Holiday Treasures Auction- December 2019

Auction Details

5 Day Live Auction Thursday-Monday, December 5,6,7,8,9, 10th.
Starting 8am PST.

Day 1 (Thur, Dec 5) Lots 1000-1708

Art (1000-1077)
Military (1078-1138)
Native Americana (1139-1205)
Firearms-Weapons (1206-1219)
General Americana (1220-1619)
Autograph (1220-1221)
Books-Antiquarian (1222-1241)
Bottles (1242-1254)
Clothing (1255-1261)
Comic Books (1262-1286)
Cowboy (1287-1328)
Entertainment Industry (1329-1333)
Ephemera (1334-1373)
Furnishings - 3D Items (1374-1412)
Gaming (1413-1416)
Jewelry (1417-1455)
Maps (1456-1472)
Music (1473-1499)
Photography (1500-1518)
Political (1519-1523)
Postcards (1524-1575)
Saloon / Beer / Tobacco (1576-1581)
Spoons (1582-1585)
Tools (1586-1589)
Toys (1590-1603)
Wells Fargo & Express (1604-1606)
World's Fair & Expositions (1614-1619)
Numismatics (1620-1656)
Tokens (1657-1708)


Day 2 (Fri, Dec 6) Lots 2000-2737

Stocks & Bonds (2000-2502)
Mining (2000-2441)
Other (2442-2498)
Petroliana (2499-2502)
Railroadiana (2503-2609)
Transportation (2610-2643)
Minerals (2644-2668)
Mining (2669-2737)


Day 3 (Sat, Dec 7) Lots 3000-3957

Art (3000-3049)
Military (3050-3119)
Firearms-Weapons (3120-3134)
General Americana (3135-3954)
Books-Antiquarian (3135-3211)
Bottles (3212-3247)
Clothing (3248-3264)
Cowboy (3265-3307)
Entertainment Industry (3308-3320)
Ephemera (3321-3510)
Fire (3511-3513)
Fraternal Organizations (3514-3516)
Furnishings - 3D Items (3517-3571)
Gaming (3572-3576)
Maps (3577-3596)
Photography (3597-3568)
Political (3669-3682)
Postcards (3683-3862)
Saloon / Beer / Tobacco (3863-3889)
Signs (3890-3893)
Spoons (3894-3897)
Tools (3898-3917)
Toys (3918-3942)
Wells Fargo/Express (3943-3949)
World's Fair & Expositions (3950-3954)
General Foreign (3955-3957)

Day 4 (Sun, Dec 8) Lots 4000-4750

Native Americana (4000-4046)
Minerals (4047-4100)
Mining (4101-4212)
Numismatics (4213-4394)
Tokens (4395-4545)
Postal History (4546-4558)
Sports (4559-4679)
Transportation (4680-4750)

