Cowboys & Indians & Miners

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This premier two-day sale includes a General George Custer collection featuring an Indian Capture carbine; other very rare firearms; choice Western ingots, gold nuggets and ore samples; rare numismatic items related to the SS Central America; rare Western tokens; mining reports from the 1830s-1880s; a world class offering of mining spoons; mining-related correspondence, photographs, and ephemera; a great selection of Native American baskets, rugs, and artifacts; saddles and spurs; and General Americana.

DAY 1: Mining Reports, Photographs, Ephemera and Spoons
DAY 2: Native Americana, Cowboy, Firearms (incl. Custer Collection), Numismatics, and General Americana.
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Big Revenue Gold Bullion Company Prospectus1100 - Big Revenue Gold Bullion Company Prospectus
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large size (12 x 9"). "The Poor Man as Well as the Rich Must Risk to Win." Includes three photographs of working in the tunnel. Mine...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Three Leadville Mining Prospectuses1101 - Three Leadville Mining Prospectuses
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) The Colorado Mine Developing Co. Lake County. Inc. in Colorado. President is Hon. Jno. F. Humphreys, the Mayor of Leadville. Company has
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a**********o for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Leadville Mining Letters & Covers1102 - Leadville Mining Letters & Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unbelievable group. 1) The Hunter Mining Company pictorial letterhead. "The Jay Bird new shaft is 30 ft now. We assayed at 15 feet and got $6.5...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to l*******c for (250.00 + 57.50BP) = 307.50
 
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NC Merrill Correspondence (Stock Broker in Leadville, Colorado)1103 - NC Merrill Correspondence (Stock Broker in Leadville, Colorado)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10. "Will you please favor me with a copy of your pointers of how to invest and not lose etc. in Gold Mine stocks and oblige." N. C...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Nine Leadville Mining Letters with Correspondence1104 - Nine Leadville Mining Letters with Correspondence
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fairly early group for Leadville as the camp was still in its early developmental stage. Letters come from Lawrie Austin who had come to work in the m
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8******m for (600.00 + 138.00BP) = 738.00
 
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Phillips Lode Purchase Certificates1105 - Phillips Lode Purchase Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different documents outlining the acquisition of plots of land in the Phillips Lode. One is for an Adverse Plat between the Mammoth Lode and the P
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Prospectus for The Ovoca Zinc Ore Company (Treatment of Leadville Ore)1106 - Prospectus for The Ovoca Zinc Ore Company (Treatment of Leadville Ore)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
24 pages. Printed in Denver. "For private circulation only. Private and confidential." Company is proposing a reduction facility in Denver...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6*****b for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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The Ore Chutes and Recent Developments of Iron Hill (Author's Edition of Report)1107 - The Ore Chutes and Recent Developments of Iron Hill (Author's Edition of Report)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Author's edition, "The Geology and Ore Chutes of Iron Hill" by A. a. Blow, M. E., published by News Printing company, Denver, CO. Orig...
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Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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By-Laws of Ruby Chief Mining and Milling Company1108 - By-Laws of Ruby Chief Mining and Milling Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Located in the Irwin Mining District, Colorado, the town of Ruby was established in 1879, after silver was discovered at the Ruby Chief Mine. The Ruby
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6*****b for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Little Bernice Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1109 - Little Bernice Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#1332 for 50 shares to WH Neill in 1906. Signed by Henry Link, president. Splits and folds. Large size: 12 x 14". Seven pages of background inf...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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