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November Wonders: Western Americana Auction (November 2021)

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

Welcome to our November Wonders Auction, the second in our end-of-the-year auction trilogy!

We know every collector will find something special for their collection in this sale, and even a good Christmas present or two...

This sale features more than 3,100 lots across 5 days in over two dozen different collecting categories including: Art, Mining, Numismatics, Railroad, Militaria, General Americana, Jewelry, Books, Stocks & Bonds, and much more!

**HIGHLIGHTS**

--The Bill McKivor Nevada Token Collection Part I. Bill's Nevada token collection is full of so many rarities that we have split it over several sales. This round features an ultra-rare Comstock token from Gold Hill, as well as Beowawe, Chafey, Farrell, Bowers, Genoa, Incline, and more.

--Pancho Villa Collection. A rare second chance to bid on a Photo Diary of Pancho Villa by W.H. Horne (& Others). A massive and important collection of 184 real photo postcards (RPCs) and six original 5 x7 prints, most of which are directly attributable to Walter H. Horne, who made a good living for himself making photographic postcards in the American Southwest during the time of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century.

--George Armstrong Custer Civil War Holster and Dispatch Case. The belt, brass buckle, holster, and dispatch case from Civil War Captain George Armstrong Custer, originally from the Frost Collection.

--Stunning Jewelry. Featuring a leopard gold & diamond necklace; a gold-in-quartz pendant; shadow box and diamond cocktail rings; and much more.

--Native Americana. Beautiful jewelry, pottery, artifacts, and ephemera.

--Ken Prag Collection. Rarities from the Prag Collection of stocks, ephemera, and postcards, including autographs of Thomas Edison, J. Paul Getty, John D. Rockefeller, JP Morgan. Other stock categories include: Wells Fargo and American Express, banking, brewing, Hollywood, Yellowstone, mining, railroad, & more.

--Mining. Collectibles including gold nuggets and ore specimens, artifacts, ephemera, and mining stock certificates from California, Colorado, Montana, and Nevada.

--Art. Museum-quality Western art pieces by Makk, Rosa, and Hanson, as well as a large group of Chilmark Western pewter sculptures. Plus African art and carvings, and many other paintings and prints.

--General Americana Bonanza. Including an original prostitute's license from Tombstone; rare bottles and brewing ephemera; Montana saloon archives from the MacKenzie Collection; rare badges; cowboy collectibles incl. saddles & rare photographs; books incl. a large Eastern US directory section; and much more.

Be sure to use the Search Function to find items across the 5 days in your collecting categories!

And Keep the Collections Coming!
Please keep us in mind for selling your collection, and contact me directly at fredholabird@gmail.com.

Happy bidding!

--Fred Holabird & Team--

Auction Schedule

DAY 1 - Thursday, Nov 18, Lots 1000-1601
Art 1000-1269
Firearms-Weapons 1270-1292
Foreign 1293-1338
Political 1339-1352
Military 1353-1402
Tools 1403-1422
Native Americana 1423-1477
Sports 1478-1535
Transportation 1536-1601

DAY 2 - Friday, Nov 19, Lots 2000-2657
Stocks & Bonds 2000-2657
All Categories including Mining,
Railroad, and various industries

DAY 3 - Saturday, Nov 20 , Lots 3000-3609
Minerals 3000-3018
Mining 3019-3034
Numismatics 3195-3258
Tokens 3259-3412
Philatelic & Postal History 3413-3609

DAY 4 - Sunday, Nov 21, Lots 4000-4620
Geographically Sorted Ephemera 4000-4265
General Collectibles 4269-4395
Souvenir Plates 4396-4424
Spoons & Flatware 4425-4428
Entertainment 4429-4446
Circus 4447-4450
Toys 4451-4484
Marbles 4485-4489
Bottles 4490-4527
Saloon 4528-4546
Tobacciana 4547-4559
Gaming 4560-4566
Cowboy 4567-4599
Clothing 4600-4620

DAY 5 - Monday, Nov 22, Lots 5000-5614
WF/Express 5000-5002
World's Fair / Expositions 5003-5013
Firefighting Memorabilia 5014-5017
Fraternal Organizations 5018-5022
Badges 5023-5044
Maps 5045-5066
Books 5067-5314
Furnishings & 3D 5315-5363
Jewelry 5364-5461
Music 5462-5490
Photography 5491-5614

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Air Tours Covers: New Hampshire and Maine [116822]3420 - Air Tours Covers: New Hampshire and Maine [116822]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of five covers from New Hampshire and Maine. N.H. includes three air tour cachet covers: one from Concord, c. 1930, and two from Keene, c. 1930,
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Estimate : 30.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for 18.75
 
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First Flight Covers- New Hampshire [116643]3421 - First Flight Covers- New Hampshire [116643]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 first flight covers from New Hampshire, c1934-1951. Includes cachet covers, one pilot and one postmaster autograph, with first flights from L
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Estimate : 30.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for 18.75
 
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First Flights Rhode Island Covers [116774]3422 - First Flights Rhode Island Covers [116774]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 first flight covers from Providence, Rhode Island, c1932. Cachet covers, with one pilot autograph included. All are for first flight air mail
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Estimate : 30.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for 18.75
 
