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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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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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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