"Holabird's High-Grade": Mining, Numismatics, Railroadiana, & Americana (June 2023 Live Auction)

Lot of 8 different. Scarce women's category within the Prag Collection. Includes: American Woman's Realty Co. (1938); Women's Service Cl...

Lot of 4 different. Rare sub-category within the Prag Collection. Includes: The Proprietors of the Woman's Journal (1870); The Woman Patriot Pub...

3 unusual attached stock tickets/scrip for 1 share each of Clark Webster & Co, New York, undated. 8x5.25", horizontal creases. Date: ...

Stock confirm from the fraudster's Brokerage firm. Madoff pilfered about $50 billion from his clients and most of these so-called trades were fa...

Beautiful 1913 Chinese Government 5% Gold Bearer Bond issued for 505 French Francs by the Russo-Asiatic Bank. Very nice vignettes and nice engraving j

Date likely post 2000, framed 26 x 20" Isthmus at Marlette Lake. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Provenance:

Framed watercolor of a house in Altadena, California. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Altadena Provenance:

Watercolor by Mondras measures about 21 x 24" overall size of old bridge at Balboa Island in southern California. Date: Country (if not USA)...

Lot of two framed pieces about 18.5 x 13 Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Italian artist Simonetti was active in Italy in the last part of 19th century. Signed at lower right in period frame, probably original. 12 x 21 Dat

A 22"x 48" still life in oil on graphite by California artist Carl Frederick Schley (1884-1957). Painting shows a hunter's harvest of ...

Large still life. Canvas measures 43" x 34" overall size with frame is 52.5" x 41" unsigned possibly Italian based on the style ...

16 x 20 oil on canvas by Jian-Li-Liu. Sold October 2005 for $2610 by the Classic art gallery in Carmel. Comes with certificate of authenticity and ori

This painting is of a "Sea Captain" by artist Apodaca. Canvas at 7.5 in. X 9.5 in. and framed at 14.5 in. X 17 in. Signed APODACA lower ri...

Framed Native Alaskan woman fishing original painting with black paint by George Ahgupuk. Painting 3.5x4.75", frame 8.5x10.5". Signed in l...

6 signed Alaska art prints. Beyond the Unknown by Jon Van Zyle #300/500. KHAR 1986 by N Taylor Stonington. Timber Wolf #62/950 signed by J Van Hoeson

3 Charlen Jeffrey signed Alaska prints on heavy stock. Snowshoer #07/100. Warm and Secure #07/50. Island Dancer #7/50. About 15x20". Polar Glow...

3 Iditarod race prints signed by Jon Van Zyle. 1982 #332/50, bottom ink and wrinkle. 1987 no number. Into The Pass #300/500 on heavy stock. About 21x2

14 hand colored Colorado historical prints, most or all from Harper's Weekly, c. 1860's to 80's. Durango, Indians, mining, cowboys, mule...

2 Sidney Larson art posters. Columbia Town and Gown, signed by artist, heavy stock 16x30". Historic Missouri historical mural on heavy stock 17...

A set of 55 highly detailed engravings depicting 19th century actors in their roles in various theatrical settings, many from Shakespearian plays such

600 actress art prints by Gray Litho c. 1903-04. Lily Langtry, Sarah Bernhardt, Adele Ritchie, Lilian Blauvelt, Eleanora Duse, Louise Homer, Ellen Ter

Charles M Russell Legacy by Larry Peterson, #283/300 in slipcase. Deluxe volume, 438pp with index. Hundreds of photos and illustrations of Russell art

Set of 10 Charles Russell pen and ink prints, #83/750 with COA from CM Russell Museum. Annihilation of Fetterman's Command, The Wagon Box Fight,...

Original hand colored print by French artist Paul Louis Guilbert, 1886-1952, of 3 Spaniards in an alley listening to guitar music. Signed by artist i

About 67 19th century art prints in folio format, generally 11.5x15" and mostly steel engravings. A significant group of 27 prints apparently f...

10 Artists of the West prints c. 1987-92. 3x Indian Summer, 4x Trout Creek Meadow, 3x Pike's Peak Autumn. About 20x24". 1 print in each gro...

Large format lithograph impressed into paper? No. 29/250. Signature illegible. May be Donald J ? The bird of Paradise was a particular of Fred &...

1856 Handcolored bird print of a buffon. Large format print by Edouard Travies. Printed in Paris and London by E Gam Bart and company. Motacilla Alba

Deluxe hard folio, Cats of the Snow by Simon Combes, with Great Cats Chronicle, Stories and Sketches From The Artist softcover book. This great set is

Lot of three 1.) Classic Ducks unlimited sales print. Print is loose inside frame. nicely framed. 28.5 x 34" 2.) Beaver Pond Mallards by Roe, N...

Felis Jaguaronvi by Wolf & Smit lithograph printed by hanhart. c1850 25 x 30" Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Litho by Ruck and Verlag. Printed in Frankford. Color litho in original 19th century frame. 19.5 x 16" This hung in 3 different Holabird homes...

