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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Railroad Photos Archive Montana, Wyoming & Southern Railroad Co. (Original Archive)2449 - Railroad Photos Archive Montana, Wyoming & Southern Railroad Co. (Original Archive)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 original photo binders from the Roy E. Hall Family archive between 1919-1929. Approx. 92 photos in one album & approx 70 photos in the other a...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Photos of Train Engine (2)2450 - Photos of Train Engine (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 photo's of engine 682 with 3 men in one photo & 2 men in another photo. Condition issues are staining on bottom of one and rippling and sl...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Flathead City Ad Brochure, Northern Pacific Railroad2451 - Flathead City Ad Brochure, Northern Pacific Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
City and Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railroads sponsored ad for the town of Flathead, Montana. Piece measures 21"x 12" (28"x ...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
 
 
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Locomotive 1202 Photo, Missoula, Montana2452 - Locomotive 1202 Photo, Missoula, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
B/W matted photo of a locomotive and tender #1202. Writing on matting is Missoula1900/01, Schen 1901.train crew is standing on locomotive. Pen writing
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Montana Railroad RPC's (9)2453 - Montana Railroad RPC's (9)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 Montana railroad RPC's of locomotives, crews, construction trains and more. Date: 1911-1914 Location: Montana HWAC# 571425
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Rare Montana Railroad Documents2454 - Rare Montana Railroad Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different. 1) Fancy illustrated billhead for Butte Electric Car Advertising Co., 1916 (no charge since cars weren't in service). 2) Let...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Montana Railroad Ephemera2455 - Montana Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. 1) Two unissued Montana railroad stock certificates: Southern Montana Railway Co. (Butte) and Butte, Wisdom, & Pacific Railway Company...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Photos of Train Engines & Train Wrecks2456 - Photos of Train Engines & Train Wrecks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photos of engines and train wrecks. Some photos with explanations on back, i.e., "Results of a head-on Collision at Rapids 272 and 2" and ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Rocky Fork & Cooke City Railway Co. Railroad Pass2457 - Rocky Fork & Cooke City Railway Co. Railroad Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued 1889 employees pass, 1889. Very nice condition. Date: 1889 Location: Montana HWAC# 571417
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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ENTERPRISE ENGINE & FOUNDRY CO. Round Brass Tool Check2458 - ENTERPRISE ENGINE & FOUNDRY CO. Round Brass Tool Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
ENTERPRISE ENGINE & FOUNDRY CO. round brass Tool Check #428. KC CO brass tool check #150 with manufacturerfs stamp Moise K. Co. SF. Rectangular...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to 6****A for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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KC CO Brass Tool Check2459 - KC CO Brass Tool Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KC CO brass tool check #150 with manufacturer's stamp Moise K. Co. SF. Rectangular with slot at top. From Kennecott Copper Corp. at McGill, NV, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. Brass Tool Check2460 - KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. Brass Tool Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. brass tool check #1559. Round with slot at top. From company at McGill, NV, that operated 1915 to 1983. Tag dates from period 1
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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MVM Co Brass Tag2461 - MVM Co Brass Tag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
MVM Co / Thompson NEV brass tool check # 280. From Mason Valley Mining Company that operated near Wabuska from 1915 to 1930. Tag dates from same perio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 80.00
Sold to 6****A for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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SVS&M Co Brass Tool Check2462 - SVS&M Co Brass Tool Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
SVS&M Co brass tool check # 2091. Round with hole at top. From Steptoe Valley Smelting & Mining at McGill, NV, that operated 1906-1914. Tag ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate: Ralston and Sharon!2463 - 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to i***y for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
 
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Box Car Seals, Set of 52464 - Box Car Seals, Set of 5
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Circa 1940s-1970s. T&G RR (Tonopah & Goldfield), Kennecott-Nevada, Trona Railway, Sierra RR, and Pickering Lbr. Corp. Date: Location: Ne...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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NCCC Brass Check2465 - NCCC Brass Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
NCCC / RM brass tool check #A197. Round with hole at top. From Nevada Consolidated Copper Company at McGill, NV, that operated 1904 to 1942. Tag dates
