Million Dollar Auction

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Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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Virginia & Truckee Ore Shipment Receipts3448 - Virginia & Truckee Ore Shipment Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 84 pieces. Includes: 40 Statements of Ore Shipped by the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. These vouchers (7" x 8.25") from the Moun...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******0 for (300.00 + 69.00BP) = 369.00
 
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8 White Pine County Stocks and a Fun Pioche X-Ray Mining & Milling Company3449 - 8 White Pine County Stocks and a Fun Pioche X-Ray Mining & Milling Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Pioche X-Ray # 371, Promotion Stock. Signed by Dr. Boody and WM Salchell in 1909. 2) Calumet & Nevada Consolidated # 1349, 1914. Signed by Ad...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to m****r for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
 
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Nice Wonder Mining Stock Certificates3450 - Nice Wonder Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Wonder Mascot #24 for 10,000 shares to Walter Lauer signed by M. Ish and RW Norrington. Ish was a major player in the Goldfield / Wonder
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m****r for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Four Yerington Area Mining Stocks3451 - Four Yerington Area Mining Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Yerington Consolidated Copper #553 for 5,000 shares to John Dern in 1912. Signed by Lagenbarth. Cancelled, Great condition. 2) Smith Valley Mines #
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to g****v for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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Yerington Area Mining Stocks3452 - Yerington Area Mining Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Two Calumet & Nevada Consolidated Mines Company stocks, 1914, Treasury Stock and 1915 with 3 adhesive revenue stamps; 2) Lahontan Mines Compa...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******h for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Two Early Books on Nevada Exploration & Mining3453 - Two Early Books on Nevada Exploration & Mining
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) From '49 to '83 in California and Nevada: Chapters from the Life of George Thomas Marye a Pioneer of '49. By George Thomas Marye, Jr....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
 
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Nevada Mining Prospectuses3454 - Nevada Mining Prospectuses
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Prospectus for Victoria Gold Mine of Humboldt County and The Goldfield Sovereign Mining Company. Prag collection. City: State: Nevada Date: HWAC#:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
 
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Eastern Nevada Mining Stocks3455 - Eastern Nevada Mining Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Jarbidge Buster Mining Company, Unionville--Silver Reef Mining Company, Ely--White Pine Mining Company, Ely-Witch Copper Company, Elko--Golden Age Min
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to i*********1 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Nevada Freehold Properties Trust Stock (British Mining Scam)3456 - Nevada Freehold Properties Trust Stock (British Mining Scam)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 4994. Issued Nov. 25, 1869 for two pounds. Bottom half is "Coupon of Reversion." The company was formed in 1869 and was seeking invest...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Star of Nevada, Freebold, Miner's Hope, Hidden Treasure3457 - Star of Nevada, Freebold, Miner's Hope, Hidden Treasure
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Two Star of Nevada Silver Mining Company stocks. English. To Thomas Woodurne. 1871. 2) A most interesting English stock certificate to the Nevada F
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to F****e for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
 
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Small Town Nevada Stock Certificates3458 - Small Town Nevada Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. 1) Sweepstakes Mining Comapny. Early number 47 for 500 shares to CG Brady in 1915. Signed by John McConaghy. Treasury Stock. 2) Cold Spring
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Two Nevada Gold Bonds3459 - Two Nevada Gold Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
) North American Dredging company of Nevada, $1000, 1928. 2) Nevada Victor Mining and reduction Company, $100, 1914. (Prag Collection) City: State:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to h*******2 for (20.00 + 0.00BP) = 20.00
 
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Champion Mining Co. and Lookout Gold Mines, Inc.3460 - Champion Mining Co. and Lookout Gold Mines, Inc.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Champion Mining, no. 823, signed by Edgar W. Stevens, president, and J. E. Sullivan, asst. secretary. Lookout Gold mines, no. 10, signed by J. E. Sull
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (25.00 + 5.00BP) = 30.00
 
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Unissued Nevada Mining Stocks3461 - Unissued Nevada Mining Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Seven, Mills, Post & White Consolidated Silver Mining Company stocks. Reese River Mining District, Lander County. Vignette of Eagle and vigne...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to w******o for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Haskell Mining Company Stock Book (80 stocks)3462 - Haskell Mining Company Stock Book (80 stocks)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a chance for a researcher to make a major find. We could not find the Haskell Mining Company in the 1907 International Mining Directory, 1909
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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New Mexico Copper Mining Postcards & Store Coupons3463 - New Mexico Copper Mining Postcards & Store Coupons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. 1) Coupon book with coupons good only for Merchandise at the Store of Lake Valley Mines Co., Lake Valley, NM. Issued 1906. 2) Five postcards
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********p for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
 
