Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

Auction Details

Welcome to our June 2018 sale!

This 5-day auction has nearly 3,600 lots covering many categories including: Numismatics, Mining, Minerals, General Americana, Railroad, Tokens, Antique Bottles, Gaming, Firearms & Weaponry, Wells Fargo & Express, and much more!

Highlights include:

NUMISMATICS
*The Hawaii Numismatic Collection: rare early Hawaiian coins, medals, and currency.

*A large coin and medal section featuring gold, platinum, and silver coins and medals from around the world. Morgan dollars, peace dollars, St. Gaudens, pennies, nickels, dimes, and more! Rarities & high-grade specimens plus large groups and sets.

*Ingots and bullion bars.

*Numismatic collectibles and ephemera.

TOKENS
*Our second large offering of tokens from the R.B. Worthington Texas Token Collection

MINING & MINERALS

*Aurora, Nevada ore specimens from the famous Gottschalk Collection plus the fabulous Con-Virginia/Dayton Cons. Comstock Ore Collection.

*Museum-quality mineral specimens from around the world.

*Mining lamps and hard goods plus stock certificates feat. Arizona, California, & Nevada

*The Prag Canadian Mining Collection

RAILROAD
*A new offering of railroad and steamer passes from the Potter Collection and others.

BOTTLES
*A pictorial Owl Pharmacy Co. bottle from Seven Troughs, Nevada, one of the all-time great Western mining camp pictorials! One of a large group of great Nevada medicine bottles in this sale. Plus an Excelsior Soda & Mineral Water bottle and other great California & Gold Rush bottles.

GENERAL AMERICANA
*Two different Wurlitzers, a Mason player piano, National cash registers, and a great group of ephemera from the Potter Collection, Prag Collection, and others!

*Finally, a large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

FULL AUCTION SCHEDULE

Day 1 (Lots 1000-1718)
Numismatics (1000-1614)
Currency & Scrip (1000-1042)
Gold Coins (1043-1150)
Platinum Coins (1151-1160)
General Coins feat. Hawaii Collection (1161-1418)
Medals (1419-1537)
Ingots (1538-1551)
Numismatic Ephemera (1552-1614)
Gaming (1615-1644)
World’s Fair & Expositions (1645-1667)
Wells Fargo & Express (1668-1718)

Day 2 (2000-2690)
Minerals (2000-2158)
Mining (2159-2690)
Lamps, Candlesticks, & Other Hard Goods (2159-2222)
Assay (2223-2239)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (2240-2690)

Day 3 (3000-3704)
Railroadiana (3000-3150)
Railroad Passes (3000-3019)
Steamer Passes (3020-3045)
Ephemera incl. Lamps (Geographic Sort) (3046-3150)
Bottles (3151-3268)
Medicines (3151-3218)
Soda (3219-3250)
Whiskey & Misc. (3251-3268)
Tokens feat. Part II of the Texas Collection (3269-3512)
Political & Presidential (3513-3544)
Civil War & Military (3545-3626)
Firearms & Weaponry (3627-3704)
Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Etc. (3627-3639)
Swords & Knives (3640-3661)
Ammunition (3662-3689)
Ephemera (3690-3704)

Day 4 (4000-4726)
General Americana
Assorted incl. Furniture, Hard Goods, Hats, Misc. Ephemera, Books (4000-4149)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (4150-4726)

Day 5 (5000-5712)
Native Americana (5000-5101)
Art (5000-5007)
Baskets (5008-5026)
Jewelry (5027-5064)
Points & Tools (5065-5072)
Ephemera (5073-5101)
Cowboy (5102-5136)
Philatelic (5137-5210)
Postal History (5137-5183)
Stamps & Revenue (5184-5210)
Art (5211-5247)
Antique Lamps (5248-5262)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (5263-5713)
General Americana
Mining
Railroad
Numismatics & Tokens

