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Bullfrog Ephemera (Mining Stocks, Postcard, and Check)5650 - Bullfrog Ephemera (Mining Stocks, Postcard, and Check)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Goldhill-Bullfrog Mining Company unused stock certificate #438. Black ink on crème paper with three vignettes: upper left is three...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to G********_.. for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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Shoshone National Bank Mining Co. Stock Certificate5651 - Shoshone National Bank Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated April 15, 1905. Location of Mines, Bullfrog District. Datelined Goldfield, Nevada, May 18, 1906. #430. Uncancelled. Issued for 1000 share
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********p for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Bullion and Exchange Bank Check Book5652 - Bullion and Exchange Bank Check Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This 14" long, 3" wide check book, inscribed "E. Williams" on the front cover, contains stubs for checks 1-57, and contains unus...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Bullion and Exchange Bank Check signed by Nevada's most famous early Comstock citizen William Stewar5653 - Bullion and Exchange Bank Check signed by Nevada's most famous early Comstock citizen William Stewar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot contains single check written to P.B. Ellis in the amount of $40.00 by what appears to be the name William Stewart. Revenue stamp 164 R15 hand ca
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8*****l for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Bullion and Exchange Bank Drafts (80)5654 - Bullion and Exchange Bank Drafts (80)
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Lot of 80. Twenty have adhesive R15 Revenue Stamps. Some bear endorsement stamps from banks as varied as The London, Paris & American Bank Ltd.,...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 400.00
Sold to D******a for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Carson City & Esmeralda County Document Group (incl. Mine Timber sale)5655 - Carson City & Esmeralda County Document Group (incl. Mine Timber sale)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 items, including: 1). Deed recorded January 17, 1870, in Esmeralda County. Notarized by Geo. H. Dana, Clerk of Storey County. Includes blue 5
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to N******7 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Nevada State Controller Warrants (6)5656 - Nevada State Controller Warrants (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 items, all measuring 9" x 5." Each has "State Controller's Office Warrant." printed along top/bottom borders. "...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to b******n for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Two Early Nevada State Documents (Bond & State of NV Check)5657 - Two Early Nevada State Documents (Bond & State of NV Check)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2, including: 1). Bond of the State of Nevada, No. 55, datelined Carson City, April 20, 1865. Measures 17" x 14," includes Coupon ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to b******n for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Columbus Philatelic Collection (Covers, Check, Oath, Letters)5658 - Columbus Philatelic Collection (Covers, Check, Oath, Letters)
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Lot of 12 from Columbus, Nevada: 1) a sheet with the rules to be observed in executing the enclosed oath. 2) a copy of the oath taken by prospective p
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Atlantic Consolidated Mining Company Stock: lithograph by G. T. Brown (Silver City, Comstock Lode)5659 - Atlantic Consolidated Mining Company Stock: lithograph by G. T. Brown (Silver City, Comstock Lode)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 431 for 100 shares to David Wilder, Trustee, on February 24, 1879. Signed by Wilder as secretary and James Green as vice president. Lithograph
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Esmeralda County Collection (Stocks, Postcards, Checks, Other Paper)5660 - Esmeralda County Collection (Stocks, Postcards, Checks, Other Paper)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25. Items include 1) Dictator Consolidated Mining Company stock certificate. Unused. 188_. Hawthorne Mining District, Esmeralda County. 2) 1919
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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1870 Eureka Lawsuit w/ Nevada Adhesive Revenue5661 - 1870 Eureka Lawsuit w/ Nevada Adhesive Revenue
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Eleven page lawsuit attempting to reclaim $1,000 on promissory note. Interesting reading. A 10 cent Nevada Revenue stamp is attached. City: E
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to V********e for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Eureka Collection (18): post cards, tax couments, stocks5662 - Eureka Collection (18): post cards, tax couments, stocks
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This lot of 18 items from Eureka features some of the best Real Photo Postcards of Eureka, including scenes of the Eureka and Zadow hotels, the main s
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Eureka Ephemera & Photos (Dance Tickets, Photos, Billheads)5663 - Eureka Ephemera & Photos (Dance Tickets, Photos, Billheads)
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Multiple receipt documents, 3 photos, Eureka foil seal and 3 Beautific Lodge 62nd Anniversary Ball Tickets. The assorted Receipts are from such establ
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eureka Nevada Portraits (incl. one of miners)5664 - Eureka Nevada Portraits (incl. one of miners)
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Lot of 4. Photographs ranging in size from 4.25” x 2.5” to 10” x 8” on black mats. Medium contrast and sharp focus. Little wear. Three images are port
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ruby Hill Drugstore and Druggist F. J. Schneider Prescription Records5665 - Ruby Hill Drugstore and Druggist F. J. Schneider Prescription Records
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Lot of 20 handwritten medicinal notes from The Ruby Hill Drug Store (3) and druggist F.J. Schneider of Eureka. Schneider was born in Cincinnati, Ohi
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gold Hill Checks (Comstock Lode)5666 - Gold Hill Checks (Comstock Lode)
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Rare. Lot of four checks from four different banks. 1). H.H Flagg of Gold Hill. This check is written to Neil Woodleaf by Flagg, dated 9 January 187
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*********g for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
 
