The Wild West Auction (July 2022)

Auction Details

Day 1, Thursday, July 21st, 2022 (Lots 1000-1611)
Philatelic (1000-1480)
Postcards (1000-1177)
Postal History feat. Elcano NV Collection and Bracken Collection (1178-1480)
Express (1481-1500)
Stocks & Bonds (1501-1611)

Day 2, Friday, July 22nd, 2022 (Lots 2000-2625)
Art (2000-2073)
Transportation (2074-2214)
Railroad & Steamer Passes (2074-2156)
Ephemera & Artifacts (2157-2214)
General Americana (2215-2626)
Geographic Sort (2215-2411)
Miscellaneous Categories (2412-2535)
General Store (2536-2626)

Day 3, Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 (Lots 3000-3622)
Firearms & Militaria (3000-3066)
Numismatics (3067-3623)
Currency & Scrip (3067-3112)
Coins feat. US, Ancient, Foreign (3113-3308)
Medals, Badges, & Exonumia (3309-3360)
Tokens feat. Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, & Oklahoma (3361-3623)

Day 4, Sunday, July 24th, 2022 (Lots 4000-4584)
Native Americana (4000-4053)
Cowboy & Wild West (4054-4091)
Minerals & Mining (4092-4193)
Sports (4194-4299)
Bottles feat. Colorado and Oklahoma (4300-4496)
Saloon, Tobacciana, & Gaming (4497-4584)
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Joseph Folsom Postal Cover, Bank Note, and Ephemera [151207]2238Joseph Folsom Postal Cover, Bank Note, and Ephemera [151207]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot of Joseph L. Folsom ephemera includes a bank note from San Francisco bank of Page, Bacon & Co. with a beautiful vignette of the bank bu...
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to y******e for 1,625.00
Palmer, Cook & Co. Check 1855 (Gold Rush) [151203]2239Palmer, Cook & Co. Check 1855 (Gold Rush) [151203]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
PALMER COOK & CO., BANK CHECK, dated Feb. 2, 1855: Check, Banking House of Palmer Cook & Co., San Francisco, Cal. Stamp cancelled by Adams &...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to y******e for 225.00
Santa Cruz, CA Portraits, 12 [153409]2240Santa Cruz, CA Portraits, 12 [153409]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 portraits, children, men and women. Various Santa Cruz studios. 2.25x2.25"-5.5X4". Date: Country (if not USA): State: California ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Saugus California Copper Printing Plates for the 1933 USGS Topo Map [152571]2241Saugus California Copper Printing Plates for the 1933 USGS Topo Map [152571]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These are the original copper plates for the Saugus CA 1933 USGS Topo Map. There are 3 plates, 1 for each color. They were used in an exhibit to illus
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 250.00
Stege, California Archive; 1900s-1930s [153651]2242Stege, California Archive; 1900s-1930s [153651]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of photographs and other ephemera from Stege, California. These include photographs of people and places around the town, including some in
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
View from Tiburon to Sausalito [151303]2243View from Tiburon to Sausalito [151303]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed photograph by Pete Bryant made in 1949 of the view from Tiburon to Sausalito, with a four masted ship in the foreground, and the coastal stratu
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for 62.50
California Fruit Labels [151098]2244California Fruit Labels [151098]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice dealer lot of California fruit labels. This group has a great variety of labels with nice art. Some examples include labels for pears, peaches,
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 625.00
History of Colusa and Glenn Counties; 1918 [146237]2245History of Colusa and Glenn Counties; 1918 [146237]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
History of Colusa and Glenn Counties, California, with Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the Counties Who have been Identified wit
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m*****H for 125.00
History of Placer and Nevada Counties; 1924 [146236]2246History of Placer and Nevada Counties; 1924 [146236]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
History of Placer and Nevada Counties, California, with Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the Counties Who Have Been Identified wi
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*******M for 200.00
Naval Sketches of the War in California by William Meyers &  Dudley Knox [151219]2247Naval Sketches of the War in California by William Meyers & Dudley Knox [151219]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
First edition 1939 Naval Sketches of the War in California by William Meyers, gunner. Text by Cpt. Dudley Knox with a forward by F.D. Roosevelt. 28 sk
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for 343.75
