"Autumn Gold" 2024 November Auction

Auction Details

Welcome to our upcoming seven-day auction event, featuring an incredible selection of unique items and rare collectibles spanning numismatics, gold, minerals, fine art, antique furniture, political memorabilia, philatelic, jewelry, and more! From November 21-27, we will showcase this extensive sale, with three days of live auctions and three days of timed online bidding. Join us for an exclusive in-person preview on-site in Reno the day before the event, and get a sneak peek at many of the stunning furniture pieces in a private residence on Friday, November 8—details available upon request. Whether you are an art lover, history enthusiast, or collector of timeless treasures, this auction offers something special for everyone. Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of history!
DAY 1:
Art (1000-1111)
Wildlife (1000-1019)
Stamps (1037-1042
Décor & Collectibles (1112-1122)
Lamps (1123-1130)
Clocks (1131-1138)
Tableware’s (1139-1154)
Barber Shop (1155-1161)
Bottles (1162-1204)
Saloon & Brewery (1205-1228
Wine (1229-1232
Gaming (1233-1245
Tobacciana (1246-1262)
General Store (1263-1280)
Scales (1281-1287
Sewing (1288-1290)
Copperware (1296-1300)
Advertising (1301-1303)
Ephemera (1304-1340)
Collectibles (1341-1355)
Camping (1341-1345)
Toys (1351-1353)
Furnishings (1356-1394)

Category Preview (see more of these categories on Timed Day 5!)
Books (1395-1426)
Maps (1427-1431)
Photographs (1432-1455)
Photography Equipment (1456-1458)
Sports (1459-1491)

DAY 2:
Political (2000-2157)
Black American (2063-2068)
Foreign (2133-2157)
Foreign Autographs (2158-2172)
Military (2173-2363)
Firearms & Weaponry (2364-2491)

DAY 3:
Fossils (3000-3004)
Minerals (3005-3112)
Gold (3013-3077)
Jewelry (3113-3153)
Native Americana (3154-
Jewelry (3154-3246)
Weavings (3247-3261)
Pottery (3266-3279)
Artifacts (3288-3330)
Ephemera (3331-3340)
Books (3341-3352)
Badges (3353-3366)
Outlaw (3367-3368)
Cowboy (3420-3446)

DAY 4:
Numismatics (4000-4315
Ingots (4000-4007)
Bullion (4008-4016)
Coins (4017-4176)
Currency (4177-4238)
Ephemera & Exonumia (4239-4259)
Tokens & Medals (4273-4315)
World’s Fair & Expositions (4316-4345)
Firefighting Memorabilia (4346-4358)
Fraternal Organizations (4359-4391)
Entertainment (4392-4423)

DAY 5: TIMED AUCTION
Art & Collectibles (5000-5050)
Ephemera (5051-5140)
Entertainment (5141-5163)
Music (5164-5175)
Art Ephemera (5176-5194)
Books (5195-5348)
Maps (5349-5370)
Photographs (5371-5479)
Photography Equipment (5480-5557)
Model Railroading (5558-5643)
Toys (5644-5713)
Sports (5714-5857)

DAY 6: TIMED AUCTION
Jewelry & Accessories (6000-6046)
Sterling Silver (6047-6074)
Minerals (6075-6193)
Mining (6194 – 6542)
Artifacts (6194-6217
Ephemera (6218-6542)
Stocks & Bonds (6543-6894)

DAY 7: TIMED AUCTION
Transportation - Auto, Air, Railroad etc (7000-7318)
Wells Fargo & Express (7319-7357)
Covers (7358-7427)
Stamps (7428-7568)
Postcards (7569-7761)



