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Holabird Western Americana Collections: The Sweetheart Express Auction - Day 1

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Auction Name The Sweetheart Express Auction - Day 1 Total Sales (USD) 79,137.90
Auction Date February 11, 2021 - February 11, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 93,350.00
Sale Number #70699 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 161,130.00
Total Lots 550
Sold Lots 432 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 114,240.00
% of Lots Sold 78.55% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 198,530.00
Unsold Lots 118 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 39.86%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1374

United Mine Workers, Pikes Peak Banner, c1903 [129975]

 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 4,375.00
1347

Custom Nome Photograph Album, Highlighting Mining, 1900-1902 [131066]

 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 3,125.00
1353

James Marshall, Discoverer of Gold in California, Autographed Card [129067]

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,250.00
1408

Con Virginia Assay Book, 1878 [131076]

 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,875.00
1415

Utah & Mining Stereo Views & Stereo Viewer [122482]

 c1870-1880 USD 400.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,875.00
1405

Goldfield Mining Photo Suite, c1905 Originals [126928]

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,437.50
1624

Royal Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock with complete coin border on reverse with William A. Clark Co

 1895 USD 300.00 - 800.00 USD 1,437.50
1418

George Hearst Memorial Book, 1894 [131078]

 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 1,187.50
1507

Mohawk Mining Co Stock, Rare Orange Variety, Early Date, 1904 [129491]

 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,125.00
1650

Afro-American Mining and Milling Company Stock with Charles F. Jones, the Montana colored mining man

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 937.50
1379

Harrison Avenue, Leadville. Three Different Early Photographic Views, c1880s, plus 2 PCs [131072]

 USD 1,300.00 - 1,700.00 USD 812.50
1506

Mohawk Mining Co Stock, Rare Green Variety, Early Date, 1908 [129492]

 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 812.50
1286

Boca Brewing Co. Billhead, 1882 [131065]

 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 750.00
1670

Western Montana Mining Stocks (Remote Counties # 2) [123986]

 USD 160.00 - 250.00 USD 687.50
1014

Autographed Silent Star Photos (40) [129807]

 1920's USD 200.00 - 500.00 USD 625.00
1465

Helvetia & Lafayette Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate [129850]

 1855 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 625.00
1031

Vintage Actress Prints (13) [127449]

 1900's USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 593.75
1012

Autograph & Caricature of Sir Alfred Hitchcock [127433]

 1968 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 562.50
1458

Arkansas Mining & Investment Company Stock, 1888 [128819]

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 562.50
1586

Rumley Mining Company Stock Certificate--"The Comstock of Montana" [129570]

 1877 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 562.50
1677

Invincible Gold & Silver Mining Co., Nevada Territory, Stock Certificate [113980]

 1863 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 562.50
1358

Nevada County Mining Lot [123833]

 c1902 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 531.25
1376

Chestnut Street Original Photographs, Two Different Views, c1880 [131071]

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 531.25
1130

South Dakota Historical Pair of Photos Plus a Stock [131522]

 1875 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 500.00
1369

"Practical Treatise on Hydraulic Mining in California" by Bowie, 1905 [123821]

 1905 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 500.00
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
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