Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

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Montana 'Big Sky' and Holiday Auction is a four day feast for the collector. This sale begins with a one day Montana only auction focusing on tokens and postal history. The next three days run the wide range of a traditional Holabird Auction: minerals, numismatics, Native Americana, railroadianna, mining, photographs, stock certificates, express, saloon, exposition, assay, tokens, badges, Gold Rush, etc. Heavy emphasis is placed on Colorado, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and the Western States.
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Seven Wolf Point Tokens1602 - Seven Wolf Point Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Four tokens: Ralph's / Bar / Wolf Point, Montana // GF / 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c / IT. Round, aluminum. 2) McDonald & Miller Billiards //GF / 1...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e****6 for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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V. D. Chapman Tokens1603 - V. D. Chapman Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) V. D. Chapman // Trade Only / 1c, 10c, 25c, $1.00. 1c is round, brass, very worn and dark. The other 3 are round, aluminum. (Svoboda Collection)
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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J. T. Popham Pool Hall Token1604 - J. T. Popham Pool Hall Token
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare token. J. T. Popham Pool Hall / J. T. P. / Woodside // GF / 5c / IT. Round, brass, 20mm. (Svoboda Collection) City: Woodside State: Montana D
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to m*******g for (475.00 + 109.25BP) = 584.25
 
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Five Worden Tokens1605 - Five Worden Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5: 1) Obv.: Worden Bar / Worden, / Montana; Rev.: Good For / 25c / In Trade; Oct., Br.; 2) Obv.: Worden Bar / Worden, / Montana; Rev.: Good For
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Five Worden Tokens1606 - Five Worden Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Obv.: Eddie & Joe's / Yellowstone / Inn / Worden, Mont.; Rev.: Good For 10c / In Trade; Sq., Br., 25mm; 2) Obv.: Gibney & Son / Worde...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******h for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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Jones & Son Token Group1607 - Jones & Son Token Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 all from Jones & Son, Worden, Mont.: two Octagonal: Good For 25c; three round, good for 5c, 10c and blank. (Svoboda Collection) City...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to b********c.. for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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K & S Token1608 - K & S Token
Holabird Western Americana Collections
K & S / Zortman / Mont. // GF / 12-1/2c / IT. Scalloped (4), brass, 26mm. (Svoboda Collection) City: Zortman State: Montana Date: HWAC# 35...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to a**********0 for (275.00 + 63.25BP) = 338.25
 
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Montana Token Grab Bag (11)1609 - Montana Token Grab Bag (11)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tokens from Jardine, Bynum, Stateline, Sunburst, Lambert, Centerville, & Lindsay. 11 tokens total. (Svoboda Collection) City: State: Montana...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m*******g for (130.00 + 29.90BP) = 159.90
 
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Thirteen Montana Tokens1610 - Thirteen Montana Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kalispell, Wolf Point, Great Falls and Lewistown are represented. Two pictorials of the Masonic Temple of Great Falls. Nine "one penny" to...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to c********n for (130.00 + 29.90BP) = 159.90
 
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Ada Rehan Medallions HK 7671611 - Ada Rehan Medallions HK 767
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Ada Rehan / 1893 / portrait; Rev.: The Silver Statue Justice / of the state of Montana / (pictorial); 45mm, aluminum, R6. Two pieces. Irish bor
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 2********e for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
 
