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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West End Consolidated Mines Corporation4550 - West End Consolidated Mines Corporation
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Book of unused West End Consolidated stocks. Over 200 pieces, numbers begin at 6523. Beautiful vignette. HWAC# 57822 Date: Location: Tonopah
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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1100 Tonopah and Goldfield, NV Mining Stocks4551 - 1100 Tonopah and Goldfield, NV Mining Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
500 Tonopah Divide Mining Co. i/c c. 1920's. 600 Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. i/c c. 1940's-1950's HWAC# 62107 Date: Locati...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Comstock Stock Certificates (13)4552 - Comstock Stock Certificates (13)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 u/i Mexican Gold & Silver Mining, 2 Exchequer Mining u/i, Lady Bryan Mines u/i, 3 Consolidated Chollar Gould and Savage i/c 1933-1 with dog ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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30 Different Nevada Stocks4553 - 30 Different Nevada Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx30 different Nevada stocks including Getchell Mine, Douglas Mercury, Don Clare Mining, Douglas Flat Gold Mining, Liberty Gold Mines and many mor
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to s*******p for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Assorted Nevada Stocks with Mining4554 - Assorted Nevada Stocks with Mining
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 43 assorted stocks including mining. Many u/i. Doe Mill Mining, Liberty Gold Mines, Mountain Water Association, Kings River Uranium, Humbolt Qu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Five Nevada Stock Certificates4555 - Five Nevada Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Belle Island Mining Company. Number 5450 for 100 shares to GB Bayly trustee in 1881. Signed by William Hall and JL Browne. Tuscarora District, Elko
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****s for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Goldfield, Tonopah, Terex, Stock Certs & Bank Deposit Notes4556 - Goldfield, Tonopah, Terex, Stock Certs & Bank Deposit Notes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
100 Terex Corporation, 100 Stock Certs, signed by President Benjamin Z. Katz; 100 Continental Bank Stock Certs; 300 Tohopah Divide Mining Co., Stock C
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Nevada Mining and Oil Stocks (16)4557 - Nevada Mining and Oil Stocks (16)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Belleview Divide Mines, Bald Mountain Gold Mines 2, Bellehelen Mo-We-Na Mining 2, Provident Mines, Western Natural Resource Corp, Truckee Carson Farme
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*******p for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Nevada Mining and Related Stocks (10)4558 - Nevada Mining and Related Stocks (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Royal Development i/u 1929, Lake Superior & Nevada Development i/u 1912, Butte Mining i/u 1931, Smuggler Mining i/c 1933, Monte Verde Mining i/u...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Nevada Mining Certificates (10)4559 - Nevada Mining Certificates (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double O Mining i/u 1929, Continental Mines Corp i/u 1929, Clara Swansea Mining i/u 1926, Oro Belle Consolidated Mines i/u 1917, Selection Mines i/u 1
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to c****o for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Nevada Mining Ephemera-Checks, Stocks, Postal History4560 - Nevada Mining Ephemera-Checks, Stocks, Postal History
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 Nevada and mining related checks 1871-1941 including Virginia City. 2 c.1907 US Postal Money order receipts. Postal items-chromolitho postcard of
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Nevada Mining Stock Certificates4561 - Nevada Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada Smelting and Mines issued to Raymond Rubenstein 1908 # 2540 100 shares, Nevada Coalition Gold Mines Company issued to Nick Bozich 1926 #157 200
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
 
 
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Nevada Mining Stock Certificates4562 - Nevada Mining Stock Certificates
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Nevada Victor Mining and Reduction Company #58 $00 gold bond, Barbarossa Mines Co issued 19+28 to Emilio Ceffalo #97 100 shares., North American Dredg
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Nevada Mining Stock Group4563 - Nevada Mining Stock Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Nevada Packard Mines Co., 1912; 2) North American Tungsten Mines, Inc., 1952; 3) Pacific Tungsten Company, 1918; 4) Rochester Silver Corporation, 1
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c****o for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Nevada Mining Stocks (5)4564 - Nevada Mining Stocks (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Amalgamated Nevada Mines #5395 i/u Louis Kinney 1911 80 shares, Conqueror Consolidated Mining i/u Zadig and Co 911 1000 shares, American eagle Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****s for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Nevada Mining Stocks and 1 Bond (10)4565 - Nevada Mining Stocks and 1 Bond (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Realization Co. i/u 1929, Record Gold Mining i/u 1935, Red Hill Mining i/c 1908, Oro Belle Consolidated Mines i/u 1917, North American Mining and Smel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Nevada Mostly Mining Certificates (10)4566 - Nevada Mostly Mining Certificates (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Basin Cataract Mining i/u 1928, Bella Oak Mines i/u 1931, Boundary Red Mountain Mining i/u 1923, East Pacific Chemical i/u 1908, Golden Gate Minin
