May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction Details

Welcome to our May 2018 auction! This four-day sale has close to 3,000 lots in the following collecting categories: Native Americana, Cowboy & Western, Mining, Tokens, Numismatics, Bottles, General Americana, Railroadiana, and a large Bargain/Dealer Specials section.

Highlights include:

*Our first offering of tokens from a prominent Texas Collection.

*A new batch of railroad passes from the Potter Collection.

*A Mining section that features a new group of territorial Nevada stock certificates as well as rare California, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado pieces.

*A Cowboy section with spurs, bits, ephemera, and two incredible Pawnee Bill Wild West Show posters.

*Baskets, pottery, jewelry, rugs, points, art, and more in our Native Americana section.

*California soda bottles and rare Nevada medicine bottles.

*Numismatics incl. US and world coins, currency, scrip, medals, and other exonumia.

*Ephemera from the Al Adams Collection, Potter Collection, and Prag Collection including early US and world maps; Montana fort & Indian trader documents & early Montana mining pieces; early Idaho documents; Western postcards and postal history with a focus on Arizona; plus rare pieces from California, Nevada, Oregon, and more.

*A large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One (May 7th, 2018) (Lots 1000-1734)
Native Americana (1000-1172)
Baskets
Pottery
Jewelry
Rugs & Weavings
Beadwork & Clothing
Points, Tools, & Weaponry
Art
Ephemera & Books
Cowboy & Western (1173-1264)
Spurs
Bits
Clothing
Buffalo Bill / Pawnee Bill
Ephemera
Mining (1265-1734)
Artifacts (Lighting, Signs, Explosives, Hard Goods)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort)


Day Two (May 8th, 2018) (Lots 2000-2754)
Tokens (2000-2249)
Numismatics (2250-2379)
Medals
Coins
Currency & Scrip
Ephemera
World’s Fairs & Expositions (2380-2406)
Gaming (2407-2431)
Bottles (2432-2654)
Insulators
Soda
Medicine
Misc.
Saloon, Brewing, Cigar, & Tobacco (2655-2718)
Beer & Brewing
Cigar & Tobacco
Jewelry (2719-2754)

Day Three (May 9th, 2018) (Lots 3000-3730)
General Americana

Day Four (May 10th, 2018) (Lots 4000-4752)
Railroadiana (4000-4189)
Passes
Ephemera
Bargains & Dealer Specials (4190-4752)
Gen. Americana
Mining
Numismatics
Tokens
Railroad
Postal


