The Big Bonanza Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Numismatics, Americana (March 2023)

Auction Details

Welcome to The Big Bonanza Auction!
 
This is our first live sale since the world-record breaking second (and final) SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, which took place on March 4th & 5th, 2023. Virtual catalogs for the SSCA sales are still available on our website and include numerous research essays and articles. We’d sincerely like to thank all who participated and contributed to these historic two auctions!
 
Out of the ocean and back onto land, we’re pleased to present the phenomenal Big Bonanza Auction! This is a 4-day sale encompassing over 2,000 lots in over a dozen collecting categories.
 
Since this auction features Part I of the best Comstock mining collection ever to hit the market, we chose an auction name that honors the “Big Bonanza” ore discovery of 1873 in Virginia City, Nevada!
 
In addition to the Comstock collection, this sale is supplemented by rarities from the Gary Bracken Collection; the Jim & Barbara Sherman Private Western Mining Museum Collection; the Joe Elcano Nevada Collection; the Chunlin Zhu Mineral Collection; as well as others.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
 
*The Comstock Collection, Part I*
We’re honored to have been chosen to sell this lifetime Nevada and Comstock Collection. This collection will be sold in multiple parts. Part I, in this sale, focuses on mining stock certificates, ore specimens, ephemera, and publications. Each of these groups includes spectacular items!
 
Within the group of ephemera are pieces dating back to very beginning of the Comstock mining rush. This includes an 1859 mining deed for the Ophir claim, signed by Judge Walsh and mentioning the original discovers. We’re calling this the “Comstock Founding Fathers” mining deed (Lot 4204), and it is truly worthy of the most advanced private or institutional collection. Or see the 1860 illustrated “Wash-Oh!” lettersheet (Lot 4205) with a spectacular cartoon highlighting the dangers of mining stock speculation! Or an 1859 letter (Lot 4206) mentioning some of the first ore Comstock assays!
 
This collection also features hundreds of Comstock checks with great rarities, revenue types, and key autographs represented. Included in this group is the Chollar-Potosi RN check with violet stamp (Lot 4151), the rarest of all Nevada revenue checks!
 
The ore collection includes high grade gold and silver specimens from key Comstock mines, including the Crown Point, Chollar, California, Gould & Curry, Hale & Norcross, and Ophir. Many are from the famous Gottschalk Ore Collection, with original labels.
 
The stock certificate section is phenomenal, with key autograph pieces and dozens of territorial pieces including perhaps the earliest Comstock mining stock ever issued! It also features 1870s-80s stocks from the key major mines, which can sometimes be even rarer than territorial pieces.
 
Part I will grab the attention of the Comstock and Nevada mining collecting community worldwide. And stay tuned for more items from this collection in different categories coming up in future sales!
 
*The Gary Bracken Collection, Part V*
We’re thrilled to offer more great collectibles from the lifetime collection of Oklahoma lawyer Gary Bracken. This auction features a large Philatelic offering, including US and foreign covers and lettersheets, ultra rare stamps, and express covers. Also from the Bracken Collection: rare items from the famous 101 Ranch including a beaded gun belt (Lot 4017) and original advertising posters; a Buffalo Bill CDV (Lot 4020); Colorado bottles, stocks, and ephemera including a fantastic Baby Doe Tabor Archive (Lot 1238); Native American pottery, and more.
 
*The Jim & Barbara Sherman Private Western Mining Museum Collection*
A new round of rarities from this fantastic Arizona collection. This sale includes: artifacts from Western forts in Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, and Wyoming; rare 19th-century ammunition and antique firearms incl. a Confederate revolver and Winchester rifles; and Civil War militaria.
 
*Railroadiana*
A brand new batch of railroad and steamer passes from a private collection. Many feature great vignettes. These are always a huge hit with our collectors; this is a robust collecting community! A key piece is a Central Pacific pass signed by Collis P. Huntington (Lot 1009), one of the “Big Four.” And if you have a collection of passes you’re ready to sell, please consider our auction house; we’re setting records!
 
*Numismatics*
This section includes a new group of very rare Nevada national banknotes (Elko, Ely, Reno); liberty war bonds; US gold coins and coin collections; California and Nevada medals; and more.

*American Bank Note Co. (& Other Engravers) Printers Plate Collection*
The start of a major offering, this sale features rare printers plates from the American Bank Note Company and other engravers. These plates were used for currency and stocks/bonds. Plates are lotted in both the Stock & Currency Sections in the catalog. This collection has not come to market before and should generate huge excitement with our numismatic & stock collectors!
 
