Auction Details
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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1160Ravalli County Postcard CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
24 total postcards from four different towns: Corvallis, Darby, Como and Conner. Includes four different real photo postcards of town views and men at
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w****5 for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
1161Three Rare Ravalli CoversHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Fox Lake (1910-1914). 1913 cover from Mary Cummings. 2) Tokna (1884-1909). 1893 cover from Calhoon. Opened roughly on left. 3) Muriel (1917-1927).
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to h*******c for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
1162Red Bluff Postal History LotHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5: three manuscript cancels, one large blue circle, and one small circle with target killer (Numbers 2, 3, and 4 in Shellen & Dunn). (Svo...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
1163Stage Mail Pouch / Way Pocket CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine. 1) From T Shirley at Valley Garden - possibly Valley Garden Ranch in Madison County 2-3) Bozeman. One from Northern Pacific Hotel. One ha
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to G**********r for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
1164Richland County Postcard CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
41 total. Premier pieces include a 1913 Brorson (1910-1916). A 1913 (Arthur (1911-1915) picture post card of branding. A 190- Java (1907-1913) RPC of
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to k****g for (425.00 + 97.75BP) = 522.75
1165Roosevelt County Postcard CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 32. Seven RPC's--one of a group of me standing outside station in snow. Fifteen picture postcards, 8 different cancels. 7 postal cards. (...
Estimate : 160.00 - 350.00
Sold to h*******c for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
1166Rosebud County PostcardsHolabird Western Americana Collections
35 total postcards. Four postmarks, 4 picture postcards, and 9 RPC's. Nice Bascom RPC of a pastoral stream, 4 Native American RPC's. Also R...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*********t for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
1167Sanders County Postal History CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of forty-four. 1) #2 Belknap. 1888 territorial on cover. Four listed in Shellen & Dunn. 2) 1893 Smead (1891-1904). With letter from Sherman...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (130.00 + 29.90BP) = 159.90
1168Sanders County Postcard CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
41 postcards in total from nine different towns: Hylent, Camas, Camas Prarie, Eddy, Heron, Hot Springs, Lonepine, Dixon, Green Spring & Beaver....
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*********t for (95.00 + 19.00BP) = 114.00
1169Sanders County Territorial CoversHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two: Thompson 1886 #2. Only five total listed in Shellen & Dunn. 2) Heron 1884 #1. First year post office was open. Only seven total list...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****M for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
1170Sheridan, Madison Group of Five CoversHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two double outer circles, one octagonal, and two different small circles. Includes two corner advertisements: Helling ('H' handwritten and &...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
1171Sheridan, Madison Postal History GroupHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. 1) 1881 Magenta octagonal on a large John A Hall dry goods corner cover. Stamp removed. 2) 1880 black octagonal cancel with a star in cir
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
1172Sheridan County Postcard CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
30 total postcards of which 5 are picture postcards. Four different postmarks. (Svoboda Collection) City: Sheridan County State: Montana Date: c-1
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
1173Two Rare Unlisted Silver Bow Territorial CoversHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1886 Walkerville double ring oval. Unlisted in Shellen & Dunn. 2) 1889 Melrose unlisted cover. Corner Advertising for Railroad House. (Svobod...
Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to 9*****M for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
1174Silver Cow County Postal History CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty-three, mostly pre-1900 and territorial. 1) #2 oval 1884 Walkerville (1878-1959). 2) 1888 Rocker (1887-1911). 3-5) Three different Butte
Estimate : 200.00 - 450.00
Sold to w****5 for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
1175St. Ignatius Rare CoverHolabird Western Americana Collections
Only two known examples from this location listed in Shellen & Dunn. (Svoboda Collection) City: St. Ignatius State: Montana Date: c1870'...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****M for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
1176Stillwater County Postcard CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
44 total postcards from nine different towns: Lake Basin, Busted, Columbus, Beehive, Absarokee, Dean, Fishtail, Barley and Limestone. Three from Lake
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to w****5 for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
1177Stone, Granite, Montana Cover GroupHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two covers from a post office only open from 1899 to 1906. Was known as Stone Station from 1879 to 1899. (Svoboda Collection) City: Stone St
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (170.00 + 39.10BP) = 209.10
1178Summit, Madison Manuscript CancelHolabird Western Americana Collections
Purple pen cancel and killer. Dated July 29, 1879. None reported in Shellen & Dunn. Post office open from 1867 to 1881. (Svoboda Collection) C...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****M for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
1179Sunset, Missoula Manuscript CancelHolabird Western Americana Collections
Early manuscript from this town. On red 2c entire to San Francisco. Dated 3-9-85. (Svoboda Collection) City: Sunset State: Montana Date: 1885 HWA
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****M for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20