Great American July Auction

Auction Details

This three day sale has highlights in many of our collecting categories including Mining, Saloon, Native Americana, Numismatics, Postal History, General Americana, Tokens, Railroad & Express, Bottles, and Western Art & Americana.

SESSION ONE OVERVIEW
Our Saloon & Cigar section features brewing advertising, beer trays, cigar tins, ephemera, and match cases. Following this, our Bottle section includes beer bottles, whisky flasks, and other Western glassware.

Our Gaming section has rare chips and tokens (including ivory chips), a Keno goose, a slot machine, and early dice games.

Numismatics features Israeli coins and medals, U.S. medals including ANA, and US and Mexican coins including a large selection of belt buckles with Morgan Dollars and Peace Dollars.

Next comes our Railroad & Express section. Highlights include: a Leland Stanford signed pass; a Tonopah & Tidewater lock; a Virginia & Truckee loaner watch (and other V&T ephemera); and 1860s American Express Co. stock certificates with signatures from Wells, Fargo, & Holland.

We then have the largest Postal History section we've had in many years. There is a particular focus on Nevada with rarities from Esmeralda, Bernice, Cradlebaugh, and others. The section ends with Nevada revenue stamps and large US stamp collections.

Session One ends with our Token section which has pieces from California, Nevada, Montana, as well as rare Good For Mirrors.


SESSION TWO OVERVIEW
Session Two is all Mining. Our Mining section features a fabulous assortment of mine lighting devices including carbide lamps, safety lamps, oil wick lamps, and candlesticks. We also have explosives-related material including blasting cap tins, wood boxes, and ephemera. In addition, the section has more mining signs, assay material, mining artifacts, and ephemera such as stock certificates and other mining documents and books. Don't miss a unique and very important set of Bank of California/Virginia City letters (Lots 2573-2576).

SESSION THREE OVERVIEW
Session Three begins with a diverse and large Native Americana section: beadwork, baskets, pottery, rugs, points, a large section of turquoise and silver jewelry, kachinas, sculptures, and Native American & Western art. Don't miss Lot 3184, a Millicent Hearst painting.

Our General Americana section begins with a group of taxidermy pieces from two collections including a Western museum. We then have our usual varied and diverse selection of General Americana artifacts and ephemera including: an early ivory ship; rare California directories; turn-of-the-century Goldfield Gold Rush furniture (Lots 3480-84); early film and stage autographs; and much more. Be sure not to miss the premium early Western silverware lots including a once-in-a-lifetime offering of Comstock groups. The session ends with Dealer Specials, large bargain-priced groups of ephemera.

Table of Contents
Day 1, Saturday, July 8th (Lot 1000-1728)
Saloon, Cigar, & Tobacco (Lots 1000-1083)
Bottles & Insulators (Lots 1084-1183)
Gaming (Lots 1184-1210)
Numismatics (Lots 1211-1297)
Coin & Western Belt Buckles (Lots 1298-1393)
Railroad & Express (Lots 1394-1453)
Philatelic & Postal History (Lots 1454-1607)
Tokens (Lots 1608-1728)


Day 2, Sunday, July 9th (Lot 2000-2656)
Mining (Lot 2000-2656)
Mine Lighting Devices
Safety Lamps (2000-2065)
Carbide Lamps (2066-2230)
Oil Wick Lamps (2231-2374)
Misc. Lighting (2375-2383)
Mine Signs (2384-2400)
Explosives (2401-2462)
Assay (2463-2476)
Mining Artifacts (2477-2492)
Ephemera (Sorted State/City) (2493-2656)

Day 3, Monday, July 10th (Lots 3000-3613)
Native Americana & Western Art (3000-3204)
Beadwork, Baskets, Pottery, & Rugs (3000-3027)
Jewelry (3028-3049)
Points, Tools, & Ephemera (3050-3060)
Kachinas & Sculptures (3061-3143)
Native & Western Art (3144-3204)
Taxidermy (3205-3223)
General Americana (3224-3613)
Miscellaneous (3224-3328)
Sorted by State/City (3329-3571)
Dealer Specials (3572-3613)

