May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction Details

Welcome to our May 2018 auction! This four-day sale has close to 3,000 lots in the following collecting categories: Native Americana, Cowboy & Western, Mining, Tokens, Numismatics, Bottles, General Americana, Railroadiana, and a large Bargain/Dealer Specials section.

Highlights include:

*Our first offering of tokens from a prominent Texas Collection.

*A new batch of railroad passes from the Potter Collection.

*A Mining section that features a new group of territorial Nevada stock certificates as well as rare California, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado pieces.

*A Cowboy section with spurs, bits, ephemera, and two incredible Pawnee Bill Wild West Show posters.

*Baskets, pottery, jewelry, rugs, points, art, and more in our Native Americana section.

*California soda bottles and rare Nevada medicine bottles.

*Numismatics incl. US and world coins, currency, scrip, medals, and other exonumia.

*Ephemera from the Al Adams Collection, Potter Collection, and Prag Collection including early US and world maps; Montana fort & Indian trader documents & early Montana mining pieces; early Idaho documents; Western postcards and postal history with a focus on Arizona; plus rare pieces from California, Nevada, Oregon, and more.

*A large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One (May 7th, 2018) (Lots 1000-1734)
Native Americana (1000-1172)
Baskets
Pottery
Jewelry
Rugs & Weavings
Beadwork & Clothing
Points, Tools, & Weaponry
Art
Ephemera & Books
Cowboy & Western (1173-1264)
Spurs
Bits
Clothing
Buffalo Bill / Pawnee Bill
Ephemera
Mining (1265-1734)
Artifacts (Lighting, Signs, Explosives, Hard Goods)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort)


Day Two (May 8th, 2018) (Lots 2000-2754)
Tokens (2000-2249)
Numismatics (2250-2379)
Medals
Coins
Currency & Scrip
Ephemera
World’s Fairs & Expositions (2380-2406)
Gaming (2407-2431)
Bottles (2432-2654)
Insulators
Soda
Medicine
Misc.
Saloon, Brewing, Cigar, & Tobacco (2655-2718)
Beer & Brewing
Cigar & Tobacco
Jewelry (2719-2754)

Day Three (May 9th, 2018) (Lots 3000-3730)
General Americana

Day Four (May 10th, 2018) (Lots 4000-4752)
Railroadiana (4000-4189)
Passes
Ephemera
Bargains & Dealer Specials (4190-4752)
Gen. Americana
Mining
Numismatics
Tokens
Railroad
Postal


