Holiday Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Americana, & More (December 2020)

Number 292. Gold value $586.42 and silver $3877.92. Issued to JB Servis(?) and singed by EE Burlingame, Territorial Assayer. Rare usage of 'Terr...

For the Dives Lode in the Griffith Mining District. Coin value $96.98 in silver. Signed by EE Burlingame. In 1859 George and David Griffith found gold

20 pages. Blue paper cover. Contains the incorporation papers and by-laws. Gilpin County. Mills and mining works near Central City, Colorado. Located

CHOICE! 1) Reed & McKenney. Incredibly sharp overview of town. Chamberlain. Really nice contrast. Two choice old photographs of Central City for...

1) Dated September 10th, 1891 for a sample taken from the Estelle lode for the McF & Co. The Assay office was established 1875. Assays of three ...

From the report: "The Franklin Lode is a lode well-known to every miner in Colorado. It is situated in Clear Creek county, in the Territory of ...

Lot of seven. 1) Brodie Gold Reduction Company. For Wilson & Fryer. 1896. Gross value $293.16. Check for $70.23. 2) EC Woodward, assayer and che...

1) Geology and Gold Deposits of the Cripple Creek District. Lindgren & Ransome. 1906. Contains fold outs, diagrams, photos! Map on back cover is...

33 pages. 6.5 x 5". 16 photographs. No condition issues! The existence of rich gold-bearing veins, lying beneath the streets of Cripple Creek h...

Lot of three. 1) $30.54 to the Roy Gold Crater Mining Company. SP Duff was treasurer of the Pride of the Rockies Mining Company. Assayed at $18.60 per

1) Cripple Creek Strike by Langdon. 1904, 50 illustrations. Book is in nice condition. The action of the governor and his cronies against striking wor

Four samples taken by this company. Three on the Eagles and one on the Lincoln. Signed by HW Lamb. W. S. Stratton established the Stratton Cripple Cre

1) Underwood and Underwood. #10629. "Nightingale Mine, Bull Hill, Earth's richest gold field, Cripple Creek." Reverse has notes on Cri...

Both by Mumey. Both numbered and signed. 1) Pioneer Dnver Mint, Clark, Gruber & Company 1860/61 mint. 2) early Settlements of Denver, 1599 to 18...

1) "Certificate of Assay' No. 4/109 For a J.L. Cunningham for a sample valued at having 12oz. of silver valued at $13.20. Burlingame's ...

Lot of three. 1) Von Schulz & Low, Chemists and Assayers billhead. Analysis of Cyanide lot. 1910. 2) Corner advertising cover from Aurum Assay O...

Lot of eleven. 1) A particularly excellent business card for R. R. Waitz, fire assays, electro-lixiviation, chemical analysis, etc. 2) Omaha Grant and

1) Small size billhead. For White Rock Lode, Gold Bull Mine, Boulder, C. T. Gold in sample was $36.16 and silver $11.31. Signed by Schirmer for Davis.

Lot of five 1-2) 1887 assays. One for Hodges with five samples. Best had 0.20% gold and 0.24% silver. Company stamp. Second to Gregory Bowre. Five sam

c. 1885. No. 1814. “Georgetown from Green Lake Road.” Cabinet card measures 4 1/2” x 7”, with high to medium contr

The mine has the same name as the photographer? J. Whittey photographer and Robert M. Davis publisher. Denver Colorado. Detail information on some of

Photo of three miners, their stone cabin and six fully loaded pack mules in the snow. Some discoloration. Crisp details. See photo. Date: Country

1) Miners Sampling Works . 1887. To George Meyers. 184 ounces of silver. For $100.65. Take away royalty, hauling and charge and Mr. Meyers gets a chec

Dated Dec. 6th 1872. Assay report on a sample lot #2425 from the Stevens Lode in the Argentine District in Clear Creek county from E. W. Thayer. Resul

A great shot looking down the expansive Clear Creek Canyon showing the difficult terrain surrounding Clear Creek Valley. Cabinet card photograph measu

1) Looking down a main street. Kilburn bothers. Nice contrast. 2) W. HJ. Jackson. Overview of the town in the valley. Chain & Hardy Trade-agen...

