November Wonders: Western Americana Auction (November 2021)

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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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Lampazos Silver Mines Company Stock [77948]2360 - Lampazos Silver Mines Company Stock [77948]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock Cert, #C1155 for 100 shares, signed by President, vignette of miner working underground. 11.5 x 8.5" Date: 1918 Country (if not USA): ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 50.00
Sold to a********o.. for (10.00 + 2.20BP) = 12.20
 
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A Variety of Union Miniere de la Haute Mana Bond Certificates [81075]2361 - A Variety of Union Miniere de la Haute Mana Bond Certificates [81075]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 total certificates. All signed and unissued Bond certificates; the administrators signatures are illegible (stamp signatures). Very bright colors
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Callustro Company Stock Certificate [128457]2362 - Callustro Company Stock Certificate [128457]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to William H. Little on August 23, 1900, for one hundred shares in the Callustro Company. Green ink on orange paper. Extremely rare. In 188
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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East River Iron & Coal Company Stock, Nova Scotia, 1864 [129496]2363 - East River Iron & Coal Company Stock, Nova Scotia, 1864 [129496]
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East River Iron & Coal Company, Ou Mill Brook, Pictou County, N.S. stock issued at Boston in 1864. "The Great Specular (sic) Ore Bed and Co...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (190.00 + 41.80BP) = 231.80
 
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Gold Point Hydraulic Mining Company Stocks, British Columbia, 1899 (2) [129502]2364 - Gold Point Hydraulic Mining Company Stocks, British Columbia, 1899 (2) [129502]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two from this hydraulic miner, issued in 1899. Inc. in New York. Water cannon shoots a huge blast of water at the hillside with what looks like a smal
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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International Gold Amalgamating Company Stock [129847]2365 - International Gold Amalgamating Company Stock [129847]
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337 for 500 shares to August Motter(?). Datelined New York 1865. Used for the purpose of purchasing property. Signed by William Cobb president and Sam
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to a****x for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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International Mining Stocks (Mexico, Bolivia) [116963]2366 - International Mining Stocks (Mexico, Bolivia) [116963]
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1) No. 734, issued for 100 shares to Elizabeth Seelbach on Dec. 28th, 1886. Signed by secretary Louis Hoffman and the president (illegible). Not cance
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 800.00
Sold to t*******d for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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International Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate [81070]2367 - International Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate [81070]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 certificate total. Incorporated in Ontario, Canada, signed and NOT canceled out of Boston, Mass.; in good condition, nice purple trim with a black
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (190.00 + 41.80BP) = 231.80
 
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Lykens Valley  Coal Company Stock Certificate Archive [132610]2368 - Lykens Valley Coal Company Stock Certificate Archive [132610]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of over 45 stock certificates issued between the 1840s and the 1860s by the Lykens Valley Coal Company. Printed by John C. Clark or Wm. M. Christy
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Marble Company Stock Certificates (11) [127406]2369 - Marble Company Stock Certificates (11) [127406]
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Collection of eleven stock certificates issued by various mining companies. Included are (Two) Moretti White Marble Company (1923), Nevada Marble Comp
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Mining Stocks Various States [116994]2370 - Mining Stocks Various States [116994]
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1) Location of Mines: County of Gila, Territory of Arizona (printed on either side of vignette). No. 108, issued for 2,000 shares to Dan. P. Eills, co
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 400.00
Sold to R******t for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Mining Stocks Various States [116995]2371 - Mining Stocks Various States [116995]
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1) 100 shares @ $1 each of Lampazos Silver Mines Company cert # C1152 issued to J. Heims on April 12, 1918. Registered Apr 13, 1918. 2) Mines at Broo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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New York & Camalote Mining Company Stock [130168]2372 - New York & Camalote Mining Company Stock [130168]
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#421 for 20 shares to Henry Snyder. Signed by president Bryon E. Huntley and secretary William B. Sylvester. The company was formed in 1881 to fund si
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to b**********7 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Philadelphia and California Mining Company Stock Certificate [118049]2373 - Philadelphia and California Mining Company Stock Certificate [118049]
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A certificate for stock in the Philadelphia and California Mining Company, completed on Sept. 28, 1852, granting Theodore Walter 100 shares in the ven
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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The Snowdrift Silver Mining and Reduction Co. Mortage Document [135637]2374 - The Snowdrift Silver Mining and Reduction Co. Mortage Document [135637]
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This mortgage debenture is for 10 British pounds with Lieutenant Colonel Frederich Connor or Scarsdale Villas in Kensington and signed by W. H. Forbes
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10.00 - 50.00
Sold to e*****r for (5.00 + 1.25BP) = 6.25
 
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United Eastern Mines Corp. Stock Certificates ~18 [50021]2375 - United Eastern Mines Corp. Stock Certificates ~18 [50021]
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About 18 stock certificates for the United Eastern Mines Corp with brown borders. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: The
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 180.00
Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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US Oil Stock Certificate Group (12) [114343]2376 - US Oil Stock Certificate Group (12) [114343]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. Includes: Farnham Oil Syndicate (two stocks, 1922 incl. low number 11); Weekley Petroleum Co. (two stocks, 1923); Wyo-Ill Petroleum Co. (4
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to P******0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Zeb Kendall's Stock Certificate of  the Balsamea Company [128453]2377 - Zeb Kendall's Stock Certificate of the Balsamea Company [128453]
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Issued January 9th, 1920 to Zeb Kendall for five hundred shares of The Balsamea Company, principal office Carson City. Kendall was a major force in th
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 90.00
Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Arkansas Oil Syndicate Stock Certificates (4) [127478]2378 - Arkansas Oil Syndicate Stock Certificates (4) [127478]
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Various stock certificates from Arkansas , including Arch Brewer Oil Trust issued to Will Shaek (sp?) and signed by trustee A.L. Brewer dated April 14
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to P******0 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Superior Oil Co Specimens (2) by Jeffries Banknote [128685]2379 - Superior Oil Co Specimens (2) by Jeffries Banknote [128685]
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Two specimen certificates from Superior Oil Company (CA). Both stamped "SPECIMEN" with small hole cancels where the signatures go. The Sup...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to P******0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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