"Timeless Treasures" Auction July 2024

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Auction Details

Day One
1000 1012 MAPS / TRAVEL
1013 1016 AUTOGRAPHS
1017 1122 BOOKS
1123 1134 DOLLS/TOYS
1135 1156 SPORTS
1157 1161 MODEL RAILROADING
1162 1227 TRANSPORTATION - RAILROADS
1228 1236 TRANPORTATION - AIR, STEAMSHIP/MARINE, AUTOMOBILE
1237 1243 STAGE / EXPRESS / WELLS FARGO
1244 1265 PHILATELLIC - COVERS
1266 1534 PHILATELLIC - POSTCARDS
1535 1585 PHILATELLIC - STAMPS
1586 1797 STOCKS / BONDS

Day Two
2000 2015 NATIVE AMERICANA
2016 2047 ART
2048 2082 PHOTOGRAPHY
2083 2104 ENTERTAINMENT / CINEMA / HOLLYWOOD / THEATRE / DANCE
2105 2119 MUSIC
2120 2128 WORLD'S FAIRS / EXPOSITIONS
Numismania
2129 2153 FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS / BADGES
2154 2167 EXONUMIA / MEDALS
2168 2226 EXONUMIA / TOKENS
2227 2404 COINS
2405 2415 FOREIGN NUMISMATICS
2416 2440 CURRENCY
2441 2454 OTHER NUMISMATICS: EPHEMERA, INGOTS, U.S. MINT
2455 2467 GOLD, SILVER, BULLION, FINE JEWELRY
2468 2480 ANTIQUE JEWELRY, COSTUME JEWELRY, ACCESSORIES
2481 GEMSTONES
2482 GOLD NUGGETS
2483 2486 MINERAL SPECIMENS
2487 2537 MINING RELATED
2538 2544 FIREARMS RELATED
2545 2562 ADVERTISING
2563 2627 GENERAL EPHEMERA
2628 2679 POLITICAL / MILITARY
2680 2688 GAMING
2689 2715 ASSORTED COLLECTIBLES: SOUVENIR PLATES, SPOONS, FLATWARE
2716 2748 COLLECTIBLES: HOUSEHOLD, GENERAL STORE, HOME DÉCOR, PORCELAIN/CERAMICS/GLASS
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Mining Equipment Auction Broadsides (2) [158404]2500 - Mining Equipment Auction Broadsides (2) [158404]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two mining equipment auction broadsides._x005F A) Broadside for the auction sale of mining and milling equipment from the Markall Machinery Company.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 190.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Colorado Historical Mining Publications, 6 [184128]2501 - Colorado Historical Mining Publications, 6 [184128]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1954 A Fragment of Old France, 1972 Cripple Creek! by Feitz, 1967 Two Burros of Fairplay by Bancroft, 1970 Cripple Creek Railroads by Feitz, Silver Qu
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to l******8 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Evergreen Mines Annual Report, 1925 [178419]2502 - Evergreen Mines Annual Report, 1925 [178419]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1925 Evergreen Mines annual report. Front cover detaching, creases, round area which once had a sticker, bottom chips. Please inspect.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Blu Ridge Iron Mining Prospectus [178295]2503 - Blu Ridge Iron Mining Prospectus [178295]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blue Ridge Iron Mining prospectus with 2x 8.5x10.5" non attached photos, see our photo.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Idaho Mining & Mineral Publications, 6 [183952]2504 - Idaho Mining & Mineral Publications, 6 [183952]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1989 Idaho Minerals by Ream, 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1934 Mining Industry of Idaho, 1988 Idaho Place Names by Boone.