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Charles M. Russell Medallions1612 - Charles M. Russell Medallions
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Two octogonal: Cowboy Montana Artist / 1864- 1926; Montana Territorial Centennial / 1864-1964 / Flathead, 45mm; Two round: Obv.: bust of Rus
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Custer Battleground Medallions1613 - Custer Battleground Medallions
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 commemoratives saluting the Battle of the Little Big Horn: 1) 1926 50th Anniversary; At the Battleground June 24,25,26 1926; 2) Six Diamond J
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****l for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Eleven Montana So Called Dollars1614 - Eleven Montana So Called Dollars
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 So Called Dollars from various Montana Towns. Shelby, St., Regis, Kevin, Sidney, Scobey and More. Four pieces are silver. (Svoboda Collection) Ci
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Sold to 8*****l for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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First Montana U.S. Vol.  Medallion1615 - First Montana U.S. Vol. Medallion
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: First Montana U.S. Vol's. Second Division Eighth Army Corps / pictorial: mtns, waterfall, plow; Rev.: First to Respond to Their Country...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******c for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Five So Called Dollars1616 - Five So Called Dollars
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five So Called Dollars, 2 are silver, 3 Dempsey-Gibbons fight pieces, 2 Kevin Sunburst Oil Field. (Svoboda Collection) City: State: Montana Date:
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8*****l for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Gary Cooper Medallions1617 - Gary Cooper Medallions
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Lot of 3: 1) aluminum bust of Gary Cooper; rev.: Paramount Star / In / "Honor Bright"; 25mm, Rd. 2) Two medallions, raised bust of Gary ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to d******c for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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LaFollette & Wheeler Political Pins1618 - LaFollette & Wheeler Political Pins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight pieces: three Burton K. Wheeler medals; four LaFollette & Wheeler for president and vice president pins; one button of the Thomas Francis ...
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Joseph Kemp Toole Campaign Buttons1619 - Joseph Kemp Toole Campaign Buttons
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Two photo campaign buttons of the first and fourth governor of Montana. He was born in 1851 and died in 1929. Served as governor from 1889-1893 and 19
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W.A. Clark U.S. Senator Campaign Buttons1620 - W.A. Clark U.S. Senator Campaign Buttons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three campaign buttons: W.A. Clark / U.S. Senator / photo / 8 hours. William A. Clark, one of the Montana Copper Kings, promised an "8 hour&quo...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (130.00 + 29.90BP) = 159.90
 
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Montana Political Button Collection1621 - Montana Political Button Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 political pins: Four Galen for U.S. Senate pins (1930) (Albert J. Galen won the Republican primary in 1930, defeated in the general election
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Political Pins for Montana Governors1622 - Political Pins for Montana Governors
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 pins: Edwin L. Norris (1908); Ed Donlan (1908); Renne ('64). Also Joe Dixon, Ayers, and Sam V. Stewart. (Svoboda Collection) City: ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Montana Dog Tags1623 - Montana Dog Tags
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Eight Montana dog tags, dating from 1914. Many different cities. (Svoboda Collection) City: State: Montana Date: HWAC# 35169
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to T******p for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Montana Encased Penny Collection1624 - Montana Encased Penny Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fourteen encased cents from 1911-1972. The oldest is the Bank Saloon. (Svoboda Collection) City: State: Montana Date: HWAC# 35171
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m*******g for (450.00 + 103.50BP) = 553.50
 
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Montana Fraternal Collection1625 - Montana Fraternal Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven pieces. Elks Convention, Montana Wool Growers, Bagdad at Los Angeles, Scottish Rite, Bagdad Pro Patria, 1931 Masonic piece, Butte F O E. (Svobod
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Montana Masonic Token Group1626 - Montana Masonic Token Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty Eight Masonic Tokens from all over Montana. Five commemorating the Montana Centennial of 1966 (two .999 silver). Butte (4), Glendive, Hamilton,
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*********1 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Montana Plastic Token Collection1627 - Montana Plastic Token Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty seven plastic tokens "good for" at the Havana Bar, Missoula; 2-D Club, Great Falls; K & C Foods, Missoula; Morning Star Market,...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Montana Rough Riders Medallion1628 - Montana Rough Riders Medallion
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: First Army Corps Spanish-American War 1898 / pictorial mining scene; Rev.: Presented by the State of Montana to Montana Rough Riders / pictorial
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to p********n for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Montana Silver Association Silver Round1629 - Montana Silver Association Silver Round
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Montana Silver Association / Silver the key / To / Prosperity / 1933 / Helena Montana / mining pictorial; Rev.: One Troy Ounce of Silver 999 fi
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********y for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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Pegasus Gold Company Silver Rounds1630 - Pegasus Gold Company Silver Rounds
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Two proof silver rounds: Obv.: One Silver Pegasus / Proof Limited Edition / pictorial: flying horse; Rev.: Pegasus Gold Corporation / One Troy Ounce /
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******c for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneer Buttons1631 - Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneer Buttons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three buttons with pick and shovel with S & D Montana Pioneer, one pin, two buttons; also Pioneers of Montana 1864-1925 token pictorial cabin, u...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Territorial Centennial & State Diamond Jubilee Medallions1632 - Territorial Centennial & State Diamond Jubilee Medallions
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sixteen commemmorative medallions from the 1964 celebration of one hundred years from the founding of Montana Territory, and the 75th anniversary of s
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****r for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Yellowstone and Lewis & Clark Medallions1633 - Yellowstone and Lewis & Clark Medallions
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eleven medallions commemorating the 100th Anniversary of our first national park in 1972, six bronze, five pewter or silver. Two bronze and two white
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (300.00 + 69.00BP) = 369.00
 
