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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Oro Fino Gold and Silver Mining Company Bond, Inyo County, 18651040 - Oro Fino Gold and Silver Mining Company Bond, Inyo County, 1865
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$1000 Bond cert. #196 issued in 1865. The company operated the Oro Fino, Mammoth, Knickerbocker and Chrysopolis lodes near the Owen's River in t...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8*****p for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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Alta California Copper Mining Company Bond1041 - Alta California Copper Mining Company Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
First one seen by us! Inc. in 1866. No. 289. $100 First Mortgage Bond. Issued to trustees Henry Souther, Elisha Atkins, and Reuben E. Demmon on March
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*********r for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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Good Year Mining Company Proof Certificate, Downieville1042 - Good Year Mining Company Proof Certificate, Downieville
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Proof certificate for the Good Year Mining Company of Sierra County, California. This certificate is probably for a mine at Goodyears Bar hence the na
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to k**********y for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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Interesting 130 Year-old Letters with note from Peter Bancroft1043 - Interesting 130 Year-old Letters with note from Peter Bancroft
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two letters from John Coleman. "...we have about 6" of bedrock today..." "We area also cutting down No. 3; it will take 3 or 4 d...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to a**********o for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Idaho Maryland Mining Stock Certificates1044 - Idaho Maryland Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. 1) South Idaho Consolidated Mining & Milling Company stock certificate No. 193, issued in 1894 to the wife of the company secretary...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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Mother Lode Photographs and Negatives1045 - Mother Lode Photographs and Negatives
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of approximately 20 original negatives of mine seams in the Mother Lode, possibly near Grass Valley. The group is accompanied by several print
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Estimate : 50.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*********a for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Three Different Grass Valley Mining Stock Certificates1046 - Three Different Grass Valley Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Washington Mining Company. No. 371, issued for 100 shares to the company secretary in 1882. Pen cancelled. Crisp. 2) New Eureka Consolidated Gold M
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6******n for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Trio of Different Grass Valley Mining Stock Certificates1047 - Trio of Different Grass Valley Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Washington Mining Company. No. 158, issued for 25 shares to Henry Noritzky in 1878. Signed by Uphoft (president) and Carson (secretary). Pen cancel
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (160.00 + 36.80BP) = 196.80
 
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Four Different Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Stock Certificates1048 - Four Different Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Washington Mining Co. Grass Valley. Issued 1882 to the secretary (Fletcher). Also signed by Wm. Terman (president). Pen cancelled. No vignette. Rip
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Defiance Mining Company Stock Certificate (GT Brown, Pat Reddy)1049 - Defiance Mining Company Stock Certificate (GT Brown, Pat Reddy)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! Coso Mining District. Number 249 for 26,561 shares to P Reddy in 1875. Signed by Hughes & Holland(?)  This is a hard to find GT Brown...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*********1 for (325.00 + 74.75BP) = 399.75
 
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Lompoc, California Geologic and Mining Photographs1050 - Lompoc, California Geologic and Mining Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of about twenty photographs and negatives of geologic features and mines at Lompoc, California taken by Professor Paul Kerr of Columbia Univer
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Mother Lode Region Photographs1051 - Mother Lode Region Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of about thirty-four 5 inch photographs taken between 1933 and 1936 by Professor Paul Kerr of mines at Silsby, Mariposa, Sonora, Carson Hill,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to e*****r for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Two Receipts for James. J. Ott, Nevada Assay Office1052 - Two Receipts for James. J. Ott, Nevada Assay Office
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unused block of two assay receipts for the Nevada Assay Office, operated by famous assayer James T. Ott at 30 Main Street. Allegorical vignette. Datel
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to a**********o for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Report on the Deep Placers of the South & Middle Yuba, Nevada County, California (Silliman)1053 - Report on the Deep Placers of the South & Middle Yuba, Nevada County, California (Silliman)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare and important work on the California gold country (post-Gold Rush) from a very important mining authority. 43 pages. Printed in New Haven, 1865.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to w*******1 for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Two Nevada County Mining Photographs1054 - Two Nevada County Mining Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different mine photographs, both matted, circa 1900. A) 8.5 x 10.5" Moore photo "miners waiting for cage, Central Shaft, Grass Valley....
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a**********o for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Placer County Mining Stock Certificates (4)1055 - Placer County Mining Stock Certificates (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. 1) Golden Eagle Mining Company. Location: Ophir Mining District. No. 275, issued for 10 shares in 1873. Signed by the president (Warren
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Stampless Envelope from a 49er Sent back home1056 - Stampless Envelope from a 49er Sent back home
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter is from Orrin Mowry. The folded sheet letter has not been cancelled, so it may have been hand delivered. Letter has been translated. ".....
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to c*********p for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Kern County Tungsten Mine Photographs1057 - Kern County Tungsten Mine Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of approximately thirty-three 5" photographs. 1937 to 1939. Taken by Professor Paul Kerr of Columbia University. The photographs show m...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (400.00 + 92.00BP) = 492.00
 
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Price's Assay Office & Chemical Laboratory Memorandum of Gold Bullion1058 - Price's Assay Office & Chemical Laboratory Memorandum of Gold Bullion
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by F. Roseman at the San Francisco Office. Deposit is for $115.05 oz and totals $1,486.08. Receipt is red ink pri
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to a**********9 for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Thomas Price Assay Memorandum1059 - Thomas Price Assay Memorandum
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Memorandum of bullion deposited by Thomas Bell & Co. to Thomas Price, Analytical Chemist, Assay and Bullion Melter. Office at 524 Sacramento Str...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 750.00
 
 
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