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Estimate : 90.00 - 180.00
Sold to f****3 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Butte Highlands Mining Ephemera [172817]2505 - Butte Highlands Mining Ephemera [172817]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of Butte Highlands Mining Co. ephemera. Maps, stock receipts, assay receipts, 1920's correspondences, bond agreement etc.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a******r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Butte Highlands Mining Ephemera [171688]2506 - Butte Highlands Mining Ephemera [171688]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 40 pieces of Butte Highlands Mining ephemera. Includes promo sheets, map, correspondences, several mining reports with claim info etc.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a******r for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Butte Jaycees Copper Leaf Booklet [164830]2507 - Butte Jaycees Copper Leaf Booklet [164830]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1953 Butte, MT Jaycees copper leaf cover booklet with mine site on cover. 6x4.5" Montana Butte
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Stem-Winder Mining Company Documents, (5) [146255]2508 - Stem-Winder Mining Company Documents, (5) [146255]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1918 minutes of board of directors meeting. Trial balance sheets 1917-2/28, 3/31, 4/30, 5/31. Preliminary prospectus of Rocky Mountain Consolidating
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a******r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Montana Copper Inc. Plus Corporate Docs (8) [164900]2509 - Montana Copper Inc. Plus Corporate Docs (8) [164900]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 Montana copper mine articles of incorporation and other corporate documents. Copper Bay, Anaconda-tape repairs, Regis, Bonanza, Coeur D'Alene...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to a******r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Montana Mining Ephemera 1885-1935 (25) [168092]2510 - Montana Mining Ephemera 1885-1935 (25) [168092]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 25 pieces of Montana mining ephemera c. 1885-1935. Anaconda Copper, Elkhorn Mining, Nevada Crescent Gold Mines, Fraser Chalmers, Highland Cons.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*********m for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Carson City Land District Claim Maps, 7 [177628]2511 - Carson City Land District Claim Maps, 7 [177628]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7x undated blueprint style Carson City Land District maps, 13.5x15.5" [Carson City]
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Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Patent Plat Copies Pair, Gold Canon District [179072]2512 - Patent Plat Copies Pair, Gold Canon District [179072]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 copies of patent plat for the obscure Nevada region, Gold Canon District. Original s were 1877 and 81. 15x18". [Gold Canon District]
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to p*******9 for (5.00 + 1.25BP) = 6.25
 
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Gold Hill Check Pair, 1863-1918, Rare [183757]2513 - Gold Hill Check Pair, 1863-1918, Rare [183757]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1863 Maynard & Flood with blue 2c Washington adhesive RN, 1918 Gold Hill Miner's Union. [Gold Hill]
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 1********e.. for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Kennecott Copper Telephone Directory, 1954 [178414]2514 - Kennecott Copper Telephone Directory, 1954 [178414]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Phone directory of the Kennecott Mine from 1954. 15x9", tape repairs, please inspect.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Tonopah Mining Broker Accounting Docs. c1920s [179188]2515 - Tonopah Mining Broker Accounting Docs. c1920s [179188]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 25 envelopes each containing mine accounting and individual costs reported to stockholders in Tonopah Mining district. c. 1920's.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r*****r for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Arrowhead Development Letterhead, 1931 [182915]2516 - Arrowhead Development Letterhead, 1931 [182915]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A two-page Arrowhead Development Company, Tonopah, Nevada, letter to stockholders informing them that a 1 cent assessment was approved. The letter als
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Nevada & Arizona Historical Mining Publications, 6 [184127]2517 - Nevada & Arizona Historical Mining Publications, 6 [184127]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 Nevada and Arizona mining publications. 1972 Rhyolite by Weight, 1988 Gold and Silver on the Comstock Lode by Wilburn, Arizona Treasure Hunters by F
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Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to S****2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Pioche NV Combined Metals Mine Photos 1952 (16) [178672]2518 - Pioche NV Combined Metals Mine Photos 1952 (16) [178672]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of 16 black and white photos, 2.5" x 2.5", of the Combined Metals Reduction Co. mine in Pioche, Nev., c1952. The photo finishing b...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to r*****r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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South Dakota Mining Books (4) [181035]2519 - South Dakota Mining Books (4) [181035]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
(4) Collection of South Dakota mining books: 1. "Geology of Lead South Dakota", by Sidney Paige, 1924. 2. "Lead City-Restless Gold Ca...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 90.00
Sold to S****2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Mineral Vein Coalition Ephemera [165718]2520 - Mineral Vein Coalition Ephemera [165718]
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The company owned various mining properties in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Includes 1927 letterhead (shipping about 25 tons per day, etc.), Sal
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a******r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Utah Geology & Mining Booklets (15) [181082]2521 - Utah Geology & Mining Booklets (15) [181082]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 15 booklets on UT mining, minerals and geology [Geff Pollock Collection]
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 4*******x for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Geological Mining Reports1867, 1876 [171235]2522 - Geological Mining Reports1867, 1876 [171235]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1-2) Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain region. 16 pages. A general treatise. 1876. 3) Gold Mines East of the Rocky Mountains by
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Interpretation of Leached Outcrops, c1968 [182055]2523 - Interpretation of Leached Outcrops, c1968 [182055]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Interpretation of Leached Outcrops," Roland Blanchard, Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada, 1968. Bulletin 66, Nevada Bureau of ...