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North Dakota Mining Ephemera (Stock, Postcards & a Check)3464 - North Dakota Mining Ephemera (Stock, Postcards & a Check)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Golden Gate Gold Mining Co. stock certificate. Location: Whitewood Quartz Mining District, Lawrence County, Dakota Territory. No. 18, iss
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Oregon Mining Postcards3465 - Oregon Mining Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. 1) Unused real photo postcard, Mill, Diatomite Mine, near Terrebonne, Ore., Dalles-California Highway. Sawyer Scenic Photo. 2) 1907 mailed c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******h for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
 
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Lexington Hill Gold Mining Company Report3466 - Lexington Hill Gold Mining Company Report
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three page report to shareholders September 8, 1903 announcing the treatment of 75 tons per day using their twenty stamp mill. Prag collection
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Choice Bingham Mining Postcards3467 - Choice Bingham Mining Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10. 1) Utah Copper Mill, Bingham Canyon. View of large facility on hillside with smoke billowing out. Unused. 2) RPC of two miners loading a ho
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to m**********a for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Bingham Mining Postcards 13468 - Bingham Mining Postcards 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great Collection! 44 RPC Post 1940, 23 early PC (c. 1905-10), and 29 post 1940 PC. (Prag Collection) City: Bingham State: Utah Date: HWAC#: : 32332
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to T*********t for (160.00 + 36.80BP) = 196.80
 
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Bingham Mines Postcards 23469 - Bingham Mines Postcards 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The best RPC's: 4 early (c. 1910), 4 later. (Prag Collection) City: Bingham Canyon State: Utah Date: HWAC#: : 32331
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to h*******2 for (60.00 + 0.00BP) = 60.00
 
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King David Mining Company Stock Certificates3470 - King David Mining Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A few hundred stock certificates from the King David Mining Company in Utah that are in pretty good condition. Most are between the years 1933 and 19
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Utah Mining Stock Certificates & Postcards3471 - Utah Mining Stock Certificates & Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. Four stock certificates: The Northern Chief Mining Co. (vignette, 1881, not cancelled, Utah Territory, folds); The Groesbeck Company (vignet
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l**********s for (140.00 + 32.20BP) = 172.20
 
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Utah Mines Postcards3472 - Utah Mines Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 RPC c. 1915, 11 old PC c. 1905-15, 3 post 1940. (Prag Collection) City: State: Utah Date: HWAC#: : 32324
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to l**********s for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Real del Castillo Mining Company - Mexican stock certificate3473 - Real del Castillo Mining Company - Mexican stock certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Real del Castillo #259 for 75 shares to Philip Horn in 1882. Signed by A. Indron (?) and Jsoeph McGenes (?). This certificate includes a receipt to Ho
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******2 for (30.00 + 0.00BP) = 30.00
 
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Three Mexican stocks and bonds3474 - Three Mexican stocks and bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) State of New York, The Lower California Company, Seven per Cent Bond. Number 44. 1868. 2) Pacific Guano Company #27 for 137 shares to G Nagle in 18
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Mysore Gold Mining Company Reports (India)3475 - Mysore Gold Mining Company Reports (India)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
To be presented to the shareholders at the Ordinary General Meeting to be held at the Cannon Street Hotel, in the City of London on Tuesday the 29th d
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Nice U.S. Mining Stock Certificates3476 - Nice U.S. Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 U.S. Mining Stock Certificates from the Consolidated Virginia Mining Co., Copper King of Arizona, Consolidated Mines Syndicate, SonSon Mining Compan
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 2*****s for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Mining ephemera3477 - Mining ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five: The Goldfield Mascot Mining Co. prospectus, an extract on natural and artificial cement from 1888, a legal guide for oil companies and st
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Three Mining Stocks3478 - Three Mining Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3: San Juan Consolidated Mining Co., 1875; Tamarack & Custer Consolidated Mining Company, 1913 (framed); Hornsilver Mining and Milling Co...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Foreign Mining Stocks and Bonds3479 - Foreign Mining Stocks and Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Sheets of Foreign Mining Stocks and Bonds. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 32806
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Commemorative Mining Buttons3480 - Commemorative Mining Buttons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 300 1" diameter white buttons printed with the caption "Gold Discovery Days 1848-California-1948" and a red white and blue pictu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r***f for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Colorado Silver Mining Spoon3481 - Colorado Silver Mining Spoon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver spoon, bowl shaped like a shovel engraved "Denver". Elaborately cut designed handle depicts a winch pulling up an ore bucket and a ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to F****e for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Working Windlass Mining Spoon3482 - Working Windlass Mining Spoon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sterling silver spoon with 1902 patent date on reverse. Hand engraved mining scene with gold wash. The windlass at top has a movable sinking bucket an
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to c********e for (375.00 + 86.25BP) = 461.25
 
