Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

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.
If you want to view an enlarged image, click on the thumbnail image in the lower left of the main image.
You can download a higher resolution image by clicking on the title below the enlarged image.
You can request extra images to be added by contacting HWAC at uwe@fhwac.com or by calling 775-851-1859
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Rare Early Billhead for The Daily Bulletin (Hawaiian Newspaper, 1880s)3361 - Rare Early Billhead for The Daily Bulletin (Hawaiian Newspaper, 1880s)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very early Hawaii billhead. The Daily Bulletin, printed and published every afternoon, steam printing office. Dateline Honolulu, Feb. 27, 1886. Very s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
Details...Bookmark
The Moana Hotel Company Stock Certificate, 19003362 - The Moana Hotel Company Stock Certificate, 1900
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. under the laws of the Hawaiian Islands. No. 31. Issued for 5 shares to Bruce Cartwright (son of the "father of baseball," AJ Cartwrig...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
Details...Bookmark
Two 1870s Hawaiian Billheads3364 - Two 1870s Hawaiian Billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A pair of very early billheads! 1) 1873 billhead for James Dowsett (Wilder & Co. crossed out), Agents for Jas. I. Dowsett's Schooners (with ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
Details...Bookmark
Very Rare Hawaiian Sugar Stock Certificate issued 1878 to A.J. Cartwright, Inventor of Baseball3365 - Very Rare Hawaiian Sugar Stock Certificate issued 1878 to A.J. Cartwright, Inventor of Baseball
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Waimanalo Sugar Company (Oahu, H.I.). Certificate no. 52. Issued for 52 shares to A.J. Cartwright on May 1st, 1878 in Honolulu (two weeks after incor
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (300.00 + 69.00BP) = 369.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Cover for Oahu Railway3366 - Cover for Oahu Railway
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oahu Railway and Land Company, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. Addressed to Mr. Walter F. Dillingham in Oakland, California. Blue 5 cent Hawaiian stamp wi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
Details...Bookmark
Early Cover for Hawaiian Railroad Company3367 - Early Cover for Hawaiian Railroad Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cover is marked upper left corner: Hawaiian Railroad Co., Ld., S.G. Wilder & Co., Mahukona, H.I. Mailed to Dr. B.D. Bond in Kohala. 2 cent HI po...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
Details...Bookmark
Advertising Pages for Hawaii Businesses3368 - Advertising Pages for Hawaii Businesses
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five different pages with 19th century Hawaiian ads on front and back. These pages were either taken out of a McKinney Western directory or perhaps a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to a**********o for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
Details...Bookmark
American Hawaiian Steam Ship Company Stock Certificates3369 - American Hawaiian Steam Ship Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three, all issued 1911-1916, all punch and stamp cancelled. Inc. in New Jersey. Steamship vignette and green border. ABN. Folds. (Prag Collecti
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w******o for (90.00 + 20.70BP) = 110.70
 