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Link Belt & Peck Carrier Industrial Catalogs [184124]2524 - Link Belt & Peck Carrier Industrial Catalogs [184124]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1916 Link Belt Co. catalog, 80pp, illustrations of bucket elevators, buckle and belt conveyors, wash plants etc. Attractive embossed cover. 1919 The P
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*********m for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Mining & Dredge Book Pair [179182]2525 - Mining & Dredge Book Pair [179182]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1903 Prospecting, Locating and Valuing Mines by R H Stretch EM, 15 plates 381pp withindex. 1905 Gold Dredging in California by Aubry, lots of dredge p
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Estimate : 150.00 - 180.00
Sold to d*******f for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Mining Books c1968-73 (3) [181320]2526 - Mining Books c1968-73 (3) [181320]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A trio of hardback books about mining, c1968-73. Includes: "Surface Mining," a volume in the Seeley W. Mudd Series, c1968, 1061 pp., dust ...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Mining Co. Annual Reports (4) [177002]2527 - Mining Co. Annual Reports (4) [177002]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early mining company annual reports (4): 1) Ophir Silver Mining Co., San Francisco, CA, 1911 (6" x 9", 16 pages) 2) Calumet & Arizona ...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*********m for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Mining Prospectuses for NV, AZ & ID (5) [177001]2528 - Mining Prospectuses for NV, AZ & ID (5) [177001]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mining prospectuses for Nevada, Arizona & Idaho (5)_x000D_ 1) The Forward Mining Development Co., Goldfield & Bull Frog Nevada, 1905. Nice 1...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 350.00
Sold to S****2 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Industrial & Mining Equip. Catalogs, 3 [183955]2529 - Industrial & Mining Equip. Catalogs, 3 [183955]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1909 Ton Cap, mining mill screens with pasted on mill photos. Mace Smeleters 22pp product brochure- edge and bottom issues. 1914 Hayward Buckets pamph
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Estimate : 90.00 - 200.00
Sold to g********m.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Production of Gold & Silver in the U.S.  1886-1900 [171299]2530 - Production of Gold & Silver in the U.S. 1886-1900 [171299]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 volumes of Director of the Mint Reports related to the production of precious metals. Printed in 1886, 1888, 1898-detaching cover at spine, 1901.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to S********e for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Smelting & Refining Ephemera, 13 [165109]2531 - Smelting & Refining Ephemera, 13 [165109]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 pieces of refining and smelting ephemera c. 1917-48. U S Smelting Refining and Mining employee time records-stains, Southern Pacific, J W Currie.
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to a******r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Surveying Hardcovers (6) [86639]2532 - Surveying Hardcovers (6) [86639]
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Engineering Drawing by French, Intro to Mine Surveying by Stanford, Theory and Practice of Surveying by Johnson, Mine Surveying by Durham, Standard Fi
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Gamma Ray Logging Probe [124490]2533 - Gamma Ray Logging Probe [124490]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Probably down hole gamma ray logging probe lead. No instrument. No instructions, no extras. With original hard shell case. Probably 1970s.
