Million Dollar Auction

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Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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Western Elk Head--Taxidermy Mount1380 - Western Elk Head--Taxidermy Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large elk head, 35" x 35". Great looking trophy. City: State: Date: c. 1940's HWAC#: : 32160
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to s****r for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Alaska Oil Broadside1381 - Alaska Oil Broadside
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A broadside attempting to convince people to work for Alaska Pacific Development Company, an oil exploration company. It contains a poem entitled &...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to u******i for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
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Photo of the S. S. Spokane in Alaska1382 - Photo of the S. S. Spokane in Alaska
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Panoramic photo of the S. S. Spokane on the Taku River in Alaska. Photograph by Metzger. Photo: 5.75" x 29.75", framed 9" x 33"....
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Steamship Farallon Disaster Postcard1383 - Steamship Farallon Disaster Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage postcard of the Alaska Steamship Company's S.S. Farallon, named after the islands off the coast of San Francisco. Alaska has its Farallo...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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White Pass & Yukon Route (Handbook and Ticket)1384 - White Pass & Yukon Route (Handbook and Ticket)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Handbook of vacation trips in Alaska, Atlin and the Yukon. A ticket for the White Pass & Yukon Route from Thistle creek to Dawson. Gold Rush era...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Bank of Bisbee Check Collection1385 - Bank of Bisbee Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25 checks from the Bank of Bisbee, 1906 & 1907. City: Bisbee State: Arizona Date: 1906-1907 HWAC#: : 28519
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to v********o.. for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
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Two W. H. Jackson Colorado River, Grand Canyon Cabinet Cards1386 - Two W. H. Jackson Colorado River, Grand Canyon Cabinet Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Both toned photos are titled: "The Grand Canyon of the Colorado". Both show men in row boats on the river. Cabinet cards, 4.5" x 7&qu...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Arizona Calendars1387 - Arizona Calendars
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tucson; Family, Mesa; girl, Nogales; soldiers, Phoenix; Household. City: State: Arizona Date: HWAC#: : 32573
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Alameda and East Bay Ephemera1388 - Alameda and East Bay Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large lot of East Bay papers: 1937 agriculture and road map of Alameda County; 1949 map of San Leandro and vicinity; Map of Berkeley c.1940s; Key Syst
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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1866 Declaration of Sale of Swamp Land1389 - 1866 Declaration of Sale of Swamp Land
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A document from the state of California in 1866 declaring the sale of 71 acres of swamp land along the American River to George Gono. The land was li
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 2*****s for (90.00 + 20.70BP) = 110.70
 
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Arrowhead Springs Postcard Collection1390 - Arrowhead Springs Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
34 post cards. 26 are RPC's, 8 are post 1940 City: Arrowhead State: California Date: c1905 and on HWAC#: : 31105
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Original Rosenberry Sign, Circa 1910 (Veterinary Surgeon)1391 - Original Rosenberry Sign, Circa 1910 (Veterinary Surgeon)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful early wood sign for Harry Rosenberry, a veterinary surgeon, in Auburn, California. 18 x 44", 2" thick frame, all original, typic...
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Banning Postcards1392 - Banning Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
17 post cards. 2 RPC's, 1 nice street scene from the late 1940's, 2 c1915-1925, 5 post 1940 RPC's, and 8 post 1940. (Prag Collection) C...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Barstow on Route 66 Postcard Group1393 - Barstow on Route 66 Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
30 post cards. 8PC's, 9 post 1940, and 13 new type post 1940. (Prag Collection) City: Barstow State: California Date: HWAC#: : 31107
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Fourteen Bay Area Stereographs1394 - Fourteen Bay Area Stereographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five views of various buildings, a backyard picnic, two same views of Lake Chabot, a view of Sausalito and Angel Island, Luther Burbank in his garden,
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Big Bear, Fawnskin, and Loma Linda Photo Postcards1395 - Big Bear, Fawnskin, and Loma Linda Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Big Bear and Fawnskin photo cards, several winter scenes. Loma Linda, famous for it's Sanitarium, at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains below...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Postcards of Blythe Street Scenes, California1396 - Postcards of Blythe Street Scenes, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
18 white border RPC's, 5 post 1940 postcards. Not much in Blythe in the 1940's. (Prag Collection) City: Blythe State: California Date: HWA...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Real Photo Postcard of Boca Ice Harvest1397 - Real Photo Postcard of Boca Ice Harvest
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare view! The name means “mouth” in Spanish and derives from the fact that the town was located at the mouth of the Little Truckee River where it emp
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Two Boca area Stock Certificates1398 - Two Boca area Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Nevada and Mountain Lakes Ice Company #76 for 15 shares to WW Bigelow in 1871. Signed by Bigelow. Small vignette of a woman standing on a river ban
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone and Telegraph Company Stock Certificate (J.S. Cain Signature)1399 - Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone and Telegraph Company Stock Certificate (J.S. Cain Signature)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great Bodie stock. Incorporated August 6, 1892. Certificate #116. Issued to Aurthur reading for 10 shares. What makes this stock so special is that it
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*******o for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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