Cornucopia of Collectibles- 2018 October Auction

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A Five Day Marathon including practically every Collecting Category that we have ever covered.
DAY 1 Thursday Oct 18

Native Americana 1000-1012
Posters 1013-1024
Entertainment Industry 1025-1040
Bronze Sculptures1041-1053
Furniture & related Items 1054-1077
Art 1078-1166
Bottles 1167-1215
Saloon 1216-1221
Taxidermy 1222-1223
Gaming 1224-1230
Political 1231-1238
Bargains & Dealer Specials of all sorts! 1239-1659

Day 2 Friday October 19

Badges 2000-2025
Belt Buckles 2027-2055
Numismatics 2056-2390
Ingots 2056-2068
Coins 2069-2191
Currency& Scrip 2192-2201
Medals 2202-2369
Scales 2370-2381
Misc 2382-2390
Jewelry 2391-2409
Tokens 2410-2590
Dies 2591-2658
Minerals 2659-2678


Day 3 Saturday October 20

Mining
Geographical Sorted 3000-3691
Military 3682 - 3741


Day 4 Sunday October 21

Firearms & Weaponry 4000-4023
Cowboy 4024-4035
Tools 4037-4045
Toys 4046-4047
Automotive Stocks 4048-4201
Checks 4202-4245
Directories 4246-4401
Gold Rush 4402-4411
Pens & Pencils 4412-4428
Spoons 4429-4466
World’s Fairs & Expositions 4467-4508
Locks & Keys 4509-4511
General Americana, Miscellaneous 4513-4567

