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Rocky Mountain Flower Books4299 - Rocky Mountain Flower Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) Rocky Mountain Wild Flowers. On high quality archival property. ACTUALLY has Rocky Mountain wild flowers on each page. 12 identified
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to a****a for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Four Colorado Pamphlets and Programs4300 - Four Colorado Pamphlets and Programs
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1) By laws of the Colorado Springs Post Number 22 of the Grand Army of the Republic. 1884. 2) Woman's Literary Club of Ward. 1900. List of bimon...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******2 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Four Colorado Promotional Pamphlets: South Platte Valley, Arkansas Valley, Eastern CO, and the North4301 - Four Colorado Promotional Pamphlets: South Platte Valley, Arkansas Valley, Eastern CO, and the North
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. All of these soft-cover pamphlets were put out by the Colorado State Board of Immigration, which was created in 1909 "for the purp...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Four Early Colorado Tourist Books4302 - Four Early Colorado Tourist Books
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1) Colorado for the Tourist by the Union Pacific. 60 pages. 2) Souvenir of Colorado. 28 pages of photographs. 3) With Nature in Colorado. A brief resu
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********n.. for (200.00 + 45.00BP) = 245.00
 
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Four Rocky Mountain Pamphlets4303 - Four Rocky Mountain Pamphlets
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1) " Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado". Written by Enos A. Mills. Published by the United States Railroad Administration, National P...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to e********5 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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Fruit Farming, Three Pamphlets4304 - Fruit Farming, Three Pamphlets
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1) Peach Belt Fruit Culture in Grass Valley, Colorado: Orchard Homes and How to Get Them". Published by Geo. O. Shafer & Co., Colonizers of...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********h.. for (200.00 + 45.00BP) = 245.00
 
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General Colorado Cabinet Cards, Stereoviews, and Photographs4305 - General Colorado Cabinet Cards, Stereoviews, and Photographs
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Lot of twelve. 1-2) The Platte Canal cabinet card. Bates & Muhr photographers. Presented by the Grand Army of the Republic. 3) What appears to b...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*****p for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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Grand Canyon of the Arkansas (Rare W.H. Jackson)4306 - Grand Canyon of the Arkansas (Rare W.H. Jackson)
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A rare W. H. Jackson photo album. Hard green linen cover, with black and gold embossed design and gold type (faded) (7 3/8" x 5"). Actual ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to h*******2 for (350.00 + 78.75BP) = 428.75
 
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Jefferson Territory Pamphlets4307 - Jefferson Territory Pamphlets
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1) 36th congress, 1st session House of Representatives. Mis. Doc. No. 10. "Jefferson Territory, Letter from the Delegate Elect from the Propose...
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Let's Go Camping in the Rockies (Two Pamphlets)4308 - Let's Go Camping in the Rockies (Two Pamphlets)
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1) Camping in the Rockies. A Guide to the Most Desirable Camping Places in Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. To which have been added Vacation Estimates
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Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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Life in Early Colorado (Five Booklets)4309 - Life in Early Colorado (Five Booklets)
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1) "The Long Pull" by the Denver Chamber of Commerce. 1926. 32 pages. How Denver became a city. 2) "A Story of Western Life" as ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****a for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
 
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Line Etchings from a Trip from the Missouri River to the Rockies4310 - Line Etchings from a Trip from the Missouri River to the Rockies
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RARE! …completed for the Kansas Pacific Railway. Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography. A wonderful combination of diary, travel guide, and...
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Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Map of Sangre de Cristo Land Grant4311 - Map of Sangre de Cristo Land Grant
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The Sangre de Cristo Land Grant was conferred by Mexico to Beaubien and Lee in 1844 and was later patented by the U.S. Government in 1880 for just und
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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Colorado Medical and Health Reports (including Territorial)4312 - Colorado Medical and Health Reports (including Territorial)
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1) "Annual reports of the State Board of Health of Colorado." For the years 1879 and 1880. Includes map showing pollution to the water sup...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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One Book and Two Booklets of Colorado Scenery4313 - One Book and Two Booklets of Colorado Scenery
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1) Book: "Colorado in Color and Song" by Frank S. Thayer. 50 pages with tissue inserts. 10.5" x 10". Photographic reproductions ...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
Sold to h*******2 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Colorado Ranching Booklets4314 - Colorado Ranching Booklets
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1) "Colorado, Her Financial Needs. Cattlemen's Loan and Guaranty Co. An Analysis of Existing Conditions with Practical Remedial Suggestions...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
Sold to h*******2 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Ranch Life in the Rockies and Third Annual Report of the Central N. J. Land Improvement Co. Pamphlet4315 - Ranch Life in the Rockies and Third Annual Report of the Central N. J. Land Improvement Co. Pamphlet
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1) Magazine, "Ranch Life in the Rockies (third edition) United States Land and Mining Laws, the Game and Fish Laws, State Map of Colorado"...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Raymond Excursion Books4316 - Raymond Excursion Books
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Want to take and early excursion into Colorado. Here is your ticket. The Grand Tour was a 24 day tour with first-class travel double berth railroad sl
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Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8*****L for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Rhymes of the Rockies, Four Editions4317 - Rhymes of the Rockies, Four Editions
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These little books of poems, some text, lithographs, and photos are published by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. 1) "Rhymes of the Rockie...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Rocky Mountain Joe - Famous Colorado Photographer4318 - Rocky Mountain Joe - Famous Colorado Photographer
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J. B. Sturtevant, better known as Rocky Mountain Joe, collection. Part 1 is a photo album of 17 photos. They include Blanche Depay Sturtevant in her W
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8*****L for (300.00 + 67.50BP) = 367.50
 