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Nevada Stocks, 30 Different4567 - Nevada Stocks, 30 Different
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30 Nevada Stocks including Gin Spring Gold, Isabella Titanium Mines, Gold Gulch Mining, Lady Strike Mining and many more. Mostly u/i. HWAC#
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*****0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Nevada Stocks, Mostly Mining and Unissued (26)4568 - Nevada Stocks, Mostly Mining and Unissued (26)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
26 Nevada mostly unissued stocks,mostly mining. Belleview Divide Mines, Bellehelen Mo We Na Mining, Coranda Corp, Deadwood Mining, Consolidated Virgin
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Nice Nevada Mining Stocks (7)4569 - Nice Nevada Mining Stocks (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kirchen Mines #60 i/u RM Loeser 1917 1000 shares, nice vignettes of miner, mule and hill, Rocco Homestake Nevada Mining #193 i/u BL Smith 1900 100 sha
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*****s for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Verdi Development and Eureka, NV Stocks4570 - Verdi Development and Eureka, NV Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five stock certificates from the Verdi Development Company. Numbers # 2399, 2577, 2691 are in blue. # 10394 and 7325 are in orange. Great condition. B
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Colossal Mining Company Archive4571 - Colossal Mining Company Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12, 1) 1919 lease to purchase on letter head of C. T. Brown, mining engineer. 2) 1919 letter from Socorro State Bank with the $15,000 loan agre
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Midnight Mining Co. NM Stocks (7)4572 - Midnight Mining Co. NM Stocks (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 71, 72 i/u to Dr. Benjamin Hypes 1886-1887, signed by president (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection) HWAC# 58928 Da
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***1 for (80.00 + 17.60BP) = 97.60
 
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Two Oil Stocks4573 - Two Oil Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Neb-Okla Oil & Gas Syndicate. 1919. Number 342 for 1 share to WC Hackenbury. Signed by Henry Culver and Gerald Bednar. Green on tan safety p...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Niagara Mining and Smelting Stocks (3)4574 - Niagara Mining and Smelting Stocks (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#279, 280, 282, i/c to P Franklin. 500,500,300 shares. Nice Niagara Falls vignette and silver seal, signed by vp Pallen (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabi
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Stormont Mining Co of Utah Stocks (5)4575 - Stormont Mining Co of Utah Stocks (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#3941-3945, 1000 shares i/u to J Whiting 1887, signed by president Hinchmann. 2 silver dollar vignette (Al Adams Gold Rush Memorabilia Collection)
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Utah Mining Stocks (16)4576 - Utah Mining Stocks (16)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 different Utah mining stocks. Cane Springs Oil & Minerals i/c 1968, Niagara Mining Co i/u 1944, Niagara Mining and Smelting u/i, National Co...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sunset Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1904, Snohomish County, WA4577 - Sunset Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1904, Snohomish County, WA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated in the state of Washington. Principal Place of Business: Everett, Washington. No. 2793, issued for 73 shares to Ida E. Connell on June 21
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to b******e for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Washington Mining Stocks (13)4578 - Washington Mining Stocks (13)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The only significant gold rush to take place in Washington State occurred when gold was found in Swauk Creek in the central part of the state ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 260.00 - 400.00
Sold to b**********7 for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Western U.S. Geologic & Mining Reports & Ephemera4579 - Western U.S. Geologic & Mining Reports & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Fracturing and its Effects on Molybdenum Mineralization at Questa, New Mexico (1969) 195 pp.; 2) Montana Mining Law by Koehler S. Stout, 1961, 76 p
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8***1 for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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Bond from Societe Coloniale Argicole Et Miniere4580 - Bond from Societe Coloniale Argicole Et Miniere
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Bonds from France; Societe Anonyme Des Charbonnages Reunis du Nord-Donets. With 18 coupons attached. There is foxing in folds & slight stain...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to c******u for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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American Mining Postcard Collection4581 - American Mining Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 cards. 5 Wisconsin quarry and aboriginal mining scenes, 2 Kentucky above and underground scenes, 4 Illinois mining structures, 2 modern color miner