Day 5 Monday October 22

General Americana, Geographically Sorted 5000-5378
Foreign 5379-5383
Railroadiana etc 5384-5686
Wells Fargo & Express 5687-5691
Postal History 5692-5702
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Issued for Military Defense State of Alabama (2 Stock Certs.)5000 - Issued for Military Defense State of Alabama (2 Stock Certs.)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 docs. 1) Issued for Military Defense; State of Alabama, Stock Cert. No. 64 for 500 shares. 17 coupons attached; 2) Issued for Military Defense; Stat
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to R******d for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Alaska Pacific Salmon Corporation stocks5001 - Alaska Pacific Salmon Corporation stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These are four printer's samples for the Alaska Pacific Salmon Corporation and are quite possibly UNIQUE. includes a 1) brown SFP for 100 shares...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to u******i for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Juneau and Hydaburg, AK Postcards and Photos5002 - Juneau and Hydaburg, AK Postcards and Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice mix of approx 35 photos and postcards. Waterfronts, cabins, Tread Mill gold mine, families, logging, Skagway, deer and a few other Alaska locales
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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"The Bay of Sitka" Stereoview c., Large Size- Yellow Mount5003 - "The Bay of Sitka" Stereoview c., Large Size- Yellow Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scarce early Alaska stereoview of Sitka Bay, Alaska. Great shot from above the shoreline looking towards the bay. A steamer is moored and a sailing sh
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Alaska Coast Fishing & Packing Company Stock5004 - Alaska Coast Fishing & Packing Company Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 68 for 40 shares to RH Bohmansson. Datelined San Francisco 1902. There office in 1903 was at 418 California. Signed by secretary George Holbroo
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to u******i for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Alaska Packers Association Stocks5005 - Alaska Packers Association Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) # NF0398 for 2 shares. 1940 Cancelled with hole punches. Pin holes. Very nice condition. Orange. 2) NC 116 for 100 shares to the Alaska
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to u******i for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Alaska Packers Association Stocks (2) with Sutro Connection5006 - Alaska Packers Association Stocks (2) with Sutro Connection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) # A1369 for ten shares to AC Springer. Signed by CW Dorr and vice president WB Bradford. Datelined 1905 San Francisco. Incorporated in
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to u******i for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Alaska Packers Association Stocks (3)5007 - Alaska Packers Association Stocks (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) Number 7190 for 50 shares to WIlliam Nichols Jr. Datelined 1905 San Francisco. Incorporated in 1893. Hole cancelled. Outside of three p
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to u******i for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Alaska Packing Companies, Stock5008 - Alaska Packing Companies, Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) Pacific Packing and Navigation. Number B102 for 25 shares to John S Hume, trustee. Datelined 1902. Registered 1902. Signed by treasur
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to u******i for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Pacific American Fisheries, Inc. Stock5009 - Pacific American Fisheries, Inc. Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five. 1) 1937 to Hare & Co. 2) 1931 to John M Emel. 3) 1934 to Bank of California. 4) 1940 to Josephthal & Co. 5) 1937 to Curran &...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to u******i for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Very Short Lived 'Alaska Whaling Company' Stock5010 - Very Short Lived 'Alaska Whaling Company' Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This company was started in 1911 and stopped in 1912! Number 22 for 5 shares to WF Gratz. Datelined 1912. Signed by secretary Brin and president BIrkl
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to u******i for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Vintage Iditarod Dog Sled5011 - Vintage Iditarod Dog Sled
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage Iditarod Malamute wood dog sled from Alaska. This Dog Sled is an antique, but may have been used up into modern times, hence the nylon struts.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 6********u.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Globe & San Carlos Telegraph Company Stock5012 - Globe & San Carlos Telegraph Company Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 200 for 35 shares to RL Hanks. Signed by Alonzo Bailey and president HH Hackney. Dateline Glove, A. T. (fancy script) 1884. Incorporated April 6, 18
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to j******d for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Postcards Grand Canyon & Misc. Photos5013 - Postcards Grand Canyon & Misc. Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 photos & Postcards of Native Americans & horses in Grand Canyon. 7" x 5". Salvatore Falcone Collection. City: Grand Canyon Sta...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to H*****r for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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William Henry Mahony Attorney License and Judge Appointment5014 - William Henry Mahony Attorney License and Judge Appointment
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 certificates related to William Henry Mahony. 1886 elected as Justice of the Peace, Alameda County. 1885 California attorney license with heavy toni
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Auburn, CA Ephemera5015 - Auburn, CA Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice group. Yellow ribbon Reunion of Old Placerites at Auburn 1900, 1884 Thanksgiving Ball at New Castle program with torn corner, New Herald Building
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********r.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Auburn, CA Ephemera Collection5016 - Auburn, CA Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Auburn, CA ephemera 1892 Agricultural Fair ticket, 1946 Gold Rush Revival program, c. 1910 Placer County Bank deposits slip pads, Auburn photos, 1938
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Auburn, CA Tobacco Tax Certificates (10)5017 - Auburn, CA Tobacco Tax Certificates (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 US Internal Revenue tobacco dealer certificates from Burt & Locher, Auburn, CA, c. 1880's. City: Auburn State: California Date: 1880'...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Autograph Book of Citrus Fair & Marketing Papers5018 - Autograph Book of Citrus Fair & Marketing Papers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Visitors Register, State Citrus Fair, Auburn, Cal. Jan 11-16 1892. Signatures of General Supt. Mrs. William B. Geitar(?); Fred C. Miles, of Pengryn, C
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Certificate of Graduation from Grammar School & High School5019 - Certificate of Graduation from Grammar School & High School
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certs. of Graduation & Diploma awarded to Nellie Isabelle Greenfield from Placer County High School, Auburn, signed by County Board of Education...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Chinese Envelope and Lumber Bill5020 - Chinese Envelope and Lumber Bill
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Flattened envelope with 2 red 1c Chinese stamps and red hand stamps. Written on back "Bill for $17 worth of lumber bought." in English. 6....
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to w****e for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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GE Lukins & Son's Contracts (8)5021 - GE Lukins & Son's Contracts (8)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 Sales contracts from Lukin's & Sons in Auburn, CA for general store items. City: Auburn State: California Date: c1903 HWAC# 81548
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Legal Papers Related to Attorney Leo Lukens5022 - Legal Papers Related to Attorney Leo Lukens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 10 items and a cover related to Attorney Leo Lukens of Auburn, CA c. 1905-1910. Telegram, legal letters, petitions, orders etc. City: Auburn S
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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List of Property by Room, Borland Hotel, Auburn, CA5023 - List of Property by Room, Borland Hotel, Auburn, CA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1901 list of personal property belonging to Borland Hotel by the room. 7pp City: Auburn State: California Date: 1901 HWAC# 81551
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Placer Machine and Auto Photos and Ledgers5024 - Placer Machine and Auto Photos and Ledgers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice group of items related to Placer Machine and Auto. 5 auto vignette business cards. Photos of a motorcycle rider, 6 approx 5 x 7" b/w exter...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to i******s for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Stevens Druggist, Auburn, CA Billheads5025 - Stevens Druggist, Auburn, CA Billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mostly full book of billheads, cover stamped From FS Stevens, Druggist, Auburn, Cal. trains and steamships vignettes on cover. 4.75 x 8.5". Ci...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Gulf of California Commercial Company Stock5026 - Gulf of California Commercial Company Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 50 for 20 shares to Otto Gehricke. signed by secretary AK Masorley(?) and president Jacob Sohruber. Datelined San Francisco 1872. Incorporated Decem
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j******d for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Arroyo Oil Company Stock Certificate5027 - Arroyo Oil Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #3, issued to W.E. Knowles, noted Oakland businessman in 1899 for 500 shares. Oilfield in green. Derricks and smokestacks. California oils pre-1
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to m******a for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Berkeley, CA and Folding Vicinity Map5028 - Berkeley, CA and Folding Vicinity Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Berkeley, CA and Vicinity Map. Some colored lines on streets. 24 x 24", some seam tears. City: Berkeley State: California Date: 1914 HWAC# 8...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Bodie & Hawthorne Telephone & Telegraph Company Stock5029 - Bodie & Hawthorne Telephone & Telegraph Company Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Yes, there are plenty of these stocks around, BUT THIS IS CERTIFICATE #1. Issued to fanny Leggett and signed by president Thomas Leggett. For 10 share
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Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to f*****E for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Bodie Bank Stock Certificate5030 - Bodie Bank Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This unissued stock certificate is for the Bodie Bank in the 1870's Some border staining on left and bottom. One heavy fold has a rip. Printer E...
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone & Telegraph Stock to Bodie's Tong Boss!5031 - Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone & Telegraph Stock to Bodie's Tong Boss!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This stock certificate is very RARE as it is issued to a Chinese merchant. But the real story lies in the signatures in two of Bodie's most infl...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to A*******d for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Walker Lake & Bodie Toll Road with RARE Ticket5032 - Walker Lake & Bodie Toll Road with RARE Ticket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1897. Lot of six. 1) Premier piece is a hard to find ticket for the W. L. & B. (Walker Lake & Bodie) Toll Road from Del Monte to Hawthorne. ...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to d**********3 for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Bullion, CA Photo5033 - Bullion, CA Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photo of first houses on road entering Bullion, CA 1907. Shot from East side of Eldorado Canyon. 3.75 x 4.25". City: Bullion State: California...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r****3 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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History of Butte County California with Biographical Sketches5034 - History of Butte County California with Biographical Sketches
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mansfield, George C. History of Butte County, California: with Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identifi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Colfax, CA Quartz Monument Dedication Photos5035 - Colfax, CA Quartz Monument Dedication Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Sept. 9, 1907 photos of Colfax Quartz Monument Dedication. City: Colfax State: California Date: 1907 HWAC# 81438
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********r.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Ledger Day Book of Business, Sather5036 - Ledger Day Book of Business, Sather
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Daybook. The cover is felt & edges are of leather, some staining on back cover. On 1st page is "From the Books of E. Sather." This has...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Lithograph P.S. Chiles Farm and Residence5037 - Lithograph P.S. Chiles Farm and Residence
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Plate number 39 of a folio by W. T. Galloway, lithographer of San Francisco. The farm, residence and livestock operation of P. S. Chiles of "Da...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Early Downieville Overview RPC5038 - Early Downieville Overview RPC
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Although only a few houses poke out between the trees and river, there are two visible churches and what appears to be a two story school. City is ide
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to a********x.. for (80.00 + 17.60BP) = 97.60
 