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Trains in Snow Photos (6)2466 - Trains in Snow Photos (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 4.75" x 3.75" b/w photos of trains in snow. Rotary snow plow at Fargo North Dakota(2 small photo scrapes), a snowed in locomotive with m...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Framed Panorama Photo2467 - Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Framed Panorama Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway framed panorama photograph. Kayford, WV, circa 1900-1910; view to east of town, station, homes, and train departing; s...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2468 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Utah Railroad Related Postcard Collection2469 - Utah Railroad Related Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 23. Two real photo: train moving across the salt flats and Western Pacific Railroad tracks in desert near Wendover. Twenty-one other cards, maj
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Washington State Railroad Postcards2470 - Washington State Railroad Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17 including one rare real photo. The RPC is a dramatic view of locomotives waiting on a snowy track with "Ellensburg, Winter 1915-16&qu...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9***6 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Baggage Checks (5)2471 - Baggage Checks (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CRB&L CO #100 round brass check with 2 holes drilled. C&O Baggage Room / Huntington WV / If Found Return to W. G. Halstead. Oval silver-plat...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to m******0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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US Southern Pacific Wall Map2472 - US Southern Pacific Wall Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US Southern Pacific Wall Map, multicolor, 39" x 51". Bottom roller is detached. Date: Location: Western US HWAC# 57261
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Retirement Certificate from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad2473 - Retirement Certificate from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This well preserved retirement certificate is for J. B. Smith, Brakeman for 20 years and nine months of service. Colorful Santa Fe logo in middle. Exc
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Railroad Ephemera Collection2474 - Railroad Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an incredible collection of railroad ephemera from different roads and eras. dating back to the 19th Century, this lot includes freight bills,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Brass Steam Whistle2475 - Brass Steam Whistle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brass Steam Whistle. Marked POWELL . Measures 8.5h long with added steel pipe insert. From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Crane. Whistle dates from ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to b********g.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Union Pacific Silver Creamer2476 - Union Pacific Silver Creamer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
U.P. System on bottom of 3 _ oz. silver-plated coffee creamer; circa 1920s-1930s. Date: Location: HWAC# 57264
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*****0 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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United Railroads Brass Check2477 - United Railroads Brass Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
UNITED RAILRÕDS SF CONSTRUCTION DEPT. brass tool check #62 with manufacturerÕs stamp Irvine W. & Jachens 2129 Market St. SF. Oval with...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold to c********r.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Two Montana Railroad Mounted Photographs2478 - Two Montana Railroad Mounted Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 photo of train engine with 4 engineers(?) standing in front of train. There is very faint writing on back reading "Butte 1909, T.V.(?) Sulliv...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Train Wreck Photos (4)2479 - Train Wreck Photos (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 b/w train wreck photos. Dates unknown. 2 matted 4.5" x 6" photos of locomotives after a wreck. Matting has 2 holes and writing on both p...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eastern Railroads Promotional Brochure Group2480 - Eastern Railroads Promotional Brochure Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
17 items including time tables from Safeway Trailways, Peerless Stages 1976-1977, 2 Greyhound 1961, Penna Railroad brochure Guide to Washington(DC), C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Early Eastern Railroad Ephemera2481 - Early Eastern Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assortment of early Eastern railroad papers including 1882 NY Providence & Boston Railroad Co. partial pictorial letterhead, 4 1873-1877 Boston,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 1****t for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Rare Franklin Roosevelt Penn. Railroad Memo2482 - Rare Franklin Roosevelt Penn. Railroad Memo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Darted Oct. 11, 1940. On Pennsylvania Railroad green onion skin paper. "Special train with President Roosevelt... All freight trains 1 yard ???...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b***9 for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Eastern Railroad Ephemera Group2483 - Eastern Railroad Ephemera Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group includes 3 1960's British railway related covers, numerous small b/w glossy photos of locomotives and cars, assortment of 35mm b/w negativ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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California & Western States Wells Fargo Ephemera2484 - California & Western States Wells Fargo Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13. Includes: 3 notices of Lost/Stolen Money Orders to the Agent in Shasta; Remitter's Receipt from Tuolumne, 1914; four holiday postcard...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 3***6 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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American Express Company Stock Certificate, 1859, Butterfield & Fargo Signatures2485 - American Express Company Stock Certificate, 1859, Butterfield & Fargo Signatures
