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Holabird Western Americana Collections

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Auction Name: The "Mint State" Auction, session 1: Bottles, General Americana, and Stocks
Auction Date: 05/02/2025 - 05/02/2025
Sale Number: #107453
Total Lots: 356
Sold Lots: 185
Lots Sold: 51.97%
Unsold Lots: 171

Total Sales (USD): 46,170.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 47,620.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 84,125.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD): 86,700.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD): 151,575.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 30.46%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1218	Triple Sign' Optical Illusion Advertisement, late 1800s	late 1800s	USD 600.00 - 2,000.00	USD 7,812.50
1325	Golden Bank Casino Cowboy Calendar, 1954	1954	USD 200.00 - 600.00	USD 3,500.00
1184	John Muir, Famed Conservationist & Author, ALS, Yosemite Valley, 1872	1872	USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 3,125.00
1289	Map Showing California as an Island, c.1685, AM Mallet	c.1685	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 3,000.00
1228	Wells, Fargo Express Way Bill Receipt Book, 1889, Carson City	1889	USD 700.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,250.00
1133	"Dodge City" 1939 Movie Shadowbox & Premiere Signed Booklet (2)	1939	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,000.00
1117	Rancho Los Meganos / Brentwood Coal Company Land Deed Archive		USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 937.50
1073	Crawford's Bottle in Bond Advertisement		USD 1,500.00 - 3,500.00	USD 750.00
1236	Virginia City Billhead Collection, 27		USD 250.00 - 500.00	USD 750.00
1225	Clement T. Rice, Friend of Mark Twain, Nevada Territory Document Pair		USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 687.50
1224	Orion Clemens, Brother to Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain, Autograph Pair		USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 625.00
1537	Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway Stock Certificate		USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 531.25
1262	NYC Pamphlet w/ Survey Maps of Harlem, 1835	1835	USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 500.00
1059	Blatz Beer Sign		USD 100.00 - 300.00	USD 468.75
1119	Abstract of the Title to the Rancho San Pablo		USD 700.00 - 2,000.00	USD 468.75
1227	Carson City Birds Eye View, 1870 Photograph	1870	USD 500.00 - 1,500.00	USD 468.75
1075	Lash's Bitters Advertisement		USD 400.00 - 800.00	USD 437.50
1195	Chicago Conspiracy 8, Black Panther Original Poster		USD 750.00 - 1,500.00	USD 437.50
1079	Gardner's Pepsin Gum Die Cuts		USD 150.00 - 200.00	USD 375.00
1100	Drink Coca Cola Porcelain Sign, c. 1930's	c.1930's	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 343.75

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