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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1845 Lake Superior Copper Co. Report w/ multiple maps1140 - 1845 Lake Superior Copper Co. Report w/ multiple maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
30 pages. "A Brief Account of the Lake Superior Copper Company by an Original Shareholder", June, 1845. Author does not appear to identify...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to q********s.. for (225.00 + 51.75BP) = 276.75
 
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1845 Report of the Lake Superior Copper Company (by C.T. Jackson)1141 - 1845 Report of the Lake Superior Copper Company (by C.T. Jackson)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
19 pages. "Report of the Trustees to the Stockholder of the Lake Superior Copper Company on the Copper and Silver of Kewenaw Point, Lake Superi...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to q********s.. for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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2nd Annual Report of The Copper Falls Mining Co. (E.L. Seymour) w/ folding map1142 - 2nd Annual Report of The Copper Falls Mining Co. (E.L. Seymour) w/ folding map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
30 pages. Second Annual Report of the Trustees of the Copper Falls Company, and a Report from E.L. Seymour. Also, Articles of Association and Agreemen
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to q********s.. for (275.00 + 63.25BP) = 338.25
 
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Report & By-Laws of The Copper Falls Mining Co. (by Samuel W. Hill) w/ Hill Autograph & Map1143 - Report & By-Laws of The Copper Falls Mining Co. (by Samuel W. Hill) w/ Hill Autograph & Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
32 pages. Third Annual Report of the Directors of the Copper Falls Mining Company with the report of Samuel W. Hill, Superintendent of the Mine, and t
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Estimate : 340.00 - 700.00
Sold to q********s.. for (400.00 + 92.00BP) = 492.00
 
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1855 Report of Phoenix Copper Co. (by. Samuel W. Hill) w/ Four Maps1144 - 1855 Report of Phoenix Copper Co. (by. Samuel W. Hill) w/ Four Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Important 28 page report from a very prominent mining geologist (Hill) with four fabulous maps with geological detail. Reports by Samuel W. Hill (supe
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to q********s.. for (500.00 + 115.00BP) = 615.00
 
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Michigan Mining Company Report Collection (12)1145 - Michigan Mining Company Report Collection (12)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 pieces, all different. Best are a 50th Anniversary Program (w/ badge) for Calumet & Hecla Mining Co. (1916) and a 1900 report with two...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to q********s.. for (300.00 + 69.00BP) = 369.00
 
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Michigan Mining Ephemera: Checks, Map, Billheads1146 - Michigan Mining Ephemera: Checks, Map, Billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 22. 1) 1864 Bill of John Roebling to the Quincy Mining Company. Small size from Trenton, New Jersey and addressed to the Quincy Mining Company.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6*******d for (180.00 + 41.40BP) = 221.40
 
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Michigan Mining Letter Archive1147 - Michigan Mining Letter Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24. Includes: 1871 letter on the Silver Mountain Mining Operation, 1871 Eagle Harbor letter, Black Bay silver location with hand drawn map, Luk
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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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Eleven Michigan Mining Stereoviews1148 - Eleven Michigan Mining Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. Three Hibbing: open pit, underground miners, and steam shovel at Hibbing, Sellers Mine iron workers. Five Calumet: copper bars, railroad, t
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 6*******d for (140.00 + 32.20BP) = 172.20
 
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Missouri Cobalt Company Negatives and Photographs1149 - Missouri Cobalt Company Negatives and Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 40 original negatives and a few photographs, all about 4 x 6", of the Missouri Cobalt Company in Fredricktown, Missouri about 193...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6****A for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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