Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Auction: The Earp Brothers & Cowboys

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Step into the legends of the Old West at our July 26th, 2025 auction featuring the entire lifetime collection of Stephen and Marge Elliott, founders of the iconic Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. Held live at 34156 Frontage Road, Bozeman, Montana, this historic event begins at 9AM Mountain Time, with an in-person preview on Friday, July 25th from 10AM to 5PM.



This once-in-a-lifetime sale showcases the largest and most comprehensive private collection of Tombstone history ever brought to public auction. Highlights include exceptionally rare and original artifacts connected to Wyatt Earp, the Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Cochise County Cowboys—names that echo through Western lore.



From outlaw gear and saloon memorabilia to period firearms, photographs, and documents, every item in this sale has been curated with care and passion over decades and displayed in the renowned museum on Allen Street in Tombstone. Don’t miss your chance to own authentic pieces from the heart of Tombstone, Arizona—the town too tough to die.



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H. Holden vs. Bat Masterson Petition of Replevin153 - H. Holden vs. Bat Masterson Petition of Replevin
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Featured in this lot is this Howard Holden vs. WB Masterson Ford County, Kansas Petition of Replevin circa 1880; Provenance: From the Tombstone Wester
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Start Price : 2,750.00 | Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Virgil Earp Colton Police Badge & Signed Document154 - Virgil Earp Colton Police Badge & Signed Document
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Featured in this lot is this Virgil Eap Colton, CA police badge and Virgil Earp and Allie Earp signed loan document; Provenance: From the Tombstone We
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for 3,250.00
 
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Tombstone The Daily Nugget: Nov. 12, 1880 "Behan"155 - Tombstone The Daily Nugget: Nov. 12, 1880 "Behan"
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Featured in this lot is this Tombstone, Arizona The Daily Nugget: Nov. 12, 1880 "Behan's Sheriff Appointment-Earp Resigns"; Provenance...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Doc Holliday Tombstone Bronze by Tim Trask156 - Doc Holliday Tombstone Bronze by Tim Trask
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Featured in this lot is this bronze sculpture by Tim Trask of Doc Holliday titled "What are Friends For!" circa 2009; Provenance: From the...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,000.00
 
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RARE Josephine Earp to John Flood Letter c. 1929157 - RARE Josephine Earp to John Flood Letter c. 1929
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Featured in this lot is this rare Josephine Earp to John Flood letter of correspondence circa March 12, 1929 (The Year of Wyatt Earp's Death); P...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Rare Abraham Lincoln CDV, A. S. Baldwin 1864158 - Rare Abraham Lincoln CDV, A. S. Baldwin 1864
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Presented in this lot is this Abraham Lincoln Carte de Visite by A. S. Baldwin, circa 1864. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone,
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Wells Fargo Agent Robbery by John Lee Ephemera159 - Wells Fargo Agent Robbery by John Lee Ephemera
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Featured in this lot is this Wells Fargo & Co. agent robbery by John Lee ephemera and Western Union Transcripts circa 1898; Provenance: From the...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Rare Original Wyatt Earp Photograph, 1925160 - Rare Original Wyatt Earp Photograph, 1925
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Offered in this lot is a Rare Original Wyatt Earp Photograph, 1925. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone. Wyatt Earp was a legenda
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
 
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J Stevens Maynard Jr .22 Long Rifle Tip Up Rifle161 - J Stevens Maynard Jr .22 Long Rifle Tip Up Rifle
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Featured in this lot we have a J Stevens-Maynard jr. tip up single shot rifle chambered in .22 long rifle. The rifle was manufactured in 1900 by J Ste
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
 
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Sheriff Howard Durst New Mexico Coach Gun 19th C.162 - Sheriff Howard Durst New Mexico Coach Gun 19th C.
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For your consideration is this Antique N.R. Davis & Co. Double Barrel Side-by-Side Coach Gun chambered in 10 gauge, circa 1881 to 1890s. Provena...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,600.00
 
