"Marvels of the West" 2024 January Auction

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Welcome to Holabird's 4 Day Auction
Thursday and Friday will be Timed Auctions.
Saturday and Sunday will be Live.

DAY 1:
Art (1000-1028)7
Native Americana (1028-1036)7
General Collectibles (1037-1103)8
Bottles (1104-1179)9
Tobacciana & General Store (1180-1190)10
Furnishings & 3D Items (1191-1197)10
Tools & Firearms (1198-1208)10
Military (1209-1217)11
Various Categories - Political, Music, Maps, Books, Sports, etc (1218-1375)11
Ephemera (1376-1449)14

DAY 2:
Numismatics (2000-2055)15
Mining (2056-2122)16
Stocks & Bonds (2123-2486)17
Transportation & RR (2487-2526)24
Philatelic (2527-2560)25

DAY 3:
Native Americana (3000-3097)26
Books (3098-3140)39
Maps (3140-3151)43
Photography (3152-3205)43
Ephemera (3206-3301)47
Bottles (3302-3569)54
General Collectibles (3570-3608)74
Art (3609-3643)77
Collectibles & Jewelry (3644-3657)81
Misc., Badges, Cowboy (3658-3673)81
Firearms & Military (3674-3716)82

DAY 4:
Minerals (4000-4027)88
Mining (4028-4084)92
Numismatic (4085-4140)97
Tokens (4141-4160)101
Philatelic & Postal History (4161-4183)103
Stocks & Bonds (4187-4445)105
Transportation, Including
Railroadiana (4446-4601)124
Sports & Toys (4602-4616)134

Shipping is billed separately. Pay your auction invoice early as purchases are packed in the order payments are received. Pick-up must be scheduled 24 hours in advance when you receive your shipping preference email after the auction. Invoices will go out immediately after the auction ends.

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Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, 1900  [163298]2093 - Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, 1900 [163298]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1900 The Official Manual, Cripple Creek, 495 pp, complete except for missing map and in poor condition, but still a good historical reference. Sold as
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to d****z for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Thunder Mountain Promo Booklet  [174994]2094 - Thunder Mountain Promo Booklet [174994]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 panel 8.5x15.5", Thunder Mountain promo booklet with 2 panel map on verso. Mold, stains, chips and fold tear. Please inspect. Thunder Moun...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Butte Jaycees Copper Leaf Booklet  [164830]2095 - Butte Jaycees Copper Leaf Booklet [164830]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1953 Butte, MT Jaycees copper leaf cover booklet with mine site on cover. 6x4.5" Montana Butte Butte Montana
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Yellowstone Mining Co. Order Letters, 2  [146253]2096 - Yellowstone Mining Co. Order Letters, 2 [146253]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1892 letter from Castle Mining to AM Holter Hardware regarding a pump, creased. 1891 letter to AM Holter Hardware regarding a safety(sic) valve. This
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to R********v.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Helena & Victor Mining Ephemera 1880s  [140421]2097 - Helena & Victor Mining Ephemera 1880s [140421]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A time book and correspondence from the Helena & Victor Mining Company of Helena, Montana, from the 1880's. Please see photos for more detai...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
Sold to R********v.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Helena Assay Receipt, 1922  [174245]2098 - Helena Assay Receipt, 1922 [174245]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Helena 1922 assay receipt for gold and silver dust. Stain on upper left. Helena Montana
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Stem-Winder MC Documents, 5  [146255]2099 - Stem-Winder MC Documents, 5 [146255]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1918 minutes of board of directors meeting. Trial balance sheets 1917-2/28, 3/31, 4/30, 5/31. Preliminary prospectus of Rocky Mountain Consolidating
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum  [146262]2100 - Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum [146262]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1875 receipt and Memorandum US Assay Office NY.191.78 oz. Elling was paid in gold coin. Virginia City Montana
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to r******g for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum  [146264]2101 - Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum [146264]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1874 Memorandum of Gold Bullion from US Assay Office at NY. 278.87 oz, 851 fine. Possible Alder Gulch gold. Elling was paid in gold bars and silver co
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to S********e for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum  [146265]2102 - Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum [146265]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1873 Memorandum of Gold Bullion at US Assay Office NY. Deposit was for Montana amalgam by Elling/Shift and Co, Virginia City. Paid in gold bars and si
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to r******g for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum  [146259]2103 - Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum [146259]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1873 receipt from Kountze Bros for Montana grains and Montana amalgam .838 fine. From Little Camp Creek in Silver Bow County, Montana and yielded most
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum  [146260]2104 - Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum [146260]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1874 US Assay Office memorandum for Colorado Amalgam, 335.46 oz. Virginia City Montana
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S********e for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Black Friday Lode Montana Map 1800s  [171595]2105 - Black Friday Lode Montana Map 1800s [171595]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black Friday Lode map measuring 34"x 42" and in readable shape, with some fold tearing. The Black Friday is a gold mine located in Broadwa...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d****z for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Montana Copper Incorp. Plus (8)   [164900]2106 - Montana Copper Incorp. Plus (8) [164900]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 Montana copper mine articles of incorporation and other corporate documents. Copper Bay, Anaconda-tape repairs, Regis, Bonanza, Coeur D'Alene...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Diamond Queen Mining Company Letter 1908  [170589]2107 - Diamond Queen Mining Company Letter 1908 [170589]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter from The Diamond Queen Mining Company (Bullfrog Mining District), signed by F.L. Warburton. It comes with the cover and is addressed to Attorne
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t*******d for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Pacific M&MC Co. Bullion Memo 1879  [148223]2108 - Pacific M&MC Co. Bullion Memo 1879 [148223]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. We've only offered one of these over the past 10 years (and it was in poor condition). Assay memorandum for "sluice bullion"...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******g for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Birdseye Creek Accounting Archive (20) 1900s  [171635]2109 - Birdseye Creek Accounting Archive (20) 1900s [171635]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of pages showing expenses and income for the Birdseye Creek section of the Nevada Mining Company in the early 1900s. All in nice conditio
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****h for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Utah Kennecott Mining Color Panorama  [165716]2110 - Utah Kennecott Mining Color Panorama [165716]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Color panorama of the Kennecott copper works. Facts about the mine and its value included on the verso. Located in Bingham County. c1930 Bingham Ut
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Bingham Canyon Mining Ephemera  [165105]2111 - Bingham Canyon Mining Ephemera [165105]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 pieces of Bingham Canyon mining ephemera. Kennecott, Bingham Cons. Mining, Dalton and Lark ledger, photo, Utah Copper 1911 report. Utah Bingham
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to R********v.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Mineral Vein Coalition Ephemera  [165718]2112 - Mineral Vein Coalition Ephemera [165718]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The company owned various mining properties in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Includes 1927 letterhead (shipping about 25 tons per day, etc.), Sal
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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