Western Americana Auction April 2022

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Auction Details

Day 1 - Thursday, April 21
Lots 1000-1597

Art (1000-1097)
Native Americana (1098-1163)
Philatelic (1301-1597)
First Day Covers (1301-1352)
Postcards (1353-1525)
Stamps (1526-1597)

Day 2 - Friday, April 22
Lots 2000-2637

Jewelry (2000-2017)
Attire (2018-2041)
Miscellaneous Collectibles (2042-2114)
Bottles (2115-2119)
Toys (2120-2130)
Circus (2131-2135)
Gaming (2136-2147)
Liquor (2148-2167)
Tobacciana (2168-2179)
Menus (2180-2195)
Entertainment Industry (2196-2224)
Sports (2225-2258)
Calendars (2259-2266)
Advertisement (2267-2333)
Autographs (2334-2336)
Photography (2337-2387)
Maps (2388-2419)
Transportation (2420-2457)
Military (2458-2494)
Firearms & Weapons (2495-2502)
General Americana Geographically Sorted (2503-2637)


Day 3 – Saturday, April 23
Lots 3000-3628

Mining (3000-3116)
Fossils (3117-3131)
Minerals (3132-3271)
Numismatics (3272-3439)
Bullion (3272-3280)
Ingots (3281-3287)
Coins (3288-3301)
Currency (3302-3310)
Dies (3311-3335)
Ephemera (3336-3349)
Foreign (3350-3377)
Medals & Exonumia (3378-3439)
Tokens (3440-3628)


Day 4 – Sunday, April 24
Lots 4000-4618

Stocks & Bonds (4000-4229)
Misc (4000-4013)
Mining (4014-4173)
Railroad (4174-4189)
Other (4190-4229)
Bargains & Dealer Lots (4230-4618)
Advertising (4255-4276) 197
Tobacciana (4277-4280)
3D Collectibles (4281-4315)
Toys & Model Railroading (4316-4327)
Photography (4328-4341)
Postcards (4342-4385)
Philatelic (4386-4491)
Stamps (4492-4524)
Stocks (4525-4534)
Maps (4535-4542)
General Americana (4548-4618)