Lot of three. Two original far eastern art pieces and a third print. These three beautiful works of art were the property of Bell Northrop Art profess

10 serigraphs in hard case folio of cave art by Douglas Mazonowicz, 1981. Introduction by Carl Sagan. #270/300. The reproduced cave paintings include:

Prayers for the Wild Things print by Bev Doolittle, #30657/60000 and signed by artist. 1993, 31.5x24". Date: Country (if not USA): State: ...

This is set number 2 of these stunning Artist proofs (AP 2). We are unsure how many artist proofs were made. These sets, in their limited edition form

Lot of five framed historic prints. 1.) Pastoral mountain scene, probably European, matted covers c1880. 23 x 19 framed with glass. 2.) Cries of Londo

Hundreds of prints in 2+ Aldine's Art Journal, c. 1870's. Nature, portraits, animals etc. 17x12". Date: Country (if not USA): Sta...

800 art prints by Gray Litho, c. 1907-10. 100 each-horse, with veil, green trim, daises, golfer, feather hat, canoe, hunter. 12.5x10". About 31...

Large group of prints, perhaps 2000+ in various sizes. Many are 19th century. Many subjects including cowgirls, landscapes, American Revolution, plant

Assortment of posters and calendars c. 1940-80. I'm Yours pinup. Enticing. 1948 airplane partial calendar. 1981 cowboy partial calendar with wri...

About 2000 smaller art prints in sorted bulk, approx. 6x8". Will be a great inventory item for a museum gift shop or for a dealer. Paradise Cov...

500 sportswomen prints, 100 each, by Gray Litho c. 1908. Hunter, horse, green trim, golfer, canoe. 12.5x10". 18 lbs. Date: Country (if not U...

100 each of art prints by Gray Litho, c. 1908. Red golfer, green trim, canoe, horse, hunter. 12.5x10". 19 lbs. Date: Country (if not USA): ...

Framed nudie in bath tub with a Coors keg and stein emptying into a bath tub. Not paint, probably chalk. This belonged to a California Coors distribut

This bronze is of a cowboy on his horse made by Stellon Art Foundry. Marked 2/6 at 18 in. long by 19 in. high. Please see photos for details. Date:

3 Stereoviews of Bisbee by Olaf Larson. Larson was born in Norway in 1879 and the family moved to the US in 1884. About 1900 he became a full time pho

1.) Birdseye view of Globe by Charles O Farciot. 2.) silver era mining company at Globe by Farciot on unmarked board 3.) Old Dominion Smelter by Olaf

Birdseye view of Mineral Park. This stereo is marked on the reverse no4 Mineral Park. According to Rowe on page 285 this is from a series Rothrock sho

Four c. 1900 Nogales stereoviews. Rare winter snow scene, Morley Ave., Looking NW over Nogales. Pre labor trouble or Mexican revolt. Date: Count

1.) The earliest view of this group is of the Bank of Arizona, Rothrock 102, from 1875-1878 as shown in Rowe on page 285. This is a choice, high-quali

c. late 1800's hand written Chinese medicine/apothecary or order book from Tombstone. 5.5x8.25x.5". Some foxing on covers and front cover d...

4 pieces of Chinese funeral money that would be given to grieving family members, c. 1880's, 2x7". Paper packet with contents of unknown pu...

Exceptionally rare suite of 5 original mounted black and white photos on board. The boards measure 7 x 9" and the photos 4.25" x 6.5"...

Two early hanging postcards of Arizona events. A.) Hanging of John Heath at Tombstone, real photo postcard, early, c1908-1915 printing. Heath's ...

1.) Carlton Watkins no4858 Entitled City of Yuma from the Fort Arizona. Edge damage at right and left with some foxing in the photo. Miner water damag

Three key early stereoviews in excellent condition by western photographer TH Sullivan for the 1873 George M Wheeler Expedition through the West. The

Two stereo views of McKinley's visit to Arizona c1901. 1.) The first view is of McKinley standing in front of the loaded ore cars in front of th...

Lot of 6. 1) War Department Signal Service, US Army, sent from Tucson, Arizona, 1887. Message about "patent issues." 2) United States Tele...

Dozens of playbills c. 1909-13 from Orpheum in Oakland and San Francisco, Bell Theatre, Princess Theatre, MacDonough Theatre etc. Some handwritten per

About 20 early Bay Area and other Northern California maps 1:62500, c. 1915-30. About 20x16.5". Placerville, July 1893, reprint of 1925 Jacks...

10 pieces of Bodie banking ephemera. J S Cain-1898 Bullion and Exchange Bank receipt, 1905 credit sheet, 1902 receipt, 3x small receipts. 1879 Bodie B

Lot of 3. 1) Receipt for Exchange, 1879, for Robert Williams purchasing a $50 Bill of Exchange from Wells Fargo to be paid in London. Signed by the We

1879 and 1913 postcards. S Tokio fisherman trade card. Nevada and California Telegraph 1881 Bodie Bank telegraph. Date: Country (if not USA): Sta

Nice group of Bodie ephemera. 1881 Geo Gillson mining billhead. 4th of July portrait by Boysen & Struckmann , 5x7" with nice contrast. Mono...