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Tobacco and Pipe Related Postcards4100 - Tobacco and Pipe Related Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
34 tobacco, smoking and pipe related postcards. Some are comical. Date: Location: HWAC# 54637
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Tobacco Tins (4) and a Cigar Box4101 - Tobacco Tins (4) and a Cigar Box
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Tins- 2 from Half and Half, Burley and Bright Tobacco. Humo- wear on lid. Top Cigarette Tobacco. Cardboard box from Prospero de Nobili & C!.` D...
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Townsend Universal Printing Press Co. Stocks (2)4102 - Townsend Universal Printing Press Co. Stocks (2)
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2 rare stocks with nice printing press vignettes. #86 i/u W Townsend 1875 10 shares, # 87 i/u W Townsend 1875 15 shares. Both signed by President Town
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Union Pacific Stage Lines ticket punch leather holster4103 - Union Pacific Stage Lines ticket punch leather holster
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a leather holster for a ticket punch hand-held tool for the Union Stage Lines buses. The Driver would punch the ticket hold's ticket and...
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US Soda & Soda Works Ephemera Collection4104 - US Soda & Soda Works Ephemera Collection
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Lot of 40+ pieces. Diverse lot! Includes: three mounted photographs (6.5 x 8.5" photo size) of candy stores with soda fountains, not identified...
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Vintage Pinup/Nude Photo Suites4105 - Vintage Pinup/Nude Photo Suites
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Collection of nine photo suites involving professional nude female models, all about 2.5 x 4" each. Each suite involves different models, and i...
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Vacheron Constantin Watch Book4106 - Vacheron Constantin Watch Book
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Nice Vacheron Constantin hard cover book in slipcase. 97pp with many photos. Date: 2002 Location: HWAC# 73014
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Legal Library4107 - Legal Library
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Legal library. 22 volumes total. All post 1900, more than half are modern legal library. American Law and Procedure, LaSalle Extension University, fou
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Complete Lock Picking Kit4108 - Complete Lock Picking Kit
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The book explains it: "Visual Guide to Lock Picking" published 2002. A metal box full of master key parts, lubrication oil, guide to rekey...
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Key References The Souvenir Card Collector Society4109 - Key References The Souvenir Card Collector Society
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The Souvenir Card Collectors Society, pp.229; 2 Journal Vol. 11, Summer 1991. 8.5" x 11". Date: c. 1989 Location: HWAC# 64201
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Guidebook of the Western United States4110 - Guidebook of the Western United States
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Hardcover, Guidebook of the Western United States Part B. The Overland Route / With a Side Trip to Yellowstone Park by Willis T. Lee, Ralph W.Stone, H
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Guidebook of the Western United States4111 - Guidebook of the Western United States
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Hardcover, Guidebook of the Western United States, Part C. The Santa Fe Route / With a Side Trip to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado By N.H. Darton a
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Guidebook of the Western United States4112 - Guidebook of the Western United States
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Hardcover, Guidebook of the Western United States Part B. The Overland Route / With a Side Trip to Yellowstone Park by Willis T. Lee, Ralph W.Stone, H
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Western Banking Books (3)4113 - Western Banking Books (3)
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3 hardcovers. US National Bank of Oregon and US Bancorp 1891-1984 by Singer, 1984 132pp with index. National Bank of Commerce of Seattle 1889-1969 by
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Western Historical Volumes (15)4114 - Western Historical Volumes (15)
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Excellent illustrated history books. El Dorado, Rhyolite, Nevada, Funeral Mts., Bennettville and more Date: Location: HWAC# 69003
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Western History Library (10)4115 - Western History Library (10)
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10 hardcover Western History books with varied topics including California history, wagon trains, Wells Fargo, lawlessness, New Mexico history, Bill K
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Western Trails (4 Books)4116 - Western Trails (4 Books)
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Lot of 4 books 1) The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman (paperback) pp.381; 2)The Oregon Trail, A New American Journey by Rinker Buck, c. 2015, pp.430;
