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Cauldron of Curiosities Auction, 2024 October

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Get ready for two exciting days packed with an array of remarkable items awaiting new homes. We invite you to join us for this fun sale, featuring collectibles in all the usual categories, and don't forget ALL LOTS open for bidding at just $10! With a wide array of collectibles in nearly every category this sale has something for everyone. Whether you're gearing up for the holidays or collecting for yourself, you don't want to miss out on this incredible sale!

Please keep in mind shipping costs when bidding!

DAY 1:
Art / Décor: Lot 1000
Jewelry: Lot 1052
Textiles: Lot 1071
Collectibles / Ephemera: Lot 1080
Medical: Lot 1084
Bottles: Lot 1089
Liquor / Tobacco Related: Lot 1091
Advertising: Lot 1095
Autographs: Lot 1120
Entertainment: Lot 1124
Banking: Lot 1129
Law / Crime: Lot 1137
General Ephemera: Lot 1150
Kids / Toys: Lot 1207
Telegram Related: Lot 1220
Travel / Maps: Lot 1227
World's Fair: Lot 1234
Religious: Lot 1236
Fraternal Organizations: Lot 1239
Political: Lot 1244
Military: Lot 1263
Books: Lot 1285
Mining: Lot 1299
Mining Stocks: Lot 1339
Banking Stocks: Lot 1441
Stocks / Bonds - Foreign: Lot 1526
Stocks - Other: Lot 1538
Transportation: Lot 1550
Photographs: Lot 1586
Photography Equipment: Lot 1609

DAY 2:
Sports
Auto Racing: Lot 2000
Baseball: Lots 2001-2010
Basketball: Lots 2011-2014
Boxing: Lot 2015
Ephemera: Lot 2016
Football: Lots 2017-2019
Golf: Lots 2020-2023
Hockey: Lot 2024
Olympics: Lots 2025-2026
Other: Lots 2027, 2034
Racing: Lots 2028-2030
Soccer: Lot 2031
Tennis: Lots 2032-2033

Numismatics
Bullion: Lots 2035-2040
Coins: Lots 2042-2079
Currency: Lots 2082-2098
Ephemera: Lots 2099-2101
Exonumia: Lot 2102
Foreign: Lots 2103-2139
Medals: Lots 2137-2156
Other: Lots 2156-2165
Tokens: Lots 2166-2282

