January 2018 Auction: Americana, Bottles, Numismatics, Railroad, Mining, Native Americana

Auction Details

Our first auction of 2018 is a special two-day, 1,400+ lot sale with items in more than a dozen collecting categories, including Tokens, Numismatics, Railroad & Express, Mining, Postcards, Bottles, General Americana, Native Americana, Antique Firearms, Military, Cowboy, and a Bargains & Dealer Specials Section.

*Highlights*

--A rare grouping of 19th century silverware from jewelers on the Comstock Lode, including a never-before-seen M.M. Fredrick silver chalice.

--A stunning California Gold-in-Quartz watch plus other jewelry

--A large General Americana section featuring ephemera from Western states like California, Nevada, Colorado, Montana; large postcard collections from Utah and Washington; and art.

--An assorted Mining section with reference books, lamps, spoons, rare stock certificates, photographs, documents, and ore and fossil specimens

--All sorts of Native Americana including baskets, beadwork, clothing, tools, war clubs, rugs, pottery, and ephemera

--Cowboy collectibles such as art, ephemera, saddles, irons, clothing, and photographs

--A Firearms & Weaponry section featuring rare antique ammunition and knives

--Military collectibles including Civil War documents, photographs, and a rare Ambulance Corps Arm Band

--Coin collecting books, catalogs, US coin sets, US and foreign medals, bank notes/currency, and ingots

--Rare slot machines, gaming chips, and ephemera in our Gaming section

--A fabulous antique Bottle section featuring California Gold Rush Sodas and Nevada Medicines, including examples used in Fred Holabird's bottle books.

--Railroad reference books, padlocks, nails, passes, and other ephemera including train wreck photo collections

--A small but select offering of Wells Fargo & Other Express collectibles including 1850s stock certificates

--Collectibles from 8 different World's Fairs & Expositions

--The auction concludes with a large Bargains & Dealer Specials section full of collectibles from many categories including Mining, Railroad, Tokens, & General Americana. These lots are either large groupings or entry-level items, meant to help restock dealer inventories and jumpstart a new generation of collectors!


Full Auction Schedule

Day One, January 20th, 2018 (Lots 1001-1723)

*General Americana (Lots 1001-1377)
*Foreign (Lots 1378-1391)
*Mining (Lots 1392-1578)
*Minerals (Lots1579-1596)
*Art (Lots 1597-1625)
*Native Americana (Lots 1626-1723)

Day Two, January 21st, 2018 (Lots 2001-2726)