Details...Bookmark
Early Hawaiian Treasury Check and Broker Letterhead3370 - Early Hawaiian Treasury Check and Broker Letterhead
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) Check/draft issued Aug. 11th, 1884 (during the monarchy) by the Finance Department of the Hawaiian Treasury. Vignette of palm trees on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
Details...Bookmark
Hawaii Billheads, Receipts, and Other Documents3371 - Hawaii Billheads, Receipts, and Other Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 documents. Billheads: Independent Review (Honolulu, 1915), Taisho Printing Co. (Honolulu, 1923), Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co. (three, H
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
Details...Bookmark
Hawaii Ephemera3372 - Hawaii Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 29. Includes: 1915 billhead for Honolulu Star-Bulletin, time table for foreign mail steamers, YMCA pamphlet (Honolulu), dance card for Special
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
Details...Bookmark
Hawaii Stock Certificate Collection (20)3373 - Hawaii Stock Certificate Collection (20)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty with nice variety. Includes: California-Hawaii Development Co. (1926), Hawaii Tours Co. (1922), Hauula Land Co. (1933), Halai Hill Land
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to w******o for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
Details...Bookmark
Four Different Hawaii Stock Certificates3374 - Four Different Hawaii Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four different Hawaiian stocks. 1) Wall, Nichols Company, Ltd. Inc. 1899 in Honolulu. Pen cancelled. Issued for 5 shares to G. J. Waller. Signe
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Hawaiian Air Pamphlet Collection3375 - Hawaiian Air Pamphlet Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large lot of 24 brochures/pamphlets for Hawaiian airlines and aerial tours of the islands. Lots of maps! Very colorful! Includes: Hawaiian Airlines (
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to d******0 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
Details...Bookmark
Hawaiian Check Collection (29)3376 - Hawaiian Check Collection (29)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 29, all post-1900. Rarest are three Bank of Hawaii (Honolulu) checks issued in the 1920s with background image of bank. Also: Liberty Bank of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
Details...Bookmark
Hawaiian Islands - Paradise of the Pacific (Photo Book)3377 - Hawaiian Islands - Paradise of the Pacific (Photo Book)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reproductions of Photographs. 79 full page photos. 10 x 13". Cover is almost detached. City: State: Hawaii Date: 1898 hwac# 35669
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******0 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
Details...Bookmark
Hawaiian Songbook Archive3378 - Hawaiian Songbook Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large collection of 215+ gorgeous color Hawaiian songbooks from many different categories. 1) Assorted larger variety: 93 (13.25" x 10.25"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 9*****H for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Hawaiian Steamship, Railroad, and Sugar Stock Certificates3379 - Hawaiian Steamship, Railroad, and Sugar Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) Stock for American Hawaiian Steamship Company. Issued 1907. Punch cancelled. Four different revenue stamps attached. 2) Hutchinson Su
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 240.00 - 350.00
Sold to i*********1 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
Details...Bookmark
Hawaiian Stock Certificate Collection (7)3380 - Hawaiian Stock Certificate Collection (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven different. Includes: Kalakaua Investment (1956, pen cxl), Hauula Land Company (1936, pen cxl), Halai Hill Land Company (1921, pen cxl), C
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Hawaiian Stock Certificates (4)3381 - Hawaiian Stock Certificates (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four certificates from two companies. 1) Hawaii Tours Company. Inc. in Territory of Hawaii. Two issued, No. 52 (1921) and 76 (1922). Both not cancelle
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Hawaiian Stock Collection (19)3382 - Hawaiian Stock Collection (19)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19 with some duplicates. Includes: Pacific Guano Co. (unissued 186-), American Hawaiian Steamship Co. (1911), Kalakaua Investment (1956), Waiak
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to w******o for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
Details...Bookmark
Hawaiian Telephone Stocks and Receipts3383 - Hawaiian Telephone Stocks and Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Mutual Telephone Company. Inc. 1883. Stock No. 59, issued for 20 shares in 1892 in Honolulu. Pen cancelled with glue residue along left edge. Also
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to w******o for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
Details...Bookmark
Tax Receipts under Hawaiian Monarchy3384 - Tax Receipts under Hawaiian Monarchy
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three early receipts. Two are in Hawaiian (1877 and 1878), while the last (1887) has English & Hawaiian printed. See what the monarchy was charg...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
Details...Bookmark
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...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
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 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
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,
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
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...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 9*****H for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 350.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
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...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6*****b for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to a****a for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s*****l for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (15.00 + 3.45BP) = 18.45
 
Details...Bookmark
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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to V********e for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Reno I.O.O.F. Military Hat3406 - Reno I.O.O.F. Military Hat
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A size 7.25 military style hat from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Nevada No. 1. Brass staff-sword cross brass insignia with "NEV 1&qu...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to V********e for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Reno Stereoviews of Truckee River (Keystone)3407 - Reno Stereoviews of Truckee River (Keystone)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of 2 images of the bridge overlooking the Truckee River. The stereoviews were produced by the Keystone View Company. Both photographs me
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 300.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Rholite, Nevada: "Broken Promise" Watercolor by Ruth Hilts3408 - Rholite, Nevada: "Broken Promise" Watercolor by Ruth Hilts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Part of the Nevada Earth Colors series, by Ruth Hilts, a view of Rhyolite, Nevada. (Framed: 29" h x x 37" W) A Native Nevadan, Rut...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Tonopah / Goldfield / Manhattan 1927 telephone book3409 - Tonopah / Goldfield / Manhattan 1927 telephone book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
How far have the mighty fallen? 20 years ago Goldfield was the largest city in the state with 10,000 people. I counted just over 100 phone numbers in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6*****b for (210.00 + 48.30BP) = 258.30
 
Details...Bookmark
Tonopah-Sodaville Teamster Cards and Rhyolite Letterhead3411 - Tonopah-Sodaville Teamster Cards and Rhyolite Letterhead
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1-3) Three Teamster cards: AE Gish with 31 sacks of ore, E Wheece with 105 sacks of ore, and M. L. - M. S. with 200 sacks of roe weighing 22,564 pound
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Nevada Ephemera (Carson, Virginia City, Gold Hill, Hamilton)3412 - Nevada Ephemera (Carson, Virginia City, Gold Hill, Hamilton)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight pieces of early Nevada checks and billheads: Carson City Savings Bank 1876; State Controllers Warrant 1880s; Bank of California, Gold Hill, 1872
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
Details...Bookmark
Asher & Adams New Topographical Atlas and Gazetteer of New York, 18703413 - Asher & Adams New Topographical Atlas and Gazetteer of New York, 1870
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large 18" x 13", 89 pp atlas of county maps of the state and territories of New York and its surrounding neighbors. The title page reads &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d******0 for (275.00 + 63.25BP) = 338.25
 
Details...Bookmark