Pioneers & Patriots Auction: Americana, Militaria, Mining, & More (2025 March)

Auction Details

AUCTION SCHEDULE

Day 1, March 1st, 2025 LIVE SESSION (Lots 1000-1526)
General Americana (1000-1260)
Geo. Sort
Misc. Categories incl. Sports, Cameras, Books, Toys
Minerals & Mining (1261-1459)
Gold & Nevada Turquoise
Mining Ephemera
Stocks (1460-1526)
Mining
Transportation
Misc. incl. Express

Day 2, March 2nd, 2025 LIVE SESSION (Lots 2000-2478)
Philatelic feat. Art Noveau (2000-2114)
Art feat. Ansel Adams & Salvador Dali (2115-2159)
Native Americana (2160-2200)
Cowboy & Wild West feat. Custer & Famous Outlaws. (2201-2233)
Political (US & Foreign) feat. Pancho Villa (2234-2295)
Militaria & Weaponry feat. Civil War (2296-2433)
Numismatics (2434-2478)

Day 3, March 3rd, 2025 TIMED SESSION (Lots 3000-3702)
Turquoise (3000-3043)
Mining Artifacts & Ephemera (3044-3070)
Numismatics (3071-3112)
General Americana (3113-3222)
Stocks & Bonds (3223-3702)
Mining
Oil
Transportation (Railroad, Steamer, Auto, Air)
Miscellaneous Categories
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Pancho Villa Raid on NM Town Commemorative Watch Fob [183786]2293Pancho Villa Raid on NM Town Commemorative Watch Fob [183786]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Souvenir watch fob belonging to the Columbus, New Mexico postmaster L.L. Burkhead, who had it made to commemorate the raid on the town by Pancho Villa
Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Pancho Villa Wanted Poster 1916 [183778]2294Pancho Villa Wanted Poster 1916 [183778]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dated March 9, 1916, this wanted poster offers a $5,000 reward for Francisco "Pancho" Villa , with a reward of $1,000 offered for the arre...
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Pancho Villa Pursuer:  Black Jack Pershing Documents (2) [184373]2295Pancho Villa Pursuer: Black Jack Pershing Documents (2) [184373]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Announcement from The Department of the Army of the death of General John Joseph Pershing in Washington D.C. on July 15, 1948. It measures 5"x...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
Massachusetts Militia Broadside, 1820  [183297]2296Massachusetts Militia Broadside, 1820 [183297]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This broadside is dated March 9, 1820 to General William Crawford of the Massachusetts Militia as general orders. Neatly folded from William H. Sumne
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Civil War- Promotion Documents for Henry Young General Sheridan's Scout [185073]2297Civil War- Promotion Documents for Henry Young General Sheridan's Scout [185073]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These are two documents from the Adjunct General's Office of Rhode Island dated 1961, and 1864. Both Documents are for promotions for Henry Youn...
Start Price : 325.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Libby Prison Lithograph, 18822298Libby Prison Lithograph, 1882
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Litho by Wm. A. Mountcastle, Richmond, VA, copyright 1882 by JL Barlow. 9 x 11", two tone, black and orange-yellow. On the back is a story of t...
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
Confederate Spy Greenhow Photo [184378]2299Confederate Spy Greenhow Photo [184378]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a 11"x 14" albumen photo of Confederate spy, Rose O'Neal Greenhow (1813-1864), a socialite in Washington D. C., she used her c...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Andersonville- Prison Victim's Widow Archive 1866 [182434]2300Andersonville- Prison Victim's Widow Archive 1866 [182434]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot holds three documents for the widow of Private Ephraim Churchill (fighting for the Union) of Decatur County, Tennessee. The widow, Comfort Ja
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Andersonville- Louis W. Stevenson Witness to Henry Wirz's Hanging Autograph Photo 1865 [182439]2301Andersonville- Louis W. Stevenson Witness to Henry Wirz's Hanging Autograph Photo 1865 [182439]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot of family letters are written by Louis W. Stevenson before and during the Civil War. An autographed card and tintype photo are also included.
Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Andersonville- Muster-Out Papers for Private David Dennison [182445]2302Andersonville- Muster-Out Papers for Private David Dennison [182445]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This paper eight page fold-out document is the Muster-Out paper for Private David Dennison of the Massachusetts Cavalry. He completed three years of s
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Andersonville- Presidential Order for the Execution of Henry Wirz and Conf. Veterans Doc. [182442]2303Andersonville- Presidential Order for the Execution of Henry Wirz and Conf. Veterans Doc. [182442]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A complete General Court Martial Orders No.607 outlines the "malicious(ly), willful(ly), and traitorous(ly)" crimes committed by Henry Wir...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Civil War - Andersonville- Captain Henry Wirz Prison Pass [182429]2304Civil War - Andersonville- Captain Henry Wirz Prison Pass [182429]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This prison Pass was issued at the Old Capitol Prison to visit Captain Henry Wirz, the commanding Confederate officer in charge of the Andersonville P
Start Price : 1,600.00 | Estimate : 4,600.00 - 7,000.00
Andersonville- Single Page Signatures of the Wirz Prosecution Team [182443]2305Andersonville- Single Page Signatures of the Wirz Prosecution Team [182443]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This document has four signatures from the prosecution team convicting Major Henry Wirz of war crimes. There is Norton Parker Chipman (third signature
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to A*****U for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
Andersonville- Private Oliver Seymour Tintype, Reenlistment, Discharge Papers 1863-1866 [182432]2306Andersonville- Private Oliver Seymour Tintype, Reenlistment, Discharge Papers 1863-1866 [182432]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This collection is of Private Oliver Seymour (Zimmer) reenlistment and discharge papers (2) and a tintype photo of this 17 year old Illinois volunteer
Start Price : 425.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,000.00
Andersonville-Cut Square Autograph of Major Gen. James Harrison Wilson [182447]2307Andersonville-Cut Square Autograph of Major Gen. James Harrison Wilson [182447]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This cut square is of General James Harrison Wilson. The Union general's career was marked with both victories and losses, however, his memorabl...
Start Price : 325.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Civil War- Grant/Colfax Inauguration Invitation [186157]2308Civil War- Grant/Colfax Inauguration Invitation [186157]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a formal invitation to President Grant's Inauguration made out to Miss Elisa Chamberlain dated for March 4th, 1869. Roughly 7 in. X 10 ...
Start Price : 325.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Civil War- Repatriation & Safe Passage Pass Shreveport, Louisiana c. 1865 (3) [186179]2309Civil War- Repatriation & Safe Passage Pass Shreveport, Louisiana c. 1865 (3) [186179]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two documents + envelope. Documents are for safe passage from the Shreveport, La. prison for a Confederate POW. It is an important document fo
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to i********l.. for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
Civil War- Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow Signed Card [186175]2310Civil War- Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow Signed Card [186175]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This signed card is for Confederate Scout Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow. Signed "Frank Stringfellow/Scout/A.N.V./1865". In excellent cond...
Start Price : 325.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Civil War Confederate Furlough Document 1864 [182306]2312Civil War Confederate Furlough Document 1864 [182306]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
October 28, 1864, Civil War Confederate Document: Furlough granted to Confederate Soldier by "Examining Board Georgia Hospitals,". 4 x 5 3...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Civil War Confederate Officer's Coat Button c1861 [179250]2313Civil War Confederate Officer's Coat Button c1861 [179250]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This button depicts the American Eagle facing right, surrounded by a total of 11 states, with lightening bolts in his talons. This Confederate office
Start Price : 1,150.00 | Estimate : 2,800.00 - 4,000.00