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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Pardee, Mineral County Cover1140 - Pardee, Mineral County Cover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Post office was only open seven years (1891-1898). Light but easily readable. (Svoboda Collection) City: Pardee State: Montana Date: 1897 HWAC# 2
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to h*******c for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Park County Postal History Collection1141 - Park County Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty-seven. 1882 Benson's Landing (1878-1882) manuscript on postal card. 1894 Coakdale (1889-1906) Livingston Coke & Coal cc with w...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h*******c for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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Park County Postcards / Postal Cards1142 - Park County Postcards / Postal Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
110 postcards mailed from Park County. 22 RPC's. Nice snow-covered quiet street scene of Jardine. "x marks where we are living in a log hou...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 9*****M for (225.00 + 51.75BP) = 276.75
 
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Petroleum County Postcards1143 - Petroleum County Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 total cards including 3 picture postcards (farming and the famous railroad bridge of Milk River) and 1 cancel mark. Postmarks include Bervie (1922-
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Philipsburg, Granite Covers1144 - Philipsburg, Granite Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two earliest covers? 1) Manuscript VERY EARLY 1871 cover confirmed with the company stamp of AT Green of San Francisco. Sent by Cole Saunders. 2) Trad
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to G**********r for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Phillips County Postcard Collection1145 - Phillips County Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
28 total postcards from eighteen different towns: Leedy, First Creek, Lovejoy, Dodson, Baeth, Haro, Forks, Loring, Caldwell, Corwine Center, Phillips,
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****M for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
 
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Two Colored Piegan, Glacier, Montana Covers1146 - Two Colored Piegan, Glacier, Montana Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Traditional purple 1877, cancel with a star in circle killer. Many listed in Shellen & Dunn. 2) Unlisted black cancel, (Stamps seem to have b...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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Pioneer City, Powell Unlisted Cancel1147 - Pioneer City, Powell Unlisted Cancel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Post office opened in 1870. No date in cancel, but 1873 is handwritten. Target killer. 18c postage with a 15c orange and 3c green stamp. Three example
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (450.00 + 103.50BP) = 553.50
 
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Plains, Sanders, Very Early Cancel1148 - Plains, Sanders, Very Early Cancel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Post office open from 1883 to present. This is a December 19, 1886 cancel. Plains is not listed in Shellen & Dunn. Unusual 2c entire with two ce...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to G**********r for (475.00 + 109.25BP) = 584.25
 
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Point of Rocks, Beaverhead, Scarce Manuscript Cancel1149 - Point of Rocks, Beaverhead, Scarce Manuscript Cancel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
cc from Point of Rocks, but handwritten date says 1886. From Anna Marston. Point of Rocks was officially opened only for a short time in 1873. No kill
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Ponders County Postal History Collection1150 - Ponders County Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of thirteen. Four Dupuyer: Light 1885 star in circle to Lt. Jones of Fort Shaw, early 1883 postal card, strong 1894 straight line date. !910 Fowle
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******4 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Lot Withdrawn1151 - Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Powder River County Post Cards / Postal History1152 - Powder River County Post Cards / Postal History
Holabird Western Americana Collections
23 total cards, 1 RPC (1918 Broadhus main street). Mostly postal cards. Three different PM cancels. Towns include Epsie, Bay Horst, Broadhus, Draham,
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p*********t for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Powell County Postal History Collection1153 - Powell County Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of forty-four. Includes 1891 Deer Lodge City with letter. Blackfoot City c 1860's #1 in Shellen & Dunn. Blackfoot City #2. Two Elliston ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****M for (95.00 + 21.85BP) = 116.85
 
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Powell County Postcard Collection1154 - Powell County Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
25 postcards in total from seven different towns: Gold Creek, Avon, Elliston, Jens, Helmville, Blossburg and Blackfoot City. One postal card from Blac
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to w****5 for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Power, Lewis & Clark Rare Manuscript Cancel1155 - Power, Lewis & Clark Rare Manuscript Cancel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Post office only open from 1881 to 1882. Only one Power cancel listed in Shellen & Dunn and this is earlier. (Svoboda Collection) City: Power ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****M for (350.00 + 80.50BP) = 430.50
 
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Puller Springs, Madison Unlisted Octagonal Cover with Maltese Cross Killer1156 - Puller Springs, Madison Unlisted Octagonal Cover with Maltese Cross Killer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shellen & Dunn only lists one manuscript from this location in their census. This is a black octagonal May 15, 1888 cancel. Virginia City cancel...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to h*******c for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Quartz, Mineral, Cancel - None Reported in Shellen & Dunn1157 - Quartz, Mineral, Cancel - None Reported in Shellen & Dunn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Although the post office was open from 1873, no cancels from this locaction were reported in the Shellen & Dunn census. Double ring magenta canc...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to h*******c for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Race Track, Powell Dramatic Double Circle Territorial Cancel1158 - Race Track, Powell Dramatic Double Circle Territorial Cancel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No Race Track cancels were reported in Shellen & Dunn. Strong strike, but a little over inked. (Svoboda Collection) City: Race Track State: M...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to h*******c for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Ravalli County Postal History Collection1159 - Ravalli County Postal History Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of thirty-eight. Includes three Corvallis: c1870's first period 12c rate to Oregon, 1887 Bishop & Fowler cc, 1898. 1895 Riverside (1889-...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
Sold to 9*****M for (130.00 + 29.90BP) = 159.90
 
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