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George Graham Rice Autographed Pieces (Notorious Scam Artist)5667 - George Graham Rice Autographed Pieces (Notorious Scam Artist)
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Autographed letter and 3 stocks. Rice was an infamous stock trader and scammer who went to prison, the subject of "My Adventures With Your Mone...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to c******5 for (140.00 + 31.50BP) = 171.50
 
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Nevada State Maps (Clason & Rand McNally)5668 - Nevada State Maps (Clason & Rand McNally)
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Lot of 2. 1) "Sketch Map of Nevada and Southeastern Portion of California, The Ophir Canon Mines Co. Of Nevada. Transfer Office: Colorado Sprin...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Transportation Postcard Collection (Trains, Highways, Town Views)5669 - Transportation Postcard Collection (Trains, Highways, Town Views)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A wonderful collection of post cards. A total of 25 post cards, seven used and eighteen un-used are in the collection. Dates noted are from 1912 to
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (15.00 + 3.38BP) = 18.38
 
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Historic Reno Studio Photos (Three Different Studios) (Women & Babies)5670 - Historic Reno Studio Photos (Three Different Studios) (Women & Babies)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8: 1) Riverside Studio, Woman with Pearls and Well Dressed, matted, 5 1/2" x 3 1/2". 2) Riverside Studio, Girl, beautifully dresse...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to V********e for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Mt. Rose Oil Painting (c.1929)5671 - Mt. Rose Oil Painting (c.1929)
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This is an oil painting done, according to the signature, in 1929 by Thomas H. Grimm. According to Ancestry.com, Grimm was a Reno based lawyer, so, it
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 750.00
 
 
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Reno I.O.O.F. Military Hat5672 - Reno I.O.O.F. Military Hat
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A size 7.25 military style hat from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Nevada No. 1. Brass staff-sword cross brass insignia with "NEV 1&qu...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Reno Stereoviews of Truckee River (Keystone)5673 - Reno Stereoviews of Truckee River (Keystone)
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This is a lot of 2 images of the bridge overlooking the Truckee River. The stereoviews were produced by the Keystone View Company. Both photographs me
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Birds Eye View RPPCs of Tonopah5674 - Birds Eye View RPPCs of Tonopah
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of white border RPCs, 7 used and 10 un-used. Some are plain back cards. In good to very good condition. City: Tonopah State:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Tonopah 50th Celebration Collectibles (Pennants & a Pin)5675 - Tonopah 50th Celebration Collectibles (Pennants & a Pin)
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Lot of 52. 51 small pennant banners in yellow, orange, white and red for the celebration of Tonopah’s 50th anniversary May 19-21, 1950. The pennants h
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Tonopah Group 1 (Photographs, Postcards, Checks, Receipts, Etc.)5676 - Tonopah Group 1 (Photographs, Postcards, Checks, Receipts, Etc.)
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Group of approximately 45 items, including: two photographs, one measuring 13" x 4 1/2" with "Tonopah, Nev." printed along botto...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to h*******2 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Tonopah Group 2 (Insulators, Stocks, Covers, Etc.)5677 - Tonopah Group 2 (Insulators, Stocks, Covers, Etc.)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A variety of documents, ephemera, and decorative items. Among the most interesting are: 1) Two Brookfield insulators, one olivine (with wood screw pe
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Nevada Territorial and Early Checks5678 - Nevada Territorial and Early Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Paxton & Thornburgh 1862 to HH Day signed by R Morrow. 2) Blank sheet of 4 Paxton & Thornburgh checks. 3) Blank sheet of 3 B. F...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*****1 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Rare Revenue Stamped IOU Document for the Summit Mill5679 - Rare Revenue Stamped IOU Document for the Summit Mill
Holabird Western Americana Collections
On one half sheet of lined paper. An example of a folded over revenue stamp. An I. O. U. for $2,090.00 between Summit Mill Co. by O. S. Carrill and
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Storey County Bonds (City Water)5680 - Storey County Bonds (City Water)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three Storey County Nevada Bonds; The bonds include the following: 1) Blank Bond sheet originating from the City of Virginia Water Bonds. 2) Bo
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Estimate : 250.00 - 700.00
Sold to b******n for (135.00 + 30.38BP) = 165.38
 
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Territorial Checks5681 - Territorial Checks
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Lot of 3. 1) Stateler & Arrington, 1862. To Isaac Stevenson from Charles Strong. 2) Stateler & Arrington, 1863. To William Murphy from Charl...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*****8 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Two Virginia City Prints from Jean de Strelecki and an Iconic 1861 view5682 - Two Virginia City Prints from Jean de Strelecki and an Iconic 1861 view
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1-2) Strelecki prints from Virginia City. Original art was done in 1927 and 1928. Strelecki was born in Poland and resided in Paris, New York, and Lo
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Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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Virginia City Stereoviews5683 - Virginia City Stereoviews
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Lot of of 3. Measure 7” x 3.5”. One is very rough. The others have some wear with light damage and freckle marks. Photographers listed as G.J. Hepurn
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Estimate : 250.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 2*****l for (125.00 + 28.13BP) = 153.13
 
