Western Americana Auction April 2022

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Auction Details

Day 1 - Thursday, April 21
Lots 1000-1597

Art (1000-1097)
Native Americana (1098-1163)
Philatelic (1301-1597)
First Day Covers (1301-1352)
Postcards (1353-1525)
Stamps (1526-1597)

Day 2 - Friday, April 22
Lots 2000-2637

Jewelry (2000-2017)
Attire (2018-2041)
Miscellaneous Collectibles (2042-2114)
Bottles (2115-2119)
Toys (2120-2130)
Circus (2131-2135)
Gaming (2136-2147)
Liquor (2148-2167)
Tobacciana (2168-2179)
Menus (2180-2195)
Entertainment Industry (2196-2224)
Sports (2225-2258)
Calendars (2259-2266)
Advertisement (2267-2333)
Autographs (2334-2336)
Photography (2337-2387)
Maps (2388-2419)
Transportation (2420-2457)
Military (2458-2494)
Firearms & Weapons (2495-2502)
General Americana Geographically Sorted (2503-2637)


Day 3 – Saturday, April 23
Lots 3000-3628

Mining (3000-3116)
Fossils (3117-3131)
Minerals (3132-3271)
Numismatics (3272-3439)
Bullion (3272-3280)
Ingots (3281-3287)
Coins (3288-3301)
Currency (3302-3310)
Dies (3311-3335)
Ephemera (3336-3349)
Foreign (3350-3377)
Medals & Exonumia (3378-3439)
Tokens (3440-3628)


Day 4 – Sunday, April 24
Lots 4000-4618

Stocks & Bonds (4000-4229)
Misc (4000-4013)
Mining (4014-4173)
Railroad (4174-4189)
Other (4190-4229)
Bargains & Dealer Lots (4230-4618)
Advertising (4255-4276) 197
Tobacciana (4277-4280)
3D Collectibles (4281-4315)
Toys & Model Railroading (4316-4327)
Photography (4328-4341)
Postcards (4342-4385)
Philatelic (4386-4491)
Stamps (4492-4524)
Stocks (4525-4534)
Maps (4535-4542)
General Americana (4548-4618)

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Postal Covers & Correspondence & Postcards to Montana (100+)  [146703]4400 - Postal Covers & Correspondence & Postcards to Montana (100+) [146703]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of over 100 pieces of mail correspondence addressed to Montana locations, mostly envelopes w/handwritten letters inside, 16 split-back postcards i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to n*******4 for (180.00 + 39.60BP) = 219.60
 
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Acoma Postmark  [144128]4401 - Acoma Postmark [144128]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-7. Postcard. Excellent strike. Additional pages of research on location, names associated with cover, etc. are included. City:Acoma, Lincoln
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to d****9 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Rarity-6 Antelope Postmark  [144107]4402 - Rarity-6 Antelope Postmark [144107]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Doane 1. Nearly perfect strike. 1906. Postal. Includes a short history of Antelope. City:Antelope, Nye Co. State:Nevada Date:1906
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s***0 for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
 
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Earliest Known Arrowhead Cover  [144120]4403 - Earliest Known Arrowhead Cover [144120]
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Rarity-7. 1920. Good to very good strike. Includes an extensive history of Arrowhead through newspapers of that era. As a matter of fact, this cover w
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to j*****t for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Arthur, Nevada 1883 Postmark  [130865]4404 - Arthur, Nevada 1883 Postmark [130865]
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Rarity-7. 1883 on Postal. Purple double ring. 'ARTHUR' is very light. JB Moore biography. He was a powerful man - sometimes for good and som...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to w**********e for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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2 Austin Territorial Covers; Manuscript and Stamped  [144077]4405 - 2 Austin Territorial Covers; Manuscript and Stamped [144077]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Rarity-5. Very early! Strong blue postmark with grid cancel. Clifton post office had been the official post office for this area up to the time of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*****d for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Four Interesting Austin, NV Business Covers  [130995]4406 - Four Interesting Austin, NV Business Covers [130995]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1866-1904. 1) c1878, postal, Price & Read. Partners in 1876 in a S. F. variety store (with history). 2) 1866, cover with business corner adverti...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to c********e for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Very Rare Bailey Postmark  [130994]4407 - Very Rare Bailey Postmark [130994]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-9. 1885. Near perfect strike. Only three to five found in the Gamett and Nelson survey of Nevada Postal History, all are cut squares. This is t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to j*****d for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Barclay Postmark  [144129]4408 - Barclay Postmark [144129]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarity-7. Postcard. Very good strike. Includes a short history of Barclay. City:Barclay, Lincoln Co. State:Nevada Date:1909
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to s***0 for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
 
