"Fred Holabird's Grand Finale": Mining, Americana, & Numismatics Live Auction (2025 October)

Geology of the Aspen dist. of Colorado by Spur. excellent condition 30 sheets. rarely found in this condition. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State

Geology of the Aspen dist. of Colorado by Spur. excellent condition 30 sheets. rarely found in this condition. Aspen was an important mining district

Ichabod Rowe and Norris West have located 1400 feet on the Tecumseh Lode situated in the Lower Union Mining District, about 400 feet north of the disc

A booklet listing the bylaws of the Federal Union Gold Mining Company of Clear Creek County, Colorado, dated 1866. 11 pages, printed by the Franklin J

Catalogue No. 3 for this Denver based company. 1906. 48pp. with some illustrations, description of what sets their product apart (with their Hug bucke

Pair of Mining reference books, both aligned to minerals and mining west of the Rockies. Book one is titled "Mineral Resources West of the Rock...

Hardcover Book, complete with maps, tables, illustrations, fold-out vellum maps, and a multi-pronged approach to the State of Colorado. There is a tri

A nearly pristine copy! Colorado Directory of Mines. Thomas Corbett. 440pp. Rare directory of mines in Colorado containing a description of the mines

Gold rush pioneer's guidebooks for traveling, including a packing list, terrain descriptions, game of the area, distances from camp to camp, ge...

Colorado Mining Town Books by R. L. Brown (5) #1. 1) "Ghost Towns of the Colorado Rockies". Published by Caxton Printers, 1973. Illus....

More Colorado Mining Books (3) #3. 1) "Rocky Mountain Boom Town", a History of Durango, by Duane A. Smith, published by University of ...

Lot of 32. All but 1 are real photo. Includes photos of mines, mills, and buildings/landmarks in Colorado mining towns: Aspen, Central City, Cripple C

Lot of 28. No duplicates. Mine, mill, and town views. Includes 4 real photo postcards, rest are early sepia or B&W cards. A choice collection! I...

Promotional deck of playing cards with a miner vignette on one side and scenes of well-known Colorado places on the money side. There are a few UT mix

Lot of 2 choice views. 1) View of the Independence and Portland Mines in Cripple Creek. Photo by Mazterz Photo, CC. Mount is 7 x 10" Stratton&#...

Gold Deposits of Georgia, Bulletin No. 4-A, by Geological Survey of Georgia, 1896, 542 pages. Hardcover. Must have reference key for Georgia gold. Di

Idaho's Coeur d'Alene mining district postcards, group of 36. All are real photos. Good condition. Includes Burke (6), Kellogg (10), Mullan ...

RARE: "Sectional and Geological Map of Iowa", by N. H. Parker, with colored fold-out map, approximately 18 folds, measures about 46x16&quo...

Double-sided sheet with record of wages for mines, all dated March 15, 1856. Five entries each side. Blue paper, black print. 13 x 7.75" Listed...

Lot of 45 early printed color postcards; no RPPC. Includes 10 different underground views: setting charges, miners with ore cars at 1400, 200, and 300

One Montanan said this was Cable, Montana, but the consignor was unsure. This is still an unusual view of the back of mills, with several women posed

Seven different mounted photos, identified, showing the mine, workers, and auxiliary buildings for the Beatrice Mine. The Beatrice Mine was located 13

Original Josephine Copper Mining and Smelting Co. corporate seal, incorporated in Arizona in 1904. We've had stocks for this company over the ye...

Lot of 4. 1) EE Burlingame Assay Office receipt, Denver, Colorado, 1879. Unknown mine location. 2) East Helena Works, United Smelting & Refining...

Lot of 10. E.I. du Pont, De Nemours Powder Company of Helena, Montana and Denver, Colorado, including letterheads, covers, a brochure for Red Cross Lo

This is a lot of 4 mining booklets from Butte and Virginia City, Montana. These booklets contain insight into the Butte- Virginia Gold Mining Company

December 28th, 1861 deed between Wm. B. Forster of Marysville and James W. Nye of Carson City (governor) for 25 feet in the first Extension North on t

Various letters between Austin and San Francisco, hand-written and most dated. Mining interests in Nevada being courted by San Francisco merchants, ve

Rare Nevada mining location. Sept. 1861 deed between WB King and James Thompson of Carson County, NT for feet in the Rally Company, Rally Ledge, Perki

Lot of 2 different. 1) Official printed letterhead for deposit by the Savage Mine. Cashier Elrod is sending $10,000 by Wells Fargo stage to the Nevada

Original publication from Nevada State Mineralogist, dated 1866. The "Annual Report of the State Mineralogist of the State of Nevada for 1866&q...

Atlas to accompany the monograph on the geology of eureka NV by Hague 1883. 13 sheets edge chips. loose marbled cover. The Eureka District was one of

14.5 x 23" Surveyed July 1864 by N. Wescoatt, C.E. made to accompany Report of Dr. J.A. Neatch. By Oakley and Thomson Boston. Map all the minin...

