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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The Tombstone Epitaph July 2, 1881 V.W. Earp Or. 9102 - The Tombstone Epitaph July 2, 1881 V.W. Earp Or. 9
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Featured in this lot is this The Tombstone Epitaph newspaper out of Tombstone, Arizona for July 2, 1881 including Ordinance #9 from Chief of Police Vi
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Estimate : 2,100.00 - 3,100.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
 
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San Francisco The Call: Dec. 4, 1896 "Earp Arrest"103 - San Francisco The Call: Dec. 4, 1896 "Earp Arrest"
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Featured in this lot is this San Francisco, CA The Call newspaper for Dec. 4, 1896 with four articles concerning Wyatt Earp's dealings in San Fr...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
 
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Ca. 1883 C.S Fly "Looking South-East" Cabinet Card104 - Ca. 1883 C.S Fly "Looking South-East" Cabinet Card
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Featured in this lot is this C.S. Fly "Looking South-East" cabinet card circa 1883; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,000.00
 
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C.S. Fly Tombstone, Hafford Saloon Cabinet Card105 - C.S. Fly Tombstone, Hafford Saloon Cabinet Card
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Featured in this lot is this Tombstone, Hafford Saloon C.S. Cabinet Card; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
 
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Smith & Wesson Model 1 2nd Issue .22 Cal Revolver106 - Smith & Wesson Model 1 2nd Issue .22 Cal Revolver
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Featured in this lot we have a Smith & Wesson model 1 second issue spur trigger single action revolver chambered in .22 rim fire. The revolver w...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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19th C. Wells Fargo & Co. Coach Shotgun ex-Museum107 - 19th C. Wells Fargo & Co. Coach Shotgun ex-Museum
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For your consideration is this Antique Wells Fargo Belgian made Double Barrel Side-by-Side Shotgun chambered in 12 gauge, 22" barrels with fixe...
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,000.00
 
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Tombstone Prostitute Augustine Revolver ca. 1880's108 - Tombstone Prostitute Augustine Revolver ca. 1880's
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Featured in this lot is this Tombstone, Arizona Territory prostitute Augustine Smith and Wesson 1 1/2 .32 cal rimfire spur trigger engraved revolver c
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,900.00
 
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Remington M1889 12 GA Double Barrel Hammer Shotgun109 - Remington M1889 12 GA Double Barrel Hammer Shotgun
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Featured in this lot we have a Remington model 1889 double barrel hammer shotgun chambered in 12 gauge. Considered one of the finest shotguns of the p
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,200.00
 
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Rare S. L. Hart Winchester Model 1873 .44-40 Rifle110 - Rare S. L. Hart Winchester Model 1873 .44-40 Rifle
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Featured in this lot is an Extremely Rare S. L. Hart Tombstone Winchester Model 1873 Rifle with S. L. Hart stamped logo. Provenance: Tombstone Western
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 35,000.00
Sold to floor for 10,500.00
 
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The Tombstone Epitaph: Sept. 10, 1881 "Holdup"111 - The Tombstone Epitaph: Sept. 10, 1881 "Holdup"
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Featured in this lot is this The Tombstone Epitaph: Sept. 10, 1881 "The Bisbee Stage Holdup"; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Herit...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
 
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The Tombstone Epitaph: Oct. 26, 1881 "Famous Day!"112 - The Tombstone Epitaph: Oct. 26, 1881 "Famous Day!"
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Featured in this lot is this The Tombstone Epitaph: Oct. 26, 1881 "Tombstone Famous Day"; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage ...
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Start Price : 2,300.00 | Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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C.S. Fly "Heliographic Station 3" Cabinet Card113 - C.S. Fly "Heliographic Station 3" Cabinet Card
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Featured in this lot is this C.S. Fly "Heliographic Station 3" Imperial cabinet card circa 1886 at White's Ranch Signaling Bowie Distr...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,500.00
 
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Grand Jury Summons: CS Fly & JJ McClelland Signed114 - Grand Jury Summons: CS Fly & JJ McClelland Signed
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Featured in this lot is this Grand Jury summons for J.J. McClelland signed by Sheriff C.S. Fly circa 1896; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heri
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Original Bat Masterson Silver-Topped Walking Stick115 - Original Bat Masterson Silver-Topped Walking Stick
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Featured in this lot is an Original Bat Masterson Silver-topped Walking Stick, circa 1876 to 1921. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tomb
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Estimate : 16,000.00 - 24,000.00
Sold to floor for 10,500.00
 
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Oct 3rd, 1881 Frank Stilwell Case Witness Expenses116 - Oct 3rd, 1881 Frank Stilwell Case Witness Expenses
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Featured in this lot is this October 3rd, 1881 Frank Stilwell Case witness expense payment motion; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Mus
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Start Price : 1,700.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Rare C. S. Fly Cabinet Card of Charles P. Hart117 - Rare C. S. Fly Cabinet Card of Charles P. Hart
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Featured in this lot is a Rare C. S. Fly Cabinet Card of Charles P. Hart, son of famous Tombstone gunsmith S. L. Hart, circa 1880-1890. Provenance: To
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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19th C. Frank & Tom McLaury Family Mammoth Tintype118 - 19th C. Frank & Tom McLaury Family Mammoth Tintype
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This is the only known example of the entire McLaury family, including Frank and Tom McLaury killed at the O.K. Corral, in a large mammoth tintype cir
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Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 7,500.00 - 9,500.00
 
