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

Auction Details

Day 1, October 31st, 2025 (Lots 1000-1632)
Stocks & Bonds (Lots 1000-1632)
Mining feat. McDonald Collection (1000-1526)
Railroad (1527-1580)
Misc. Categories incl. Banking, Government, Express (1581-1632)

Day 2, November 1st, 2025 (Lots 2000-2575)
Art feat. Dan Muller Western Collection (Lots 2000-2040)
Native Americana & Cowboy (2041-2192)
Minerals & Fossils (2193-2310)
Mining Ephemera & Artifacts (2311-2575)

Day 3, November 2nd, 2025 (Lots 3000-3579)
Numismatics (Lots 3000-3579)
World’s Fair & Expositions (3000-3037)
US Mint (3038-3057)
Currency & Scrip feat. McDonald Nevada Collection (3058-3139)
Ingots (3140-3153)
Coins (3154-3363)
Medals & Exonumia (3364-3450)
Tokens (3451-3579)

Day 4, November 3rd, 2025 (Lots 4000-4541)
General Americana (Lots 4000-4541)
Geo. Sort (4000-4297)
Jewelry feat. Comstock Collection (4298-4357)
Misc. Categories incl. Bottles, Books, Fire (4358-4541)

Day 5, November 4th, 2025 (Lots 5000-5467)
Transportation (Railroadiana, Steamer, Stage) (Lots 5000-5074)
Wells Fargo & Express (5075-5122)
Philatelic (5123-5202)
Sports (5203-5229)
Political feat. Presidential Autographs (5230-5263)
Militaria (5264-5410)
Firearms & Weaponry (5411-5467)
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California Gold Rush Delivery to Mormon Island Adams & Co. Express, 1852  [205145]4054 - California Gold Rush Delivery to Mormon Island Adams & Co. Express, 1852 [205145]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Vulcan Iron Foundry (which was in San Francisco). This is a letter detailing the delivery of a boiler to Mormon Island and working around the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a****a for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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California Gold Rush Newspapers Feb. 1856 [204955]4055 - California Gold Rush Newspapers Feb. 1856 [204955]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16. California Gold Rush era newspapers. 1. Fifteen Daily Evening Bulletin Sam Francisco, month of Deb 1856. 2. San Francisco Herald Dec 1856
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to S*******4 for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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San Francisco, California Ship-Related Pictorial Billhead Group, 1870s [203567]4056 - San Francisco, California Ship-Related Pictorial Billhead Group, 1870s [203567]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. Includes: Chas. E. Haseltine & Co. Stevedores (1871); Wright & Bowne Ship Chandlery (1871); SL Mastick & Co. Puget S...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p****5 for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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American Clipper Card Aurora , 1856, California Gold Rush [203996]4057 - American Clipper Card Aurora , 1856, California Gold Rush [203996]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
American clipper card for the "Aurora" NY to SF, Sutton and Company Line. Dark colors at top and bottom, the Aurora left pier 9 on Jan 5, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to G********s for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Australian Gold Rush Clipper Cards (2) [203995]4058 - Australian Gold Rush Clipper Cards (2) [203995]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two rare clipper cards for two ships from boston to melborne. The ships J. Montgomery and Atlanta were both owned by Samuel Stevens and co as part of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to j******V for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Ship Sailing Cards; Yankee Publications (3) Rare! [202836]4059 - Ship Sailing Cards; Yankee Publications (3) Rare! [202836]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Yankee and Other Yankee Ship Sailing Cards. 3 Publications. 1948, 1949 and 1952. Issued by State Street Trust Company, Boston, Mass. "Presenti...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Invoice for Gold Dust & Ingot Shipment on the S.S. Panama September, 1849 [194522]4060 - Invoice for Gold Dust & Ingot Shipment on the S.S. Panama September, 1849 [194522]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This invoice describes a box of gold dust and bars aboard the Steam Ship Panama bound for Boston dated August 31, 1849 with a value of about $35,000.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (800.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,000.00
 
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Golden Gate Woolen Manufacturing Co., San Francisco, CA, 1881 Corporate Sealer [204818]4061 - Golden Gate Woolen Manufacturing Co., San Francisco, CA, 1881 Corporate Sealer [204818]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a bronze sealer used to imprint a corporate seal on a document. 1.75" It is without the device which actually presses the seal, but is ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to W********y.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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San Francisco Earthquake Collection [202318]4062 - San Francisco Earthquake Collection [202318]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. Most related to the 1906 SF Earthquake. Includes: two 1907 copies of "Some Cities and San Francisco" by Hubert Howe Bancroft, on...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 240.00 - 350.00
Sold to S*******4 for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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San Francisco Pre and Post 1906 Earthquake (Two Booklets) [202300]4063 - San Francisco Pre and Post 1906 Earthquake (Two Booklets) [202300]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. Rare. 1) "Seeing San Francisco Aboard the Sight-Seeing Car." Published by M. Kollmann, 1905. Unpaginated. Red covers, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S*******4 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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