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Stock & Bonds (2 Books)4117 - Stock & Bonds (2 Books)
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1) The Collector's Guide to Old U.S. Stocks and Bonds by Andrew C. Hall Sr.,signed by author. c.1984, pp. 227; 2)Arizona Mines and Mining Compan...
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Stock and Ephemera Collecting Guides (3)4118 - Stock and Ephemera Collecting Guides (3)
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Collectors Guide to Old US Stocks and Bonds by hall, American Railroad Stock Certificates by Hendy, Owning Western History by Anderson3 Date: Locat
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The Daguerreotype in America by Newhall4119 - The Daguerreotype in America by Newhall
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Third edition, 104 illustrations, softcover 175pp. Date: Location: HWAC# 63350
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The Gumps in Radio Land Book4120 - The Gumps in Radio Land Book
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Rare softcover little book. Illustrated adventures of Andy Gump. 95pp. Date: 1937 Location: HWAC# 73031
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The Old Santa Fe Trail (Book)4121 - The Old Santa Fe Trail (Book)
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The Old Santa Fe Trail by Colonel Henry Inman, 1897, hardback book with illustrations, pp.498. Slight wear on corners of book. Preface written by Hono
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The Pony Express/A Photographic Essay (Book)4122 - The Pony Express/A Photographic Essay (Book)
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Pony Express Museum, A Photographic Essay by Greg Martin. Dedicated to William Parker Lyon the greatest Western collector of them all. Beautiful book
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Through the Southwest, Along the Santa Fe Booklet4123 - Through the Southwest, Along the Santa Fe Booklet
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Softcover booklet. B/W Western images Approx 40pp. Covers have edge wear. Date: Location: HWAC# 64336
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Tiffany & Gaylord. Express & Exhibition Plates by Seibert4124 - Tiffany & Gaylord. Express & Exhibition Plates by Seibert
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Hard cover, very rare 90pp. Loaded with fakes. Date: 1950 Location: HWAC# 69079
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Pioneer Jews, A New Life in the Far West (Book)4125 - Pioneer Jews, A New Life in the Far West (Book)
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This is a key reference by Harriet & Fred Rochlin. pp.229, many black & white photos. Good condition. 8.5"x 11". Date: 1984 Loc...
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Place, Name References Books  for the Profession Researcher4126 - Place, Name References Books for the Profession Researcher
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Lot of 4 books: 1) Utah Place/Names by John W. Van Cott, c. 1990, pp. 453; 2) Idaho Place Names A Geographical Dictionary by Lalia Boone, c. 1988, pp.
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Book of United States Official Register4127 - Book of United States Official Register
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Hardback book, Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military , and Naval, in the Year 1867. Some fraying at edges of cover, pages legible, slight f
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Books of Autographs & Manuscripts, Price Guides4128 - Books of Autographs & Manuscripts, Price Guides
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Lot of 3 paperback books: 1) Civil War Autographs & Manuscripts by Ronald Roy Seagrave, pp.396; 2) The Price Guide to Autographs by George Sande...
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Antique Law Library4129 - Antique Law Library
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Antique law library contains 30 volumes, circa 1870's. Perry on Trusts, second edition, two volumes 1874. Criminal Defenses, Lawson, 1886, volum...
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Peg Leg To Date-and Beyond, (Book)4130 - Peg Leg To Date-and Beyond, (Book)
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Paperback book by John Southworth & signed by John Southworth in 1982. This book is for those who have heard of Pegleg Smith & his lost bona...
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Picture Maker of the Old West (Book)4131 - Picture Maker of the Old West (Book)
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Picture Maker of the Old West/William L. Jackson by Clarence S. Jackson. Beautiful book with many photos of early U.S. in the west. pp.303. This book
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National Banks of the United States 1863-1935 by Ramsey4132 - National Banks of the United States 1863-1935 by Ramsey
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First edition 1977 hardcover 598pp. Rare. Date: Location: HWAC# 73003
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North America History Books (6)4133 - North America History Books (6)
