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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Kalispell Postcard Collection1099 - Kalispell Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
64 total postcards including 7 different postmark, 10 RPC's, 30 hand-colored cards, 7 color photo cards, and 8 postal cards. (Svoboda Collection...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to w****5 for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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Kalispell Postal History Collection1100 - Kalispell Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of sixteen. Includes corner advertising for the Karmelkorn shop, The Daily Inter Lake, JC Penny (with 'Western Entrance to Glacier Park ad),...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to w****5 for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Lake County Postcard Collection1101 - Lake County Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
24 total postcards from seven different towns: Arlee, Big Arm, Dayton, Elmo, Horte, Jocko and Leon. Includes two postcards from post offices that were
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to p*********t for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Lake McDonald Postcards1102 - Lake McDonald Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
38 total postcards. Nine RPC's, including a great card of a mountain goat, a lake view of the lodge and a view of the lake with glaciers on it. ...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to w****5 for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
 
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Laurin, Madison Unusual and Rare Manuscript Cancel1103 - Laurin, Madison Unusual and Rare Manuscript Cancel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) An unusual manuscript cancel written around the oval stamp on the 3c entire. Shellen & Dunn lists one known manuscript cancel. Th...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****M for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Lavina, Golden Valley Double Ring, Double Circle Cancel1104 - Lavina, Golden Valley Double Ring, Double Circle Cancel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
February 2, 1885 cancel. Post office opened in 1883. Only four of this type of cancel listed in Shellen & Dunn (out of six total). Bold, but sli...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to h*******c for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Lewis & Clark County Postcard Collection1105 - Lewis & Clark County Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 99. Three RPC's--Canvas tents in Holter, Continental Divide by Strecker's. 19 towns. 11 different postmarks, 48 picture postcards, an...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to w****5 for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Kootenai Express Frank Cover1106 - Kootenai Express Frank Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scarce frank of this short lived express operating between Walla Walla, Washington Territory and the Kootenai mines in Montana. Printed frank with &...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to j******0 for (600.00 + 138.00BP) = 738.00
 
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Lewistown Postcard Collection1107 - Lewistown Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 60 cards. At least 7 different postmarks. 17 RPC's--Sixteen Mile canyon, Mid-Northern Well, Range Cattle, by Skinnett Photo, photo of a be...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to w****5 for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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Libby Postcard Collection1108 - Libby Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
18 postcards. 12 RPC's--Silver Stairs Falls, M. A. Jacobson photo of the bridge and town (1913), and more. Seven different postmarks. One postal...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to w****5 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Lincoln County Postcard Group1109 - Lincoln County Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14 total cards: 2 RPC's, 9 picture postcards, 2 postmarks, and 3 postal cards. (Svoboda Collection) City: Lincoln County State: Montana Date...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******c for (25.00 + 5.00BP) = 30.00
 
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Lisle Photo Postcard1110 - Lisle Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare cancel from this post office that was only open from 1911 to 1912. To make it even more interesting is the picture of "Dinner in the Cow C...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Livingston Postcard Collection1111 - Livingston Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
53 postcards. Five RPC's which include great photo of a guy with a very big trout, a long view of the town, the railroad depot, one of the main ...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to w****5 for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Logan Postcards1112 - Logan Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 postcards. Five different postmarks, one RPC (pipeline in Madison Canyon), six hand-colored cards, and three postal cards. (Svoboda Collection) C
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to w****5 for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Lone Tree Postcard1114 - Lone Tree Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Post office was only open two years (1911-1912). This is a strong Lone Tree strike, December 7, 1912. Picture post card shows a panorama looking east
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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Lucerne County Postcards1115 - Lucerne County Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 RPC's--great image of a family with horses, two children on a horse. The other is of the reservoir i Chester, MT. 11 other postcards, 3 differ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to h*******c for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Madison County Manuscript Cover (Set of Four)1116 - Madison County Manuscript Cover (Set of Four)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Meadow Creek c1880. 2) Harrison 1877 in blue. Only 5 listed in Shellen & Dunn. Only 4 total listed in Shellen & Dunn (three manuscript). ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****M for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Madison County Postal History Collection1117 - Madison County Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 50!!! Includes two Virginia City (#4 and #12), two Iron Rod (#3 1881 spiked oval and # 2 Feb. 14 incredibly strike), 1894 Cameron (early), 1901
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 9*****M for (160.00 + 36.80BP) = 196.80
 
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Madison County Postcard Collection1118 - Madison County Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
22 total pieces. Four picture posts cards and one RPC of Belgrade. One tin covered pastel card from Ruby (1901-1924). Postmarks include Ruby, Homepark
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w****5 for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Madison County Postcard Collection1119 - Madison County Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
30 postcards in total from eight different towns: Laurin, Lyon, Lahood, Ennis, Blain, Cameron, Cliff Lake & Abe. Two 1910 postcards from Lahood,...
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Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*********t for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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