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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Policeman Badge2400 - Policeman Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Consignor says this is a reproduction. Policeman / 220 / Los Angeles / Police. 2 3/4 inches by 2 inches. Pin is detached. Date: City: Los Angele
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to S*****8 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Two Disney Stock Certificates2401 - Two Disney Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. 1) Unissued but cancelled Walt Disney Productions Common Stock featuring a photo vignette of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse and illu
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to m********E for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Nice Collection of Los Angeles & Pasadena Ephemera2402 - Nice Collection of Los Angeles & Pasadena Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 21. 1) Pasadena. 11 items. Includes: illustrated pamphlet for Cawston Ostrich Farm, c.1900; 1905 billhead for Pasadena Electric Express; 1900 W
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Program for the 39th Celebration of the Admission of California into the Union2403 - Program for the 39th Celebration of the Admission of California into the Union
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Celebration of the Thirty-ninth Anniversary of the Admission of California into the Union, by the Society of California Pioneers. Held as Camp Taylor,
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Real Photo Postcard of Milwood Lumber Operation2404 - Real Photo Postcard of Milwood Lumber Operation
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Possibly in the Susanville area as we find mentions of a Red River Lumber company owning a Milwood subdivision. We can also find mentions of a Milwood
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Reprint of Downtown Monterey2405 - Reprint of Downtown Monterey
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large 1940 reprint of downtown Monterey, beautifully double matted. 16" x 20", photograph image exposed 13.5" x 8.5". Nice displ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
 
 
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Napa Checks & a Wells Fargo Cover2406 - Napa Checks & a Wells Fargo Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Two different Bank of Napa checks, dateline Napa City, Cal. 1877, for payments in Gold and one in Silver. Anglo-Californian Bank has been
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 2*****s for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Nevada City Knight of Pythias Badge & Ribbon2407 - Nevada City Knight of Pythias Badge & Ribbon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Milo Lodge No. 48, K. of P., Nevada City, Cal. Comes with two pictorial envelopes from Whitehead & Hoag Co. that the badges would have been ship...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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c.1887 Oroville Promotional Brochure2408 - c.1887 Oroville Promotional Brochure
Holabird Western Americana Collections
27 x 21" brochure c.1887 for the Pleasant Valley Tract in the Butte County Citrus Belt, 0.5 mile from Oroville, Cal. Opened up, one side of the...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to 6*****b for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Lowe Airship Construction Co. Prospectus2409 - Lowe Airship Construction Co. Prospectus
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Directors of the Pasadena Board of Trade passes the resolution of endorsement of Professor Lowe & his airship. 6" x 9". Date: 191...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to N*******n for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Pasadena Area Ephemera2410 - Pasadena Area Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Very attractive and pictorial lettersheet for the Mount Lowe Tavern, Mount Lowe, California. Unused, 9 x 6" Four picture vignettes...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Petaluma & Santa Rosa Ephemera2411 - Petaluma & Santa Rosa Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) 1873 promissory note for the Banking House of I.G. Wickersham & Co., Petaluma. 2) Duplicate of Exchange from the Bank of Sonoma Co...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Two Central California Ice Signs2412 - Two Central California Ice Signs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pair of Central California Ice Company oval signs. Metal, enamel is chipped and bent a bit. Signs are identical, 28" x 34.5". Both signs h...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to D*****8 for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Early Placerville Documents & Ephemera2413 - Early Placerville Documents & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) 1864 City of Placerville receipt for payment of personal property taxes. Mrs. A.C. Irwin is paying for her house on the north side of Mai
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George Swan Archive (Placerville Railroad & Toll Road Businessman)2414 - George Swan Archive (Placerville Railroad & Toll Road Businessman)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 pieces related to George W. Swan. In our June 2018 auction, we sold a group of Lake Tahoe toll road material that included pieces from Swan.
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Placerville (and area) Postal History2415 - Placerville (and area) Postal History
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The premier piece in this lot is the Placerville 1866 legal sized envelope. Dated August 10, 1866 (date is derived from note). Inside was a deed from
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to j*****0 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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F. & A.M. Lodge Receipt for Rich Bar / Taylorsville, CA2416 - F. & A.M. Lodge Receipt for Rich Bar / Taylorsville, CA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Gold Rush location. Dateline Taylorsville, Plumas County, Cal. (handwritten over printed "Rich Bar"), Jan. 3rd, 1869. Issued by the t...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*****0 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Real Photo Postcard of Rock Quarry at Rocklin2417 - Real Photo Postcard of Rock Quarry at Rocklin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not mailed. Identified in pen as "Quarry, Rocklin" at bottom right. Two workers visible: one on surface, one in pit. This provides a nice ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to f*****E for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Western Union Telegram Sent from Rough & Ready2418 - Western Union Telegram Sent from Rough & Ready
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Rough & Ready Sept. 17, 1867. Sent to J. Berry in Yreka. "Will be there tonight." Signed by W.P. Trench. 5.5 x 8.5" Loca...