*Native Americana*
The Native Americana section in this sale is strong! In addition to pottery from the Bracken Collection, this section has arrowheads, beadwork and clothing, Sioux peace pipes, cradleboards, and jewelry.
 
*Mining & Minerals*
This category is dominated by the previously-mentioned Comstock Collection, but also includes California assay ephemera, mining documents from Colorado and Montana, mineral and fossil specimens from the Chunlin Zhu Collection, and mining artifacts.
 
*General Americana*
A nice group of ephemera from Western states (particularly California, Colorado, Montana, and Nevada) incl. rare West Coast directories and Gold Rush checks & exchanges; plus sub-categories such as art, jewelry, gaming, political collectibles, and sports. The sports category includes historic letters from baseball legend Connie Mack! And much more…
 
Please be sure to use the Keyword Search Tool on our website (holabirdamericana.com) to search for items in your collecting categories.
 
*Timed Auctions*
There is a new auction format we have been experimenting with since last December: special weekend timed auctions. These sales are a mix of both new and old material, and they are where we will now run our lower-priced and/or dealer lots. We have always believed the collectors—you—set the market value. With that philosophy in mind, we’ve set very low start prices (usually just $10) on all lots in the timed auctions. The timed auctions have been a huge hit with our bidders and are a fun format we will be continuing to use in the future. (We just had one this last weekend!) Please check our website or subscribe to our email list to be notified of these internet-only auctions hosted exclusively on iCollector, our preferred auction platform.
 
Ready to sell your collection? We’re always looking for high-quality consignments in many categories, including Mining, Railroadiana, Native Americana, Numismatics, Bottles, Firearms, Stocks, and more.
 
If you would like to know more about consigning, or if you have any questions or comments about this sale, please give our office a call at 775-851-1859. 
 
Our friendly staff is ready to help you continue to build your collection. We’ve created an astonishing community of customers around the world, including private collectors, institutions, and dealers. Remember, your collection could set the next world-record!
 
Thanks again for your continued interest in our auctions. And as we like to say, bid early and bid often!
 
--The Holabird Team-- 


Auction Schedule

Thursday, March 30th, 2023, Lots 1000-1552

Railroadiana & Steamship (1000-1126)

Railroad & Steamer Passes

Transportation Ephemera

General Americana (1127-1502)

Geo. Sort

Political

Jewelry

Musical Instruments

Tobacco & Gaming

Sports

Miscellaneous

Bottles, Brewing, Saloon (1503-1552)



Friday, March 31st, 2023, Lots 2000-2548

Art (2000-2062)

Militaria & Firearms (2063-2192)

Stocks & Bonds (2193-2548)

Mining feat. the Comstock Collection

Railroad

Miscellaneous



Saturday, April 1st, 2023, Lots 3000-3531

Native Americana (3000-3148)

Numismatics feat. Nevada Banknotes (3149-3285)

Philatelic (3286-3531)

Express & US Covers

US Stamps

Foreign Stamps & Covers



Sunday, April 2nd, 2023, Lots 4000-4400

Cowboy & Old West feat. 101 Ranch Group (4000-4026)

Mining feat. the Comstock Ore & Ephemera Collection (4027-4400)

Ephemera & Ore

Minerals, Fossils, Viewing Stones

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Colorado National Guard Appointment Certificate, 1888 [164362]1250 - Colorado National Guard Appointment Certificate, 1888 [164362]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large Colorado National Guard 2nd assistant surgeon appointment certificate, issued 1888 to W W Rowan, signed by Alva Adams and Geo. West. 3 nice Col
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Nice, Mixed Group of Colorado Ephemera [162721]1251 - Nice, Mixed Group of Colorado Ephemera [162721]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes such items as a Continental Oil of Silverton metal plate (5"diameter), Admit one to Curran Theater of Boulder, Kneisel City Bakery of ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to b********t.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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St. Ronan, Kansas Territory Land Indenture, 1857 [155670]1252 - St. Ronan, Kansas Territory Land Indenture, 1857 [155670]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early Kansas land document. According to a note included from the Franklin County Historical Society, they have no records of a St. Ronan in Franklin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to w**********e for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Kansas Ephemera - incl. Bracken's Pledge Letter [162672]1253 - Kansas Ephemera - incl. Bracken's Pledge Letter [162672]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A veritable plethora of Kansas-related ephemera including an original printed copy of a March 1858 speech in the Senate by Senator Stephen A. "...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to c******y for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Kansas City Letterhead Group, 40 [163137]1254 - Kansas City Letterhead Group, 40 [163137]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 40 letterheads from Kansas City, MO., some pictorial. c. 1882-1915. Elks, Railroad Club, Santa Fe Route Eating House, Studebaker Bros., Criminal
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Kansas City Cabinet Card and CDV Collection,  [163046]1255 - Kansas City Cabinet Card and CDV Collection, [163046]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 100 Kansas City CDV and cabinet cards. Photographers include GG Isaac, Tinsman, DG Clark, Wilsen, EJ Banks, Wheeler, Hansbrough, Angel, Wickiser
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (85.00 + 0.00BP) = 85.00
 
