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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Hawaiian Air Pamphlet Collection3375 - Hawaiian Air Pamphlet Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large lot of 24 brochures/pamphlets for Hawaiian airlines and aerial tours of the islands. Lots of maps! Very colorful! Includes: Hawaiian Airlines (
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Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to d******0 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Hawaiian Check Collection (29)3376 - Hawaiian Check Collection (29)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 29, all post-1900. Rarest are three Bank of Hawaii (Honolulu) checks issued in the 1920s with background image of bank. Also: Liberty Bank of
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Hawaiian Islands - Paradise of the Pacific (Photo Book)3377 - Hawaiian Islands - Paradise of the Pacific (Photo Book)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reproductions of Photographs. 79 full page photos. 10 x 13". Cover is almost detached. City: State: Hawaii Date: 1898 hwac# 35669
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******0 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Hawaiian Songbook Archive3378 - Hawaiian Songbook Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large collection of 215+ gorgeous color Hawaiian songbooks from many different categories. 1) Assorted larger variety: 93 (13.25" x 10.25"...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 9*****H for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Hawaiian Steamship, Railroad, and Sugar Stock Certificates3379 - Hawaiian Steamship, Railroad, and Sugar Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) Stock for American Hawaiian Steamship Company. Issued 1907. Punch cancelled. Four different revenue stamps attached. 2) Hutchinson Su
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Estimate : 240.00 - 350.00
Sold to i*********1 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Hawaiian Stock Certificate Collection (7)3380 - Hawaiian Stock Certificate Collection (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven different. Includes: Kalakaua Investment (1956, pen cxl), Hauula Land Company (1936, pen cxl), Halai Hill Land Company (1921, pen cxl), C
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Hawaiian Stock Certificates (4)3381 - Hawaiian Stock Certificates (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four certificates from two companies. 1) Hawaii Tours Company. Inc. in Territory of Hawaii. Two issued, No. 52 (1921) and 76 (1922). Both not cancelle
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Hawaiian Stock Collection (19)3382 - Hawaiian Stock Collection (19)
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Lot of 19 with some duplicates. Includes: Pacific Guano Co. (unissued 186-), American Hawaiian Steamship Co. (1911), Kalakaua Investment (1956), Waiak
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to w******o for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
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Hawaiian Telephone Stocks and Receipts3383 - Hawaiian Telephone Stocks and Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Mutual Telephone Company. Inc. 1883. Stock No. 59, issued for 20 shares in 1892 in Honolulu. Pen cancelled with glue residue along left edge. Also
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to w******o for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Tax Receipts under Hawaiian Monarchy3384 - Tax Receipts under Hawaiian Monarchy
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three early receipts. Two are in Hawaiian (1877 and 1878), while the last (1887) has English & Hawaiian printed. See what the monarchy was charg...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
 
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Three 1890s Hawaiian Documents (incl Court Document for Sugar Plantation Desertion)3385 - Three 1890s Hawaiian Documents (incl Court Document for Sugar Plantation Desertion)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1896 report from the district magistrate of Kawaihau, Island of Kauai. Lists plaintiff, defendant, nature of case, judgment, and remarks. Five of t
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Trio of Hawaiian Stock Certificates3386 - Trio of Hawaiian Stock Certificates
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1) Two certificates for International Immigration and Colonization Association. Low No. 3 & 7, both issued in 1911, one to the secretary (Harris...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Fancy Pictorial Furniture Billheads3387 - Fancy Pictorial Furniture Billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven billheads from Chicago furniture companies addressed in the 1880s to the Dillon Furniture Company in Dillon Montana. Vignettes of roll-top desks
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Knights Templar Souvenir Badge, Chicago, 1910, in Original Presentation Box3388 - Knights Templar Souvenir Badge, Chicago, 1910, in Original Presentation Box
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In original presentation box, this badge was made by the Shepard Manufacturing Company of Melrose Highlands, Mass. and is the only official souvenir b
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Clinton Illinois Insurance Ledgers3389 - Clinton Illinois Insurance Ledgers
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Lot of two insurance ledgers 1.) Norwich Union Fire Insurance Co. operating out of Clinton, ILL 2.) Royal Insurance Company. One of the volumes still
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Antique Color Map of Cherokee County, Kansas3390 - Antique Color Map of Cherokee County, Kansas
Holabird Western Americana Collections
LH Everts & Company, Publishers (Philadelphia). For J. Wilbur Logan, abstracter, loans, real estate and insurance. Map is old and colorful, but ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Group of Kansas Stock Certificates (4) 1886-19353391 - Group of Kansas Stock Certificates (4) 1886-1935
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A nice group of Kansas stock certificates. 1) Rock Town Company, cert. #9, issued at Topeka, KS in 1886. Was located in Cowley County. Most of these t
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eastern Bank Stock Certificates Group (5) 1903-19273392 - Eastern Bank Stock Certificates Group (5) 1903-1927
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five nice banking stock certificates from the Eastern U.S. issued between 1903 and 1927. Included is 1) First National Bank of Skowhegan, Maine, 1911,
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Shapleigh Hardware Company Shaving Strap3393 - Shapleigh Hardware Company Shaving Strap
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Includes number '620' and the date '1843' (when opened?). Shapleigh's was a St. Louis landmark merchant for 112 years! More than...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 9*****H for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
 
