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Holabird Western Americana Collections: Western Americana Auction - session 4

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Auction Name Western Americana Auction - session 4 Total Sales (USD) 61,313.75
Auction Date April 24, 2022 - April 24, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 75,500.00
Sale Number #81364 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 131,424.00
Total Lots 541
Sold Lots 417 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 100,600.00
% of Lots Sold 77.08% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 174,004.00
Unsold Lots 124 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 35.24%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4175

Yosemite Valley Railroad $1000 Gold Bond [148120]

1907 USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,062.50
4466

Doane Thorp Cancel [144111]

1906 USD 80.00 - 150.00 USD 1,062.50
4092

Mount Braly G&S MC - CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1 [144011]

1862 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,000.00
4094

Utah Mining Company - Signed by 2 Important Aurora Believers [144009]

1863 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 937.50
4470

Scarce Wahmonie Cancel [144112]

1928 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 937.50
4568

Montana and Montana Territory Licenses [147386]

USD 100.00 - 250.00 USD 937.50
4089

Dalls Mining Company [144014]

1863 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 875.00
4268

Large Vintage Fruit and Vegetable Label Collection [147668]

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 875.00
4205

San Francisco Stocks and Bonds, 3 [148607]

USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 750.00
4469

Vernon R-5 cancel on RPC showing the opening of Baker & Kromer at Mazuma [130898]

1907 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 687.50
4130

Yellow Jacket SMC Stock - Rare Territorial and William Chapman Ralston Related [144004]

1864 USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 USD 625.00
4090

Garabaldi West Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock, Aurora, Nevada or California? [144012]

1863 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 593.75
4141

34 Rawhide Mining Stocks - Collection [144048]

c1907 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 562.50
4454

Phonolite (Phoneylite to many) Rarity-7 Cover [144122]

1909 USD 80.00 - 150.00 USD 562.50
4204

County of San Francisco Bond [148604]

1852 USD 400.00 - 700.00 USD 531.25
4337

Cowboy Postcards and Photos [148517]

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 531.25
4026

Helvetia & Lafayette Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate [144688]

1855 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 500.00
4074

Maryland Gold Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificates [148470]

c. 1880s USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 500.00
4088

Antelope SMC Stock - Mark Twain Related [144005]

1864 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 500.00
4148

Miser's Dream Silver MC Stock - What a Great Name!!! [144051]

1869 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 500.00
4203

City and County of San Francisco Bonds, 3 [148606]

USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 468.75
4526

Goldfield Woman's Club - RARE Female Stock Certificate [144141]

1913 USD 50.00 - 70.00 USD 468.75
4015

Banner Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificate [144702]

c.1855 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 437.50
4017

Morning Star Mine Stock Book [148614]

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 437.50
4056

Washington, Nevada County Mining Stock Collection [144705]

1864-1913 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 437.50
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    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
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