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El Paso Prostitute Fanny Garner Revolver ca. 1887163 - El Paso Prostitute Fanny Garner Revolver ca. 1887
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Featured in this lot is this El Paso, Texas prostitute Fanny Garner Young America Safety Hammer .32 cal Black Powder Cartridge revolver circa 1887 wit
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 800.00
 
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RARE Wells Fargo Ithaca Shotgun c. 1900-1902164 - RARE Wells Fargo Ithaca Shotgun c. 1900-1902
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For your consideration is this Antique Wells Fargo Ithaca double barrel side-by-side shotgun chambered in 10 gauge with a serial number of 60852, circ
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,750.00
 
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Old Man Clanton's Winchester Model 1866 Carbine165 - Old Man Clanton's Winchester Model 1866 Carbine
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This is a Winchester Model 1866 owned by Old Man Clanton (Newman Haynes Clanton) a Cochise Cowboy and father of four sons, one of which was killed dur
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
Sold to floor for 13,000.00
 
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Ca. 1885 City of Tombstone, AZ Delinquent Tax List166 - Ca. 1885 City of Tombstone, AZ Delinquent Tax List
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Featured in this lot is this City of Tombstone, AZ "Delinquent Tax List" circa 1885; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museu...
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Rare C.S. Fly Boudoir Card, "Apache Scouts"167 - Rare C.S. Fly Boudoir Card, "Apache Scouts"
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For your consideration is this Rare Original C. S. Fly Boudoir Card of "Apache Scouts", circa 1886. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,200.00
 
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Original Bat Masterson Cabinet Card - Noah H. Rose168 - Original Bat Masterson Cabinet Card - Noah H. Rose
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Featured in this lot is an Original Noah H. Rose Collection Bat Masterson Cabinet Card, circa 1880s. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, To
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,750.00
 
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Sandy Bob's Stagecoach YALE Padlock c. 1876169 - Sandy Bob's Stagecoach YALE Padlock c. 1876
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Featured in this lot is this Sandy Bob's Stagecoach owner's house found (across from the O.K. Corral) YALE stage lock circa 1876 and was dis...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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Tombstone Epitaph Newspaper December 18, 1881170 - Tombstone Epitaph Newspaper December 18, 1881
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For your consideration is this Rare December 18, 1881 Tombstone Epitaph Newspaper from the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, framed. Originally part
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 800.00
 
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RARE John Ringo (1850-1882) Ex-Family Photo171 - RARE John Ringo (1850-1882) Ex-Family Photo
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Featured in this lot is this rare Ex-Family photograph of John Ringo born in 1850 and died in 1882; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Mu
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,000.00
 
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RARE C.S. Fly "Buckskin" Frank Leslie Cabinet Card172 - RARE C.S. Fly "Buckskin" Frank Leslie Cabinet Card
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Featured in this lot is this rare Ex-Museum C.S. Fly "Buckskin" Frank Leslie cabinet card; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,700.00
 
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C.S. Fly Cabinet Card - Hugo Langpaap (1880-1933)173 - C.S. Fly Cabinet Card - Hugo Langpaap (1880-1933)
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Featured in this lot is this C.S. Fly cabinet card of Hugo Langpaap born in 1880 and died in 1933; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Mus
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Start Price : 550.00 | Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,600.00
 
 
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CS Fly "The Hattich Family" Cabinet Card & Receipt174 - CS Fly "The Hattich Family" Cabinet Card & Receipt
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Featured in this lot is this C.S. Fly "The Hattich Family" cabinet card and Signed receipt; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritag...
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Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Tombstone, A.T. Salary Ledger 1881 Virgil Last Pay175 - Tombstone, A.T. Salary Ledger 1881 Virgil Last Pay
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Featured in this lot is this Tombstone, A.T.: Salary Ledger page during the gunfight trial and includes Virgil Earp's ledger listing for his fin...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Rare Original Harry Houdini Photograph, 1911176 - Rare Original Harry Houdini Photograph, 1911
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For your consideration is a Rare Original Harry Houdini Photograph, 1911. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, Arizona. Erik Weis
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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C.S. Fly "Stagecoach Robbery Posse" Vendetta Ride177 - C.S. Fly "Stagecoach Robbery Posse" Vendetta Ride
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Featured in this lot is this one of a kind (according to acclaimed historian and collector John Gilchriese) C.S. Fly "Stagecoach Robbery Posse&...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 9,500.00
Sold to floor for 2,500.00
 
