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10 Nevada Bottles includes 1923 coke, Yerignton Dairy, GAK, Old Colony Soda,etc.5450 - 10 Nevada Bottles includes 1923 coke, Yerignton Dairy, GAK, Old Colony Soda,etc.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 of various sizes and uses, including a Christmas 1923 Coke, a half pint milk from Valley Dairy of Yerington, Old Colony Soda, Ely, 1 pint mi
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Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to T********r for (65.00 + 14.63BP) = 79.63
 
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Superior Old Port5451 - Superior Old Port
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Original port. Applied top! 1870's or 1880's. Bottled by Edward Kane & Sons of Brooklyn, New York. Original cork in two pieces. Rips on ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to r*******0 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Tippecanoe wine bottle with stopper5452 - Tippecanoe wine bottle with stopper
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Intricately embossed bottle with TIPPECANOE on one side and H. H. WARNER & CO. on the other. Bottom says ROCHESTER / N. Y. Both are entwined in ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to r*******e for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Old Hickory, Woodford County, Kentucky Whiskey bottle5453 - Old Hickory, Woodford County, Kentucky Whiskey bottle
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Fleckenstein - Mayer Company, Portland, Oregon. Old fashioned, handmade, sour mash whiskey. Label is ripped in places but all words and pictures are i
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to h*******2 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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99 Bottles on the Block5454 - 99 Bottles on the Block
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OLD KAINTUCK/WHISKEY. The most popular alcoholic beverage in early nineteenth-century America was whiskey and the best whiskey was distilled in Kentu
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Eclectic Bottle Collection (lot of seven)5455 - Eclectic Bottle Collection (lot of seven)
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Lot of 7 different bottles: 1) Crystal perfume—not with original stopper; 2) Cobalt, 5” tall, Crème de Camelia, for the Complexion, from the Bo...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*******e for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
 
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Pino Grande, Cool, Quintette and Fairplay covers5456 - Pino Grande, Cool, Quintette and Fairplay covers
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1) Cool cancel. Date unreadable (but city easily read). Corner advertising cover from J. B. Wagner, supervisor, fourth district, Pilot Hill. Nice pict
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Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to t********n.. for (15.00 + 3.38BP) = 18.38
 
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Eldorado cover with postmaster name5457 - Eldorado cover with postmaster name
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H. F. Tracy is listed on the cancel. Horace F. Tracy was the post master from December 14, 1882 to May 29, 1886. C. F. Roussin was still using the old
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2 Fabulous Greenwood, El Dorado covers5458 - 2 Fabulous Greenwood, El Dorado covers
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1) Large letter oval cancel with an ovate grid killer. 2) 1880 cancel with target killer. Rings around straight-line date. Red French received cancel
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to t********n.. for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Newton, El Dorado cover5459 - Newton, El Dorado cover
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Very early cancel. The Newton post office was open from 1854 to 1912. City: Newton State: California, Date: c1858 FHWAC#:
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Covers: Fresno, San Diego, El Cajon, etc.5460 - Covers: Fresno, San Diego, El Cajon, etc.
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Four El Cajon 1888 covers. 1888 Tremont House cc cover. 1899 Capistrano, Two 1891 Escondido. Lot of 24. City: State: California, Da
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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Mining and Postal Collection (WWI, soldier, padlocks, etc.)5461 - Mining and Postal Collection (WWI, soldier, padlocks, etc.)
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This lot contains several letters and cancelled covers dating from 1891 to 1918. Some of the letters are from soldiers serving during WWI, others from
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******0 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Cleora corner cover with Salida cancel5462 - Cleora corner cover with Salida cancel
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Corner cover is W. W. Dunbar, County Attorney Caffee County, Cleora. Letter mailed to William Adain(?) at Hancock in Chaffee County (post office open
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Early advertising cover Bliss & Sweeter Agricultural Implements5463 - Early advertising cover Bliss & Sweeter Agricultural Implements
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Bliss & Sweeter Agricultural Implements. Picture of wagon takes up top right quadrant. City: Denver State: Colorado, Date: 1882
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4 Carson City Postal Records Ledgers5464 - 4 Carson City Postal Records Ledgers
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Lot of 4: Postal record books from the early 1900`s. Book 1 is the "Carriers Route Directory," which has hand-inscribed entries on almost...
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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2 Empire Postal Account Ledgers5465 - 2 Empire Postal Account Ledgers
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This is a lot of two ledgers from the town of Empire in Ormsby County, Nevada. Lot includes a Postal Account Book with the first entry July, 1887 and
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Franktown Postmaster Ledger5466 - Franktown Postmaster Ledger
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This is the 1907 account book and ledger for the Postmaster of the now defunct town of Franktown in Washoe County, Nevada. The first entry is made Jan
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 2*****l for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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350 Reno Themed Gaming Covers5467 - 350 Reno Themed Gaming Covers
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About 350. Roulette the game that broke the bank at Monte Carlo, Keno pays highest adds to the player, William Harrah (different auto stamps), Slots t
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United States Postal Card Company Stock Certificates (63)5468 - United States Postal Card Company Stock Certificates (63)
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A group of 63 unissued certificates from the United States Postal Card Company (NY). 18XX. Allegorical females. ABN, New York. Some browning. VF.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********e.. for (225.00 + 50.63BP) = 275.63
 