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Mariposa Gazettes from 1876 (6)4200 - Mariposa Gazettes from 1876 (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 issues of this newspaper from 1876. HWAC# 57954 Date: 1876 Location: Mariposa, California
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Sacramento, CA Billhead Assortment, 50+4201 - Sacramento, CA Billhead Assortment, 50+
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sacramento billhead assortment, many pictorial, includes hardware, produce and fruit, acetylene, gas machines, glass, furniture, pipe and more. (Po
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to n********c.. for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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San Francisco Earthquake Survival Postcard4202 - San Francisco Earthquake Survival Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stamped on back: Mr and Mrs Wong Sun Yue (Clements) dug from the Ruins, 535 Grant Ave., San Francisco. Black and white RPC. HWAC# 53917 Date: c1
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
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San Francisco, CA Billheads and Letterheads, Approx 404203 - San Francisco, CA Billheads and Letterheads, Approx 40
Holabird Western Americana Collections
San Francisco, CA Billheads and Letterheads, Approx 40, many pictorials. Items include Liebig's Extract of Beef, syrups, bolts and notes, fire a...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to n********c.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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San Francisco, CA Billheads and Letterheads, Approx 604204 - San Francisco, CA Billheads and Letterheads, Approx 60
Holabird Western Americana Collections
San Francisco, CA Billheads and Letterheads assortment, approx 60 different including many pictorials. Items include cigars, pipe, groceries, brooms,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to l*******c for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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San Francisco, CA Billheads and Letterheads, Approx 604205 - San Francisco, CA Billheads and Letterheads, Approx 60
Holabird Western Americana Collections
San Francisco, CA billhead and letterhead assortment including pictorials. Products include meat, paints, col, steel,cigars, crockery and more. (Pot
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Sold to n********c.. for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Sunday Chronicle, San Francisco, & Downieville California4206 - Sunday Chronicle, San Francisco, & Downieville California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sunday, September 12, 1880, No. 59. This has only a couple pages. The front page has a cut out portion on lower left front page.Front page has miscell
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San Jose, CA Banking Ephemera4207 - San Jose, CA Banking Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 San Jose Bank certificates i/c 1929 and 1942, one has several fold edge tears. 1937 calendar from First National Bank of San Jose, upper right corne
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LOT WITHDRAWN4208 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Brewery Receipts &Labels (Valley Brew Premium Beer)4209 - Brewery Receipts &Labels (Valley Brew Premium Beer)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1150 Valley Brew Premium Beer labels from El Dorado Brewing Co., Stockton, California. Blank Receipt books from El Dorado Brewery Co., Stockton Califo
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4 Old RPC Postcards from Susanville, CA4210 - 4 Old RPC Postcards from Susanville, CA
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4 real photo postcards with images from Susanville, CA. Main St. 1864(reprinted), Birdseye view from a hill, looking down Main St., Emerson Hotel pos
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
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Tuolumne County Water Company Receipts (4)4211 - Tuolumne County Water Company Receipts (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 blue receipts (Potter Collection) HWAC# 58949 Date: c. 1850's Location: Tuolumne County, California
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3 Postcards, Alturas and Modoc, CA4212 - 3 Postcards, Alturas and Modoc, CA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Birds Eye View Fort Bidwell CAL. with 16 small pin holes, Birdseye View of Alturas Cal postmarked 1910, Alturas Calif town scene postmarked 1941. HW
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to j***d for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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California Scenes and People Photos4213 - California Scenes and People Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 45 b/w photos of people and groups of people, female teenager portraits, Mt. Sophie, groups of people outside a Mexican store in Mexican cloths
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to B*******0 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Central & Northern California Ephemera4214 - Central & Northern California Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. Includes: pictorial 1921 letterhead for St. Caroline Sanitarium in Redding; damaged pictorial billhead for McCormick, Saeltzer Co. in Reddin
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to l*******c for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Lake, Mendocino, & Humboldt County Ephemera4215 - Lake, Mendocino, & Humboldt County Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. Includes: accordion postcard booklet for the Redwood Highway, California; advertising card for Hotel Lauff in Crescent City; two copies of a
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to p********6 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Large California Check Collection4216 - Large California Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From Los Angeles to San Francisco to Gold Country! Includes Bancroft & Whitney San Francisco check, London & San Francisco Bank of Jacinto, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Letters, Pamphlets, Billheads,from Old California Cities4217 - Letters, Pamphlets, Billheads,from Old California Cities
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter dated 1898 from Hotel De La Bach, Prunedale, California written in pencil; 2 pamphlets from Forest Lake Resort from Cobb California (1954); Let
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Sold to c********r.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Map of California 18884218 - Map of California 1888
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Graphics & Color by Rand McNally. This is p. 345 from Indexed Atlas of the World. No condition issues noted. Vivid color. On Mat Board (not adhe...
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Map of California 18884219 - Map of California 1888
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California map by Bradley Lithographic Cartography & hand colored. Has inset of San Francisco Bay and Vicinity. On Mat Board (not adhered) with ...
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Map of California c.19004220 - Map of California c.1900
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Double truck pp. 260-261. Cartography & color by Lithography by Cram. No condition issues noted. On Mat Board (not adhered) with plastic covers....
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Napa & Sonoma County Ephemera4221 - Napa & Sonoma County Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Panoramic two panel real photo postcard of Cloverdale. Unposted. 2) Bank of Cloverdale letterhead, Aug. 26, 1895. Tape repaired. Soiling.
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Northern California Book Assortment4222 - Northern California Book Assortment
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Sacred Hear Church in Susanville, Golden Corridor, Humbolt Historian by Bell and Brooks (2), Redwood City, Ocean Shore Railroad, Half Moon Bay Memorie
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Southern California and Harbor Coast History Books (3)4223 - Southern California and Harbor Coast History Books (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Harbor Heritage by Vickery, The Beat of the Drum by McDowell, Santa Barbara-A Community History (Potter Collection) HWAC# 63119 Date: Locat
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9*****H for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Southern California Books (4)4224 - Southern California Books (4)
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4 paperbacks. El Pueblo and 3 copies of La Reina-Los Angeles in 3 Centuries. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 63120 Date: Location: California
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Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to w*******0 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Southern California Gold Rush Books (6)4225 - Southern California Gold Rush Books (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Randsburg Mining Area by McGinnis, A journey to the Past by Dowty, Tiburcio Vasquez by Cogswell, Mines of the San Bernardinos by Robinson, Lost Mines
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9*****H for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Southern California History Books (4)4226 - Southern California History Books (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
60 Years in Southern California by Newmark, My 70 Years in California by Graves, El Pueblo, The City That Grew 1840-1936 by Workman (Potter Collecti
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100 Anglo-California Trust Co. of San Francisco Stock Certs.4227 - 100 Anglo-California Trust Co. of San Francisco Stock Certs.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
100 Anglo-California Trust Co. of San Francisco Stock Certs. Ranging from no. 293 to 1374. Signed by Presidents of the day & some punch canceled...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s********x for (45.00 + 9.90BP) = 54.90
 
