"Fall Frontier Fortunes" Numismatics & Americana Timed Auction (2025 September)

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Day 1, September 19th, 2025 (Lots 1000-1730)
Mining (1000-1188)
Stocks & Bonds (1189-1730)
Mining & Oil
Railroad & Transportation
Misc. Categories

Day 2, September 20th, 2025 (Lots 2000-2614)
Transportation & Express (2000-2067)
General Americana (2068-2614)
Geo. Sort (2068-2349)
Misc. Categories (2350-2614)

Day 3, September 21st, 2025 (Lots 3000-3724)
Numismatics
Currency & Scrip (3000-3031)
World’s Fair (3032-3048)
Gaming (3049-3060)
Coins & Bullion (3061-3453)
Medals & Exonumia (3454-3524)
US Mint & Other Ephemera (3525-3553)
Tokens & Counters (3554-3724)

Day 4, September 22nd, 2025 (Lots 4000-4584)
Native Americana & Cowboy (4000-4024)
Art (4025-4119)
Firearms, Weaponry, Militaria, Political (4120-4219)
Sports (4220-4322)
Philatelic (4323-4439)
Maps & Books (4440-4519)
Bottles (4520-4557)
Fossils (4558-4584)
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Columbian Centinel Newspaper  [201392]2200 - Columbian Centinel Newspaper [201392]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Columbian Centinel Newspaper Boston, Mass. Sept 11, 1802. This was a Boston, Mass. newspaper, (1790-1840) established by Benjamin Russell. This
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for 31.25
 
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Little Corinne Play Cards (2) [186568]2201 - Little Corinne Play Cards (2) [186568]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These illustrations depicts Corinne, a juvenile actress-singer, arriving in a horse-drawn coach to cheering crowds. Corinne was managed by her mother
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to D********a.. for 12.50
 
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Boston Playbill Broadside From 1869 [172707]2202 - Boston Playbill Broadside From 1869 [172707]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Broadside from 1869 advertising the play The Heir At Law written by George Coleman the Younger in 1797, at the Selwyn Theatre in Boston on Thursday Fe
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to s**********j for 12.50
 
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St Mary's  Church Pamphlet [201395]2203 - St Mary's Church Pamphlet [201395]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Written in German, published in 1845, by St. Mary's Church of Detroit. Jesus, Mary and Joseph society. 20 pgs. With 3 small religious cards. I...
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1918 Michigan Photos: Nature, People, Man-made Wonders [200292]2204 - 1918 Michigan Photos: Nature, People, Man-made Wonders [200292]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Human interest photos, including babies, smartly dressed adults, dogs with their owners, berry pickers, nature in bloom, and man made wonders such as
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w*****o for 31.25
 
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Hennessey Mercantile Company Letter [161579]2205 - 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
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Johnson & Gamache Baby Shoes Advertising Sign [193653]2206 - Johnson & Gamache Baby Shoes Advertising Sign [193653]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Johnson & Gamache copper electroplating baby shoes paper advertising sign. 11x14", some creases and left toning. Please inspect. ^ Date: ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s**********j for 12.50
 
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Montana Prison Letterhead  Signed by Governor Benjamin Franklin Potts, 1874 [186162]2207 - Montana Prison Letterhead Signed by Governor Benjamin Franklin Potts, 1874 [186162]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This note is signed by Benjamin Franklin Potts Governor of the Montana Territory in 1874. Potts was a Colonel in the Union Army and assigned to Montan
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Estimate : 210.00 - 500.00
Sold to G********s for 65.63
 
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Group Photos from Helena, Montana  (6) 1940's [197236]2208 - Group Photos from Helena, Montana (6) 1940's [197236]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot has group photos from Helena, Montana from the 1940s. There is the Lord's Supper photo taken on March 25, 1948 performed by the Knights...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 260.00
Sold to s*********d for 31.25
 
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Henry Elling Ephemera Group [194081]2209 - Henry Elling Ephemera Group [194081]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assorted 1880's-1895 Henry Elling ephemera. 4pp letter regarding a bill, 1886 debt judgement letter, checks, balance due sheet, receipts, ledger...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*******f for 31.25
 
