the mines all paid off in cer
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Sold to p******1 for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
 
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Churchill County teamster bills to exotic locations931 - Churchill County teamster bills to exotic locations
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Eleven teamster bills. Addressed to Nevada Mineral Mining Company of Chalk Mountain (extremely rare location east of Fallon), R. S. Brock and Brock ...
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Sold to p******1 for (130.00 + 25.35BP) = 155.35
 
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Nevada Liquid refreshment: Johnstown Ale bottles, unopened Prohibition bottles, and 250 Sierra and R932 - Nevada Liquid refreshment: Johnstown Ale bottles, unopened Prohibition bottles, and 250 Sierra and R
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An eclectic group to be sure. From ale bottles dug in Johnstown, Prohibition bottles, and a large group of Reno Brewery labels. 1) Three ale bottles d
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Sold to d*****8 for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Nevada Mining Letterheads and receipts from around the state933 - Nevada Mining Letterheads and receipts from around the state
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Lot of eleven mining related letterheads. 1) Pine Grove Nevada Gold Mining Company from Pine Grove. 1916 letterhead talking about a robbery that happe
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Nevada Mercantile Letterheads, Billheads, and Receipts (Hercules, Fairview, Eureka, Lovelock, etc)934 - Nevada Mercantile Letterheads, Billheads, and Receipts (Hercules, Fairview, Eureka, Lovelock, etc)
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Lot of 14. Did you ever what was being sold and bought one hundred years ago? Mercantile companies from around the state includes: G&K Drug Co. ...
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Nevada and the Sierra’s Lumbering Letterheads935 - Nevada and the Sierra’s Lumbering Letterheads
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These 15 lumbering related billheads tell the story of lumbering c1907. From Verdi; The Verdi Lumber Company with an extensive price list. From Hazen;
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Sold to g****v for (40.00 + 7.80BP) = 47.80
 
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Nevada Mercantile Letterheads, Billheads, and Receipts (Eastgate, Rawhide, Beowawe, Elko, etc.)936 - Nevada Mercantile Letterheads, Billheads, and Receipts (Eastgate, Rawhide, Beowawe, Elko, etc.)
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Lot of 14. Mercantile companies from around the state includes: G. B. Williams from Eastgate, Freiman’s from Fairview, Churchill County Mercantile Co.
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Sold to g****v for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Nevada correspondence937 - Nevada correspondence
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15 pieces. Hotel Nevada(Ely) letterhead, Lincoln County sheriff's summons, Location of mine in Lincoln, Post office Department letter to Fallon ...
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Sold to s*****l for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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Nevada Document Collection938 - Nevada Document Collection
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Lot of nine. Includes Cassidy & Skillman 1884 billhead from the Eureka Daily and Weekly Sentinel. 2) Western Union Telegraph Company billhead. S...
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From Silver City to San Francisco: a bullion tale939 - From Silver City to San Francisco: a bullion tale
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This just shy of one hundred piece collection starts with (1) a check register from the Donovan Reduction Works in Silver City. Includes wages, purcha
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Sold to e*****r for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Walker Lake and Bodie Toll Road940 - Walker Lake and Bodie Toll Road
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A hard to find ticket for the W. L. & B. Toll Road from Del Monte to Hawthorne. The Real Del Monte Gold and Silver Mining Company Mill was found...
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Sold to V********e for (125.00 + 24.38BP) = 149.38
 
