Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

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Americana and Numismatics
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Demerest and Stickles unique billhead group (Utica Mine)3490 - Demerest and Stickles unique billhead group (Utica Mine)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
28 unique billheds from these two merchants in Angels Camp. Demerest are from Altaville and Angels Camp. See photo for this diverese group.. City
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Estimate : 60.00 - 240.00
Sold to 6*****b for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
 
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Large Angels Camp billhead lot3491 - Large Angels Camp billhead lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 40 different billheads including general merchandise, horse & carriage, and services. Names include Ellis Thomas, City Garage, Peachy &...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to r***6 for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
 
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Small Angels Camp archive3492 - Small Angels Camp archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
56 different billheads (10 additional pieces). Please inspect in person to see the content and magnitude of this collection. City: Angels Camp
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Estimate : 240.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to r***6 for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Tejon Ranch Map3493 - Tejon Ranch Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
While centered on Bakersfield and Kern County, the map features Rancho El Tejon, Rancho Castac, Rancho Los Alamos y Agua Caliente, Rancho La Liebre, R
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****H for (225.00 + 50.63BP) = 275.63
 
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Bank Robbery Files3494 - Bank Robbery Files
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four items relating to a bank robbery that took place in Berkeley in 1930. 1) Newspaper clipping showing bank employees who were present for hold-up.
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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Bodie & Esmeralda stock orders3495 - Bodie & Esmeralda stock orders
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Latham King made a fortune in Virginia City in the 1860s while serving as the agent for Wells Fargo & Co., and relocated to San Francisco by the...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to p*******9 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone and Telegraph Co. Stock Certificate3496 - Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone and Telegraph Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. August 6, 1892. Dateline Bodie, California, Dec. 5, 1892. Certificate # 84, issued for ten shares to J.B. Vierra. Signed by Thos. H. Leggett as p
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*****l for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Bodie and Mono County Ephemera3497 - Bodie and Mono County Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16. From Bodie: seven Bodie Bank checks, all 1879, rough shape (rips, soiling); 1899 Bodie Miner's Union draft signed by Bell as presiden...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (130.00 + 29.25BP) = 159.25
 
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Bodie Bank Coded telegraph3498 - Bodie Bank Coded telegraph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Message from Nevada and California Telegraph Company to Bodie Bank, apparently in code. Sent sometime in the 1880s. From the Weber Telephone & T...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p*******9 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Bullion and Exchange Bank ephemera3499 - Bullion and Exchange Bank ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 pieces, including documents for the Carson City bank with Bodie transactions, a Bodie banker letterhead and 2 guide books to the High Sierra from 1
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to F****e for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Cal. Electric Works Glass Telegraph Insulator3500 - Cal. Electric Works Glass Telegraph Insulator
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CD 130 insulator. Aqua. 4" tall, CAL. ELEC. WORKS/ PATENT. Mold Line over Dome Variety. Some chips to outside. Bubble burst. Green swirls (gla...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 9*****H for (190.00 + 42.75BP) = 232.75
 
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Mono County Bank Check & Document3501 - Mono County Bank Check & Document
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two rare items from this Bodie, CA bank. 1) Check # 70, written in Bodie on March 12, 1884. Pay to Neal Ward $7. Signed by Wm. Irwin, superintendent o
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to B*********g for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Postal Card for Bodie Stock Assessment & Aurora RPPC3502 - Postal Card for Bodie Stock Assessment & Aurora RPPC
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Postal card mailed in San Francisco to Geo. B. Hill, Carson City Savings Bank, informing him that at a stockholder meeting for the Jupiter Mining C
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 9*****H for (55.00 + 12.38BP) = 67.38
 
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The Bodie Evening Miner (1882 Newspaper)3503 - The Bodie Evening Miner (1882 Newspaper)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four page issue (two pages front and back) for Wednesday, September 27, 1882. Vol. II. No. 45. Orlando E. Jones, Editor. See ads for A. Soderling, As
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p*******9 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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The Bodie Miner (1907 & 1909 Newspaper)3504 - The Bodie Miner (1907 & 1909 Newspaper)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unusual to see a Bodie newspaper from this time period--most seem to be 1880s. Two issues: No. 11, March 2, 1907 and No. 37. September 11, 1909. &qu...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p*******9 for (55.00 + 12.38BP) = 67.38
 
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Calaveras legal collection3505 - Calaveras legal collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
22 pieces. Seventeen Justice Court documents: all for monetary judgments by Justice of the Peace John Cooley. One Sherriff's Office document. On...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 350.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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MASSIVE Calaveras County small town collection3506 - MASSIVE Calaveras County small town collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A COLLECTOR’S DREAM! 140 pieces from small Calaveras County towns. Many, many billheads. Mostly unique! Includes Calaveras Prospect billhead, Valley S
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Estimate : 600.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to t******2 for (300.00 + 67.50BP) = 367.50
 
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Calistoga Pamphlets & Ephemera3507 - Calistoga Pamphlets & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. 1) Pamphlet for Mountain Home Ranch. Five black and white photographs and text describing hiking, evening activities, and baths. Probably c.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Avalon, Looking South3508 - Avalon, Looking South
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two quality views looking south from hill. About 5 x 7" Swenson and Ironmonger photos. Unmounted, fine. City: Catalina State: Californi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to p*******9 for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
 
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Catalina Ephemera Collection3509 - Catalina Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large collection of Catalina ephemera. Folding postcards, pamphlets. 16 pieces or more. City: Catalina State: California, Date:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t****0 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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