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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Montana Poker Chips Letter [105847]4080 - Montana Poker Chips Letter [105847]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Addressed to K. C. Holliday. From Bayker & Andrews (probably a saloon). "Do you keep poker chips in stock..." They want a set of marke...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Montana Stock Certificates & More Grab-Bag [140574]4081 - Montana Stock Certificates & More Grab-Bag [140574]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment and several stock certificates and handwritten notes and letters from businesses. Certificates include City of Great Falls Improvement D
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to n*******4 for (140.00 + 30.80BP) = 170.80
 
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Montana Bank Note & Check Bonanza [140615]4082 - Montana Bank Note & Check Bonanza [140615]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of bank notes, bill heads, checks and more. Hundreds in this box and a bargain for dealers. .Included are checks from The American Natio
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Montana Bank Note & Letter Grab-Bag [140612]4083 - Montana Bank Note & Letter Grab-Bag [140612]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of bank documents, a survey map handwritten letters and other correspondence from the 1800's & 1900's. They range from not...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to n*******4 for (80.00 + 17.60BP) = 97.60
 
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Helena, Montana, Ephemera [64223]4084 - Helena, Montana, Ephemera [64223]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three items from Helena, Montana, included a 3.75-inch diameter, gummed-back luggage sticker for the Placer Hotel printed in black and gold ink showin
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 70.00
 
 
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Idaho & Montana Mine & Political Ephemera [140621]4085 - Idaho & Montana Mine & Political Ephemera [140621]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of Idaho (Including a book on mining towns in the state), stationery from former Montana Governor (1941-1949) Sam C. Ford and others pi
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Montana Bank & Business Ephemera Grab-bag [140602]4086 - Montana Bank & Business Ephemera Grab-bag [140602]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of bank checks (First National Bank of Helena), stationery from businesses and handwritten letters" and more. This will be a real...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lewis and Clark County, MT Financial Reports (3) [69014]4087 - Lewis and Clark County, MT Financial Reports (3) [69014]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Lewis and Clark County, MT financial reports, copy of settlement etc. Date: 1878 Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Lewis and Clark Co
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Estimate : 10.00 - 40.02
Sold to h****y for (5.00 + 1.25BP) = 6.25
 
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Prints, Papers & Photos, Oh My Grab-Bag [140608]4088 - Prints, Papers & Photos, Oh My Grab-Bag [140608]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of everything from Hubert Humphrey's official senate photo to drawings of Nevada City, Montana. This will be a real scavenger hun...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Early  Montana Pharmacutical Ephemera [140605]4089 - Early Montana Pharmacutical Ephemera [140605]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of letters, inventory lists from various pharmaceutical companies and businesses in the Virginia City region. Bill Heads include Noyes B
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ads, Business Card & Bill Head Grab-Bag [140624]4090 - Ads, Business Card & Bill Head Grab-Bag [140624]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of business cards, ads, product labels and more. Included are labels for about tobacco products, a stock certificate from Resolute Oil C
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Early National Park Car Permits [135289]4091 - Early National Park Car Permits [135289]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Lot of 4 different automobile permits, all used in 1952. Includes: Grand Canyon National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Glacier National Park,
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to n********w.. for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
 
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Ephemera Grab-bag [140601]4092 - Ephemera Grab-bag [140601]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of magazines ("Compressed Air Magazine), a booklet entitled "Books About Montana" and more, including photographs of pe...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grab-Bag of Handwrirtten Ephemera [140610]4093 - Grab-Bag of Handwrirtten Ephemera [140610]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of handwritten letters and other correspondence, some from the 1870's. They range from notes and jottings to formal typed and writ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Meaderville and Butte, MT Firefighter Photo & Anniversary Program [86218]4094 - Meaderville and Butte, MT Firefighter Photo & Anniversary Program [86218]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Meaderville, MT volunteer FD 1960 50th anniversary program with lots of nice old photos. Framed and matted 6x8" photo of a brick city hall hous...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 180.00
 
 
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Montana Bank Check Collection [140620]4095 - Montana Bank Check Collection [140620]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of checks from several different banks. There are multiples in this group that includes The National Bank of Montana, The Liberty Nation
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Montana Bank Check Grab-bag [140625]4096 - Montana Bank Check Grab-bag [140625]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of bank checks. Included are checks from The Seventh National Bank, The First National Bank of Helena, The First National Bank of Montan
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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More Product Labels & Montana Ephemera [140623]4097 - More Product Labels & Montana Ephemera [140623]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of business cards, ads, product labels and more. Included are labels for about three witch hazel products, several sardine can labels, l
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ephemera Grab-bag [140600]4098 - Ephemera Grab-bag [140600]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assortment of newspapers, fruit labels, even a few rodeo programs from the states of Montana, California and Pennsylvania. This is a REAL grab-bag,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Posters of Missoula Flood (3 maps) [91364]4099 - Posters of Missoula Flood (3 maps) [91364]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
36" x 24". Map of the "Ice Age Flood"; Uniformitarianism vs. catastrophic geologic events. Interesting lot. 3 Maps. Date: Cou...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 70.00
 
 
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