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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Brass and Bronze Collectibles (4) [131600]4200 - Brass and Bronze Collectibles (4) [131600]
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1.) If it's Worth Commemorating it deserves a Sheidow bronze about 5x8" 2.) Coffin Valve Company Boston about 8x8" 3.) Bronze decorati...
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Bullock's Department Store Founder Ephemera [135937]4201 - Bullock's Department Store Founder Ephemera [135937]
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John G. Bullock rose from a humble beginning, working as a boy of eleven in a grocery store to the Presidency of Bullock's retail stores of Sout...
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Canadian Stereo-view Group [123205]4202 - Canadian Stereo-view Group [123205]
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Lot of five. One is LV Valle (identified on reverse) of Quebec. The others are Keystone View Company. "Winnipeg", Laliberte's Fur Parl...
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Celluloid Advertising Notepads, Leather Pouch, card [122148]4203 - Celluloid Advertising Notepads, Leather Pouch, card [122148]
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Lot of 4. 1. Notepad/booklet in excellent cond. The W.J. Mc Cahan Suggar Refining Co. Pic of woman on front and the plant on the covers. Inside ar
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Charles Lindbergh Ephemera [135111]4204 - Charles Lindbergh Ephemera [135111]
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Ten pieces of Charles Lindbergh history. Ribbon celebrating the first non stop flight New York to Paris May 20-21, 1927; photo card labeling him Charl
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Chickens and Egg Broadside [85144]4205 - Chickens and Egg Broadside [85144]
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Smith's Egg and Hen Health Producer 22 x 13.5" broadside with 8 chickens. 0.5" hole and surrounding stain. Date: c1880-1900 Country ...
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Children's Broadside Collection (22) [100029]4206 - Children's Broadside Collection (22) [100029]
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22 children related broadsides. Features, songs, rhymes, and poems. British printed. Colorful images. Mostly good condition, 1 bottom tear and some wi
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Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Cigar Labels, Pamphlets and More [140618]4207 - Cigar Labels, Pamphlets and More [140618]
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An assortment of advertising labels and sundry other ephemera and more. This box is loaded. The Crane's Imported cigar box labels (Which number ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to n*******4 for (160.00 + 35.20BP) = 195.20
 
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Classical Music LPs [109813]4208 - Classical Music LPs [109813]
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A carton of classical music: Toscanini conducts Wagner, Verdi & Toscanini, Artur Rubinstein "The Concerto" Grieg, Liszt, Rachmaninoff;...
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Coca Cola Push Card Game [124422]4209 - Coca Cola Push Card Game [124422]
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Cardboard game card: "Win a 24 Bottle Case / Of / Coca-Cola / For Only / 5c." Red and white, with 65 girls names, with holes to be punched...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Collection of 1800's English and American Newspapers and News Print [123111]4210 - Collection of 1800's English and American Newspapers and News Print [123111]
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Lot of 30. The Times 1829. The Young Englishman 1876. Illustrated London Times 1854 (military revolt in Spain and an extensive look at fortifications
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Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Construction Print and  Stockholder's Report [131568]4211 - Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Construction Print and Stockholder's Report [131568]
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This is a lot of two documents from the Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company. One construction print is dated June, 1920 giving cylinder specif
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Connoisseur Magazine Collection (14) [89318]4212 - Connoisseur Magazine Collection (14) [89318]
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14 magazines 1962-1978 Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ben-Tcahvtchavadze collection of Ontario, Canada
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Disney Ephemera Collection [132984]4213 - Disney Ephemera Collection [132984]
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Consists of perhaps 100 or more pieces. Includes Mickey Mouse Cineart films c1940, numerous ticket books, postcards, buttons, oversized buttons, progr
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Early  Jeffersonian Newspapers from Boston and Washington City  (Lot of 2) [116899]4214 - Early Jeffersonian Newspapers from Boston and Washington City (Lot of 2) [116899]
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1) Thursday, June 15, 1809 Independent Chronicle Volume XLI (41) Number 2937. Boston, Massachusetts Printed by Adams, Rhodes & Co. Publishers ...
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Eight Early  English Newspapers [123187]4215 - Eight Early English Newspapers [123187]
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Lot of eight. 1) Caledonian Mercury 1782. Battle at Gibraltar Bay. 2) Athenian Mercury. 1691. Hard atheism questions answered. 3) The Courier. 1813. B
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Sold to l********b.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Ephemera Grab-Bag [140573]4216 - Ephemera Grab-Bag [140573]
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An assortment and several bill heads from businesses in various state locations, even a doctor confirmation of treatment. A nice grab-bag, sort of a
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Sold to m***p for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Fishing and Hunting Licenses (3) [129527]4217 - Fishing and Hunting Licenses (3) [129527]
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Nice group of fishing and hunting licenses. Two are fishing license pins for the state of Pennsylvania 1953-1954. The third is from the state of New Y
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Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Five Full-Page 1930s-60s Magazine Original Beverage Advertisements [126999]4218 - Five Full-Page 1930s-60s Magazine Original Beverage Advertisements [126999]
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Five full-page original beverage magazine advertisements from the 1930s-60s, one from the UK. The group includes: an Ovaltine advertisement from The I
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Five Unique & Sometimes Humorous Newspapers [119384]4219 - Five Unique & Sometimes Humorous Newspapers [119384]
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Here are two decades of interesting and sometimes humorous news and human interest items contained in five newspapers. Starting with a 1944 publicatio
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