August 2018 Auction

Auction Details

Day 1 Friday (Lots 1000-1740)
Gaming (1000-1014)
Saloon (1015-1028)
Bottles (1029-1150)
Numismatics (1151-1538)
Bank Bags (1151-1162)
Books (1163-1169)
Checks (1171-1202)
Coins (1203-1386)
Commemorative (1387-1422)
Ephemera (1423-1442)
Ingot (1443-1456)
Medals (1457-1482)
Mint/Proof Sets (1483-1492)
So-Called Dollars (1493-1494)
Scales (1495-1497)
Currency (1498-1532)
Scrip (1533-1538)
Tokens (1539-1740)

Day 2 Saturday (Lots 2000-2714)
Cowboy (2000-2112)
Firearms & Weaponry (2113-2177)
Military (2178-2241)
General Americana (2242-2694)
Advertising (2242-2254)
Bonds (2255-2261)
Books (2262-2300)
Entertainment Industry (2301-2318)
Glassware/Flatware Etc. (2319-2332)
Gold Rush (2333-2343)
Jewelry & Watches (2344-2347)
Lamp (2348-2352)
Sheet Music (2354-2356)
Tools (2357-2360)
Vintage Apparel (2361-2368)
Geographic Sorted (2369-2694)
General Foreign (2695-2714)


Day 3 Sunday (Lots 3000-3667)
Mining (3000-3260)
Minerals (3261-3280)
Railroadiana (3281-3327)
Wells Fargo & Express (3328-3343)
Postal History (3344-3355)
Political (3356-3371)
World’s Fair /Expositions (3372-3382)
Art (3383-3471)
Native Americana (3472-3539)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (3540-3667)
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Three Southern California Desert Real Photo Postcards2440 - Three Southern California Desert Real Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Man with mules and two dogs. Bottom has a caption that reads "A Mojave Desert (illegible)" Not mailed. c.1930s-40s. 2) Frashers postcar...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to r******w for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Schooner Pictorial Billhead in 1868 from Suisun to San Francisco2441 - Schooner Pictorial Billhead in 1868 from Suisun to San Francisco
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lewis Pierce Pictorial 1868 billhead. The schooner W. E. Anderson is carrying wheat from the central valley (Suisun) to San Francisco. Peter Anderson
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 1*****c for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Extra Rare Boca Brewing Company Ephemera2442 - Extra Rare Boca Brewing Company Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra Rare issue to the Boca Brewing Company on a common Carson City Saving Bank check. Endorsed by Benson of the Boca Brewing Company on reverse. In
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to c********r.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Railroad Photo2443 - Railroad Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Period photograpf of Souther Pacific Railroad Executives, taken inside the Station. Clear and focused, sepia-toned photo of three rather serious looki
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to c********r.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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1892 Walker River Land Patent2444 - 1892 Walker River Land Patent
Holabird Western Americana Collections
State of Nevada Land Department. Contract No. 5905. May 7th, 1892. For 320 acres to Henry Williams of Esmeralda County. Sold at $1.25/acre. Comes with
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to u********y.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Historic Wilmington Billhead from Banning & Company2445 - Historic Wilmington Billhead from Banning & Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Banning & Company, forwarding and commission merchants. Received of JM Sanchez 10 bales of wool. Banning, California is named for Phineas Bannin...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to j****K for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Import Document from JE Rene of San Francisco for Barrigues Vin rouge Wine2446 - Import Document from JE Rene of San Francisco for Barrigues Vin rouge Wine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
U. S. 25c Revenue Stamp is tied by a strong "J. E. Rene / San Francisco" oval stamp. The 1865 San Francisco Directory lists J Ernest Rene ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Wine Country Tax Record2447 - Wine Country Tax Record
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This 1862 Tax Record is for Boone Fly for $209.69. He had land on Carneros Creek. Fly was a rancher. Boone Fly was the first person to grow grapes on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to u********y.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Yreka, Fort Jones & Etna Stage Line Way Bill2448 - Yreka, Fort Jones & Etna Stage Line Way Bill
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Yreka to Fort Jones to Etna and Return. Large way-bill dated Oct. 27th, 1910. Three entries on the top and nine entries for the Stage Express service.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to u********y.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Yuba Area and Other California Billheads2449 - Yuba Area and Other California Billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. Includes: AC Lowell, Fort Bidwell, Cal.,1894 billhead.; letterhead for the County Clerk and Recorder of Sutter County, Yuba City, Cal., 1880
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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California Pictorial Lettersheet Reproductions2450 - California Pictorial Lettersheet Reproductions
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. "Museum reproductions of unique pictorial writing paper used in Gold Rush California." California Historical Society. Only 8 differe...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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California Steamship Ephemera2451 - California Steamship Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. 1) 1858 U.S. Mail Steamship Co. receipt for transport of merchandise to 69 Water Street (San Francisco) onboard "Star of the West.&qu...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 1*****c for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Citrus, Inyo County California, Ephemera2452 - Citrus, Inyo County California, Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare old paper, Reward Gold Mining Co. letterhead from the Superintendent's Office, Inyo County Cal.Citrus on Slim Princess Railroad. 7" x ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Contra Costa Basin Tidelands Map, 18722453 - Contra Costa Basin Tidelands Map, 1872
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Salt Marsh Tidelands north of the boundary of Oakland. 41 x 50" with charts of the "meanders" of the various coves in San Francisco B...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to o*******m for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriff Badge2454 - Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriff Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven point star, white metal, blue lettering: Deputy /Sheriff / Contra Costa Co. / 51. Reverse says "property of sherifs office." 2 3/4 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Deputy Sheriff Badge2455 - Deputy Sheriff Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven point star, blue lettering: Deputy /Sheriff / Contra Costa Co. 2 3/4 inches in diameter. Date: City: State: California HWAC# 78276
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to O****o for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Dramatic Abel Stearns Signed Note in Spanish2456 - Dramatic Abel Stearns Signed Note in Spanish
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very historical piece of paper signed by Abel Stearns. In Spanish makes this even more interesting! Abel Stearns (1798 – 1871) was a trader who came t
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to j****K for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Glass Slides California Mining2457 - Glass Slides California Mining
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 broken slide is of Hotels & mountains in Nevada; 3 slides, 1) "Social Life in the Occident"; "Out West"; & "What ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Mt. Shasta Framed Panorama2458 - Mt. Shasta Framed Panorama
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed panorama color photo of Mt. Shasta. Possible chromolitho. 9.5" x 29". Date: City: State: California HWAC# 76835
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to b*******n for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Northern California Coastal Ephemera2459 - Northern California Coastal Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. Included: RPPC of Washington Hotel in Monterey; c.1906 stereoview of SF Earthquake camp in Jefferson Square; 1877 receipt from the tax colle
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********r.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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