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Holabird Western Americana Collections: Western Americana Signature Sale (Session 3: Firearms/Military, Jewelry, Numismatics)

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Auction Name Western Americana Signature Sale (Session 3: Firearms/Military, Jewelry, Numismatics) Total Sales (USD) 19,043.75
Auction Date May 15, 2021 - May 15, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 23,210.00
Sale Number #73120 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 41,070.00
Total Lots 121
Sold Lots 86 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 30,955.00
% of Lots Sold 71.07% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 57,770.00
Unsold Lots 35 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 32.97%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
3147

Historic Wild West Poster: Buffalo Bill - Pawnee Bill [58864]

1909 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 4,375.00
3493

Letter of Wells, Fargo Shipment of Gold Coins [131776]

1892 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,250.00
3011

“Descriptive Catalogue California Powder Works” EXTRA RARE [130074]

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 812.50
3125

Presidential & Political Autograph Collection [132087]

USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 750.00
3149

Kit Carson CDV by Earle's Galleries [131772]

1800's USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 687.50
3088

Roster of Soldiers at Fort Wingate 1881 [127623]

1881 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 593.75
3091

Secretary of War Report & Custer Battlefield Litho [131615]

1876-1877 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 500.00
3483

Dunbar's California Bank Notes, Possibly the ONLY Remaining Uncut Sheet [135363]

1850 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 468.75
3030

Confederate News and Southern Papers 1860's [125075]

1860's USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 375.00
3116

Autographed Official Program of Eisenhower Inauguration [132073]

1957 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 343.75
3491

San Francisco United States Mint Stereo View Collection [123463]

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 312.50
3045 Abel Faivre

French WWI Anti-German Poster by Abel Faivre, c1918 [125043]

c1918 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 281.25
3083

Fort Grant Arizona Territory Photos [131985]

1875 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 281.25
3150

Two Kit Carson Books including the only legitimate biography [130077]

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 281.25
3027

New York Herald news cover stories of the Civil War 1864 [108718]

1864 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 250.00
3028

New York Herald news cover stories of the Civil War late 1864 [108719]

1864 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 250.00
3038 Phelps & Watson

Phelps & Watson's Historical and Military Map of the Border and Southern States [132479]

1863 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 250.00
3109

General Grant & Family Photo Card [131620]

1885 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 250.00
3148

Buffalo Bill Original Carte De Visite (CDV) [132255]

c1875 USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 USD 250.00
3036

Two CDV's of Union Soldiers [118310]

USD 60.00 - 100.00 USD 237.50
3489

Bank Note Framed Displays [135588]

1800's USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 225.00
3086

Letter & Cover From Sailor on U.S.S. Arizona [131961]

1938 USD 50.00 - 70.00 USD 212.50
3012 Francis Bannerman

Francis Bannerman Guns, Swords, Cannons, Equipments, Military Goods Catalogue [110688]

1889 USD 200.00 - 350.00 USD 200.00
3487

F. Johnson Dry Goods Advertising Scrip [101759]

1869 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 200.00
3482

Bank of Nova Scotia $10 Bank Note [134029]

1935 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 187.50
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