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Joseph Hoag's Civil War Vision Letter941 - Joseph Hoag's Civil War Vision Letter
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This is the handwritten copy of the account of Joseph Hoag regarding the vision he had in 1803. This is a copy done in the 1840s by Ruth Battey a frie
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The Sun and Davy Crockett942 - The Sun and Davy Crockett
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The Sun newspaper of May 21, 1834 with a lead story on the Capture of Misses Hall from the Wakefield's "History of the war between the Sac ...
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Sold to L*****1 for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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Patriotic cover and patriotic place943 - Patriotic cover and patriotic place
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1) 1859 manuscript cancel from West Fremont, Ohio. Large UNION on top of cover and tree full of flags to left. 2) Three pieces of paper from, Cozzens
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Holdenville Indian Territory letter from priest.944 - Holdenville Indian Territory letter from priest.
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Father Glynn is writing Frank. Says he has just returned from "Sacred Heart & met with Father Abbott to receive you at the college." T...
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Annual Report of the Mine Inspector for Indian Territory, 1895945 - Annual Report of the Mine Inspector for Indian Territory, 1895
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Printed by the Government Printing office for the year ending June 30, 1895, this report was prepared for the Secretary of the Interior. 24 pages of t
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Chris Madsen Signature946 - Chris Madsen Signature
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U S Marshalls office Expense Account for C. Madsen. Chris Madsen was a famous U S Marshall in the Oklahoma Territory. Madsen was one of the first 7t
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Bill Tilghman Signature947 - Bill Tilghman Signature
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Wm. Tilghman signed certificate stating he used his own team to capture Jim Reed Date: 1895 City: Territory County:
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Sold to l******r for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Heck Thomas Signature948 - Heck Thomas Signature
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Receipt to H. H. Thomas (his signature) foe boarding Heck Thomas signed by C. J. Anderson. Date: 1893 City: Tulsa County:
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MINING LETTERS FROM BOURNE, OREGON, DATED 1896949 - MINING LETTERS FROM BOURNE, OREGON, DATED 1896
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Three letters from the Eureka and Excelsior Mines, to P. Basche, Baker City, Oregon. Dated 1896. Date: 1896 City: Bourne County
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1856 Fort Yamhill military receipt signed by a young Indian fighter Lt. William Hazen950 - 1856 Fort Yamhill military receipt signed by a young Indian fighter Lt. William Hazen
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Receipt is for a carpenter working on public buildings at New Post Fort Yamhill. Hazen was an 1855 West Point graduate and sent to California/Oregon f
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Sold to l******r for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Oregon stage coach documents951 - Oregon stage coach documents
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1) Canyon City Stage Company way-bill. Names passengers (William Newfelt and china man) and freight from Baker City to Malheur. 1889. 2) Malheur Stage
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Oregon Document Collection952 - Oregon Document Collection
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Great group of five. 1) 1866 document where B. B. Griffin swears that according to law he has taken the following horses… 2) 1891 billhead for the Ore
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OIL, POWER,SUPPLY, LIGHT AND AUTOMOBILE, EPHEMERA GROUP, DATED 1883-1914, LOT OF 10:953 - OIL, POWER,SUPPLY, LIGHT AND AUTOMOBILE, EPHEMERA GROUP, DATED 1883-1914, LOT OF 10:
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1) Three letters all dating from 1883, from Pennsylvania Oil Company Limited, New York, dated 1883. 2) letter from Brazil Electric Light Company, Braz
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Bill for repairs on Schooner E. Haight, 1859954 - Bill for repairs on Schooner E. Haight, 1859
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Bill says, Providence R.I., July 19, 1859, Providence Tool Co., to Schooner E. Haight, Freight on 1708 Tons Coal from Port Even to Providence. Date:
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Providence Tool Company shipping receipt955 - Providence Tool Company shipping receipt
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1833: Receipt Providence Tool Co., On Board The PETREL, Says in Part- Jones Master for the present voyage , now in the harbor of Providence, and bound
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Texas Ranger Letter956 - Texas Ranger Letter
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Bank Letter signed by former Texas Ranger. T. C. Frost addressed this letter to Z. de Borra in Eagle Pass Texas on Banking House of T. C. Frost letter
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Sold to c*********1 for (375.00 + 73.13BP) = 448.13
 
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Great Texas group: handbill, letter, stocks, etc957 - Great Texas group: handbill, letter, stocks, etc
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1) The Texas Stockman and Farmer handbill for the only weekly live stock and farm paper in Texas. 2) 1874 letter addressed to Major John Boyle, United
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LDS Collection: Brigham Young American958 - LDS Collection: Brigham Young American
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Brigham Young American Bank Note Engraved Plate. By Mark Baldwin, 7" x 5½". The original envelope is present (soiled with several edg...
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Sold to a*c for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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1872 Grass Canon Coal & Transportation Company bond959 - 1872 Grass Canon Coal & Transportation Company bond
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Rare bond from Utah. Vignette of train in valley. Number 184, but unused. No signatures but all stamps are intact. Excellent condition. Would make a g
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Sold to a*c for (70.00 + 13.65BP) = 83.65
 
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Bell Telephone pictorial vignette letterhead960 - Bell Telephone pictorial vignette letterhead
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1881 Ogden Telephone Exchange Company letterhead to John Morgan of Oxford, Idaho. They are quoting a price for a Bell Telephone Company Call Box for r
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Evans & Spencer guns advertisement961 - Evans & Spencer guns advertisement
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Presented by / Evans & Spencer / dealers in / guns, pistols, ammunition, sporting goods, playing cards, &c / Salt Lake City, Utah. Picture ...
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Sold to a*c for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
 