Lot of 3. 1-2) Two rare checks for the Goldfield Mohawk Mining Company issued in 1907. One is signed by George Nixon. The other by George Wingfield. G

Lot of two Humboldt County, Nevada Territory, Mining Deeds, 1862-1864. 1) 1864 deed transfers three feet in the Sophia Butler Ledge of the Mary Ann Mi

Original desktop sealer for the Victorine at Kingston Nevada, in the Smoky Valley. This may be the single only district recorder seal for any Nevada m

Comstock Claim Map with Panorama 1876 framed overall 41" x 29" Paper mounted on cloth framed on back Herman Davis in pencil, he was a majo...

Group of 21 folded plates including maps, cross-sections, and detailed geological illustrations that comprised the Atlas to Accompany the Geology of t

Lot of 2. 1) Promotional material for Becker's Geology of the Comstock Lode & the Washoe District. From the USGS 1881 Annual Report. 37pp. s...

1.) Clarence king, 40th parallel mining industry atlas. (goes with his vol 3 mining industry report). 1870. Contains surface geology and 12 plates of

Lot of 3. Key references. Average condition/ well used. 1) Geology of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe District, Becker, 1882, Monograph of the USGS V

These are working maps by a geologist sectioned on canvas, notated for formations. Nine maps in all: Roberts Mtn., Tonopah District, Sonoma Range, Com

Storey County Labor Union Seal and Member's Badge with Ribbon. c1901. Name tag is missing from badge. Tag on reverse from Whitehead & Hoag C...

Extremely rare and early! Dated April 16th, 1860 when Nevada was still part of Utah Territory. Agreement between John J. Collins of Nevada County, Cal

Lot of 4 different. Includes: 1891 authenticated copy of Certificate of Incorporation, signed by president HB Havens; 1881 authenticated copy of Certi

Lot of 8. Authenticated copies of Articles of Incorporation for: Ophir Silver MC (1881 and 1894); Hale & Norcross (1896 and 1897); Best & B...

Rare. Shows assay for bullion deposited from three different mills: Santiago, Manhattan, and Temelec Mill. Signed by assayer Gideon Moore. 10 x 17&q...

This small 7.80 ounce deposit likely represents them cleaning out the pan at the mill. The reason we believe this is that the assay is very "hi...

This is a fantastic assay piece with great Comstock historical content! Deposit receipt for one package from the Merrimac Mill, 88 pounds. Bars to be

Very rare. 1878 Best & Belcher issued to C. Wiegand & Co. for $5. Signed by supt. FF Osbiston. RN-G imprinted revenue. Not signed by Wiegand...

This is a choice collection of 35 postcards with 27 RPPC and 8 early printed cards. Views of mines, mills, groups of miners, birds-eyes and more. Some

Lot of 21. Nineteen are RPPCs; two are early printed cards. One is Gold Hill; rest are VC. Many 19th-century views (published in the 1930s). Includes:

Lot of 19 RPPC. No dupes. Views of famous structures on the Comstock, including: Fourth Ward Schoolhouse, International Hotel (standing and ruins), St

Lot of 16. No duplicates. These are mostly 19th-century views, published in the 1930s. Views include: horse team hauling supplies, 1887; pioneer stage

This is a lot of 19 real photo postcards. These postcards feature trains, buildings, and people located in multiple cities throughout Nevada, such as

Lot of 5 different. Includes: A Peep at Washoe, Washoe Revisited, J. Ross Browne, 1959 hardcover; The Saga of the Comstock Lode, George D. Lyman, 1934

Lot of 9. 1) Comstock Tunnel Company stock issued in 1889, signed by Theodore Sutro, brother to Adolph. 2) Washoe Wood & Fluming Company stock, ...

Lot of 18. Mostly all Comstock documents used by mining companies in their daily operations. includes checks, billheads, assay, and reports. Includes:

Lot of 22. Mostly Comstock, with 6 pieces of other Western ephemera included. Includes: Hale & Norcross Mining reports; Pacific Mill & Minin...

Lot of 4. 1) Articles of Incorporation for the Crown Point Gold & Silver Mining Company. 1879 copy of the 1861 document. Signed by president Wel...

Lot of 11 different. Key mines included: Mexican, Overman, Silver Hill, Con. Imperial, Chollar, Yellow Jacket, New York, Champion, Belcher, Union Cons

Lot of 26. Most of these are assessments or stock sale receipts for Comstock mines. Includes: Best & Belcher (1885, 1886); Caledonia (1902); Oph...

Lot of 4. All items related to lumber being milled mostly in the Tahoe region and then shipped to the Comstock mines. 1-2) Sierra Nevada Wood &...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company check. 1870. Issued to DA Bender for $50. Signed by DL Bliss, Tahoe lumber ma...

Lot of 6 different checks from the Comstock, 1860s and 70s, including autograph pieces. Includes: Woodworth Mill signed by James G. Fair; HM Yerington

Lot of 27 RN checks. 1) Seven signed HM Yerington with RN-D in buff. Yerington was supt. of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. 2) Nine Woodworth M...

Lot of 3 different. Key figures in the history of the Comstock. 1) 1870 Trench Mill Virginia City check signed by "Bonanza King" mining mi...

