American History & Hall of Fame Showcase, June 2024

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Thur, June 6 Lots 1000-1590
Art (1001-1091)
Native Americana (1092-1207)
Jewelry & Watches (1208-1241)
Collectibles (1242-1279)
Books / Antiquarian (1280-1537)
Medical (1538-1543)
Advertising (1544-1580)
Toys & Children (1581-1590)

Fri, June 7 Lots 2000-2550
Maps (2000-2059)
Transportation & Railroad (2060-2550)
Railroad Passes
Stocks (2535-2550)
Railroad, Banking, other

Sat, June 8 Lots 3000-3595
Wells Fargo & Express (3000-3019)
Outlaws & Lawmen (3020-3097
Autographs (3098-3109)
Revolutionary War & Early Military (3110-3130
President Lincoln (3130-3219
JFK Assassination (3220-3248
Black American (3249-3256)
Civil War (3257-3307)
Custer, Gen George A. (3308-3353)
Presidential (3354-3388)
Firearms & Weapons (3389-3467)
Sports / Hall of Fame (3468-3595)
Baseball (3468-3562)
Basketball (3563-3564)
Boxing (3565-3572)
Football (3573-3577)
Other (3578-3595)

Sun, June 9 Lots 4000-4600
Mining (4000-4189)
Numismatics (4190-4314)
Tokens (4315-4329)
World's Fair (4330-4340)
Bottles (4341-4367)
Saloon (4368-4376)
Tobacco (4377-4380)
Gaming (4381-4388)
Cowboy (4389-4392)
Entertainment (4393-4426)
Music (4427-4450)
Photographs (4451-4481)
Ephemera (4482-4569)
Philatelic (4570-4600)
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Virginia City Billhead Group, 11 Different  [181444]4140 - Virginia City Billhead Group, 11 Different [181444]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 different c. 1865-76 VC billheads. Enterprise Publishing, Foster & Strouse, Jas MacDonald, H C Lillie etc. See photo. Virginia City Nevada
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*********g for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Virginia City Ephemera Group  [181434]4141 - Virginia City Ephemera Group [181434]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assortment of Virginia City ephemera. Original newspaper clipping including Gen. Grant visit, billheads, receipts, letterheads, legal docs., original
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to G**V for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Globe Silver Mining Report, 1865  [174484]4142 - Globe Silver Mining Report, 1865 [174484]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1865 Globe Silver Mining report of the General Superintendent and Trustees. First edition in original wrappers. Large 19.25x8.5" folding map of...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to l********r.. for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
 
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Nevada Mining Ephemera Group, 8  [173355]4143 - Nevada Mining Ephemera Group, 8 [173355]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 pieces of Nevada ephemera. Gold Creek Placer's 1938 4 panel prospectus with dredge and other photos. Pioche Mines Co. 1928 report and nice 4 p...
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Nevada Ore Deposit Map, 1866  [173205]4144 - Nevada Ore Deposit Map, 1866 [173205]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
28 x 20" Map of the State of Nevada to accompany the annual report of the Commr.genl. Land office. 1866. This is an exceptionally rare and impo...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Nevada, the Land of Silver by Powell, 1876  1876  [164152]4145 - Nevada, the Land of Silver by Powell, 1876 1876 [164152]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published by Bacon & Company, Book and Job Printers, San Francisco., 305 pp, illustrated with 17 plates with 6 pgs. of advertisements at end; no...
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Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to b****n for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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The Practical Miner's Guide 1858  [181788]4146 - The Practical Miner's Guide 1858 [181788]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Practical Miner's Guide A Treatise for Mining Engineering. Copyright 1858, first gathered and published by J. Budge in 1856. this book is 191 pa...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Orton's  Miner's Guide 1849  [181791]4147 - Orton's Miner's Guide 1849 [181791]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Miner's Guide & Metallurgists Directory 1849 by J.W. Orton. The table of contents has the book divided by the types of metal. Because ...
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Silver King Coalition Annual Report w/ Fold Out Maps  1908  [165724]4148 - Silver King Coalition Annual Report w/ Fold Out Maps 1908 [165724]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By D MacVhie. December 1, 1908. Twenty-seven pages. 12 page foldout map of the underground workings. 6 page fold out map of the Coalition and adjacent
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to f*****E for (225.00 + 0.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Horn Silver Mine Report  [181931]4149 - Horn Silver Mine Report [181931]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The Horn Silver Mine Report," W.A. Hooker, E.M., March 1879. 14 maps & plans, most with color; 5 duotone lithographed plates with vie...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t****c for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Virginia Coal Mining Letter, c1750  [169059]4150 - Virginia Coal Mining Letter, c1750 [169059]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An historically important letter from Virginia, detailing the development of the coal mining industry in the state. The owner of a Richmond mine write
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Northport Smelting & Refining Reports and Documents  [164215]4151 - Northport Smelting & Refining Reports and Documents [164215]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large collection of assay reports and records from Northport Smelting and Refining. c. 1910's-1920's. Assays show high grade silver ore, abo...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 6*****b for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Silver Commission reports 1876 & 1877  [181891]4152 - Silver Commission reports 1876 & 1877 [181891]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver Commission reports from 1876 & 1877. The 1876 volume is 208 pages, has some staining on pages. The 1877 volume is 574 pages, bump damage ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to f*****E for (60.00 + 0.00BP) = 60.00
 
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U.S. Geological - Mining Industry Book c1870  [181040]4153 - U.S. Geological - Mining Industry Book c1870 [181040]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel," "III. Mining Industry," by James D. Hague with contributions by...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Assay Publications (5)  [181894]4154 - Assay Publications (5) [181894]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assay books include Sulphurets What They Are copyright 1867, 120 pages, Hints of Amalgamation 111 pages, copyright 1899, Western Mill& Smelter M...
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Bonanzas and Borrascas, Lingenfelter, 2012, 2 vols  [181666]4155 - Bonanzas and Borrascas, Lingenfelter, 2012, 2 vols [181666]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rich Lingenfelter's classic two volume treatise on "Gold Lust and Silver Sharks" and "Copper Kings and Stock Frenzies". This...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to d****9 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Browne, Mineral Resources West of  Rocky Mtns (and East of RM), 1867, 1868  [181672]4156 - Browne, Mineral Resources West of Rocky Mtns (and East of RM), 1867, 1868 [181672]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The two classic, first-ever for the government reporting of mines and mining in the West. One of the great parts about these two volumes is that Cong
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Burchard's Report of the Director of the Mint, 1880-1884, 5 vols.  [181671]4157 - Burchard's Report of the Director of the Mint, 1880-1884, 5 vols. [181671]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Horatio Burchard's follow-up to Ross Raymond's Minerals Resources West of the Rocky Mountains series. In this critical series, the Bureau co...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gold & Silver Metallurgy (2) 1887, 98  [182283]4158 - Gold & Silver Metallurgy (2) 1887, 98 [182283]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A pair of nineteenth century books on gold and silver metallurgy. Includes: "The Metallurgy of Silver, Gold, and Mercury in the United States,&...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gold Mining Machinery by Tinney 1906  [181778]4159 - Gold Mining Machinery by Tinney 1906 [181778]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold Mining Machinery by W.H. Tinney. This is a rare book, published in 1906. It's 300 pages, plus the advertising pages in the back. The book h...
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