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South Carolina Air Races & Dedications Covers [116831]3423 - South Carolina Air Races & Dedications Covers [116831]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of three air races and dedications covers from South Carolina, c1929-1933. Includes June 15, 1933, dedication of C.C. Anderson Landing Field, Wa
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Estimate : 30.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for 18.75
 
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First Flight Covers Vermont [116632]3424 - First Flight Covers Vermont [116632]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 4 first flight covers from Vermont, c1934-1946. Includes cachet covers and one pilot autograph on a 1946 Rutland, VT cover with typed informa
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Estimate : 30.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for 18.75
 
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Vermont Air Meets & Shows Covers [116818]3425 - Vermont Air Meets & Shows Covers [116818]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three first flight covers from Vermont, c1930-1931. Includes cachet cover for an air tour in Springfield and two covers for an air meet and ded
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Estimate : 30.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for 18.75
 
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Virginia Airport Dedication, First Flight, & Commemorative Covers [116819]3426 - Virginia Airport Dedication, First Flight, & Commemorative Covers [116819]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of four first flight, airport dedication and commemorative covers from, c1932-1962. Includes cachet covers, a cachet designer's autograph,...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for 18.75
 
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West Virginia Air Shows, Meets, Tours, & Dedication Covers [116812]3427 - West Virginia Air Shows, Meets, Tours, & Dedication Covers [116812]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of six first flight covers from West Virginia, c1929-1953. Includes cachet covers, and some pilot and postmaster autographs. Date: 1929-1953 C
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Estimate : 30.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for 18.75
 
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Canadian First Flight Covers: Dropped by Parachute [115071]3428 - Canadian First Flight Covers: Dropped by Parachute [115071]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four 1969 First Flight Covers. Williams Airport. Three are stamped "Dropped by Parachute." Newspaper clipping enclosed. Nice write ...
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Estimate : 20.00 - 50.00
Sold to d*******f for 25.00
 
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Air Show Ticket & Stamp [117090]3429 - Air Show Ticket & Stamp [117090]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Second Annual Tucson Arizona Air Show ticket dated February 17-18 took place at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and featured the famous United States
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Estimate : 30.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for 18.75
 
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Three Merced CA. Advertising Covers & Letterhead [116217]3430 - Three Merced CA. Advertising Covers & Letterhead [116217]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot includes three advertising covers from J.G. Eliott (Red Two-cent), F.J. Daveluy (Red two-cent) and R. Bancroft (Orange two-cent oval). The Ba
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Estimate : 30.00 - 75.00
Sold to m********n for 18.75
 
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Nice Niagara, Dakota Territory Cover [115649]3431 - Nice Niagara, Dakota Territory Cover [115649]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a very clean cover out of Niagara, Dakota Territory. This is a superb piece with a nice two-cent brown (210) and a clean post mark and address
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ely Treasurer's Requests of the Bank of California for $500 in Half Dollars [130034]3432 - Ely Treasurer's Requests of the Bank of California for $500 in Half Dollars [130034]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes two requests for $500 n half dollars and a receipt for sending them to J. F. Miles County Treasurer. Two Bank of California corner advertisin
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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H.F. Heitmann Postal Covers [128322]3433 - H.F. Heitmann Postal Covers [128322]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven postal covers postmarked Reno and Goldfield 1906-1922 addressed to H. F. Heitman, Esq. of Savannah, Georgia. Mentioned in Fred's bottle b...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Elko & Wells Advertising ccís with Contents, Postal History [130016]3434 - Elko & Wells Advertising ccís with Contents, Postal History [130016]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One Wells, Nevada with M. Badt cc. Cover is soiled. Billhead from M. Badt & Co. General Merchandise. Three Henderson Banking ccís with bil...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Australia and Colonies Stamp Collection [131595]3435 - Australia and Colonies Stamp Collection [131595]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scott album for Australia and Colonies is the majority of this collection. Mint unhinged stamps in protective black sleeves and after the 1930s is nea
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 118.75
 
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Germanic and Slavic Counties Stamp Collection [132968]3436 - Germanic and Slavic Counties Stamp Collection [132968]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large selection of stamps from various albums generally prior to WWII. Bavaria: nice selection, perhaps 50. Austria: possibly up to 200 stamps mostly
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 187.50
 
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South African Stamp Collection. [132970]3437 - South African Stamp Collection. [132970]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A nice collection from several books, generally pre WWII. About 16 countries in all represented in this lot. Burundi: 2 modern stamp sheets 1970s. Con
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 93.75
 
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United Nations and United Universal Postal Union Stamp Collections [131592]3438 - United Nations and United Universal Postal Union Stamp Collections [131592]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
United Nations: approximately 40 album pages single sided of mint stamps, unhinged in black sleeves, 1951 through c1970s. Perhaps 100 or more stamps.
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Estimate : 220.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 100.00
 
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United Nations Stamp Collection [125686]3439 - United Nations Stamp Collection [125686]
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About 20 album pages, mostly mint stamps. 100+ please see photo. Date: mostly pre1960 Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 40.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 12.50
 
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