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Isaac Parker Criminal Complaint [163353]1256 - Isaac Parker Criminal Complaint [163353]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed criminal complaint as filed by Isaac Parker, 1865, for John Baily betting a large sum of money, five cents, for a card game of chance. It is cu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to y******e for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Large Missouri Billhead Collection [162624]1257 - Large Missouri Billhead Collection [162624]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
85+ pieces! Can't list them all, but here are a few: Douglas fine candies, many hotels, Pacific Witnell House 1882, St. Joseph Plow, dry goods, ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t***6 for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Missouri Billhead and Letterhead Collection [162824]1258 - Missouri Billhead and Letterhead Collection [162824]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 33. Includes Gateway Hotel of Cabool, Studebaker Carriages of Cassville, Coslin Store of Bethany, Granby Mining and Smelting, Dr. Berry of Har
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6****A for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Missouri/Oklahoma Letterhead Group,  [163138]1259 - Missouri/Oklahoma Letterhead Group, [163138]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 50 Missouri and Oklahoma letterheads c. 1872-1905. Kansas City, Springfield, Ashley, Okmulgee, Sans Bois, Fort Reno, Fort Sill, Hammon, Darlingt
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to R********r for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Missouri Collectible Group [162670]1260 - Missouri Collectible Group [162670]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collectible group from Missouri locations and others nearby. More than 100 pieces of ephemera including a 1.75-inch square brass printing block for th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to j******g for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Nice Butte, MT Ephemera with Pictorials [162184]1261 - Nice Butte, MT Ephemera with Pictorials [162184]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice group of Butte ephemera with several pictorial billheads/letterheads-DJ Hennessy Mercantile, Butte Hotel, Silver Bow Electric Light, Butte Hardwa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to k********M for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Clinton Peck Photo Archive [163467]1262 - Clinton Peck Photo Archive [163467]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Clinton left his job with the Anaconda Company to fulfill his dream of starting up his own photo shop in Helena. Archive of 30 back and white and colo
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to c******y for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Ford Brothers Dept. Store Ephemera Archive [162183]1263 - Ford Brothers Dept. Store Ephemera Archive [162183]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ford Brothers was an early department store. 150 or more pieces related to the store or the Fords of letterheads, receipts, Mann's Bone Cutter p...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Chinese SF Merchant Sues Hershfield & Bros. [161568]1264 - Chinese SF Merchant Sues Hershfield & Bros. [161568]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A notary public statement from San Francisco August 28th 1875 about a draft for $215 in gold coin payable at the Bank of California drawn by G. H. Her
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to k*********n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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LH Hershfield & Bro. RN Checks to Chinese Merchants [160266]1265 - LH Hershfield & Bro. RN Checks to Chinese Merchants [160266]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 76. All are Banking House of LH Hershfield & Bro., Helena, Montana checks issued to Chinese merchants. Includes 57 RN-B, 2 RN-C, and 17 w...
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Montana Banking Archive incl. Large Revenue Collection [160265]1266 - Montana Banking Archive incl. Large Revenue Collection [160265]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of approx. 250 pieces. This is an important Montana archive covering the 1870s and 1880s. Includes ~225+ checks, CODS, deposit slips, and 8 other
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 1**9 for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Helena, MT Ephemera [162150]1267 - Helena, MT Ephemera [162150]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 40 pieces of ephemera from Helena, MT. c. 1873-1903. Letterheads, State Treasury receipts, checks-some pictorial, billheads, price lists, Territ
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to 1**9 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Hotel National China Plate [161482]1268 - Hotel National China Plate [161482]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
China plate 7 x 5 inches from Hotel National Kalispell. Red trim with green lettering. From Burley & Co. of Chicago. Made by John Maddock & ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to K*****i for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Governor Stewart Signed Checks [161493]1269 - Governor Stewart Signed Checks [161493]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten cut cancelled checks drawn on the Building Fund of the Treasurer of the City of Virginia, Montana issued in 1901 and signed by the mayor,
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Montana Billheads incl. Anaconda Saloon [160270]1270 - Montana Billheads incl. Anaconda Saloon [160270]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. Nine are Virginia City; one Butte, and one Sheridan. Includes: Anaconda Saloon (VC, 1908); CW Rank & Co. Druggists w/ color paint can...
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Letter From Directory Publishers [161569]1271 - Letter From Directory Publishers [161569]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
R. S. Polk & Company of Detroit Michigan wrote to J. M. Herndon of Virginia City concerning the compilation of the Montana Gazette and Business...
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Virginia City Knights Templar Ephemera [161494]1272 - Virginia City Knights Templar Ephemera [161494]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Treasure trove of paperwork pertaining the Masonic Knights Templar Association of Virginia City Montana. Deed dated March 22, 1867 Montana Territory,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to h****y for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Virginia City MT Banking Ephemera [162176]1273 - Virginia City MT Banking Ephemera [162176]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of about 25 c. 1870's-80 items related to banking from Henry Elling, CL Dahler, Kountze Brothers, Hall, Harrington & Co., Hussy, Dahl...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*******f for (80.00 + 0.00BP) = 80.00
 
