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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Important Isaac James Letter (Arizona and Nevada Surveyor and Comstock Mining Superintendent)1020 - Important Isaac James Letter (Arizona and Nevada Surveyor and Comstock Mining Superintendent)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a two page letter written on stationary for the superintendent of the Contention Consolidated Mining Company. Dateline Tombstone, Arizona Terr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***0 for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Tombstone, Arizona Aerial Photographs1021 - Tombstone, Arizona Aerial Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of about fifteen aerial photographs and negatives of approximately 1.5 x 3" size taken about 1935. Shows town and surrounding hills. Ph...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mining Letters to Tombstone, Arizona Assayer Witherell1022 - Mining Letters to Tombstone, Arizona Assayer Witherell
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four letters (with envelopes) all addressed to William Frank Witherell, an assayer from Tombstone, Arizona. The letters are from Colorado, Chicago, C
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Total Wreck Mining Company Document Pair1023 - Total Wreck Mining Company Document Pair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Today, the Total Wreck is known for its fabulous mineral specimens. 1) Sight draft dated April 2, 1884 made out to cattleman Walter L. Vial, owner of
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (130.00 + 29.90BP) = 159.90
 
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Promotional Report of Vulture Mines Company1024 - Promotional Report of Vulture Mines Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare three page report listing expenses, production, liabilities, cash on hand and stock listings for this very famous mine that operated in Maricopa
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r***6 for (35.00 + 7.00BP) = 42.00
 
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The Whiteford Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1025 - The Whiteford Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Inc. in Territory of Arizona. No. 177, issued for 2,000 shares on March 16, 1899. Signed by Crawley (vice president) and White (secretary). Gilt
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*********Z for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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Arizona Mine Photograph Collection from Paul Kerr of Columbia University1026 - Arizona Mine Photograph Collection from Paul Kerr of Columbia University
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of perhaps ten sets of 4 x 5" photographs by Professor Paul Kerr of Columbia University taken in the late 1930s of various mine sites t...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Arizona Mining Letters and Ephemera1027 - Arizona Mining Letters and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of fourteen. 1-2) Two Ray Consolidated letters on letterhead from Hayden. 3) New Comstock Mining Company of Kingman. "...received, in Gold ...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*******d for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Arizona Mining Postcards: Douglas, Jerome & Morenci1028 - Arizona Mining Postcards: Douglas, Jerome & Morenci
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24 with some duplicates. Douglas: early RPC showing Copper Queen Smelter, mailed; two early printed cards of Copper Queen Store; early RPC 1906
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to i*********1 for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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Three Arizona Mining Prospectuses1029 - Three Arizona Mining Prospectuses
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Swisshelm Gold Silver Company. Comes with an illustrated letterhead showing the location of the mine and a letter soliciting buying stock in th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*********Z for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Kimberlite Diamond Mining & Washing Company Stock Certificate1030 - Kimberlite Diamond Mining & Washing Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 96 for 1000 shares to George B Harris. Signed by Austin Millar and W Armstrong. The Kimberlite Diamond Mining and Washing Company was headed by Midw
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******s for (350.00 + 80.50BP) = 430.50
 
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Mariposa Gold Mining Company Prospectus1031 - Mariposa Gold Mining Company Prospectus
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three pages. 12 x 8.5". Tear to front page on upper left (1"). Includes additional letter and map. Letter is from Isham & Isham and en...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r***6 for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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Pine Creek Tungsten Mine and Area Photograph Collection1032 - Pine Creek Tungsten Mine and Area Photograph Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photographs of the Pine Creek Tungsten Mine near Bishop, Inyo County California. A group of about thirty original photographs from 1939 of these histo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****r for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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White Mountain Andalusite Mine Photographs1033 - White Mountain Andalusite Mine Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original group of about forty photographs with negatives of the Andalusite Mine, now known as the mining camp of Jeffrey, Inyo County near Bishop. Thi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to e*****r for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Daily Stock Report with Birdseye View of Bodie1034 - Daily Stock Report with Birdseye View of Bodie
Holabird Western Americana Collections
24 page Daily Stock Report published in San Francisco. On page 22 is a half-page map of the Columbus Mining District in Nevada and on page 23 is a ful
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8******1 for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Anglo-Californian Gold Mining Company Stock Certificates (Gold Rush Era)1035 - Anglo-Californian Gold Mining Company Stock Certificates (Gold Rush Era)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two rare Gold Rush stocks. No. 99683 & 99672, both issued to Frederick Bull on January 6th, 1853. Not cancelled. Spindle holes. Approx. 7.5"...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to c********3 for (160.00 + 36.80BP) = 196.80
 
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New York & Calaveras County Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1036 - New York & Calaveras County Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Inc. in New York. No. 1753. Issued for 100 shares to S.G. Croby on March 2, 1880. Signed by Marshall (president) and Louisbery (?) (secretary).
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to s****r for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
 
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The Calaveras Water & Mining Company $1,000 Bond1037 - The Calaveras Water & Mining Company $1,000 Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Not seen by us before. $1,000 bond No. 192 issued June 1st, 1881. Signed by Marshall as president and Southwick as secretary. Not cancelled! Fif
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to s****r for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Seven Calaveras County Mining Stock Certificates1038 - Seven Calaveras County Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1-3) Calaveras Water and Mining Company. Numbers, 1758, 1756, and 390. 1880 and 1882. Signed by R. K. Southwick (two are issued to him) and J. Marshal
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Central Mother Lode California Mining Stock Certificates1039 - Central Mother Lode California Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twelve total. Includes: True Cons. Mining & Milling Co. (1909, pen cxl), Pennsylvania Cons. Mining Co. (1897, pen cxl), Central Eureka Mining Co...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to k**********y for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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