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"Wild West Wonders" Premier Live Auction (2025 August)

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“Wild West Wonders” Premier Live Auction

Day 1, August 8th, 2025 (Lots 1000-1574)

General Americana (Lots 1000-1449)

Geo. Sort (1000-1171)

Misc. Categories incl. Saloon & Bottles, Fishing, Books, Maps, Jewelry,
Toys, Compasses (1172-1449)

Philatelic (Lots 1450-1574)

Wells Fargo & Other Express (1450-1460)

Postcards & Covers (1461-1503)

Stamps (1504-1574)



Day 2, August 9th, 2025 (Lots 2000-2591)

Art incl. Salvador Dali (Lots 2000-2035)

Native Americana feat. Ken & Carolyn Osborne Jewelry Collection (Lots 2036-2125)

Cowboy & Wild West feat. Black Bart and “Bloody Bill” Anderson (Lots 2126-2158)

Minerals feat. Shaddrick Ore Collection (Lots 2159-2292)

Mining feat. Tri-State Collection (Lots 2293-2442)

Stocks & Bonds (Lots 2443-2591)

Mining feat. Shaddrick Homestake Collection (2443-2547)

Railroad (2548-2563)

Misc. incl. Express & Robert Morris (2564-2591)



Day 3, August 10th, 2025 (Lots 3000-3572)

Railroadiana (Lots 3000-3057)

Numismatics (Lots 3059-3333)

World’s Fair (3059-3074)

Scrip & Currency (3075-3097)

US Mint (3098-3126)

Coins & Ingots (3127-3199)

Medals & Exonumia (3200-3255)

Tokens (3256-3333)

Militaria (Lots 3334-3476)

Political (Lots 3477-3509)

Firearms & Knives (Lots 3510-3572)
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Early Montana Photo Album [197460]1117 - Early Montana Photo Album [197460]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of vintage CDVs and tintypes, quite possibly a family. About twenty 2"x 3" pictures. They are sharp and in nice condition. Pl...
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Group Photos from Montana 1880's (10) [197233]1118 - Group Photos from Montana 1880's (10) [197233]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
There is a wedding group photo from Red Lodge, Montana by the William Tofferi studio 6 in. X 8 in. There is also a graduating class photo likely from
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Montana Postcards & Photographs (6) [197635]1119 - Montana Postcards & Photographs (6) [197635]
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Lot of 6. Includes 3 real photo postcards: CM&PS Train No. 6 at Three Forks, flour company at Cascade, NP Depot at Livingston. And three photogr...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to s*********d for 68.75
 
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Fascinating 1867 Aurora, Nevada Minister Letter, Plus Rev. Ira Hale CDV, & Silver Spoon [197293]1120 - Fascinating 1867 Aurora, Nevada Minister Letter, Plus Rev. Ira Hale CDV, & Silver Spoon [197293]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Excellent 1867 letter written from Aurora by C. Yager, who was a minister in Aurora. 4pp. Cornelius is writing to his brother James. The
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to p********e for 375.00
 
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Silver Party Petition, Carlin, Nevada 1892 [197294]1121 - Silver Party Petition, Carlin, Nevada 1892 [197294]
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Silver Part Ticket signed by 57 people in Carlin, Nevada. Likely railroad and mine workers. James B. Weaver for President of the US, James G. Field fo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 100.00
 
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Bob Howland, Friend of Mark Twain, Signed Nevada Territory Prison Letter [197039]1122 - Bob Howland, Friend of Mark Twain, Signed Nevada Territory Prison Letter [197039]
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Fantastic three-page document from Mark Twain’s friend Robert M. Howland, written in 1864 while he was serving as warden of the territorial p
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Carson City Notary Public Document with Nevada Revenue Stamp, 1866 [196725]1123 - Carson City Notary Public Document with Nevada Revenue Stamp, 1866 [196725]
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Certificate of Qualification for Adolphus Waitz as Notary Public for Ormsby County, Nevada, 1866. Signed by Sam. King, Recorder Ormsby County. Green 5
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to f**********r for 68.75
 
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Carson City Official Document for Expenses of Territorial Government w/ Unusual Seal [196727]1124 - Carson City Official Document for Expenses of Territorial Government w/ Unusual Seal [196727]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an unusual state document, both for its unique content and the well embossed State Seal attached at the bottom. This seal (3.25 inches) is the
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Nevada Governor Emmett Boyle Early Flight Photographs, 1919 [197297]1125 - Nevada Governor Emmett Boyle Early Flight Photographs, 1919 [197297]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six different photographs taken by Joe Tognoni of a flight taken by Governor Emmett Boyle from Carson City to Sacramento. Photos are mostly 5.75 x 3.5
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********e for 343.75
 
