Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

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Northern Pacific Railway Documents2200 - Northern Pacific Railway Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter from Northern Pacific to Granita Bi-Metallic Cons. & Mng. Co. about shipment delay; note from Northern Pacific to Bi Metallic Mining Co. ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Northwestern Railroad Ephemera2201 - Northwestern Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ticket for Raymond's Vacation Excursions; 2 railroad spikes--SPCO and UPRR; Wabash Railroad Co. and San Antonio & Aransas Passes; field book...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Railroad Ephemera2202 - Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight. 1) Nevada Copper Belt $500 bond 1919. 2) Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company 1897 stock number 863. 3) Western pacific Railroad
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
 
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Railroad Maps/Timetables2203 - Railroad Maps/Timetables
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six maps/timetables by railways: Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Northwestern Line. City: State: , Date: 1930's FHWAC#:
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t*******d for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Scarce Western Guide: "How to go West"2204 - Scarce Western Guide: "How to go West"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
HOW TO GO WEST, A Guide to Southern Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, California and the Whole Great West. 1872 Chicago: Horton & Leonard, Railroad Printe...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to T******1 for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
 
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Train Robberies, Train Robbers and The "Holdup" Men2205 - Train Robberies, Train Robbers and The "Holdup" Men
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Booklet. Address by William A. Pinkerton at the Annual Convention, International Association Chiefs of Police. 84 Pages. 5 1/4" x 6 1/2". ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****b for (425.00 + 95.63BP) = 520.63
 
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Atkinson Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Lock with key2206 - Atkinson Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Lock with key
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Adlake in bold block letters, "AT & S Fe Ry" punched on reverse. The key is marked the same, plus an "S" for switch. City...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 3***6 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
 
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Two Southern Pacific Locks with keys2207 - Two Southern Pacific Locks with keys
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Adlake Block lettered, SP CO. punched, dated 1920 with Adlake key marked SP Co CS-4S. Adlake in script, no key. "SP & S" City: S...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F*****6 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
 
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Union Pacific Railroad Lock Collection2208 - Union Pacific Railroad Lock Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four different railroad locks, all marked UPRR. A) embossed Union Pacific Switch lock with key; B) White metal Adlake punched UPRR lock with key marke
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to c******5 for (225.00 + 50.63BP) = 275.63
 
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Unusual Railroad Ephemera2209 - Unusual Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five. 1) The Frog, Number 20.1889. The only railroad journal in the West. Fine condition, some toning. Features news, articles, poetry and adv
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
 
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Chicago, Kansas, and Nebraska Railroad Presentation Rail2210 - Chicago, Kansas, and Nebraska Railroad Presentation Rail
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Presentation piece of railroad track from the Union Steel Co. to V. F. Jilson, "C. K. & N., 60 lb., 1887". Jilson was a director of th...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to T******1 for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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Actien-Schein Exchange2211 - Actien-Schein Exchange
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Exchange bank document to the German Consul, San Francisco. City: San Francisco State: California, Date: 1879 FHWAC#:
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Estimate : 80.00 - 180.00
Sold to b********t for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Rare Second of Exchange (Borel & Co.)2212 - Rare Second of Exchange (Borel & Co.)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Never seen by FH! Alfred Borel & Co. 2nd of Exchange for 22 pounds, issued in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 1889. Addressed to the Comptoir Nationa...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*****k for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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California "Gold and Silver Coin" Checks2213 - California "Gold and Silver Coin" Checks
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Three Gold Coin and one Silver Coin checks with adhesive revenue stamps drawn on California banks. City: State: California, Date:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Very Rare Clark & Co. Check (Famous Coin Firm)2214 - Very Rare Clark & Co. Check (Famous Coin Firm)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely good. Double-sided check. One side: Dateline Central City, Colorado, Jan. 23, 1865. Clark & Company, Bankers. Pay to Howard H. Potter ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 250.00
Sold to h*******2 for (225.00 + 50.63BP) = 275.63
 
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Banking House C.A. Cook & Co. 20 cent Scrip (Territorial)2215 - Banking House C.A. Cook & Co. 20 cent Scrip (Territorial)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
While several proof examples exist (as seen in the Ford Collection), this may be the only issued piece of this denomination in existence. Issued Decem
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to h*******2 for (1,700.00 + 382.50BP) = 2,082.50
 
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Cook & Company and Brendlinger photographs2216 - Cook & Company and Brendlinger photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) The first is a print from an 1863 negative held at the State Historical Society of Colorado. Brendlinger was the mayor of Denver in 186
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to h*******2 for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
 
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Gem City Business College Scrip ($5 / $10)2217 - Gem City Business College Scrip ($5 / $10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two copies of scrip: 1) Five, Gem City Business College, Quincy IL, stamped over "Denver" in three places. Marked: For Students' Use O...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (130.00 + 29.25BP) = 159.25
 
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Set of 5 Morgan Silver Dollars from the Denver Mint2218 - Set of 5 Morgan Silver Dollars from the Denver Mint
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Holder shows a miner with his burro and a rifle walking next to a mine in the mountains. "Silver Century" is marked at the bottom. Inside ...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****2 for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
 
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Western Stores Co. Scrip2219 - Western Stores Co. Scrip
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two pieces of scrip from The Western Stores Company of Denver, Colorado dated 1930 (5 cents) and 1934 (10 cents). City: Denver State:
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t***o for (200.00 + 45.00BP) = 245.00
 
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