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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1870s Personal Scrapbook of Theatre Handbills [115615]4440 - 1870s Personal Scrapbook of Theatre Handbills [115615]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Front of scrapbook has label, "Thomas Peaslee, Director." 35 or so pages, most with handbills glued to both sides of the page. Plays date ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Playbill Collection - 27 [91068]4441 - Playbill Collection - 27 [91068]
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27 Playbills, many from Broadway shows. Includes: Oaklaoma! at the St. James Theatre including cigarette advertising for Chesterfield (Copyright 19
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Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Gone With the Wind Movie Tickets FIRST RUN (4) South Carolina 1940 [129731]4442 - Gone With the Wind Movie Tickets FIRST RUN (4) South Carolina 1940 [129731]
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Four "Gone With the Wind" FIRST RUN tickets from the Dillon Theatre in Dillon, S.C., for a Saturday evening showing, April 13, 1940. This ...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Hurricane Island Signed Movie Poster Reprint [125181]4443 - Hurricane Island Signed Movie Poster Reprint [125181]
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Reprint of a signed movie poster for the movie Hurricane Island Starring Jon Hall with Marie Windsor. Obvious signature of Marie Windsor, an illegible
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to d******T for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Lithographs of Henrique Vivian Messetti's in Little Eva's Temptation [78970]4444 - Lithographs of Henrique Vivian Messetti's in Little Eva's Temptation [78970]
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Lot of 3 litho's, one sheets (28"x 19") advertising a musical farce of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Movie Theatre Posters (5) [86470]4445 - Movie Theatre Posters (5) [86470]
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5 original movie posters. U-571 39x26", frayed edges. City of Industry 39x26". 3 x 24x18"- The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, The Girl W...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Theatre Ephemera [136007]4446 - Theatre Ephemera [136007]
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Lot of four pieces: American Studios of San Francisco, stage scenery catalog, 1931; Theatrical Stage Hardware, 1929; theatre play bill from the Yankee
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Estimate : 50.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Circus Banner & Piper's Event Signs [122048]4447 - Circus Banner & Piper's Event Signs [122048]
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Three items that sort of go together. First is a 41"x 14" banner type sign advertising The Ford Bros. Circus' performance at the Virgi...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*******n for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Stockton Crafts Circus at the Santa Fe Depot Show Grounds [133786]4448 - Stockton Crafts Circus at the Santa Fe Depot Show Grounds [133786]
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This poster depicts the Stockton (Ca.) circus by Crafts at the Santa Fe Depot Show Grounds. Auspices the Karl Ross Post #16 of the American Legion. 1
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to r*****5 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Circus Route Cards [64206]4449 - Circus Route Cards [64206]
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Official Routes of Al Kelly & Miller Bros.; Cole Bros. Circus; Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey; The Great King Bros. 3 Ring Circus; & ...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 180.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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White Tops Magazines [124673]4450 - White Tops Magazines [124673]
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Founded by Karl Kae Knecht and published by The Circus Fans Association, The White Tops began as a newsletter in 1928, and continues to publish today.
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Barbie Doll & Harley -Davidson Motor Cycle  [108159]4451 - Barbie Doll & Harley -Davidson Motor Cycle [108159]
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Collector Edition (Second in a series) barbie is in the original case and is approx. 12" tall. Clad in black riding pants, boots & jacket w...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Caucasian Porcelain Doll with Red Dress [119621]4452 - Caucasian Porcelain Doll with Red Dress [119621]
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Good Condition Porcelain doll with black curly hair, brown eyes. Wearing a red dress with lace trim on the sleeves, collar and ends of dress, possibly
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Collection of Ashton-Drake lifelike dolls, 6 count [109876]4453 - Collection of Ashton-Drake lifelike dolls, 6 count [109876]
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This is a collection of 6 Ashton-Drake lifelike dolls. These dolls are new in the boxes; Michael, Shelly, Little Miss Muffet, Chen, Heather, and Daisy
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Collection of Brinn and Barbie Dolls [109875]4454 - Collection of Brinn and Barbie Dolls [109875]
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This is a collection of both Brinn and Barbie dolls; ten dolls in all. The Brinn dolls are not used and still in their boxes; Feelings doll with a pu
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Die-Cut Stand-Up Dolls [129534]4455 - Die-Cut Stand-Up Dolls [129534]
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Approximately thirty die-cut stand-up dolls. Most are of young girls and children. Very cute and colorful. Highlight includes a George Washington. Som
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Disney's Snow White and Marian Yu twins dolls [109881]4456 - Disney's Snow White and Marian Yu twins dolls [109881]
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This is a collection of DIsney's Snow White doll, 18 in. tall with stand NIB. A Marian Yu set of twins baby brother and sister dolls, 11 in. tal...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Doll (Vintage) [86852]4457 - Doll (Vintage) [86852]
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Beautiful little doll that was found underground in Utah. She's needing a good home, 13" x 6". She has original dress, (appears to be ...
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Estimate : 10.00 - 50.00
Sold to 8***9 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Doll collection by Design Debut, Marian Yu , Edwin Knowles [109882]4458 - Doll collection by Design Debut, Marian Yu , Edwin Knowles [109882]
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This is a collction of five dolls. There is the Hummel "On Holiday" girl made in Germnany NIB. Design Debut's "Shannon Michele &q...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Four EFFANBEE dolls; Cinderella and Prince Charming [109885]4459 - Four EFFANBEE dolls; Cinderella and Prince Charming [109885]
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This is a collection of four EFFANBEE dolls. The largest is a W.C. Fields doll; a Cinderella doll with sleeping eyes #1176 NIB; Mother Goose doll with
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
 
 
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