Great group of 5 different checks with 5 different Comstock autographs. 1) 1876 Virginia & Truckee Railroad check to Huntington, Hopkins & C...

Lot of 3 different. 1)Unusual 1862 handwritten draft, payable at the Wells Fargo Bank in Carson City, signed by Governor James W. Nye. Information on

Lot of 3 different signed by James G. Fair. Fair was one the four "Bonanza Kings", mining millionaires on the Comstock. He also served as ...

Lot of 3 different. James G. Fair and John Mackay were two of the most important mining figures on the Comstock, part of the "Bonanza Firm"...

The most sought-after Comstock autograph! No. 7702, issued on May 3, 1870 to Walter Noy for $110. Signed by Phillip Deidesheimer as superintendent. RN

Lot of 2. Very rare imprinted revenue! 1) Check issued in 1870 to E. Dickman & Co. Signed by "Bonanza King" mining millionaire/US sena...

Lot of 16 different. Includes: very early 1861 Wells Fargo Gould & Curry signed by Charles Strong; 1862 Stateler & Arrington G&C signed ...

Lot of 44. Nearly all are for the Gould & Curry Mine. This group spans 1863-1884. Includes: 30 territorial Stateler & Arrington checks, 1863...

Lot of 6 different. 1) Sierra Nevada Mexican and Union Shaft Company. 1880 check to Virginia Telephone Exchange. Signed by supt. Rooney. RN-G. Rare! 2

Group of 4 different RNs on Comstock companies. Includes: Woodworth Mill signed by James G. Fair, HM Yerington signed by Yerington, Gould & Curr...

Lot of 2 checks totaling $100 to Frank Soule and his brother 1864. Soule was the author of Annals of SF published in 1855. These checks will make a fu

Lot of 15 different. Wow! Territorial, imprinted revenue, adhesive stamps. Includes: 1861 Wells Fargo signed by Charles Strong for the Gould & C...

Lot of twenty Bank of California checks issued 1865-66 for the Gould & Curry Mining Company. Signed by either Charles Bonner or Louis Janin as ...

Lot of 8 checks with bold cancels on the revenue stamps. These cancels were done when the stamps were on sheets and are not tied to the document. All

Lot of 3 different types, with 3 different superintendents. 1) Early 1864 Bank of California check, Dec. 1864 (two months after that branch was founde

Lot of 5. These checks popped out to us because of the large amounts (vs. the miner paychecks). The mill for the G&C had started operation in 18...

Lot of 6 Stateler & Arrington checks issued by the Gould & Curry to non-miners at the company, including: RA Young (alderman, weigher & ...

Rare RN check on Woodworth Mill to the Birdsall Mill. 1872. RN-E. Signed by "Bonanza King"/US Senator James G. Fair. F. Birdsall created t...

Lot of 3 crisp Woodworth Mill, Virginia City, Nevada checks signed by Bonanza King mining millionaire/ US Senator James G. Fair. RN-B. The Woodworth M

Lot of 9. Three each of three types. 1) Three Woodworth Mill checks signed by James G. Fair, RN-E. 2) Three Isaac Requa signed Gould & Curry Min...

Lot of 16 different, a great representation of the different check types present in this massive check archive we have been selling. Three mining comp

Lot of 5. The red NV imprint is the scarcest revenue variety. These five checks are Bank of California Gould & Curry checks issued in 1870 with ...

1871 Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. check issued to TD Parkinson for $100. Signed by CC Batterman as supt. Signed on the back by Parkinson. RN-...

Lot of 4 Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company revenue checks. Fun group issued to people with famous names related to this mining district (but w...

Lot of 27. Includes territorial varieties, as well as scarce imprinted revenues. Most are Gould & Curry related. TERRITORIAL: five 1864 Wells Fa...

Lot of 54. Includes: 20 Stateler & Arrington checks, 1863-64, signed by either Charles Strong or Charles Bonner for the Gould & Curry; two W...

Lot of 28 1) Nevada: 21 pieces. Best is Ophir Mine paycheck issued when Fair was supt., 1878. Numerous other Comstock checks (mostly Savage Mine). Als

Lot of 2. One Book U.S. Geological Survey 1969 on The Water Supply For The Comstock, 55 pgs.. photos and maps.55 pgs., maps and tables. 2. Ultra rare

Two operational corporate seals and one brass seal single. 1.) Seal is from Kawich consol mining co 1906. Kawich was a gold camp. Half of the district

Lot of 10. Includes: Goldfield Mascot MC prospectus, 1906; Goldfield Deep Mines Co. of Nevada prospectus, 1920; January 1st, 1907 edition of Goldfield

Ephemera from Eureka and Virginia City. From these two famous mining camps that includes original knights templar card from Nevada governor Rynhold Sa

Lot of 20. 1) Five issued Bodie stocks, 1879, for the Tiger Gold & Silver Mining Company. 2) Five Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. checks wit...

Rare; we've only sold a couple of these before. Danger Unsafe Mine Stay Out Stay Alive. Commission on Mineral Resources, Division of Minerals, C...