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Stamp less cover5469 - Stamp less cover
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Interesting letter discussing the problems between the banking system and the Treasury. Mention Calhoun and Martin Van Buren. The country was in a fr
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Sold to d******0 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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400 Cachet U. S. Plate Block Covers5470 - 400 Cachet U. S. Plate Block Covers
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c1940-2000. Please see photo for examples. City: State: , Date: Fabulous selection that has to be seen to be believed! Includes
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******0 for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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5 Eastern Covers5471 - 5 Eastern Covers
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Five covers: a) stampless cover from Colchester (CT?), Dec. 1848 to New York, 40 cent rate, 2pp letter, cond. problems; b) YMCA corner adv., Army Chri
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Eastern Photograph covers5472 - Eastern Photograph covers
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Set of six. Two Crawford of Stamford, CT. Whitney & Beckwith of Norwalk, CT. Kimball of Manchester, NH. Chamberlin of Norwich, NY. One unknown. ...
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Two FREE FRANK covers5473 - Two FREE FRANK covers
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One from Maryland with a wax seal on back. Perhaps 1859. One from Walthom, Georgia. Only has front face. City: State: , Date:
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Pan Pacific World's Fair Postcard Collection (lot of 64)5474 - Pan Pacific World's Fair Postcard Collection (lot of 64)
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Lot of 64. 60 are tinted. Wide array of views of San Francisco’s buildings associated with the PAN PACIFIC 1915 World’s Fair. Views include Palace of
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Seven Chicago World's Fair Spoons5475 - Seven Chicago World's Fair Spoons
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Lot of 7 teaspoons, 8” long. 1) A beautiful sterling silver spoon made by C.D. Peacock of Chicago. The plain bowl is topped by depictions of the Chin
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Two Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo and Sesquicentennial Expo Spoons5476 - Two Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo and Sesquicentennial Expo Spoons
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Lot of 2 teaspoons. 1) A souvenir of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition held in Seattle in 1909, the bowl contains a depiction of the U.S. Government
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****y for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Arizona State Business Directory, 19255477 - Arizona State Business Directory, 1925
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Arizona State Business Directory Including El Paso, Texas with Los Angeles and Foreign Classifications Including Live Stock Department, Wool Growers...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to e********5 for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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4 Death Valley Books5478 - 4 Death Valley Books
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Lot of four Books includes: 1) An Unnatural History of Death Valley (with reflections on the valley’s varmints, virgins, vandals and visionaries), By
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Estimate : 80.00 - 400.00
Sold to t********n.. for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Death Valley Album5479 - Death Valley Album
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By various authors (excerpts). No single publisher. A collection of newspaper articles, cartoons, and covers with a Death Valley connection. Please in
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Estimate : 80.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********y for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. and Supply Co. 75th Anniv. Brochure5480 - Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. and Supply Co. 75th Anniv. Brochure
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75 Years of Progress. 1861/ 1936. Diamond Jubilee. Crème-colored softcover. 32 pages with photographs. Includes a detailed description of the c...
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1924 Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directory5481 - 1924 Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directory
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1924 San Francisco City Directory. List of people and companies. Excellent condition. City: San Francisco State: California, Date:
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Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (65.00 + 14.63BP) = 79.63
 
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California Gazetteer & Business Directory, Volume 15482 - California Gazetteer & Business Directory, Volume 1
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Measures 9”x 7”. Published by San Francisco company R.L. Polk & Co. Located on 606 Montgomery Street. This is the first issue of the "Calif...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Illustrations of Colusa County, CA5483 - Illustrations of Colusa County, CA
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Elliott & Moore; Colusa County, California. Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery...; 1880; San Francisco. 15 x 12.5", black boards, gil...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to m******x for (375.00 + 84.38BP) = 459.38
 