5 page 1896 letter and cover with cut stamp from S R Buford to S R Buford Co., Virginia City, MT on fancy letterhead. Byron Hots Springs in Contra Cos

Jan - Dec 1899 Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Chico Provenance:

Possibly unique. James Mills and brother Edgar arrived in California first. Darius Ogden Mills followed. In 1850 the company was listed as Auction and

Lot of 3 different. Identified on the reverse as "Mr. Garret Diithmiin" residence and ranch. No additional information located about Diith...

Directory of the City of Nevada and Grass Valley: Containing a history of the city; names of its inhabitants; and everything appertaining to a complet

Grass Valley Morning Union, Bound Volumes, 1907-1920, Incomplete. 17.5 x 22.5 bound volumes of this Grass Valley Newspaper at a time when gold mining

Uncut Marilyn Monroe 50 card sheet, 1995 by Sports Time Inc. Will look great in a frame! 20x28". Date: Country (if not USA): State: Calif...

6 pinups including 1954 Marilyn Monroe calendar and 5 other vintage pinups. About 17x10". Date: Country (if not USA): State: California C...

Original cel, The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy, entitled Christmas Adventure, CBS 1990 COA. 7x10". Date: Country (if not USA): S...

About 300 or more b/w Hollywood movie stills. CBS News, Jack Webb, Orson Wells, Ed Sullivan, James Caan, Danny and Marlo Thomas, James Garner, Roy Rog

Two large bound brown leather ledgers, measuring 16" x 12" x 3" thick. The first ledger starts with the opening of the Alturas Lo...

2nd quarter, rough covers. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Los Angeles Provenance:

Consists of perhaps 100 or more pieces. Includes Mickey Mouse Cineart films c1940, numerous ticket books, postcards, buttons, oversized buttons, progr

1867 indenture between S.F. Butterworth of San Francisco and the Kelly Family of Oakland for a piece of land in Oakland at Adeline and 22nd streets fo

Lot of 30. Billheads: Oakland Daily Transcript (1870 and 1871); Oakland College School (1866); F. Schimmelpfennig & GC Riser (Oakland, 1878); Pe...

1905 Daily News, Tournament of Roses edition with 6 nice parade photos on cover. Lots of Pasadena photos and articles inside. 15.75x11.25". Da...

2 different fantastic wide angle mammoth plate circus photos on heavy stock. Sacramento, CA. Horses has 1.25" top center tear. Elephants has .5...

Our Taste Oyster can with paper label and attached lid, from Hall, Luhrs & Co., Sacramento, Cal. 4.25x2.5". Back of label has nice boat sce...

Two telephone directories for Sacramento and Yolo, El Dorado, Placer, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Butte, Glenn, Amador, and Colusa Counties. These directori

San Francisco Directory Year and Business Guide for 1858: Henry G. Langley Compiler. San Francisco: Commercial Steam Presses: Valentine & Co, 18...

The San Francisco Business Directory for the Year Commencing September, 1861: Embracing a General Directory of Residents a Business Directory; a Direc

The San Francisco Directory for the Year Commencing December 1869: Embracing a General Directory of Residents and Business Directory; Also a Directory

San Francisco City Directory embracing a General and Business Directory, Street Guide, City Government, Public Institutions, Churches, Societies, etc.

The San Francisco Directory for the Year Commencing April, 1879: Embracing a General Directory of Residents and a Business Directory - Compiled by Hen

The Pacific Coast Business Directory for 1867: Containing the Name and Post Office Address of Each Merchant, Manufacturer and Professional Residing in

McKenney's Gazetteer and Directory of the Central Pacific Railroad and its branches for 1872: A guide and business directory complete in one vol...

Very rare International Chinese Business Directory, published in San Francisco in 1913. Compiled by Wong Kin. Large sections on major Asian cities inc

Vol 1 #1-10, May 28 1864 - July 30 1864. The 2nd issue discusses how the reception of this newspaper is very kind, contains ghost stories, dramatic ne

Exceptionally important. This is the Report and Manifest for a Ship or Vessel of the United States, from a Foreign Port. Cargo on the ship Barque Equa

Very rare. Hart, p. 223. Baird 5; Clifford 6. Printed by Britton & Rey. Unused illustrated lettersheet with four illustrations related to the as...

Lot of 7. All are pictorial deposit receipts for 1854. Vignette of the building and of a prospector. LeCount & Strong, Lith. 1) Best is a receip...

March 31st, 1854 Second of Exchange issued to Jennings in San Francisco for $50...which means this could have been paid with a $50 slug! Great sluice

Very unusual and rare lot we discovered going through an old collection of miscellaneous documents. Here are two distinct pairs of exchanges (each a S

Extremely rare. This features the famous whaling vignette! "Dealers in Bullion & Bills of Exchange." FM Drexel (Philadelphia), P. Sath...