Day 5 (Mon, Dec 9) Lots 5000-6227

Stocks & Bonds (5000-6227)
Automobile (5000-5070)
Aviation (5071-5073)
Industrial (5074-5075)
Mining (5076-5710)
Other (5711-5866)
Petroliana (5867-5872)
Railroadiana (5873-6208)
Transportation (6209-6227)
SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. Shipping and handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing as it is based on the size and weight of your purchase. Additional shipping and handling costs, if required, will be re-invoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size.
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Seattle and Rainier Valley Railway Co Bonds (3)  #817282600 - Seattle and Rainier Valley Railway Co Bonds (3) #81728
Holabird Western Americana Collections
incorporated State of Delaware June 8 1916. The Seattle, Renton and Southern Railway was reorganized into the Seattle and Rainier Railway Co in 1916
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Second & Third Street Passenger Railway Company Stock Certificates  #787662601 - Second & Third Street Passenger Railway Company Stock Certificates #78766
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 total certificates. All are signed and canceled; vignette of a horse drawn trolly car with a state building in the background. All are in good co
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Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Sierra Iron and Quincy Rail Road Co stock  #817642602 - Sierra Iron and Quincy Rail Road Co stock #81764
Holabird Western Americana Collections
incorporated Sept 19, 1881 State of Calif. Cert #14 for 1099 shares of capital stock @ $100 per share issued to F. Weisenborn December 30 1881, sig
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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The Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad Company Stock Certificates  #805032603 - The Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad Company Stock Certificates #80503
Holabird Western Americana Collections
24 total certificates. All signed and cancelled by (illegible) as president and (illegible) treasurer, cancelled via hole punch; all in very good con
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to j******d for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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The Santa Fe, Raton and Eastern Railroad Co. Bond  #817232604 - The Santa Fe, Raton and Eastern Railroad Co. Bond #81723
Holabird Western Americana Collections
incorporated February 9, 1905 in the territory of New Mexico. #151, $1000, 30 year , First Mortgage 5% SCARCE Gold Bearer Bond Certificate issued M
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The Sierra Valley and Mohawk Railroad Co  BOND  #817612605 - The Sierra Valley and Mohawk Railroad Co BOND #81761
Holabird Western Americana Collections
incorporated State of California Sept 30, 1885. Bond #94, , First Mortgage, 6%, $1000 Gold bearer bond issue August 5, 1886, due Oct, 1906 signed Ia
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Estimate : 150.00 - 350.00
Sold to a********o for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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The Wichita Electric Railway and Light Company Stock Certificates  #806712606 - The Wichita Electric Railway and Light Company Stock Certificates #80671
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 total certificates. Two are number 1 shares; 10 are in numerical order, #9-14 preferred stock & #12-15 common stock; all signed and issued...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to N*******r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Two Northern Railroad Stocks with Revenue Stamps with Others  #796062607 - Two Northern Railroad Stocks with Revenue Stamps with Others #79606
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Northern Railroad (Mass); 8 total, 3 varieties. Four 1847-48, 3 are uncancelled, signed by Nesmith as president; two 1859 on blue paper, signed by Ste
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 275.00
 
 
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Washington and Oregon Electric Railway, Light and Power Co. stock  #817432608 - Washington and Oregon Electric Railway, Light and Power Co. stock #81743
Holabird Western Americana Collections
incorporated in State of Washington. Certificate #228 for 50 shares common stock @ $100 per share, issued to Joseph B. Toplitz 15 Sept 1902, G. Milli
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t********f for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Western Pacific Railway Bond  #841032609 - Western Pacific Railway Bond #84103
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Brown #115 $1000 first mortgage 5% 30 year bond. Most coupons intact. Locomotive and tender vignette. 3 blue stamps on front. . State: City: D
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Estimate : 140.00 - 250.00
Sold to t********f for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Georgetown Tunnel Transportation Co  #772742610 - Georgetown Tunnel Transportation Co #77274
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 stocks and 2 bonds for Georgetown Tunnel Transportation Company. 1) 70 shares of Georgetown Tunnel Transportation Co. cert # 559 issued to F. H. S
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Wabash and Erie Canal Stocks (3)  #1056322611 - Wabash and Erie Canal Stocks (3) #105632
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 i/u issued to Elizabeth Fish #94 $150 1847?, #396 $150 1847, #596 $500 1847. "The Wabash and Erie Canal was a shipping canal that linked the ...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Railroad / Transportation Stock Certificates / Boston Elevated Railway / 108 Items.  #1099022612 - Railroad / Transportation Stock Certificates / Boston Elevated Railway / 108 Items. #109902
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a large, nice grouping of transportation stock certificates for the Railway / Railroad / Trains from Boston. Items # 1 & #2 of 108: Bos...
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Steamship Manufacturing Stocks and Bonds (5)  #1056092613 - Steamship Manufacturing Stocks and Bonds (5) #105609
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Bonds-Iron Steamship Co Of NJ $500 1902 x2, Elder Steel Steamship $500 1921. Stocks-Elder Steel Steamship 1920 x2 State: City: Date:
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to f***2 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Transportation  Stocks (4)  #1056072614 - Transportation Stocks (4) #105607
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Merchants Dispatch Transportation unissued, Norwich & New York Transportation 1893-toning, Mason Seaman Transportation 1914,, Tabasco and Chapas...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Truck HazMat Placards (2)  #1017692615 - Truck HazMat Placards (2) #101769
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 metal truck warning placards with flip warnings: Poison, non flammable gas, oxidizer, dangerous, please drive safely, flammable, radioactive, flamma
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******g for (75.00 + 16.50BP) = 91.50
 