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Henry Elling Insurance Policy [194506]2210 - Henry Elling Insurance Policy [194506]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A life Insurance policy for Virginia City, Montana banker Henry Elling. Henry Elling was a banker in Virginia City, Montana, with extensive mercantile
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Henry Elling-Hawkins Cash Book, 1185 [194080]2211 - Henry Elling-Hawkins Cash Book, 1185 [194080]
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Bound 1885 Henry Elling Banker-Hawkins account cash book with some receipts inserted into the pages where that transaction was logged. ^ Date: Count
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to p********e for 31.25
 
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Elling Estate Ephemera (2) [194508]2212 - Elling Estate Ephemera (2) [194508]
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Letter from Donald Arthur CPA to Horace Elling, president of Elling Estates Company, discussing the books. The other document appears to be a continua
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Madison County Bills Allowed Collection, 12 [192828]2213 - Madison County Bills Allowed Collection, 12 [192828]
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12 1871 legal documents for bills allowed in Madison County. Witness fees, trial case fees, clerks fees etc. ^ Date: 1871 Country (if not USA): Sta
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Montana Land Document and Other Ephemera from 1890 (6) [194661]2214 - Montana Land Document and Other Ephemera from 1890 (6) [194661]
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A collection of bank ephemera, including a land sale agreement, a land lease and other documents from The Northern Pacific Railway and Elling State Ba
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******r for 12.50
 
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Montana Ranch Ephemera [194666]2215 - Montana Ranch Ephemera [194666]
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Group of deeds, expense reports and other ephemera from various Montana ranches who did business with Henry Elling, through his bank or estate compa
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******r for 43.75
 
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Virginia City Matthews 1974 Reprint, Originally 1868 [197070]2216 - Virginia City Matthews 1974 Reprint, Originally 1868 [197070]
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Rare 1974 reprint of 1868 Virginia City, MT by Matthews. Limited edition of 500, unnumbered. 15.5x24.5". ^ Date: Country (if not USA): Stat...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 4*******x for 18.75
 
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Gilbert Brewing Company V.C. Montana Labels [201151]2217 - Gilbert Brewing Company V.C. Montana Labels [201151]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of Gilbert Brewing Company labels from Virginia City, Montana. This lot includes their classic blue and gold Lager Beer labels as well a
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for 125.00
 
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B P O Elks Ephemera File [194079]2218 - B P O Elks Ephemera File [194079]
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About 25 pieces of c. 1898-1905 Virginia City B P O Elks ephemera. Covers to S R Buford, cash distributions to needy families, receipts, dues paid car
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to s**********j for 12.50
 
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I.O.O.F. Book Collection, c1908-57 (12) [190090]2219 - I.O.O.F. Book Collection, c1908-57 (12) [190090]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of 12 books related to the fraternal organization, I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), Montana, c1908-57. The collection include
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Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*********m for 12.50
 
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Montana Grab Bag Ephemera  [201139]2220 - Montana Grab Bag Ephemera [201139]
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This is a lot of Montana ephemera with 24 early photos of Montana citizens, accompanied by some Montana coupons, postcards, and social event invitati
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to D********a.. for 25.00
 
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Death Photos from Montana [197232]2221 - Death Photos from Montana [197232]
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These are two photos of a deceased man and his widow from Montana. The man's name is in Finnish "Wiimeisot Jaahywaiset" followed by &q...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for 37.50
 
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Early Montana Photo Album [197460]2222 - Early Montana Photo Album [197460]
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A collection of vintage CDVs and tintypes, quite possibly a family. About twenty 2"x 3" pictures. They are sharp and in nice condition. Pl...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s**********j for 12.50
 
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Group Photos from Montana 1880's (10) [197233]2223 - Group Photos from Montana 1880's (10) [197233]
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There is a wedding group photo from Red Lodge, Montana by the William Tofferi studio 6 in. X 8 in. There is also a graduating class photo likely from
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to e***p for 18.75
 
