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

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Introduction to the Christmas 2020 Sale!

This sale features a number of important collections. The first is the Ken Prag “Industrial” stock certificate collection, a massive one of a kind collection of American Banks, industries and more. This is some of the last of the main-line Prag Collection, the rest coming in February/March, with duplicates coming later. Within this massive collection are some utterly fantastic sub-collections. Among these are Ken’s Banking collection, American Entertainment, Brewing, Telephone & Telegraph, Turnpikes, Firearms, Printing & Publishing collections and more. A few of these categories are so large that they are split between this December sale and the following sale in February/March of 2021.
Within these collections are pieces signed by famous Americans inclusive of Thomas Edison. The American Entertainment Collection is easily the best ever assembled collection of the history of motion pictures. Several hundred certificates document the financial history of the cinema and movie business from its infancy.

A major part of the all-important Prag Post Card Collection is also in this sale. Hundreds of lots of both themed post cards, such as vintage Christmas cards, as well as geographic gems from all over California. This offering has some of the most beautiful vintage post cards ever made, from artists such as Winsch to the incredible promotional “poster” cards of the Pan Pacific Expo in 1915.

The Paul Franklin Collection of California and Colorado will absolutely throw you into a tizzy. His Bodie mining stocks are among the best collection ever assembled. His California and Colorado mining photographs bare phenomenal. His collections of western assayer documents is also among the best ever. You’ll also see some great mining stocks from California and Colorado to go with the fantastic photos and assay certificates. But wait- there’s more! A great selection of California Gold Rush postal history supplements this group with a crowning glory- a group of 1850s illustrated letter sheets.

Our Railroad section is again full of original badges and passes. The Express section has a large collection of items.

There is such a wonderful variety of Americana that we’re sure you’ll find your own special items.
Don’t forget the Dealer/Bargain Section, where there are deals galore.

Bidding is easy. You can bid in this sale through internet auction platforms Icollector, Invaluable, Auction Zip or Live Auctioneer. You can place bids from your catalog absentee by mail, email or call us. If you don’t have a print catalog, and want to look at it, simply log into our home page and click on the Virtual Catalog Link and click on the December, 2020 sale. Our team is happy and ready to help with all your questions. 775 -851-1859.

Christmas Shoppers. If you need your auction winnings for Christmas delivery please let us know before bidding if possible so that we can make special arrangements for you. We will do our best to get the goods out for those who need it and expedited fees will apply. The rest of the shipments will go out after Christmas.

Consignments! We need important collections all the time. Don’t let folks confuse you about marketing and consignment rates. Our rates are ALL Inclusive! They cover marketing on four or more live internet platforms, and no other company in America does this that we know of. Our customer service is also unparalleled. Give us a call. We have agents all over America!

---Fred Holabird and the Gang.---

Auction Schedule

Session 1 (Lots 1000-1712)
Stocks & Bonds (1000-1712)
Mining (1000-1208)
Railroad & Transportation (1209-1275)
Other (1276-1712)
Agriculture
Banking
Brewing
Entertainment Industry
Express
Firearms
Miscellaneous
Printing & Publishing
Telegraph & Telephone


Session 2 (Lots 2000-2660)
Transportation (2000-2057)
Railroad Passes & Cap Badges
Ephemera
Mining Artifacts & Ephemera (2058-2293)
Geo. Sort
General Americana (2294-2580)
Geo. Sort
Badges
Bottles
Circus
Cowboy
World’s Fair & Exposition
Miscellaneous incl. Jewelry, Fire, Toys
Numismatics (2581-2660)
Coins
Currency
Medals
Tokens

Session 3 (Lots 3000-3761)
Philatelic (3000-3761)
Wells Fargo & Other Express
Postal History incl. California Gold Rush Letter Sheet Collection
First Flight Covers
US
Canada
Postcards
Geo. Sort
Native Americana
Black Americana
Holidays
Political & Military
Miscellaneous
Foreign
Stamps & Ephemera

Session 4 (Lots 4000-4733)
Art (4000-4050)
Native Americana (4051-4115)
Firearms & Military (4116-4149)
Sports incl. Postcards, Stocks, & Cards (4150-4315)
Bargains & Dealer Specials Part I (4316-4733)
Numismatics (4316-4432)
Stocks & Bonds (4433-4588)
Mining
Railroad
Other
Mining Equipment & Ephemera (4589-4733)

Session 5 (Lots 5000-5680)
Bargains & Dealer Specials Part 2 (5000-5680)
Transportation (5000-5029)
General Americana (5030-5680)
Geo. Sort
Cowboy
Toys
Souvenir Plates
Music Memorabilia
Jewelry
Books
Miscellaneous
General Foreign
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Ten Different New Mexico Mining Stock Certificates  (113794)1180 - Ten Different New Mexico Mining Stock Certificates (113794)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10 different. Included: New Mexico Mining Company (1864); Great Western Oil Company (1901); Bayard Smelting and Milling Company (1890s); New Me
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******3 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Wurtz Amalgamation Company Stock Certificate, New York, 1866  (118719)1181 - Wurtz Amalgamation Company Stock Certificate, New York, 1866 (118719)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #189, issued for 50 shares to Geo. G. Hastings in 1866. Signed by Jacob Goedel as president. In 1865, Henry Wurtz, of New York invented a new an
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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American Aluminum Co. Stock, 1887  (127094)1182 - American Aluminum Co. Stock, 1887 (127094)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
American Aluminum Co., incorp in Michigan in 1877, issued to John H. Rogers for 150 shares at Detroit, 1887, signed by J.W. Smith as president. I/uc.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Homestake Mining Company Stock Certificate - Lead, South Dakota -Signed by Lloyd Tevis1183 - Homestake Mining Company Stock Certificate - Lead, South Dakota -Signed by Lloyd Tevis
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Whitewood Mining District. Incorporated in Dakota Territory in 1877. Cert #7823, issued to William Webb in 1896 for 100 shares. Signed by Lloyd Tevis,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Four Different South Dakota Mining Stocks  (113808)1184 - Four Different South Dakota Mining Stocks (113808)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. Included: Homestake Mining Company (1929); Ivanhoe Gold Mining & Milling Co. (Keystone, 1907); American Placer Corporation (...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8***1 for (65.00 + 14.30BP) = 79.30
 