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Six c1890 Back to Nature Photographs4319 - Six c1890 Back to Nature Photographs
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1) W.H. Walker of West Denver, photographer. West Denver. Canoe on Green Lake. 8 x 5". William H. Walker worked in Denver form 1887 - 1897 (Mau...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to s********h.. for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Sons of Colorado4320 - Sons of Colorado
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Monthly publication devoted to the order of Elks. Two issues, June, 1906, 15 pp. and July, 1908, 35 pp. Both have illustrations on the covers of a man
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Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to t******2 for (10.00 + 2.25BP) = 12.25
 
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Southern Colorado Ephemera4321 - Southern Colorado Ephemera
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Three promotional pieces about Pioneer Days in the Arkansas Valley, The South Platt Valley, and The Western Slope. Eighteen various towns mentioned, p
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (10.00 + 2.25BP) = 12.25
 
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State of Colorado Coupon Note4322 - State of Colorado Coupon Note
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Number 4346 for $700. Signed by Joseph Patton(?) and Walter Davis. To the R. J. Waddell Investment Company of Ottawa, Kansas. Two small vignettes: eag
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Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (10.00 + 2.25BP) = 12.25
 
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Stereo View Photograph by William Henry Jackson4323 - Stereo View Photograph by William Henry Jackson
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Jackson was active in Denver, Colorado from 1879-97 according to Carl Mautz. Image appears to be a view into a slot canyon with a river running throug
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Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (15.00 + 3.38BP) = 18.38
 
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The Canyons of Colorado from Photographs by W. H. Jackson4324 - The Canyons of Colorado from Photographs by W. H. Jackson
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Eight editions of sixteen photographs by famous photographer William Henry Jackson of the canyons of Colorado. Seven foldouts and one bound. One foldo
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (500.00 + 112.50BP) = 612.50
 
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W. H. Jackson Photo Books/ Rocky Mountains4325 - W. H. Jackson Photo Books/ Rocky Mountains
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1) " The Rocky Mountains Pictured by W. H. Jackson. Pictures of magnificent scenes in the rocky Mountains. the master-works of the world's ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********h.. for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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The Contractor's Story of the Moffat Tunnel4326 - The Contractor's Story of the Moffat Tunnel
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Biographies on Dacid Moffat, HC Hitchcock, C Tinkler, and AH Baer. The tunnel was created for the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company. It was 6.11
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*****s for (300.00 + 67.50BP) = 367.50
 
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The Rockies--Four Beautiful Pamphlets4327 - The Rockies--Four Beautiful Pamphlets
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1) "In the Rocky Mountains with the Indian, Bear & Wolf". Compiled by William H. Crane; engraved and printed by the Smith-Brooks Print...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****a for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
 
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Three Booklets about the Rocky Mountains4328 - Three Booklets about the Rocky Mountains
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1) "Curious things from the Rocky Mountains" by H. H. Tammen (1856-1924), Denver Colorado. The catalog features products from Tammen's...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8*****L for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
 
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Three Books on Water and Colorado4329 - Three Books on Water and Colorado
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1) Department of Agriculture's "Artesian Wells upon the Great Plains." 1882, Washington D. C. 38 pages. Large very colorful map, 20 x ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********h.. for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Three Colorado Information Booklets4330 - Three Colorado Information Booklets
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1) "Handbook of Colorado." Passenger Department of the Burlington Route (Chicago, Burlington, Quincy Railroad). 56 pages. 5 x 4". Fol...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Three Irrigation/Farming Publications4331 - Three Irrigation/Farming Publications
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1) Prowers County Colorado: The Irrigation fairies Paying Tribute to the Prowers County Farmer. The Home of the Prosperous Farmer". This bookle...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to s********h.. for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Three Little Colorado Booklets4332 - Three Little Colorado Booklets
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Colorado Views c 1880's. Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway. Sixteen 2 x 5" photographs in panels. It is all in a box made to look lik...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to r******8 for (225.00 + 50.63BP) = 275.63
 