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Three Nice Pictorial Saddle Billheads (Montana and Minnesota)  [202712]2224 - Three Nice Pictorial Saddle Billheads (Montana and Minnesota) [202712]
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Lot of 3 different. All pictorial. Includes: 1-2) FJ Nye, Geeat Falls, Montana, 1899. Toning. And Helena, 1907, attached to Missouri River Power Compa
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Early Montana Ephemera (4) [194507]2225 - Early Montana Ephemera (4) [194507]
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Billheads, letters and covers with postmarks from Butte, Montana and Sioux City. The businesses featured include S.R. Buford & Company and Bald...
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Montana Documents Pertaining to Town Lots (6) [194663]2226 - Montana Documents Pertaining to Town Lots (6) [194663]
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Collection of about twenty documents (Quit Claims) pertaining to various city lots in Montana communities issued by Henry Elling State Bank of Virgini
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 12.50
 
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Montana Drug Diecut & Cabinet Card [197572]2227 - Montana Drug Diecut & Cabinet Card [197572]
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Lot of 2. 1) Framed diecut for JM Kennedy Drug Co., Anaconda, Montana. 9 x 6.5" in 12.5 x 10.5" frame. Kennedy operated at this address fr...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for 25.00
 
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Montana Early Road Reports, 1874 [189182]2228 - Montana Early Road Reports, 1874 [189182]
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c. 1874 report on toll and other roads in Montana. 7pp. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Provenance:
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Montana Ephemera group (4) [196657]2229 - Montana Ephemera group (4) [196657]
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Group of varied ephemera from Montana. Three cloth bags from the Montana mercantile Co, Dillon, for seed. Montana Historian "Montana Builds Its...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to s**********j for 12.50
 
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Montana Quit Claims and Other Homestead Ephemera (10) [194509]2230 - Montana Quit Claims and Other Homestead Ephemera (10) [194509]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Documents concerning a homestead purchase being carried out by Elling State Bank of Virginia City, Montana. The group contains a couple of warranty de
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for 12.50
 
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Montana Ranch Foreclosures & Other Papers (6) [194662]2231 - Montana Ranch Foreclosures & Other Papers (6) [194662]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Documents pertaining to various ranches in Montana. Some of these are foreclosure documents. All come in envelopes and are in very readable condition.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******r for 56.25
 
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Ten Mile Creek Map [194151]2232 - Ten Mile Creek Map [194151]
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Map of Ten Mile Creek, probably in Montana. Scale 200ft=1". Plots for NY Sindicate, Anton Brass, T C Power etc. 21x23". ^ Date: Country ...
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Two Imprinted Montana Leather Wallets w/ Photo of Maker [201148]2233 - Two Imprinted Montana Leather Wallets w/ Photo of Maker [201148]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a pair of two leather wallets, one of which was made in Italy and has a Rainbow Hotel, Great Falls, Montana, imprint inside. The other wallet
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to K*****i for 50.00
 
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Historic Montana Photographs  [201141]2234 - Historic Montana Photographs [201141]
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This is a lot of 7 small and large historic Montana photographs of mountains, buildings, and people. Some are original photographs, and some are repro
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Magazines from the 1877-1909, Found in Montana, 3 [190587]2235 - Magazines from the 1877-1909, Found in Montana, 3 [190587]
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3 magazines found in Montana. 1912 The Eagle Magazine-2 vertical folds. 1877 I Told You so or The Beats and Baits of Society by Small-water and cover
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for 12.50
 
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1873 letter about purchase of chickens, Omaha NE [188197]2236 - 1873 letter about purchase of chickens, Omaha NE [188197]
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1873 letter from Leonard Lack of Omaha, Nebraska to one Mr. Ford regarding the purchase of two roosters and two hens. Handwritten on paper with a lett
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'The Sazerac Lying Club' 1st and 2nd Ed., 1878 [194348]2237 - 'The Sazerac Lying Club' 1st and 2nd Ed., 1878 [194348]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two copies of 'The Sazerac Lying Club' by Fred Hart, one first edition and one second edition. 'The Sazerac Lying Club' is a satiric...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
Sold to D******a for 81.25
 