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Atlantic and Pacific Aerial Navigation Co. Stock, 1897  #1102052616 - Atlantic and Pacific Aerial Navigation Co. Stock, 1897 #110205
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare air stock with a vignette of a Jules-Verne style aeroplane. Incorporated in 1896, issued June 4, 1897 to FW Thompson for one share, un
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to a********o for (950.00 + 237.50BP) = 1,187.50
 
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Aviation Corporation Stock Certificates  #1034172617 - Aviation Corporation Stock Certificates #103417
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. Six different varieties. Five feature a vignette of an eagle perched on a shield with the map of the US on its face. Multiple different bord
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a********o for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Bendix Helicopter, Inc. Stock Certificates  #1033942618 - Bendix Helicopter, Inc. Stock Certificates #103394
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. Inc. in Delaware. 1) No. JC4175, issued for 100 shares to Sarah Hodman Swift in 1945. Brown border. Not cancelled. 2) No. JF94, is
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********o for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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American Airlines set of Five Beautiful Stocks  #1022422619 - American Airlines set of Five Beautiful Stocks #102242
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1-4) The same stock, different colors: dark green, bright green, purple and orange-brown. Stocks were issued from 1961 to 1976. One is a registered ce
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Crusader Aircraft Corporation Stock  #1022952620 - Crusader Aircraft Corporation Stock #102295
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#A5401 fir 50 shares to Grant Healy. Signed by Smith and vice president Newman. Dateline 1936. Not cancelled. A most unique airplane design vignette!
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********o for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Stearman "Red Baron" Desk Display and Framed Print  #1063702621 - Stearman "Red Baron" Desk Display and Framed Print #106370
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cute 4 Red Baron biplane desk display and framed and matted Red Baron print with autographs. Frame 30.5x35.5". State: City: Date:
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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1926 Dodge Truck Photos (2)  #913142622 - 1926 Dodge Truck Photos (2) #91314
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 nice b/w photos of a 1926 Dodge with US Mail, Hamilton Freight front placard, family members in and around truck, 6x8" State: City: Date:
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Duesenberg T Spider, 1935 Porcelain Ceramic Car, 1 of 500  #1102672623 - Duesenberg T Spider, 1935 Porcelain Ceramic Car, 1 of 500 #110267
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Made in Italy. Number 087 of 500. White car with gold accents. Made of porcelain ceramic. Lake Tahoe printed in gold on the license plate. Harrahs, La
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******g for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
 