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Signed Geo. Reports / Pac Coast & Sandstone 1890-1895 [171185]2534 - Signed Geo. Reports / Pac Coast & Sandstone 1890-1895 [171185]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two reports by J.S. Diller, one on the Topography of the Pacific Coast, the other, which is signed by the author Sandstone Dikes. Please see photos f
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to 4*******x for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Assayer Melter & 7 Mill Balls [179191]2535 - Assayer Melter & 7 Mill Balls [179191]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dual compartment with wood handle assay melter and 7 metal mill balls. About 9 lbs.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******V for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Utah Mine Signals on Linen, 4 [179187]2536 - Utah Mine Signals on Linen, 4 [179187]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 mine signals on linen from an unknown Utah mine. About 13x9.75". Heavy degradation to tops etc. Please inspect.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to r*****r for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Mining Related Wood Engravings (4) [176996]2537 - Mining Related Wood Engravings (4) [176996]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mining Related Wood Engravings (4): 1) The mining exhibition at Denver, Col., from Harper's Weekly, September 16, 1882, hand colored, 9" x ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6****A for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Picatinny Rail and Handguard [162535]2538 - Picatinny Rail and Handguard [162535]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a picatinny rail for mounting optic sights or flashlights on a rifle or pistol. Original fit is unknown. Like new condition in black. Please s
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
 
 
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Second Chance Body Armor Carrier w/K30 Insert  1980s era [148374]2539 - Second Chance Body Armor Carrier w/K30 Insert 1980s era [148374]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an older Second Chance Vest. It is complete w/ both soft body armor inserts and K-30 insert (71/2 X13 ") bringing the vest threat leve...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s********v.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Shooting Medals (5) [182916]2540 - Shooting Medals (5) [182916]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five vintage shooting medals includes: "California Rifle and Pistol Assn." 3" long with ribbon and medallion; "Marksman/J...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*********m for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Sutter's Creek Shooter's Belt and Accessories [177748]2541 - Sutter's Creek Shooter's Belt and Accessories [177748]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This gun belt is made by Suter's Creek and measures 34 in. There is a Packmayr "Gripper" hand grips, no model number but likely for S&...
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Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to p********1 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Catalog, E.C. Meacham Arms Co. 1891 [178164]2542 - Catalog, E.C. Meacham Arms Co. 1891 [178164]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This catalog by E.C. Meacham Arms of St. Louis was printed on November 6th, of 1891; catalog #470, with the front page replaced, 54 pages. Need 12 ga
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Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Double Gun Journal three Issues [162528]2543 - Double Gun Journal three Issues [162528]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here are three issues of the Double Gun Journal; volume twelve issues 4, and 8 (2001), and volume fourteen issue 8 (2008). After 33 years of publishin
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 160.00
 
 
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Winchester 1897 Bullet Board Official 1960's Repro [55326]2544 - Winchester 1897 Bullet Board Official 1960's Repro [55326]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This spectacular framed bullet board from the 1960's is an official Winchester duplicate of the rare 1897 Winchester bullet board sanctioned by ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Hecker Bobby Benson Cowboy Advertising [183205]2545 - Hecker Bobby Benson Cowboy Advertising [183205]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of Hecker H O Bobby Benson advertising cowboy ephemera. Code book and code ruler, Rangers Club intro booklet with seam tear, registration certi
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Advertising Business Cards, 6 [178739]2546 - Advertising Business Cards, 6 [178739]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 mostly color c, 1885-93 advertising business cards from San Francisco and Petaluma. Flowers, wines, Hendricks' Hotel, dry goods, carpet beatin...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Vintage Advertising Group [182883]2547 - Vintage Advertising Group [182883]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Miscellaneous assortment from the Central Valley of California: ashtray from Sam Davidson Used Automobiles; pocket knife from Grifton Insurance Agency
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to C*****r for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Cedar Chest Advertisement & Raffle Booklet [171756]2548 - Cedar Chest Advertisement & Raffle Booklet [171756]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Caswell Runyan cedar chests advertisement and raffle booklet for a prize that is also a $45 cedar chest.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Rand McNally "Lights'" Calendar 1902 [181576]2549 - Rand McNally "Lights'" Calendar 1902 [181576]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1902 flip style Rand McNally Lights to Literature calendar. 8.5x6.75".
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