December 2018 Auction- A Sale to "Die" for.

Auction Details

DAY 1 (Wednesday, December 5) Lots 1000-1582

Minerals (1000-1028)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (1029-1096)
Bottles (1097-1275)
Numismatics
Banks (1278-1279)
Books (1280-1282)
Catalogs (1283-1292)
Coins (1293-1342)
Counterfeit Detectors (1343-1349)
Currency (1350-1374)
Medals (1375-1403)
Scales (1404-1408)
So-Called Dollars (1409-1437)
Tokens (AL-OR) (1449-1582)

DAY 2 (Thursday, December 6) Lots 2000-2663

Tokens (Texas-on) (2000-2352)
Dies (2353-2663)

Day 3 (Friday, Dec 7) Lots 3000-3654

General Americana
Autographs (3000-3002)
Badges (3003-3010)
Checks (3011-3024)
Circus (3024-3025)
Fireman (3026-3029)
Music (3030-3039)
Navigation (3040-3149)
Auto (3150-3152)
Outlaw & Lawmen (3153-3163)
Silver/Flatware (3164-3166)
World’s Fairs & Expos (3167-3170)
Geographical Sorted AK-on (3171-3452)
Military (3453-3452)
Political (3543-3481)
Postal History (3477-3481)
Wells Fargo & Express (3482-3518)
Cowboy (3519-3527)
Firearms & Weaponry (3528-3551)
Saloon (3552-3570)
Gaming (3571-3583)
Mining Alaska (3584-3654)


Day 4 (Saturday, December 8) Lots 4000-4746

Mining (4000-4003)
Artifacts (4000-4003)
Books (4004-4007)
Explosives (4008-4031)
Spoons (4032-4040)
Geo Sort AZ on (4041-4746)


Day 5 (Sunday, December 9) Lots 5000-5752

Textiles (5000-5072)
Native Americana (5073-5110)
Jewelry/Watches (5111-5115)
Entertainment Industry (5116-5124)
Furnishings (5124-5132)
Sculptures (5133-5166)
Art (5167-5227)
Railroadiana (5228-5693)
Passes (5228-5233)
Imprinted Revenue Stamps (5694-5752)



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Commission of Thomas D. Clark to Judge of Circuit Court3473 - Commission of Thomas D. Clark to Judge of Circuit Court
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original signed by James B. Ray, Governor of the State of Indiana commissioning Thomas D. Clark to an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for the Cou
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Blaine and Logan Medal3474 - Blaine and Logan Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
30mm round presidential Blaine and Logan brass medal with loop. Relief busts on front. State: City: Date: 1884 HWAC# 86407
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Broadside "From the Cradle to the Grave"3475 - Broadside "From the Cradle to the Grave"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Broadside of President James A. Garfield. Framed 23" x 27". This broadside begins with his birthplace, has many depictions of his life, hi...
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Politcal Button Collection3476 - Politcal Button Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty nine political pieces. Two Goldwater coins, Buttons for: John Tyler, William J Bryan, Nixon, Humprey, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ad
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******g for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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Alaska Post Mark Books (2)3477 - Alaska Post Mark Books (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 softcovers-Postmarks of Territorial Alaska by Helbock 1976, Alaska's Postmasters and Post Offices by Ricks 1965. State: Alaska City: Date:...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to z****3 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Postmaster Appointment Cert.3478 - Postmaster Appointment Cert.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Postmaster General of the U.S. of America appointment of Thomas H. Clarke, Esq., Manhattan, in the County of Putnam & State of Indiana. Embossed...
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Kingston, Nevada Post Office Appointment3479 - Kingston, Nevada Post Office Appointment
Holabird Western Americana Collections
May 20, 1907. Letter from United States Senator to Warren Williams - Churchill County political boss. Nixon is wondering what happened. John O'...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to s*****l for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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California Powder Works Ephemera and a large Tin Container3480 - California Powder Works Ephemera and a large Tin Container
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four items. 1) Cover with corner oval advertising for the California Powder Works. Addressed to the Savage Mine in 1882. 2) Company letterhead
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********r.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Mail Bag (St. Lawrence) S.S. Julie Plante3481 - Mail Bag (St. Lawrence) S.S. Julie Plante
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The only references that could be found online was 'The Wreck of the Julie Plante'. A dialect poem subtitled 'A Legend of Lac St. Pierre...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Printed Columbia Wells Fargo Receipt for Gold Dust3482 - Printed Columbia Wells Fargo Receipt for Gold Dust
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! This Wells Fargo receipt only gets better. It is a choice location for California Gold Rush gold dust. The 'Columbia' is printed and n...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to S*****8 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Wells Fargo Second of Exchange from Columbia, California3483 - Wells Fargo Second of Exchange from Columbia, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$50 being sent to William Daegener in Cincinnati. Number 58580. Red vertical writing on form seems to be original and restates what is written on the
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Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to S*****8 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Wells Fargo Second of Exchange, Columbia, CA 18593484 - Wells Fargo Second of Exchange, Columbia, CA 1859
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Gold Rush era. Dateline Columbia, Cal., August 16, 1859. No. 164030. Pay at sight $320 to Wm. Daegener, Agent, at "your office in Bo...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to S*****8 for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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"Hogsmaggle" letter via Wells Fargo & Co. Express3485 - "Hogsmaggle" letter via Wells Fargo & Co. Express
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A certain W.J. Simpson wrote to Sperry & Company in Gridley, California, regarding a delivery of bran on behalf of his customer, John Thompson, ...
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Alfred Dixon, Wells Fargo Office and Gold Dust Dealer Business Card3486 - Alfred Dixon, Wells Fargo Office and Gold Dust Dealer Business Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 2.75" x 4.5" business card from Alfred Dixon, Wells Fargo Office and Gold Dust Dealer in Michigan Bluff, CA. Also a dealer in gener...
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1859 Wells Fargo Receipt from San Francisco to Oroville3487 - 1859 Wells Fargo Receipt from San Francisco to Oroville
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Joseph Ringot is sending Thomas Wells of Oroville $36.65 in coin. Wells was the Butte County District Judge and was the 'orator of the day' ...
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Pioneers of El Dorado by Upton3488 - Pioneers of El Dorado by Upton
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Upton, Charles Elmer. Pioneers of El Dorado. The Nugget Press, 1906. From the Foreward: It has not been my intention to sketch the lives of all El D
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Wells Fargo Placerville Shipping Receipt, 18643489 - Wells Fargo Placerville Shipping Receipt, 1864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A $10 package from GW Swan to Tillman in New York. Swan was the man who worked with Kingsbury to build the Placerville-Carson road. State: California
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Five Manuscript Rhodes & Lisk Notes3490 - Five Manuscript Rhodes & Lisk Notes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five notes. 1) 1852 Sacramento. To Rhodes & Lusk. Pay bearer $55.00. David Delap. 2) 1853 Weaverville. Pay to the order of Skillman & Dosh &...
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Extra Rare Wells Fargo Receipt from San Bernardino to San Francisco3491 - Extra Rare Wells Fargo Receipt from San Bernardino to San Francisco
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From JH Davy to JP Newman. Value of $100. 1872. San Bernardino Wells Fargo paper has not passed through this off very many times in the last 40 years.
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Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to 3***6 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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1858 Wells Fargo Letterhead about Estate Liquidation3492 - 1858 Wells Fargo Letterhead about Estate Liquidation
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This letter is asking that the estate of J. G. Storey pay James robertson for teaching school. Signed by William B Storey. Storey was born in England
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