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Humboldt County Warrant Archive (1700!)5684 - Humboldt County Warrant Archive (1700!)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1,700 Humboldt County Warrants from the 1920's. A treasure trove of names for the historian or a large lot of Nevada documents for less than 20c...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (225.00 + 50.63BP) = 275.63
 
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Bicentennial Nevada Day Parade Award5685 - Bicentennial Nevada Day Parade Award
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Wooden frame in the shape of Nevada with brass plaque inscribed "To Gene Coughlin in appreciation for his winning float design for the prisons`...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 600.00
Sold to G********_.. for (160.00 + 36.00BP) = 196.00
 
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Hamilton Ephemera (Photographs & Documents)5686 - Hamilton Ephemera (Photographs & Documents)
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Lot of 9 items, including: 1) State, School and County Taxes for the Year 1879. "Assessed to" and "Received of" W.H. Fillmore, N...
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Miscellaneous Nevada Stereoviews (Palisade, Nevada Congressional Member, Etc.)5687 - Miscellaneous Nevada Stereoviews (Palisade, Nevada Congressional Member, Etc.)
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Lot of 5 images. Sizes range from 6.5” x 3.25” to 7” x 3.5.” All feature low to medium contrast and sharp focus. Some age related wear is evident on
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Miscellaneous Nevada Stereoviews (Tonopah, Reno, Virginia City)5688 - Miscellaneous Nevada Stereoviews (Tonopah, Reno, Virginia City)
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Lot of 7 images ranging in size from 6” x 3” to 7” x 3.5”. Medium contrast and sharp focus. Little wear. Shows views of Reno, Austin, Tonopah, Easter
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Estimate : 250.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 2*****l for (125.00 + 28.13BP) = 153.13
 
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Mitchell's 1866 Map of Nevada and Utah5689 - Mitchell's 1866 Map of Nevada and Utah
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Fabulous rendition of Nevada, Utah and parts of surrounding territories. The data is pre-1865, post-territorial. Measures 12 x 14,” in color. Choice.
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Nevada-Utah County Map5690 - Nevada-Utah County Map
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This colored full-page map was drawn and engraved by W.H. Gamble of Philadelphia. The map is taken from an atlas, as it is numbered page 49. Printed a
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Estimate : 50.00 - 175.00
Sold to i*********1 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Senate Resolution Posters for the Sutro Tunnel5691 - Senate Resolution Posters for the Sutro Tunnel
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Lot of 5 identical posters of Senate Concurrent Resolutions, No. 70 in Relation to Adolph Sutro, thanking him on behalf of the people of the State of
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Estimate : 350.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to a****a for (175.00 + 39.38BP) = 214.38
 
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Wabuska to Missouri Ephemera Collection (Postcards, Business Cards, Pamphlets, Newspapers, Etc.)5692 - Wabuska to Missouri Ephemera Collection (Postcards, Business Cards, Pamphlets, Newspapers, Etc.)
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A box full of history and culture. This large collection of ephemera dates from 1860-1945 and includes several business cards, calling cards, pamphlet
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to h*******2 for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Whittall Tatum Druggist Scale5693 - Whittall Tatum Druggist Scale
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Wooden box, 10" x 4.25" x 2.25". With slide-out drawer. Brass knob with Whittal Tatum & Co. Inscribed on the top. Drawer contains...
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American Can Company Bond Certificates (33)5694 - American Can Company Bond Certificates (33)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thirty three bond certificates from American Can Company. Denominations range from $100 to $25,000. Allegorical figures. The bonds were to mature in 1
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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American Thread Company Stock Certificates (96)5695 - American Thread Company Stock Certificates (96)
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Group of 96 issued certificates from the American Thread Company, issued between 1933 and 1960. Spool of thread vignette. The company incorporated in
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
 
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National File and Tool Company Stock Certificates (8)5696 - National File and Tool Company Stock Certificates (8)
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A group of 8 certificates issued between 1908 and 1911 from the National File and Tool Company. Incorporated in New Jersey. Nice vignette of a "...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to w******o for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
 
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The H.B. Claflin Company Stock Certificate 18955697 - The H.B. Claflin Company Stock Certificate 1895
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First Pfd. Stock issued in 1895. Vignette of Claflin at top left. The company was a Manhattan based dry goods business incorporated in 1890. The compa
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to l*******c for (15.00 + 3.38BP) = 18.38
 
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The North American Company (NJ) Stock Certificates Group (4)5698 - The North American Company (NJ) Stock Certificates Group (4)
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The North American Company was a railroad holding company organized in New Jersey in 1890, controlled by Henry Villard. The Oregon and Transcontinenta
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to l*******c for (15.00 + 3.38BP) = 18.38
 
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Douglas Microwave Co. Stock Certificates (44)5699 - Douglas Microwave Co. Stock Certificates (44)
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A group of 44 issued certificates from the Douglas Microwave Co. Incorporated in New York in 1952. Certificates issued in 1961 and 1962. Two different
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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