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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Two Photographs of 1937 Louisville Flood (Ohio River) [116144]5540 - Two Photographs of 1937 Louisville Flood (Ohio River) [116144]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. Identified on reverse. One is labelled "City Hall." The other shows people in a boat rowing down a main street. Pinhol...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 50.00
Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Group of 4 CDV's, Includes 2 from International Peace Jubilee, Boston [111612]5541 - Group of 4 CDV's, Includes 2 from International Peace Jubilee, Boston [111612]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two CDVs from the Expo plus one from Palace of Industry, Holland. Last view is of University Hall, Ann Arbor, Michigan (backstamped Watson & Co....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
Sold to P*****8 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Camp Clark Infantry Photo [132464]5542 - Camp Clark Infantry Photo [132464]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Photo of infantry camp Co. A 140th Mo N.Y. Camp Clark, Nevada Mo. July 14-29, 1923 Established in 1908, Camp Clark was used as an assembly point f
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Paddlewheeler Stereoview [124088]5543 - Paddlewheeler Stereoview [124088]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stereoview of The Great Bridge, St. Louis, Mo. with a paddlewheel steamboat. Photographed and published by B.W. Kilburn, Littleton, New Hampshire, 189
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Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Montana Old Town Photos (2) [86403]5544 - Montana Old Town Photos (2) [86403]
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Framed and matted 5x9" photo of a MT town with a horse drawn WL Bailey transit trailer. 4x6" framed and matted repro of Orvando Hotel. D...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Photo of Butte Courier Newspaper Office [57524]5545 - Photo of Butte Courier Newspaper Office [57524]
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1 photo of the Courier Office building with 10 people standing out in front (2 women holding babies) all in period dress. Good condition only slight s
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Montana and S.Dakota Glass Slides (7) [76821]5546 - Montana and S.Dakota Glass Slides (7) [76821]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
C. early 20th century glass slides. Sentinle Butte, a church, tornado damage Wessington Springs, Bad Lands, town gathering, valley of James River, Jam
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 75.00
Sold to d*******f for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Montana Enlarged Color Photograph by Kenneth R. Roahen [133751]5547 - Montana Enlarged Color Photograph by Kenneth R. Roahen [133751]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an original, enlarged tinted photograph by Montana photographer Kenneth F. Roahen. Measures 21.5" x 13.5" with original frame and...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********o.. for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Old Nebraska Country Photos [124595]5548 - Old Nebraska Country Photos [124595]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six beautiful black & white photos depicting family life in the towns of Holdredge and Lincoln, Nebraska in the late 1800's to the early 190...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to P*****8 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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19th Century Nebraska Photo Portrait Collection [124107]5549 - 19th Century Nebraska Photo Portrait Collection [124107]
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Lot of 12 photo portraits, 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches, black and white by various photographers. Studios were in the towns of: Franklin, McCook, Holdrege...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to P*****8 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Reno Photo Calendar Pages [122892]5550 - Reno Photo Calendar Pages [122892]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
20 or so photos from a 1980's calendar with black & white photos of Reno during the 1930's and 1940's. these are in very good condit...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8***6 for (15.00 + 3.30BP) = 18.30
 
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Comstock Photos / 21 Items [100246]5551 - Comstock Photos / 21 Items [100246]
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Group of 8 x 10", black and white photos of different places, people and things in the Comstock areas of the Old West. The Sutro Tunnel, a long...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to P*****8 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Photos Lake Tahoe And Riverside Hotel Fire [129926]5552 - Photos Lake Tahoe And Riverside Hotel Fire [129926]
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Lot of 13. 1. Two B/W photos w/wht borders of the Riverside Hotel before/after fire in 1922. 2. Eleven b/w photos all but one w/wht border. P
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to s*****l for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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The Shadowed Oak by Wallace Nutting [122034]5553 - The Shadowed Oak by Wallace Nutting [122034]
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Early 1920's hand-colored landscape photo. Photo is affixed to period construction paper backing. Some damage to edges, some smudging and discol...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r*******R for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Advertising Photos, Atlantic City, NJ [109203]5554 - Advertising Photos, Atlantic City, NJ [109203]
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Ten black and white photographs, mounted on stiff cardboard, thought to be by Atlantic City, New Jersey, photographer "Miller MacLane" sho...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 125.00
 
 
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Atlantic City Christmas at Home Photos [109200]5555 - Atlantic City Christmas at Home Photos [109200]
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Three black and white photographs, mounted on stiff cardboard, showing views of Christmas trees. Two images are of the same tree with a model railroad
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Hotel Interior Photographs, Atlantic City, NJ [108999]5556 - Hotel Interior Photographs, Atlantic City, NJ [108999]
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Three black and white photographs mounted on stiff cardboard, thought to be by "Miller-MacLane" photographer, of interior scenes of one or...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Photos of Atlantic City, NJ, Businesses [109204]5557 - Photos of Atlantic City, NJ, Businesses [109204]
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Three black and white photographs, mounted on stiff cardboard, thought to be photographed by "Miller-MacLane" in Atlantic City, New Jersey...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Group of New York Stereoviews Showing Bridges and Rails (9) [118737]5558 - Group of New York Stereoviews Showing Bridges and Rails (9) [118737]
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Nine nice stereoviews of New York. Includes a couple from Central Park, a couple of Elevated Railways, and one of the Brooklyn Bridge. Most in very go
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*********p for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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New York Cabinet Card Photograph Collection (221) [133832]5559 - New York Cabinet Card Photograph Collection (221) [133832]
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Collection of 221 cabinet cards (4.5 x 6.5) from New York. Wide variety of historical portrait photographers for the advanced collectors. Circa 1880-
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 220.00 - 500.00
Sold to a******l for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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