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Woods Mobilette Co. Stock Cert, 1914  #1101952624 - Woods Mobilette Co. Stock Cert, 1914 #110195
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very collectible auto stock from this company with a pictorial vignette of the car. Issued to George Scripps and signed by John LAcy as President (sp?
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s******n for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Gigante Mountain Tunnel & Railway Company  #772752625 - Gigante Mountain Tunnel & Railway Company #77275
Holabird Western Americana Collections
636 shares of Gigante Mountain Tunnel & Railway Company cert. # 220 issued to N. B. Robinson on Nov. 9, 1911. Green border with gold company se...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Articles of Incorporation for Sutro Railroad Company  #234002626 - Articles of Incorporation for Sutro Railroad Company #23400
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large, beautifully framed piece with the seal of The Great State of California Has the original frame (26" x 32.5") that hung in Sutro...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Railroad Booklet / Tuolumne County  #1096642627 - Railroad Booklet / Tuolumne County #109664
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here we have an interesting item. It is the Toulumne County , California Booklet. It consists of 112 pages , and numerous photos. I mean they have p
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Colorado Railroad Hardcovers (6)  #856342628 - Colorado Railroad Hardcovers (6) #85634
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 railroad hardcovers. Rails Around Gold Hill by Cafky, The Colorado Road by Wagner, Narrow Gauge to Central and Silver Plume by Hauck, Colorado Midla
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railway Correspondence, John Heizer Estate  #1073402629 - Virginia & Truckee Railway Correspondence, John Heizer Estate #107340
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 20 or so pieces. Most are 1948 letters typed on Virginia & Truckee Railway, Carson City, pictorial letterhead addressed to Nevada mining ...
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Eureka & Palisade Railroad Co  #1013002630 - Eureka & Palisade Railroad Co #101300
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#390 of 1000, I/C, $1000 7% First Mortgage gold bearer bond due 1907. Issued Sept 13, 1876 signed (first name obscured) Mills President, BLACK, go
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to S*****3 for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Railroad Shop Vice, V&T Railroad(?)  #1107472631 - Railroad Shop Vice, V&T Railroad(?) #110747
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Probable railroad shop vice, found in Virginia City, thought to come from the V&TRR shop. 40" long, 16' X 6". Heavy Duty. Torque c...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********l for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Aberdeen-Huron & Southern RY Co Bonds (3)  #577402632 - Aberdeen-Huron & Southern RY Co Bonds (3) #57740
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three issued, uncancelled bonds, $1000 (orange), $500 (brown), $250 (green). Signed by John A. Cramer as president, issued 1908. Extremely fine. Stat
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s********K for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Engineering News & American Railroad Journal/   17 Volumes  #1064072633 - Engineering News & American Railroad Journal/ 17 Volumes #106407
Holabird Western Americana Collections
17 hardcover volumes of Engineering News. List engineering inventions including photography, explosives, viaduct, guns, bridges and thousands more.Als
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1883  #536212634 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1883 #53621
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By Henry Poor, cover and spine are detaching. 1055pp. State: City: Date:
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Estimate : 160.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********r.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1891  #536332635 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1891 #53633
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By Henry Poor, 1439 pages, spine and rear cover are detached. State: City: Date:
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Estimate : 160.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********r.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1893  #536322636 - Poor's Manual of Railroads Of the US 1893 #53632
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By Henry Poor 1232 pages, front and rear covers are detaching. State: City: Date:
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Estimate : 160.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********r.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Railroad Engine Mailbox Sculpture  #1107442637 - Railroad Engine Mailbox Sculpture #110744
Holabird Western Americana Collections
58" tall, 30" long, 13" wide; base 22" square. Modern art sculpture, no signature. a really neat collectible for the RR collecto...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Railroad Lamps (Set of 2)  #1060002638 - Railroad Lamps (Set of 2) #106000
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These 2 vintage railroad lanterns are Adlake Kero embossed. Both have red globes, a beautiful cranberry color. Marked UP on the top and made by Adams
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*****r for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Railroad Lamps (Set of 2, Vintage)  #1060012639 - Railroad Lamps (Set of 2, Vintage) #106001
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 railroad lamps: 1) Antique Vintage Adlake Kero Railroad Lantern with Cast Red Globe. The color is a cranberry color; 2) Adlake Kero stamped 245, The
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to t********f for (125.00 + 31.25BP) = 156.25
 
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Boston, Newport and New York Steamboat Co Stock  #834172640 - Boston, Newport and New York Steamboat Co Stock #83417
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/C #1 John Gardner 5 shares 1863. Steamer Metropolis vignette. Inc In MA. Signed by President Jabey? 25c revenue stamp. "The Bay State Steambo...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 375.00
 
 
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Bristol Marine Insurance Co Stock  #834152641 - Bristol Marine Insurance Co Stock #83415
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #55 Byron Diman 5 shares 1820. We could not find much info on this early insurer. Established in 1648 probably in Bristol England. Signed by Presi
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 750.00
 
 
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Lot withdrawn  #2642 - Lot withdrawn #
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot Withdrawn State: City: Date:
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 4.00
 
 
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Lot withdrawn  #2643 - Lot withdrawn #
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Lot Withdrawn State: City: Date:
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 4.00
 