Nevada and California Billheads, Letterheads, and Postcards [146224]2248Nevada and California Billheads, Letterheads, and Postcards [146224]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of various pieces of ephemera from California and Nevada including pictorial billheads and letterheads, checks, RPCs, modern chrome postcards. Mos
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 125.00
Alma, Colorado Stereoview; c. 1870s-1880s [153565]2249Alma, Colorado Stereoview; c. 1870s-1880s [153565]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stereoview of the town of Alma, South Park, Colorado published by the Continent Stereoscopic Company. Alma was a Colorado town that grew because of th
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to x*****m for 225.00
History of Arkansas Valley, Colorado; 1881 [153540]2250History of Arkansas Valley, Colorado; 1881 [153540]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
History of the Arkansas Valley, Colorado. Illustrated. Published by O.L. Baskin & Co. in 1881. Contains a information about railroads, history o...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to s******g for 137.50
Aspen, Colorado Photograph; c. 1880s-1910s [153553]2251Aspen, Colorado Photograph; c. 1880s-1910s [153553]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique photograph of the "Silver Queen" Aspen, Colorado. This photograph is a very nice birds' eye view of the town with snow capped ...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Aspen, Colorado Shoe Merchant Advertisement; c. 1880s-1890s [153610]2252Aspen, Colorado Shoe Merchant Advertisement; c. 1880s-1890s [153610]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed advertisement for Henry Webber, Boots, Shoes, and Rubbers, Aspen, Colorado. Text at the bottom reads, "All Goods Marked in Plain Figures...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to a****y for 187.50
Aspen Illustration 1889 [151157]2253Aspen Illustration 1889 [151157]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nicely framed illustrations of Aspen and its surroundings. From a photograph by W.H. Jackson & Co. Published in Harper's Weekly; dated Janua...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to o***y for 137.50
Framed Cripple Creek Cabinet Cards [151163]2254Framed Cripple Creek Cabinet Cards [151163]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very nicely and professionally framed cabinet cards of Cripple Creek, Colorado. Contains 3 cabinet cards. 1. Smuggler Shaft House dated 1898 in winter
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Vintage Mexican Bull Fight at Cripple Creek Ticket [152067]2255Vintage Mexican Bull Fight at Cripple Creek Ticket [152067]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unusual and rare pictorial ticket. Mexican Bull Fight, Cripple Creek, year unknown. Bull fight central illustration. Reverse-While in the city, visit,
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to o***y for 468.75
Framed Illustrations of Cripple Creek [151138]2256Framed Illustrations of Cripple Creek [151138]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nelson A. "Buz" Rieger, a historical Western Americana collector, held an exhibition "Rush to the Rockies," curated by Nora Slif...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to a****y for 187.50
Framed Advertising Die Cuts from Colorado; c. 1890s [153602]2257Framed Advertising Die Cuts from Colorado; c. 1890s [153602]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Frame with two advertising die cuts for businesses in Colorado. The one on the top is for Birks Cornforth, Grocer, Denver, Colorado. It features a you
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Advertising Card Mm. Calve for the Darrow & Sharp Music Co. [151235]2258Advertising Card Mm. Calve for the Darrow & Sharp Music Co. [151235]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This card is an advertisement for the Smith & Nixon Piano Co. sold by Darrow & Sharp of Denver, Col. The photo depicts Mm. Emma Calve. 3 1/2...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Denver Metal Advertising Scooper [152061]2259Denver Metal Advertising Scooper [152061]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black painted scooper. FC Ayers Merc. Co., Wholesale, Grain Flour, Hay, Bags, Cottonseed and Linseed Products, Denver, Colo. 6x12". Some paint ...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
The Levy and Lewin Mercantile Co. Metal Tray [152152]2260The Levy and Lewin Mercantile Co. Metal Tray [152152]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oval metal tray with nice colors, The Levy and Lewin Mercantile Co. Headquarters for Pure and Aged Goods. Old couple, man drinking coffee, lady readin
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for 312.50