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Western States Check Collection incl. Nevada Territorial4228 - Western States Check Collection incl. Nevada Territorial
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25 checks from California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Montana. Nevada: two Gould & Curry VC checks (1866 & 1867), one Eureka County...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to s********x for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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California and Nevada Check Group4229 - California and Nevada Check Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Aprrox 25 interesting checks-includes 6 Beatty, NV 1914 to American Express Co and Wells Fargo and Co. 1878 Carson City Savings Bank, Nevada 1883 Stat
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s********x for (85.00 + 18.70BP) = 103.70
 
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Books of California/Nevada (4)4230 - Books of California/Nevada (4)
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lot of 4 hardback books. "Gold in Them Hills" by C.B. Glasscock pp.330 ; "Anybody's Gold" by Joseph Henry Jackson, pp. 455; ...
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Sold to a********x.. for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Boulder CO Stereoviews4231 - Boulder CO Stereoviews
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3 stereoviews. Football players in the street near Walnut House by uncredited. Boulder Falls and Boulder Canyon by L. Dowe. HWAC# 53245 Date:
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Brownsville Colorado Stereoview4232 - Brownsville Colorado Stereoview
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16. Brownsville mining camp on C. C. RR, Col. Photographer is Charles Bierstadt c. 1860's. HWAC# 53216 Date: Location: Brownsville, C...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Colorado Springs Stereoviews4233 - Colorado Springs Stereoviews
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4 stereoviews. Pikes Peak Ave. and Pikes peak by uncredited. Bird's eye by Kilburn Bros. Will Rogers Shrine and Great Plains by Keystone. HWAC...
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Early Colorado Springs Stereoviews4234 - Early Colorado Springs Stereoviews
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2 Colorado Springs stereoviews. 2 views form the cupola of a school by Gurnsey. HWAC# 53240 Date: c 1870's Location: Colorado Springs, C...
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25 Old Cripple Creek Postcards4235 - 25 Old Cripple Creek Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sepia and colorized postcards. Images of various mine and Victor. HWAC# 50367 Date: Location: Cripple Creek, Colorado
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Cripple Creek Stereoviews4236 - Cripple Creek Stereoviews
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6 stereoviews. Unusual 4.5" x 7" cabinet card size view of city c.1892, uncredited. 2 color illustration bird's eye views. 2 sided car...
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10 Denver Stereoviews4237 - 10 Denver Stereoviews
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10 Denver stereoviews. Courthouse? by Collier, 2 street scenes by Kilburn Bros, state capitol by Underwood & Underwood, capitol and street scene...
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Start Price : 112.50 | Estimate : 225.00 - 450.00
 