 
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RARE CS Fly Frank McLaury (1849-1881) Cabinet Card119 - RARE CS Fly Frank McLaury (1849-1881) Cabinet Card
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Featured in this lot is this rare C.S. Fly Frank McLaury born in 1849 and died in 1881 cabinet card circa early 1881; Provenance: From the Tombstone W
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 9,500.00
Sold to floor for 2,000.00
 
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Fort Custer (1877-1898) Display Ex George E. Polka120 - Fort Custer (1877-1898) Display Ex George E. Polka
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Featured in this lot is this Fort Custer (1877-1898) photo memoriam and artifact display found and metal detected by George E. Polka; Provenance: From
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 700.00
 
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Rare Original S. L. Hart Leather Butt Stock Cover121 - Rare Original S. L. Hart Leather Butt Stock Cover
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Included in this lot is a Rare Original S. L. Hart Leather Butt Stock Cover, circa 1880 to 1890. Hart's hallmark stamped on the bottom. Provenan...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,400.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
 
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Tombstone, Arizona: Rare Bank Draft Oct 27th, 1881122 - Tombstone, Arizona: Rare Bank Draft Oct 27th, 1881
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Featured in this lot is this Tombstone, Arizona: Rare bank draft cashed the day after the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral October 27th, 1881; Provenance:
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Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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RARE Posse Comitatus Frank Stilwell c. 1881123 - RARE Posse Comitatus Frank Stilwell c. 1881
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Featured in this lot is this rare Posse Comitatus document for Frank Stilwell circa 1881; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in To
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,700.00
 
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A F Randall Boudoir Card Warm Springs Apache Chief124 - A F Randall Boudoir Card Warm Springs Apache Chief
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For your consideration is this Rare Original A. Frank Randall Boudoir Card of Warm Springs Apache Chief, circa 1880-1886. Provenance: Tombstone Wester
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00
 
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Randall & Wittick Boudoir Card Apache "Peaches"125 - Randall & Wittick Boudoir Card Apache "Peaches"
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Presented in this lot is an Original Randall & Wittick Boudoir Card of White Mountain Apache Scouts Including Tzoe, "Peaches", circa 1...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
 
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Tombstone Epitaph Newspaper October 28, 1881126 - Tombstone Epitaph Newspaper October 28, 1881
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For your consideration is this October 28, 1881 The Daily Epitaph Newspaper from Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, framed. The Tombstone Epitaph, Ari
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
 
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Tombstone Epitaph Newspaper March 22, 1882127 - Tombstone Epitaph Newspaper March 22, 1882
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For your consideration is this March 22, 1882 Tombstone Epitaph Newspaper from Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, framed. The Tombstone Epitaph, Arizo
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
 
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1879 Jury Summons N.M. Terr. Signed Geo. Kimball128 - 1879 Jury Summons N.M. Terr. Signed Geo. Kimball
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Featured in this lot is this Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory Grand Jury Summons (associated with the grand jury responsible for Billy the Kid&#...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
 
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Ford County, Kansas "Dirty Dave" Reudabaugh Ruling129 - Ford County, Kansas "Dirty Dave" Reudabaugh Ruling
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Featured in this lot is this rare Ford County, Kansas ruling on court case Dave Reudabaugh vs. S. Galland circa 1879; Provenance: From the Tombstone W
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,800.00
 
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Ca. 1900 Sander's Mercantile Tombstone, AZ130 - Ca. 1900 Sander's Mercantile Tombstone, AZ
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Featured in this lot is this Sander's Mercantile Tombstone, Arizona circa 1900; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombst...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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McClelland, J.J. Merchandise Token Tombstone, A.T.131 - McClelland, J.J. Merchandise Token Tombstone, A.T.
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Featured in this lot is this R-9 designated merchandise token for J.J. McClelland Mercantile "Good for 12 1/2 cents Merchandise" from Tomb...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for 900.00
 
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Helldorado Celebration Tokens/ Ephemera Collection132 - Helldorado Celebration Tokens/ Ephemera Collection
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Featured in this lot is this Helldorado Celebration tokens and ephemera collection circa 1920's to 1970's and was displayed at the Tombstone...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 950.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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Tombstone & Benson, A.T Billhead: J. Goldwater Co.133 - Tombstone & Benson, A.T Billhead: J. Goldwater Co.
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Featured in this lot is this pair of J. Goldwater Co. signed receipts or billheads for incoming and outgoing goods for J Goldwater Co. from Tombstone,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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19th C Tombstone, A.T. Mining Mammoth Cabinet Card134 - 19th C Tombstone, A.T. Mining Mammoth Cabinet Card
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Featured in this lot is this Tombstone, Arizona Territory mining deliver Mammoth Cabinet Card circa 19th century and displayed in the Tombstone Wester
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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C.S. Fly "Critters" Cabinet Card Tombstone, A.T.136 - C.S. Fly "Critters" Cabinet Card Tombstone, A.T.
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Featured in this lot is this C.S. Fly "Critters" cabinet card Tombstone, A.T.; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in T...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for 650.00
 