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NCNG Railroad Company Depot Mirror1398a - NCNG Railroad Company Depot Mirror
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This mirror measures 39 x 33". It has fancy scroll work throughout the frame. Printed in black ink is NCNG R. R. Co. (Nevada County Narrow Gaug...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to c********e for (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 181.50
 
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Three California Stereoviews (Two Central Pacific Railroad)1399 - Three California Stereoviews (Two Central Pacific Railroad)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Stereoview of Bear River by J. J. Reilly, Stereoscopic Views, San Francisco, CA. 2) CPRR, stereoview of the Bridge at Eagle Gap along the Truckee R
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Estimate : 240.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Sierra Railway Co. Checks1400 - Sierra Railway Co. Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of aprrox 45 checks to Sierra Railway Co , The Crocker National Bank and First National Bank of Sonora. State: California City: HWAC#: 4
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to G********B.. for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Two Real Photo Postcards of Railroad Engines on Display1401 - Two Real Photo Postcards of Railroad Engines on Display
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Excellent good condition. 1) Days of 49 in Sacramento, California. Engine mercury. 2) San Francisco Diamond Jubilee parade 1925. Engine C. P. Huntingt
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to D*K for (25.00 + 5.25BP) = 30.25
 
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Telegraphic Code Book for Denver & Rio Grande Railroad1402 - Telegraphic Code Book for Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
DENVER RAILROAD HISTORY: Denver and Northwestern Railway was incorporated in 1901. This was to be an electric system with lines projected from Denver
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to B*****n for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Interline Way Bills for Denver Northwestern & Pacific Railway1403 - Interline Way Bills for Denver Northwestern & Pacific Railway
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Copy Interline Way Bills Jan 10th 1910 to ____" hand-written on cover. Waybills primarily routing to Denver, CO and Kansas City, MO. T...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
 
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Two Rio Grande Annual Reports1404 - Two Rio Grande Annual Reports
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Rio Grande reports: Annual Report of the Rio Grande Western Railway Company for the Year Ending on June 30, 1900 and 1901. The 1900 report is 55
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Rio Grande Southern Railroad Patented Spike1405 - Rio Grande Southern Railroad Patented Spike
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In original cardboard that identifies spike as a unique Jeffery spike. (George Garfield & Robert Greenawalt Railway Express and Wells Fargo Coll...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r**y for (85.00 + 20.40BP) = 105.40
 
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Colorado Midland Railway Company Annual Passes (1905, 1907, 1909)1406 - Colorado Midland Railway Company Annual Passes (1905, 1907, 1909)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different. Includes: 1905 to AW Noyes (C.G.W. Railway); 1907 to WC Finley (Denver & Rio Grande); and 1909 to GB Chesbrough (D. & H. Co...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to r******8 for (400.00 + 96.00BP) = 496.00
 
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Kankakee & Seneca Railroad Company Bond1407 - Kankakee & Seneca Railroad Company Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed $1000. bond, 15.75" x 18.75". First Mortgage Forty Years Eight per Cent. Bonds. State: Illinois City: HWAC#: 38450 Date:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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E.D. Keller Cogg Railroad Photo1408 - E.D. Keller Cogg Railroad Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph of a Cogg Railroad by E.D. Keller Photographer in Helena Montana. Mounted to board, 4" x 6". Rare photograph. State: Montana ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a**********5 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Great Northern Railway Train Crash Photos1409 - Great Northern Railway Train Crash Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Photographs of 2 different train crashes on the Great Northern Railway. Images of wreckage on crash sight and also being hauled away. All mounted o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d******0 for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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RPC of Two Engines at the Sparks Railroad Yard1410 - RPC of Two Engines at the Sparks Railroad Yard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c1910. Twin engines numbered 1150 and 1151. Thirteen crew standing around for photo. Verified Sparks, Nevada by other post cards of this kind that hav
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to x*********s for (25.00 + 5.25BP) = 30.25
 
