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

1) Colorado, Its parks and Mountains by Bowles. 1869. 166 pages. Shows light wear. 2) Canons of Colorado, from photographs of W. H. Jackson. 16 photos

1) Gregory District. July 16, 1859. William Defreye president. C. A. Roberts secretary. On brown parchment. 16.5 x 12". 2) Central Mining Distr...

1) The Downtown District of Leadville Bulletin 320, by Emmons & Irving 1907, 6" x 9" hardbound, 7 plates, 5 figures, 75 pages 2) Geol...

United States Geological Survey. Charles D. Walcott. Nineteenth Annual Report, 1897-1898, Part V, Forest reserve, Atlas. Date: 1897 Country (if not

These are two mining maps of Copper Creek and Troy, Idaho; both are hand drawn on velum written by Joseph B. Wiply and E. J. Jones. Date: 1923 Coun

Dated April 7th 1872 #226 for $1088.32. A Scott #RN-C21 2c orange (George Washington) internal revenue stamp printed on (black on) white paper. X cut

U.S.G.S. Department of the Interior 1) Geology and Ore Deposits of the Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana by Walter Harvey Weed with

Shows Lode Mining Claims in the Tule Canyon Mining District. Esmeralda County, Nevada. Located near Goldfield. Map measures 27 x 42". Date: 7...

Original report of mine proceeds. This report lists 27 producing mines in Alpha order. . Eureka Consolidated was the largest producer at $245,035.

Lot of 3. 1. Application for membership in lodge 9 F. & A.M.. dated 1870 by Master Mason and favorably accepted. Cond. F. 2. WoodVille Gold...

Lot of 2 different for the Gold Hill Assay Office, operated by assayer WS James. 1) 1889 large format receipt for deposit by the Washoe Mill. One bar,

Fourteen pages. 4 x 9.5". President was the famous Goldfield promotor L. L. Patrick. "While admitting the principal aim of this prospectus...

43 x 30" map, Survey by Andrew Hatch, Published by Warrern Holt, 1867, early copy on yellowed vellum paper, possibly a 1920s copy. Original li...

Lot of 20 pieces. Includes: Sutro Tunnel Co. unused stationery, 1870s; 1881 Quarterly Assessment of the Net Proceeds of the Mines, Woodworth Mill; two

Lot of 5. Issued 1890-1891 for ore deposited by the Savage Mining Company. All signed by CW Meyers. 5.25 x 8" Spindle hole, toning, folds. Da...

Lot of 5. This is a nice group. 1) Two different assay memorandums for the Gold Hill Assay Office, WS James. 1889 and 1891. Both for deposits by the J

Lot of 4 different. 1) Very rare Sutro Tunnel Company Assay Office Memorandum. 1878. Two assay results from quartz seams in the tunnel. Signed by assa

Lot of 5. 1) Memorandum of Bullion Deposited for Assay at the Gold Hill Assay Office, 1888, by the Mexican Mill. Three bars, total value near $16,000.

Lot of 5. 1) Three Chollar & Potosi Assay Office sheets, Virginia City, 1890-91, for deposits by the Savage Mining Company. 2) Gold Hill Assay O...

WOW! Assay. Comstock! Ruhling! More gold than silver! And a 5c Green Revenue Stamp with stamped killer 'Ruhling & Company'!!! Number 89...

Very rare. Ore assayed on February 3rd, 1878 at Sutro Tunnel Company's Assay Office. Eleven samples assayed, only one with traces of silver. Sig...

Lot of 3 different. 1) Memorandum of Bullion Deposited at the Gold Hill Assay Office, 1889, by the Washoe Mill for the Justice Company. One bar, 90.5%

Dateline Virginia City, Nov. 21st, 1864 (a month after NV became a state). No. 760 for a 2,293 ounce deposit of bullion from the Savage Silver Mining

Lot of two. 1) Union Mill. Gold $485.13 and silver $1,106.92. 2) Island Mill. Gold $712.74 and silver $1,621.22. We don't find reference to the ...

A truly fabulous piece of Comstock and Nevada history: an original sign from a famous Gold Hill and Virginia City assayer, Conrad Wiegand & Co. ...

A State of Nevada mine hoist signal code poster in its original frame with the mine level number and date. This poster, originally kept on level 820,

A real gem by G. C. Bennett of Santa Fe, New Mexico photographer. The photographs of the Galisteo and Cerrillos Mining Districts were taken in the Spr

Located at 205, 207, 902, 211Third Avenue, New York. 36 pages almost all full of chemicals sold in a variety of ways by the ounce and pound. For examp

Shows claims. Range and township grid. Over 3' x 4'. Deadwood, S.D. Frank S. Peck, U.S. Dep. Min. Surveyor, [1904]. Map is in two parts. Hol...

Geology and Ore Deposits of the Cottonwood-American Fork Area, Utah Geological Survey Professional Paper 201, United States Department of the Interior

Approx 30 photos of mining scenes & blacksmith shop. Interesting photos from the late 1800's, showing the inside of mines (very precariously...

Two large NO TRESPASSING signs from Utah mines. See photo for details. One has black lettering on white paint and artfully pierced by numerous bullet

Over 500 pages of business and corporate correspondence from the Germania Iron Mining Company in a hard bound volume. Some water staining, cursive ha

A must have for historians and mining collectors pre-1870. 256 pages full of statistics and graphs! Corners bent. Overall excellent! Date: 1869 Cou

"Statistics of Mines Mining the States and Territories west of the rocky Mountains" these are key refence books for anyone researching min...

Annual Production of the Precious Metals of the United States, 1883 Report of the Director of the Mint. Part 1: Production of States & Territo...

Volumes for the years 1886, 1888, 1889. By Kimball. A Report of the Director of the Mint. State by state and country by country production. Statistics

Not only talks about gold and silver production in the United states, but in the world. Statistics of each state by county. Nice section on mining in

"Gold and Silver occur natively here and there but much more commonly they occur with Sulfides and Tellurides. In order to separate the Gold an...

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Bulletin 127, "Gold Dredging in the United States". Covers early history, gold dredging distr...

A Vivid Portrayal of Stupendous Marvels in the Vast Wonderland West of the Mississippi River. Six books in one volume. Comprising Marvels of Nature, M

16 plates - fold out maps. Over 30 pages. Lists mining districts in each state by county. Another valuable resource for the collector or historic! Da

All color. 1) One and one half tons of gold from Alaska. Stacked as high as a man. 2) Weighing gold bricks, Homestake Mine, Led, South Dakota. 3) Top

Early Mexican mine report. No photos or graphs - just history! The Tajo mine dates back to 1655. It was a major Mexican producer at one time. History

Large bread box with reinforced steel edges. Probably from the Golden Crust Bread Company from Bakersfield, California. Measures: 23" x 11&q...

1-3) Three pieces around William A. Beckett. The most interesting is plate art showing Beckett in the wilderness. Also a group photograph and an 1880

Watkins Stereoview – Pacific Coast #2101. Ralston was President of the Bank of California and who controlled most of the Nevada mining operat

Rare signature. Inc. Aug. 6th, 1892. No. 108, issued for 50 shares to Harvey Boone on Dec. 28th, 1903 in Bodie. Signed by JS Cain as president and DV

Number 61 to RL, McCarty. Signed by RL McCarty and president Leggett. Printed by Crocker. Cancelled in Red Ink. Ornate border around it. The certifica