*Cowboy (Lots 2001-2054)
*Firearms/Weaponry (Lots 2055-2102)
*Military (Lots 2103-2135)
*Numismatics (Lots 2136-2192)
*Gaming (Lots 2193-2210)
*Tokens (Lots 2211-2232)
*Bottles (Lots 2233-2365)
*Saloon (Lots 2366-2373
*Railroadiana (Lots 2374-2483)
*Wells Fargo (Lots 2484-2489)
*World's Fair & Expositions (Lots 2490-2508)
*Bargains & Dealer Specials (Lots 2509-2726)
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Saltair Resort Postcard Collection (Great Salt Lake, Utah)1298 - Saltair Resort Postcard Collection (Great Salt Lake, Utah)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 48 including seven real photo. Most are early printed cards. Some duplication. 1) Real photo: three rare exterior views showing the resort and
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Utah Postcards: Mormon Temple, Tabernacle, & Other Structures1299 - Utah Postcards: Mormon Temple, Tabernacle, & Other Structures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 63 including 8 real photo. 1) Real photo: inside of Tabernacle showing the great organ; outside Tabernacle; two of Eagle Gate; and four exterio
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Salt Lake City Postcard Collection1300 - Salt Lake City Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 75 cards including 7 real photo. Real photo include: women posing at Black Rock Beach; first house built in Utah at Temple Square; three of the
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Rare Mormon Pro-Eugenics Postcard1301 - Rare Mormon Pro-Eugenics Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare c.1907 card showing an old man leading a group of children with "No Race Suicide in Utah!" at the top. Mailed 1908 with the message: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to G*********d for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Aluminum Postcard of Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City1302 - Aluminum Postcard of Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Only one in the hundreds we sorted from this collection. Unused aluminum postcard showing the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City. Published by New
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Utah Mormon Postcard Collection1303 - Utah Mormon Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 27 including 6 later real photo. This group has views of LDS and Mormon structures and historical figures. RPCS include: two of Mormon Battalio
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Northern Utah Postcard Collection (Ogden, Logan, Brigham)1304 - Northern Utah Postcard Collection (Ogden, Logan, Brigham)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 28 postcards of towns and places north of Salt Lake City. Includes five RPCs: Wendover Drug; Ogden arch; and three Logan (agricultural college,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Southern Utah Postcard Collection1305 - Southern Utah Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 29 postcards of Utah towns and places south of Salt Lake City. Includes 12 real photo cards: rare Cedar City Indian Trading Post; 1911 Provo Ca
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Utah Scenery Postcards1306 - Utah Scenery Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30 including 8 real photo. Real photo include: Wasatch Mtns. from Salt Lake City; Angels Landing, Zion National Park; Victorian Arch, Bryce Can
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to j******6 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Utah Postcards: Three Leather1307 - Utah Postcards: Three Leather
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different leather postcards. 1) Just a Line from Utah (fishing scene), Mon. Nov. 21st, 1904. 2) This is What They Did to Me in Ogden Utah (donke
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 9***6 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Rare Cosmopolis, Washington Real Photo Postcard1308 - Rare Cosmopolis, Washington Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare real photo street scene by Lewis. Front Street, Cosmopolis, Washington. 1907 Cosmopolis cancel. Card mailed to Edinburgh, Scotland. Message says
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to g***s for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Rare Real Photo Postcard of Railroad Bridge Construction at Matlock, Washington1309 - Rare Real Photo Postcard of Railroad Bridge Construction at Matlock, Washington
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scarce photo postcard showing 14 men posing at the end of a railroad bridge in construction in a heavily forested area. Reverse has message written in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to g***s for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Seattle Aerial & Birds-Eye Postcards1310 - Seattle Aerial & Birds-Eye Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 26 postcards including 16 real photo. Eleven were mailed, 1907-1962. RPCs of Seattle at night, business district, First Hill, canal, Boeing air
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to b*******n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Seattle Street Scenes Postcards1311 - Seattle Street Scenes Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 32 including 3 real photo. RPCs: birds-eye Second & Pike, c.1930s and street level Second & Pike; and a 1950s street scene. Other car...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9***6 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Seattle, Washington Postcard Collection1312 - Seattle, Washington Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nearly 80 including 19 real photo postcards. This is a diverse group of early and later cards. Real photo include: Colman Ferry Dock; interior
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******n for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Two Very Early Seattle Postcards incl. 18991313 - Two Very Early Seattle Postcards incl. 1899
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Klondike Gold Rush era cards. 1) Earliest Washington postcard in the hundreds sorted in this collection! "Greetings from Seattle." Ima...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to 9***6 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Fantastic 2-panel Panoramic Postcard of Skamokawa, Washington1314 - Fantastic 2-panel Panoramic Postcard of Skamokawa, Washington
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early printed photo panoramic postcard published by J.J. Campbell showing Skamokawa, Washington. River bends through picture with many waterfront busi
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to M*****l for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Three Washington State Fire Postcards incl. Real Photo1315 - Three Washington State Fire Postcards incl. Real Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Two rare real photo postcards of 1911 fire in Snohomish. Both by the same photographer (Douglass?): "Looking East on First St., Sn...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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3 Scarce South Bend, Washington Real Photo Postcards1316 - 3 Scarce South Bend, Washington Real Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. 1) Rare c.1908 view of Water Street. Message to mother and father. 1908 South Bend postmark. No photographer listed. 2) Different
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Spokane, Washington Postcard Collection1317 - Spokane, Washington Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 37 including two real photo. Two real photo are of a street scene (mailed 1945) and the Spokane Skyline. A total of eleven cards were mailed, 1
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Rare Sultan, Washington Real Photo Postcard1318 - Rare Sultan, Washington Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Real photo postcard of Main Street, Sultan, Washington. No photographer listed. Message on back is dated 1914 and reads: ""I have mailed y...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Tacoma, Washington Postcard Collection1319 - Tacoma, Washington Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 29 including 8 real photo and one leather postcard. Leather postcard shows fishing scene and was mailed 1906. Real photo include: Pavilion and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Yakima, Washington Postcard Collection1320 - Yakima, Washington Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 different postcards with 2 real photo. RPCs are a c.1940s street scene (Ellis) and a shot of the Larson Building (Ellis). Eleven other card
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Washington Folded Maps by Metsker1321 - Washington Folded Maps by Metsker
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Counties-Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Grant, Lincoln, Whitman, Yakima. Date: Location: Washington HWAC# 571973
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Washington State Ephemera1322 - Washington State Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 25 items including catalogs and ads. for "Aladdin Readi (sic) Cut Homes" this ad has color pictures with listed prices of the day;...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to t******2 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Postcards of Washington Banks1323 - Postcards of Washington Banks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17. Ten postcards and 7 postal return receipts from Washington banks. Postcards include: two copies of a rare interior view of the Old National
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Washington State Lumber Postcards1324 - Washington State Lumber Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 18 including 7 real photo. Seven cards mailed, 1909-1948, Montesano, Seattle, Medford, Walla Walla cancels. 1) RPCs: lumber camp scene with Mon
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to g***s for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Washington State Military Postcard Collection1325 - Washington State Military Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 28 cards including 14 real photo. 1) Real photo: roll call at Camp Lewis; barracks at Fort Warden; birds-eye of barracks at Ft. Casey; Puget So
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9***6 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Washington State Postcards featuring Steamers & Ships1326 - Washington State Postcards featuring Steamers & Ships
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30 including 10 real photo postcards. Real photo: aerial view of US Navy Yard at Bremerton; multiple of US Gov't Locks, Seattle; aerial o...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9***6 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Nice Washington State Postcard Collection1327 - Nice Washington State Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 38, including 26 real photo. These cards can be split into four themes: historical figures, birds-eye views, farming, and dams. 1) Historical:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9***6 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Washington Church & State Postcard Collection1328 - Washington Church & State Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 39 including 15 real photo cards of schools, universities, and churches in Washington state. 1) Real photo: state school in Cheney; multiple of
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Washington State Hotels & Inns Postcards1329 - Washington State Hotels & Inns Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 45 including 16 real photo postcards. This is a nice collection. Real photo include: Tacoma Hotel (mailed 1907); Spanish Ball Room at The Olymp
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Mt. Rainer & Other Washington Scenery Postcards1330 - Mt. Rainer & Other Washington Scenery Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 75 including 28 real photo postcards. Real photo include views of: Mt. St. Helens from Toledo, WA (mailed 1911); Paradise Inn; Glacier Rim Trai
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******n for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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WANTED! Poster, Sheridan, Wyoming 19161331 - WANTED! Poster, Sheridan, Wyoming 1916
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wanted for "blowing the safe and robbing the Post Office at Arvada, Wyo."... 2 parties were believed to have committed the crime. This wan...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l******8 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Casper, Wyoming Street Photo1332 - Casper, Wyoming Street Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photo of men and horses in the street. near a shoeing operation. Date: c. 1910 Location: Casper, Wyoming HWAC# 57224
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
 
