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Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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Asian and Other Art Books1000 - Asian and Other Art Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Harris; Rugs and Carpets of the Orient, 1977... Hubley; Metal Art Goods, 1996... Sotheby's; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 1990... C...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Masterpieces of French Art, Original Volumes (1883), Fulton Collection1001 - Masterpieces of French Art, Original Volumes (1883), Fulton Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original hardcover volumes of "Masterpieces of French Art: by Louis Viardot, volumes 1 and 2. A biographical history of art in France from the ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to O******1 for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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California History Library1002 - California History Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Billeb; Mining Camp Days, 1968... Hungerford; Wells Fargo Advancing the American Frontier,1949... Nadeau; Ghost Towns & Mining Camps of Califo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Coltons Two Volume World Atlas 18551003 - Coltons Two Volume World Atlas 1855
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Volume bound Atlas of the World by Colton, 1855. Binding on both volumes broken. Volume 1 has Map 1, 16, 30-55 missing. Vol 2 is complete. 17 x 19
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d******0 for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Memoirs of My Life, J. C. Fremont1004 - Memoirs of My Life, J. C. Fremont
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two volume set by John Charles Fremont. Included in the narrative, Five Journeys of Western Exploration during the years 1842, 1843-44, 1845-6-7, 1848
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****r for (375.00 + 86.25BP) = 461.25
 
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Jewelry and Silver Reference Library1005 - Jewelry and Silver Reference Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lapidary Journal; Catalogue to the Gem & Jewelry Arts, Minerals & The Earth Book & Video, 1991... Miller; Costume Jewelry 2nd Edition, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Watch Appraisal & Reference Book Collection1006 - Watch Appraisal & Reference Book Collection
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Ehrhardt, Planes; Vintage American and European Wrist Watch Price Guide... 1984, Ehrhardt, Planes; Vintage American and European Wrist Watch 1987 Pri
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to i*********1 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Maps and Directories1007 - Maps and Directories
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Putnam; Putnam's Handy Map Book... 1920, Hammond; Hammond's World Atlas... 1914, Harper; Introductory Geography... 1881, Degraw; Street D...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d******0 for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Miscellaneous Collectible Books1008 - Miscellaneous Collectible Books
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Theran; Prints, Posters, & Photographs Identification and Price Guide First Edition, 1993... Past Tyme Pleasures; Absentee Auction, 2010... Ho...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c******k for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Miscellaneous Collectibles Library1009 - Miscellaneous Collectibles Library
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Weisberger; The Dream Maker: William C. Durant Founder of General Motors, 1979... Langworth; Complete Book of Collectible Cars 1940-1980, 1982... Du
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c******k for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Miscellaneous History Archive1010 - Miscellaneous History Archive
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Cutter; 1st Book of Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene... 1854, Williams; The State of Missouri... 1904, Lockwood, W. Page; Tucson The Old Pueblo, Hi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to c******k for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Political Books1011 - Political Books
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Professional Currency Dealers Association (PCDA); Collecting Military Payment Certificates, 1995... PCDA; Collecting Military Payment Certificates, 1
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c******k for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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Postcard Reference Library1012 - Postcard Reference Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
La posta Journal of Postal History... May 1995, Corson; Publishers Trademarks... 1993, Postmarks in California... 1971, Frost; Zepplin and Mail Pos
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to c******k for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Stamp Reference Library1013 - Stamp Reference Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sutton; The Stamp Collector's Encyclopaedia... 1966, Houston; Sam Houston Duck Company... 1995, Cahill; Hawaiian Stamps... 1995, Hagendorf; S...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Stocks, Bonds and Revenue Stamp Reference Libraries1014 - Stocks, Bonds and Revenue Stamp Reference Libraries
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Castenholz; Field Guide To Revenue Stamped Paper parts 1, 3, & 5... 1990, Hudgeons; Official Price Guide to Paper Collectibles... 1980, LaBarr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Roseville Fire Department Badge1015 - Roseville Fire Department Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Badge shows ladder, helmet, hose, all fire fighting paraphernalia. No manufacturing mark. City: Roseville State: California Date: HWAC#: : 32262
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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San Francisco Fire Ephemera (Programs, By-laws, Bond)1016 - San Francisco Fire Ephemera (Programs, By-laws, Bond)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight pieces. 1) $1,000 City and County of San Francisco Fire Protection Bond, 1908, signed by Mayor Edward R. Taylor. Red border with vignette
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6*****b for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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California Fire Department Ephemera (Magazine, Receipt, Bond)1017 - California Fire Department Ephemera (Magazine, Receipt, Bond)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3: Pacific Coast Fire Chief Magazine, August 1935; 2) British American Fire Insurance Agency receipt with horse drawn fire wagon vignette, Gras
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Michigan Firemen's Certificates1018 - Michigan Firemen's Certificates
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Lot of four. All for Grand Rapids, Michigan, and three different fire companies are represented: Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1, Allerd (?) Engine Co. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Wythe District Fire Department Badge1019 - Wythe District Fire Department Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Number 1!" This may be from Wythe District in Virginia. Unusual purple coloring on diamonds on side of badge. High spots show wear. City...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r***6 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Fire Department Ephemera1020 - Fire Department Ephemera
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Darling lot of fire department related items: cardboard fire engine with little kids and Dalmation puppies, 1st day of issue 1948 honoring the 300th A
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Fire Department Ephemera 21021 - Fire Department Ephemera 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 pieces: 1) Hope Hose and Steam Fire Engine Company (Philadelphia); 2) Washington Fire Company Stock Association (Utica)(2); 3) First Nationa
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
 