Carnation Girl, Lumber Metal Advertising Sign [152180]2261Carnation Girl, Lumber Metal Advertising Sign [152180]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Metal advertising sign with green background and rolled corners. Reprint of Carnation Girl, dated 1908, with red carnations. Frank Birchof Lumber Co.,
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to g****s for 625.00
Denver Directory; 1875 [153297]2262Denver Directory; 1875 [153297]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s Third Annual City Directory of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Bu...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to e********5 for 187.50
Denver Street View by W.H. Jackson; c. 1880s-1900s [153557]2263Denver Street View by W.H. Jackson; c. 1880s-1900s [153557]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Street view of Lawrence Street in Denver, Colorado by the famous American photograph, William Henry Jackson. The backside has a few paragraphs about t
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Denver Framed Illustration Reprint [151168]2264Denver Framed Illustration Reprint [151168]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large, nicely framed & matted bird's eye illustration of Denver, Colorado. This item is a reprint. Illustration includes a lot of detail &am...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Colorado Cities: Denver & Pueblo Illustrations [151159]2265Colorado Cities: Denver & Pueblo Illustrations [151159]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nicely framed illustrations from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper; dated October 25, 1873. Illustration of the Proposed Capitol of Colorado ...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Colorado/California Signs - Lot of three [151793]2266Colorado/California Signs - Lot of three [151793]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Glass Summit Band Blue Anchor California Fruit. Plums from Placer & Nevada Counties, Colfax. 15x4". 2) Wood box end for Grand Junction f...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t****8 for 62.50
Idaho Springs, Colorado Photograph [153561]2267Idaho Springs, Colorado Photograph [153561]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Birds' eye view photograph of Idaho Springs, Colorado. This is a nice view of the town with mountains in the background. Idaho Springs became an...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to c*********p for 125.00
Joplin, Colorado Billhead Collection [151547]2268Joplin, Colorado Billhead Collection [151547]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten. 1-2) Letter from Andrew Rosewater, civil and sanitary engineer to the Mayor and City Council. 1890 letter about a complete plan for a syst
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for 61.00
Lake City, Colorado Stereoview; 1881 [153566]2269Lake City, Colorado Stereoview; 1881 [153566]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stereoview of Lake City, Colorado from 1881. This is a birds' eye view of Lake City from the west. It was produced by T.E. Barnhouse, Lake City,...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Leadville Billhead / Letterhead Archive (80) [151611]2270Leadville Billhead / Letterhead Archive (80) [151611]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eighty letterhead and billhead collection. 1880's. Includes John G. Morgan Company. Morgan ran the Board of Trade and his large restaurant in Le...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to l******1 for 250.00
Leadville, Colorado Grocer Advertising Calendar; 1897 [153597]2271Leadville, Colorado Grocer Advertising Calendar; 1897 [153597]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed advertising calendar for Thos. Robson, Wholesale and Retail Grocer, 302 Harrison Ave., Leadville, Colorado. This calendar is from January, 1897
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to t**********3 for 531.25
Reprint of an 1880 Leadville Directory [153570]2272Reprint of an 1880 Leadville Directory [153570]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reprint of Corbett Hoye & Co.'s Leadville Directory, 1880, Volume 1. This reprint was made by Samuel C. Morrison, Historical Reprints. This ...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Leadville, Colorado Directory; 1883 [153296]2273Leadville, Colorado Directory; 1883 [153296]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Corbett & Ballenger's Fourth Annual Leadville City Directory. Containing a complete list of the inhabitants, institutions, incorporated comp...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to e********5 for 281.25
Leadville, Colorado Directory; 1898 [153294]2274Leadville, Colorado Directory; 1898 [153294]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ballenger & Richards Seventeenth Annual Leadville City Directory. Containing a complete list of the inhabitants, institutions, incorporated comp...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e********5 for 125.00