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Pair of Central Pacific Railroad Deeds1411 - Pair of Central Pacific Railroad Deeds
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1) Transferring land to William Henry of Elko in 1870. The 1880 census has William Henry living on his CPRR land in Star Valley. 2) Transferring land
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Company Employee Pass (1914) Issued to Prominent Railroad Surgeon1412 - Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Company Employee Pass (1914) Issued to Prominent Railroad Surgeon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. E38 issued in 1914 to Dr. E.A. Wheeler, chief surgeon over entire line. Printed signature of MB Cutter as president and countersigned by W.D. Fore
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6******n for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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Keller's Loaner Watch, V&T Railroad1413 - Keller's Loaner Watch, V&T Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In the early 1900's railroads were needed that ran with more precision. Watch companies began making watches for this purpose. Three brands were...
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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V&T Framed Ticket with time able on reverse1414 - V&T Framed Ticket with time able on reverse
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A 1.25” x 3.25” ticket printed on the front “Virginia and Truckee Railroad./ Notice to Passengers./ Ask for a Lay Over Ticket if you wish to stop over
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9***6 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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1875 Bowers' Mansion, V&T Excursion Ticket.1415 - 1875 Bowers' Mansion, V&T Excursion Ticket.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A framed 1.75” x 3” ticket printed “V. & T. Railroad Company/ Pass The Bearer/ On Excursion Train./ Carson to Bowers’ Mansion and return,/ Satur...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (170.00 + 35.70BP) = 205.70
 
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Chinese Payroll for Virginia & Truckee Railroad1416 - Chinese Payroll for Virginia & Truckee Railroad
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Payroll receipt to Ah Jack as Labor Contractor of the Chinese working on the V&T Railroad out of Reno Camp. For $254 for 254 days - A dollar a d...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9***6 for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Bond1417 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Indebted to Thomas Bell of San Francisco and one of the Board of Directors. Signed by William Sharon and Geo. King. Sharon is well known in Nevada cir
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to e*****r for (200.00 + 42.00BP) = 242.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate: Ralston and Sharon!1418 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate: Ralston and Sharon!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 21 for 500 shares to W. C. Ralston on June 21, 1869. Signed by secretary Tritle and president Ralston. Cancelled with red pen on August 18, 187
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Railroad Ephemera from the Two Largest Nevada Mining Strikes.1419 - Railroad Ephemera from the Two Largest Nevada Mining Strikes.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1-7) Virginia & Truckee Railroad. Seven way bill receipts. All from Mound House. Each has an attached tissue description of property. (Some tiss...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Nevada Railroad Collection of Photographs, Postcards, Passes, etc.1420 - Nevada Railroad Collection of Photographs, Postcards, Passes, etc.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot thirteen. 1) 8 x 10" C&C RR at Keeler, California. 2) 5 x 7" Cherry Creek. On back handwritten "A lazy Sunday A. M. Cherry Cr...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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John Butterfield signed Railroad Stock Certificate1421 - John Butterfield signed Railroad Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Utica and Waterville Railroad Company stock certificate with revenue stamp, signed by President John Butterfield. Vignette of an early rail car. 11 x
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Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to D******a for (120.00 + 25.20BP) = 145.20
 
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Pictorial Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad & Water Lines Pass1422 - Pictorial Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad & Water Lines Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to A. W. Wright, President of the C. S. & M. Railroad (running between Durand & Bay City). Pictorial of Pere Marquette exploring in a...
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New Orleans Railroad Stock and New York Railroad Mortgage Bond1423 - New Orleans Railroad Stock and New York Railroad Mortgage Bond
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1) New Orleans Great Northern Railroad Company, stock no. 1054 for $100 issued to Frank H. Goodyear. hole cancelled. Framed, 15.75" x 19"....
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Kennebec and Portland Railroad Co. Checks1424 - Kennebec and Portland Railroad Co. Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dozens of uncut check sheets from the Kennebec and Portland Railroad Co. with approximately 20 loose, blank checks. State: Oregon City: HWAC#:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
 
