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Cauldron of Curiosities Auction, 2024 October

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

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Get ready for two exciting days packed with an array of remarkable items awaiting new homes. We invite you to join us for this fun sale, featuring collectibles in all the usual categories, and don't forget ALL LOTS open for bidding at just $10! With a wide array of collectibles in nearly every category this sale has something for everyone. Whether you're gearing up for the holidays or collecting for yourself, you don't want to miss out on this incredible sale!

Please keep in mind shipping costs when bidding!

DAY 1:
Art / Décor: Lot 1000
Jewelry: Lot 1052
Textiles: Lot 1071
Collectibles / Ephemera: Lot 1080
Medical: Lot 1084
Bottles: Lot 1089
Liquor / Tobacco Related: Lot 1091
Advertising: Lot 1095
Autographs: Lot 1120
Entertainment: Lot 1124
Banking: Lot 1129
Law / Crime: Lot 1137
General Ephemera: Lot 1150
Kids / Toys: Lot 1207
Telegram Related: Lot 1220
Travel / Maps: Lot 1227
World's Fair: Lot 1234
Religious: Lot 1236
Fraternal Organizations: Lot 1239
Political: Lot 1244
Military: Lot 1263
Books: Lot 1285
Mining: Lot 1299
Mining Stocks: Lot 1339
Banking Stocks: Lot 1441
Stocks / Bonds - Foreign: Lot 1526
Stocks - Other: Lot 1538
Transportation: Lot 1550
Photographs: Lot 1586
Photography Equipment: Lot 1609

DAY 2:
Sports
Auto Racing: Lot 2000
Baseball: Lots 2001-2010
Basketball: Lots 2011-2014
Boxing: Lot 2015
Ephemera: Lot 2016
Football: Lots 2017-2019
Golf: Lots 2020-2023
Hockey: Lot 2024
Olympics: Lots 2025-2026
Other: Lots 2027, 2034
Racing: Lots 2028-2030
Soccer: Lot 2031
Tennis: Lots 2032-2033

Numismatics
Bullion: Lots 2035-2040
Coins: Lots 2042-2079
Currency: Lots 2082-2098
Ephemera: Lots 2099-2101
Exonumia: Lot 2102
Foreign: Lots 2103-2139
Medals: Lots 2137-2156
Other: Lots 2156-2165
Tokens: Lots 2166-2282

