Fall Americana Auction- October 2019

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Petroliana, Aviation, WWII, Art, Native Americana, Railroadiana
The Ken Prag Collection, The Virginia & Truckee Railroad Depot Collection, The Danforth WWII Aviation Collection, Mining, Minerals and Gold! And much more!
Welcome to our Fall Season Second-Chance Sale! If you missed any of our 2019 sales, now is your second chance to fill the holes in your collection. Once again we are offering an incredible selection of rarities covering a broad range of collecting categories, featuring hundreds of new items such as mineral, ore and high-grade gold specimens with runaway potential for gold collectors. We are offering another group of new offerings from Ken Prag’s world-class stock certificate collection, with 1850s and 1860s rare western mining stocks with such incredible vignettes, artwork and colors that they considered cataloguing them with the fabulous selection of artwork we have in this sale. Other items include new Native American silver and turquoise jewelry with vintage pieces from famous Navajo, Hopi and Cherokee artisans, some incredibly rare antique Petroliana and vintage Service/Gas Station signage, authentic Railroadiana and mining artifacts directly from the old Virginia and Truckee Railroad Depot in Virginia City, Nevada, a handful of gorgeous, mint condition cigar box labels from the famous Alexander Bellanova Collection, and more.
In this auction we are honored to present for the first-time a remarkable collection of WWII Aviation Memorabilia compiled by a lifetime enthusiast, Robert Wayne Danforth, a man who lived life to the fullest until his untimely death in 2003 at the age of 44. Robert was a well-rounded man: Vice President of a healthcare company, a devoted family man, advanced professional diving instructor, expert skier, herpetologist, gourmand and falconer, but perhaps his greatest passion was aviation. He became hooked as a child when his toy-salesman father took him to Osh Kosh to demo his model airplanes. There he learned to identify planes from the sound of their engines; on some level, they spoke to him. As Robert Danforth grew, so did his passion and his interest in aviation soon included pilots as well, particularly the heroic aviators of WWII due to their skill, audacity and gallantry. Because Robert understood there was very little time to interact with these aging Aces before they were gone, he set out to meet and talk to pilots and aviation artists and read all he could about air battles and sorties. He poured over aviation catalogs…… and he plunged. Because of his passion and enthusiasm, in just a few years Robert Danforth amassed an impressive collection of special aviation art, autographed and remarqued, as well as books, model airplanes, photographs and a treasure trove of memories, which we are proud to represent in this catalog. Robert Wayne Danforth’s Aviation Collection is being offered for the first time to other collectors, who will hopefully enjoy owning a piece of this renaissance man’s lifelong passion.
As promised, this sale has a nice group of items from Pierce Powell’s Collection from the Virginia and Truckee Railroad Depot stockpile! We decided to start off with some of the most collectible Petroliana Signage we’ve ever offered, including pieces so rare that collector’s have been waiting for them to appear on the market for over a decade, like the 5 to 6’ brand name gasoline signs from the 1920s-1930s. Sticking to the same theme, we put in some old, hard-to-find road signs, some unique due to their original location and guide information, like one from California Automobile Club we know auto enthusiasts and sign collectors are going to like. This first batch from the V & T Depot is just the tip of the iceberg. Pierce Powell has amassed such an eclectic stockpile that it’s going to take two to three sales for us to lots together all the categories represented. Another lot herein offers some antique cast iron theatre seating from the Virginia City Theatre where Humphry Bogart and number of other famous stars attended a premier event in the 1930s. Powell’s collection has something for everybody so stay tuned to see what comes out of the old V&T Depot next.