Leadville, Colorado Directory; 1901 [153293]2275Leadville, Colorado Directory; 1901 [153293]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ballenger & Richards Twentieth Annual Leadville City Directory for 1901. Containing a complete list of the inhabitants, institutions, incorporat...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e********5 for 125.00
Leadville, Colorado Photographs (6); c. 1890s-1910s [153551]2276Leadville, Colorado Photographs (6); c. 1890s-1910s [153551]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 photographs of Leadville, Colorado, c. 1890s-1910s. These photographs include three birds' eye views of the town from Capitol Hill, a p...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Leadville Illustration [151156]2277Leadville Illustration [151156]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nicely framed Leadville, CO. Illustration sketched from a photograph by W. H. Jackson & CO. A great size & measures 30' x 23." A lo...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to x*****m for 100.00
Leadville, Colorado Insurance Glass Advertising Paperweight [153411]2278Leadville, Colorado Insurance Glass Advertising Paperweight [153411]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stickley & Shaw Insurance and Surety Bonds glass paperweight, Leadville-Colo. 2 3/8x4. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: ...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Good Luck Horseshoe, Leadville Key and 1853 Half Dime [152083]2279Good Luck Horseshoe, Leadville Key and 1853 Half Dime [152083]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Engraved D. Dunlop, 1865 on separate tab. Good Luck Horseshoe, Leadville Key and 1853 Half Dime. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado Cit
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to s******g for 106.25
Leadville, CO Collectibles, 3 [152064]2280Leadville, CO Collectibles, 3 [152064]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Metal plaque, Property of, The Leadville Light & Power Co., Leadville, Colorado. Leather eyeglass case, FJ Mund, Optician, Leadville, Colo. Leat...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Framed Manitou Springs Illustrations [151165]2281Framed Manitou Springs Illustrations [151165]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes 2 nicely framed illustrations of Manitou Springs, Colorado. It is known for its mineral springs and mountain landscapes dominated by Pike&#...
Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to i********q.. for 750.00
Ouray, Colorado Grocer Advertising Calendar; 1924 [153600]2282Ouray, Colorado Grocer Advertising Calendar; 1924 [153600]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Advertising Calendar from the Cascade Grocery Co. in Ouray, Colorado. This calendar is from January, 1924. It features a portrait of a woman and her d
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*****r for 48.80
Ouray Road Cabinet Cards (2); c. 1890s [153555]2283Ouray Road Cabinet Cards (2); c. 1890s [153555]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two cabinet cards of the Ouray Toll Road in Colorado. These photographs depict Mt. Abram and High Point on the Ouray Toll Road. This road was built to
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 187.50
Teen-Creel Furniture Tip Tray, Pueblo [153401]2284Teen-Creel Furniture Tip Tray, Pueblo [153401]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4.25" metal tip tray. The Dean-Creel Furniture Co., Pueblo, Colorado. Chips on front and reverse. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colo...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to B*****8 for 125.00
Crews-Beggs Mercantile Metal Sign, Salida [152177]2285Crews-Beggs Mercantile Metal Sign, Salida [152177]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hand painted, black lettered. The Crew-Beggs Merc. Co., Salida Colo, We Sell Everything, Mail Order Solicited. Yellow background. 7x20". Some d...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 200.00
Silver Plume, Colorado photo by W.H. Jackson; c. 1880s-1900s [153554]2286Silver Plume, Colorado photo by W.H. Jackson; c. 1880s-1900s [153554]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Birds' eye view photograph of Silver Plume, Colorado. Produced by W.H. Jackson & Co. Photographers of Rocky Mountain Scenery, Denver, Colora...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Ward, Colorado Photograph; c. 1870s [153564]2287Ward, Colorado Photograph; c. 1870s [153564]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Birds' eye view photograph of Ward, Colorado by an unknown photographer. Ward was an important mining settlement during the Colorado Gold Rush. ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to S*****3 for 183.00