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Virginia City, MT Correspondence Group [162165]1274 - Virginia City, MT Correspondence Group [162165]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
17 pieces of Virginia City, MT correspondence. 1901 mining indenture. Madison County 1895 witness order. Bill of clerks fees 1874. Letterheads and bil
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Virginia City, MT Ephemera Collection [161658]1275 - Virginia City, MT Ephemera Collection [161658]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice mix of about 50 Virginia City ephemera, c. 1870's to 1890's. Billheads, receipts, dues receipt to Henry Elling VC Asylum Commandery, ch...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (85.00 + 0.00BP) = 85.00
 
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Wells Fargo & Co. Ephemera with Paper Money Package [162169]1276 - Wells Fargo & Co. Ephemera with Paper Money Package [162169]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Wells Fargo & Co. Express paper money package, c. 1870's. 5x c. 1870's Wells Fargo & Co. Montana items, mostly billhead size, 1...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wells Fargo & Co. Receipt for a Nugget Pin, 1875 [162171]1277 - Wells Fargo & Co. Receipt for a Nugget Pin, 1875 [162171]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1875 Wells Fargo & Co. receipt from Virginia City, MT for a nugget pin valued at $15 going to Kansas. Date: Country (if not USA): State: M...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f*****E for (50.00 + 0.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Montana-Related Wagon Ephemera [160272]1278 - Montana-Related Wagon Ephemera [160272]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10. All material is addressed/billed to either SR Buford & Co. or Henry Elling in Virginia City, Montana. Great group covering major West...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to c******y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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S. R. Buford Archive [161582]1279 - S. R. Buford Archive [161582]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Simeon R. Buford was a Virginia City, Montana, merchant, stage line operator, and rancher. Backed by banker Henry Elling, Buford opened the region&#...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 1**9 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Mitchell Wagon Broadside/Ryan & Virden Price List [163199]1280 - Mitchell Wagon Broadside/Ryan & Virden Price List [163199]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Montana pieces: broadside from the Virginia City Montana of S. R. Buford & Co. selling Mitchell Wagons. 8 1/2 x 11 inches, colorful. 2) a f...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c******y for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Seth Bullock Bankbook and Deposit Slip [163403]1281 - Seth Bullock Bankbook and Deposit Slip [163403]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1871 deposit slip from Seth Bullock and 1870 Carpenter & Bullock bank book. Seth Bullock (July 23, 1849 - September 23, 1919) was a Canadian Ame...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to y******e for (700.00 + 175.00BP) = 875.00
 
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Brotherhood of American Yeomen Collection [157532]1282 - Brotherhood of American Yeomen Collection [157532]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Constitution and By-Laws 1909, 1912, 1913, 1915. Letterhead from head office in Des Moines, Iowa, granting a death claim from 1913. Manual of the Rit
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Montana Masonic Ephemera [160268]1283 - Montana Masonic Ephemera [160268]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30+. Letterheads, billheads, and receipts either from Montana masonic organizations or issued to Montana fraternal groups. Includes: Grand Comm
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Montana Druggist Published Catalog and Business Card [162155]1284 - Montana Druggist Published Catalog and Business Card [162155]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Business card and published catalog from HM Parchen in Helena. c. 1890's. Catalog 6.75x5.5", card 2.5x4.5". Date: Country (if not U...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 0.00BP) = 55.00
 