Last but not least we are pleased to offer over 100 prized items from the Fred Holabird Collection. Fred has been a well-known Appraiser and Auctioneer with over 30 years of expertise in Western Americana collectibles, with an emphasis on mining, minerals, gold, coinage, ingots, tokens, stock certificates, railroads, bottles and just about anything old, rusty, dug from the dirt, or found in an attic somewhere west of the Mississippi. Fred has appraised some of the most valuable western collections in both public and private holdings, published over a dozen books, articles and papers, researched and sold as least a half a million pieces of the past, and produced over 100 world-class catalogs filled with never-before researched history and considered key reference works for dealers and collectors world-wide. Fred is widely regarded as world renowned expert in his field and despite his best efforts, over his career he has amassed his own modest, but impressive collection of rare and unique pieces he just could not resist, along with his own family heirlooms and childhood treasures that first sparked his interest in antiques, geology, and collectible Americana. Collectors have seen some of Fred’s personal items pop up in his auctions from time to time, but after cleaning out his own attic, Fred (Robin) is finally ready to lighten his load. This noteworthy sale includes a large group from the Fred Holabird Collection that seasoned collectors and dealers have been waiting to snatch up for decades! Some of Fred’s prized bottles and rare documents are worthy of special mention, but of everything in Fred’s collection, it is his personal reference library that deserves the most attention. Over his career Fred Holabird has earned national and international attention for groundbreaking historical discovers, which he has shared with the world through lectures, interviews and his published work. He is credited with solving hundreds of histories mysteries and uncovering key details about America’s past, through his extensive expertise in research and unconventional methods of piecing stories together. With his educational background in geology, Fred applies a scientific thought process to his research work, and through his field work he identifies invaluable sources of information, sometimes never before referenced. With a natural tenacity about finding answers, since high school he has been compiling some of the most valuable reference works extant for mining and western American historical research. Fred’s library has been his most valuable asset throughout his career, second only to his brilliant mind. For advanced researchers and those passionate about knowing the truth of our past, this sale will be a landmark event. Many of his books are extremely rare and hard-to find, while others are relatively unknown and of little use to the general public. Wherever you see “The Fred Holabird Collection” in this catalog, you may want to take a closer look, because even items that appear common at first glance are sure to have value, rarity or significant importance, if they belonged to Fred Holabird.
In addition to the new collections presented, October’s sale is your second chance to bid on select items from the incredible Wigwam Collection of Native Americana, a colorful, tapestry of hand-woven rugs and other textiles made by skilled Afghani, Persion, Serougen Indian, Pakistani, Armenian and other artisans from the early to mid 1900s out of the Ben-Tcahvtchavadze Collection, the last of the beautiful, rare antique marbles from the Stephen Harman Collection, two remaining one-of-a-kind, museum worthy Ordovician Era fossils from the Houghton Estate Collection, and finally the last batch in the building from the massive Brian Thaler Postcard Collection we’ve lotted in mixed groups with rarities and early gems hidden in every lot. Rather than “Second Chance”, this could be your LAST Chance to pick up a piece from these great collections.
Dealers do not want to skip over the re-listed items as many will not be available after this event. Also, we’ve once again devoted a special section to Dealers filled with specials and great bargains we’ve lotted specifically with re-sellers in mind. Lots in this section cover a wide variety of collectible categories with selections of items with good resale potential grouped together and estimated low, so there is high profit potential for Dealers who sell the items individually.

All in all this October sale represents an opportunity that many advanced collectors, researchers and historians may never see again.
October’s event is filled with great new offerings, and this auction is scheduled right on time to give yourself or the Collector in your life a little piece of history for the holidays.
