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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1852 Report of Ulster Mine (James T. Hodge) w/ Folding Map (Ellenville, New York)1200 - 1852 Report of Ulster Mine (James T. Hodge) w/ Folding Map (Ellenville, New York)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 pages. Disbound. Mine involved in copper and lead mining. Ellenville, Ulster County, New York. Situated 100 miles from New York City. Printed by D.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c*********p for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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George Vigouroux Correspondence Collection (Creator of Mines Manual)1201 - George Vigouroux Correspondence Collection (Creator of Mines Manual)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 17 letters and other material sent to Geo. E. Vigouroux, Esq. in New York. Vigouroux was very active in writing important mining and mi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to l*******c for (190.00 + 43.70BP) = 233.70
 
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North American Mines Exhibition Program1202 - North American Mines Exhibition Program
Holabird Western Americana Collections
36+ pages. Includes many photographs. Special attention paid to 1) Cobalt in Coleman, Ontario, Canada. 2) Al D. Myers, sometimes called the father of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to q********s.. for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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1853 Report of the Perseverance Mining Company (Philip T. Tyson) w/ Map (North Carolina)1203 - 1853 Report of the Perseverance Mining Company (Philip T. Tyson) w/ Map (North Carolina)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 pages with map. "Report of the Gold Deposites [sic.] and Works of the Perseverance Mining Company in North Carolina. By Philip T. Tyson.&quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****r for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
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1876 Report on the Steel Gold Mine (Charles T. Jackson) (North Carolina)1204 - 1876 Report on the Steel Gold Mine (Charles T. Jackson) (North Carolina)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 pages. "Reports on the Steel Gold Mine, Montgomery County, North Carolina" by Dr. Charles T. Jackson, Prof. Frederick A. Genth, Prof. E...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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Annual Report of The Person Consolidated Copper & Gold Mines Company (North Carolina)1205 - Annual Report of The Person Consolidated Copper & Gold Mines Company (North Carolina)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Virgilina Mining District, Person County, North Carolina. 12 pages. A somewhat critical report by L.N. White, manager. They are working on t
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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1853 Report of the Manteo Mining Company w/ maps (by. Philip T. Johnson) (North Carolina)1206 - 1853 Report of the Manteo Mining Company w/ maps (by. Philip T. Johnson) (North Carolina)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
27 pages. "Report on the Gold Deposites [sic.] and Works of the Manteo Mining Company in North Carolina, by Philip T. Tyson." Printed by J...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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1853 Report of Wheatley, Brookdale, & Charlestown Mines (Henry D. Rogers)1207 - 1853 Report of Wheatley, Brookdale, & Charlestown Mines (Henry D. Rogers)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
40 pages. "Reports of Professor Henry D. Roger on Wheatley, Brookdale, and Charlestown Mines, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania."...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to c*********p for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
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1851 Acts of Incorporation, By-Laws and Report for The Gap Mining Company (Pennsylvania)1208 - 1851 Acts of Incorporation, By-Laws and Report for The Gap Mining Company (Pennsylvania)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 pages. Report by Prof. Fred A. Genth, "Together with an Assay of the Ores by Him, and also by Prof. M.H. Boye." Articles and By-Laws ma...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Mercer Mining & Manufacturing Company Sock Certificate #41209 - Mercer Mining & Manufacturing Company Sock Certificate #4
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Coal mine in Mercer County. Low number 4 for 200 shares to Gilbert McKibbin. Signed by treasurer Paul Wick and president Thomas (?). In 1868, Benjamin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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