1) Economic Geology of Gilpin County and Adjacent parts of Clear Creek and Boulder Counties. 1917. By Bastin & Hill. 379 pages. Hard bound. A fe...

Lot of 5. 1) Cross section through French Mountains showing the Delphin (1400 ft), Pelican (600 ft) and Garfield shafts and the proposed Gold Park T

A nice presentation of the mining town that first boomed in 1860. Cabinet card photograph measures 7 1/4"x4 1/4", dark green single matte ...

Lot of seven. 1) although this is unused, it might be the most interesting for rarity. J. J. Elliott Assay report with 18 lines. 2) JJ Elliott blue as

Very early! "Colorado, Mountain Scenery" printed on reverse. An early look at Idaho Springs with approximately 30 buildings. Idaho Springs...

1-3) Chamberlain. 1891 value $194.80 to Sam Washington for the Good Enough Mine. 1893 value $111.76 to Alexander for the Trojan Mine. And 1916 for $66

1)Great business card. Oversize at 3 x 5.5". The Moore Mining and Smelting Company. "Special prices for ore high in iron and low in silver...

Rare. Territorial. Claim document for Lake County dated July 18, 1865. Charles L. Wall discovery claim. Eldorado Lode. La Plata District. Lists 8 clai

Details on this cabinet card are crisp and sharp. One can find Hayes & Wood Assayers, Marx Brothers OK Clothing, Grand Hotel, Leadville Candies,...

That is the note on the back of the stereo view. Photographer was Luke & Wheeler. Part of their Rocky Mountain Views. Shows the miners with an o...

Lot of seventeen. Includes assayers 1) Low & Chanute assayers and chemists. 1881. Charge for three assays for gold and silver. 2) Ibex Mining C...

1) Geology and Ore Deposits of the Leadville Mining District by Emmons et al. All maps seem to be present. Adequate treatment of so large and so exte

To Allan & Co. Signed by assistant managing director EC Gilman. Great underground mining vignette with ore bucket about to be hoisted up. Willia...

1) 1896. #2681. For the Silver Cord Mining Company (Royalty in Yak M&M). Net value $310.36. Signed by Ferree. 2) 1897. #933. For the Yak M&M...

1) Chestnut Street with easily readable signage. Dirt road has people and wagons! # 188. 2) Mining scene by Kilburn Brothers. A large town sits bellow

Scarce Colorado Assayers. 1) Colorado Smelting Company. Assayer A. Wright, For the D. Wood Ore, Montrose, Colo. Specimen assay of silver worth $54.30

Facsimile editions, 1959. 10 Volumes. 1) Gold Discoveries on the South Platte River by Tierney. 2) Pacific Railroad of Missouri including the gold fie

8 pages. 13 x 18. 8 page newspaper published in Leavenworth City, Kansas. Includes map and three routes. Inside hard bound copy with title in gold gol

By W. S. Burbank. Six fold outs. All inn excellent condition. All 4 of the 4 maps in the back pocket. Includes the first 166 pages. Date: 1932 Coun

1882. Note on back that "The church, I guess was Presbyterian, was where I married." Some discoloration. Edge issues that do not affect th...

The town sits under a hillside of tailings. Cabinet card photograph measures 7 1/4"x4 1/4", white single matte 8"x5" high to med...

Three wagons, one dog. Measures 8 x 11.5" with matting. Great mining scene. Cardboard has minor edge issues, photograph is sharp and clear. D...

San Juan County. A peaceful photograph of a rough and tough mining town. Cabinet card photograph measures 7 1/2"x4 1/8", gray single matte...

Shortly after gold was discovered in the Cripple Creek area, Victor was born. Although poorly processed, this 6.5 x 4.25" photograph clearly sh...