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RARE Tombstone, A.T Crystal Palace Saloon Bar Sign178 - RARE Tombstone, A.T Crystal Palace Saloon Bar Sign
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Featured in this lot is this RARE Tombstone, A.T. Crystal Palace Saloon back bar sign circa 19th century; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Herit
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,600.00
 
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Iver Johnson Special Roadster Bicycle 1908179 - Iver Johnson Special Roadster Bicycle 1908
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For your consideration is this beautiful, 1908 Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Model 87 Special Roadster bicycle. Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00
 
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Signed John P. Clum "The Truth About the Apaches"180 - Signed John P. Clum "The Truth About the Apaches"
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Featured in this lot is this handwritten and stamp signed by John P. Clum personal edition of: The Truth About the Apache’s told in the Annua
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00
 
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C.S. Fly Geronimo & Natches Cabinet Card 1886181 - C.S. Fly Geronimo & Natches Cabinet Card 1886
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Featured in this lot is an Extremely Rare Geronimo and Natchez Cabinet Card by C. S. Fly, 1886. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombsto
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for 9,000.00
 
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Virgil W. Earp Tombstone Museum Photograph & Badge182 - Virgil W. Earp Tombstone Museum Photograph & Badge
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Featured in this lot is this Virgil W. Earp Tombstone Museum photograph and badge; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 11,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,000.00
 
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The Tombstone Epitaph: Oct. 7, 1880 "Cosmopolitan"183 - The Tombstone Epitaph: Oct. 7, 1880 "Cosmopolitan"
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Featured in this lot is this The Tombstone Epitaph: Oct 7, 1880 With advertisement from The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Tombstone, Arizona and delivered to
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 800.00
 
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Rare O.K. Corral Tombstone Scrimshaw Elk Jawbone184 - Rare O.K. Corral Tombstone Scrimshaw Elk Jawbone
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Featured in this lot is a Rare O. K. Corral Tombstone Elk Jawbone Scrimshaw by John Hybl, 20th century. The images are of Wyatt, Morgan, and Virgil Ea
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Start Price : 800.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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C. 1880 Crystal Palace Tombstone Roulette Table185 - C. 1880 Crystal Palace Tombstone Roulette Table
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Featured in this lot is this Crystal Palace Tombstone, Arizona Territory roulette table made by the George Mason & Co. in circa 1870-1880 and us...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to floor for 15,000.00
 
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Ca. 1881 Hillman Herbert & Cooper High Wheel186 - Ca. 1881 Hillman Herbert & Cooper High Wheel
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Featured in this lot is this Hillman Herbert and Cooper Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. The high wheel s
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to Valpurdy (2007) for 3,870.00
 
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Hoyt Brothers Wholesale Liquor Pumpkin Seed Bottle187 - Hoyt Brothers Wholesale Liquor Pumpkin Seed Bottle
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Featured in this lot is this Hoyt Brothers Wholesale Liquor Pumpkin Seed Bottle circa 1870-1890; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museu
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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C.A. 1886 C.S. Fly "Rifle Drill: Fort Huachuca188 - C.A. 1886 C.S. Fly "Rifle Drill: Fort Huachuca
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Featured in this lot is this C.S. Fly cabinet card "Rifle Drill: Fort Huachuca circa 1886; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Muse...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
 
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Ca. 1881 Lincoln Co. Constable Bond: Samuel Miller189 - Ca. 1881 Lincoln Co. Constable Bond: Samuel Miller
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Featured in this lot is this official Constable Bond from Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory for Samuel Miller circa 1881; Provenance: From the Tomb
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,200.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
 