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Western Church Books (2)4450 - Western Church Books (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcovers-Historic Western Churches by Florin, "That All May Be One" by Avella. HWAC# 57204 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to o*****F for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Lot of 7 Gun Enthusiast Books4451 - Lot of 7 Gun Enthusiast Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 books on guns: 1) Great Weapons of World War I. 2) A Shooters Bible Publication: Black Powder Guide. 3) Western Memorabilia: Collectibles of
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c******u for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Check and Ephemera Collecting References (3)4452 - Check and Ephemera Collecting References (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare references-Criswell's Price List Extravaganza 1987, Catalog of Union Civil War Patriotic Covers by Weiss, Handbook of Check Collecting by ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to o*****F for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Unknown Early RPC of a Western Town4453 - Unknown Early RPC of a Western Town
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The look of the Western Town cannot be denied. Horses, buggies, and cowboy hats are everywhere. Moore & Dalton store (Rhinoceros Lunch Co.) is i...
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Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
Sold to r****3 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Unused Check Sheet Collection4454 - Unused Check Sheet Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Sheet of four First National Bank checks from Negaunee, Michigan. 187-. 2) Sheet of four Iron Cliffs Company checks (Land Agents Office), Negaunee,
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to 6*******d for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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US Check Collection w/ Adhesive Revenue Stamps4455 - US Check Collection w/ Adhesive Revenue Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
85 checks, all with adhesive revenue stamps. Mostly Eastern checks issued 1860s-1870s, a few 1890s. Many from New York state; also: Pennsylvania, Mass
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******2 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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US Revenue-Imprinted Checks incl. Green Nevada4456 - US Revenue-Imprinted Checks incl. Green Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 20 from California, New York, Nevada, Arizona, Massachusetts, Iowa, and Illinois. 1) Nevada: Two different Gould & Curry Silver Mining ch...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to s********x for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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Western Check Collection4457 - Western Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nineteen. Twelve Arizona includes MI Jacobs 1875 Tucson, James S Duncan 1889 Chino, Navaho Apache Bank, 1912 Winston, Wickenburg, Pima, Lowell.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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USA Check Group4458 - USA Check Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dozens of old and some rare checks, many 19th Century. NJ, NV, SF, CA, PA, MN, TX, NY and more. HWAC# 57244 Date: 1864-1938 Location:
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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US Sterling Silver Spoons (16)4459 - US Sterling Silver Spoons (16)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 Sterling silver spoons. 9 approx teaspoon size-2 Brooklyn Bridge, Salt Lake, Milwaukee, Virginia, Atlanta, Oregon, Colorado, Louisville, KY. 7 smal
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Vigilantes and Villains Books (2)4460 - Vigilantes and Villains Books (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Villians and Vigilantes, The Fabulous Story of James King of William by Coblenz. Vigilantes in Gold Rush San Francisco by Senkewicz. (Potter Collect
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Vintage Calendars4461 - Vintage Calendars
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five vintage calendars. 1) Cos-Mo Club Cafe; Wells, Nevada, 1955; pin-up girls, only July and November missing. 2) City Club Choice Liquors and Wines
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to c******u for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Vintage Cigarette Advertising Cards4462 - Vintage Cigarette Advertising Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 150 miniature advertising cards, most for WD & HO Wills and John Player & Sons. One wrapped set of 50 showing different breeds of do...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to s****y for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Wagon and Stage Postcard Collection4463 - Wagon and Stage Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nineteen. Seventeen different views. Includes a Donald Stuart painting turned into a postcard, robbery, Mail wagon at Bullfrog Nevada, Wagon on
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to l******7 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Watch Fob Reproductions4464 - Watch Fob Reproductions
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eleven brass watch fobs made in the 1960s for antique and curio shops. None are original. Six are Roosevelt Dam; one Colt Mfg. Co.; one Dixie K
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Well Over 100 Trade Cards4465 - Well Over 100 Trade Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Features sewing machines, fever remedies, Chinese, cylinder oil, fruit salt, Amer the Hatter, Back American, McLane's Liver Pills, toilet powder...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Western Books4466 - Western Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight western/cowboy books: Golden Tales of Our America; Bar 8 Buckaroos; Mason Bar X Ranch; The Ranchman; The First Texas Ranger; Westward Ho!; Lones
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to s****y for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Western History Library4467 - Western History Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 hard and soft cover Western history books. Oxford History of the American West, Voice in the West by Ashton, Western Sheriffs and Marshall by Penfi
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****H for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Western Theme Colorful Fruit Labels4468 - Western Theme Colorful Fruit Labels
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unused color paper fruit labels. Gold Rush Brand, Gold Dredger, Wagon Train Brand, 4 x Yakima Chief Apples, 4 x Stagecoach Orchards, 9x Uncle Sam Ya
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Western Themed Hardcovers, Mainly Time-Life (14)4469 - Western Themed Hardcovers, Mainly Time-Life (14)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cowboys, Indian both from Bison Books. Time-Life volumes- Miners. Pioneers, Soldiers, Expressmen, Railroaders, Indians, Great Chiefs, Gunfighters, Fo
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Ferncliff Coal Company Stock Certificates4470 - Ferncliff Coal Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight. Alabama stock certificates are rare. This paid includes numbers 32 to 43. All are issued to Thomas Fitch for 25 shares and signed by Jo
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ventura Mining Company Stock plus one other4471 - Ventura Mining Company Stock plus one other
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Signed by president, issued in 1910, orange border. We could not find any info on this company in our library. 7.25" x 11.25". 2) Unite...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Tom Reed Gold Mines Certificates4472 - Tom Reed Gold Mines Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 certificates. Oatman, AZ. Producer of high grade gold and silver. Signed by president. Issued to E. M.Cherry(1" tear on bottom) #18593 46 sh...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
 