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Hotel Montana Photographs3395 - Hotel Montana Photographs
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Hotel Montana photograph. Location is not known. Dated by car in photo. One photo is pristine and sharp. The other has a full length bend in it. C
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Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Gold Hill Broadside for 1867 4th of July Excercises3396 - Gold Hill Broadside for 1867 4th of July Excercises
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Gold Hill broadside for the 1867 Fourth of July Exercises. Current and future governors CC Stevenson (Marshall), RK Colcord (Deputy Marshall), and HG
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Main Street Gold Hill Stereoview3397 - Main Street Gold Hill Stereoview
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The contrast isn't as nice as the other Gold Hill stereoview, but the content of Main Street is more intriguing. Lots of wagons line t...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
 
 
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High Quality Gold Hill Stereoview (J.P. Jones Residence)3398 - High Quality Gold Hill Stereoview (J.P. Jones Residence)
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No. 3442. Residence of Hon. J.P. Jones. Early Gold Hill. John Paul Jones was a major figure on the Comstock and would become Untied States Senator. Th
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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13 Letters of Correspondence to John Boesch (in Goldfield and Columbia)3399 - 13 Letters of Correspondence to John Boesch (in Goldfield and Columbia)
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Thirteen letters in original covers to John Boesch in Columbia and Goldfield Nevada from Germany. Letters are in German. One letter includes Deutch ma
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6*****b for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Articles of Incorporation for the Bank of Manhattan3400 - Articles of Incorporation for the Bank of Manhattan
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This bank lasted only 6 months! Official 1909 copy of the articles of incorporation for the bank that were originally filed on Jan. 19, 1906. Five pag
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
 
 
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History of the University of Nevada3401 - History of the University of Nevada
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Authoritative work on the University by Sam Doten. The book is in pristine condition. Some early and later pages are becoming loose. Comes from the Fu
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Poster of the World Championship Battle: Johnson vs. Jeffries3402 - Poster of the World Championship Battle: Johnson vs. Jeffries
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Fabulous condition. The first boxing match of the 20th century that transcended the sport occurred on July 4, 1910 in Reno, Nevada. Jack Johnson was p
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to a****a for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Reno and Northern Nevada Telephone Directory for 19233403 - Reno and Northern Nevada Telephone Directory for 1923
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Locations include Reno, Willow Point, Virginia City, Williamsville, Swackhamer, Toulon, Rochester (20 phone numbers!), Quinn River Crossing, Lower Clo
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s*****l for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Reno Ephemera3404 - Reno Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) A ledger book for the Nixon National Bank of Reno that someone used as a way of listing their photo negatives. Alphabetical tabs have
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (15.00 + 3.45BP) = 18.45
 
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Reno Fire Department Bell, Ammeter, and Photograph3405 - Reno Fire Department Bell, Ammeter, and Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This was removed from the downtown Reno station when it was no longer in use as a fire house. Three items: 1) Small bell (with a loud ring) that would
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to V********e for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Reno I.O.O.F. Military Hat3406 - Reno I.O.O.F. Military Hat
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A size 7.25 military style hat from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Nevada No. 1. Brass staff-sword cross brass insignia with "NEV 1&qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to V********e for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Reno Stereoviews of Truckee River (Keystone)3407 - Reno Stereoviews of Truckee River (Keystone)
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This is a lot of 2 images of the bridge overlooking the Truckee River. The stereoviews were produced by the Keystone View Company. Both photographs me
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Rholite, Nevada: "Broken Promise" Watercolor by Ruth Hilts3408 - Rholite, Nevada: "Broken Promise" Watercolor by Ruth Hilts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Part of the Nevada Earth Colors series, by Ruth Hilts, a view of Rhyolite, Nevada. (Framed: 29" h x x 37" W) A Native Nevadan, Rut...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Tonopah / Goldfield / Manhattan 1927 telephone book3409 - Tonopah / Goldfield / Manhattan 1927 telephone book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
How far have the mighty fallen? 20 years ago Goldfield was the largest city in the state with 10,000 people. I counted just over 100 phone numbers in
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6*****b for (210.00 + 48.30BP) = 258.30
 