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H.W. Young Assayer Canvas Bags  632624650 - H.W. Young Assayer Canvas Bags 63262
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two canvas bags, each 11 x 6 1/2 inches. Stamped each side: "H.W. Young / Assayer / Reno, - Nev." City: Reno State: Nevada Date:
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Palace Hotel, Reno, NV Letterhead  1000634651 - Palace Hotel, Reno, NV Letterhead 100063
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Palace Hotel, Reno, NV letterhead signed by CC Powning 1884. John Fitzgerald business manager. Folds and lower toning City: Reno State: Nevada Date
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Glassware from Reno/Tahoe Casinos  1060234652 - Glassware from Reno/Tahoe Casinos 106023
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Set of 19 cocktail glasses & 3 ashtrays & playing cards from the Nevada Club, Cal-Neva. City: Reno/Tahoe State: Nevada Date: c1950's
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New California Tonopah Mining Stocks (8)  806474653 - New California Tonopah Mining Stocks (8) 80647
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 I/U, 1920, rough condition. City: Tonopah State: Nevada Date:
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Tonopah Mining Stocks (8 count)  578514654 - Tonopah Mining Stocks (8 count) 57851
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stocks included: 1) Reorganized West Divide Mining Company, 1926; 2) Keystone Divide Mining Company, 1926, cancelled; 3) Apex Mines Company of Nevada,
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Tonopah, NV Ephemera Collection  898334655 - Tonopah, NV Ephemera Collection 89833
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Macnamara Mining and Milling assay sheets 1920, Tonopah Assay Office assay sheets 1907, Nevada Central Railroad telegram 1924, mine settlement sheets,
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to N*****7 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Tonopah Divide, NV Stock Collection (6)  905774656 - Tonopah Divide, NV Stock Collection (6) 90577
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 Tonopah Divide. Brougher Divide Mining, Belleview Divide Mines, Argonne Divide Mining, California Divide Mining, Alto Divide Mining, Tonopah Divide
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Humboldt County Notary Public Appointment with a Gold and Silver Seal!  1057634657 - Humboldt County Notary Public Appointment with a Gold and Silver Seal! 105763
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Official document appointing WS Bonnifield as Notary Public. Attested to by county recorder JS Bonnifield. Fabulous Gold and Green attached seal from
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Comstock Stock Certificates (13 count) most unissued  617574658 - Comstock Stock Certificates (13 count) most unissued 61757
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 u/i Mexican Gold & Silver Mining, 2 Exchequer Mining u/i, Lady Bryan Mines u/i, 3 Consolidated Chollar Gould and Savage i/c 1933-1 with dog ...
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Early Virginia City Mine Receipts  528684659 - Early Virginia City Mine Receipts 52868
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1860's slate colored receipt from White and Murphy Gold and Silver Mining Company, unissued, 3.75" x 7.5". Payroll receipt from Op...
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Sold to B*********g for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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J. Capurro, Virginia City, Rhombus FOB/Token  8058134660 - J. Capurro, Virginia City, Rhombus FOB/Token 805813
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This 1879 piece from Virginia City in 1879 is marked, "K S H T W, S F". 1.25 x 1". Reverse is blank. Interesting Comstock piece. Cit...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to A*****0 for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Montgomery Guard Document, Virginia City, Nevada  773784661 - Montgomery Guard Document, Virginia City, Nevada 77378
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Storey County Auditor's Office. Dateline Virginia, Feb. 4, 1875. At a meeting of the Commissioners of Storey County, $75 was allowed for the Mon...
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Territorial Enterprise Insurance Policy  595154662 - Territorial Enterprise Insurance Policy 59515
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Territorial Enterprise, Virginia City, NV. Hartford $1,000 fire insurance policy, Dec 14, 1896, on the office furniture, type cases, stands, imprinti
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9***6 for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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Official Notary Public Appointment with Nevada 5c Revenue Stamp  1057614663 - Official Notary Public Appointment with Nevada 5c Revenue Stamp 105761
Holabird Western Americana Collections
For N. C. (W. C.) Kennedy appointing him Notary Public for Washoe County. Signed by County recorder Henry Fish and entered into the official state boo
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to l*******c for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Books of Nevada / 6 Items.  1096774664 - Books of Nevada / 6 Items. 109677
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is nice collection of Nevada books. Item # 1 of 6: " Desert National Wild Life Range " ( 1968). Shows maps, desert scenes , animals, ...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 140.00
Sold to A*******d for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Antique Grab Bag  612594665 - Antique Grab Bag 61259
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique row boat photograph (origin unknown) 16.5" x 12.5"; miscellaneous Nevada magazines from 1956 through 2010; Newspapers from San Fr...
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Historical Western Americana Prints & Broadside  1094974666 - Historical Western Americana Prints & Broadside 109497
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Interesting lot of 9 prints & broadside: Virginia City, NV Montana, Pasadena, CA, Teller and West El Paso County, Colorado; View taken from the ...
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Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Large Nevada Ephemera Collection  1073984667 - Large Nevada Ephemera Collection 107398
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 50 items. 1) Stocks: Bullion & Exchange Bank to Mrs. Richard Kirman, 1901; Ruby Hill Tunnel & Mining Co. (Eureka, 1883); Union Amalga...