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6*******d for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Collection of 125 Color Mining Photos4582 - Collection of 125 Color Mining Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 125 color 3.5" x 5" color photos of mines and desert flora in Yuma, AZ and California. HWAC# 50318 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Collection Of Mining Letters4583 - Collection Of Mining Letters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Numerous letters to and from Bonanza United Mines Limited, Ontario Canada, 1927-1932 regarding mining issues. Also includes telegrams and letters from
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Color Mineral Postcards4584 - Color Mineral Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stack of color mineral postcards with vibrant close up photos. HWAC# 52855 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Color Photos of Western Mines 1960's to 1990's4585 - Color Photos of Western Mines 1960's to 1990's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of approx 95 3.5' x 5" color photos of various Western mines in NM, IN, CA and TX. HWAC# 50317 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling Certificates (100)4586 - Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling Certificates (100)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 100 Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling Certificates, i/c approx 1927-1942. HWAC# 61739 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Four Different Mining Stock Certificates4587 - Four Different Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The New Century Mining and Milling Company. Issued in 1902, not cancelled. Underground mining vignette. 2) Lynch-Pine Creek Mining Company. Issued
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Gold Related Books (5)4588 - Gold Related Books (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold is where You Find It by Hunter. The Saloon on the Rocky Mt. Mining Frontier by West. Reprint from 1985 Bureau of mines, Gold.Desert Gold by Grey
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****s for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Group of mining magazines4589 - Group of mining magazines
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 magazines from the 1920s and teens. Includes: COLLIERY, Mining and Engineering, the mining Congress Journal, Engineering and Mining Journal. Perha
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b**********n for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Latest Invention Advertising Paper4590 - Latest Invention Advertising Paper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare advertising paper for a new invention comprising a compass, telescope, opera glass, stereosope, reading glass and microscope. HWAC# 50276
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Library of Minerals4591 - Library of Minerals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of approx. 25 hardback & paperback books & articles of Minerals. 1) Gemstones of East Africa by Peter C. Keller with color pictures 133 ...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Mining and Mining History Library4592 - Mining and Mining History Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30 mining and mining history books including Bureau of Mines publication and other hard and soft covers, 2 War Dept WWII era technical manuals,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to c******u for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Mining, Surveying and Geology Library4593 - Mining, Surveying and Geology Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight books: "Soils and Soil Engineering," "Mining Methods and Equipment," "Surveying," "Industrial Minerals and ...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Pair of The Gold Placer Mining Co. Stock Certificates4594 - Pair of The Gold Placer Mining Co. Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No location known. Identical design with fantastic hydraulic mining vignette. Consecutive certificates No. 3003 and 3004 both issued to AJ. Hamilton o
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to b**********7 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Seven Books on American Mining Companies4595 - Seven Books on American Mining Companies
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Newmont, Anaconda, Phelps Dodge, Kennecott, etc. Nice group in good condition. HWAC# 42557 Date: Location:
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Seven Different Mining Stock Certificates4596 - Seven Different Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. Two issued: Deadwood Gold Mining Co. (Nevada City, 1880) and The Gold Placer Mining Company (1880, hydraulic mining vignette). Five unissued
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Six Different Western Mining Stock Certificates4597 - Six Different Western Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. Included: United States Mining Company (1902, cancelled); Happy Day Mining Co., Limited (1908, cancelled, mining vignettes, inc. in Idaho);
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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U.S. Coal Mining Stock Certificates4598 - U.S. Coal Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Atlantic Coal and Iron Company. Issued 1921 to the company president, not cancelled. Inc. in New Jersey. 2) Four issued stock certificate
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to 6****A for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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Western Mining Stock Certs. (10)4599 - Western Mining Stock Certs. (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spokane National Mines i/t 1962 Camuro Mines i/u 1941, 2 Genii Consolidated Mines i/u 1931, Gold Box Mining i/u 1937, Gold Metals Consolidated Mining
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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