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Shingles from Old Church  c1970 (2) [91251]5046 - Shingles from Old Church c1970 (2) [91251]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 shingles that"Phyllis" borrowed from the old church in Bennett, Alaska, and sent to "Adele" 11.25 x 4". [ Bennett Alaska ...
Passed
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Davis Tool Cast Iron Level [189650]5047 - Davis Tool Cast Iron Level [189650]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Davis Level And Tool Co. Cast iron level with line if angle finder. Gold color paint is worn. On top of level there a chip missing., no other damag
Passed
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Metal Vintage Gasket Scraper [181968]5048 - Metal Vintage Gasket Scraper [181968]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unusual M S Co. gasket scraper? with flexible scraper end. 8.5x1".
Passed
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Tongue & Groove Plane [180429]5049 - Tongue & Groove Plane [180429]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Patented October 22, 1912 by Sargent V. B M. Tongue and groove planet is 9 x 5 1/2 inches. [ Salvatore Falcone Collection
Sold
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d********s.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Wooden Utility Tools (3) [189688]5050 - Wooden Utility Tools (3) [189688]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Handmade (Possibly Amish) yard and harvesting tools. Included is a 50" cranberry harvester scoop with wood handle and metal scoop, a 59" h...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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American Radio Relay League Award Cert 1964 [157898]5051 - American Radio Relay League Award Cert 1964 [157898]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Public Service Award certificate from the American Radio Relay League, Inc. Award to Harold Thomson for his work in connection with an earthquake in A
Passed
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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California Trade Cards (2) [186562]5052 - California Trade Cards (2) [186562]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Trades cards (2), including the Eureka Social Club, for a Valentine's Day party in 1884 and a pharmacy called W.W. Haley & Company of Alamed...
Passed
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Trade Cards - Restaurants, 1880s-90s (2) [187214]5053 - Trade Cards - Restaurants, 1880s-90s (2) [187214]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A pair of trade cards for restaurants, c1880s-90s. Restaurants from undisclosed cities/states. People's Restaurant, 246 First Avenue S, one-side...
Passed
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Trade cards: Calendar Cards [180844]5054 - Trade cards: Calendar Cards [180844]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four colorful scenes of New York on calendar trade cards from The New York Life Insurance Company. 1890, 1891 & 1892. Each card is 7 x 5 ...
Passed
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Alpine County Letterheads, 6 [188116]5055 - Alpine County Letterheads, 6 [188116]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 Alpine county letterheads. 2x 1901 Woodfords-1 with cover, 1864 short Silver Mountain, 1898 and 1901 Markleeville, 1899 Woodfords billhead.
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Estimate : 180.00 - 280.00
Sold to C********s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Ralston Fry Wedding Ephemera 1858 [181783]5056 - Ralston Fry Wedding Ephemera 1858 [181783]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is from the diary kept by Miss Sarah Haight who attended the wedding of William Ralston and Elizabeth Fry, along with their trip to Yosemite Nati
Passed
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Bridgeport Ca. Ephemera [181760]5057 - Bridgeport Ca. Ephemera [181760]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bridgeport ephemera collection from the 1950s to the mid 1980s. Everything from shopping publications to restaurant menus and a copy of the Sierra New
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Photographs (3), Topaz Lake [175304]5058 - Photographs (3), Topaz Lake [175304]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3x B&W Photographs, Cowboys rounding up cattle to Low Banks, near Topaz Lake on Highway _x005F_x000D_ 395 (handwritten on back of photograph). ...
Passed
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Stewart and Taylor Family History, 1921 [180761]5059 - Stewart and Taylor Family History, 1921 [180761]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A detailed and probably unpublished 1921 history of Archibald Leard Taylor and his wife Fannie E Taylor. Includes ancestry to 1700's and perhaps...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to b********o.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Pearson Springs Ledger Sheet 1883 [113589]5060 - Pearson Springs Ledger Sheet 1883 [113589]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ledger sheet for the business of Pearson Springs for the year ending November 1st, 1883. Inside list bills due to numerous merchants like Wamboldt Bro
Passed
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Fulton Meat Market Die Cut Calendar, 1910 [189460]5061 - Fulton Meat Market Die Cut Calendar, 1910 [189460]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1910 Fulton Meat Market die cut calendar. 2 girls with a potted plant being viewed from an open window. January calendar not present, lower left creas
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to f********a.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Santa Catalina Island Promo Brochure, Rare [190595]5062 - Santa Catalina Island Promo Brochure, Rare [190595]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1900's 14pp folding promo brochure for Santa Catalina Island with some big fish photos. [ Santa Catalina California
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to p****5 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Sonora  Ca. 1941 Calendar [187719]5063 - Sonora Ca. 1941 Calendar [187719]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed calendar from 1941, offered by Oliver Hardware in Sonora, California. Piece measures 14"x 20" and still has date pages, starting fr...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to O**Y for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Artistic California Teaching Diploma, 1882 [190506]5064 - Artistic California Teaching Diploma, 1882 [190506]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1882 California artistic teaching diploma in broken 22x17" frame. Light water stain lower center. Please inspect.
Passed
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Bullock's Department Store Founder Ephemera [135937]5065 - Bullock's Department Store Founder Ephemera [135937]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
John G. Bullock rose from a humble beginning, working as a boy of eleven in a grocery store to the Presidency of Bullock's retail stores of Sout...
Passed
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
 
