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"Black Friday" November 2023 Timed Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

JOIN US DEC. 7th-10th FOR OUR BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR!

BLACK FRIDAY: 1000 – 1566
2D Artwork: 1000 – 1101
Original Paintings, Etchings & Lithographs
Native American Art
Limited Edition Signed Prints
Fine Art Repros & Calendar Art

3D Artwork: 1102 – 1171
Porcelain Figurines & Ceramic Pieces
Chinese Pearl Animals!
Stone, Bronze & Resin Sculptures
Wood Carvings, Decorative Art

Jewelry: 1172 – 1193
Antique Gold & Silver
Native American & Ethnic
Watches/Watchbands

Artifacts: 1194 – 1304
Native Americana Bead/Leatherwork
Pottery, Arrowheads, Artifacts

Mineral Specimens: 1305 – 1373
Chunlin Zhu Collection Natural Art
Mineral Display Specimens

Fossils: 1374 – 1425
Chunlin Zhu CollectionFossils & Insects!!
Bivalves, Magnitite, Crinoid
Coral, Drepanura Trilobit

Basketry: 1426 – 1444
Chinese Bamboo Baskets!

Antiques & Collectibles: 1445 – 1506
Household Items, Antiques
Dishes, Rugs, Lamps, Clocks
Advertising Collectibles / Signs & More!

Antique Tools: 1507 – 1518
Old Rusty Stuff

Automobiliana: 1517 – 1548
License Plates / Registration Tags
Hood Ornaments / Parts
Manuals, Books, Magazines, Ads, Prints

Railroadiana: 1549 – 1566
RR Hardgoods: Lanterns, Tins, Oil Cans, etc.
Passes, Broadsides, Postcards, Photos


RED HOT! SATURDAY: 2000 – 2645

Mining Bonanza: 2000 – 2125
Miners candlesticks
Carbide Lamps
Assayer Items
Documents & Photographs
Books on Mining
Claim Maps & Geologic Data
Mining Collectibles
Ore Specimen
California Gold Rush & Comstock
Plus Much More!

Stocks & Bonds: 2000 – 2375
Mining 2127 – 2235
Land Devel 2236 - 2241
Banking 2242 – 2245
Unsorted/Misc 2246 - 2259
Industrial 2260 – 2267
Petroliana 2268 – 2334
RR & Utilities 2335 – 2373
(Incl. Railway, Telegraph, Telephone)
Foreign Bonds 2374 – 2375

Numismatics: 2376 – 2549
Miscellaneous 2376 - 2390
Coins 2391 - 2413
Currency 2414 - 2421
Exonumia 2422 – 2423
Foreign 2424 – 2433
Ingots 2434 – 2437
Medals 2438 - 2473
So-Called Dollars 2474 - 2476
Tokens 2477 – 2549

Philatelic: 2550 – 2645
First Day/Flight 2550 - 2552
Postmarks/Covers 2553 - 2566
Postcards 2567 - 2625
Stamps 2626 - 2634
Express 2635 - 2645
(Postal History)

FUN! SUNDAY: 3000 – 3553

General Store: 3000 – 3142
Grocery, Pharmacy & Bottles

Wild West: 3143 – 3231
Saloon 3143 – 3163
Tobacciana 3164 – 3189
Cowboys 3181 – 3211
Outlaws 3212 – 3223
Guns 3224 – 3231

Military: 3232 - 3262
Political: 3263 - 3281
Fraternal
Organizations: 3282 – 3291

World's Fair: 3292 – 3295

Photography: 3296 – 3336
Ephemera: 3337 – 3440
Maps & Travel: 3431 – 3437

Books: 3438 – 3499

Entertainment: 3500 – 3520
Theatre, Film, Hollywood Movies
Music, Instruments, Equipment