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One Stamp Mill3483 - One Stamp Mill
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stamp mill was used in West Point California at the Lockwood Mine (Calaveras County). It was carefully removed by the property owner, whose family las
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to c********e for (1,000.00 + 230.00BP) = 1,230.00
 
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Two Iron Mortars & Pestles3484 - Two Iron Mortars & Pestles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large and small cast iron mortar & pestles. The large one is possibly 1870's, 8.5" diameter and 9" tall. It was used to crush ore ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*******r for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Original Rocker Plate From CA Gold Mining Region3485 - Original Rocker Plate From CA Gold Mining Region
Holabird Western Americana Collections
City: State: California Date: HWAC#: : 11635
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to f**********j for (200.00 + 0.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Early Gasoline Powered Ore Hauler, c 19053486 - Early Gasoline Powered Ore Hauler, c 1905
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original photograph of a new invention: a gasoline powered tractor of sorts used to haul heavy loads of ore. The photo measures 11 x 14" and ap...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 260.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6******n for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Miner's Safety Lamp Locking Device Magnet3487 - Miner's Safety Lamp Locking Device Magnet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
We haven't seen anything like this in 40 years. It is a magnetic device to lock and unlock miner's safety lamps. After a series of serious d...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to o********l.. for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Adams & Co. Gold-Rush Era Certificate of Deposit3488 - Adams & Co. Gold-Rush Era Certificate of Deposit
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Banking and Express Office of early San Francisco dated October 3rd 1854. Note attached by pin "Margin of certificate book calls for $200, amt....
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to 1*****c for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Adams Express Company Bag3489 - Adams Express Company Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Old Adams Express bag, approx. 14" x 7.5". In 1839, Alvin Adams, a produce merchant ruined by the Panic of 1837, began carrying letters, s...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to T******1 for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Adams Express Company Collection (Covers and Receipts)3490 - Adams Express Company Collection (Covers and Receipts)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection includes: Adams Express Official Gazette; two covers; note; 18 receipts: 1845 early receipt with vignette of train crossing bridge, 1849--t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to L*****8 for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
 
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Adams Express Company Photo3491 - Adams Express Company Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven horsemen dressed in uniforms with feathered hats in front of the Adams Express Office. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 32123
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to T******1 for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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American Express Co. Meeting Pictures3492 - American Express Co. Meeting Pictures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
American Express Co. meeting of Gen. Supt. Hughes and Staff at the Colonial Hotel Cleveland, Ohio 1904. Includes 2 group photos and 1 photo of R.E.M.
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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American Express Co. Passes (12)3493 - American Express Co. Passes (12)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twelve passes. The early passes are on cardstock, while the others are on thin paper. Years included: 1910, two for 1913, 1914, two for 1915, four for
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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American Express Collection (Bags and Receipt Book)3494 - American Express Collection (Bags and Receipt Book)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection includes: Receipt book blank except for first page; two bags, Property of American Express Co. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 31648
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to T******1 for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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American Express Collection 2 (Receipts and Covers)3495 - American Express Collection 2 (Receipts and Covers)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early 1850 American Express (Wells, Butterfield & Co.) receipt for $2991; 1853, American Express receipt; other receipts: 1855, (2), 1856, 1865,...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to L*****8 for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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American Express Company Pass Collection (10)3496 - American Express Company Pass Collection (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ten package passes: early 1891 pass (blue with dog and key vignette), 1905 (issued to D.T. Mervine, supt. of Wells Fargo Express), 1910, two from 1911
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to a**********5 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Early American Express Company Stock Certificate, 1857 (Fargo, Butterfield, Holland Signatures)3497 - Early American Express Company Stock Certificate, 1857 (Fargo, Butterfield, Holland Signatures)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#3073 for 5 shares to William B Conant on December 19, 1857. This is our earliest certificate. Nice clean certificate. City: State: Date: 1857 HWA
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to c*********p for (350.00 + 80.50BP) = 430.50
 
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