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Montana Billheads and Letterheads [163197]1285 - Montana Billheads and Letterheads [163197]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of about 45 billheads and letterheads from Montana. No Butte or Anaconda, but many smaller towns. Virginia City, Bozeman, Helena, Dillon, Havre, B
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 0.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Montana Checks & Covers Group [164078]1286 - Montana Checks & Covers Group [164078]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30. 1) Covers: Montana Mercantile Co., Dillon, 1897; Montana Liquid Gas Company, Billings, gas tank vignette; FJ Nichols, Havre, 1934; AM Holte
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Montana Territory Fire Department Ephemera [161565]1287 - Montana Territory Fire Department Ephemera [161565]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fire Record and Water Works Review, February 1886 issue. Published by Fred Miller of New York. Ten pages. 1883 hand written letter from the Eureka Fir
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Western Advertising Calendars  [160271]1288 - Western Advertising Calendars [160271]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13. Most are a single month, but a few are multi. Includes: Reed & Carnick, 1891 (complete); The Stepping Stones Calendar for 1898 (compl...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (95.00 + 0.00BP) = 95.00
 
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Nice 1860's Austin, Nevada Billhead Collection [144486]1289 - Nice 1860's Austin, Nevada Billhead Collection [144486]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight. 1) Albert Mau groceries, provisions, wines, etc. 1866. 2) McDaniel & Co., groceries, provisions. liquors, etc. 1866. 3) Austin Lum...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to y******e for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Austin/Battle Mountain Ephemera Group [144494]1290 - Austin/Battle Mountain Ephemera Group [144494]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of sixteen. 1) Includes the rare bright and colorful Red House of Dalton & Clifford. Austin. 1903. 2) AD Lemaire, General Merchandise, Battl...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Carson County, Utah Territory (Nevada) Treasurer Receipt [164354]1291 - Carson County, Utah Territory (Nevada) Treasurer Receipt [164354]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely early Nevada official receipt, unused. From the County Treasurer of the County Court, Carson County, U.T. (Utah Territory). Dateline Carson
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to y******e for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Wells Fargo Nevada Territory Check Signed by Orion Clemens [164476]1292 - Wells Fargo Nevada Territory Check Signed by Orion Clemens [164476]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells, Fargo & Co. check, Nov. 7th, 1861. Issued to Noah Carpenter. Signed by Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory (and brother to Samue...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m******s for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Carson City, Nevada Deeds & Other Ephemera [164505]1293 - Carson City, Nevada Deeds & Other Ephemera [164505]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Indenture, 1878, between John W. Corbett of Carson City and Fred Stadtmuller of Empire City for land in Ormsby County. 2) 1876 indenture
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*****r for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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US Stage Company Pictorial Letterhead, Carson City, Nevada [164357]1294 - US Stage Company Pictorial Letterhead, Carson City, Nevada [164357]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spectacular! Great item to pair with the pictorial billheads known for this Carson City stage office. This letter, dateline Carson, July 1st, 1881, is
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (160.00 + 0.00BP) = 160.00
 
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Rare Carson City, Nevada Billhead Group incl. Saddlery [164517]1295 - Rare Carson City, Nevada Billhead Group incl. Saddlery [164517]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 different. This is a better group with some rarities. Includes: DG Kitzmeyer Saddles (1879, very rare, attached to Virginia & Gold Hill...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********e for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Carson City, Nevada State Controller's Warrant Group [164494]1296 - Carson City, Nevada State Controller's Warrant Group [164494]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. Most have railroad and mining vignettes. Three different varieties. Issued 1878-1896 to: RP Keating (mine supt.), FS Fallon, Cagwin & ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 0.00BP) = 40.00
 
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Theodore Winters Ephemera Group [164467]1297 - Theodore Winters Ephemera Group [164467]
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Lot of 3 items related to Theo. Winters. Winters was an early settler of the Carson Valley in Nevada and a prominent land owner, rancher, and horse ow
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 2*****l for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
 
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Theodore Winters Piute[sic.] Indian War Document Pair [164507]1298 - Theodore Winters Piute[sic.] Indian War Document Pair [164507]
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Lot of 2 documents related to a Piute Indian War claim by Charles D. Moore who requisitioned a horse. Theodore Winters, famous Washoe Valley rancher,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to k*********n for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Binion's 18th World Series of Poker Archive [163196]1299 - Binion's 18th World Series of Poker Archive [163196]
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Six binders of about 30 pages each with press releases, player biographies and tournament results from the 18th annual World Series of Poker at Binion
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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