Gaming: 3521 – 3525
Sports: 3526 – 3528
Toys: 3529 - 3553


SHIPPING & HANDLING: ATTENTION!!!!
NOVEMBER 2023 TIMED AUCTION ORDERS WILL NOT BE SHIPPED OR AVAILABLE TO PICK-UP UNTIL WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13th. We will combine November and December Auction Orders and ship in the order invoices are paid. This will save our customers on shipping costs. Please pay your November invoice ASAP for fastest order processing. We apologize for the 2 week delay due to our back to back Holiday auction schedule. Thank you for your patience.
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New York Assay Office Illustrations, 1882 [173212]2115 - New York Assay Office Illustrations, 1882 [173212]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Harper's Weekly single page with 6 illustrations of the inner works of the New York assay office, from assay to the weighing of bullion bar.s Ja...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********e for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Oxygen Generator [175500]2116 - Oxygen Generator [175500]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oxygen Generator used in assaying blow pipe analysis. Manganese dioxide is heated with potassium chlorate to produce the pure oxygen. Measures about
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to t********n.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Prospectors Guide & Rock Crusher Broadside [175976]2117 - Prospectors Guide & Rock Crusher Broadside [175976]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Prospectors Guide-How to Find a Mine, Assay Your Own Ores etc. Undated, split spine, front and back cover chips. Chicago Manufacturing & Mil...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 170.00
Sold to 6*****b for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Silver Reference Books, 2 [171747]2118 - Silver Reference Books, 2 [171747]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 silver reference books. The Metallurgy of Silver by Eissler with attractive binding, 1889, 336pp with index, cover detached, pages in group of 2 hel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********e for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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U.S. Mining Co. Annual Reports, 1901-21 [173905]2119 - U.S. Mining Co. Annual Reports, 1901-21 [173905]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Tonopah Mining Co. of Nevada, 13th Annual Report, May 4, 1915 - Mines at Tonopah, Nye Co., Nevada ñ Balance Sheets, Dividend Statements, Pro...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6*****b for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Vareny "Russell" Candlestick [173699]2120 - Vareny "Russell" Candlestick [173699]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Varney style "Russell" candlestick. While we may never know the reason for "Russell" stamping, we wonder if he was an employee a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6****A for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Varney "Imperial" Candlestick [173696]2121 - Varney "Imperial" Candlestick [173696]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Varney Imperial candlestick, 12.25".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to 6****A for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Varney "Sierra" Candlestick [173697]2122 - Varney "Sierra" Candlestick [173697]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Varney style "Sierra" candlestick. These sticks held special significance to Mother Lode and Sierra Nevada miners. 12".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 220.00
Sold to 6****A for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Varney Cleancut Candlestick-RARE! [173693]2123 - Varney Cleancut Candlestick-RARE! [173693]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Varney style Cleancut candlestick. In clean and excellent condition. 12".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 220.00
Sold to 6****A for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Western Federation Miners Magazine, 4 c.1903-4 [175787]2124 - Western Federation Miners Magazine, 4 c.1903-4 [175787]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 c. 1903-04 issues of The Miners Magazine, by Western Federation of Miners. They were a major Western miners union and were serious trouble makers! T
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Wolf Safety Miner's Lamps [168240]2125 - Wolf Safety Miner's Lamps [168240]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot holds two Wolf Safety miner's lamps. No tags present. Each unit is 10 in tall. Two different designs shown; fair condition. Please see ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to m****y for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Orinoco Gold Mining Co. First Call of Shares, 1870 [175971]2126 - Orinoco Gold Mining Co. First Call of Shares, 1870 [175971]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1870 First Call of Shares of 5 shillings per share along with a letter from the company secretary explaining the company current financial position an
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to R********v.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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North Broken Hill Mining Co. Stocks, Three Varieties 1905-10 [167010]2127 - North Broken Hill Mining Co. Stocks, Three Varieties 1905-10 [167010]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30. Includes 3 varieties: preprinted 50 shares (20 certificates, 1907-1910); preprinted 100 shares (7 certificates, 1908-09); and manuscript 25
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*********m for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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North Broken Hill Silver Mining Co. Stocks c.1900-04 [167007]2128 - North Broken Hill Silver Mining Co. Stocks c.1900-04 [167007]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 59 issued certificates, 1900-04. All are black print on green paper. All are stamp cancelled. Famous Australian mining company! Broken Hill, 11
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to M*********n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Canada Mining Stocks [173196]2129 - Canada Mining Stocks [173196]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3x stock certificates from mining companies that operated in Canada. 1. The Gold Eagle Mining Company stock certificate 902, incorporated in West Vi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m********e for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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El Taste Silver Mining Co. Stock 1865 [107794]2130 - El Taste Silver Mining Co. Stock 1865 [107794]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location printed at top of certificate: El Taste & San Miguel Mines, San Xavier District, Sonora. No. 493, issued for four shares to (name cut o...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Alaska Mining Stock Pair [173289]2131 - Alaska Mining Stock Pair [173289]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 unissued Alaska mining stocks. Valdez Hydraulic & Gold Mining. Nome Exploration. Both have surface mining vignettes. Alaska
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to P****T for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Alaska Stocks, Mostly Mining, 9 [171417]2132 - Alaska Stocks, Mostly Mining, 9 [171417]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued and unissued Alaska stocks. 2x Ugashik Lakes Exploration Royalty Interest, Nome Exploration, Valdez Hydraulic & Gold, 2 different Solomon...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to u******i for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Fair View Solver Mining Co. Stock 1879 [166131]2133 - Fair View Solver Mining Co. Stock 1879 [166131]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 3 for 500 shares to Daniel Rude. Signed by H Wright and president EC Bodley. Dateline San Jose 1879. Incorporated April 23, 1879. Not cancelled
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*********m for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Mineral Bed Cons. Mining Co. of Arizona Stock 1880 [173895]2134 - Mineral Bed Cons. Mining Co. of Arizona Stock 1880 [173895]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certificate No 46 for 1000 shares issued to BF Bivins in 1880. Signed by president Jacob J. Hitchler and Wm. J. Turner as treasurer. No printer noted,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*********m for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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