November Wonders: Western Americana Auction (November 2021)

Auction Details

Welcome to our November Wonders Auction, the second in our end-of-the-year auction trilogy!

We know every collector will find something special for their collection in this sale, and even a good Christmas present or two...

This sale features more than 3,100 lots across 5 days in over two dozen different collecting categories including: Art, Mining, Numismatics, Railroad, Militaria, General Americana, Jewelry, Books, Stocks & Bonds, and much more!

**HIGHLIGHTS**

--The Bill McKivor Nevada Token Collection Part I. Bill's Nevada token collection is full of so many rarities that we have split it over several sales. This round features an ultra-rare Comstock token from Gold Hill, as well as Beowawe, Chafey, Farrell, Bowers, Genoa, Incline, and more.

--Pancho Villa Collection. A rare second chance to bid on a Photo Diary of Pancho Villa by W.H. Horne (& Others). A massive and important collection of 184 real photo postcards (RPCs) and six original 5 x7 prints, most of which are directly attributable to Walter H. Horne, who made a good living for himself making photographic postcards in the American Southwest during the time of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century.

--George Armstrong Custer Civil War Holster and Dispatch Case. The belt, brass buckle, holster, and dispatch case from Civil War Captain George Armstrong Custer, originally from the Frost Collection.

--Stunning Jewelry. Featuring a leopard gold & diamond necklace; a gold-in-quartz pendant; shadow box and diamond cocktail rings; and much more.

--Native Americana. Beautiful jewelry, pottery, artifacts, and ephemera.

--Ken Prag Collection. Rarities from the Prag Collection of stocks, ephemera, and postcards, including autographs of Thomas Edison, J. Paul Getty, John D. Rockefeller, JP Morgan. Other stock categories include: Wells Fargo and American Express, banking, brewing, Hollywood, Yellowstone, mining, railroad, & more.

--Mining. Collectibles including gold nuggets and ore specimens, artifacts, ephemera, and mining stock certificates from California, Colorado, Montana, and Nevada.

--Art. Museum-quality Western art pieces by Makk, Rosa, and Hanson, as well as a large group of Chilmark Western pewter sculptures. Plus African art and carvings, and many other paintings and prints.

--General Americana Bonanza. Including an original prostitute's license from Tombstone; rare bottles and brewing ephemera; Montana saloon archives from the MacKenzie Collection; rare badges; cowboy collectibles incl. saddles & rare photographs; books incl. a large Eastern US directory section; and much more.

Be sure to use the Search Function to find items across the 5 days in your collecting categories!

And Keep the Collections Coming!
Please keep us in mind for selling your collection, and contact me directly at fredholabird@gmail.com.

Happy bidding!

--Fred Holabird & Team--

Auction Schedule

DAY 1 - Thursday, Nov 18, Lots 1000-1601
Art 1000-1269
Firearms-Weapons 1270-1292
Foreign 1293-1338
Political 1339-1352
Military 1353-1402
Tools 1403-1422
Native Americana 1423-1477
Sports 1478-1535
Transportation 1536-1601

DAY 2 - Friday, Nov 19, Lots 2000-2657
Stocks & Bonds 2000-2657
All Categories including Mining,
Railroad, and various industries

DAY 3 - Saturday, Nov 20 , Lots 3000-3609
Minerals 3000-3018
Mining 3019-3034
Numismatics 3195-3258
Tokens 3259-3412
Philatelic & Postal History 3413-3609

DAY 4 - Sunday, Nov 21, Lots 4000-4620
Geographically Sorted Ephemera 4000-4265
General Collectibles 4269-4395
Souvenir Plates 4396-4424
Spoons & Flatware 4425-4428
Entertainment 4429-4446
Circus 4447-4450
Toys 4451-4484
Marbles 4485-4489
Bottles 4490-4527
Saloon 4528-4546
Tobacciana 4547-4559
Gaming 4560-4566
Cowboy 4567-4599
Clothing 4600-4620

DAY 5 - Monday, Nov 22, Lots 5000-5614
WF/Express 5000-5002
World's Fair / Expositions 5003-5013
Firefighting Memorabilia 5014-5017
Fraternal Organizations 5018-5022
Badges 5023-5044
Maps 5045-5066
Books 5067-5314
Furnishings & 3D 5315-5363
Jewelry 5364-5461
Music 5462-5490
Photography 5491-5614

