"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 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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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...
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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
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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", ...
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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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Early Diplomas 1920s  [86814]1422 - Early Diplomas 1920s [86814]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Diploma from Johnson School, Richmond Hill to Jennie Hyder (?), 1922, (3 Diplomas) Pennsylvania Scranton early 1920s Scranton Pennsylvania
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
 
 
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N. Amer Land Stock Signed by Franklin, Morris & Marshall 1795  [130225]1423 - N. Amer Land Stock Signed by Franklin, Morris & Marshall 1795 [130225]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
North American Land Company stock certificate, datelined Philadelphia, issued February 20, 1795, to William Temple Franklin, signed by financier Rober
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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James D Hickman & Scott J Miller Letters (2) c.1902  [165173]1424 - James D Hickman & Scott J Miller Letters (2) c.1902 [165173]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 c.1902 letters, Scott J Miller and James B Hickman, brother of notorious Mormon Danite Bill Hickman. Scott Miller signature on 1. Utah Geff
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Jackson Hole Courier, 1909  [171704]1425 - Jackson Hole Courier, 1909 [171704]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Volume 1., 1909 of Jackson Hole Courier. Folded, tears and mold. Please inspect. Wyoming Jackson Hole Jackson Hole Wyoming
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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Canadian Mountie Calendars (7) 1899-1906  [89550]1426 - Canadian Mountie Calendars (7) 1899-1906 [89550]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 23" x 21". Very beautiful, great colored calendar tops, with rough bottoms. They were produced by the Northwest Paper Company, and ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to w**********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Advertising Card Group, 6  [174565]1427 - Advertising Card Group, 6 [174565]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Advertising cards. Pictorial-Lee Broom & Duster, Bemis Bag, American Biscuit. Non pictorial-Bromangelon, Bemis Bag, Cutting Fruit Packing.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Aldine Fireplace Ephemera  [168109]1428 - Aldine Fireplace Ephemera [168109]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Aldine Fireplace, Grand Rapids, MI ephemera. 4x rose pictorial circular 12.5x10". 1891 30pp illustrated catalog with testimonials.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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American Radio Relay League Award Cert 1964  [157898]1429 - American Radio Relay League Award Cert 1964 [157898]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Public Service Award certificate from the American Radio Relay League, Inc. Award to Harold Thomson for his work in connection with an earthquake in A
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Antique Can Collector Pictorial Letterheads 6  [174555]1430 - Antique Can Collector Pictorial Letterheads 6 [174555]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 c. 1879-1901 pictorial letterheads, perfect for antique can and label collectors. Helvetia Evaporated Cream with can vignette.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Bullock's Dept. Store Founder Ephemera  [135937]1431 - Bullock's Dept. Store Founder Ephemera [135937]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
John G. Bullock rose from a humble beginning, working as a boy of eleven in a grocery store to the Presidency of Bullock's retail stores of Sout...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cedar Chest Advertisement & Raffle Booklet  [171756]1432 - Cedar Chest Advertisement & Raffle Booklet [171756]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Caswell Runyan cedar chests advertisement and raffle booklet for a prize that is also a $45 cedar chest.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Color Letterheads, 20 c.1884-1910  [174452]1433 - Color Letterheads, 20 c.1884-1910 [174452]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 20 color letterheads, c. 1884-1910. Bromangelon, wheat, biscuits, groceries, fruit, Hills Brothers coffee etc.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to O*********n for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Foreign Tax Paid Strips  [174206]1434 - Foreign Tax Paid Strips [174206]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 42 foreign tax paid strips. Cuba, Sweden, Panama and others.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********5 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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French Trade Card Variety Group  [148505]1435 - French Trade Card Variety Group [148505]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 200 French trade cards on a variety of subjects. Knights, ships, children, flowers, windmill and more. c. 1880-1890
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********5 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Frontier Times Monthly, 1926  [152476]1436 - Frontier Times Monthly, 1926 [152476]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
November 1926, Frontier Times by Hunter. Main article is The Vengeance of Rain in the Face. 10.5x7", nice condition. Jim & Barbara...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to d***z for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Grab Bag w/Covers, Tickets, Worlds Fair & More  [175083]1437 - Grab Bag w/Covers, Tickets, Worlds Fair & More [175083]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large miscellaneous group: 7 First Day Covers, including Bicentennial and 1960 Pony Express Centennial; 1947 Note of Exchange from San Salvador Bank o
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to O*********n for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Illustrated American, 1892  [124641]1438 - Illustrated American, 1892 [124641]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dec 10 1892. Volume XII, No. 147, For the Week ending December 10, 1892. Cover shows a football scrimmage between Yale and Princeton. Includes an arti
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Lawlor & Rowe Paper Banking Signs, 2  [156233]1439 - Lawlor & Rowe Paper Banking Signs, 2 [156233]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Talk About Money/With Lawlor & Rowe paper signs. 11x21". Stains and nail holes. Please inspect, sold as is. Stuart Mackenzie Montana Eph...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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License of Vessel Above 20 Tons (2) 1800s  [63943]1440 - License of Vessel Above 20 Tons (2) 1800s [63943]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 Fishing Licenses from 1800's to carry on the Cod-Fishery for one year. Some condition issues (tearing at right side of License that enc...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Lumber Company Architectural Drawings (5)  [158401]1441 - Lumber Company Architectural Drawings (5) [158401]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five architectural drawings of the Michigan-California Lumber Company drawn by Russ Simpson in 1983. This lumber company was located in Camino, El Dor
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to D*****h for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Norman Rockwell Ads From 1961  [162525]1442 - Norman Rockwell Ads From 1961 [162525]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This collection of Norman Rockwell sketches are for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. printed in Time Magazine in 1961. Eight printed pages in a
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Photos and Ephemera Grab Bag  [175085]1443 - Photos and Ephemera Grab Bag [175085]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Willy's CJ 2A manual. Colored Grand Falls and Point Lookout stereoview. The Beige Room, San Francisco female impersonator promo. The Universal C...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Planting/Gardening Guides (35) 1907-39  [172186]1444 - Planting/Gardening Guides (35) 1907-39 [172186]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 35. Popular guides at the time, agri ads, agriculture almanac's ie: Maine Farmers almanac 1841 and Family Christian Almanac 1852. See ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Reynolds Family Name History, Framed  [147460]1445 - Reynolds Family Name History, Framed [147460]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Origin of Reynolds family name from Germanic. Framed 13.25x 16.5.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Samuel L Bean Letters (13) c.1910-11  [168942]1446 - Samuel L Bean Letters (13) c.1910-11 [168942]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 13 correspondences to and from Samuel L Bean, c. 1910-11. Mentions of Pony-Mascott Mining and Norwegian Mining District purchases."He ser...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Saturday Evening Post Watch Ads (5)  [147276]1447 - Saturday Evening Post Watch Ads (5) [147276]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 color watch advertisements from Saturday Evening Post. Elgin(4), Westclox. 2 of the Elgin have slight water damage to LL corner. 13.5x 10.5"
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Turn of the Century Health Advice 1901-08  [131466]1448 - Turn of the Century Health Advice 1901-08 [131466]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1."Nectars" published by Londonderry Lithhios Waters Co of N.H. 1901. Talks about the abilities of their spring water. 2. ...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Western Electrician Magazine 1900 etc.  [175097]1449 - Western Electrician Magazine 1900 etc. [175097]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1900 Western Electrician magazine with advertisement of the era's gear, articles such as development of the telephone, etc. Some spine separatio...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********e for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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