Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

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Americana and Numismatics
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Colton's Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide4659 - Colton's Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pocket map, published by J.H. Colton, New York, 1852. (6" x 4") 89 pp. plus 18 pp. catalogue of maps, etc. Colton’s Western Tourist & ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (225.00 + 50.63BP) = 275.63
 
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Colton's Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide4660 - Colton's Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pocket map, published by J.H. Colton, New York, 1852. 89 pp. plus 18 pp. catalogue of maps, etc. Large folding map: Smith, J. Calvin: "Guide Th...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (275.00 + 61.88BP) = 336.88
 
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Colton's Northwestern 1860's map4661 - Colton's Northwestern 1860's map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Colton map came from a atlas in 1871s showing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and southern British Columbia. Wyoming was a new addit
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********e for (130.00 + 29.25BP) = 159.25
 
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Colton's Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide, 18394662 - Colton's Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide, 1839
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Traveler and Tourist's Guide-Book through the Western States and Territories containing brief descriptions of each, with routes and distances on...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (375.00 + 84.38BP) = 459.38
 
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The Northern Pacific Tour4663 - The Northern Pacific Tour
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Foldout Picture Booklet. "From the Lakes & Mississippi River to the Pacific including Puget sound & Alaska". 29 pages. 7 1/2"...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****L for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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To the West ! (Drawings with Poem)4664 - To the West ! (Drawings with Poem)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c.1870s. A single page of charming drawings of a man and woman with quotes about agreeing to cross the country to the west (some numeric figures on th
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to N********c.. for (275.00 + 61.88BP) = 336.88
 
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Map illustrating the extermination of the Bison4665 - Map illustrating the extermination of the Bison
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Map clearly shows how the range of the bison has shrunk form 1860 to 1870 to 1880 to 1889. Prepared by W. T. Hornaday. In 1889 the herds were limited
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to T******1 for (375.00 + 84.38BP) = 459.38
 
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Map illustrating the Plan of the Defences [sic] of the Western & North Western Frontier.4666 - Map illustrating the Plan of the Defences [sic] of the Western & North Western Frontier.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very nice map as proposed by Charles Gratiot, in his report of Oct. 31, 1837. Compiled in the U. S. Topographical Bureau under the direction of Col. A
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (150.00 + 33.75BP) = 183.75
 
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Maps from the Northwest4667 - Maps from the Northwest
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11 maps: 1869 Dalles Military Map, map of the northwest as it appeared in 1848 (date of map unknown), handdrawn map of mining claims in 1863 Be
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to a****a for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Diagram of the Transcontinental Lines of Road4668 - Diagram of the Transcontinental Lines of Road
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Map shows the original Central Pacific and Union Pacific and their competitors. (18.5" x 19.5") City: State: United States, Date:
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to N********c.. for (15.00 + 3.38BP) = 18.38
 
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Antique Wall Telephone4669 - Antique Wall Telephone
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Autophone manufactured by S.H. Bouch Co. Inc., Boston. Patent date is May 17, 1910. 50 station. Oak case. Missing earpiece and a bell on the top. Othe
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to b******1 for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
 
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California Telephone & Telegraph Collection4670 - California Telephone & Telegraph Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Telegraph stamps, cancelled checks, stock certificates billheads and written letters from telephone and telegraph companies around the state of Califo
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (65.00 + 14.63BP) = 79.63
 
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Postal Telegraph Collection4671 - Postal Telegraph Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A dozen items related to the Postal Telegraph (The Mackay System). Telegrams dating from 1890 through 1910, Goldfield Consolidated stock certificate.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to d******0 for (10.00 + 2.25BP) = 12.25
 
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Ridge Telephone Company Documents4672 - Ridge Telephone Company Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1874 telephone message and 1882 to Graniteville from Citizens Bank. From the Weber telephone and telegraph collection. The Ridge Telephone Company was
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d********9 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Commercial Cable stock4673 - Commercial Cable stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two pieces one unissued, one dated 1897. From the Weber telephone and telegraph collection. City: State: United States, Date:
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t*******d for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Telephone Company Mementos4674 - Telephone Company Mementos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A box full of Plaques, tokens, stickers and advertising from telephone companies. From the Weber telephone and telegraph collection. City:
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Telephone Stock Collection4675 - Telephone Stock Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 80 stock certificates and checks from telephone companies around the United States. From the Weber telephone and telegraph collection. City:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********e.. for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
 
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Telephone Token Library4676 - Telephone Token Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large collection of articles, letters and pamphlets concerning telephone tokens around the world. Also a bag of tokens from the Mountain Bell Museum
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to a********e.. for (10.00 + 2.25BP) = 12.25
 
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Telephone/telegraph Stamp Collection4677 - Telephone/telegraph Stamp Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 200 stamps from telephone and telegraph companies: American Rapid Telegraph, Postal Telegraph, Pacific Mutual Telegraph, Northern Mutual Telegrap
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
 
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Telephone/telegraph Stock certificates: Southern States4678 - Telephone/telegraph Stock certificates: Southern States
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 stock certificates from southern states: New Orleans, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri., and 2 letters from related companies. From the Weber Tel
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j****3 for (225.00 + 50.63BP) = 275.63
 
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