August 2018 Auction

Auction Details

Day 1 Friday (Lots 1000-1740)
Gaming (1000-1014)
Saloon (1015-1028)
Bottles (1029-1150)
Numismatics (1151-1538)
Bank Bags (1151-1162)
Books (1163-1169)
Checks (1171-1202)
Coins (1203-1386)
Commemorative (1387-1422)
Ephemera (1423-1442)
Ingot (1443-1456)
Medals (1457-1482)
Mint/Proof Sets (1483-1492)
So-Called Dollars (1493-1494)
Scales (1495-1497)
Currency (1498-1532)
Scrip (1533-1538)
Tokens (1539-1740)

Day 2 Saturday (Lots 2000-2714)
Cowboy (2000-2112)
Firearms & Weaponry (2113-2177)
Military (2178-2241)
General Americana (2242-2694)
Advertising (2242-2254)
Bonds (2255-2261)
Books (2262-2300)
Entertainment Industry (2301-2318)
Glassware/Flatware Etc. (2319-2332)
Gold Rush (2333-2343)
Jewelry & Watches (2344-2347)
Lamp (2348-2352)
Sheet Music (2354-2356)
Tools (2357-2360)
Vintage Apparel (2361-2368)
Geographic Sorted (2369-2694)
General Foreign (2695-2714)


Day 3 Sunday (Lots 3000-3667)
Mining (3000-3260)
Minerals (3261-3280)
Railroadiana (3281-3327)
Wells Fargo & Express (3328-3343)
Postal History (3344-3355)
Political (3356-3371)
World’s Fair /Expositions (3372-3382)
Art (3383-3471)
Native Americana (3472-3539)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (3540-3667)
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Smuggler Union Mining Stock3098Smuggler Union Mining Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #661 WW Johnson 15 shares 1901. Signed by President Agassiz. Date: 1901 City: State: Colorado HWAC# 72073
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to j*****d for (1,000.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,250.00
Findley Gold Mining Co. of Georgia Stock Certificate3099Findley Gold Mining Co. of Georgia Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From a famous Dahlonega gold mine. No. 3621, issued in 1881 to Geo Codington for 100 shares. Vignette of mine and works on a hillside. Signed by presi
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to l******M for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
Findley Gold Mining Co. of Georgia Stock Certificate Plus One Extra3100Findley Gold Mining Co. of Georgia Stock Certificate Plus One Extra
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 issued to Geo. Codington. 1) Findley Gold Mining Co. of Georgia stock certificate. From a famous Dahlonega gold mine. No. 3624, issued in 188
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to l******M for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Two Early Idaho Illustrations: Mines & Birds-Eye View3101Two Early Idaho Illustrations: Mines & Birds-Eye View
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Both sheets frameable. 1) Split view showing the Bullion Mine (Alturas County, Idaho) and the May Flower Mine (Bullion, Idaho). Possibly out of a book
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Map of Mining Claims on Mammoth Mountain, Idaho3102Map of Mining Claims on Mammoth Mountain, Idaho
Holabird Western Americana Collections
17" x 22" "Map of Mammoth Mountain. Showing the Banner, Little Giant, Rescue, Mammoth and Charity Mines; also the direction and leng...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Columbia Gold and Silver Mining Stock3103Columbia Gold and Silver Mining Stock
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I/U #118 John Gordon 1000 shares 1866. Signed by President Chesney. Probably located in Boise Basin, ID. creases and foxing. Date: 1866 City: Stat
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Lehmi Placer Mining Stock3104Lehmi Placer Mining Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #23 CS Barrett Date: 1892 City: State: Idaho HWAC# 72051
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Idaho Gold Mines Development Co. Stock Cert.3105Idaho Gold Mines Development Co. Stock Cert.
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Stock Cert. No. 1460A, for 20 shares, vignettes of miners working, I/U, small tear in upper right encroaching into border, staple holes in upper left
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 40.00
Darby Mine Stock Cert.3106Darby Mine Stock Cert.