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Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Annual Passes (1904 & 1908)1425 - Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Annual Passes (1904 & 1908)
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Lot of two. Included: 1) 1904 to W.G. Knittle, countersigned by L.B. Comer. Endorsed by Knittle. Printed on blue cardstock with some toning. 2) 1908 t
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Check and Illustration--Grant's Military Railroad1426 - Check and Illustration--Grant's Military Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The check is made out to Col. I. L. Carrington for $75., April, 1862, signed by I. B. Stevens, Chamberlain. The U.S. Military Railroad (USMRR) was est
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
 
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Ferrocarril Michoacano Del Sur Stock Certificates1427 - Ferrocarril Michoacano Del Sur Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 33 issued. Series C. Vignette of locomotive under arched title.Ornate green border. Located in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. Foreign revenue impr
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Start Price : 165.00 | Estimate : 330.00 - 660.00
 
 
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Two Western Railroad maps1428 - Two Western Railroad maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 8 x 7.5" Geologic and topographic map of the Overland Route. 1915. 2) 1915 Utah railroads. 27 x 20". Colorful. Seventeen roads shown. B...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Adlake Railroad Lamp1429 - Adlake Railroad Lamp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Embossed Adlake Kero Globe, Adams & Westlake company in Boston, top. No railroad designation. Aluminum/silver paint color, a nice railroad lamp....
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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U.S. Railroad Pass Balance Lot (20 Passes)1430 - U.S. Railroad Pass Balance Lot (20 Passes)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A nice variety of passes that were leftover after sorting through nearly 800 passes. This group has 20 passes. Included: Midland Continental Railroad
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to I********S for (200.00 + 42.00BP) = 242.00
 
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Pictorial National Mail Service Stagecoach Pass1431 - Pictorial National Mail Service Stagecoach Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 88 issued to A. W. Wright. Number 88. "National Mail Company" scrolls through a picture of a stage coach. Reverse shows the places ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to a**********5 for (325.00 + 78.00BP) = 403.00
 
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American Express Company Stock Certificate signed by Butterfield & Fargo1432 - American Express Company Stock Certificate signed by Butterfield & Fargo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
American Express Company, no. 3724 for 3 shares to Martin Galurha on December 15, 1859. Signed by Butterfield and Fargo. (Prag collection) State: Ne
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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American Express Company Stock Certificate to Johnston Livingston (Signed by Wells, Fargo, & Holland1433 - American Express Company Stock Certificate to Johnston Livingston (Signed by Wells, Fargo, & Holland
Holabird Western Americana Collections
American Express Company, #693 for 10 shares to Johnston Livingston of Tivoli in 1860. Livingston was on the Board of Directors of the American Expres
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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American Express Company Stock Certificate (Signed by Wells, Fargo, & Holland)1434 - American Express Company Stock Certificate (Signed by Wells, Fargo, & Holland)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
American Express Company#738 for 1 share to Henry A Loucks of Albany. The Loucks (Laux) family from Holland were early arrivals in American and severa
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to h********h for (325.00 + 68.25BP) = 393.25
 
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American Express Company Stock Certificate (Signed by Butterfield & Fargo)1435 - American Express Company Stock Certificate (Signed by Butterfield & Fargo)
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American Express Company, #1766 for 4 shares to Joseph D Badgley of New York on March 30, 1865. Badgely ran a wholesale grocery house in 1865. This ce
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to e*****r for (250.00 + 52.50BP) = 302.50
 
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American Express Company Stock Certificate (Signed by Fargo, Wells, & Holland)1436 - American Express Company Stock Certificate (Signed by Fargo, Wells, & Holland)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
American Express Company, #2677 for 2 shares to Monroe B Bryant of New York on April 13, 1866. Bryant was active in politics during the Civil War era.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to w**********r for (600.00 + 144.00BP) = 744.00
 
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Wells Fargo & Co. Receipts1437 - Wells Fargo & Co. Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 75 payment receipts, most signed by G. M. Hackett, CPA. State: California City: HWAC#: 38408 Date: 1906-07
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to G********B.. for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Three Wells Fargo Pins1438 - Three Wells Fargo Pins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
White pins for five years and ten years of service. Hard to find gold pin for twenty years of service. State: City: HWAC#: 7207 Date:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 3***6 for (130.00 + 31.20BP) = 161.20
 