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Stewart photo by Evans [135365]5569Stewart photo by Evans [135365]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Identify The Big Store, Dubec Cigar, McMillan transfer, DeMills transfer, Portland Magazine, Stewart gents store, etc. Shows the left side of Fifth St
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
1890-1918 Photo Memorabilia [136909]55701890-1918 Photo Memorabilia [136909]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Photo postcards, c. 1918; 2) The Famous British Convict Ship, 1890 booklet and postcards; 3) Twenty-six 19th century Carte de Visite (CDV) Photogra
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Album of B/W Photos Idaho/Oregon. [122206]5571Album of B/W Photos Idaho/Oregon. [122206]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
45 page personal Photo Album Of over 60 b/w photos of Payette Lakes Idaho, Blue Mountains Ore, Weiser Idaho. Individuals fishing, at home on the bea
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
American Antiquarian Photograph Collection [132987]5572American Antiquarian Photograph Collection [132987]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
approx. 100 photos more than half are mounted pre 1900 photographs. Most are all unidentified includes groups of people inside and out, interiors, ex
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
Black and White Photos of Farming Families from Oklahoma and Kansas [122922]5573Black and White Photos of Farming Families from Oklahoma and Kansas [122922]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of three photos depicting family life on the open Kansas and Oklahoma range. These are B&W photos; James Smith on his homestead i...
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for 43.75
Blow's Taylor Shop Photo [63523]5574Blow's Taylor Shop Photo [63523]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blows taylor shop next to L. G. Stules building. Possibly V. A. Steele in front. Cabinet card, c 1885-1890. Excellent project for a researcher to look
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Cabinet Cards and Photos in Western Style - Lot of 4 [122511]5575Cabinet Cards and Photos in Western Style - Lot of 4 [122511]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four photos in various sizes of western life, scenery and environment: 1) Photo measuring 6 x 9-1/2 inches and featuring a family with burros in front
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to m********o.. for 42.70
CDV Photos of the Tom Thumb Wedding including Mathew Brady photos [137535]5576CDV Photos of the Tom Thumb Wedding including Mathew Brady photos [137535]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains ten CDV photos of the Tom Thumb wedding of 1863, with two of the photos from the Mathew Brady studio with the MB logo embossed in th
Estimate : 375.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to a****a for 237.50
Cyrus West Field Photo Portrait [124111]5577Cyrus West Field Photo Portrait [124111]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cabinet card, 4 x 7 inches. A portrait of Cyrus West Field (1819-1892) American financier who created the Atlantic Telegraph Company which sent the f
Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to j******d for 25.00
Early Stereoview of Tucson Arizona Territory [137343]5578Early Stereoview of Tucson Arizona Territory [137343]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photographed by Henry Buehman, this stereoview of downtown Tucson is looking North East. 7 x 4 inches. Although he is listed in the index of "B...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Full Plate Tintype [119335]5579Full Plate Tintype [119335]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A very rare and unique tintype taken around the 1860s to 1870's. Photograph measures 7"x 10" and shows a small boy and a smaller girl ...
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Gambling with Gun Tintype Plus Others [134186]5580Gambling with Gun Tintype Plus Others [134186]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different tintypes. 1) Best shows three men sitting at a poker table holding cards, one man pointing a Smith & Wesson #1 at another pla...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 93.75
GHOST IMAGE! [137458]5581GHOST IMAGE! [137458]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ghost Image Cabinet Card Photograph. See reverse photograph. Front side is of man in suit. Back side is of "ghostly image" of a different ...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Harness Racing Picture Silkwood [122181]5582Harness Racing Picture Silkwood [122181]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 " Sepia photo of w/ black border of Sulky pace horse Silkwood and jockey. Signed H.L. Starmaker (?). very good condition. Da...
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Hunting Photos Group Including T.T. Hamlin's General Warehouse Letterhead (15) [129528]5583Hunting Photos Group Including T.T. Hamlin's General Warehouse Letterhead (15) [129528]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A nice group of fourteen hunting photos. Various dates range from 1938-62 with the bulk being from the 1950's. Three are signed and stamped by E...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for 18.75
Hunting Stereoviews [124084]5584Hunting Stereoviews [124084]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four hunting scenes: Camp in the Black Tail Deer Country, 1905; After The Day's Hunt is Over, 1904; Perils of Frontier Life--A Fierce Enc...
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 90.00
Niagara Falls Photo Albums [135685]5585Niagara Falls Photo Albums [135685]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two souvenir photo albums of Niagara Falls. Souvenir View Book of Niagara Falls, 32 pages of black and white photographs, 9 x 7 inches, undated but a
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 43.75
People  of the Late 19th & Early 20th Century Misc Photo Archive (2000+ pieces) [137540]5586People of the Late 19th & Early 20th Century Misc Photo Archive (2000+ pieces) [137540]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Massive photograph archive of 2000-2500 portraits and photographs of people, includes: A wide variety of CABINET CARDS some with photographer or busi
Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 900.00 - 2,400.00
Photo of Modern  Woodman of America Float [124532]5587Photo of Modern Woodman of America Float [124532]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Modern Woodman of America is one of the largest fraternal organizations and was founded in Lyons, Iowa in 1883 and offered "Fraternal Insuranc...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Poe Family Photo Booklet [56535]5588Poe Family Photo Booklet [56535]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cardboard bound and red ribbon tied "Thanksgiving Souvenir, Indian Creek, Nov. 26 1903" . We are unsure which Indian Creek this is. 2 b/w...
Estimate : 40.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 25.00