Million Dollar Auction

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Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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First Flight Covers: Las Vegas and Death Valley3149 - First Flight Covers: Las Vegas and Death Valley
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five. Includes: Hughes Airwest Inaugural Flight Lake Havasu City (1972); Furnace Creek Inn to Las Vegas (through Death Valley); Apache Hotel, L
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****F for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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First Trip Cover Collection3150 - First Trip Cover Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17 sealed "first trip" covers. Includes: Berryville & Little Rock, Stockton & Fresno (two trips), Salt Lake City & Ric...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****F for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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South Pacific 1st Flight Covers3151 - South Pacific 1st Flight Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group includes five covers. One has great illustration of plane flying over Guantanamo Bay. (Prag Collection) City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 31633
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to 9*****F for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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South Pacific First Flight3152 - South Pacific First Flight
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three covers; 2 to new Zealand and 1 to Honolulu. (Prag Collection) City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 31634
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****F for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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General Cover Collection3153 - General Cover Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 31 miscellaneous covers. Earliest is 1904 SF Examiner cover. Latest is 1978 Moffat Tunnel anniversary cover. Eleven Wells Fargo and Adams Expre
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to 9*****F for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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Hong Kong to SF First Flight3154 - Hong Kong to SF First Flight
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice collection of four different "First Flight" covers. (Prag Collection) City: State: Date: 1937 HWAC#: : 31641
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to 9*****F for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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Illustrated Military-Themed Covers3155 - Illustrated Military-Themed Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 different illustrated military-themed covers. Four have U.S. Frigate Constitution cancels (1933-1947, Seattle, Balboa, Boston) and have illustratio
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****F for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Original 1c Stamp Artwork3156 - Original 1c Stamp Artwork
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6: stamp art work, 1 cent US Postage surround with intricate scroll work. Appears to be proofs of the original Ben Franklin postage stamp, with
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9*****F for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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Postcards Featuring Post Office Mail Carriers & Vehicles3157 - Postcards Featuring Post Office Mail Carriers & Vehicles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24 postcards that show mail carriers, boats, wagons, etc. Two cards (1907 cancels) show early mail cars being used in Milwaukee. Nine feature m
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****F for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
 
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Postcards Featuring US Post Offices3158 - Postcards Featuring US Post Offices
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17 early postcards featuring post offices across the U.S. Includes 3 postcards about tiny post offices (RPC of De Luz, CA; RPC of Mtn. Ranch, C
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****F for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Foreign Postcards with Single Stamps3159 - Foreign Postcards with Single Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
While the other two lots have cards with illustrations of many foreign stamps, these early foreign postcards only have illustrations of single stamps.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Postcards Featuring World Stamp Illustrations3160 - Postcards Featuring World Stamp Illustrations
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16 different postcards that feature illustrations of stamps from around the world. French, German, American, and Monaco. Six were mailed. Pleas
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to 9*****F for (15.00 + 3.00BP) = 18.00
 
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Southern Express Co. Ephemera3161 - Southern Express Co. Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One piece is framed from 1875. Also included is a cover from Southern Express (1899) with letter and a C. O. D cover (1919). City: State: Date: H
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Stamps of the United States on Postcards3162 - Stamps of the United States on Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight early postcards featuring illustrations of U.S. stamps. Two different types: one mailed 1908 with illustration of Lincoln and Washington stamps,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****F for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Stamps of the World on Postcards3163 - Stamps of the World on Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large collection of 68 early postcards that all feature illustrations of stamps from around the world. Colorful, artistic and informational. Countries
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 9*****F for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Trans Pacific Covers3164 - Trans Pacific Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different covers with maps. (Prag Collection) City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 31639
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****F for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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US Postal Covers3165 - US Postal Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 100 postal covers: over 80 First Day of Issue Covers from 1948- 1960s; 20 covers from the 19th century. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 29025
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****F for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Assayer's Reports and Mining Letters (Yellow Aster Mining Company)3166 - Assayer's Reports and Mining Letters (Yellow Aster Mining Company)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four pages of assayer's reports from the Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Company and two related typewritten letters from 1887 and 1901. The Yel...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r***6 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver (by SF Assayer)3167 - Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver (by SF Assayer)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare original book by Thomas Price, "Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver per Troy Ounce". Bullion Rooms, Assay Office, Chemical laborat...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Memorandum of Gold Bullion3168 - Memorandum of Gold Bullion
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A gold bullion memorandum from Kellogg and Humbert's Assay office in San Francisco, by Caghill(?) & Co. for 101 ounces of raw material, 90 o...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to v*********m for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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