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Wells Fargo Pocket Watch and Belt Buckle1439 - Wells Fargo Pocket Watch and Belt Buckle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The belt buckle is an Anson Mills piece stamped WF & Co with the face in good condition. The pocket watch is a Rockford Watch Co. mechanism man...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 3***6 for (1,200.00 + 288.00BP) = 1,488.00
 
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Wells Fargo /Railway Express Agency Photographs1440 - Wells Fargo /Railway Express Agency Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From the personal collection of George Garfield Greenawalt, express agent in Los Angeles from 1906 to 1951. Lot of ten. Includes two Western Air Expre
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Wells Fargo: Personal Employee Papers of George Garfield Greenawalt1441 - Wells Fargo: Personal Employee Papers of George Garfield Greenawalt
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Box of 23 business cards. 2) Three 1906 time cards. 3) 1934 thank you letter. 4) Eight letters to the American Consul in Rotterdam. 5) Eight c1940
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Greenawalt button and badges1442 - Greenawalt button and badges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Wells Fargo button for five years of service. 2) Large badge for the Railway Express Agency belonging to and identified as G. G. Greenawalt 3) &...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Large Collection of Railway Express Agency Collectables1443 - Large Collection of Railway Express Agency Collectables
Holabird Western Americana Collections
30 plus items. Three booklets: Retirement Allowance Plan of 1939, Pension Plan of 1929, and Rules Governing Hours of Service and Working Conditions of
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Railway Express Agency Magazines1444 - Railway Express Agency Magazines
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Lot of 18 Messenger Expresses. It starts with a 1935 cover of Shirley Temple receiving and important package at her Hollywood studio with articles on
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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REA Unused Papers from Greenawalt Collection1445 - REA Unused Papers from Greenawalt Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nine oversized envelopes. 1947 REA folder. Over 50 REA through cars. Twelve 1942 Air Express calendars. Booklet of over 20 G. G. Greenawalt business c
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Greenawalt Retirement Papers from Railway Express Agency1446 - Greenawalt Retirement Papers from Railway Express Agency
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Letter from General Manager with envelope marked personal. Unusual hand cancel. Eight boxes of business cards. Two older business cards with telephone
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Lindbergh's Unique Wedding Gift sent by the Railway Express Agency1447 - Lindbergh's Unique Wedding Gift sent by the Railway Express Agency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine items. 1) Photograph of the gift sent from Los Angeles to New Jersey to Colonel 'Charles 'Lucky' Lindbergh on his wedding da...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****t for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Virginia City & Alder Express Way Bills1448 - Virginia City & Alder Express Way Bills
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lists number of packages and who is receiving them. These are all for Home Park and Return. A few passengers listed. State: Montana City: HWAC#
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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U. S. Express Candy Container1449 - U. S. Express Candy Container
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.75 x 4.00 x 1.75". U. S. Express on both long sides. One small side says "Net Wt 1 1/4 oz / Serial No 2862." The other says "W...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Early Canvas and Leather Mailbag1450 - Early Canvas and Leather Mailbag
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Very old mailbag--lot of history here. State: United States City: HWAC#: 38218 Date:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Erie Express Ledger1451 - Erie Express Ledger
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Erie Express record of COD's forwarded. All pages unwritten in this unused railroad company ledger. Estimate $150-$300. State: United States...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Pony Express Books1452 - Pony Express Books
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Four books about the short lived delivery system: two copies of the "California and Pony Express Trails" draft study environmental assessm...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9***6 for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Six Express Volumes1453 - Six Express Volumes
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1) "The Pony Express" by Visscher 1946. Cover included but in fair shape at best. 2) Booklet entitled "Pony Express, Heroic Beginning...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******V for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Real Photo Postcard Memorial Day1454 - Real Photo Postcard Memorial Day
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Big Pine, May 30th, 1914 photo of Memorial Day Parade. State: California City: Big Pine HWAC#: 48619 Date: 1914
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r********5 for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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10 Calico Ghost Town RPC's1455 - 10 Calico Ghost Town RPC's
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10 RPC's of Calico, various scenes--overview, Old Drug Store, Calico near Yermo, 1890, twenty mule team and others. (Prag Collection) State: C...
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Sold to A*******d for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
 