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6 hardcovers. Money and Banking by White, The Mystery of E Troop by Michno, Cowboy Poetry by Barker, The Business of Jews in Louisiana 1840-1875 by As
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Mormon History Books (5)4134 - Mormon History Books (5)
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1) The Polygamists A History of Colorado City, Arizona by Benjamin G. Bistline, (paperback) c. 2004, pp.415; 2) Annual Publications Historical Societ
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Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the West4135 - Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the West
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Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the West, Bibliography and Place Names from Kansas West to California, Oregon, Washington, and Mexico by Thomas Pro
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Lyell's Travel in North America by Cushing4136 - Lyell's Travel in North America by Cushing
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Hard cover 172pp. The story of Charles Lyell, an 1840's geologist. Date: 1909 Location: HWAC# 63307
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Machining and Engineering Library4137 - Machining and Engineering Library
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15 volumes including Rogers Machinist Guide by Rogers, Audels Wiring Diagrams by E.P. Anderson; Pocket Companions from Carnegie Steel. Two Volumes I.C
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Hearst Family Books (2)4138 - Hearst Family Books (2)
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2 Hardcovers. George Hearst, California Pioneer by older. The Hearsts by Hearst Jr. Date: Location: HWAC# 63703
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Sold to 9***6 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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History of the United States, 3 Volumes by Spencer4139 - History of the United States, 3 Volumes by Spencer
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Vol. 1 has foxing and stain, spine broken and part missing, Vol. 2 has foxing and stain, spine missing, Vol.3 has foxing and stain, detaching spine. P
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Encyclopedia of American Biography (5 Volumes)4140 - Encyclopedia of American Biography (5 Volumes)
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American Biography a New Cyclopedia, illustrated, approx. pp.360 each volume. Condition issues noted. Spine covers missing, & staining, wear on ...
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Ephemera Collecting Guides (3)4141 - Ephemera Collecting Guides (3)
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Confederate War Bonds by Criswell 1992/93, Catalog of US Revenue Stamped Documents of the Civil War Era by Type and Tax Rate by Mahler. Owning Western
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American Book Prices Current (Set of 9)4142 - American Book Prices Current (Set of 9)
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Great lot for book collectors. 1991- through 2004. Includes names & addresses of Auction Houses, Season's Sales, Autographs & Manuscript...
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American History Publications (3)4143 - American History Publications (3)
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2 hardcovers-The Mapping of America by Tooley, Our Continent by National Geography. American History Illustrated October 1980. Date: Location:
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American West History Book (5)4144 - American West History Book (5)
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5 hardcovers. land of Many Frontiers by Faulk, Gold is the Cornerstone by Caughey, The Bonanza West by Greever, The Bonanza Trail by Wolle, Western Gh
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Anaconda & Production of States & Territories (2 Books)4145 - Anaconda & Production of States & Territories (2 Books)
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2 Books; 1) Anaconda by Isaac F. Macosson, illustrated, c.1957, pp.360, 2) Production of States and Territories, pp.871, book missing front & ba...
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How To Become a Ventriiloquist by Kennedy (1882)4146 - How To Become a Ventriiloquist by Kennedy (1882)
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1882 62pp. Learn how to "throw your voice". Date: Location: HWAC# 54940
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Hypnotism Books4147 - Hypnotism Books
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25 Lessons in Hypnotism 1944 by Young 64pp. Hypnotism As It Is by Sage 1902 . Snap out of it and bid! Date: Location: HWAC# 54939
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Heaney's Magic Catalogs4148 - Heaney's Magic Catalogs
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2 catalogs with illustrations of magic props, from Heaney's #24 96pp and #25 222pp. Date: Location: HWAC# 54946
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Magic Catalogs (4)4149 - Magic Catalogs (4)
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Heaney's Magic Co. catalog 25 1924 224pp. Invitation to a Valentines Party 1950 with attached 5.75" wand. 2 Heaney's catalog No. 24 96p...
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