 
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California Ephemera Grab Bag [180358]5066 - California Ephemera Grab Bag [180358]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California ephemera collection has everything from a brochure and postcards from The Harold Lloyd Estate to the photo archive of an English family in
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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California Ephemera Group [188420]5067 - California Ephemera Group [188420]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A mix of vintage California ephemera. Business cards, mini greetings card, 1906 L A Fireman's Relief Assoc. by laws, 1870 Tulare county sheriff ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to C********s for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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California Ephemera Group, 8 [188423]5068 - California Ephemera Group, 8 [188423]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada City 1904 K T ribbon, 1911 corporation license, 1864 declaratory statement, 1898 North Bloomfield receipt, 1887 American Headlight - only know
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C********s for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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California Ephemera Package [189754]5069 - California Ephemera Package [189754]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of various billheads, pricelists, (3) antique photographs, insurance placards from early 1900's California. San Francisco and Grass Valley...
Passed
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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California Hot Springs RPC's c. 1927 [190136]5070 - California Hot Springs RPC's c. 1927 [190136]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of (6) color and B&W picture postcards, mainly from Tulare Hot Springs. Overall good condition. Please inspect for content.
Passed
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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College Graduation Certificates (3) [178386]5071 - College Graduation Certificates (3) [178386]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Graduation diplomas from three institutions, including the University of Montana, University of California and Yale University. Two are board mounted,
Passed
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Nevada City & Grass Valley Ephemera Collection [190635]5072 - Nevada City & Grass Valley Ephemera Collection [190635]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large group of Nevada City & Grass Valley Ephemera. Guest Registers from the famous National Hotel on Broad St. in Nevada City, from 1895. (3) u...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*******f for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Novelty/Curio Business Cards, c.1890-1910 [190286]5073 - Novelty/Curio Business Cards, c.1890-1910 [190286]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A pair of business cards advertising California businesses dealing in novelties and curios, c.1890-1910. One business advertised, the Long Beach Curio
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Oil Related Ephemera (3) [183782]5074 - Oil Related Ephemera (3) [183782]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter and cover from The Overland Producing & Refining Company of Denver, Colorado and a copy of The Western Oil World newspaper, dated May 25,...
Passed
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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James D Dole Signed Check, 1922 [183731]5075 - James D Dole Signed Check, 1922 [183731]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1922 The Bank of Hawaii check signed by J. D. Dole. "James Drummond Dole (September 27, 1877 – May 20, 1958), the "Pineapple King&qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r****3 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Chicago Real Estate Promo Broadside [190597]5076 - Chicago Real Estate Promo Broadside [190597]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fairview Heights addition to Chicago promo broadside with planning map. 28x21". 2 1" right side tears. [ Chicago Illinois
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to p****5 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Munich Studio Stained Glass Letterhead, 1933 [177666]5077 - Munich Studio Stained Glass Letterhead, 1933 [177666]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1933 letterhead from The Munich Studio Stained Glass. They were a major force in Chicago from 1903 to 1932 and were founded by German stained glass ar
Passed
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Hennessey Mercantile Company Letter [161579]5078 - Hennessey Mercantile Company Letter [161579]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter from Iditarod Alaska to the Hennessey Mercantile Company of Butte Montana dated August 4th, 1912. The Hennessy Company was a mercantile busines
Passed
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Madison County Bond, Warrant Receipts, Checks Collection [189348]5079 - Madison County Bond, Warrant Receipts, Checks Collection [189348]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1773 Madison county $500 bond with 3 coupons in fair condition. About 25 c. 1864 receipts and about 60 c. 1880-1910 checks. [ Madison County Montana
Sold
Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Missoula Hotel Articles Incorp. & Report (2) [164908]5080 - Missoula Hotel Articles Incorp. & Report (2) [164908]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Articles of incorporation from The Savoy Company. Annual report Margaret Hotel, 1912. Montana Missoula [ Missoula Montana
Passed