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Very Early Real Photo Postcard of Hobart Mills, California1456 - Very Early Real Photo Postcard of Hobart Mills, California
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Contrast is weak, but a nice historic photograph. It was a leading lumbering area during the Comstock rush. Address only on the back! State: Califo
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Golden Queen Mine Real Photo Postcard1457 - Golden Queen Mine Real Photo Postcard
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The Golden Queen Mine, Gold Hill, Mojave Calif. State: California City: Mojave HWAC#: 48621 Date:
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Two Frasher Real Photo Postcards of Mono Lake1458 - Two Frasher Real Photo Postcards of Mono Lake
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Lot of two: 1) "The Crooked Tree" Paoha Island, Mono Lake Calif. Taken by Frasher Photos. 2) Earthquake crack on Negit Island, Mono Lake, ...
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Nevada City Postcard Collection1459 - Nevada City Postcard Collection
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Lot of seven. Five real photo postcards: early 1905 Broad Street, c1920's Broad Street with tracks, 1906 Main Street Grass Valley, 1910 4th of J...
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San Francisco Earthquake Postcards1460 - San Francisco Earthquake Postcards
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San Francisco 1906 earthquake postcard collection. Over 100 postcards to picking the destruction and condition of the city following the earthquake th
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Sold to d******0 for (110.00 + 26.40BP) = 136.40
 
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Postcards of Susanville Buildings1461 - Postcards of Susanville Buildings
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Lot of 27. Seventeen are real photo: Emerson's Hotel (mailed 1914), Lassen Industrial Bank, Court House, Catholic church, LDS church, Post Offic...
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Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Susanville Birds-Eye View Postcards (most RPPC)1462 - Susanville Birds-Eye View Postcards (most RPPC)
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Lot of 24. Nineteen are real photo, two are color, and three are early printed. Of the 24, six were mailed (1909-1961) and one has a long message writ
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Susanville RPPCs: Workplaces1463 - Susanville RPPCs: Workplaces
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Lot of 11 real photo postcards. Views include: The Old Mill, Southern Pacific Railroad construction work, Lassen Grain & Milling Company, Saw Mi...
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Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Three Susanville Real Photo Postcards (Early View Repros)1464 - Three Susanville Real Photo Postcards (Early View Repros)
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Three RPPCs. Two are reprints (c.1940s) of early Susanville views: Main Street in 1864 and "On Richmond Road in the Early Days" (JH Eastma...
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Sold to d******r for (10.00 + 2.10BP) = 12.10
 
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Spectacular Yosemite Postcard Collection1465 - Spectacular Yosemite Postcard Collection
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Approximately 440 cards! Includes: real photo postcards (c.1905-1915), Mitchell early views, and cards dating to the 1940s-60s. Approximate counts: 36
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Estimate : 500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (450.00 + 108.00BP) = 558.00
 
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California Postcard  and Photograph Collection1466 - California Postcard and Photograph Collection
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Includes Dutch flume near Smartsville, 6 automobile photos, Del Monte Hotel in Monterrey County, 1898 Auburn County Receipt, Dunsmuir 1906 postcard,
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Sold to t******2 for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Three California Wells Fargo Covers1467 - Three California Wells Fargo Covers
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1) Includes a Marysville addressed to Mrs. C .C. Crittendon (from the famous Crittendon correspondence collection). c1860's. 2) Downieville addr...
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Sold to d******0 for (45.00 + 10.80BP) = 55.80
 
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Advertising for Cabinets of Spool Thread1468 - Advertising for Cabinets of Spool Thread
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Postal cover addressed to W.R. Callahan of Rocky Bar Idaho with a brochure advertising Clark's "O.N.T." Cabinets including spools of t...
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Sold to D******a for (20.00 + 4.20BP) = 24.20
 