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No.69, for 50 shares, I/U. Possibly out of Kentucky, scene of explosion in mine. Vignette of scene of miners shoveling coal. Date: 1881 City: Sta
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Mountain View Mining Stock3107Mountain View Mining Stock
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I/U #958 Seraphine Maspereau 100 shares 1889. Miner vignette, left .25" tear, creases, light foxing. Date: 1889 City: State: Louisiana HW...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Two Quincy Mining Co. of Michigan Stock Certificates3108Two Quincy Mining Co. of Michigan Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 early issued stock certificates. No. 342, issued in 1859 for 50 shares. No. 2066, issued for 3 shares in 1864. Both have an identical design
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6*******d for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Naumkeag Copper Co. Stock Certificate, 19143109Naumkeag Copper Co. Stock Certificate, 1914
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Rare. Located in Houghton, Michigan on the south shore of Portage Lake. Covers the Atlantic and Quincy-Pewabic lodes. According to the Copper Handbook
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a******l for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Lake Copper Co. Stock Cert.3110Lake Copper Co. Stock Cert.
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Belt, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, stock cert. signed as president by William Alfred Paine, co-founder of the Paine Webber stock brokerage firm. The Pain
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6*******d for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Six Different Michigan Mining Stock Certificates3111Six Different Michigan Mining Stock Certificates
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Five stocks and one bond. Included: Quincy Mining Company (1865 issued stock, pen cancelled, staining on left side); Seneca Mining Company (1872 issue
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 6*******d for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
Three Different Michigan Mining Stock Certificates3112Three Different Michigan Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Naumkeag Copper Company. Issued in 1914 for 100 shares. Not cancelled. Purple border and background, no vignette. Folds. 2) Ahmeek Mining Company o
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*****0 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Moulton Mining Company, Butte City, Montana Stock Certificate3113Moulton Mining Company, Butte City, Montana Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Territorial. Incorporated in Utah Territory (even though Montana mine) . No. A155 issued Jan. 12, 1882 to W. A. Jennings for 1090 shares. Signed W. A.
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Four Western Mining Billheads and Checks3114Four Western Mining Billheads and Checks
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1) N. Armstrong & Company check from Glendale, Beaverhead County, Montana. 1882. Imprinted 2c orange Revenue Stamp. Native American vignette. Fo...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*********p for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Misc. Mining Ephemera (Montana, Ohio, West Virginia)3115Misc. Mining Ephemera (Montana, Ohio, West Virginia)
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Lot of 3. 1) Ore receipt for the Whitlach Union Gold & Silver Mining Company, April 21, 1866. Lewis & Clark County, Montana Territory. Congr...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Montana Mining & Insurance Ephemera3116Montana Mining & Insurance Ephemera
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Lot of 4. 1) Best is a Western Federation of Miners letterhead, dated 1914, sent to BO Pannell, secretary of the Pony M&M Union No. 131. 2) 189...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Stock Cert. Montana Gold & Silver Mining Co.3117Stock Cert. Montana Gold & Silver Mining Co.
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Choice Stock Cert. No. 364 for 1000 shares. Beautiful vignette of horse drawn carriage & scenery of home & countryside. Very nice condition....
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to h****y for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Mining Recorder Certification for Aurora, Nevada Wide West Mine3118Mining Recorder Certification for Aurora, Nevada Wide West Mine
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Office of the Mining Recorder, Esmeralda Mining District. Dateline Aurora, August 19th, 1879. Certifies that the recorder has examined Wide West No. 2
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
D. Lundbom Assay Office Receipt, Austin, Nevada, 18673119D. Lundbom Assay Office Receipt, Austin, Nevada, 1867
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 2856. Dateline Austin, Nevada, July 22nd, 1867. For one specimen of pulp deposited by Thomas Cox, 4.29 grains of silver. Signed by David Lundbom.