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Tonopah-Sodaville Teamster Cards and Rhyolite Letterhead3411 - Tonopah-Sodaville Teamster Cards and Rhyolite Letterhead
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1-3) Three Teamster cards: AE Gish with 31 sacks of ore, E Wheece with 105 sacks of ore, and M. L. - M. S. with 200 sacks of roe weighing 22,564 pound
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Nevada Ephemera (Carson, Virginia City, Gold Hill, Hamilton)3412 - Nevada Ephemera (Carson, Virginia City, Gold Hill, Hamilton)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight pieces of early Nevada checks and billheads: Carson City Savings Bank 1876; State Controllers Warrant 1880s; Bank of California, Gold Hill, 1872
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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Asher & Adams New Topographical Atlas and Gazetteer of New York, 18703413 - Asher & Adams New Topographical Atlas and Gazetteer of New York, 1870
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large 18" x 13", 89 pp atlas of county maps of the state and territories of New York and its surrounding neighbors. The title page reads &...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d******0 for (275.00 + 63.25BP) = 338.25
 
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Pan American World Airways, Inc. Stock Certificate Archive3414 - Pan American World Airways, Inc. Stock Certificate Archive
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A lot of probably a few hundred stock certificates for Pan American World Airways, Inc. (Pan Am) dated 1974 through 1989, all in fairly good condition
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Brass Plaque by James Earle Fraser (Designer of Indian Head Nickel)3415 - Theodore Roosevelt Brass Plaque by James Earle Fraser (Designer of Indian Head Nickel)
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The Roosevelt Bas-Relief by James Earle Fraser, copyright 1920. 11 x 14" with the inscription "Aggressive fighting for the right is the no...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Portland Baseball Association Stock Certificates3416 - Portland Baseball Association Stock Certificates
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Two stock certificates from the Portland Base Ball Association dated 1903. Also a 6 x 8" early baseball player in a throwing stance, uniform ap...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to u*********b for (130.00 + 29.90BP) = 159.90
 
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Oregon Check Collection3417 - Oregon Check Collection
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23 old checks from various towns in Oregon, and one from Ogden, Utah. Eugene City, 1892; Jacksonville, 1885; Rock Point 1867,1869 & 1870. Cit...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to R******d for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Oregon Stage Company Receipts3419 - Oregon Stage Company Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five receipts from the Oregon State Company: Eugene, Albany, Lincoln and others. Two with revenue stamps. Owned by Henry W. Corbett, the line ran betw
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m*****1 for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Oregon Stagecoach & Railroad Ephemera (incl. Ben Holladay Signature)3420 - Oregon Stagecoach & Railroad Ephemera (incl. Ben Holladay Signature)
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Lot of 6 documents. 1) Oregon & California Railroad Company pictorial check issued in 1870 and signed by Ben Holladay as president. RN-B. Hollad...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Oregon Ephemera (Checks, Letterhead, Covers, Stock)3421 - Oregon Ephemera (Checks, Letterhead, Covers, Stock)
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Eclectic lot of 44 pieces. Includes: 1913 letter written on Hotel Revere letterhead, elk vignette, 6 pages; nine unused letterheads for White Pelican
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Estimate : 220.00 - 350.00
Sold to l*******c for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Oregon Non-Mining Stock Certificates3422 - Oregon Non-Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of seven. Best two are: The Coleman Flag Packing Company (Astoria, 1887, not cancelled) and The Thistle Packing Company (Astoria, 1887, not cancel
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Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
 
 
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North American Land Company Stock Signed by Robert Morris (Signer of Declaration of Independence)3423 - North American Land Company Stock Signed by Robert Morris (Signer of Declaration of Independence)
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Very early stock with a very important signature. Issued for 10 shares in Feb. 1795. Signed by Robert Morris as president (pen cancelled) and James Ma
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to j********o.. for (300.00 + 69.00BP) = 369.00
 
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Two Dakota Telegraph and Telephone Stock Certificates ( One Territorial)3424 - Two Dakota Telegraph and Telephone Stock Certificates ( One Territorial)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two certificates. 1) The Black Hills Telegraph and Telephone Co. stock cert. #7, issued in 1883. The company incorporated in Minnesota. This company o
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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1867 Texas Check w/ Sailing Ship Vignette3425 - 1867 Texas Check w/ Sailing Ship Vignette
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Check from Heyck & Helferich with sailing ship vignette dated 28th October 1867. With 2c revenue stamp. City: Lavacca State: Texas Date: 18...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to R******d for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Three Rare Texas Stock Certificates (Lumber, Railroad, Etc.)3426 - Three Rare Texas Stock Certificates (Lumber, Railroad, Etc.)
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1) The Thompson & Tucker Lumber Company. Stock issued for 40 shares, 1909 in Williard, Texas. Signed by two different Thompsons as president and...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Two Different 1840s Republic of Texas Bonds3427 - Two Different 1840s Republic of Texas Bonds
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Rare pair. Both Republic of Texas $100 certificates: Government Bond and Certificate of Stock with different vignettes. 1840 (punch cancelled) and 184
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (400.00 + 92.00BP) = 492.00
 
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