Philatelic
Covers: Lots 2283-2290
First Day Covers: Lots 2291-2295
Individual Stamps: Lots 2296-2310
Stamp Collections: Lots 2311-2330
Other: Lots 2331-2340
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Telephone Directory Mansfield Ohio c1933 [187288]1288 - Telephone Directory Mansfield Ohio c1933 [187288]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Mansfield, Ohio, telephone directory, dated August, 1933. Softcover. 28 pp. Advertisements throughout. Prefix names & four digits. Penned name...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s********v.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Rush to the Rockies-Pikes Peak or Bust! by Slifer 12 Boxes [166315]1289 - Rush to the Rockies-Pikes Peak or Bust! by Slifer 12 Boxes [166315]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Millennium 2000. Paperback booklet: Rush to the Rockies "Pikes Peak or Bust! by Nora A. Slifer, Curator. Published by the Denver Public Lib...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to l******8 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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German History-2 Books in English & 4 in German (6) [159572]1290 - German History-2 Books in English & 4 in German (6) [159572]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different books related to Germany. There are two German history books written in English. They are A History of Modern Germany by Hajo Holbo
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Birds & Mammals of the 1909 Alexander Alaska Expedition [188323]1291 - Birds & Mammals of the 1909 Alexander Alaska Expedition [188323]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bound, Birds & Mammals of the 1909 Alexander Alaska Expedition by Swarth. 162pp. Page cover has corner tape repairs. Foldout map and lots of bir...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to w**********e for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Palimpsest 4 Vols. [150250]1292 - Palimpsest 4 Vols. [150250]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 hardcovers, The Palimpsest, 1926, 1931, 1957, 1958. First church in Iowa, Hobo Convention, The Fur Trade, The Sioux & more. Iowa
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Nevada Footprints, Rare [188324]1293 - Nevada Footprints, Rare [188324]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare, Nevada Footprints. Prehistoric remnants discovered at Nevada State Pen in Carson City. 28pp with photos and illustrations. Front cover detached
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******n for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Foreign Novels (4) [150577]1294 - Foreign Novels (4) [150577]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not Peace But a Sword by Sheean, Flynn of the Inland by Idriess. The Marital Adventures of Henry & Me by White. Vicar of Wakefield & Rassela...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Far East - History Anthropology Ford Found. Etc. (7) [148166]1295 - Far East - History Anthropology Ford Found. Etc. (7) [148166]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Ford Foundation in India, Iraq Before & After The Revolution, The Near East & the Foundations for Civilization, art print booklet. The H...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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German-American Community Books c1960s (2) [159047]1296 - German-American Community Books c1960s (2) [159047]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published in the U.S. Lot of 2 German books that were published in the US for the German-American community. One was published in New York in 1880 &...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Latin Reader by Andrews & Wowapi Mitawa 1871 [163315]1297 - Latin Reader by Andrews & Wowapi Mitawa 1871 [163315]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The First Part of Jacobs & Doring's Latin Reader by EA Andrews, 1871, 293pp with board wear. Partial 1842 Wowapi Mitawa, page 5-64, with wro...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Canadian & American Mines Handbooks (2) [181116]1299 - Canadian & American Mines Handbooks (2) [181116]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Canadian & American Mines Handbooks, 2005-06 & 2010-11. Extensive mine details.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to J**********2 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Copper Metallurgy Books (3) [187969]1300 - Copper Metallurgy Books (3) [187969]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A trio of hardcover books about copper metallurgy. Includes: "Modern American Methods of Copper Smelting," by Edward D. Peters, Jr., M.E.,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6*****b for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Copper Smelting Books (2) [187970]1301 - Copper Smelting Books (2) [187970]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A pair of books about copper smelting by Edward Dyer Peters professor of Metallurgy, Harvard University. Includes: "Modern Copper Smelting,&quo...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to 6*****b for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Mineral Reference Early Editions, Books 1891 (2) [188163]1302 - Mineral Reference Early Editions, Books 1891 (2) [188163]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pair of early editions of mineral reference books. Includes: "The Metallurgy of Gold," M. Eissler, third edition, 1891, Crosby, Lockwood a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 180.00 - 240.00
Sold to S********e for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Porphyry Coppers, Books 1933 & 1957 (2) [188162]1303 - Porphyry Coppers, Books 1933 & 1957 (2) [188162]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pair of books from the Rocky Mountain Fund Series, "The Porphyry Coppers," and "The Porphyry Coppers in 1956," both by A.B. Pars...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*****b for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Prospector's Handbook & Guide by Osborn, 1907 [189313]1304 - Prospector's Handbook & Guide by Osborn, 1907 [189313]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1907 Prospector's Handbook and Guide by Osborn. Generally excellent, 10pp Foote Mineral ad in back. Also includes original flyer on Henry Baird ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 110.00 - 150.00
Sold to P****T for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Prospector's Handbook by Anderson, 1907 [189311]1305 - Prospector's Handbook by Anderson, 1907 [189311]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1907 The Prospectors Handbook by Anderson. 176pp with index. Chapters on gold, uranium, quicksilver etc.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to t********n.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Undergound Treasures by Orton, 1903 [189312]1308 - Undergound Treasures by Orton, 1903 [189312]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1903 Underground Treasures, How and Where to Find Them by James Horton. Nice Nugget of California Gold on title page. 211 pp with index. Gilt binding.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 110.00 - 150.00
Sold to t********n.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Gould & Curry Assay Receipt, 1867 [189300]1309 - Gould & Curry Assay Receipt, 1867 [189300]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1867 Gould & Curry assay receipt from Savage Mining for a sack of bullion from Central Mill, signed by Louis Janin the famous Comstock engineer
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to S********e for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Silver King Mine Assay Sample in Package [189290]1310 - Silver King Mine Assay Sample in Package [189290]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1952 assay sample in package from Silver King Coalition Mine. Labeled silver, lead and gold from Judge and King.[ Park City Utah
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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