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
John Sime Bullion Bars Receipt, Austin, NV, 18663120John Sime Bullion Bars Receipt, Austin, NV, 1866
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Receipt from the Banking House of John Sime & Co., Corner of Montgomery and Clay Street, San Francisco, March 20th, 1866. Addressed to Duncan &a...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Manhattan Silver Mining Company Ephemera3121Manhattan Silver Mining Company Ephemera
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Lot of eight. 1) Large size pay roll for August of 1866. Eleven employees. Signed by employees. 2) 1878 revenue imprinted check. Signed by Allen Curti
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Mettacom Silver Mining of Reese River Stock3122Mettacom Silver Mining of Reese River Stock
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Cert. #388, issued in 1866 for 10 shares to Chas. Gray. Mining works near Austin, Nevada printed on the bottom. This is a scarce certificate. The non-
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to F****e for (120.00 + 26.40BP) = 146.40
Mining Sale Documents, Manhattan Silver Mining Co.3123Mining Sale Documents, Manhattan Silver Mining Co.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 indentures representing the selling of mining rights/properties to the Manhattan Silver Mining Co. of Austin, Nevada. They get to retain 0.5%
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Broken Hills District Mining Stock Certificates3124Broken Hills District Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of 3 different. The Broken Hills Mining District was discovered in 1905 and takes its name from the Broken Hills Mine. It is located in three Neva
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****s for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Map of the Bullfrog Mining District3125Map of the Bullfrog Mining District
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Map of the Bullfrog Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, compliments of the Forward Mining Development Company. Cute bullfrog vignette near the map sc
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l********r.. for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
Original Bullfrog Mines Syndicate Stock3126Original Bullfrog Mines Syndicate Stock
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Certificate No. 7503 issued in 1908 CG Fisher for 1000 shares. Signed by P. Carney as President. Datelined San Francisco, Cal. Ornate green border wit
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b******a for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
1865 Nevada Bond31271865 Nevada Bond
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17 x 16" bond, red and black on creme, small hole cancelled, signed by the first Nevada Governor Henry Blasdel. Two coupons attached at bottom....
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
State of Nevada Letterhead with Mining Candlestick Vignette3128State of Nevada Letterhead with Mining Candlestick Vignette
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Letterhead for the State of Nevada, Department of State. Carson City, Nevada, June 14th, 1912. Message sent to the auditor of the Eureka & Palis...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to m********y for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
Montezuma Mining District Stock Certificates3129Montezuma Mining District Stock Certificates
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Lot of 4 different. The Montezuma District was discovered in 1867 and is located on and around Montezuma Peak in Esmeralda County, seven miles west of
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******f for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Stocks & Ephemera from Three Esmeralda County Mining Districts3130Stocks & Ephemera from Three Esmeralda County Mining Districts
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Lot of 9 from the Hornsilver (Gold Point), Lida, & Tulare Canyon mining districts. 1) Lida District. Two different stock certificates. a) The Li...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to D*****8 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Fairview Mining District Stock Certificates & Ephemera3131Fairview Mining District Stock Certificates & Ephemera
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Lot of 9 including seven different stock certificates. The Fairview Mining District was organized in 1906 and located in Churchill County and encompas
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dardanelles Mining Company Stock Certificate - Extra Rare Comstock Stock3132Dardanelles Mining Company Stock Certificate - Extra Rare Comstock Stock
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Number 1477 for 50 shares to Wilson & hutchinson trutess. Signed by secretary HC Hinman and president RB Milroy(?). The Dardanelles was located ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d**********3 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Globe Mining Co. Certificate, 18653133Globe Mining Co. Certificate, 1865
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Globe Mining Co., incorporated in 1863 in Nevada territory, datelined Virginia, N.T., cert # 286 issued to J. G. Bloomer for ten shares on Nov 20, 186
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to V********e for (250.00 + 55.00BP) = 305.00
18 Documents on the transfer of Five Patents: c1913313418 Documents on the transfer of Five Patents: c1913
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Group of approximately 18 documents regarding the transfer of title of five patents in the name of Duncan. The Duncan patents involve a process for tr
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to D*****8 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
C.O.D. Mining Company Stock Certificates3135C.O.D. Mining Company Stock Certificates
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Lot of 8 pieces for the C.O.D. mining companies in Goldfield and the Gold Bar and Victor Mines, which were owned by the C.O.D. Consolidated. The COD C
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to i*****s for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Correspondence Re: Goldfield Cons.and Bradshaw Inc. Tailings Lease Project3136Correspondence Re: Goldfield Cons.and Bradshaw Inc. Tailings Lease Project
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Lot of 11. These items tell the story of a lease to process the tailings from the Goldfield Cons. and the man who was trying to undertake the project.
