"Marvels of the West" 2024 January Auction

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Welcome to Holabird's 4 Day Auction
Thursday and Friday will be Timed Auctions.
Saturday and Sunday will be Live.

DAY 1:
Art (1000-1028)7
Native Americana (1028-1036)7
General Collectibles (1037-1103)8
Bottles (1104-1179)9
Tobacciana & General Store (1180-1190)10
Furnishings & 3D Items (1191-1197)10
Tools & Firearms (1198-1208)10
Military (1209-1217)11
Various Categories - Political, Music, Maps, Books, Sports, etc (1218-1375)11
Ephemera (1376-1449)14

DAY 2:
Numismatics (2000-2055)15
Mining (2056-2122)16
Stocks & Bonds (2123-2486)17
Transportation & RR (2487-2526)24
Philatelic (2527-2560)25

DAY 3:
Native Americana (3000-3097)26
Books (3098-3140)39
Maps (3140-3151)43
Photography (3152-3205)43
Ephemera (3206-3301)47
Bottles (3302-3569)54
General Collectibles (3570-3608)74
Art (3609-3643)77
Collectibles & Jewelry (3644-3657)81
Misc., Badges, Cowboy (3658-3673)81
Firearms & Military (3674-3716)82

DAY 4:
Minerals (4000-4027)88
Mining (4028-4084)92
Numismatic (4085-4140)97
Tokens (4141-4160)101
Philatelic & Postal History (4161-4183)103
Stocks & Bonds (4187-4445)105
Transportation, Including
Railroadiana (4446-4601)124
Sports & Toys (4602-4616)134

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Wreck of the Rainer by O. J. H.   [174426]3139 - Wreck of the Rainer by O. J. H. [174426]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 1887 Wreck of the Rainer by O. J. H. (Omar J Humphrey) with inscription. Japan, Golden Gate, various voyages, savages, Rainer wreck etc. Soft cov
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (75.00 + 0.00BP) = 75.00
 
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South Dakota USGS Geologic Folios (14)   [112325]3140 - South Dakota USGS Geologic Folios (14) [112325]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Aberdeen 1909; Alexandria 1903; Belle Forche 1909; Central Black Hills 1925; De Smet 1904; Edgemont 1904; Elk Point 1908; Huron 1904; Mitchell 1903; N
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Grouse Mountain Mining Co. Maps Troy, Montana   [120605]3141 - Grouse Mountain Mining Co. Maps Troy, Montana [120605]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a set of three mining maps of the Silver Grouse Mining claims out of Troy, Montana. Two are blue lines. Bimetallic mining. 1936 dates.C.H. Bar
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Bradstreet's Pocket US Atlas, 1882, with Mining Maps, Rare   [174447]3142 - Bradstreet's Pocket US Atlas, 1882, with Mining Maps, Rare [174447]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over the years, we've seen hundreds of different "atlases". This one takes the cake for its combination of mining and geography. Publi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to f*****E for (225.00 + 0.00BP) = 225.00
 
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California Maps, 3   [174443]3143 - California Maps, 3 [174443]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 California maps. 1 is a California map by Cram c. 1879 with entire state, 23.5x13", lower right .7" tear. Rand McNally 2 part with North...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to S********e.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Mitchells Map Index, 1834   [174422]3144 - Mitchells Map Index, 1834 [174422]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1834 Mitchell's map index. Meant to accompany the 1834 Mitchell's map which is not included in this lot. 324pp. Ink drawing on flyleaf. Fox...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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U.S. Forest Service & National Park Maps for Calif. (57)   [139473]3145 - U.S. Forest Service & National Park Maps for Calif. (57) [139473]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.) National Forest Maps: Angeles, 1966 ~ Inyo, 1979 ~ Plumas, 1965, 1971, 1984 ~ Shasta, 1940, 1949, 1971 ~ Sierra, 1967 ~ Stan≠islaus, 1984
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to L******8 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Emerald Bay (Tahoe) Brochure and Two Pictorial Covers   [140326]3146 - Emerald Bay (Tahoe) Brochure and Two Pictorial Covers [140326]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. 1) Illustrated brochure for the House Keeping resort at Emerald Bay, c.1930s. Pictorial cover. Daly Seeger Co., SF. Two panel. Ins
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Yosemite National Park Rare Booklet Trio   [175005]3147 - Yosemite National Park Rare Booklet Trio [175005]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 rare Yosemite National Park booklets. Songs of Camp and Trail as Sung in Yosemite National Park, with etchings, undated. Two Weeks in The Yosemite a
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Nevada Sketch Map by Clason, 1916, Rare   [174445]3148 - Nevada Sketch Map by Clason, 1916, Rare [174445]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare sketch map of Nevada by Clason, c. 1906. Advertising by Patrick Investment Co, Denver, Colorado. They were major investors in Nevada mining camps
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to s*******t for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Golden Gate Bridge Original Chain Link, 1937   [174412]3149 - Golden Gate Bridge Original Chain Link, 1937 [174412]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare mounted on redwood, original chain link cut at the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, May 28, 1937. 6.5x9.75". City: San Francisco, St...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to v********n.. for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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A Century of Progress Souvenir Collection   [135696]3150 - A Century of Progress Souvenir Collection [135696]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large box of maps, guide books, match book covers, photographs, post cards and sheet music. Over 40 items. The Fair celebrated the Chicago's cen...
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Start Price : 325.00 | Estimate : 650.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Montana Booklet from 1904 St. Louis Fair   [175004]3151 - Montana Booklet from 1904 St. Louis Fair [175004]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare, Montana, The Treasure State from 1904 St. Louis Fair. Includes mining camps and towns and foldout color Montana map by Rand, McNally. State: M
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to f********n for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Ansel Adams and Albert Bierstadt Book Pair   [174614]3152 - Ansel Adams and Albert Bierstadt Book Pair [174614]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ansel Adams Examples, The Making of 40 Photographs, 1983. Albert Bierstadt by Robotham.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*********7 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Western Photo Books, 3   [166801]3153 - Western Photo Books, 3 [166801]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Western photo books. Lawrence & Houseworth/Thomas Houseworth & Co. by Palmquist with a rare published list of Lawrence and Houseworth etc....
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Alaska Vintage Photos, 6   [174333]3154 - Alaska Vintage Photos, 6 [174333]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 mostly c. 1900-05 Alaska photos. 3.5x6.5", Skagway Welcomes You, upper right corner small chip.3.5x4.5"-Wrangel wharf and village, Sitka...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Photographs (3), Topaz Lake   [175304]3155 - Photographs (3), Topaz Lake [175304]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3x B&W Photographs, Cowboys rounding up cattle to Low Banks, near Topaz Lake on Highway 395 (handwritten on back of photograph). Photos taken ...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Centennial Photo Locket   [174140]3156 - Centennial Photo Locket [174140]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare photo locket showing 16 round black & white photos (2") of the west coast of California in and around 1876. Photos are of Cl...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to G********m.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Bohemian Camp & Sonoma Photos, 6   [174414]3157 - Bohemian Camp & Sonoma Photos, 6 [174414]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice set of 6 4.5x7.5" photos. Bohemian Camp-1891 with 3 women and 1 man on a log. 1891 3 women and 2 men near a podium. William Fraser in fron...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (250.00 + 0.00BP) = 250.00
 
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California Photo Album. c. 1930's   [174315]3158 - California Photo Album. c. 1930's [174315]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unbound c. 1930's California photo holiday album with about 80 small photos. Santa Cruz big trees, Yosemite, Mission San Juan, race track, La Jo...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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