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Ca. 1887 Lincoln Co., New Mexico Gaming License190 - Ca. 1887 Lincoln Co., New Mexico Gaming License
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Featured in this lot is this official gaming license from White Oaks in Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory circa 1887; Provenance: From the Tombston
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Start Price : 550.00 | Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,600.00
 
 
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Tombstone, A.T. Brass Flange Fire Nozzle c. 1880s191 - Tombstone, A.T. Brass Flange Fire Nozzle c. 1880s
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Featured in this lot is this Tombstone, Arizona Territory brass flange fire nozzle circa 1880's and was displayed in the Tombstone Western Herit...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Shelton Payne Arms Co. El Paso, Texas Money Belt192 - Shelton Payne Arms Co. El Paso, Texas Money Belt
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Featured in this lot is this Shelton Payne Arms Co. El Paso, Texas gold finder or money belt circa pre-1882 recovered from a Tombstone Cowboy and was
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Original Signed Eddie Foy Photograph, circa 1881193 - Original Signed Eddie Foy Photograph, circa 1881
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Featured in this lot is an Original Signed Eddie Foy Photograph, circa 1881-1918. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, Arizona. E
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
 
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Mrs. Lionel Jacobs Signed Pima County Bank Note194 - Mrs. Lionel Jacobs Signed Pima County Bank Note
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Featured in this lot is this bank note or check from Pima County Bank signed by Mrs. Lionel M. Jacobs circa 1880; Provenance: From the Tombstone Weste
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Rare Tintype Photographs of Josephine Earp 1868-80195 - Rare Tintype Photographs of Josephine Earp 1868-80
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Included in this lot are Rare Tintype Photographs of Josephine Earp, circa 1868 to 1880. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, Ari
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00
 
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Tombstone Mining & Milling Co. J. Manton Shotgun196 - Tombstone Mining & Milling Co. J. Manton Shotgun
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Featured in this lot is this HISTORIC Tombstone, Arizona Territory Tombstone Milling & Mining Co. J. Manton 10ga SxS sidelock shotgun serial num...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,000.00
 
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Stevens Crack Shot Model 26 1/2 .22 Shot Rifle197 - Stevens Crack Shot Model 26 1/2 .22 Shot Rifle
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Featured in this lot we have a Stevens model 26 1/2 Crack Shot falling block single shot rifle chambered in .22 LR. These Stevens Crackshots were manu
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
 
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Tombstone Cowboys Winchester 1873 .44 Rifle198 - Tombstone Cowboys Winchester 1873 .44 Rifle
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The lot features a Winchester Model 1873 .44/40 caliber recovered 50 yards from Cochise Cowboy Johnny Ringo’s grave on the Sanders Ranch in T
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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1700s Ex George Swain Spanish Musket Lock & Barrel199 - 1700s Ex George Swain Spanish Musket Lock & Barrel
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Featured in this lot is this Ex George Swain Collection Spanish Musket Lock and Barrel circa 1752 to 1757 and was displayed in the Tombstone Western H
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Savage Model 1905 .22 Cal Bolt Action Rifle200 - Savage Model 1905 .22 Cal Bolt Action Rifle
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Featured in this lot we have a Savage model 1905 bolt action single shot rifle chambered in .22 long rifle. The displays a 22" long round barre...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
 
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O.K. Corral Found Keg Saloon Tombstone, A.T. Token201 - O.K. Corral Found Keg Saloon Tombstone, A.T. Token
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Featured in this lot is this O.K. Corral found R-9 designated drink token from the Keg Saloon from Tombstone, Arizona Territory circa 19th century and
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for 900.00
 
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S. L. Hart Civil War Battle of Shiloh Letters 1862202 - S. L. Hart Civil War Battle of Shiloh Letters 1862
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Presented in this lot are S. L. Hart Civil War Battle of Shiloh Letters, April 8-13, 1862. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, A
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00
 
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