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Theodore Roosevelt Autographed Certificate3400 - Theodore Roosevelt Autographed Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large Certificate(17 3/4" x 13 1/2") signed by Theodore Roosevelt as President appointing Elsie H. Newton as Notary Public for District o...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to i*********1 for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
 
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President Taft train schedule on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad3401 - President Taft train schedule on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rarest of all Taft buttons! September 22-24th train schedule of President Taft and party for the purpose of the opening of the Gunnison tunnel on the
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9*****R for (325.00 + 73.13BP) = 398.13
 
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Harry S. Truman Portrait3402 - Harry S. Truman Portrait
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Full color reproduction of portrait of Harry S. Truman with capital building in background. Painted by Greta Kempton 1947, with artist signature visib
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to s******1 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Kennedy Assassination Newspapers3403 - Kennedy Assassination Newspapers
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Three newspapers: Nevada State Journal, San Jose Mercury and The California Weekly People that have articles after the assassination about Lee Harvey
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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"Nixon Quits"3404 - "Nixon Quits"
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Newspaper, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Thursday, August 8, 1974, headline. City: Las Vegas State: Nevada, Date: 1974 FHWAC#:
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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Acropolis, Whittier College; Richard Nixon's Junior Year3405 - Acropolis, Whittier College; Richard Nixon's Junior Year
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'Acropolis, 1933' Published by the Associated Students of Whittier College. Richard Nixon appears on eight pages including 'Orthogonian ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s******1 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Oregon Rodeo Real Photo Postcard Collection3406 - Oregon Rodeo Real Photo Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 35 postcards, 33 of which are RPC. Riders such as: Jason Stanley ("world famous drunken ride"), Frank H. Lopez, Johnnie Hagen, Alle...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (170.00 + 38.25BP) = 208.25
 
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Washington Rodeo Real Photo Postcards3407 - Washington Rodeo Real Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15. Walla Walla, Ellensburg, and Toppenish. None were postally used. No duplicates. Riders such as Roy Hunter, Wynn Vickerman, Donnie Snyder, D
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Western Rodeo Postcards3408 - Western Rodeo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 22. Rodeo figures like Ed Scholtz, Earl Wofford, Don Aber, Pistol Pete, Andrew DeRock, Clarence Dunn, etc. No duplicates. Four linen, a few rea
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8*****l for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Cowboy Postcard Collection3409 - Cowboy Postcard Collection
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Lot of 18. Thirteen are chrome litho. (c.1905-1920) and five are RPC. Cattle round-up, "cowboy mounting an 'out law' broncho," pio...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8*****l for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Cowgirl Postcard Collection3410 - Cowgirl Postcard Collection
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Lot of 11. No duplicates. Three are raised, color cards of the same cowgirl in different poses. Six are used. Fun collection! City: State:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8*****l for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
 
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American  Cow-Boy, Clark Stanley, book collection3411 - American Cow-Boy, Clark Stanley, book collection
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Lot of 4. Clark Stanley was a snake-oil salesman. No, I really mean he was 'the' snake-oil salesman. Four different versions of his book. On...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to a****a for (225.00 + 50.63BP) = 275.63
 
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Two Booklets about Wild West Characters (Calamity Jane and Wild Bill)3412 - Two Booklets about Wild West Characters (Calamity Jane and Wild Bill)
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1) "Deadwood Dick" and "Calamity Jane": A Thorough Sifting of Facts From Fiction. Written and published by Edward L. Senn. Deadw...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Three Wild West Cowboy Books3413 - Three Wild West Cowboy Books
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1) "Outlaw Album" by Fred and Jo Mazzulla. 1966. Signed by authors. 48 pages with index. Doc Holliday, Calamity Jane, Butch Cassidy and th...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
 
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Biographies of Well-known Western Figures (including Dan Dillon Casement)3414 - Biographies of Well-known Western Figures (including Dan Dillon Casement)
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1) "Dan Dillon Casement. The Abbreviated Autobiography of a Joyous Pagan." Book is about the cattle trade in Colorado, 1944. From the end ...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Bronco John, Life and Adventures of a Cowboy3415 - Bronco John, Life and Adventures of a Cowboy
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This charming booklet tells the stories of Bronco John, with illustrations. The introduction reads: I put this little work before the public in order
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******3 for (275.00 + 61.88BP) = 336.88
 
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The Anti-Horse Thief Association Pamphlet3416 - The Anti-Horse Thief Association Pamphlet
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Proceedings of the Thirteenth annual Session of the Anti-Horse Thief Association, Oklahoma Division. Held at Enid, Oklahoma, October 4, 1907. Includes
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
 
