Great American Treasure Hunt

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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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Utica Mining Company archive340 - Utica Mining Company archive
Holabird 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to t******2 for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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Utica Mining Company fatal mining accidents!341 - Utica Mining Company fatal mining accidents!
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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;
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Utica Mining Company SF billheads: assay archive342 - Utica Mining Company SF billheads: assay archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 500 pieces. Includes John Taylor, Selby, Justinian, Wirlberg, SF Chemical, coal, SC line, salt companies, Fairbanks scales, Morris, Holden, Roes
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to t******2 for (375.00 + 73.13BP) = 448.13
 
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Utica Mining Company SF billheads: electrical343 - Utica Mining Company SF billheads: electrical
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250+ pieces. Great light bulb and street lamp pictorials. Please inspect in person to see the content and magnitude of this collection. City:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********e for (600.00 + 117.00BP) = 717.00
 
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Utica Mining Company SF billheads: machinery archive344 - Utica Mining Company SF billheads: machinery archive
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200+ pieces. Includes Schenck, Lietz, Pelton water Wheel, Fulda's Planning Mills, Rix Compressed air, Lambert & Williamson, Kent Lubricating...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (800.00 + 156.00BP) = 956.00
 
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Utica Mining Company SF billheads: Mining support345 - Utica Mining Company SF billheads: Mining support
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41 pieces. J. W. Russell artesian well boring, Henshaw Bulkley machinery, Pelton Water Wheel, California Saw Works, Jno. D. Eby saw mill machinery, Do
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to m********e for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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Utica Mining Company SF billheads: miscellaneous346 - Utica Mining Company SF billheads: miscellaneous
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250+ pieces. Find banking, hay, horses, druggists, lumber, hotels, doctors, grocers, furniture, insurance, banking, tax, handwritten letters, paints,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********e for (425.00 + 82.88BP) = 507.88
 
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Utica Mining Company SF billheads: paint supplies347 - Utica Mining Company SF billheads: paint supplies
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325+ pieces. Please see photo and inspect in person to see the content and magnitude of this collection. City: Angels Camp Count
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to m********e for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Utica Mining Company SF billheads: Powder and dynamite348 - Utica Mining Company SF billheads: Powder and dynamite
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200+ billheads to mining companies from the California Powder Works, Safety Nitro Powder Company and Judson Dynamite and Powder Company. These compani
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (400.00 + 78.00BP) = 478.00
 
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Utica Mining Company: various handbills and advertising envelopes found in collection349 - Utica Mining Company: various handbills and advertising envelopes found in collection
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Lot of 11. Toledo Catarrh Cure, Western Chief Drill, Crosett Employment Agency, Waterhouse & Lester, Dr. Chas. F. Kays, Teachers Protective Asso...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****H for (30.00 + 5.85BP) = 35.85
 
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Wells , Fargo & Co. Express bullion shipments350 - Wells , Fargo & Co. Express bullion shipments
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to h*******2 for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
 
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Willard H. Miller Angels Camp business card351 - Willard H. Miller Angels Camp business card
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Carriage trimmer, harness, whips, robes, etc. Stickly Block. Nice business card from a small community. City: Angels Camp County
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to e*****r for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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World War I United Work Campaign352 - World War I United Work Campaign
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6 pieces. Angels Camp did their part during the war! City: Angels Camp County: Calaveras State: CA Dat
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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345 Assay sheets for mines in Gold Rush Country353 - 345 Assay sheets for mines in Gold Rush Country
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to t******2 for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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Angels Camp area Post Card archive354 - Angels Camp area Post Card archive
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Angels Camp letters355 - Angels Camp letters
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Lot of 8 pieces. Some personal, but many have historical significance: hauling 4 cords of wood to the Utica Chlorination Works. Need $300 immediately.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to t********n.. for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Utica Assay Reports356 - Utica Assay Reports
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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
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Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Utica Chlorination Works Monthly Assay Reports357 - Utica Chlorination Works Monthly Assay Reports
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to a****a for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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1948 Bank of Angels Creek FROG SKIN bucks358 - 1948 Bank of Angels Creek FROG SKIN bucks
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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...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****k for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Avery collection359 - Avery collection
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10 pieces. Avery Hotel letterhead, Clipper Mills billheads (5) and letters (4). City: Avery County: Calaveras State
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Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 180.00
 
 
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