 
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Choice Crystalline Borate Specimens from Heizer Collection  #1082152644 - Choice Crystalline Borate Specimens from Heizer Collection #108215
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four choice large specimens of crystalline borate minerals from Death Valley. These were on display in Mining Engineer John Heizer's Lovelock Ne...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Gold in Quartz from Kelsey District, El Dorado County  #1090772645 - Gold in Quartz from Kelsey District, El Dorado County #109077
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 x 3" x 1/4" thick. Leaf and crystalline gold in quartz. The gold is not only seen on the surface of tis specimen, but occurs throughout...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to S*****5 for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Eagle's Nest Gold Specimen on Quartz  #1090782646 - Eagle's Nest Gold Specimen on Quartz #109078
Holabird Western Americana Collections
beautiful well formed crystalline gold typical of the Eagle's Nest gold specimens. nice white quartz martix, 2 x 2 x 1.5" with gold wire an...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to v********d.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Native Copper on Matrix, Mohawk Mine, MI  #1094622647 - Native Copper on Matrix, Mohawk Mine, MI #109462
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a nice specimen of native copper crystals growing on a base of the rock in which it was discovered. The dendritic crystals are approximately 1
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Native Copper, Ojibway Mine, Keweenaw Peninsula, MI  #1094642648 - Native Copper, Ojibway Mine, Keweenaw Peninsula, MI #109464
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Massive native copper specimen weighing in at 155 grams, approx. 4 x 2 x 1-1/2 inches in size, attributed to the Ojibway Mine between Mohawk and Phoen
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Orpiment & Realgar, Humboldt Co., Nevada  #1030752649 - Orpiment & Realgar, Humboldt Co., Nevada #103075
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large, mounted specimen of red-orange realgar and yellowish orpiment, both arsenic sulfide minerals but with different crystal structures. The paper l
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Cinnabar and Metacinnabar Specimen, Lovelock, Nevada  #1030352650 - Cinnabar and Metacinnabar Specimen, Lovelock, Nevada #103035
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four specimens from the Pershing Quicksilver Mine in the Antelope Springs District east of Lovelock, Nevada, approx 45 x 35 mm to 65 x 45 mm. Each pie
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Rare Crystalline Cinnabar, Lovelock, Nevada  #1030372651 - Rare Crystalline Cinnabar, Lovelock, Nevada #103037
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four separate specimens of mercury ore from the Pershing Quicksilver Mine east of Lovelock, Nevada, each approximately 30 x 30 mm, and each with deep
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Impressive Dyplomystus Fish Fossil with Two Small Split-Fish Slabs  #1106362652 - Impressive Dyplomystus Fish Fossil with Two Small Split-Fish Slabs #110636
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dyplomystus Fossil Fish from the Eocene epoch Green River Formation in southwest Wyoming. Slab is 23 x 20 inches and about 3/4 inch thick. The fish fo
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to a******k for (325.00 + 56.88BP) = 381.88
 
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Azurite Specimen, 10oz  #1094722653 - Azurite Specimen, 10oz #109472
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a delightful display specimen of midnight-blue azurite crystals growing on a heavily oxidized breccia substrate. These sparkling blue crystals
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Gold In Quartz, Heizer Estate  #1033282654 - Gold In Quartz, Heizer Estate #103328
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10.3 g cut sample with polished face, possibly Goldfield, Nevada. Very high grade native gold. about 1" diameter. State: City: Date:
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Massive Druzy Quartz on Copper Oxide Ore  #1094702655 - Massive Druzy Quartz on Copper Oxide Ore #109470
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A beautiful display piece of massive druzy quartz on copper oxide ore bearing the beautiful green and blue shadings of malachite, azurite, and chrysoc
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to w********n for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Semi-Precious Stones , Heizer Estate  #1064672656 - Semi-Precious Stones , Heizer Estate #106467
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice group of six semi-precious stones from the John Heizer estate, Nevada Mining Engineer. Beautiful jade sample with 2 cut, polished edges; two eu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Atlin District "Pi" Gold Nugget, 3.14 ozs  #1089572657 - Atlin District "Pi" Gold Nugget, 3.14 ozs #108957
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold nugget from the Atlin District, right over the border in Yukon from Skagway. Nugget weighs that magic mathematical number, "Pi". 3.1...
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 8,500.00
Sold to a******k for (4,700.00 + 822.50BP) = 5,522.50
 
