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Cowboys & Indians & Miners

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location, 3555 Airway Drive Suite 309 Reno, NV 89511

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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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The Mines of Colorado (1867 Mining Reference w/ folding map)1110 - The Mines of Colorado (1867 Mining Reference w/ folding map)
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By Ovando Hollister. Printed by the Samual Bowels & Company of Massachusetts. Folded map hand colored attached to the title page as original (ta...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to S*****3 for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
 
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Colorado Mining Directory for 18831111 - Colorado Mining Directory for 1883
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By Corregan and Lingane of Denver. This is one of the most famous of all Colorado directories and is organized alphabetically by company by county. It
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to b*****s for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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1871 Rocky Mountain Directory and Colorado Gazetteer (Choice Mining Reference)1112 - 1871 Rocky Mountain Directory and Colorado Gazetteer (Choice Mining Reference)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published by SS Wallihan and Company of Denver. 442 pages plus dozens of pages of advertising. Green boards, worn at extremities of spine. Yellow lett
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to e*****r for (400.00 + 92.00BP) = 492.00
 
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1860's Colorado Ephemera Goup1113 - 1860's Colorado Ephemera Goup
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. This is a great collection from places like Gregory Point, Evans, Black Hawk, Nevadaville(the Nevadaville item is actually the 1864 Central
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to D****C for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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Colorado Mining Advertising Covers1114 - Colorado Mining Advertising Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. 1) Central City advertising cover for Gilpin & Clear Creek County Abstract Office. Sayr & Parmelee surveyors. Legal size and full ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to D******3 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Colorado Mining Ephemera Lot1115 - Colorado Mining Ephemera Lot
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Twenty-one items. Includes an 1875 Colorado Miner letterhead, 1873 Albert Johnson Civil and Mining Engineer from Georgetown letterhead, 1875 taxes for
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Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 260.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Colorado Mining Letters & Advertising Covers1116 - Colorado Mining Letters & Advertising Covers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three advertising covers with letters plus other documents. 1) Stratton Independence of Victor. Strong 1903 strike. 2) Happy Jack Gold & Silver ...
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Colorado Mining Stereoview Collection1117 - Colorado Mining Stereoview Collection
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Lot of eighteen. Three color: Cripple Creek bird's eye view, Snow Peak, Horseshoe from West Ouray. Black and white include: Early bird's eye...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Colorado Mining Deeds w/ Revenue Stamps1118 - Colorado Mining Deeds w/ Revenue Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Warranty Deed, 1899, for $20,000 from George C. Logan to Rocky Mountain Coal Co., County of La Plata, Colorado. 20 adhesive revenue stamps. 2) Inde
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Colorado Mining Map Reprints1119 - Colorado Mining Map Reprints
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Three maps: Routes to the Pikes Peak Gold Regions; Routes To Colorado City; Sketch of the Quartz Mining Region of the Rocky Mountains. Believed to be
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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