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Beaverhead County MT Covers Collection1469 - Beaverhead County MT Covers Collection
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43 Total pieces. Highlights are 8 Terminus territorials with blue and purple cancels, 1903 Dewey (1894-1913), 1915 very early Wise River, 1891 Willis,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to b********c.. for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
 
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Three Blackfoot, Montana Letters (1874, 1875, 1876)1470 - Three Blackfoot, Montana Letters (1874, 1875, 1876)
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Lot of 3 territorial letters from a scarce location. Two have dateline Blackfoot City, the other simply "Blackfoot." 1874, 1875, 1876. All...
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Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Flathead County Postal History / Postcard Collection1471 - Flathead County Postal History / Postcard Collection
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Lot of eight. Includes the longest driving bridge in the state RPC (TRV photograph), Grand View Hotel and FL Gray Store, main street Kalispell, 1947 R
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Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Lot Withdrawn1472 - Lot Withdrawn
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North Great Falls MT Cover1473 - North Great Falls MT Cover
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North Great Falls official postcard from Cascade CO MT. Post office ran from 1890-1893. Very rare postmark. "North" is not visible in the...
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Sold to h*******c for (5.00 + 1.05BP) = 6.05
 
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Old Agency Territorial Postmark1474 - Old Agency Territorial Postmark
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Territorial postmark from Old Agency in Teton Co Montana. Postal card dated March 4, 1888 during the post office run from (1875-1889). Has a fold le
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Sold to h*******c for (20.00 + 4.20BP) = 24.20
 
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Very Early Ramsey Official Postcard1475 - Very Early Ramsey Official Postcard
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Very early official postcard from Ramsey MT in Granite Co dated 1891. Post office was only open for 9 years from 1888-1897. Poor strike, but the rev
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Sold to h*******c for (10.00 + 2.10BP) = 12.10
 
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Renova Postcard1476 - Renova Postcard
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Great card! Man sleeping in doghouse. Post marked Renova, 1906. Post office open, 1906-1923. State: Montana City: Renova, Jefferson County HWAC#:
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Sheridan Collection Madison County1477 - Sheridan Collection Madison County
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10 Total pieces from Sheridan MT. Mostly 1800's including 2 Corner Covers, 1 purple cancel, and a train delay. State: Montana City: Sherida...
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Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Sidney, Carbon County Postal History / Postcard Collection1478 - Sidney, Carbon County Postal History / Postcard Collection
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Eight RPC's, three black & white, and one colored postcard. RPC's include several nature scenes, Yellowstone Valley National bank, Morri...
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Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Nice Pine Creek Cancel on Stevensville Postcard1479 - Nice Pine Creek Cancel on Stevensville Postcard
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Nice black and white photo of the Stevensville Hotel. Hand written notes on fronts include "parlor door" and "This used to be my bedr...
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Twin Bridges Postal Collection1480 - Twin Bridges Postal Collection
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10 Total pieces from Twin Bridges MT. 4 Slightly different cancels, all black circles and 2 registered covers. State: Montana City: Twin Bridges
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Sold to J***M for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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Virginia City Covers Collection (Madison County)1481 - Virginia City Covers Collection (Madison County)
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21 Total pieces from Virginia City MT. Mostly territorial and many different cancels. Black, Blue, and purple ink with a variety of different cancels
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Sold to g*********1 for (275.00 + 66.00BP) = 341.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1482 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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Large Montana Postal History Collection including Territorials1483 - Large Montana Postal History Collection including Territorials
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Lot of twenty-four. Territorials include: 1) 1888 Helena to Conrad of Fort Benton. 2) Strong Butte City 1884 Postal Card to Hershfield of Helena from
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Sold to h*******c for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Montana Corner Covers Collection1484 - Montana Corner Covers Collection
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About 50 total pieces of corner covers from various companies and towns in Montana. CC's include J.G. Olsen Druggist, Ekalaka Telephone, The Mac...
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Sold to h*******c for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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Montana Postcards and Trade Cards1485 - Montana Postcards and Trade Cards
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Aluminum card-New Federal Building, Butte; 3 Leather cards: Northern Pacific Railway Depot, stamp and postmark; 2 other leather are Greetings from Liv
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Sold to h*******c for (15.00 + 3.15BP) = 18.15
 