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Yukon/Skagway Gold Nugget, 4.51 ozs  #1089562658 - Yukon/Skagway Gold Nugget, 4.51 ozs #108956
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4.51 troy ounce gold nugget from the Atlin mining district, just east of Skagway in Yukon. measures about 2.5 x 1.5". a beauty! State: Alaska C...
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 14,000.00
Sold to v*******g for (9,000.00 + 1,845.00BP) = 10,845.00
 
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Gold Nugget 1.87 troy ozs  #1090792659 - Gold Nugget 1.87 troy ozs #109079
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Nice gold nugget, unknown western US provenance, 1.75" long, 0.75" wide, 1.87 troy ozs. State: City: Date:
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Estimate : 3,400.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to a******k for (3,600.00 + 630.00BP) = 4,230.00
 
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High-Grade Silver Ore, Battle Mtn, Nevada  #1030872660 - High-Grade Silver Ore, Battle Mtn, Nevada #103087
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Very heavy silver-lead ore specimen from the Elmquist Prospect near Battle Mountain, Nevada, approx 105 x 90 x 80 mm. Massive black sulfide assemblage
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to l******s for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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High-Grade Gold Ore, Goldfield, Nevada  #1030722661 - High-Grade Gold Ore, Goldfield, Nevada #103072
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High-grade gold ore specimen from the Hat Lease in Goldfield, Nevada, approx 125 x 100 x 70 mm. Highly brecciated, silica-filled specimen with abundan
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High-Grade Gold-Bismuth Ore, Goldfield, Nevada  #1030892662 - High-Grade Gold-Bismuth Ore, Goldfield, Nevada #103089
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High-grade gold-bismuth ore from the January Mine near Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada, approx 75 x 85 x 45 mm. Massive quartzite piece with abund
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to S*****5 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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High-Grade Gold-Silver Ore, Goldfield, Nevada  #1030712663 - High-Grade Gold-Silver Ore, Goldfield, Nevada #103071
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High-grade gold-silver ore from the January Mine in Goldfield, Nye County, Nevada, approx 125 x 85 x 60 mm. Highly brecciated, quartz-filled, rhyolite
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High-Grade Silver-Gold Ore, Goldfield, Nevada  #1030392664 - High-Grade Silver-Gold Ore, Goldfield, Nevada #103039
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High-grade silver and gold ore specimen from the Jumbo Extension Mine in Goldfield, Nevada, approx 105 x 85 mm. Original collector identified argentit
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High-Grade Fluorite-Gold Ore, Manhattan, Nevada  #1031202665 - High-Grade Fluorite-Gold Ore, Manhattan, Nevada #103120
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High-grade fluorite-gold ore from the 200-foot level of the Thanksgiving Mine near Manhattan, Nye County, Nevada, approx 110 x 85 x 70 mm. Massive qua
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Gold-Bearing Slag, Rawhide, Nevada  #1030882666 - Gold-Bearing Slag, Rawhide, Nevada #103088
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This is a piece of refractory material coated with a thin layer of slag in which are incorporated small spherules of metallic gold and silver. The ori
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High-Grade Silver Ore, Tonopah, Nevada  #1030862667 - High-Grade Silver Ore, Tonopah, Nevada #103086
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Large, high-grade silver ore specimen from the Mizpah Vein, Mizpah Mine, Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada, approx 160 x 65 x 40 mm. Massive quartzite with
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to l******s for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Con. Virginia Mine Ore Specimen  #1094662668 - Con. Virginia Mine Ore Specimen #109466
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Nice sized hand specimen of ore from the Consolidated Virginia Mine in the heart of the Comstock, Virginia City, Nevada. This ore specimen is a 1-1/2-
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S*****5 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Anamax Mining Company Sign  #454722669 - Anamax Mining Company Sign #45472
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Grey sign with black lettering: "WARNING / Dangerous Condition / Only Authorized Personnel / Shall enter This / Mining Operation / Unauthorized...
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Large Bellows from Mining Assay Furnace  #1031212670 - Large Bellows from Mining Assay Furnace #103121
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This large wooden and leather bellows came from one of more than 300 abandoned mining operations in the vicinity of Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to f*****y for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Foamite Fire Extinguisher, Martin Ware Wash Tub, bonus items  #1080062671 - Foamite Fire Extinguisher, Martin Ware Wash Tub, bonus items #108006
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This beautiful piece of fire-fighting history is an original Foamite Fire Extinguisher, Model CA, approx. 24-inches tall and 7-inches in diameter. All
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Mine Bell Signal Sign Framed Original Oil Painting by Jerry Gardner  #848302672 - Mine Bell Signal Sign Framed Original Oil Painting by Jerry Gardner #84830
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Underground Scene with Utah Mine Bell Signal Sign. Signed and dated by Utah artist, Jerry Gardner. Measures 25" x 37". State: Utah City...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to f*****y for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Exide Glass Batteries, c1920s  #1080202673 - Exide Glass Batteries, c1920s #108020
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Group of eight Exide glass batteries with embossed aqua glass and all contents, as removed by permission from a mine in Utah. These rare early batteri
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b*******g for (500.00 + 110.00BP) = 610.00
 