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Buffalo Ice Brewing Co.2419 - Buffalo Ice Brewing Co.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
ACME Beer cloth hat; the Binkley Club, Sherman Texas, One Dozen Bottles of Beer; Buffalo Ice Brewing Co. Bill head. Date: 1900 City: Sacramento Sta
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to D*****8 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Sacramento & Stockton Area Ephemera2420 - Sacramento & Stockton Area Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13. 1) Stockton. 6 items: 1853 I.O.O.F. receipt; 1867 manuscript promissory note; two 1900 Stockton Savings & Loan Society checks; and tw...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Sacramento Gold Rush Era Ephemera2421 - Sacramento Gold Rush Era Ephemera
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Lot of 7. Five pieces are from the 1850s. Two are later. 1) Two pictorial Adams & Co. Express Office Seconds of Exchange issued in 1852. Sac Cit...
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Tax bill for the estate of Aramata, 18582422 - Tax bill for the estate of Aramata, 1858
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bill came to $906. Signed by William Tarleton for Sheriff James W Mitchell. Mitchell did not last a year as the District Attorney was ordered to begin
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Bank of California Exchanges & Ephemera2423 - Bank of California Exchanges & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Two exchanges: a very rare 3rd of Exchange issued in 1868 and a Second of Exchange issued in 1890. 2) 1865 letterhead that lists DO Mills
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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California Bay Area Ephemera2424 - California Bay Area Ephemera
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Lot of 22. 1) San Francisco: 1899 memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the San Francisco Mint by the Anglo California Bank, gold from the Crown Ki
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Choice San Francisco Ephemera incl. Gold Rush2425 - Choice San Francisco Ephemera incl. Gold Rush
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. 1) Adams & Co. Express & Banking Office pictorial certificate of deposit, Oct. 3, 1854. 2) City Comptroller's Office pictorial...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Duisenberg Estate Calling Cards2426 - Duisenberg Estate Calling Cards
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Calling cards from members from the Duisenberg family and others: Mrs. Minna Duisenberg (wife of Charles, and a writer of poetry), C. A. C. Duissenber
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Foreign Exchange Archive for San Francisco Commission Merchants2427 - Foreign Exchange Archive for San Francisco Commission Merchants
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 78 foreign exchanges from Mexico and Central America, all to be drawn on Otis, McAllister & Co. in San Francisco. Issued 1908-26, most in...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to a******a for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Past Chief Ranger Badge Court Golden Gate2428 - Past Chief Ranger Badge Court Golden Gate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pin badge "Past Chief Ranger / Court golden Gate No.5 / F. of A. Engraved on reverse: "Presented to / Aaron Jacobs / July 2, 1910." P...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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San Francisco Daily Herald Sept 25, 18562429 - San Francisco Daily Herald Sept 25, 1856
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4pp,mostly announcements and classified ads. Date: City: San Francisco State: California HWAC# 76525
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to t*****5 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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San Francisco Ephemera including Gold Rush2430 - San Francisco Ephemera including Gold Rush
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Lot of 5. 1) Two Adams & Co. Express and Banking House certificates of deposit issued in 1854. Pictorial. 2) Two very pictorial warrants from th...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*****r for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Shipping Receipt for the Steamer "Gold Hunter' from Boston to San Francisco2431 - Shipping Receipt for the Steamer "Gold Hunter' from Boston to San Francisco
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a pay load for the ship "Gold Hunter." What a great name! It is for 353 bundles of iron and 98 bars of iron. Together they weighed...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to u********y.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Shipping Receipts from H. & W. Pierce (4)2432 - Shipping Receipts from H. & W. Pierce (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 shipping receipts from H. &W. Pierce to Liverpool, England on the steamships Alexander, Detroit and Heried for wheat shipments. Date: 1868-18...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Sloop P. M. Randall Jr. Headed to San Francisco2433 - Sloop P. M. Randall Jr. Headed to San Francisco
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Delivering 1920 sacks of wheat. Lewis Pierce Company. Master is Amos Hewitt. Rare to have a sloop. Vignette. 1865. (Potter Collection) Date: 1865 Ci
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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St. Luke's Hospital Register Newspaper2434 - St. Luke's Hospital Register Newspaper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare San Francisco newspaper. Vol. II. No. 1.States: "We present our readers with a woodcut of St. Luke's Hospital, (beautifully engraved ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to l*******c for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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1930s Bank of America Travelers Checks2435 - 1930s Bank of America Travelers Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 vintage Bank of America,National Trust & Savings Association of San Francisco, travelers checks used in 1937. Three different denominat...
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Early Rock & Roll Tickets2436 - Early Rock & Roll Tickets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. Five are multi-color tickets that look like mini-concert posters (approx. 6 x 4") for concert series in southern California. Also tw...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to y*******s for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Lot Withdrawn2437 - Lot Withdrawn
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Lot Withdrawn
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Southern California Beach Towns Ephemera2438 - Southern California Beach Towns Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10. 1) c.1907 tourism brochure for Santa Monica in pictorial envelope holder with many printed black-and-white photos. 2) Unused c.1870s promis
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Southern California Ephemera2439 - Southern California Ephemera
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Lot of 16. Includes: "The Pioneer", booklet about Hellman Bros. stage; Orange County Savings & Trust Co. deposit book, Santa Ana, 1913...
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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...
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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
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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
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to c********r.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Railroad Photo2443 - Railroad Photo
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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
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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...
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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 ...
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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
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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.
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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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