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Fabulous Stage Coach Correspondence Collection1634 - Fabulous Stage Coach Correspondence Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 38. Includes 1) wonderful H.F. Galen’s Express cover with a S. F. Buford & Company billhead. Buford was a representative for Galen. Note...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Virginia City, Montana Receipt for Bullion Shipment1635 - Virginia City, Montana Receipt for Bullion Shipment
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter-sized document detailing the shipment of 1 package of bullion valued at $1,500 from W.D. Wheeler, Assayer in Charge, Helena, Montana, and the s
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Virginia City & Red Bluff Stage Company Covers1636 - Virginia City & Red Bluff Stage Company Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight. All addressed to S.R. Buford, Agent for Virginia City & Red Bluff Stage Company. All say “Stage Business” in upper left corner. Cu...
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Virginia City & Pony Stage Line Archive1637 - Virginia City & Pony Stage Line Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seventeen stage way bills divided between two lines: seven are for Virginia City & Pony Stage line, ten are for Sappington & Pony Sta...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Virginia City & Red Bluff Stage Company Archive1638 - Virginia City & Red Bluff Stage Company Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fabulous lot of nearly 40 pieces. Includes two Agents Monthly Statements (1892) and then the rest are stage way bills from 1892 and 1894. Way bills ar
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to i*********1 for (275.00 + 63.25BP) = 338.25
 
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Virginia City & Sappington Stage Line Archive1639 - Virginia City & Sappington Stage Line Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 130 pieces. All but two are way bills for the company, issued 1898-1900. The other two documents are Agent’s Monthly Statements from 1900. Way
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (275.00 + 63.25BP) = 338.25
 
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Tohoho O'odham Basket2000 - Tohoho O'odham Basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tohono O'Odham basket. Coyote Tracks. 15" diameter, 4" deep. Willow, w/ devil's claw. City: State: Arizona Date: hwac# 3...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Tohono O'Odham Basket2000A - Tohono O'Odham Basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small Tohono O'odum basket. 6.5" diameter, 1" deep. Willow, w/ devil's claw. hwac# 35463
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
 
 
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Vintage Native American Beaded Collar2002 - Vintage Native American Beaded Collar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collar features red, blue and turquoise colored seed beads. Abalone shell beads are suspended at edges. This round collar is 8" long from neck ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to d********7 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Beaded, Fringed Native American Dress2003 - Beaded, Fringed Native American Dress
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Absolutely beautiful beaded buckskin long dress, fringed on sleeves back and hem. Minnie (Moo-Ah) Williams made this dress for her family around 1952.
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to e*****r for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Necklace with Water Buffalo Teeth2004 - Necklace with Water Buffalo Teeth
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Native American necklace: water buffalo teeth with ceramic beads. Two amber ferrules at center where a 4.5" metal cross is suspended. Necklace ...
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Native American Stone Necklace2005 - Native American Stone Necklace
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage necklace made of large stones with carved amber colored stone beads. Approximately 24" length. City: State: Date: hwac# 35335
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Trade Bead Necklaces2006 - Trade Bead Necklaces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two necklaces made of rough ceramic beads. Strung on hemp. Approx. 24" in length. City: State: Date: hwac# 35336
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Beaded Medicine Bag2007 - Beaded Medicine Bag
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Native American beaded medicine bag: yellow, red, and blue seed beads. Leather necklace and closure tie. City: State: Date: hwac# 35337
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******s for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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Northwest Coast Effigy Necklace2008 - Northwest Coast Effigy Necklace
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five animal effigies represented are: otter, eagle, bear, turtle, and fox. Also a small bone fishhook and a bone tool shaped pendant, interspersed wit
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Native American Beaded Leather Gauntlets Gloves2009 - Native American Beaded Leather Gauntlets Gloves
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique 1800's Old West Native American Beaded Leather Gauntlets Gloves. Probably Plains Indian made in the 1870's. Possibly Meti, general r...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bureau of Indian Affairs Ephemera2010 - Bureau of Indian Affairs Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 receipts from the Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs. Some dates indicate July 9, 1875. The remittance of $11,000.00 dollar
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 70.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (130.00 + 29.90BP) = 159.90
 
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Thomas Downs Dakota Indian Agent Collection2011 - Thomas Downs Dakota Indian Agent Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot of four artifacts represents an irreplaceable portion of history surrounding the American Indian Wars of the late 19th century. Thomas Downs
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 250.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (250.00 + 57.50BP) = 307.50
 
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