Auction Details
Holabird’s Western Americana Collections Presents
The Great American Treasure Hunt
Western Americana & Numismatic Auction
PREVIEW
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive
Reno, NV 89511
Friday - September 12 - 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment
Sessions 1 & 2
LIVE AUCTION
Saturday, September 13, 2014 & Sunday, September 14, 2014
Starting Time: 9am PST, both days
Session 3
ABSENTEE AUCTION
Internet or phone bidding only.
Sept 15, 2014
Starting time: 9am monday
LOT PICKUP
Tuesday through Friday after the sale,
normal office hours or by appointment
AUCTION LOCATION
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
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Copyright Holabird’s Western Americana Collections, 2014. All rights reserved.
All items sold for their collectible value only; They have no securites whatsoever.
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340Utica Mining Company archiveHolabird Western Americana Collections
One large box full of historical information. A quick perusal of 50 papers shows: a Santa Ysabel Mining Company letter asking when plates will be fini
Estimate : 600.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to t******2 for 358.50
341Utica Mining Company fatal mining accidents!Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter and receipts for coffins and grave digging. The Utica mine had two major accidents: 1) eight miners were killed in a cave-in, December of 1889;
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for 119.50
342Utica Mining Company SF billheads: assay archiveHolabird Western Americana Collections
About 500 pieces. Includes John Taylor, Selby, Justinian, Wirlberg, SF Chemical, coal, SC line, salt companies, Fairbanks scales, Morris, Holden, Roes
Estimate : 750.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to t******2 for 448.13
343Utica Mining Company SF billheads: electricalHolabird Western Americana Collections
250+ pieces. Great light bulb and street lamp pictorials. Please inspect in person to see the content and magnitude of this collection. City:
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********e for 717.00
344Utica Mining Company SF billheads: machinery archiveHolabird Western Americana Collections
200+ pieces. Includes Schenck, Lietz, Pelton water Wheel, Fulda's Planning Mills, Rix Compressed air, Lambert & Williamson, Kent Lubricating...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for 956.00
345Utica Mining Company SF billheads: Mining supportHolabird Western Americana Collections
41 pieces. J. W. Russell artesian well boring, Henshaw Bulkley machinery, Pelton Water Wheel, California Saw Works, Jno. D. Eby saw mill machinery, Do
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to m********e for 358.50
346Utica Mining Company SF billheads: miscellaneousHolabird Western Americana Collections
250+ pieces. Find banking, hay, horses, druggists, lumber, hotels, doctors, grocers, furniture, insurance, banking, tax, handwritten letters, paints,
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********e for 507.88
347Utica Mining Company SF billheads: paint suppliesHolabird Western Americana Collections
325+ pieces. Please see photo and inspect in person to see the content and magnitude of this collection. City: Angels Camp Count
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to m********e for 298.75
348Utica Mining Company SF billheads: Powder and dynamiteHolabird Western Americana Collections
200+ billheads to mining companies from the California Powder Works, Safety Nitro Powder Company and Judson Dynamite and Powder Company. These compani
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for 478.00
350Wells , Fargo & Co. Express bullion shipmentsHolabird Western Americana Collections
5 receipts. Datelined Angels Camp. All from Charles Lane, Superintendent of the Utica Mine. For sealed bullion at $9,000, sealed bullion at $25,000, 2
Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to h*******2 for 89.63
351Willard H. Miller Angels Camp business cardHolabird Western Americana Collections
Carriage trimmer, harness, whips, robes, etc. Stickly Block. Nice business card from a small community. City: Angels Camp County
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to e*****r for 29.88
352World War I United Work CampaignHolabird Western Americana Collections
6 pieces. Angels Camp did their part during the war! City: Angels Camp County: Calaveras State: CA Dat
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
353345 Assay sheets for mines in Gold Rush CountryHolabird Western Americana Collections
We all know that information on mines that reached the government was not necessarily accurate. Here are 345 assay sheets from the Utica Mine for mine
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to t******2 for 597.50
354Angels Camp area Post Card archiveHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 36. Includes Altaville main street, Old Dance Pavilion and Hotel at Big Trees, 1909 Angels Camp flood, Angels Camp Reduction Works, Main Street
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for 119.50
355Angels Camp lettersHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 pieces. Some personal, but many have historical significance: hauling 4 cords of wood to the Utica Chlorination Works. Need $300 immediately.
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to t********n.. for 239.00
356Utica Assay ReportsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Four months of assay sheets from the Utica Mill in 1902 (Sep.-Dec.). These actually get down to the specific area in the mine: West Stickle, North Slo
Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
357Utica Chlorination Works Monthly Assay ReportsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Incredible 56 monthly assay reports from the Utica Chlorination Works for mines and people they did assays for. For example: the May 1895 report range
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to a****a for 59.75
3581948 Bank of Angels Creek FROG SKIN bucksHolabird Western Americana Collections
You don't see this everyday? 100th Anniversary with a picture of Hotel Angels on one side and centennial celebration of the City of Angels on th...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****k for 119.50
359Avery collectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
10 pieces. Avery Hotel letterhead, Clipper Mills billheads (5) and letters (4). City: Avery County: Calaveras State
Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 180.00