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John W. Booth (1838-1865) Signed Cartes-de-Visite137 - John W. Booth (1838-1865) Signed Cartes-de-Visite
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Featured in this lot is this Cartes-de-Visite or CDV of John Wilkes Booth born in 1838 and died in 1865 and is signed by Booth; Provenance: From the T
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to floor for 6,000.00
 
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Rare Original Photograph of Josephine Earp 1895138 - Rare Original Photograph of Josephine Earp 1895
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For your consideration is a Rare Original Photograph of Josephine Earp, famous Old West lawman Wyatt Earp's wife, circa 1895. Provenance: Tombst...
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Lincoln County War Era Written Testimony c. 1881139 - Lincoln County War Era Written Testimony c. 1881
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Featured in this lot Lincoln County War Era handwritten testimony of T. Lealine about the the stealing of The Tunstall Ranch cattle circa 1881; Proven
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,500.00
 
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1883 Shattuck Signed Bank Note Cochise County Bank140 - 1883 Shattuck Signed Bank Note Cochise County Bank
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Featured in this lot is this bank note or check from Cochise County Bank signed by E.A. Shattuck circa 1883; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western He
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Tombstone Judge Wells Spice Walking Stick 1880-87141 - Tombstone Judge Wells Spice Walking Stick 1880-87
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Featured in this lot is a Tombstone Judge Wells Spice Silver-topped Walking Stick, circa 1880 to 1887. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for 3,200.00
 
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Tombstone F.N. Wolcott National Cash Register142 - Tombstone F.N. Wolcott National Cash Register
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Featured in this lot is this S190698H Size: 332 originally housed in the F.N. Wolcott General Store National Cash Register Co. register circa 1896 and
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,900.00
 
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The Tombstone Epitaph: Dec. 1, 1881 "Decision"143 - The Tombstone Epitaph: Dec. 1, 1881 "Decision"
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Featured in this lot is this The Tombstone Epitaph: Dec. 1, 1881 "Justice Spicer Decision"; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritag...
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,300.00
 
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Tombstone Epitaph Warrant Issued For Earp Party144 - Tombstone Epitaph Warrant Issued For Earp Party
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For your consideration is this Rare April 15, 1882 Tombstone Epitaph Newspaper Warrant Issued For The Earp Party from the Tombstone Western Heritage M
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
 
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Wyatt & Josephine Earp Cabinet Card, N. H. Rose145 - Wyatt & Josephine Earp Cabinet Card, N. H. Rose
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Featured in this lot is an Extremely Rare Original Noah H. Rose Collection Wyatt & Josephine Earp Cabinet Card, circa 1902. Provenance: Tombston...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Rare Original C.S. Fly Photograph of S. L. Hart146 - Rare Original C.S. Fly Photograph of S. L. Hart
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For your consideration is a Rare Original C.S. Fly Cabinet Card of S. L. Hart, Gunsmith, Tombstone, Arizona Territory circa 1890s. Provenance: Tombsto
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
 
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RARE C.S. Fly Cochise County Cowboys Photograph147 - RARE C.S. Fly Cochise County Cowboys Photograph
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This is the most important and historic Tombstone photograph in existence and one of the most important outlaw photographs all time, the C.S. Fly phot
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 50,000.00
Sold to floor for 18,000.00
 
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Tombstone T.W.H.M. Virgil Earp Badge Museum Copy148 - Tombstone T.W.H.M. Virgil Earp Badge Museum Copy
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Featured in this lot is this Tombstone T.W.H.M. (Tombstone Western Heritage Museum) Virgil Earp badge museum copy; Provenance: From the Tombstone West
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00
 
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Effingham Schiefflin Alaska Prospecting Party 1882149 - Effingham Schiefflin Alaska Prospecting Party 1882
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Featured in this lot is this Tombstone Founder Effingham Schiefflin & Alaska Prospecting Party "Imperial" cabinet Card circa 1882; Pro...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,500.00
 
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1792 Columbian Centinel on Acts of Congress150 - 1792 Columbian Centinel on Acts of Congress
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For your consideration is this Rare 1792 Columbian Centinel on Acts of Congress Approved By President George Washington. Provenance: Tombstone Western
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Wyatt Earp Signed Josephine Earp John Flood Letter151 - Wyatt Earp Signed Josephine Earp John Flood Letter
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This is a truly historic and rare Wyatt Earp signed and Josephine Earp letter to John Flood ALS circa 1921; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Her
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Tombstone, A.T Virgil Earp Personal Writing Folder152 - Tombstone, A.T Virgil Earp Personal Writing Folder
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Featured in this lot is this Tombstone, A.T. Virgil Earp personal writing folder circa 19th century to 1905; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western He
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,000.00
 
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