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The Wild West Auction (July 2022)

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Auction Details

Day 1, Thursday, July 21st, 2022 (Lots 1000-1611)
Philatelic (1000-1480)
Postcards (1000-1177)
Postal History feat. Elcano NV Collection and Bracken Collection (1178-1480)
Express (1481-1500)
Stocks & Bonds (1501-1611)

Day 2, Friday, July 22nd, 2022 (Lots 2000-2625)
Art (2000-2073)
Transportation (2074-2214)
Railroad & Steamer Passes (2074-2156)
Ephemera & Artifacts (2157-2214)
General Americana (2215-2626)
Geographic Sort (2215-2411)
Miscellaneous Categories (2412-2535)
General Store (2536-2626)

Day 3, Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 (Lots 3000-3622)
Firearms & Militaria (3000-3066)
Numismatics (3067-3623)
Currency & Scrip (3067-3112)
Coins feat. US, Ancient, Foreign (3113-3308)
Medals, Badges, & Exonumia (3309-3360)
Tokens feat. Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, & Oklahoma (3361-3623)

Day 4, Sunday, July 24th, 2022 (Lots 4000-4584)
Native Americana (4000-4053)
Cowboy & Wild West (4054-4091)
Minerals & Mining (4092-4193)
Sports (4194-4299)
Bottles feat. Colorado and Oklahoma (4300-4496)
Saloon, Tobacciana, & Gaming (4497-4584)
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Fabulous Candelaria Covers; 3 different cc [144083]1340 - Fabulous Candelaria Covers; 3 different cc [144083]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1892. Nearly perfect strike on this Rarity-4 postmark. Red, double circle cancel. History of Candelaria. Biography of Zabiskie (more noted for his
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 140.00
Sold to F******2 for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Candelaria / Hawthorne Cover with Three Fabulous Letterheads (1894) [144098]1341 - Candelaria / Hawthorne Cover with Three Fabulous Letterheads (1894) [144098]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Hawthorne. Rarity-1, Nearly perfect strike. CC of "SHERIFF, HAWTHORNE." 2) Candelaria on reverse. Rarity-4. Excellent strike. First let...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to F******2 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Carson Valley, Utah Ter., Cover -- Snowshoe Thompson? [144268]1342 - Carson Valley, Utah Ter., Cover -- Snowshoe Thompson? [144268]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This cover (purchased from Schuyler Rumsey) was mailed in 1857 or 1858 and either carried by Snowshoe Thompson or was one of the first pieces of mail
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to c********e for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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1862 Territorial Carson Valley Postmark [144269]1343 - 1862 Territorial Carson Valley Postmark [144269]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity is a '9'. Postmark is nearly perfect. Sent to Captain James Jones of 'San Frisco'. The Jones family was famous for settling i...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to s***0 for (275.00 + 60.50BP) = 335.50
 
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Carson City Territorial Cover [144247]1344 - Carson City Territorial Cover [144247]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early N. T. July 27, 1861 manuscript postmark and cancel. From John North to his wife Anna in New York. North was the Territorial Surveyor General. No
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to s********1 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Carson City, Carson County, Nevada Territorial Postmark [144270]1345 - Carson City, Carson County, Nevada Territorial Postmark [144270]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-7. 1861. Very good cancel, but 1/3 over the stamp. Long search may have lead to the author of this cover. Through letters from the Bancroft Lib
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (75.00 + 16.50BP) = 91.50
 
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Carson City, Nevada Territory Cover; 1863 [153573]1346 - Carson City, Nevada Territory Cover; 1863 [153573]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cover from the Territorial Treasurer's Office, Carson City, Nevada Territory. This cover is from 1863 and is addressed to the Hon. P.G. Childs, ...
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Estimate : 110.00 - 150.00
Sold to D******a for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Carson City Cover from US Mint Director Colcord to JS Cain of Bodie [144248]1347 - Carson City Cover from US Mint Director Colcord to JS Cain of Bodie [144248]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes two letters. 1905. Very good strike. cc of the Treasury Department 'Official Business'. Stamp over right hand cc. RK Colcord (forme...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*****b for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Short lived Mine CC from a Short Lived Post Office [144250]1348 - Short lived Mine CC from a Short Lived Post Office [144250]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-9. Excellent strike. This 1918 Clark, Nevada postmark is the earliest found in the Gamett & Nelson survey of Nevada postal history. The R...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to w**********e for (160.00 + 35.20BP) = 195.20
 