 
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Atlas Transportation and Oil Co Stocks (9)4473 - Atlas Transportation and Oil Co Stocks (9)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 certificates, nice ship vignette. All i/u 1902, some have crease tears and creases. (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) HWAC# 58929 D
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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West United Verde Copper Company Certificates4474 - West United Verde Copper Company Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 certificates. Arizona copper. Issued 1918 to Jennie Kingston #A335 1000 shares, Herbert Stewart #A1153 1000 shares. Signed by president. 8.25&quo...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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6 Different Arizona Mining Stock Certificates4475 - 6 Different Arizona Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 each from United Easter Miners Corporation issued 1929, Kay Copper Company issued 1923, Sonora Smelting & Ore Purchasing Company not issued, R...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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6 Different Arizona Mining Stock Certificates4476 - 6 Different Arizona Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One each from Consolidated Arizona Mines issued 1930, Palmilla District Mines Consolidation issued in 1927, Kay Copper Company issued 1923, Gold Bond
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Arizona Copper Stock Certificate Collection4477 - Arizona Copper Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of Eleven. Mostly Arizona or Arizona Incorporated. 1) Tuolumne Copper Mining Company. Number B40422 in 1923. 2 Globe Dominion Copper Company. 1919
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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McKinley Gold Coin Mining Company Stock Certificates4478 - McKinley Gold Coin Mining Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a nice crossover between mining and minting gold coins. Four stock certificates addressed to Edward F Grose. They are numbers 14, 16, 21, and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Porter G & S MC Stocks, 18634479 - Porter G & S MC Stocks, 1863
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 80-plus unissued, mint condition stocks for the Porter G&S MC out of Butte Co. Lithography by Drouaillet, SF. Mine specific vignette. ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s********K for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Porter G & S MC Stocks, 18634480 - Porter G & S MC Stocks, 1863
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original book of stock certificates for this mine in Butte County, less some we sold in March and a few kept by the owner. about 20 issued pieces and
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Porter G&S MC Certificates, 1860's4481 - Porter G&S MC Certificates, 1860's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 28 unissued Porter G&S MC stock certificates for their mine in Butte Co., California. Vignette of the mine itself at center, which is s...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Porter G&S MC Stocks, 18644482 - Porter G&S MC Stocks, 1864
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of eight issued certificates, all cancelled. Lithography by Drouaillet, SF. Choice, unfolded. The mines in Butte County were generally centered
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Calaveras Water and Mining Company Stock Certificates (5)4483 - Calaveras Water and Mining Company Stock Certificates (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 certs. issued and not canceled. Green border, signed by President. 5" x 10.5". The property was located 3.5 miles north of Milton and in...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****s for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Deadwood Gold Mining Co. Stock, 1879, Nevada County, CA4484 - Deadwood Gold Mining Co. Stock, 1879, Nevada County, CA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Deadwood Gold Mining Co. stock, Willow Valley District, Nevada County. Incorporated 1877, datelined Nevada City, July 3 1879, issued to William R. Kni
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Two Grass Valley Stock Certificates4485 - Two Grass Valley Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Gold Flat Mining Company. #74 for 200 shares issued to Elam Biggs in 1892. Signed by secretary H Mitchell and president John Glasson. Dog ear lower
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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California Gem Mining Company Stock Certificates4486 - California Gem Mining Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Numbers 21 through 218. Issued in 1905 and 1907. Signatures by JS Moore, HS Manning, TH Lackey, and GM Cording(?), and J Gilbert. Issued to AB Liles
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r********5 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Placerville, CA Assay Reports (3)4487 - Placerville, CA Assay Reports (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Selby Smelting and Lead Co. smelting reports from 1990 on a Placerville, CA mine. Gold and silver found. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 58951 Date
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Globe Iron Works Bond4488 - Globe Iron Works Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 gold bond $1,000. First Mortgage at 7%. No. 37, with 10 coupons attached. Signed by President Edward F. Cadle. 9.5" x 14.5". HWAC# 5...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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San Francisco Assaying & Refining Works Collection4489 - San Francisco Assaying & Refining Works Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five. All for Kruse & Euler. Ranging from a value of $1013.13 to $386.19. Kruse & Euler of San Francisco acted as agents for miners a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to s****c for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Shasta Zinc and Copper Company Certificates4490 - Shasta Zinc and Copper Company Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shasta County, CA. 6 Issued to Thomas Treanor 1924, #780-785. Signed by vice president. 7.25" x 10.5" HWAC# 51760 Date: 1924 Loca...
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
 
 
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31 Van Mining Company Stock Certificates4491 - 31 Van Mining Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
31 Van Mining Company Stock certs. orange border, not issued. Appears to be water staining, and several of them have condition issues with curling, fo
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Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 440.00
 
 
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6 Copies of a Natoma No. 4 Dredge Drawing4492 - 6 Copies of a Natoma No. 4 Dredge Drawing
Holabird Western Americana Collections
30" x 63" drawing of Natoma #4 dredge dated 1915. Detailed mechanical drawing of the dredge with some hand written notes. Six copies. H...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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California c. 1870's-1881 Stocks (5)4493 - California c. 1870's-1881 Stocks (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Calaveras Water and Mining i/c 1881, Odd Fellows Hall Assoc. i/c 1871, Scadden Flat Gold Mining i/c 1879, 2 Santa Clara Valley Mill & Lumber u/...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6******n for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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California Mining and Fairmont Hotel Stocks (6)4494 - California Mining and Fairmont Hotel Stocks (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fairmont Hotel i/c 1947, United Water and Power Co i/c 1907 2, Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields i/c 1923, Minarets Mining i/c 1919, San Domingo Gold Mi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to a******l for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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California Mining Certificates (6)4495 - California Mining Certificates (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Murchie Extension Gold Mining u/i, Major Gold Mining i/u 1914, 2 Grenoble Mining Co i/u 1887, Tuolumine County Water Co i/u 1850, Calaveras Water and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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California Mixed Stocks (5)4496 - California Mixed Stocks (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grenoble Mining #499 i/u ER Grant 1887 100 shares, Fairmont Hotel #1276 i/c Mrs Robert Vernet 1944 5 shares, West Coast Distillery #355 u/i(toning),
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Five California Stock Certificates - Take a Look!!!4497 - Five California Stock Certificates - Take a Look!!!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
There are some nice stocks in here. 1) Tuolumne County Water Company. Columbia. 1860. Gold Rush! One share to AE Hooker. Signed by Chesney and Joseph
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Two Reliance Gold & Silver Mining Company Bonds4498 - Two Reliance Gold & Silver Mining Company Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) This $100 bond was issued in 1867 and signed by secretary Armitage and president Tucker. Number 113. EARLY! 18 x 16". Excellent condition! I...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Cripple Creek, CO Mining Certificates4499 - Cripple Creek, CO Mining Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Apache Gold Mining #429 i/u to Robert Brown 1896, 1000 shares, signed by president, incorporated in CO 2) Old Gold Mining -on Beacon Hill and Strau
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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