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Nevada Central Railway Cover, Letter & Corner Advertising  [130990]4409 - Nevada Central Railway Cover, Letter & Corner Advertising [130990]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1881. Light strike but very readable. Letter is from George Crum who owned a ranch in Crum Canyon. The letter is difficult to read but seems to be abo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to B*****i for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Betty O'Neal Cover with Letter - Rarity 6  [130991]4410 - Betty O'Neal Cover with Letter - Rarity 6 [130991]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Postmark is over inked. Biography of sender Harry Lauritzen (tailor in Battle Mountain, truck driver hauling ore in Betty O'Neal, constable of M...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s***0 for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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Earliest Black Horse, Nevada Postal History  [130842]4411 - Earliest Black Horse, Nevada Postal History [130842]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In 1906 Tommy Watkins was searching for a special Black Horse. He found gold instead. He had it assayed in Osceola. It is rumored that within one day
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Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to s***0 for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
 
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1903 Blaine & 1912 Aura, Elko County  [130872]4412 - 1903 Blaine & 1912 Aura, Elko County [130872]
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1) Rarity-4. Nice strike. Magenta. Addressed to J. B. Lamb of Midas, Nevada. Includes a short history of Aura and a short biography of John Lamb. 2) T
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to s***0 for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Rarity-7 Bruner Cover  [144110]4413 - Rarity-7 Bruner Cover [144110]
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Almost perfect strike. 1919. Legal cover with cc of Kansas City-Nevada Consolidated Mines. Includes a short history of Bruner and the mine. City:Bru
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to s***0 for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Manuscript, Earliest Identified Bullion Cover  [130867]4414 - Manuscript, Earliest Identified Bullion Cover [130867]
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One of two Known Bullion manuscript postmarks. Earliest identified date. 1880. Rarity-3. Manuscript cancel. From RK Morrison to Laura Peterson. The 18
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to s***0 for (190.00 + 41.80BP) = 231.80
 
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Earliest Carrara Postmark on a Postal  [144121]4415 - Earliest Carrara Postmark on a Postal [144121]
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Rarity-6. 1918. Very good strike. Nice history of Carrara and American Marble. Postal signed by AB Perkins. Includes a biography of PV and AB Perkins.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********e for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Cave Creek Triple Strike  [130877]4416 - Cave Creek Triple Strike [130877]
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1910. Rarity-6. Three excellent postmarks. Envelope has been trimmed slightly to fit page. Includes a short history of the area is included. Additiona
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r*****r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Chafey Postmark on a Postcard  [130887]4417 - Chafey Postmark on a Postcard [130887]
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Rarity-6. Very good Strike. 1909. Short history of Chafey. Additional pages of research on location, names associated with cover, etc. are included.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s***0 for (15.00 + 3.30BP) = 18.30
 
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Clark County Remainder - 14 Covers  [144082]4418 - Clark County Remainder - 14 Covers [144082]
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Logan (Rarity is a 5. 1909. William Prentiss logger and farmer biographer), Last Frontier Village, Goodsprings, Arden, Henderson (with ID Card for Bas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*****l for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Nineteenth Century Eberhardt Postmark  [130849]4419 - Nineteenth Century Eberhardt Postmark [130849]
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1893 postal sent from William M. Read. Extensive biography on Read and his connection to Eberhardt. Rarity-9. Poor, but rare, cancel. City:Eberhardt
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
 
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