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Photo reprint of the Atlanta and West End Directory for 18765484 - Photo reprint of the Atlanta and West End Directory for 1876
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Photo re-printed edition of the 1876 edition. Paperback. Published by Sunny South Steam Book and Job Print, Atlanta. 298 pages. The piece has some sta
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Estimate : 20.00 - 75.00
Sold to d******0 for (10.00 + 2.25BP) = 12.25
 
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Progressive Men of Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Fremont, and Oneida Counties, Idaho, Bowen & Co.5485 - Progressive Men of Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Fremont, and Oneida Counties, Idaho, Bowen & Co.
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Illustrated.; Bowen & Co.; 1904; 664pp. Approximately 9 x 12". Dark leather covers with gilt lettered face and spine. Original, with little...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to t****y for (1,700.00 + 382.50BP) = 2,082.50
 
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FIRST Annual Gazetteer and Directory of the City of Aurora5486 - FIRST Annual Gazetteer and Directory of the City of Aurora
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Aurora As it is. First Annual Gazetteer and Directory of the City of Aurora, Ill. Compiled by Knickerbocker & Hodder. Beacon Steam Print. 1868. ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 600.00
Sold to e*****r for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Rand McNally Bankers Directory Blue Book5487 - Rand McNally Bankers Directory Blue Book
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Banker's Directory and The Banker's Register with List of Bonded Attorneys. "Official Numbering Agent for American Bankers Association...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*****8 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Directory of the City of Evansville5488 - Directory of the City of Evansville
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Compiled and Published by W.H. Chandler, first directory. Printed in Evansville by W.H. Chandler, 1858. 188 pages. The front and back covers are detac
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William's Fort Wayne Directory City Guide, Business Mirror Vol. 15489 - William's Fort Wayne Directory City Guide, Business Mirror Vol. 1
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First Fort Wayne Directory! Compiled by C.S. Williams, publisher of the Cincinnati Directory. It was published in Fort Wayne: C.L. Hill, Phoenix Black
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Estimate : 260.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Indiana State Gazetteer and Shippers Guide5490 - Indiana State Gazetteer and Shippers Guide
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Volume 1. Hardcover. Published by Rosser, Spring and Cowen, Lafayette. 428 pages. The cover is detached from the book, as well as the first 6 pages.
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History and Business Directory of Madison County Iowa (RARE)5491 - History and Business Directory of Madison County Iowa (RARE)
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Rare Iowa!!! A complete history of the County: together with a description of its natural resources and sketches of its public buildings, schools, chu
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to a****a for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Iowa State Gazetteer5492 - Iowa State Gazetteer
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Embracing descriptive and historical sketches of counties, cities, towns, and villages, which include much valuable information respecting the agricul
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Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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Fort Scott, Kansas Directory5493 - Fort Scott, Kansas Directory
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Directory of the City of Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, for 1883, Giving a List of the Inhabitants, Business Firms, Educational, Social, and Reli
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City of Leavenworth, KS Directory5494 - City of Leavenworth, KS Directory
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No book listings found in OCLC. Hoye's Leavenworth City Directory and Classified Business Directory. Published by Hoye Directory Co., Kansas Cit...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to P*****R for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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City of Leavenworth, KS Directory5495 - City of Leavenworth, KS Directory
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No book listings found in OCLC. Hoye's Leavenworth City Directory and Classified Business Directory. Published by Hoye Directory Co., Kansas Cit...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to P*****R for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Edwin Green's City Directory of City of Leavenworth5496 - Edwin Green's City Directory of City of Leavenworth
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City directory of the "inhabitants, manufacturing establishments, institutions, business firms…" It is 291 pages. The publisher is not ide...
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Estimate : 130.00 - 520.00
Sold to P*****R for (65.00 + 14.63BP) = 79.63
 
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Doniphan County, Kansas, History and Directory5497 - Doniphan County, Kansas, History and Directory
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Doniphan County, Kansas, History and Directory for 1868-9: Containing the State Constitution; A Concise History of Kansas; Also of Doniphan County, an
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to P*****R for (170.00 + 38.25BP) = 208.25
 
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Baltimore Merchants and Manufacturers Directory with Compliments to Trade of West Virginia5498 - Baltimore Merchants and Manufacturers Directory with Compliments to Trade of West Virginia
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Printed in Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald of 32 South Paca Street. 1887. 146 pages. The covers and binding have some little wear, but are all s
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Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop Directory5499 - Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop Directory
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“…of the inhabitants, institutions, manufacturing establishments, societies, business firms, state census, maps, etc., etc.” Littlefield Directory Pub
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****a for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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