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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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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.
Bidding Has Concluded
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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Tri-State Mining Group1150 - Tri-State Mining Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. 1) Boston Little Circle Zinc Company prospectus. 4 pages. c1899. 2) Missouri Lad & Coal Company Prospectus. 4 pages. 3) Fredonia and C...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6****A for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Anaconda Mine Souvenir Plate1151 - Anaconda Mine Souvenir Plate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small souvenir plate for the Anaconda Mine at Butte, Montana. Made by Wheelock in Dresden for Hight and Fairfield of Butte, Montana. Colorful and deco
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to F****e for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Mining Photo Album from Butte, Montana1152 - Mining Photo Album from Butte, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This album contains photographs by geologist Edward W Lindquist from 1903. The album contains about thirteen 5 x 7 photographs of mill buildings and a
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Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to 1**9 for (850.00 + 170.00BP) = 1,020.00
 
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Three Different Butte Mining Reports1153 - Three Different Butte Mining Reports
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1901, 11th Annual Report of The Bald Butte Mining Company. 11 pages. Recent developments include the opening of a new vein and the addition of Diam
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Estimate : 160.00 - 250.00
Sold to r***6 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Montana School of Mines Cap with Miner's Lamp1154 - Montana School of Mines Cap with Miner's Lamp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Miner's Cap is signed by the students of the Electrical Engineering Department of the Montana School of Mines. Some of the signatures are bod, b...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Montana Smelter Cabinet Card1155 - Montana Smelter Cabinet Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A cabinet card displaying the Boston & Montana smelter. The back of the card reads "New York Copper Co in Meaderville 1879 - later known a...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 1**9 for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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Report & By-Laws of The Western Star Mining Co. Meagher County, Montana Territory1156 - Report & By-Laws of The Western Star Mining Co. Meagher County, Montana Territory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
23 pages. Printed by G.V. Town & Son, Philadelphia, 1879. Office in Philadelphia (as expected for early Montana mining). Mine located on Gold Hi...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 6*****b for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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Montana Mining Collection: Stereoviews, Covers, Letters, Checks1157 - Montana Mining Collection: Stereoviews, Covers, Letters, Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1-5) Five Montana Mining Stereoviews: interior of Stewart Mine, Butte, Anaconda, etc. 6-9) Four Montana covers. Includes Anaconda pictorial of the Was
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to D******3 for (160.00 + 36.80BP) = 196.80
 
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Preliminary Report of the United States Geological Survey of Montana and Portions of Adjacent Territ1158 - Preliminary Report of the United States Geological Survey of Montana and Portions of Adjacent Territ
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By FV Hayden, Washington. 538 pages of text with it including index. Includes numerous foldout maps (5) and illustrations (64) throughout. Tight bindi
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Nicely Framed William Andrews Clark Signed Stock Certificate and Photograph1159 - Nicely Framed William Andrews Clark Signed Stock Certificate and Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock number A606 for 100 shares to QM Jones in 1885. Signed by secretary JH Moore and WA Clark. Iconic engraving by E. G. Williams & Bro, New Y...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to k***v for (190.00 + 43.70BP) = 233.70
 
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