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Virginia City Bond and Ephemera [189349]5081 - Virginia City Bond and Ephemera [189349]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1873 Madison County $500 bond in poor condition. 7 Down in Dixie tickets, 4 c. 1902 Treasurer checks. [ Virginia City Montana
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to S********e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Aurora N T Nevada Territory Deed 1864  [188422]5082 - Aurora N T Nevada Territory Deed 1864 [188422]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1864 city lot deed, Aurora, N. T. between William Dye and Leopold Levy. Property on Pine Street in Aurora. This was just around 2 years after Mark
Sold
Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold to C********s for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Desert District Churchill Co. Nevada Territory Mining Deed 1864--Rare! [188421]5083 - Desert District Churchill Co. Nevada Territory Mining Deed 1864--Rare! [188421]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 1864 Desert District, Churchill county, N. T. deed. Issued in Dayton, Nevada Territory to William Hussey and William A. Clark of Dayton for 25 fe
Sold
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Wheat  and Barley Letter, 1865 [178097]5084 - Wheat and Barley Letter, 1865 [178097]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1865 page 1 only of more pages letter about a wheat and barley harvest. [ Green Valley/Austin Nevada Fred Holabird Collection
Passed
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Fred Grutt Correspondence/Ephemera [190908]5085 - Fred Grutt Correspondence/Ephemera [190908]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of correspondence (approx. 4 pieces) and ephemera (approx. 28 pieces) from Fred Grutt of Reno, Nevada, dating from the 1930s and 1940s. G
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*****r for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Tonopah Business Ledgers   1919-30s (3) [182953]5086 - Tonopah Business Ledgers 1919-30s (3) [182953]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Tonopah business ledgers. Reischke's Grocery 1930's ledger and 1930-31 with entries such as Tonopah Bottling Works and sales of soda and g...
Passed
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Taxes Due Poster Virginia (City) c1876 [188171]5087 - Taxes Due Poster Virginia (City) c1876 [188171]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A 6" x 9" poster announcing that taxes are due, Virginia (City), Nevada, c1876. It reads, "CAUTION! TAXES! TAXES! State and County Ta...
Sold
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to G********a.. for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Virginia City Comstock Historical Publications (4) [191986]5088 - Virginia City Comstock Historical Publications (4) [191986]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Virginia City & the Comstock Historical Publications (4): 1) Virginia City Souvenir Pictorial, Publ. by Virginia City News, Storey County's ...
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Estimate : 90.00 - 180.00
Sold to p********n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Nevada Ephemera Group: Empire City, Elko, Carson City, Goldfield, Reno [188425]5089 - Nevada Ephemera Group: Empire City, Elko, Carson City, Goldfield, Reno [188425]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1879 Elko deed, 6x 1880's Carson City post office receipt cards, 1889 Empire City billhead, RARE color 1873 Carson City billhead with V & T ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C********s for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Nevada State Printing Supplies Proposal and Contract, 1885 [190509]5090 - Nevada State Printing Supplies Proposal and Contract, 1885 [190509]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1884 Nevada state proposal and contract for printing supplies-paper, envelopes, etc.
Passed
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cattle Breeders' Journal, 1875 [190904]5091 - Cattle Breeders' Journal, 1875 [190904]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A copy of the first volume of "Bailey's Shorthorn Reporter", published in 1875 in Buffalo, New York. 170 pages. The Reporter provides ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to e*******Y for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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New York Billheads 1870s-1890s [181202]5092 - New York Billheads 1870s-1890s [181202]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 70 pieces of New York City ephemera. Billheads, letterheads, postal covers dated from 1870s-1890s. [ New York New York
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Tarrytown Resident Letter 1767 &1786 [185872]5093 - Tarrytown Resident Letter 1767 &1786 [185872]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Correspondence from John Fisher of Tarrytown, New York dealing with a loan and a letter to one Seth Miller of White Plains. Both in very nice conditi
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to c*********p for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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M. Werk Co. Candle Labels [190162]5094 - M. Werk Co. Candle Labels [190162]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two labels for Pure Stearic Acid Candles manufactured by M. Werk Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. The Werk family became a prominent family in Cincinnati
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to A*****0 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Michigan & Ohio Correspondence c1859-70 (3) [189635]5095 - Michigan & Ohio Correspondence c1859-70 (3) [189635]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Correspondence, to Samuel M. Foley, Edinburgh, Ohio, c1859-70 (3) with covers. Includes: V.K. Moore, druggist letterhead, East Saginaw, Michigan, c187
Passed
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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