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) Date: 1859
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to a********n.. for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Mining and General Telegraph Code Book - Terminal Index2486 - Mining and General Telegraph Code Book - Terminal Index
Holabird Western Americana Collections
142 pages of Terminal Index codes. To be used with McNeill's code. 1899. London. Condition issues make this very affordable.Warped covers, water...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*********p for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Wells Fargo Sealer2487 - Wells Fargo Sealer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Metal, Wells Fargo Sealer, used in antique mailroom, stamped with "APEX" 10.25" x 4.5". Date: Location: HWAC# 56769
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to k*********n for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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U. S. Express Candy Container2488 - 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...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 180.00
Sold to R********i.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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American Express Company Stock Certificate to Johnston Livingston2489 - American Express Company Stock Certificate to Johnston Livingston
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to k*********n for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Panama-Pacific International Exposition Ephemera2490 - Panama-Pacific International Exposition Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 20 items in this lot including pamphlets, letters, official programs, photo's, maps and more. Date: 1915 Location: San Francisco, Cali...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to n********c.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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California Diamond Jubilee Ephemera2491 - California Diamond Jubilee Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One hardback book "California's Diamond Jubilee" condition issue in spine of book 6.25" x 9.5". Letterhead with inset of wom...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to m**********i for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Pan Pacific Postcards and Viewbooks2492 - Pan Pacific Postcards and Viewbooks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 chromolitho and 2 b/w postcards. Niagra Silk Mills 4 section postcard with 3 seated ladies. Official Souvenir Folder No. 12 and Official Miniature
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Columbian Exposition Ephemera2493 - Columbian Exposition Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pamphlet of Committee on Ceremonies, admission tickets. Official Souvenir U.S. Postals. Date: Location: Chicago, Illinois HWAC# 55144
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Two Exposition Mining Spoons (Columbian & Jamestown)2494 - Two Exposition Mining Spoons (Columbian & Jamestown)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 copper demitasse 1893, Colombian Chicago Exposition. 1 teaspoon Jamestown Exposition 1907. Both die struck. Date: Location: Chicago, Illinois HW
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to a****y for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Mostly Columbian Expo Glassware set (10)2495 - Mostly Columbian Expo Glassware set (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Amber and ruby glass hatchets, small glass creamer, 8 other ruby small glass items, most marked with 1893. Date: 1893 Location: Chicago, Illinois H
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to a****y for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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St. Louis 1904 Expo Pocket Mirrors2496 - St. Louis 1904 Expo Pocket Mirrors
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different St. Louis World's Fair Mirrors. Palace of Machinery, US Government Building, Palace of Varied Industries. All standard size, ver...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r*********1 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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St. Louis Exposition Ephemera (Assorted, 6 items)2497 - St. Louis Exposition Ephemera (Assorted, 6 items)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small pamphlet of Worlds 1904 Fair, Information for Visitors; Letter to Board of Supervisors, Tirinity County, Weaverville, California dated October 9
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to n********c.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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New York Exposition Ephemera2498 - New York Exposition Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pamphlet made for the New York World's Fair entitled Touraide Souvenir Edition from 1940, containing a mileage chart, maps, color pictures of so...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to n********c.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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