Philatelic
Covers: Lots 2283-2290
First Day Covers: Lots 2291-2295
Individual Stamps: Lots 2296-2310
Stamp Collections: Lots 2311-2330
Other: Lots 2331-2340
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Mining Collectibles Group [189223]1311 - Mining Collectibles Group [189223]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of miscellaneous mining and mineral collectibles from a retired mining engineer. Contains: Bismuth crystalline splash; copper splash, charcoal
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********1 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Rock Pick / Hammer, Vintage [189225]1312 - Rock Pick / Hammer, Vintage [189225]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage rock pick or masons hammer. Flat front end with pointed rear. 14" long, wood handle, no mfg shown. Hammers such as this had a dual pur...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******8 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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You Bet Mining & IOOF Letterheads [188325]1313 - You Bet Mining & IOOF Letterheads [188325]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1899 IOOF letterhead from You Bet, Cal. about a sick brother and 1914 cover and letterhead from You Bet Mining regarding insurance. Some toning and ri
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to D*****h for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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California Mining Checks 1890s-1900s (11) [188537]1314 - California Mining Checks 1890s-1900s (11) [188537]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eleven checks from the late 1890s-early 1900s from around California. The checks are issued by mining companies around California, mostly gold
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to D*****h for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Butte, Montana Mining Postcards (18) [189649]1315 - Butte, Montana Mining Postcards (18) [189649]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Real Photo (11) - B & W (7) - No Duplicates - 1907 - Up to ?[ Butte Montana
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Granite Mining District Report [189151]1316 - Granite Mining District Report [189151]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Undated Proprietors report of the Garnet Mining district in Granite county. Nice centerfold claim map.[ Granite county Montana
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6*****b for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Neihart Mine Building Photo [189142]1317 - Neihart Mine Building Photo [189142]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6.5x8.25" photo of a Neihart mine building. No photographer listed.[ Neihart Montana
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6*****b for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Ram's Horn Gulch Mining Claim Document, 1874 [189149]1318 - Ram's Horn Gulch Mining Claim Document, 1874 [189149]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1874 mining claim document, Ram's Horn Gulch, Alder Creek drainage district, distance of 3000 feet.[ Virginia City Montana
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to J********w.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Montana Terr. Abstract of Claims, 1864 [189048]1319 - Montana Terr. Abstract of Claims, 1864 [189048]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1864 Montana Territory abstract of claims. Quartz Leads in Madison county, several claims in Alder Creek Gulch and Alder Creek drainage system. This t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******g for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Nixon & Wingfield Goldfield Ephemera 1907-10 (4) [188403]1320 - Nixon & Wingfield Goldfield Ephemera 1907-10 (4) [188403]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2x 1907 Western Union telegrams related to Nixon and Wingfield, 1910 and 1907 assay receipts.[ Goldfield Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t*******d for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Consolidated Coppermines "Safety First" Handbook, 1941, Very Rare [188404]1321 - Consolidated Coppermines "Safety First" Handbook, 1941, Very Rare [188404]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare 1941 Consolidated Coppermines Safety First employee hand book from the rare mining town of Kimberly. 5.25x3.25". Water stains, pencil...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6*****b for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Lander County Mining Camps Letterhead Group [188399]1322 - Lander County Mining Camps Letterhead Group [188399]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letterheads from Lander county mine camps. 5x 1895-86 Reese River letters for supplies and 1902 Spencer request for supplies from Mary Spencer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Gold Hill and Virginia Foundry Letterhead Pair [188412]1323 - Gold Hill and Virginia Foundry Letterhead Pair [188412]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1880 Gold Hill Foundry and Virginia Foundry letterheads. Both have small upper right hole.[ Virginia City etc Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to B*********g for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Mining - Creighton Mine Admission Ticket c1911 [186865]1324 - Mining - Creighton Mine Admission Ticket c1911 [186865]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A Canadian Copper Company card of admission to the Creighton & Crean Hill mines in Ontario, Canada, c1911. Signed by A. J. Turner, president. Pe...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******r for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Warwick Coal Company photo, Greene Cty. PA [188756]1325 - Warwick Coal Company photo, Greene Cty. PA [188756]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group photograph of several dozen men taken at the Warwick Coal Company in Greene County, Pennsylvania. One man is circled in blue ink; on the rever
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to A******S for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Mexican Mine Prospectus: Playa de Oro 1903 [90597]1326 - Mexican Mine Prospectus: Playa de Oro 1903 [90597]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1903 Mining Prospectus for a Mexican mine "Playa de Oro". 9pp, toning Mexico
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Mining Postcards, 5 [189296]1327 - Mining Postcards, 5 [189296]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mining postcards. 1 RPC-Pennsylvania Mine, Butte. Cadiz, OH, Angels Camp, CA, Lloyd, OH, Mineral City, OH. Picher, OH.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 6****A for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Pomeroy's Ore Pulverizer Advertisement [188327]1328 - Pomeroy's Ore Pulverizer Advertisement [188327]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage advertisement for Pomeroy's Ore Pulverizer with product illustration. 10.75x8.5". Some edge issues and creases all around and penci...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to t********n.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Japan Mining Postcard (1) [185450]1329 - Japan Mining Postcard (1) [185450]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One postcard from Japan, an RPC of a Japanese mine. "THE TSUDO OF MANUFACTORY/(ASHIO COPPER MINE)" along with Japanese lettering printed i...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
 
 
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Postcards - Mining Poland, c1914 (3) [188461]1330 - Postcards - Mining Poland, c1914 (3) [188461]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Trio of postcards from Poland. Includes RARE mining x-section card, RARE triple political and 1914 logging.
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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