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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Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, & Wyoming Telephone/Telegraph Stocks [126383]2520 - Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, & Wyoming Telephone/Telegraph Stocks [126383]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 different. Includes: Delta County Co-Operative Telephone Co. (Paonia, Colorado, 1914); Dakota Central Telephone Company (1922); The Roslyn Mu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Farmers Related Telephone & Telegraph Company Stock Certificates [126385]2521 - Farmers Related Telephone & Telegraph Company Stock Certificates [126385]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8, most different. Included: Farmers and Merchants Mutual Telephone Co. (Waubay, South Dakota, 1909); Farmers & Merchants' Mutual Tel...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation Stock Collection [126446]2522 - International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation Stock Collection [126446]
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Lot of 11, most different: 1) Nine are for the International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation. Six varieties. Inc. in Maryland. Issued 1931-197...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***6 for (10.00 + 2.20BP) = 12.20
 
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Mexico Telegraph & Telephone Stock Certificates [126441]2523 - Mexico Telegraph & Telephone Stock Certificates [126441]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. Includes: The Mexican Telephone Company (1882); Mexican Central Telegraph & Telephone Co. (1885); Mexican Pacific Telephone Co. (1883)...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Miscellaneous Telephone Company Stock Certificates [126366]2524 - Miscellaneous Telephone Company Stock Certificates [126366]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13, most different. Included: Fada Radio & Electric Corp. (1933); International Western Electric Co. (uniss); United Wireless Telegraph C...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Modern Telephone Stock Certificate & Bond Collection [126428]2525 - Modern Telephone Stock Certificate & Bond Collection [126428]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 43: 25 bonds and 18 stocks. Issued 1935-1988. Some specimen. Includes: Universal Telephone Cp.; Rochester Telephone Corp.; Nynex Corp; North Ca
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Estimate : 250.00 - 600.00
Sold to s********K for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Monte Video Telephone Company, Limited Stock Certificates [126416]2526 - Monte Video Telephone Company, Limited Stock Certificates [126416]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. Issued in 1894, 1908, and 1911, all cancelled. Incorporated under the Companies Acts 1862 to 1886. The Monte Video Telephone Compa
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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New Orleans and Ohio Telegraph Company Bond Certificate, 1854, Rare [118368]2527 - New Orleans and Ohio Telegraph Company Bond Certificate, 1854, Rare [118368]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare certificate issued at Louisville, Kentucky in 1854. The company was chartered in Tennessee with total capital of $444,900. This is certificate #1
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Southern Telegraph Company Bond [126393]2528 - Southern Telegraph Company Bond [126393]
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No. 1953. $500. Issued in September 1882. Not cancelled. Signed by president James (illegible) and secretary Robert Coursen. Black border and print. A
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to j******d for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Bond Collection [126391]2529 - Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Bond Collection [126391]
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Lot of 13 different including five Specimen bonds. $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $25,000 denominations. Eight have a vignette of a younger girl talking on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********K for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Telegraphic Mail Stock Certificate [126251]2530 - Telegraphic Mail Stock Certificate [126251]
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Inc. in South Dakota. No. 329, issued for 20 shares to Federico Vannucci in 1908. Signed by the president, Tullio Giara, and treasurer Allen. Not canc
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Telephone Bond & Share Company Stock Certificate Pair [126249]2531 - Telephone Bond & Share Company Stock Certificate Pair [126249]
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Lot of 2 different. Inc. in Delaware in 1925. Both issued in 1954 to Maude G. Rice for one share. Printed signatures of president FS Spring and secret
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Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to s********K for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Telepost Company Stock Certificate Group [126443]2532 - Telepost Company Stock Certificate Group [126443]
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Lot of 8, multiple varieties. Inc. in Maine. Issued 1908-1917, none cancelled. Seven have the same allegorical telephone-themed vignette. Multiple bor
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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United Wireless Telegraph Company Stock Certificate [126442]2533 - United Wireless Telegraph Company Stock Certificate [126442]
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Inc. in Maine. No. 1945, issued for two shares to MO Kinney in April 1907. Signed by vice president CC Wilson and treasurer SS Bogard. Not cancelled.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Western US Regional Telephone & Telegraph Stocks [126378]2534 - Western US Regional Telephone & Telegraph Stocks [126378]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. Utah, Nevada, and Oregon. Included: Mason Valley Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Carson City, Nevada, unissued); Iron County Telephone Comp...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Coconis Cigarette Machine Co. Stock [123341]2535 - Coconis Cigarette Machine Co. Stock [123341]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This was an early coin operated cigarette machine. Number 43 for 5 shares in 1913. Signed by president Constantine Coconis (as in the company name). B
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland) Loan Stock [123430]2536 - Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland) Loan Stock [123430]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Now here is a unique stock to be found an American soil! Number 92024 for 1,000 pounds in 1964. Pain with title in a black box. The American Tobacco C
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company [123409]2537 - Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company [123409]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine. Includes purple and brown 1926 stocks. Older stocks are reddish orange, red, purple green and blue. All different."A partnership w...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Merchant's Steamship Company Stock Certificates, 1907 (3) [128592]2538 - Merchant's Steamship Company Stock Certificates, 1907 (3) [128592]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three certificates, #8, #23 and #26, issued in 1907. Two of them are issued to National Steamship Company. This was a very closely held corporation wi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Norwich & New York Transportation Company Stocks, 1892 (2) [128587]2539 - Norwich & New York Transportation Company Stocks, 1892 (2) [128587]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two issued in 1892. Both have a nice steamer vignette. Inc. in Connecticut. The Norwich & New York Transportation Company was organized i...
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Start Price : 65.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 400.00
 
 
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