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Postal Covers & Correspondence & Postcards to Montana (100+)  [146703]4400Postal Covers & Correspondence & Postcards to Montana (100+) [146703]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of over 100 pieces of mail correspondence addressed to Montana locations, mostly envelopes w/handwritten letters inside, 16 split-back postcards i
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to n*******4 for 219.60
Acoma Postmark  [144128]4401Acoma Postmark [144128]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-7. Postcard. Excellent strike. Additional pages of research on location, names associated with cover, etc. are included. City:Acoma, Lincoln
Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to d****9 for 43.75
Rarity-6 Antelope Postmark  [144107]4402Rarity-6 Antelope Postmark [144107]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Doane 1. Nearly perfect strike. 1906. Postal. Includes a short history of Antelope. City:Antelope, Nye Co. State:Nevada Date:1906
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s***0 for 24.40
Earliest Known Arrowhead Cover  [144120]4403Earliest Known Arrowhead Cover [144120]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-7. 1920. Good to very good strike. Includes an extensive history of Arrowhead through newspapers of that era. As a matter of fact, this cover w
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to j*****t for 187.50
Arthur, Nevada 1883 Postmark  [130865]4404Arthur, Nevada 1883 Postmark [130865]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-7. 1883 on Postal. Purple double ring. 'ARTHUR' is very light. JB Moore biography. He was a powerful man - sometimes for good and som...
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to w**********e for 75.00
2 Austin Territorial Covers; Manuscript and Stamped  [144077]44052 Austin Territorial Covers; Manuscript and Stamped [144077]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Rarity-5. Very early! Strong blue postmark with grid cancel. Clifton post office had been the official post office for this area up to the time of
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*****d for 81.25
Four Interesting Austin, NV Business Covers  [130995]4406Four Interesting Austin, NV Business Covers [130995]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1866-1904. 1) c1878, postal, Price & Read. Partners in 1876 in a S. F. variety store (with history). 2) 1866, cover with business corner adverti...
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to c********e for 81.25
Very Rare Bailey Postmark  [130994]4407Very Rare Bailey Postmark [130994]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-9. 1885. Near perfect strike. Only three to five found in the Gamett and Nelson survey of Nevada Postal History, all are cut squares. This is t
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to j*****d for 93.75
Barclay Postmark  [144129]4408Barclay Postmark [144129]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-7. Postcard. Very good strike. Includes a short history of Barclay. City:Barclay, Lincoln Co. State:Nevada Date:1909
Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to s***0 for 24.40
Nevada Central Railway Cover, Letter & Corner Advertising  [130990]4409Nevada Central Railway Cover, Letter & Corner Advertising [130990]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1881. Light strike but very readable. Letter is from George Crum who owned a ranch in Crum Canyon. The letter is difficult to read but seems to be abo
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to B*****i for 281.25
Betty O'Neal Cover with Letter - Rarity 6  [130991]4410Betty O'Neal Cover with Letter - Rarity 6 [130991]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Postmark is over inked. Biography of sender Harry Lauritzen (tailor in Battle Mountain, truck driver hauling ore in Betty O'Neal, constable of M...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s***0 for 48.80
Earliest Black Horse, Nevada Postal History  [130842]4411Earliest Black Horse, Nevada Postal History [130842]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In 1906 Tommy Watkins was searching for a special Black Horse. He found gold instead. He had it assayed in Osceola. It is rumored that within one day
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to s***0 for 42.70
1903 Blaine & 1912 Aura, Elko County  [130872]44121903 Blaine & 1912 Aura, Elko County [130872]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Rarity-4. Nice strike. Magenta. Addressed to J. B. Lamb of Midas, Nevada. Includes a short history of Aura and a short biography of John Lamb. 2) T
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to s***0 for 36.60
Rarity-7 Bruner Cover  [144110]4413Rarity-7 Bruner Cover [144110]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Almost perfect strike. 1919. Legal cover with cc of Kansas City-Nevada Consolidated Mines. Includes a short history of Bruner and the mine. City:Bru
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to s***0 for 36.60
Manuscript, Earliest Identified Bullion Cover  [130867]4414Manuscript, Earliest Identified Bullion Cover [130867]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One of two Known Bullion manuscript postmarks. Earliest identified date. 1880. Rarity-3. Manuscript cancel. From RK Morrison to Laura Peterson. The 18
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to s***0 for 231.80
Earliest Carrara Postmark on a Postal  [144121]4415Earliest Carrara Postmark on a Postal [144121]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-6. 1918. Very good strike. Nice history of Carrara and American Marble. Postal signed by AB Perkins. Includes a biography of PV and AB Perkins.
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********e for 93.75
Cave Creek Triple Strike  [130877]4416Cave Creek Triple Strike [130877]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1910. Rarity-6. Three excellent postmarks. Envelope has been trimmed slightly to fit page. Includes a short history of the area is included. Additiona
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r*****r for 18.75
Chafey Postmark on a Postcard  [130887]4417Chafey Postmark on a Postcard [130887]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-6. Very good Strike. 1909. Short history of Chafey. Additional pages of research on location, names associated with cover, etc. are included.
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s***0 for 18.30
Clark County Remainder - 14 Covers  [144082]4418Clark County Remainder - 14 Covers [144082]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Logan (Rarity is a 5. 1909. William Prentiss logger and farmer biographer), Last Frontier Village, Goodsprings, Arden, Henderson (with ID Card for Bas
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*****l for 68.75
Nineteenth Century Eberhardt Postmark  [130849]4419Nineteenth Century Eberhardt Postmark [130849]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1893 postal sent from William M. Read. Extensive biography on Read and his connection to Eberhardt. Rarity-9. Poor, but rare, cancel. City:Eberhardt
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for 73.20