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Ponderosa Country, Paher: Rare Hard Cover Limited Edition Historic Book [199617]1126 - Ponderosa Country, Paher: Rare Hard Cover Limited Edition Historic Book [199617]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This hard cover slip cased book "Ponderosa Country: A Scenic and Historical Guide to Reno and Vicinity " by Paher 1972 is one of a limited...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to g********0 for 75.00
 
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Original Murbarger Signed Ghosts of the Glory Trail [199611]1127 - Original Murbarger Signed Ghosts of the Glory Trail [199611]
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Signed Original "Ghosts of the Glory Trail" book on new ghost towns by Nell Murbarger with original dust jacket. Tight, never been used. ^...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*********7 for 200.00
 
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Harolds Club Pinup Calendars and License Plate Topper [197066]1128 - Harolds Club Pinup Calendars and License Plate Topper [197066]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Harolds Club calendars and a metal license plate topper. Calendars-1960 with mostly intact calendar-fair condition, 1967 March-December, Framed 1957
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to r*******1 for 750.00
 
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Reno Casino Pinup Calendars, 5 Different [197065]1129 - Reno Casino Pinup Calendars, 5 Different [197065]
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Nice group of 5 Reno casino pinup calendars. 1959 Harolds w/o calendar-lower left corner issue and hole degradation, 2x 1963 Harolds with full calenda
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to S********e for 500.00
 
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Northern Nevada Casino Postcards and Attached Chips, 16 [197077]1130 - Northern Nevada Casino Postcards and Attached Chips, 16 [197077]
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16 Northern Nevada, mostly Reno casino postcards in frames with attached chips. Palace Club, Nevada Club, Riverside Hotel & Casino, Kings Castle...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to w**********e for 250.00
 
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Rare Treasure City, NV Bank of California Letterhead (Nye Political News) & Hamilton BH [199768]1130a - Rare Treasure City, NV Bank of California Letterhead (Nye Political News) & Hamilton BH [199768]
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Lot of 2. 1) RARE 1870 Bank of California letterhead for their Treasure City branch (preprinted with blue Hamilton stamp). Message to Densmore from Jo
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Sold to G********s for 187.50
 
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Unionville, Nevada Envelope with Rare Wells Fargo Adhesive & Seal [196730]1131 - Unionville, Nevada Envelope with Rare Wells Fargo Adhesive & Seal [196730]
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This is an intriguing piece of Nevada postal history. It is a cloth lined envelope sent to WW Hobart, State Controller in Carson. It has an orange Wel
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Sold to c********e for 68.75
 
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Comstock Trio: James Fair Revenue Check, RPPC, and V&T Railroad Ball Invitation [197610]1132 - Comstock Trio: James Fair Revenue Check, RPPC, and V&T Railroad Ball Invitation [197610]
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Lot of 3. 1) Pacific Mill & Mining Company (stamped over Bacon Mill) revenue check, 1878, issued to James Kennedy. Signed by Bonanza King mining...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*********p for 281.25
 
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Nye & Co. Silver Pieces c1865-1866 Ultra Rare [178289]1133 - Nye & Co. Silver Pieces c1865-1866 Ultra Rare [178289]
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Nye may have gotten started in Sacramento in the late 1850's. By 1860 he was in partnership with W.T. Eaves. The pair appeared to have moved to ...
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Nevada Ephemera Group: Stamps, Mine Paycheck, Sutro Postcard [197300]1134 - Nevada Ephemera Group: Stamps, Mine Paycheck, Sutro Postcard [197300]
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Lot of 3. 1) RPPC of the Sutro Tunnel entrance, c.1880s. 2) Savage Mine paycheck, 1866, Virginia City Nevada. Charles Bonner, supt. 3) Nevada Centenni
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Pioneer Title Insurance Porcelain Sign, Nevada, c1965 [196650]1135 - Pioneer Title Insurance Porcelain Sign, Nevada, c1965 [196650]
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Pioneer Title Insurance of Nevada, "Reno, Fallon, Las Vegas, Elko, Carson City" Porcelain Sign, c1965, made by Angelus Advertising Special...
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