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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Havre Postcard Collection1079 - Havre Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
37 postcards in total, including many real photo postcards; 8 of which stand out for great condition and early years. Many of the real photo postcards
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Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to w****5 for (95.00 + 19.00BP) = 114.00
 
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Helena / East Gallatin Foreign Covers1080 - Helena / East Gallatin Foreign Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1883 Helena Territorial cancel with cork killer 1883 cancel. To Edinburgh with 5c brown stamp. 2) West Prussia cover sent to East Gallatin, Montana
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to h*******c for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Helena Corner Advertising and Return Address Collection1081 - Helena Corner Advertising and Return Address Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14. All territorial. Includes a Grand Central Hotel with letter on letterhead, 1888 pictorial Executive Office, GH Robinson, oval Cosmopolitan
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m**********a for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Helena Corner Advertising Collection1082 - Helena Corner Advertising Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 48. Includes: large 1908 Fair pictorial, Holter with stylish fair pictorial, Union Bank with boat steering wheel pictorial, pictorial of the Me
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m**********a for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Helena Postcard Collection1083 - Helena Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 100 postcards from Helena. 3 RPC's--one shows three women in a field above the town. At least 12 different cancel stamps. Also: hangman...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to w****5 for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Helena Unique Wells Fargo Cover1084 - Helena Unique Wells Fargo Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Although Helena Wells Fargo covers are more common, this one has a unique twist. Also stamped on this cover is Boyd's Dispatch, 38 Felton Street...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****M for (400.00 + 92.00BP) = 492.00
 
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Helena: Three Different Early Covers1085 - Helena: Three Different Early Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Number 1, Number 3, and Number 4 in Shellen & Dunn. Last example is a corner cover from Neil Howie, US Marshall. Contents had pertained to th...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******c for (35.00 + 7.00BP) = 42.00
 
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Holladay Overland Mail & Express / Wells Fargo Cover1086 - Holladay Overland Mail & Express / Wells Fargo Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This cover has a lot going for it. 1) Holladay Overland Mail & Express Company printed cover. 2) Helena Wells Fargo cancel. 3) Boyd's Dispat...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****M for (600.00 + 138.00BP) = 738.00
 
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Helmville, Powell Letter and Cover1087 - Helmville, Powell Letter and Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 3 (two reported) in Shellen & Dunn with iron cross killer. Letter datelined "In Camp." "Girls are fearful scarce in this g...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p*********t for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Highwood, Chouteau, Very Early Cancel1088 - Highwood, Chouteau, Very Early Cancel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sent within months of the opening of the post office. Nice looking cover addressed to Mr. Jose Sullivan of Fort Benton (Ft. Benton cancel on back conf
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to 9*****M for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Hill County Postcards / Postal Cards1089 - Hill County Postcards / Postal Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
29 postcards mailed from Hill County. Five postmarks, 9 picture post cards. Includes a 1915 Amos (1911-1919) picture post card of farming. Postmarks f
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to w****5 for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Home Park Unlisted Manuscript Cover1090 - Home Park Unlisted Manuscript Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Only one cancel listed in Shellen & Dunn. This is earlier and is a manuscript. (Svoboda Collection) City: Home Park State: Montana Date: 188...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****M for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Home Park, Madison: Two Manuscript Covers1091 - Home Park, Madison: Two Manuscript Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two manuscript covers. Shellen & Dunn only list one cover in their census! (Svoboda Collection) City: Home Park State: Montana Date: 1886, 1...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******c for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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Horr, Park, Early Cover1092 - Horr, Park, Early Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Post office was open from 1889 to 1891. This is very early. Strike is weak but the city is easily read. On postal card from Thomas Wright. (Svoboda Co
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Horse Plains Rare Postal History Cover1093 - Horse Plains Rare Postal History Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Only two reported examples of Horse Plains in the Shellen & Dunn census. Strike is weak and over inked, but very discernible. To the Second Nati...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to h*******c for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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Jefferson County Postal History Collection1094 - Jefferson County Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty-six. 1) Clancy #3. Two listed in Shellen & Dunn (total of 6). To Dr. Blake, Dentist of Helena. 2) 1866 Jefferson City manuscript. ...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*********t for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Jefferson County Postcard Collection1095 - Jefferson County Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 73. Three RPC's: x marks the school house at Jefferson City, hennery at state hospital in Warm Springs, Boulder business street. Twenty-t...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9*****M for (170.00 + 39.10BP) = 209.10
 
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Jefferson Island, Jefferson Unique Cancel1096 - Jefferson Island, Jefferson Unique Cancel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
There are three Jefferson Island cancels in Shellen & Dunn's census. This is a unique target killer. Post office was open from 1872 to 1909....
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Judith Basin Postal History Collection1097 - Judith Basin Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of thirteen. 1) 1909 Benchland (1909-1964) with a letter written in Czechoslovakian. Mailed within three months of the opening of the post office.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to w****5 for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Judith Basin County Postcard Collection1098 - Judith Basin County Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
26 total postcards from 10 towns: Geyser, Knerville, Hughsville, Dover, Kolin, Hobson, Arrow, Benchland, Coyote & Kibbey. Includes two postcards...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to p*********t for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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