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Sold to d*******f for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Nevada Banking Papers Collection  899144668 - Nevada Banking Papers Collection 89914
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 1.5" stack of 18 and early 19th century papers from various Nevada banks City: State: Nevada Date:
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Nevada Billheads, Letters and Ephemera  898714669 - Nevada Billheads, Letters and Ephemera 89871
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Approx 10 Tonopah Club numbered tickets, McCulloch's Mens Clothing pictorial card, 1981-82 Tonopah etc telephone directory, approx 30 Tonopah bi...
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Nevada Business, Political and Military Card Collection  994904670 - Nevada Business, Political and Military Card Collection 99490
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of sixteen: Pictorial Agee for governor, pictorial Bartlett for district judge, Pictorial humorous Q-ne-Q in Reno, Adolph Sutro at Sutro Nevada,
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Sold to C****s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Nevada Collection from Rare Towns, Etc  898724671 - Nevada Collection from Rare Towns, Etc 89872
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Nevada Locales. 4x3" b/w Aurora photo of a man and dog in snow, 1905 Carson City letter. Stocks-Leviathon Mine, Roberts-Buena Vista Mines,...
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Sold to p******1 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Nevada Ephemera  910724672 - Nevada Ephemera 91072
Holabird Western Americana Collections
17 Blank checks from Philadelphia National Bank, Philadelphia, PA for account of Tonopah Mining Co of Nevada - Tonopah Account. 2 copies of Carson Val
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Nevada Ephemera incl. John P. Jones Piece  775114673 - Nevada Ephemera incl. John P. Jones Piece 77511
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Sheet of three 1880 stock transfers recorded for the Davenport Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company (a Colorado mining operation). Th
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Nevada Ephera  910664674 - Nevada Ephera 91066
Holabird Western Americana Collections
28 pieces of Nevada Ephera including: 5 pictures, notice of setting action for trial, receipt Nov 30, 1894 for new shoes for colts, forms, Bullion
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Nevada Exploration Library  862384675 - Nevada Exploration Library 86238
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 60 books and periodicals in this grab box. City: State: Nevada Date:
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Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Nevada Mining Ephemera-Checks, Stocks, Postal History  613574676 - Nevada Mining Ephemera-Checks, Stocks, Postal History 61357
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 Nevada and mining related checks 1871-1941 including Virginia City. 2 c.1907 US Postal Money order receipts. Postal items-chromolitho postcard of
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Sold to p******1 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Nevada Notable Signatures  898734677 - Nevada Notable Signatures 89873
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1905 note signed by Zeb Kendall-2" tear, 1904 check signed by Brougher, 1947 Getchell Mine stock signed by Wingfield City: State: Nevada Da...
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Nevada RPC's (4)  1000694678 - Nevada RPC's (4) 100069
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4 RPC's-Genoa, Virginia City, Elko City: State: Nevada Date:
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to b*******n for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Nevada State Bonds - New Governor signature  910604679 - Nevada State Bonds - New Governor signature 91060
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 State of Nevada Bonds: 1) $1,000 Nevada Hospital for Mental Diseases Building Bond #15 dated Dec 16, 1927 signed by L. B. Balzar, Governor, George
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Nevada Stocks with 1 GG Rice Sig (35)  905824680 - Nevada Stocks with 1 GG Rice Sig (35) 90582
Holabird Western Americana Collections
National Leasing wit GG Rice sig on verso, Con Cortez Silver Mines, Nevada Arizona Mines, Con Gold Producers, Kaymo Electric Speedboat, South Comstock
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to p******1 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Nevada Telegrams  898754681 - Nevada Telegrams 89875
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 100 Nevada Western Union telegrams City: State: Nevada Date: 1877-1902
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Nevada Territory & Statehood Autographs  1072744682 - Nevada Territory & Statehood Autographs 107274
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 autographs for figures involved in the process of Nevada becoming a state. 1) U.S. Senator James R. Doolitle (Wisconsion). He introduced the
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Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Tonopah - Manhattan Group  910544683 - Tonopah - Manhattan Group 91054
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15 stock certificates from the Tonopah - Manhattan Group. 1 certificate # 1454 from the West End Extension Mining Co. (Inc in DE) was not issued, b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***1 for (75.00 + 16.50BP) = 91.50
 
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University of Nevada Reno Yearbooks (5)  862774684 - University of Nevada Reno Yearbooks (5) 86277
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 UNR yearbooks 1983, 1 1984 Artemisia. City: State: Nevada Date: 1983-84
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Gallup Bus Stop Lithograph  808794685 - Gallup Bus Stop Lithograph 80879
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lithograph, embossed next to No. 35/100, very nice condition, 12" x 14". Framed 20" x 23.75" City: Gallup State: New Mexico D...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to i******3 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Scrap Book / A Treasure Of Pictures  895794686 - Scrap Book / A Treasure Of Pictures 89579
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very interesting, and very early scrap book. It has pictures of pretty women, famous men, newspaper articles ,military people...you name it it's...