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Unique Comstock, Nevada Cover [144251]1349 - Unique Comstock, Nevada Cover [144251]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-10. Excellent strike. 1926. Cover. Only cover reported in the Gamett & Nelson book, "Nevada Postmark Catalog". Additional page...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to w**********e for (500.00 + 110.00BP) = 610.00
 
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Coppereid, Nevada Cover with a lot going on [144231]1350 - Coppereid, Nevada Cover with a lot going on [144231]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1909. This cover has two stamps: "Unclaimed" and "No Change of Address." Original address has been crossed out and another enter...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to w**********e for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Very Strong Rarity-9 Cradlebaugh Postmark on a Cover [144240]1351 - Very Strong Rarity-9 Cradlebaugh Postmark on a Cover [144240]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1895. The letter is from grand niece of Judge Cradlebaugh to her mother, "go and fish for a while", "caught 32". The fishing wou...
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Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*******9 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Dayton, Nevada Cover Connected with Two Nevada Firsts (Maybe) [144245]1352 - Dayton, Nevada Cover Connected with Two Nevada Firsts (Maybe) [144245]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1866 - early statehood. Good strike. Cover is addressed to William Prows of Deserett City from Alma Prows. William Prows is arguably the first person
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Derby, NV Postmark on Blue Cyanotype Postcard [144278]1353 - Derby, NV Postmark on Blue Cyanotype Postcard [144278]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-5. Excellent strike. 1908. Postcard has an oval blue cyanotype of the mountains and a valley - obviously near Truckee where this was sent from.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to w**********e for (75.00 + 16.50BP) = 91.50
 
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Dewey, NV Postmark: Marched 19 Miles at the Muzzle End of a Shotgun [144277]1354 - Dewey, NV Postmark: Marched 19 Miles at the Muzzle End of a Shotgun [144277]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dewey was a mining camp, thirty-one miles northeast of Reno near Pyramid Lake. The sender is Frank Blondin of Dewey. He was quite a character. After m
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to s***0 for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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Diamondfield, Nevada Postmark on Diamondfield Postcard [144089]1355 - Diamondfield, Nevada Postmark on Diamondfield Postcard [144089]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-6. Excellent strike - a little light. Year in postmark is 1905, but it should be 1906. Two long rectangular views: 1) overview of city and 2) t
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Earliest Dixie Valley Postmark [144236]1356 - Earliest Dixie Valley Postmark [144236]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Rarity-8 postmark has a nice strike. It is 1920 on a reply card. This is 5 years earlier than the earliest reported by Gamett & Nelson. Inc...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s***0 for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
 
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Earliest Known Douglass Postmark on Cover with Letter [144097]1357 - Earliest Known Douglass Postmark on Cover with Letter [144097]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One of only two or three known. 1903. Rarity-10. Excellent strike. Cover has a cc of 'Edw. Brown, Douglass, Esmeralda, Nevada'. Edwin Brown ...
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Estimate : 240.00 - 500.00
Sold to N*****o for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Eagleville Cover with Very Rare 'Boyer, Nevada' Return Address [144229]1358 - Eagleville Cover with Very Rare 'Boyer, Nevada' Return Address [144229]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Only one known example of a Boyer cancel was found in Gamett & Nelson's survey of postal history. Eagleville is a Rarity-4. Strike is nearl...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to w**********e for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Amazing Esmeralda, Nevada Territory Postmark on Cover [144102]1359 - Amazing Esmeralda, Nevada Territory Postmark on Cover [144102]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-6. 1863. Includes history on the Territorial debate where the capital should be located: Carson City, Virginia City, Dayton, or Aurora (Esmeral
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to c********e for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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