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LDS Collection: Two Elder's Certificates of Ordination, 1900 and 1910962 - LDS Collection: Two Elder's Certificates of Ordination, 1900 and 1910
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The first certifies that Carl H. Carlson "as ordained an Elder …on the 6th day of August 1900," signed by Arthur W. Brown as president of ...
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Sold to a*c for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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Utah ephemera963 - Utah ephemera
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Lot of eight. 1) Eureka Banking Company stock. #34 for 8 shares to J. George Jones on February 15, 1924. Signed by president Jones! Eureka, Utah. 2) W
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UTAH WHOLE-SALE GROUP, DATED 1907-1967, LOT OF 142964 - UTAH WHOLE-SALE GROUP, DATED 1907-1967, LOT OF 142
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Checks, Stocks, Memorandum, Receipts and Billheads. Date: 1907-1967 City: County: State: UT
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Sold to a*c for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
 
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UTAH WHOLE-SALE GROUP, DATED 1895-1946, LOT OF 71965 - UTAH WHOLE-SALE GROUP, DATED 1895-1946, LOT OF 71
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Stocks, Check, Letterheads, Billheads and Receipts. Date: 1895-1946 City: County: State: UT
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Sold to a*c for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
 
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UTAH WHOLE-SALE LOT, DATED 1906-1957, LOT OF 72966 - UTAH WHOLE-SALE LOT, DATED 1906-1957, LOT OF 72
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Stocks, Check, Letterheads, Receipts and Billheads. Date: 1906-1957 City: County: State: UT
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Sold to a*c for (85.00 + 16.58BP) = 101.58
 
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Two Utah prints from the USRR Surveys.967 - Two Utah prints from the USRR Surveys.
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1) Weber Lower Canon. 2) Second of Sheeprock Canon on the Weber River. Date: City: County: State: UT
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Side-by-side shotgun pictorial vignette on letterhead about the sale of weapon to a sheriff968 - Side-by-side shotgun pictorial vignette on letterhead about the sale of weapon to a sheriff
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This is a fabulous and frustrating page two of a two page document. We know that this is a letter acknowledging the sale of arms to a sheriff C. H. Da
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Sold to j******d for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
 
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Two historic early Washington papers969 - Two historic early Washington papers
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1) Letterhead from 'The Arlington' in Spokane Falls. Spokane Falls was originally settled in 1871 and sometime later the name was changed to...
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Vancouver, Washington medical prescription archive from J. C. Wyatt's Drug Store, 1902-1904970 - Vancouver, Washington medical prescription archive from J. C. Wyatt's Drug Store, 1902-1904
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This prescription archive consists of approximately 9,000-10,000 (20-30 per page) individual prescription forms adhered to about 4,330 pages of a 12...
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Fabulous hand written Wyoming letter. Great Historical Value!971 - Fabulous hand written Wyoming letter. Great Historical Value!
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4 page hand written letter with illustrations on each page, 1925, WYOMING: O.S. Alers was a Major in Co. I, R.I. Volunteers during the Civil War. He c
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Sold to h*******2 for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
 
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Atikokan Iron Co. Mounted Photo -Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada972 - Atikokan Iron Co. Mounted Photo -Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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Nice mounted photo by Story titled, “(No Suggestions) Iron Co. Blast Furnace-Port Arthur”. Photo shows blast furnace located on a pier at the shore
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Large broadside for play "The Little Homestead"973 - Large broadside for play "The Little Homestead"
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20" x 2.7" Shows young man threatening an older gray haired man with an older lady looking on. The Great emotional play "The Little H...
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Sold to L*****1 for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Five Ring All Star Circus advertisement974 - Five Ring All Star Circus advertisement
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Clowns getting ready for their performance. "Paramount, Week of December 12th." Date: City: County: State:
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1858 letter from Grass Land975 - 1858 letter from Grass Land
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Location is unknown - possibly New Jersey or Delaware. Letter has been transcribed for easy reading. Much news about farming and references raising co
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Sold to L*****1 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Express lot of 12976 - Express lot of 12
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1) 1960 Pony Express so-called dollar. 2) Baltimore and Ohio Express freight way-bill, 1884. 3) The Pacific Express Co. freight receipt, 1898. 4) The
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Wells Fargo lot of 27977 - Wells Fargo lot of 27
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1) First Exchange for GOLD in 1871. 2) Two sets of Wells Fargo colorful advertising stamps. 3) Checks from Carson City 1902, unused Virginia 1860...
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Sold to d******0 for (225.00 + 43.88BP) = 268.88
 
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