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Photo Archive (36 Photos)5039 - Photo Archive (36 Photos)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black & white photo archive of the Island Town of Drawbridge. This is located near Alviso at the southern end of San Francisco Bay. At one time ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******a for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Emigrant Trail, CA 3 Page Letter5040 - Emigrant Trail, CA 3 Page Letter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 page letter with illustrated letterhead from Wendell Robie, 1940 about Emigrant Trail markings. Folded, paper clip rust. City: Emmigrant Trail Stat
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Humboldt Lumber Manufacturing Company Stock5041 - Humboldt Lumber Manufacturing Company Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra Rare. Although unissued, this certificate has one of the best all time vignettes and is a very early California piece. The company was incorpora
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to t********f for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Photo of Dr. T. Petersen, D.V.S.5042 - Photo of Dr. T. Petersen, D.V.S.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photo of Dr. Petersen, know as the "country vet." in a horse-drawn carriage. 5" x 4". Salvatore Falcone Collection. City: Fernd...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to l******7 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Foresthill, CA Mounted Photos (6)5043 - Foresthill, CA Mounted Photos (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 4" x 5" b/w photos of Foresthill, CA. 5 mounted. Street in snow, clouds over street, Main Street, church pews, Burt and Locher store int...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hobart Mills / Boca Ephemera (Lake Tahoe Region)5044 - Hobart Mills / Boca Ephemera (Lake Tahoe Region)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. 1) Hobart Mills: a) 1907 corner advertising cover, Boca cancel. b) Two different Sierra Nevada Wood & Lumber Co. checks. This was a lu...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Lake County, CA Travel Photo Collection5045 - Lake County, CA Travel Photo Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare and important photo album documenting a trip via automobile by the Smith Family through Lake County, CA. Includes postcards and many b/w pho
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p********6 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Early Lake Tahoe Postcard Collection5046 - Early Lake Tahoe Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 21 different. All early printed cards with one real photo. Earliest is a Donner Lake with a 1904 Tahoe cancel. Latest is the real photo which s
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6******n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Early Tahoe Tavern Auto Brochure Plus Postcards5047 - Early Tahoe Tavern Auto Brochure Plus Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Fabulous c.1920s color brochure for the Tahoe Tavern. 14pp. Includes a 2 page message from DL Bliss Jr. and then eleven postcard-sized vi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6******n for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Group of Lake Tahoe Resort Brochures5048 - Group of Lake Tahoe Resort Brochures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. 1) Chambers Lodge. 60 cottages and a private sandy beach. Very attractive. Text and black and white photos on the inside. No date.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Interesting Group of Lake Tahoe Ephemera5049 - Interesting Group of Lake Tahoe Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. 1) Gorgeous 19th century engraving from a book (text on back). View shows Lake Tahoe from shore with steamer on the water. Approx. 8.5 x 1...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6******n for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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