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Mining Artifacts: Hats, Signs, Fusebox, Photos  #1080032674 - Mining Artifacts: Hats, Signs, Fusebox, Photos #108003
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This lot includes several items from the Geff Pollack Collection including a 23x20-inch black wooden frame with four 7.25x9-inch black and white photo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********r.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Mining Camp Antiques from Montana  #1107842675 - Mining Camp Antiques from Montana #110784
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Eight items from a Montana Collection. Two "superintendant" size/style carbide lamps (Justrite and Dewar), very nice large granite ware co...
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Estimate : 170.00 - 300.00
Sold to a******l for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Ore bucket  #1098722676 - Ore bucket #109872
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This antique ore bucket measures 13 in. diameter X 15 in. high. Rivet cunstruction. C. 1900. It is with a short line and chain. State: City: Date:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to f*****y for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Bodie, California, Street Map by Brill  #1107212677 - Bodie, California, Street Map by Brill #110721
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Bodie Street Map, by Brill, 1955. About 43” x 35”, framed. Murray J. Brill, June 1955, 1” = 5‘. Shows all existing houses, many labeled. This is a sur
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Gracie Mine Map, 1932  #1064522678 - Gracie Mine Map, 1932 #106452
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18 x 24" black ink on linen. "The Gracie Mine, Nevada City, Calif., scale 100 ft to the inch. Edw. C. Uren, ME, 1932" with a cross se...
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Grass Valley Region Geologic Maps  #1064532679 - Grass Valley Region Geologic Maps #106453
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Three published geologic maps and one proprietary geologic map (1938) from the old Newmont files from the Grass Valley Office. The 1938 map was made t
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Prescott Hill Mine Framed Sketch of Buildings and Water Pipe System  #1064872680 - Prescott Hill Mine Framed Sketch of Buildings and Water Pipe System #106487
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Framed hand colored sketch of mine buildings and water pipe system. "Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in diabase and granodiorite. The o...
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WYOD Mill Ink Drawing, c1890  #1064512681 - WYOD Mill Ink Drawing, c1890 #106451
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14 x 23" black ink on linen, undated, no engineer shown. Four views of the W.Y.O.D. Mill and two views of the Penn Mill (Pennsylvania), 1"...
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Enterprise Mining and Milling Company  #594602682 - Enterprise Mining and Milling Company #59460
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Four legal sized documents showing shipments, ores on hand, value of equipment, assay results from January 1, 1883 to January of 1884. Melrose good re
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Yellow Aster Mining Co. Ephemera Collection  #773132683 - Yellow Aster Mining Co. Ephemera Collection #77313
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Lot of 8. 1) Four Bullion Assay memorandums, 1902. Bars were all over 400 ounces but only .79 fineness in gold. All signed by WH McCombs as assayer. 4
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 6****A for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Big Gun Quarry Shadow Box  #915162684 - Big Gun Quarry Shadow Box #91516
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Impressive oak and glass shadow box displaying Rocklin Big Gun Quarry artifacts including 4 metal bits and chisels, 3 big chain links, Rocklin White a
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Posters of Golden Jubilee from The Call Edition (2)  #596112685 - Posters of Golden Jubilee from The Call Edition (2) #59611
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Two beautiful posters from the San Francisco CALL. The first poster is of miners working near Angels Camp, 1840, reproduced from an old Daguerreotype.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9****J for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Selby Smelting & Lead Co. Assay Memorandum, 1882  #576742686 - Selby Smelting & Lead Co. Assay Memorandum, 1882 #57674
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Very rare. Selby took over for the Kellogg & Houston assay operation. Gold bullion deposit (grains) on June 29, 1882 by H. Severring. After melt...
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Kenebeck Mine Files, Mogul District, Silver Mounatin, Alpine Co.  #1090762687 - Kenebeck Mine Files, Mogul District, Silver Mounatin, Alpine Co. #109076
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Group of about three file folders containing documents related to the Kenebeck mine in Alpine County, 1917-1943. The Kenebeck Mine is located between
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 5*****r for (100.00 + 22.00BP) = 122.00
 