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Utah Mining Stock Certificate Group  (109309)1185 - Utah Mining Stock Certificate Group (109309)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 different. Includes: Cedar-Talisman Cons. Mines Co. (1910); Stormont Mining Co. of Utah (1883 with US Coin Vignette); Bingham Mary Copper Co.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8***1 for (160.00 + 35.20BP) = 195.20
 
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Gold Run Mining and Milling Company Stock Certificate  (113784)1186 - Gold Run Mining and Milling Company Stock Certificate (113784)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Wyoming. No. 145, issued for 500 shares to WT Briggs on April 20th, 1896 in Syracuse, NY. Signed by president Wardwell and secretary Waterman.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Cement Company Stock Collection (45)  (126784)1187 - Cement Company Stock Collection (45) (126784)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of 45 cement companies. Many are Portland Cement, a patented cement process. Most are for geographically specific cement manufacturers, inc
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Five 1865 Mining Stocks (with letter from New York Secretary of State's Office - Mario Cuomo)  (12341188 - Five 1865 Mining Stocks (with letter from New York Secretary of State's Office - Mario Cuomo) (1234
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Three Golconda Gold Mining Company. Organized in Ascot in 1863 by General Adams, with it's location at Sherbrooke in Quebec. In 1863, gold w...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Five Different US Mining Stock Certificates  (126035)1189 - Five Different US Mining Stock Certificates (126035)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. Included: International Gold Amalgamating Co. (1864, New York); American Consolidated Copper Co. (1903, New Mexico); Philadelphia
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (55.00 + 12.10BP) = 67.10
 
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Miscellaneous Mining Stock Certificate Group  (126034)1190 - Miscellaneous Mining Stock Certificate Group (126034)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9, some duplication. Best is: Santa Ana Mining Company, 1898, Kingman, AZ. Others include: Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Corp. (...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to j*****0 for (55.00 + 12.10BP) = 67.10
 
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Six Different Mining Stock Certificates  (126033)1191 - Six Different Mining Stock Certificates (126033)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different. Includes: Cedar-Talisman Cons. Mines Co. (1915); Calumet-Corbin Mines Company (1915); Philadelphia and Reading Coal & Iron C...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********p for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Western Mining Stock Group (Arizona, Montana, Oregon)  (107990)1192 - Western Mining Stock Group (Arizona, Montana, Oregon) (107990)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. 1) Santa Ana Mining Company. Kingman, Arizona. Issued in 1898 for one founders share. Not cancelled. Attractive certificate with r
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Group of Canadian Mining Stock Certificates  (109270)1193 - Group of Canadian Mining Stock Certificates (109270)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. Included: King Solomon's Mining Company (1900, Abe Lincoln vignette); King Edward Silver Mines (1910); Kirkland Minerals Corporation L...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d********h for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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American & Mexican Silver Mining Company $500 Bond  (62276)1194 - American & Mexican Silver Mining Company $500 Bond (62276)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bond number 50. Signed by William Hickok treasurer and Lyman W Gilbert president. Bonded in New York with mines in Chihuahua, Mexico. Three of the cou
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Start Price : 115.00 | Estimate : 230.00 - 550.00
 
 
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Eva Milling & Mining Co Stock, Durango, Mexico, 1891  (118710)1195 - Eva Milling & Mining Co Stock, Durango, Mexico, 1891 (118710)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful stock from Mexico issued in 1891. Vignette of a mountain scene with tee-pees along a river. Mines situated at Coneto, State of Durango, Mexi
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Delfina Silver and Copper Mining Stock  (90565)1196 - Delfina Silver and Copper Mining Stock (90565)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Buena Vista and Realito, Sonora, Mexico. Issued #261 An Baily 5 shares 1864, signed by President Rankin. Left side damage. Mines listed on t
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Mexican Mining Stock Certificate Collection  (109260)1197 - Mexican Mining Stock Certificate Collection (109260)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 different. Includes: Rio Plata MC (1909 w/ RN and 1911); Rosario M&MC (1920); Sierra Cons. MC (1909); Alamos Silver MC (1926); The San...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8***1 for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Alaska Oil Industry Stock Certificates  (109290)1198 - Alaska Oil Industry Stock Certificates (109290)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5, two different companies. 1) Alaska Oil & Mineral Co., Inc. Two stocks issued in 1969, not cancelled. Vignette map of Alaska behind the...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*****0 for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Elk Hills Pool Oil Co. Stock Certificate  (126005)1199 - Elk Hills Pool Oil Co. Stock Certificate (126005)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A famous California oil locale. Inc. in California, 1921. No. 259, issued for 250 shares to Harry Rhodes on March 16th, 1922. Signed by president Carm
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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