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Six World War II Naval Covers1486 - Six World War II Naval Covers
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1) Launching of USS Helena in 1940. 2-3)1940 USS Helena business reply envelopes. Both with two two cent red stamps. 4) 1946 USS George Cllymer (spel
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Sold to d******0 for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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R-7 Acoma, Lincoln County Postmark1487 - R-7 Acoma, Lincoln County Postmark
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According to the Nevada Postmark Catalog, this is the earliest second period Acoma cancel. Mostly very strong. State: Nevada City: Acoma HWAC#:
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Sold to s***0 for (55.00 + 11.55BP) = 66.55
 
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Alpine, Nevada R-6 Cancel1488 - Alpine, Nevada R-6 Cancel
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Nice strike on a Registry Return Receipt From Warren Williams (Fallon's founder and major player in early Churchill County) to his son John P. W...
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Sold to s***0 for (35.00 + 7.35BP) = 42.35
 
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Patriotic Cover sent to Auroa [sic], Cala, Mono Co.1489 - Patriotic Cover sent to Auroa [sic], Cala, Mono Co.
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"The Union - The Constitution and the Enforcement of the Laws" written below a large eagle on top of a shield. Addressed to R. T. Ryan. S...
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Sold to 6*****b for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
 
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Aurora, Nevada Blue Cyanotype Post Card about Killing a Mountain Lion.1490 - Aurora, Nevada Blue Cyanotype Post Card about Killing a Mountain Lion.
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Post Card shows the mountains around Aurora (I assume), "where Oliver got his mountain lion." Card is addressed to Mrs. J Oliver Kirkpatri...
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Sold to s***0 for (20.00 + 4.20BP) = 24.20
 
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Four Interesting Aurora, Esmeralda County Covers1491 - Four Interesting Aurora, Esmeralda County Covers
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1) 1866 very early R-4 Aurora cancel with grid killer. Addressed to Nathaniel Howard of Chrysopolis. Dates of Chrysopolis post office narrows the date
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Sold to l***j for (90.00 + 21.60BP) = 111.60
 
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Small (2 x 5.25") Envelope with nice Aurora Strike and Fancy Star Killer1492 - Small (2 x 5.25") Envelope with nice Aurora Strike and Fancy Star Killer
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"NOV' restruck outside of cancel. R-4. Early usage. State: Nevada City: Aurora HWAC#: 46595 Date: c1870
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Sold to l***j for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
 
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Tax Record for JS Cain of Aurora, Nevada1493 - Tax Record for JS Cain of Aurora, Nevada
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Mailed from Goldfield with an Aurora Stamp on back. Includes detailed list of Cain's holdings in Aurora that were to be taxed. Cain is most know...
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Sold to B******r for (110.00 + 26.40BP) = 136.40
 
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Austin Cover Arguably Territorial (per Gamett)1494 - Austin Cover Arguably Territorial (per Gamett)
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June 20, Austin, Nev. cancel. But James Gamett makes a strong case that this is really an N. T. cancel. His argument is included. State: Nevada Cit
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Sold to s***0 for (30.00 + 6.30BP) = 36.30
 
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Austin, N. T. Wells Fargo Cover1495 - Austin, N. T. Wells Fargo Cover
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This cover is addressed to John Garber. He was an important San Francisco lawyer who found himself involved in Austin (and other Nevada) mining dispu
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Four Austin, Nevada Covers with Letters1496 - Four Austin, Nevada Covers with Letters
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One has a partial seal on back. The latest writes about the authors visit to Tonopah in 1904. ^People arrive every which way including many on foot. ^
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Sold to j***d for (85.00 + 20.40BP) = 105.40
 
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Nice Blue Austin, N. T. Wells Fargo Strike1497 - Nice Blue Austin, N. T. Wells Fargo Strike
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To William Cook of Carson City. Was in the Herman Toaspern Collection (includes background information on this important, early collector). State: N
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Sold to s***0 for (25.00 + 5.25BP) = 30.25
 
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