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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