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Directory of the U. S. Horse Thief Detective Union3417 - Directory of the U. S. Horse Thief Detective Union
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Information of all members of the union throughout the U. S. Copyright secured and states chartered--no date. Express Publishing Co., Steam printers,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to w****3 for (180.00 + 40.50BP) = 220.50
 
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R. T. Frazier Saddelry Catalog3418 - R. T. Frazier Saddelry Catalog
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Catalog No. 24. 11" x 8 1/2". Catalog with pictures. Largest manufacturer of high Grade saddles in the World. City: Pueblo State: Co
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6*****b for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
 
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R. T. Frazier Saddelry3419 - R. T. Frazier Saddelry
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1) Catalog No. 15. 11" x 8". with pictures. illustrative and descriptive catalog. 2)Three advertising flyers. 8" x 4". 8" x...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to B*****8 for (165.00 + 37.13BP) = 202.13
 
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Pictorial Saddle Billheads3420 - Pictorial Saddle Billheads
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Lot of 5. Four are from Vallejo: three are to John Brownie from O.L. Henderson, Blacksmith and Wagonmaker, 1871; the fourth is John Brownie, Pioneer L
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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McClellan Saddle3421 - McClellan Saddle
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McClellan US calvary saddle, hand sewn, rawhide seat covering. Saddle has metal label that reads: "12 inch seat". Wood stirrups and covers...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to a********o for (150.00 + 33.75BP) = 183.75
 
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Vintage Wood Pack Saddle3422 - Vintage Wood Pack Saddle
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Pack saddle probably used by prospectors. Gear intact, though dried out. City: State: United States, Date: FHWAC#: 278
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********b.. for (95.00 + 21.38BP) = 116.38
 
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Barbed Wire Display Case 13423 - Barbed Wire Display Case 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
General Description: Barbed wire spelled the end to open range grazing for stockmen in the west in the 1880's. Soon settlers began staking out ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (300.00 + 67.50BP) = 367.50
 
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Barbed Wire Display Case 23424 - Barbed Wire Display Case 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
See General Desc.in 26501. Desc: 14 pieces, Inventors include Brotherton, Brinkerhoff, Haish, Glidden, Scutt, Unknown. City: State:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (170.00 + 38.25BP) = 208.25
 
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Barbed Wire Display Case 33425 - Barbed Wire Display Case 3
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See General Desc.in 26501. 14 pieces. Inventors include Stubbe, Beers, Vosburgh, Ross, Washburn, Shinn, Huffman, and Miles. City: State:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
 
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Barbed Wire Display Case 43426 - Barbed Wire Display Case 4
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See General Desc.in 26501. 16 pieces. Inventors include Jayne-Hill, Nadelhoffer, Frye, Brinkerhoff, Worchester, Kelly, Brink, Wing, Wilkes, Allis, and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
 
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Barbed Wire Display Case 53427 - Barbed Wire Display Case 5
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See General Desc.in 26501. 16 pieces. Inventors include Meriwether, Scutt, Wilkes, Sunderlands, Merrill, Hallner, Brink, Stover, Watkins, and Cowell.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
 
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Barbed Wire Display Case 63428 - Barbed Wire Display Case 6
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See General Desc.in 26501. 16 pieces. Inventors include Preston, Crandal, Decker, Curtis, Upham, Ellwood, Haish, Doerr, Shellaberger, and Rodgers.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
 
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Barbed Wire Display Case 73429 - Barbed Wire Display Case 7
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See General Desc.in 26501. 16 pieces. Inventors include Kennedy, Billings, Ford, Ross, Baker, Dodge, Smith, Cleveland, Stubbe, and Nadelhoffer. C
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
 
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Sled Dog Photographs3430 - Sled Dog Photographs
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Four photos of sled dogs and one photo of Turnagain Arm, Alaska (shows Northern Lights). City: Anchorage State: Alaska, Date: 19
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Alaska postcards: Anchorage RPC's3431 - Alaska postcards: Anchorage RPC's
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Lot of 14. See photo. (Prag collection) City: Anchorage State: Alaska, Date: c1915-1940 FHWAC#: 27922
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Estimate : 100.00 - 140.00
Sold to 4*****W for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Alaska postcards: Cordova3432 - Alaska postcards: Cordova
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Lot of twenty-five. Two c1905-1915: Main Street and First Street. Also heavy snow in 1930 (Roark photo), a winter night with lots of telephone wires,
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to 4*****W for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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Alaska postcards: Dawson and the Yukon Territory3433 - Alaska postcards: Dawson and the Yukon Territory
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Lot of twenty-four. Views include the Principal Hotel, Government mansion, birds Eye views, Yukon & Klondyke Rivers, Officers of the steamer ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 4*****W for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Alaska postcards: Fairbanks RPC's3434 - Alaska postcards: Fairbanks RPC's
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Lot of 65. Early Federal building and second street, business district, iron bridge, Model Cafe, snow, St. Joseph's Hospital, snow of course, se...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 4*****W for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
 