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Five Different Goldfield Mining Stocks Signed by H.T. Bragdon3137Five Different Goldfield Mining Stocks Signed by H.T. Bragdon
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Lot of 5 different signed by H.T. Bragdon as vice-president. Bragdon was an early and important player in Goldfield. In 1904, he was secretary of the
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to D*****8 for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
Florence-Goldfield Mining Co. Stock Certificates & Ephemera3138Florence-Goldfield Mining Co. Stock Certificates & Ephemera
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Lot of 23 pieces including stocks, billheads, photographs, and checks. The Florence-Goldfield Mining Company was organized in 1905 by a group includin
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Four Different Nevada Mining Stocks signed by George Wingfield3139Four Different Nevada Mining Stocks signed by George Wingfield
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1) Sandstorm Mining Company. Goldfield. No. 1813, issued in 1906 in Tonopah for 50 shares. Wingfield signs as vice-president. Not cancelled. Three min
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
General Washington Mining Company Stock Certificates3140General Washington Mining Company Stock Certificates
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Lot of 3 different including two signed by Webb Parkinson. Webb Parkinson was a stock broker, tall, handsome and in his twenties. When he quickly amas
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to t******f for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
Goldfield "Ledge" Mining Companies Stock Certificates3141Goldfield "Ledge" Mining Companies Stock Certificates
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Lot of 4 different stock certificates and one modern photograph. 1) The Goldfield Ledge Mining Company. No. 1785, issued in 1907 for 1,000 shares. Sig
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to D*****8 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Goldfield / Diamondfield Stock Certificate & Ephemera Collection3142Goldfield / Diamondfield Stock Certificate & Ephemera Collection
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Lot of 19 pieces including 15 different stock certificates! Diamondfield was a camp about 4 miles from Goldfield that was founded in 1904 in the same
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to D*****8 for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. Check Collection3143Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. Check Collection
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Lot of 9 checks with nice variety. 1) Best is a 1907 Dividend No. 2 check signed by George Wingfield! Other checks include: 2) Four gray pay checks is
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. Ephemera3144Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. Ephemera
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Lot of 16. 1) Best piece is the 1907 Report to Stockholders (which lists Wingfield and Nixon as on the board of trustees). 24pp with vertical cross-se
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to N*****7 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. Stock Certificates, 1907-19203145Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. Stock Certificates, 1907-1920
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Lot of 4 different issued stocks, including one signed by George Wingfield. 1) No. 2730, issued in 1907 for 20 shares. Signed by George Wingfield as v
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to N*****7 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. Stock Certificates, 1934-613146Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. Stock Certificates, 1934-61
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Lot of 8 incl. 3 signed by George Wingfield. Three different types, issued 1934 (x2), 1943, 1944, 1956 (x2), 1960, and 1961. All are punch and stamp c
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Goldfield Deep Mines Co. Check Collection3147Goldfield Deep Mines Co. Check Collection
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Lot of 15 company checks with some interesting issuees. Issued 1920-1938. Ten are John S. Cook & Co., Bankers; the other five are Wells Fargo B...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00