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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American Flyer Wind-Up Locomotives - 2 [133085]4480 - American Flyer Wind-Up Locomotives - 2 [133085]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Black Locomotive, Tender, black with red trim with coal insert and rear facing light "No. 121" with key 2) Black Locomotive with red wh...
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Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Cast Iron Locomotive and 2 Cars [133035]4481 - Cast Iron Locomotive and 2 Cars [133035]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Locomotive 2-2-0 and Tender, black in color. Two passenger cars, Pennsylvania RR, silver in color. Good condition. Date: 1920s Country (if not USA):
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cast Iron Locomotive [133086]4482 - Cast Iron Locomotive [133086]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver in color. Locomotive #400. Tender #808. Cars 1) Passenger car, unmarked 2) Passenger Car #300 3, 4, 5) Passenger Cars all marked #163 Very good
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Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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K-LINE Collector's Guide, Vol. 1: Trains 1985-1998 [133601]4483 - K-LINE Collector's Guide, Vol. 1: Trains 1985-1998 [133601]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is no ordinary train catalog! It has a brushed steel front and back cover which is protected by a full-color, glossy dust jacket. It is signed by
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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LGB G Scale Accessories [137990]4484 - LGB G Scale Accessories [137990]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 boxes over 50 pieces total. Landscaping hedges (some NIB)) over 40 pieces varying sizes. NIB rerailer, NIB Cantenary power mast, platf
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Marble - Solid Core, Lobed Onion Skin [135361]4485 - Marble - Solid Core, Lobed Onion Skin [135361]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Solid Core, Lobed Onion Skin marble. It is 7/8-inch in size with a orange and yellow solid core. The outer swirls are fine lined, blue and white. Al
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Mica marbles - 3 [125364]4486 - Mica marbles - 3 [125364]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1. 3/4" Clear mica with one one strand of dark green cane running pontil to pontil. A few tiny nicks on surface but overall nice marble. 2. 13/...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Miscellaneous Machine Made Marbles- ( 175 +) [127818]4487 - Miscellaneous Machine Made Marbles- ( 175 +) [127818]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Some old, some new. Some with minor damage, many are mint. Dealers lot. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Miscellaneous Marble Items - Razor Sharpener, Benningtons, Ballot Marbles, Steelies, Chines [127819]4488 - Miscellaneous Marble Items - Razor Sharpener, Benningtons, Ballot Marbles, Steelies, Chines [127819]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Razor sharpener with two clearie marbles, (2) true steelie marbles, (15) Brown, blue and fancy benningtons, (40) ballot box marbles (20 -black, 20-whi
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Start Price : 65.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 360.00
 
 
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Sulphide - 1 On Disk [125365]4489 - Sulphide - 1 On Disk [125365]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15/16" Sulphide with the number 1 stamped on the obverse of the disk, with pellets around the outer circumference. The reverse is blank. Figure...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,400.00
 
 
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Colfax and Auburn Embossed Bottles (3) [136016]4490 - Colfax and Auburn Embossed Bottles (3) [136016]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A trio of bottles from the California Gold Country, that includes a rare Druggist John Butler bottle from Colfax, an F.S. Stevens drug bottle from nei
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Owl Drug Cover Collection [137653]4491 - Owl Drug Cover Collection [137653]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 30 covers addressed to the Owl Drug company on Mission street in SF. All 1916. A great group for the Owl Drug Collector. Date: Country (if no
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Pioneer Soda Works Bottle [29740]4492 - Pioneer Soda Works Bottle [29740]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pioneer / Soda Works // Trade (cd) (monogram - Shield ) Mark (cu) . Smooth base. Pale greenish aqua. 1/2" lip chip in top, 1/2" open b...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to d*******f for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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7.5 Gallon Milk Jugs (2) [135030]4493 - 7.5 Gallon Milk Jugs (2) [135030]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rusty milk jugs. Measure about 26" tall and 13" diameter. Neither is embossed. Central Valley California area. Date: Country (if not US...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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D. Fuelscher Seltzer Bottle [132895]4494 - D. Fuelscher Seltzer Bottle [132895]
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Clear glass seltzer bottle with etched label / D Fuelscher / Central / City / Colo. / Approx 4 inches in diameter and 11 inches overall height. Metal
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Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to K*********s for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Glass Works Ephemera [113510]4495 - Glass Works Ephemera [113510]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3: 1) Pictorial letterhead and pricelist for the Standard Glass Company, a Marion, Indiana-based glass works. "Manufacturers of High-Gra...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 70.00
Sold to d*******f for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Dalton & Clifford Druggist Ephemera [113383]4496 - Dalton & Clifford Druggist Ephemera [113383]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Stationery, Crockery, Lamps, Fruits, Nuts and Cream Candies, Tobacco, Cigars, Drugs & Patent Medicines": 1) Two color billheads, 1894...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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F.H. Phelps Apothecary Bottle [80727]4497 - F.H. Phelps Apothecary Bottle [80727]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
( Embossed vertically on the front of the bottle ). Momograhm: F.H. P., intertwined lettering, at the shoulder. / F . H. Phelps ( Upside down &q...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to f*****a for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
 
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Trib-A-Liniment Letterhead & Advertising Card [113392]4498 - Trib-A-Liniment Letterhead & Advertising Card [113392]
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Lot of 2. Trib Company, "Sole Proprietors of the liniment and trade mark Trib." "Trib cures bruises and sprains"; 1) Letterhead ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Whiskey Flask / Coffin /Max Oberfelder. [89505]4499 - Whiskey Flask / Coffin /Max Oberfelder. [89505]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Embossed on the front of the bottle, in a round slug plate is : Max Oberfelder ( au ) / Eureka Nev // Light sun colored amethyst, quart, western whisk
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Start Price : 900.00 | Estimate : 1,800.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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