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'The Sazerac Lying Club' 1st Ed., 1878 [194347]2238 - 'The Sazerac Lying Club' 1st Ed., 1878 [194347]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A first edition copy of 'The Sazerac Lying Club' by Fred Hart, a satirical book based on the Nevada mining town of Austin and originally pub...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to D******a for 37.50
 
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Carson City Official Document for Expenses of Territorial Government w/ Unusual Seal [196727]2239 - Carson City Official Document for Expenses of Territorial Government w/ Unusual Seal [196727]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an unusual state document, both for its unique content and the well embossed State Seal attached at the bottom. This seal (3.25 inches) is the
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to u********y.. for 62.50
 
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Carson City Savings Bank Check & Lithograph, George B. Hill [200457]2240 - Carson City Savings Bank Check & Lithograph, George B. Hill [200457]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) 1877 Carson City Savings Bank check issued to Samuel Merrill, signed by George B. Hill as cashier. Allegorical vignette. 2) Engraving of
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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Check Sheets for California-Nevada Creamery Company [197587]2241 - Check Sheets for California-Nevada Creamery Company [197587]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sheets of unused pictorial checks. 50 sheets of 2 checks each with vignette of livestock, Bullion & Exchange Bank. Stubs on checks list the prop...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for 68.75
 
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HH Beck, Groceries, Franktown, Nevada Billhead 1875 [202704]2242 - HH Beck, Groceries, Franktown, Nevada Billhead 1875 [202704]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scarce Washoe County location. HH Beck billhead to JW Haynie & Co. for nails in 1875. Also Proprietor of the Franktown and Washoe City Meat Mark...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to B*********g for 200.00
 
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Books on Las Vegas History (9) [202116]2243 - Books on Las Vegas History (9) [202116]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 9 books on the history of Las Vegas, Nevada. Topics explored in the lot include the city's settlement, railroad transportation, politic...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s**********j for 12.50
 
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Reno, Nevada Ephemera Group (Map, Museum Brochure, Etc.) [202677]2244 - Reno, Nevada Ephemera Group (Map, Museum Brochure, Etc.) [202677]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) 1931 City of Reno map from Dept. of Engineering. 23.5 x 22" 2) Harolds Club Museum of the Old West brochure featuring gun collecti...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s**********j for 43.75
 
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Reno History, Fiction, and UNR Material (8) [200287]2245 - Reno History, Fiction, and UNR Material (8) [200287]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reno-centric history, fiction, and UNR booklet dated 1922. All books are dated pre-1950. Includes "Appendix to Journals of Senate and Assembly&...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to v*******l for 18.75
 
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Tonopah, Nevada Collectibles & Ephemera [195336]2246 - Tonopah, Nevada Collectibles & Ephemera [195336]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large and diverse group of Tonopah collectibles! 50+ items. Includes: sterling silver spoon, 10 gaming dice (Mizpah Hotel, Tonopah Club, and Town Hall
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for 106.25
 
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Two Nevada Gaming Licenses: Virginia City and Carson City [202680]2247 - Two Nevada Gaming Licenses: Virginia City and Carson City [202680]
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Lot of 2. 1) Rare gambling license for Virginia City, Storey County. Paul Smith of the Museum of the Memories is paying to operate one slot machine fo
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to s**********j for 81.25
 
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History of Nevada Volumes I & II by Davis [200944]2248 - History of Nevada Volumes I & II by Davis [200944]
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Originally published in 1913 by Sam P. Davis, this two volume history of Nevada is a foundation of the Silver State's beginnings. This two volum...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to s**********j for 68.75
 
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History, Bottles and More Book Group (12) [195591]2249 - History, Bottles and More Book Group (12) [195591]
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Collection of soft and hardbound books telling Nevada as well as California history. Books include The History of WWII at the Tonopah Army Air Field,
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to D******a for 43.75
 
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