 
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Denver Streetcar Stereoview4238 - Denver Streetcar Stereoview
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stereoview of Cherrelyn Gravity Car with a horse on it. Mexican & Indian Curio Co. HWAC# 53253 Date: Location: Denver, Colorado
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Early Denver Stereoviews4239 - Early Denver Stereoviews
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2 early Denver stereoviews. A candy and vinegar factory by Reed & McKenny c. 1870-1872. School House #1 by Collier. HWAC# 53249 Date: L...
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Estes Park and Long's Peak Stereoview4240 - Estes Park and Long's Peak Stereoview
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Horses and a wagon in a corral. Long's peak in distance from Evan's ranch. Photographer is W. G. Chamberlain. HWAC# 53219 Date: Lo...
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Garden of the Gods (Manitou) CO Scenery PC's4241 - Garden of the Gods (Manitou) CO Scenery PC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 80 postcards. 4 RPC- 3 Early, 67 Early PC, c.1906-10 various publishers, 9 Post 1940 PC's. ( Prag Collection) HWAC# 31714 Date: ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Garden of the Gods CO Stereoview Collection4242 - Garden of the Gods CO Stereoview Collection
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21 stereoviews of various rock formations in Garden of the Gods CO. 2 attributed to Wheeler, 1 by Gurnsey, 2 by C. R. Savage, 1 by Alex. Martin, 5 by
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Start Price : 115.00 | Estimate : 230.00 - 450.00
 
 
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3 Georgetown, CO Stereoviews4243 - 3 Georgetown, CO Stereoviews
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3 stereoviews. City view by W. G. Chamberlain. 2 uncredited street views. HWAC# 53227 Date: c. 1868-1880 Location: Georgetown, Colorado
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3 Georgetown, CO Stereoviews4244 - 3 Georgetown, CO Stereoviews
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3 stereoviews by Collier. Clear Creek series-2 taken from Griffith Mt. and 1 looking East. HWAC# 53228 Date: Location: Georgetown, Colorado
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6 Georgetown, CO Stereoviews4245 - 6 Georgetown, CO Stereoviews
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6 stereoviews. 4 street scenes by B. W. Kilburn, street scene by Keystone View Co., mountainview by Underwood & Underwood. HWAC# 53226 Date...
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Georgetown Loop, CO Stereoviews4246 - Georgetown Loop, CO Stereoviews
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8 stereoviews, all Georgetown Loop. 3 by Kilburn, 3 by Keystone, 1 by H. C. White, 1 by Alexander White, c. 1884-1888. HWAC# 53234 Date: c. 1884
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 320.00
 
 
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Golden CO Stereoview4247 - Golden CO Stereoview
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Castle Rock bird's eye in Golden, CO. by W. G. Chamberlain. HWAC# 53246 Date: Location: Golden, Colorado
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Early Leadville CO Stereoviews4248 - Early Leadville CO Stereoviews
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3 stereoviews. Snow covered Leadville by Alex. Martin. 2 Leadville bird's eyes by W. H. Jackson c. 1879-1897. HWAC# 53238 Date: Locatio...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Bank of Manitou Certificates (23)4249 - Bank of Manitou Certificates (23)
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23 certificates-2 brown i/u, 2 green i/u, 3 orange issued, 16 orange u/i HWAC# 61749 Date: Location: Manitou, Colorado
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to o*****F for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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