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Geologic Map of California 1891  #1097892688 - Geologic Map of California 1891 #109789
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Preliminary Mineralogical and Geological Map of the State of California issued by the California State Mining Bureau, January 1st, 1891. This is a bea
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Postcards (3) & Anniversary Admission to Society of California Pioneers  #567422689 - Postcards (3) & Anniversary Admission to Society of California Pioneers #56742
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3 postcards,(1 with note on back to person in Gardnerville, NV dated 1911); 1 Admission to 30th Anniversary of Society of California Pioneers program
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Thomas Lunt Hale CDV and Travel Brochure  #893012690 - Thomas Lunt Hale CDV and Travel Brochure #89301
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CDV by Carl Meinerth of Thomas Lunt Hale who is not listed in Bancroft. Also, The Log of a Forty-Niner by Hale about his 1840's and 1850's j...
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First We've Seen Tying Colorado Mining Exchange to Boston  #1040002691 - First We've Seen Tying Colorado Mining Exchange to Boston #104000
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This is a very unique and historically interesting piece. It is well known that Boston was actively engaged in the Colorado mining scene c1880. The co
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Cripple Creek, CO, New City Hall Blueprint  #244452692 - Cripple Creek, CO, New City Hall Blueprint #24445
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Blueprint drawing of the front of a proposed new City Hall Building for Cripple Creek, Colorado. Title reads: 3/4 Inch Scale Detail of Front / of the
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Map of Colorado  #596232693 - Map of Colorado #59623
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Double truck, pp. 330,331. Graphics & color by Litography by Rand-McNally. This map shows Cripple Creek at the beginning. (Formerly Fremont). Sh...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Gold Rush Document Group  #577442694 - Gold Rush Document Group #57744
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Six gold rush period documents. 1855 Page Bacon check; 1850 Palmer Cook check; 1851 Cobb billhead; 1868 Anderson billhead; 1871 Conroy billhead and at
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Map of Idaho by Hardesty  #593492695 - Map of Idaho by Hardesty #59349
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Double truck pp. 168 & 169. This map shows mining regions of Idaho. Graphics & color by Lithography. Beautiful condition. On Mat Board (not ...
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Mining Prospectus's / Idaho / 2 Items  #1096542696 - Mining Prospectus's / Idaho / 2 Items #109654
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Here we have a really good pair. They are mining prospectus from Idaho. Item #1 of 2: Central Idaho/ Gold Mining Company. Which includes mines at Rock
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Sold to S****2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Proclamation of Support for Territorial Governor Nye, 1862  #1101912697 - Proclamation of Support for Territorial Governor Nye, 1862 #110191
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Original Dec 20, 1862 Nevada Territorial House of Representatives proclamation of support for Territorial Governor James Nye for signing the Incorpora
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Sold to 2*****l for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Esmeralda County Mine Production, 1st Quarter, 1873  #1101852698 - Esmeralda County Mine Production, 1st Quarter, 1873 #110185
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Original Report of the Esmeralda County Auditor foe the first quarter, 1873 to the State. 18 x 21". Very rare, unique and original. Note that ...
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Eureka County Report of Mine Production 2nd Q, 1874  #1101872699 - Eureka County Report of Mine Production 2nd Q, 1874 #110187
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Original report of mine proceeds. This report lists 27 producing mines in Alpha order. . Eureka Consolidated was the largest producer at $245,035.
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