"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

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Society of Montana Pioneers Meeting Notice, 1899  [163388]1402 - Society of Montana Pioneers Meeting Notice, 1899 [163388]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1899 Society of Montana Pioneers notice of annual meeting. Creases, staple holes, dogears. Please inspect. Montana Montana
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to f********n for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Nevada Silver Assoc. Checks (6) c.1885  [174255]1403 - Nevada Silver Assoc. Checks (6) c.1885 [174255]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 c. 1885 Nevada Silver Association checks. Carson Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*****r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Carson City Check Collection, 21  [174503]1404 - Carson City Check Collection, 21 [174503]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
21 Carson city checks, c. 1876-1905. 14x Bullion and Exchange Bank, 7 x Carson City Savings Bank. Carson City Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
Sold to c*****r for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Carson Comstock Checks (6) c.1876-88  [174500]1405 - Carson Comstock Checks (6) c.1876-88 [174500]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 different Carson City Savings Bank checks, c. 1876-88. Paid in gold or silver. Includes 1870 CC $20 gold coin vignette. Carson City Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to S********e for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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J W Robinson Deposit Slip, 1886  [174253]1406 - J W Robinson Deposit Slip, 1886 [174253]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1886 Carson City deposit slip for $165. Is this the same J W Robinson that started the department store? The timeline is correct. "J. W. Robins...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to c*****r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Interesting Nevada Letterheads etc., 10  [174263]1407 - Interesting Nevada Letterheads etc., 10 [174263]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 c. 1877-1903 mostly Nevada letterheads, receipt etc. Bank of Nevada, C O Burns, John G Fox, Anglo Californian Bank, etc. Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*****r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Nevada Ephemera Group  [174256]1408 - Nevada Ephemera Group [174256]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assorted US ephemera which is mostly from Nevada. c. 1876-1972. Checks, letterheads, postcards, about 10 railroad stocks etc. See photo. Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to S********e for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Nevada Gaming & Tourism memorabilia  [169561]1409 - Nevada Gaming & Tourism memorabilia [169561]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot includes a cased box of un-opened playing cards from the Dunes Hotel Casino closed in 1993. A tourism booklet on the Boulder dam dated 1935,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6******n for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Northern NV Corporate Sealers  (12) 1940s-60s  [101725]1410 - Northern NV Corporate Sealers (12) 1940s-60s [101725]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hand held-1 illegible, Carol J Inc Feb 1967. S & S Foundation 1957. Jet Restaurant. 1 missing 1 plate. Lever- 6 missing 1 plate, NV Society for ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*****r for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Ernest Lawson Art Advertising Blotter (1)  [118349]1411 - Ernest Lawson Art Advertising Blotter (1) [118349]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This blotter is an advertisement for Henricksen & Laursen Painters and Decorators in Perth Amboy, N.J. The artwork on the blotter is signed by L...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10.00 - 50.00
Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 0.00BP) = 10.00
 
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Wall Street Journals (40) 1900s  [119705]1412 - Wall Street Journals (40) 1900s [119705]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 40 Wall Street Journals from the beginning of the Roaring '20s, including the months of January and February 1921. Includes such h...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Howe Lock Check w/Vignette 1891 RARE  [172349]1413 - Howe Lock Check w/Vignette 1891 RARE [172349]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 1891 Howe and Co., Troy, NY check with lock vignette. We could not find any info on this company, although they were established in 1798 by Phili
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Unidentified Company Exchanges (2) RARE  [148918]1414 - Unidentified Company Exchanges (2) RARE [148918]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two rare full pages of exchanges from an unidentified company. These are unused exchanges, probably from around 1845-1860. The company is not identifi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to p********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Univ. of Rochester Hand Written Diploma, 1874  [167550]1415 - Univ. of Rochester Hand Written Diploma, 1874 [167550]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hand written diploma from University of Rochester, New York on possibly parchment. For science, literature and modern languages. About 17x20", ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Express Gazette, 3, c. 1892  [168765]1416 - Express Gazette, 3, c. 1892 [168765]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 c. 1892 Express Gazettes. Articles on Worlds Fair transportation, Adams Express, Dalton Gang Robbery, largest gold brick ever made etc. Vertically f
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Herald Gazette c. 1893 (4)  [168778]1417 - Herald Gazette c. 1893 (4) [168778]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 c. 1893 The Herald Gazette. Articles on Wells Fargo, gold, outlaws, silver shipments, baseball, mining etc. Folded in thirds vertically. Ohio Ci
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********e for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Ohio Rancher Diary, 1947  [172876]1418 - Ohio Rancher Diary, 1947 [172876]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1947 diary from a rancher or farmer near Portland, OH. Some entries include-up at 5am, built fires, fed team cows, calfs and horses. Gathered eggs cov
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Vinita World News Front Page 1891  [160631]1419 - Vinita World News Front Page 1891 [160631]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mounted front page of The Venita World, July 25, 1891. Venita, I. T. The Celebrated McCormick Harvester, politics, advertisements. 25x18.5", ta...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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Orchard & Nursery Articles of Incorporation, 5  [164905]1420 - Orchard & Nursery Articles of Incorporation, 5 [164905]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 mostly Oregon orchard and nursery articles of incorporation etc. Mackintosh Manor, Oregon Nursery x3, Calmono Orchard. Oregon
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Newspaper/First Milk Jar 1880  [102098]1421 - Newspaper/First Milk Jar 1880 [102098]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
March 6, 1880. Interesting newspaper article about how milk that was delivered previously was not in good condition and "watered down". Bu...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 50.00
 
 
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