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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Trade Cards from the SF Bay Area - 55 pcs [133738]4040 - Trade Cards from the SF Bay Area - 55 pcs [133738]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 55 antique trade cards from business in the San Francisco Bay Area just before the turn of the 20th century. Cards are in suites of one or more
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Orange County, California Ephemera [110175]4041 - Orange County, California Ephemera [110175]
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A lot of newspaper clippings, letters brochures and bulletins from Orange County, California. There are play and commencement programs from Lincoln H
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Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Business Sign from Tahoe Valley [131984]4042 - Business Sign from Tahoe Valley [131984]
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Nice wood one-sided business sign from El Dorado County, California. Sign measures 18"x 30" and reads "N.R. Sargent Tahoe Valley. The...
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Estimate : 220.00 - 500.00
Sold to C**********3 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Alder Creek Lumber Company Letterhead [135455]4043 - Alder Creek Lumber Company Letterhead [135455]
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Letter from Alder Creek Wood and Lumber Company paying a $10 bill for horse doctoring. Date: 1901 Country (if not USA): State: California City:
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Solano County Fair Best Exhibit Diploma for Printing on Tapestry [125097]4044 - Solano County Fair Best Exhibit Diploma for Printing on Tapestry [125097]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original award diploma with blue ribbon and gold seal, reads: Solano County Agricultural Association awards this Diploma to Mrs. James Megarry For Bes
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Trinity Journal Newspaper [113603]4045 - Trinity Journal Newspaper [113603]
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Extra rare. Vol. 11. No. 27. Weaverville, California, Saturday, July 25, 1857. Variety of interesting articles: "More Mormon Mischief" abo...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Antique Trade Card Collection [132589]4046 - Antique Trade Card Collection [132589]
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Lot of eight trade cards from small California towns: Lompoc, Woodland, Santa Cruz. And the California Fig Syrup Company of San Francisco offering Nat
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
 
 
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California Advertising Covers [135226]4047 - California Advertising Covers [135226]
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Lot of six envelopes: two rare California covers: Pico House, Los Angeles; Overland Stage via Los Angeles; Crater Lake Oregon pictorial; three sample
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
 
 
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California Ephemera Collection [77371]4048 - California Ephemera Collection [77371]
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Lot of 8. 1) Rhodes & Co. Express & Banking Office duplicate exchange/draft, Yreka, 1854. California Gold Rush! Torn left edge. 2) Argonaut ...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 400.00
 
 
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California Ephemera Group [131633]4049 - California Ephemera Group [131633]
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This is a collection of ephemera related to the state of California including three pocket ledgers, three geological maps, a California Redwoods handb
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California Newspapers (2) [59622]4050 - California Newspapers (2) [59622]
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Lot of 2: The San Francisco Chronicle and The County Record (Angels Camp, California). All in good condition. The County Record has scotch tape in ce
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Estimate : 40.00 - 100.05
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Large, Heavy Ornamental Key (for Grand Opening?) [130144]4051 - Large, Heavy Ornamental Key (for Grand Opening?) [130144]
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Our only clues are the ÅeEÅf and ÅeCalifornia.Åf Very large at 7 inches and extremely heavy. Probably used for a grant
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Luther Burbank Post Cards [115191]4052 - Luther Burbank Post Cards [115191]
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This is a collection of about 15 RPCs of Luther Burbank, botanist and horticulturist from California. Quote of Luther Burbank: "Flowers always ...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Seven California Photographs [131808]4053 - Seven California Photographs [131808]
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Two photos of a family in the hills, two of a snow scene, dog on porch and photo of a photo of a ship. Also a post marked Tahoe post card with view of
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 70.00
 
 
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Two Vintage Broadsides [77334]4054 - Two Vintage Broadsides [77334]
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1) Auction! Every Friday. Park Auction Yard, Mrs. Gilbert. 1/4-mile North of Roeding Park on 99 Highway. (This would place this in Fresno). No date. 8
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Western Calendar Art [84434]4055 - Western Calendar Art [84434]
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2 calendars, 1 from Russell Gates Mercantile Co. Calhan Colorado; 1 from Thomas P. Smith, Clothier, Coalinga, Cal. 1919. Date: 1922 Country (if not
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Pictorial Letterhead of Colorado Springs [132606]4056 - Pictorial Letterhead of Colorado Springs [132606]
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From the desk of E.. P. Tenney, President of Colorado College in the 1880s with an illustration of a panorama of Colorado Springs and the surrounding
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Estimate : 130.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Colorado Whiskey Billhead [90297]4057 - Colorado Whiskey Billhead [90297]
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Rare whiskey billhead from Denver, CO. Torn, poor condition. No date. Sold as is. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Provenance
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Two Choice Colorado Booklets [134024]4058 - Two Choice Colorado Booklets [134024]
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Lot of 2 different. 1) "The Play," Programme of the Tabor Grand Opera House, Denver, Colorado, for the week commencing May 3, 1897. 8 page...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Great International Cotton Exposition Stereoview [123227]4059 - Great International Cotton Exposition Stereoview [123227]
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Published by JG Evans of Atlanta. Hand written "No. 7 N. Wing M. B. From the East." This exposition and World's Fair became known as t...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
 
 
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