Million Dollar Auction

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Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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19 Beaverhead County Covers302019 Beaverhead County Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Allerdice & Allendale toothed cancels, two different Glendale double outer circles, one Dillon double outer circle, Amstead with Chines...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****F for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
7 Beaverhead County Corner Advertising Covers30217 Beaverhead County Corner Advertising Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Glendale purple cancel, 1880, Avery House. 2) Glendale red cancel, 1880, light strike, Pond & Uelin. 3) Bannack City, 1889, FL Graves. 4) Ban...
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****F for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
11 Different Billings Corner Advertising Covers302211 Different Billings Corner Advertising Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Hotel Northern, the Cottage Inn, Russell Miller Mining Company WL Linton, Cothron & Todd, Grand Hotel, Donovan & Spear, Fourth Judi...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****F for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
15 Corner Advertising Covers from Billings, Montana302315 Corner Advertising Covers from Billings, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
cc's include Northern Hotel, Grand Hotel, International Harvester, Al Bedoo Temple, PJ Brophy, Hines Motor Supply, Yellowstone County Treasurer,...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****F for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
VERY Early Blackfoot City, Deer Lodge, Montana Cover3024VERY Early Blackfoot City, Deer Lodge, Montana Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mostly legible DCDS double circle with a grid cancel. In blue. Shellen & Dunn Type 1. City: Blackfoot City State: Montana Date: c1870 HWAC#: : ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****F for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
Blakeley and Blakely, Montana Covers3025Blakeley and Blakely, Montana Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Only 3 listed in Shellen & Dunn territorial postmark book. Both spellings are represented. One is from George L. Meeker. The post office was onl...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****M for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
40 Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana Territorial Covers302640 Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana Territorial Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Quite a selection of cancels, killers, envelopes and addresses. Includes a Northern Pacific Hotel corner advertising with a pink cancel, letter addres
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****F for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
Earliest Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana Cover3027Earliest Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
According to Shellen & Dunn, this is earlier than any cove found in their census. Manuscript. City: Bozeman State: Montana Date: 1869 HWAC#: : ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
Manuscript Buell Montana Territorial Cover3028Manuscript Buell Montana Territorial Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Post office only open from 1879 to 1880. Shellen & Dunn report none in their census. City: Buell State: Montana Date: 1880 HWAC#: : 31045
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to h*******c for (300.00 + 69.00BP) = 369.00
12 different Butte City covers302912 different Butte City covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful double outside circle 1880 Montana Copper Company corner advertising, shaved corner rectangle 1884 pink, 1884 star in gride, Wheel of Fortun
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****F for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
65 Butte City, Silver Bow, Montana Territorial Covers303065 Butte City, Silver Bow, Montana Territorial Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A myriad of different cancels: the oldest being an 1880 cc large double ring outer circle with a bold strike. Also star in oval killer, blue star kill
Estimate : 300.00 - 650.00
Sold to 9*****F for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
Unlisted Cable City, Deer Lodge County, Montana Cover3031Unlisted Cable City, Deer Lodge County, Montana Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Only one Cable City territorial listed in Shellen & Dunn. This is an unlisted circle cancel. Cover is addressed to R. S. Kelley in Deer Lodge, M...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
Camp Baker & Wolsey, Meagher, Montana Cover3032Camp Baker & Wolsey, Meagher, Montana Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Camp Baker post office open from 1872 to 1879. On postal card. Bleeding of ink prevalent through 'Camp Ba.' From Augustus Bockey(?). 2) F...
Estimate : 100.00
Sold to 9*****M for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
Two Unlisted Color Canton, Meagher, Montana Covers3033Two Unlisted Color Canton, Meagher, Montana Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Both of these are type number 2 as listed in Shellen and Dunn. There was only 1 found in their census and only 2 total! 1) 1885 purple. 2) c1885 pink.
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to h*******c for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
Fourteen Carbon County, Montana Covers3034Fourteen Carbon County, Montana Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three Ewing (1901-1905), Red Lodge (one 1901 and one Camp Sawtooth), two Bearcreek (one 1906), Belfry, Fromberg, Edgar, Dryhead, Alpine, Bowler, Elgin
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
Unique Purple Cartersville, Rosebud, Montana Cover3035Unique Purple Cartersville, Rosebud, Montana Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) Traditional black oval cancel. 2) Unlisted in Shellen & Dunn purple oval cancel. City: Cartersville State: Montana Date: 1880...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****F for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
Cascade County Cover Collection3036Cascade County Cover Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Fort Shaw (1873, paper and 1881 octagon), 1896 Morris double box magenta light strike, 1888 Great Falls, 1898 Logging Creek, 1903 Adel, Belt, Blac
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****F for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
Unique Cavetown, Meagher, Montana Cover3037Unique Cavetown, Meagher, Montana Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Only example listed in Shellen & Dunn. Nice purple oval, double outer circle. Opened roughly into stamp at right. Post office was only open from...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to h*******c for (250.00 + 57.50BP) = 307.50
One Year Cedar Junction Post Office Cover3038One Year Cedar Junction Post Office Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early! Rare! Only one reported example in Shellen & Dunn! This is a great manuscript cancel with a blue steam engine. City: Cedar Junction Stat...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 9*****M for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
Unlisted Centreville, Broadwater, Montana Cover3039Unlisted Centreville, Broadwater, Montana Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This post office was only open during the territorial period and the Shellen & Dunn census had ‘none reported.' Unique? Magenta large double...
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 9*****F for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00