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Three Rocky Mountain Pamphlets4333 - Three Rocky Mountain Pamphlets
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1) "Elsie's Summer in the Rocky Mountains (Elsie's Trip in the Rocky Mountains". By Miss E. Davis. Printed by William R. Jenkins, ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to a****a for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Three Tammen Booklets on the Rockies4334 - Three Tammen Booklets on the Rockies
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1) "Over the Loop to the Summit of Mount McClellan". Photographic views of magnificent scenery in the Rocky Mountains along the Lines of t...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********h.. for (55.00 + 12.38BP) = 67.38
 
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Trio of Rocky Mountain Photo Books4335 - Trio of Rocky Mountain Photo Books
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1) "Heart of the Rockies in Colorado. In all of its Grandeur." The twenty-five views of the Rocky Mountains contained in this beautiful al...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Trouting in Colorado4336 - Trouting in Colorado
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A pamphlet produced by The Colorado and Southern Railway with 21 splendid photographs of trout fishing in Colorado. 7 x 5" With a brief essay o...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to R****8 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Two Fishing Booklets4337 - Two Fishing Booklets
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1) "Trouting in Colorado". by H. A. Johnson, General Freight and Passenger Agent, The Colorado & Southern Railway, Denver, Colorado, 1...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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Two "Trail and Timberline" (Annual Mountaineering Review in Pictures)4338 - Two "Trail and Timberline" (Annual Mountaineering Review in Pictures)
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22 pages, 10 photographs with descriptions in each book. From the Arikarees to Longs Peak to Hallett Glacier to Mount Ypsion to Copeland Lake to Shelf
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 3****m for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Two Colorado Booklets4339 - Two Colorado Booklets
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1) "Colorado Illuminated" 6' x 7". 42 Whimsical drawings showing 'Life in Colorado' Some fraying on cover. 2) "Co...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*****p for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Two Large Photograph Booklets of Colorado Scenery4340 - Two Large Photograph Booklets of Colorado Scenery
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1) "Colorado" by The Detroit Photographic Company. 40 Pages. 13" x 10". with Descriptions. Cripple Creek, Georgetown and its Loo...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Four Western Colorado Booklets4341 - Four Western Colorado Booklets
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1) "The Fruit Belt of Mesa County, Western Colorado: An Authoritative Statement of the Resources and the Advantages and Opportunities it has to...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to s********h.. for (225.00 + 50.63BP) = 275.63
 
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Six Western Slope Booklets4342 - Six Western Slope Booklets
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1) "Western Colorado issued by the Western Slope Congress of Colorado"; printed by Grand Junction "News" Book and Job Printers, ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to s********h.. for (425.00 + 95.63BP) = 520.63
 
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Sand Creek Land and Cattle Company Stock Certificate4343 - Sand Creek Land and Cattle Company Stock Certificate
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This cattle operation on the border of Wyoming and Colorado border. Number 64 to Miss Eleanor Dudgeon of Leo Grotes, Alpes Maritimes, France. Numbers
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*******d for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Gardner's Hartford Directory4344 - Gardner's Hartford Directory
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Gardner's Hartford city directory for 1839 to which is added a complete list of city officers, officers of the fire department, of the several c...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a****a for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Dakota Check Collection (1880-1903)4345 - Dakota Check Collection (1880-1903)
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Lot of 23. From Canton: four First National Bank checks (1887-1888) with vignette of bank building and vignette of farmers; one of these checks has a
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*****l for (65.00 + 14.63BP) = 79.63
 
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Rand McNally Pocket Map and Shippers' Guide for Dakota (1885)4346 - Rand McNally Pocket Map and Shippers' Guide for Dakota (1885)
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Railroad stations, towns, islands, lakes, points of local interest, telegraph stations, express companies, etc. 25 pages. Early! Rare! Map is in very
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b***5 for (130.00 + 29.25BP) = 159.25
 
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Resources of Dakota4347 - Resources of Dakota
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A scarce and quite exquisite homesteaders' guide to the Dakota Territory. Official Publication compiled by the Commissioner fo Immigration Under...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*******d for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Two Dakota Territory Maps4348 - Two Dakota Territory Maps
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1) 1882 color Territory of Nevada map. Shows Indian Reservations. One tear, but otherwise is great shape. 25 x 32". 2) 1879 with proposed and a...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 2********e for (140.00 + 31.50BP) = 171.50
 
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