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Fire Department Equipment Catalogs and Flyers1022 - Fire Department Equipment Catalogs and Flyers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 pieces from Eureka Fire Hose Company, Fabric Fire Hose Co, Cairn's Firemen's Helmets, Cairns & Brother Firemen's Equipment ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r***6 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Fire Department Photos1023 - Fire Department Photos
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Eight old photos of fire departments: three stereoviews: Hook & Ladder Rochester, N.Y.; a fire department in action; Conemaugh Boro Fire Departm...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Six Firefighting Photos1024 - Six Firefighting Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six old photos of firefighters in action, or old fire trucks, Santa Monica and Wisconsin locales. Three are sepia toned, two of the b/w ones ha
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Steam Fire Engine Postal Covers and Billheads1025 - Steam Fire Engine Postal Covers and Billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 billheads and envelopes: The La France Fire Engine Company of Elmira, N.Y., 1880; and Walter Gow and Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1873. Prag
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****r for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Airplane and Airport Photos1026 - Airplane and Airport Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group includes: Ford Tri-Motor, c. 1935; Obsequio "Bacardi"; 7 postcards of the San Francisco Airport; San Francisco Airport--aerial view...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********o for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Northwest Airlines Ephemera Package1027 - Northwest Airlines Ephemera Package
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eclectic lot of Minnesota-based Northwest Airlines literature, including copies of their News Letter and Employees' "Field Hanger" pub...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to a********o for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Air Transportation Ephemera Group1028 - Air Transportation Ephemera Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eclectic group of airline pictures, Air transportation booklets, luggage tags collection, a vintage "Sky-Way Menu" from Beaverton OR (T-Bo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 1*****M for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Aircraft Stock Certificates1029 - Aircraft Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 certificates. 1) Midwest Aircraft Corporation, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Inc. in Delaware. Low certificate No. 5, issued for 10 shares in 1927. N
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********o for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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American & Eastern Airlines Ephemera Group1030 - American & Eastern Airlines Ephemera Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of decals, photographs, and even a credit card from American and Eastern Airlines. Stacks of "AA Airlines" and "Fly Eastern&quo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Early Aviation Ephemera Package1031 - Early Aviation Ephemera Package
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5: These items are each individually interesting, and a desirable group. The oldest "Bleriot" French cigar labels (2) commemorate ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Early Aviation Stereoview Cards Group1032 - Early Aviation Stereoview Cards Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6: group of stereo cards from the very early days of aviation. There is (1) card of the Graff Zeppelin at it moorings, a US Air Mail Bi-plane i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Pan American Collection1033 - Pan American Collection
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Seven different menus with beautiful color lithographs of Pan Am planes. Eleven black and white photos of planes and airports. Flight folder for the F
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Estimate : 260.00 - 760.00
Sold to p*****Z for (130.00 + 29.90BP) = 159.90
 