 
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Moved to 2035a1333 - Moved to 2035a
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Furstnow sign has been moved to Day 2, Lot 2035a.
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Artifacts from Belize1334 - Artifacts from Belize
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artifacts--pieces of pottery, baskets, rock, and piece of corn packed in straw, from Wilber May to Clayton Phillips. Paper inside reads: Government of
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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New Granada: Holton, 18571335 - New Granada: Holton, 1857
Holabird Western Americana Collections
New Granada by Isaac F. Holton. Title page reads as follows: New Granada: Twenty Months In The Andes. By Isaac F. Holton, M.A., Professor of Chemistr
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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History of The Conquest of Peru 2 Vols.1336 - History of The Conquest of Peru 2 Vols.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early history of Spain's acquisition of Peru in volumes I and II of William H. Prescott's "History of The Conquest of Peru" Publis...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Mac Cann's Argentine Provinces, 18531337 - Mac Cann's Argentine Provinces, 1853
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An account of Two Thousand Miles' Ride Through The Argentine Provinces Being an Account of The Natural Products of The Country, And Habits of Th...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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3 Great South American Books1338 - 3 Great South American Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) "Wild Scenes in South America" by Don Ramon Paez, 2nd edition, 1863. Hardbound, cloth cover, 8.5" x 5.5". 2) Part One by Lie...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to e***f for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Unidentified Oval Landscape Photograph1339 - Unidentified Oval Landscape Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a vintage photograph in an old wood frame. It measures 22"x 19" and shows a farm house, complete with large barn. Piece has no gla...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Beadle's Pine Tree Jack Dime Novel1340 - Beadle's Pine Tree Jack Dime Novel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 24 in the series of 100. Complete copy. The predecessor to comic books. Water damage to rear cover and page sides. Date: 1908 Location: HWAC#
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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"Road South" and "Memories" by an Old Army Officer"1341 - "Road South" and "Memories" by an Old Army Officer"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two interesting Western books. 1) "Road South" by Caverhill. The covers are made from the first hard board to roll from the giant press of...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to F********h for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Manual of Blacksmithing Hardcover by Morton1342 - Manual of Blacksmithing Hardcover by Morton
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover 158pp. Illustrated. Front cover and spine have some staining. some upper page corners have creases. Date: 1902 Location: HWAC# 571428
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to S*****8 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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"Family Records" by Ashworth P Burke: a Guide to Your English Ancestry1343 - "Family Records" by Ashworth P Burke: a Guide to Your English Ancestry
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a great resource for any genealogist or anyone with English ancestry. For example, Clements goes back to Isaac Clements an 18th Century grazie
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*********r for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Desert Magazine 1951-19651344 - Desert Magazine 1951-1965
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 70 issues of Desert Magazine, Western Travel/Adventure/Living, from 1951-1965 Date: Location: HWAC# 56539
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f********d for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Langdon Stocks (3)1345 - Langdon Stocks (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Langdon Rolling Mill i/u 1864, Langdon Bank i/u 1856, Langdon Manufacturing Co. i/u 1897. Date: Location: HWAC# 57255
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Hundreds of American Photos1346 - Hundreds of American Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large group of hundreds of mostly b/w American photos including landscapes, people, cars, tintypes, animals, large negatives, animals, at the beach, c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t******2 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Five Leather Folio Holders1347 - Five Leather Folio Holders
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five new red/brown leather folio holders with zipper closure and carrying handles. Made by NSM Industries, 17 x 13, holds the standard black paper/pla
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to b******d for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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