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State Firemen's Program/ Poughkeepsie , N.Y.  1096464687 - State Firemen's Program/ Poughkeepsie , N.Y. 109646
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a really nice item. It is the Official Program / of the / State Firemen's / Convention/ and / Parade. Really nice red cover , with old...
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Poster Advert. for Tobacco  809734688 - Poster Advert. for Tobacco 80973
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reg. #71 this is a real poster ad. for Golden Grain Tobacco. 13.5" x 19.5". Ready to frame. City: State: North Carolina Date: 1893
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Geological Reports / U.S.G.S. / 3 Items.  1096824689 - Geological Reports / U.S.G.S. / 3 Items. 109682
Holabird Western Americana Collections
They just keep coming. But, these U.S.G.S. Geological reports, are for the State of Oklahoma. Item #1 of 3 : Bristow Quadrangle, Creek County / Bullet
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Family Photo's / The Lehman's  1002524690 - Family Photo's / The Lehman's 100252
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here we have two very nice family photos. It is mister Will Lehman ( 1868-1961) , and his wife, Lillian May ( 1873-1931 ). believed to have been taken
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c.1890 Brochure for Oil Chemists Highlighting "Gold Scare"  628624691 - c.1890 Brochure for Oil Chemists Highlighting "Gold Scare" 62862
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This 3pp brochure for E.F. Houghton & Co. in Philadelphia that begins by referencing "a big gold scare." We are able to date it to c.1...
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Newspaper / The First Milk Jar  1020984692 - Newspaper / The First Milk Jar 102098
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a really interesting newspaper article. It talks about how milk that was delivered previously, was not in good condition and " watered ...
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Mining Photo (Framed) Flour Ad. (Framed)  868384693 - Mining Photo (Framed) Flour Ad. (Framed) 86838
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Delightful Ad. of 2 children for the Northwestern Consolidated Milling Co. N.T. Swezey's Son & Co. Flour. Nice condition. (Framed 19" x...
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Diplomas (early)  868144694 - Diplomas (early) 86814
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Diploma from Johnson School, Richmond Hill to Jennie Hyder (?), 1922, (3 Diplomas) City: Scranton State: Pennsylvania Date: cearly 1920's
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1851 Pennsylvania Legal Document, Matthias Aspden  563424695 - 1851 Pennsylvania Legal Document, Matthias Aspden 56342
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large legal document, Doan and family and Matthias Aspden of Philadelphia, September 1851. Aspden was from a very wealthy Philadelphia family from a s
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Pennsylvania Justice of Peace Appointment Cert.  851774696 - Pennsylvania Justice of Peace Appointment Cert. 85177
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Proclamation of Governor Joseph Ritner appointing Lebbeus Whitney Justice of Peace 1838. Signed by J Nallace Deputy Sec. Approx 13 x 16". 7&quo...
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Report of the Auditor General on the Finances of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania  814054697 - Report of the Auditor General on the Finances of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 81405
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Softcover 1876 report on Pennsylvania finances. 160pp with index. Front stains and tears, please inspect. City: State: Pennsylvania Date: 1876
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Two Sidewheel River Steamboat Pictorial Billheads  1045154698 - Two Sidewheel River Steamboat Pictorial Billheads 104515
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thomas Allen & Company Cotton Factory. Billhead. Steamboat WH Caldwell carrying goods to the port of Swan Lake. Vignette of Steamboat on the mov...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9***6 for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
 
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Exchange & Banking House Check  1081364699 - Exchange & Banking House Check 108136
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Check from the Exchange & Banking House of W. A. Bennett for $500 in gold to a New Orleans merchant. Printed by the American Bank Note Company o...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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