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Pan American World Airways, Inc. Stock Certificates1034 - Pan American World Airways, Inc. Stock Certificates
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A lot of probably a few hundred stock certificates for Pan American World Airways, Inc. (Pan Am) dated 1964 through 1976, all in fairly good condition
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9***1 for (130.00 + 29.90BP) = 159.90
 
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TWA Airlines Ephemera Package1035 - TWA Airlines Ephemera Package
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9: great group, all TWA materials, including (2) "TWA-Lindbergh Line" decals. There is an "Occupied" tag to leave on your...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to a********o for (15.00 + 3.45BP) = 18.45
 
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Vintage United Airlines Ephemera Package1036 - Vintage United Airlines Ephemera Package
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7: color and B&W UA aviation literature, including an Air Atlas, System Air Maps, a Flight Log, Mainliner Flight Information, and a wonde...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6******n for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Zeppelin Ephemera1037 - Zeppelin Ephemera
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Two copies of the book: "The Story of the Airship" by Hugh Allen. The book tells about the building and use of the Goodyear-Zeppelin. Nice...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (140.00 + 32.20BP) = 172.20
 
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Automobile Stocks Duo1038 - Automobile Stocks Duo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pair of automotive stocks from the Vreeland Motor Co. Inc. and from the Fulton Motor Truck Company. Both feature great eagle vignettes, along with cor
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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American Austin Car Company Stock Certificates1039 - American Austin Car Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three certificates. One temporary certificate (issued for ten shares in 1929) and two other certificates both issued in 1930 (orange and gold b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to s******n for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Automobile Equipment Companies Stock Certificates1040 - Automobile Equipment Companies Stock Certificates
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Lot of 11, including a few early pieces. Includes: Stewart-Warner Speedometer Corporation (issued and cancelled 1925), Tire Mileage Recording Device C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to s******n for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Automobile Stock Certificate Collection 11041 - Automobile Stock Certificate Collection 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twelve issued and unissued certificates. Includes: Stevens Duryea Inc. (issued 1921, not cancelled), Grass Valley Garage Inc. (two different is
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Automobile Stock Certificate Collection 21042 - Automobile Stock Certificate Collection 2
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Lot of 18 certificates, many with vignettes. Includes: American Motors Corporation (three stocks: issued and cancelled 1959 and 1960, issued and not c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d******0 for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Automobile Stock Certificates with Vignettes of Old Cars1043 - Automobile Stock Certificates with Vignettes of Old Cars
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Lot of five different certificates each with attractive early automobile vignettes. Includes: Woods Mobilette Co. (issued 1915, not cancelled), Pan Mo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Ben-Hur Motor Car Company Stock Certificates1044 - Ben-Hur Motor Car Company Stock Certificates
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Lot of three certificates all issued in 1917. Company incorporated in Delaware and Ohio. 1) Pair of same style certificates, brown border and seal, au
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to w******o for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Cole Motor Car Company Stock Certificates1045 - Cole Motor Car Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 certificates, three unissued. Company inc. in Indiana. Issued certificate is for 10 shares, dated Aug. 1912, elk and patriotic vignettes, pen
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to r**********t for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
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Durant Motors Stock Certificates1046 - Durant Motors Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three different certificates. 1) Stock issued 1922, not cancelled, for 10 shares. Allegorical vignette. Maroon border. Folds. 2) Stock issued 1
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Estimate : 80.00 - 130.00
Sold to r**********t for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Fageol Motors Company Stocks and Bond1047 - Fageol Motors Company Stocks and Bond
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Lot of 3. 1) Stock no. 5924, issued for 100 shares to J. Laying Hukill on Oct. 22, 1925. Not cancelled. Eagle vignette. Folds, separation and tape rep
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to s******n for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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Ford and Plymouth Catalogs and Guides1048 - Ford and Plymouth Catalogs and Guides
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ford V-8 Information Guide c. 1935, Ford Product Catalog c. 1923, Model T Parts Price list, Plymouth Road King Advertisement and Informational Guide.
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Ford Motor Company Stocks and Bonds1049 - Ford Motor Company Stocks and Bonds
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Lot of five stocks and three bonds for this iconic American car company. Stocks: unissued Seymour Ford-Mercury Inc., issued interim stock for Ford Mot
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (35.00 + 7.00BP) = 42.00
 
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