Million Dollar Auction

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Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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Large Lot of Clinton Presidential Items #21350 - Large Lot of Clinton Presidential Items #2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large box of probably thousands of campaign buttons of Bill Clinton from both his 1992 election and 1996 reelection, some buttons also include Hilla
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Large Lot of Clinton Presidential Items #31351 - Large Lot of Clinton Presidential Items #3
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large box of probably thousands of campaign buttons for Bill Clinton for both his 1992 election and 1996 reelection. These buttons feature not only
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Gore Presidential Campaign Archive1352 - Gore Presidential Campaign Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 150 Gore presidential campaign buttons and ephemera. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 32562
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George W. Bush Campaign Buttons and Other Material1353 - George W. Bush Campaign Buttons and Other Material
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Large lot featuring approximately 150 items of George W. Bush campaign material, a majority of which is from the 2000 election. There are around 50 s
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Kerry Campaign Buttons1354 - John Kerry Campaign Buttons
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Over 250 assorted John Kerry campaign buttons for the 2004 presidential election. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 32560
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Mini Collection of Presidential Buttons (Hoover, Roosevelt, Nixon, Etc.)1355 - Mini Collection of Presidential Buttons (Hoover, Roosevelt, Nixon, Etc.)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A mini collection of 56 presidential buttons ranging from Hoover to Dukakis and includes several Nixon buttons and a few "No Third Term" R...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Political and War Memorabillia Lot1356 - Political and War Memorabillia Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
There are around 60 flyers titled Lincoln Memorial Souvenir with a picture of Abraham Lincoln on them (dimensions 7.5" L x 6" W), 1 portra...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to v******u for (125.00 + 25.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Collection of Various Presidential Papers (Humphrey, Kennedy, Bush, Gore)1357 - Collection of Various Presidential Papers (Humphrey, Kennedy, Bush, Gore)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Around 70 different paper items depicting presidents and other great leaders. This lot includes photos of John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Hubert Humphr
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Democratic Convention Collection1358 - Democratic Convention Collection
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Assorted buttons and other ephemera from democratic conventions that revolves more around the party rather than a specific candidate. Various years: 1
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to v******u for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Republican Convention Collection1359 - Republican Convention Collection
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Political buttons and other ephemera that revolves more around the party rather than a specific candidate. Various years: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996. Cit
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to v******u for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Various Presidential Buttons and Promotional Material (Reagan, Mondale, Obama)1360 - Various Presidential Buttons and Promotional Material (Reagan, Mondale, Obama)
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A lot of around 60 different presidential memorabilia buttons including Ronald Reagan, Walter Mondale's 1984 run, and as well as lesser known c...
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Start Price : 145.00 | Estimate : 290.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set1361 - Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sterling silver flatware set in original box. Patent date on pieces is 1932. No special engraved initials. 66 pieces, $1150 in melt at $15 silver. Ge
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Silver Plate Flatware, Serving Utensils, and Other Tools1362 - Silver Plate Flatware, Serving Utensils, and Other Tools
Holabird Western Americana Collections
23 piece collection including 5 spoons including 3 serving spoons, 5 forks with 1 serving fork, 9 knives including 2 butter knives, 1 ladel, 1 serving
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Silver Plate Tray and Serving Utensils1363 - Silver Plate Tray and Serving Utensils
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22 piece set. 1 tray (dimensions 20.5" L x 14.5" W), 1 round stand (diameter 8"), 1 tea pot (height 7.75"), 1 round bowl (diamet...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Souvenir Spoons1364 - Souvenir Spoons
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Nine various sterling silver spoons, 8 of which are George III era spoons from different British manufacturers, one is a Thomas Wallace II era spoon.
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Outstanding Student Award Silver Plate Tray1365 - Outstanding Student Award Silver Plate Tray
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A decent sized silver plate tray award measuring 18.25" L x 13" W. The words in the center read "The Mallinckrodt Award Outstanding ...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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10 Piece Collection of Silver Plate Trays1366 - 10 Piece Collection of Silver Plate Trays
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10 piece collection of various silver plate trays. 1 long oval tray (12" L x 6.75" W), 1 Avon WM Rogers 3621 round serving tray (diameter ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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4 Piece Silver Plate Serving Set1367 - 4 Piece Silver Plate Serving Set
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1 Wilcox International Silver round plate (Diameter 10"), 1 larger shell shaped serving bowl (8" L x 10" W x 1.75" D), 1 Reed &a...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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6 Piece Silver Plate Serving Set1368 - 6 Piece Silver Plate Serving Set
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 Ronson small tray (9.5" L x 6.25" W), 1 small serving bowl (10" L x 7.5" W x 1.25" D), 1 small round bowl (diameter 6&quo...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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6 Piece Silver Plate Tray and Other Serving Untensils1369 - 6 Piece Silver Plate Tray and Other Serving Untensils
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 International Silver Company large tray, broken (18.5" L x 13" W), 1 small Robbins two handle cup (Diameter 3" Depth 2.25"), 1...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d******0 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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8 Piece Silver Plate Tableware Set1370 - 8 Piece Silver Plate Tableware Set
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An 8 piece collection of silver plated tableware made by Wilcox Silver Plate Co. The set includes 1 large tray (28" L x 19.25" W), 1 medi...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Embossed Metal Souvenir Plate Collection1371 - Embossed Metal Souvenir Plate Collection
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Seven embossed souvenir plates and platters of a variety of different places and metals. Locations include Philadelphia, Chicago, Buffalo, San Francis
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Silver Mesh Collection1372 - Silver Mesh Collection
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Two sterling silver mesh purses, one is by the Whiting and Davis company that weighs 2.64 Troy OZs and is crowned with two blue sapphires. The other i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****F for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
 
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Silver Plated Dish Collection1373 - Silver Plated Dish Collection
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A collection of silver plated dishes and silver ware. Includes a 2 piece 8" x 11" Lawrence B. Smith dish, a 9.25" Wallace Silversmit...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Sterling Silver Collection1374 - Sterling Silver Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 10" Sterling cement weighted candlesticks; 19.27 oz troy, A sterling 128 10" serving spoon; 2.22 oz troy, An 830 embossed teaspoon; .48 ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****H for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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The Nome News Newspaper (Alaska Gold Rush Era)1375 - The Nome News Newspaper (Alaska Gold Rush Era)
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An issue of The Nome News from Saturday August 17, 1901. Some of the headlines include "A Murderous Knife Wielded", "What Noyes Remov...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w********b.. for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Alaska Ford Tri-Motor Photo Postcard1376 - Alaska Ford Tri-Motor Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful post card showing a classic Ford Tri-Motor "White Pass" airplane at Skagway in June of 1936. The post card is sent to San Franci...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to m****a for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Rare Alaska Steamship Co. Spoon1377 - Rare Alaska Steamship Co. Spoon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains a rare spoon from the Alaska Steamship Co. from 1915. The handle of the spoon contains the words Alaska S.S. Co., a picture of the
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to u******i for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Alaska Moose Head-Taxidermy Mount1378 - Alaska Moose Head-Taxidermy Mount
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very large moose head, some wear. This is perfect for your "man-cave". City: State: Alaska Date: c.1940's HWAC#: : 32159
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to s****r for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Antelope Trophy Head1379 - Antelope Trophy Head
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice wall mount of antelope. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 32477
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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