HOLABIRD NOVEMBER 2023 SALE SELECTIONS

 

 

Lot 2418: Unknown Kingdom of Pomona One Nothing Note Fantasy/humorous note titled The Unknown Kingdom of Pomona and Other Places, created to look like currency. Denomination: One Nothing. Includes Profile w/signature of Abraham Cosby with inscription around profile reading Golf Balls Make Hagen Lots of Money.

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Fantasy/Humorous Currency Note [173843] (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Fantasy-Humorous-Currency-Note-173843_i50916800)

 

Lot 2438: 1851 International Exposition Medal Obv.: Crowned medallion of Victoria & Albert below the Expo building , 3 lines curved above: "THE BUILDING AT LONDON, FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1851" ; Rev.: 16 lines: "THE MATERIALS ARE IRON AND GLASS; IT IS IN SHAPE A PARALLELOGRAM, 1848 FT LONG BY 408 FT BROAD, AND 66 FT HIGH; IT IS CROSSED MIDWAY BY A TRANSEPT 108 FT HIGH; ON THE NORTH SIDE IS AN ADDITIONAL 936 FT IN LENGTH BY 48 FT IN BREADTH; TOTAL AREA OF SPACE 855,360 CUBIC FT ; OR NEARLY 21 ACRES; ESTIMATED VALUE £ 150,000." Wm, rd., 45 mm. EF-AU. The Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition, took place in Hyde Park, London from May to October 1851.

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International Exposition Medal 1851 [175844] (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/International-Exposition-Medal-1851-175844_i50916820)

 

Lot 2443: Rambler Bicycle Columbian Expo Medal Obv.: World's Columbian Exposition / Chicago / 1893 / Administration Building; Rev.: Rambler Bicycles / Compliments Of / Gormully & Jeffery / Mfg. Co. / Chicago / Boston Washington New York Coventry, Eng. Bronze, rd., 70 mm, rim nick. Chicago Illinois

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Rambler Bicycle Columbian Expo Medal 1893 [175801] (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Rambler-Bicycle-Columbian-Expo-Medal-1893-175801_i50916825)

 

Lot 2474: Pedley Ryan Dollar Type four: Obv. Pedley-Ryan & Co. / Denver // Rev. 1933 / Silver / 430 Grains; HK-825 Silver. 38mm.

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So Called Dollar: HK 825: Pedley Ryan Dollar [175800] (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/So-Called-Dollar-HK-825-Pedley-Ryan-Dollar-175800_i50916856)

 

 

Lot 2492: Mutoscope Animated Pictures Tokens "The Mutoscope was an early motion picture device, patented by Herman Casler on November 21, 1894. It stood on the floor and used rapidly flipping picture cards. 1900-1903 City Directories: Pacific Coast Mutoscope Co, Thomas J. Wattson, secretary, 51 Flood Building." tokencatalog.com. Lot of two: 1) PACIFIC COAST / MUTOSCOPE / CO. // ANIMATED PICTURES / AT / 1030 / MARKET / ST. S.F.; Br., rd., 21 mm. 2) Mutoscope / 25 / Test Token; Br., rd., 24 mm. San Francisco California

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Mutoscope Animated Pictures Tokens [175857] (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Mutoscope-Animated-Pictures-Tokens-175857_i50916874)

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