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Alaska Postcards: Fairbanks & Seward3435 - Alaska Postcards: Fairbanks & Seward
Holabird Western Americana Collections
22 cards total. Early chrome and hand-colored. Fifteen of Fairbanks, 7 of Seward. Photographers/publishers: Lowman & Hanford, A.J. Johnson &...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 4*****W for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Rare Green Hill, Alaska hand colored panorama3436 - Rare Green Hill, Alaska hand colored panorama
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This certainly has the semblance of Green Hill, but we could not confirm this. Beautiful panorama showing the small town, hill, mountains and water. 4
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 6*****b for (200.00 + 45.00BP) = 245.00
 
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Alaska postcards: Juneau3437 - Alaska postcards: Juneau
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Lot of twenty-six. Features 1905 Pacific Steamship postcard of Juneau. Also two Albertype postcards. One postcard by J. F. Eicherly. One Kern Skagway
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 4*****W for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Alaska postcards: Juneau RPC's3438 - Alaska postcards: Juneau RPC's
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Lot of thirty-five. Includes a 1910 Spickett's post office, log cabin church, governor's mansion, Baranof Hotel, high school wharf, cotton f...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 4*****W for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
 
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Alaska postcards: Ketchikan3439 - Alaska postcards: Ketchikan
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Lot of 23. Features black and white and color versions of Ketchikan and Tongass Narrows. Also a Case Juneau photograph of the city. Kern Skagway postc
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 4*****W for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
 
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Alaska postcards: Ketchikan RPC's3440 - Alaska postcards: Ketchikan RPC's
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Lot of fifty-three. Seven c1905-1915. The rest c1915-1940. Several "Welcome to Ketchikan" sign. 1905 Case & Draper Front Street. Very ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to 4*****W for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
 
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Alaska postcards: Nome3441 - Alaska postcards: Nome
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Lot of 24. Includes a nice scene of Front Street at midnight, June 21, 1905 (Land of the midnight Sun ya' know). A November 1, 1906 storm with w...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 4*****W for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Alaska postcards: Nome3442 - Alaska postcards: Nome
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Lot of 10. Five c1905-1910 and five c1915-1940. Front Street, Jacobs, Nome photograph. October 6, 1918 storm. Lomen Brothers, Nome tents, back stamped
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
 
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Alaska postcards: Seward3443 - Alaska postcards: Seward
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Lot of seventeen. Includes a May 1915 photo by Hetters. Postmarked 1915. Steam engine crossing a bridge on way into Seward. Haines and Fort Seward pho
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Estimate : 170.00 - 250.00
Sold to 4*****W for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
 
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Alaska postcards: Sitka3444 - Alaska postcards: Sitka
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Lot of forty-seven. Eighteen of Russian architecture (St. Michael's and other buildings). Indian town,Indian River Bridge, Thlingit Village, Rus...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 4*****W for (175.00 + 39.38BP) = 214.38
 
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Alaska postcards: Sitka RPC's3445 - Alaska postcards: Sitka RPC's
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Lot of twenty-five. Six pre-1915. These postcards focus on the Russian influence on the architecture and nature's influence on the scenery. Phot...
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Estimate : 220.00 - 350.00
Sold to 4*****W for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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Alaska postcards: Skagway3446 - Alaska postcards: Skagway
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Lot of thirty. Includes a glittery overview with A. B. Mountain in the background. Note on back says "Jan's father had these made in German...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 4*****W for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
 
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Alaska postcards: Skagway RPC's3447 - Alaska postcards: Skagway RPC's
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Lot of 35. Eight old RPC's. Includes Train going down street, Harriet S Pullen house and park, reprint of 1898 Skagway flood, Thwaites photo of ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 4*****W for (175.00 + 39.38BP) = 214.38
 
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Alaska postcards: Valdez RPC's3448 - Alaska postcards: Valdez RPC's
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Lot of seven. Great 1907 with Valdez weak cancel of wharf. "Leaving here 4 a. m. " Please see photo. (Prag collection) City: Valdez St...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 4*****W for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Alaska postcards: Wrangell3449 - Alaska postcards: Wrangell
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Lot of twenty-one. Older cards include hand-colored wharf and waterfront of a Pacific Coast Steamer Company card. Also Chief Shakes Island and several
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 4*****W for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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