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Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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3450Nice Wonder Mining Stock CertificatesHolabird 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m****r for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
3451Four Yerington Area Mining StocksHolabird 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 #
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to g****v for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
3452Yerington Area Mining StocksHolabird 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...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******h for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
3453Two Early Books on Nevada Exploration & MiningHolabird 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....
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
3454Nevada Mining ProspectusesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Prospectus for Victoria Gold Mine of Humboldt County and The Goldfield Sovereign Mining Company. Prag collection.
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State: Nevada
Date:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
3455Eastern Nevada Mining StocksHolabird 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
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to i*********1 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
3456Nevada 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...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
3457Star of Nevada, Freebold, Miner's Hope, Hidden TreasureHolabird 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
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to F****e for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
3458Small Town Nevada Stock CertificatesHolabird 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
3459Two Nevada Gold BondsHolabird Western Americana Collections
) North American Dredging company of Nevada, $1000, 1928. 2) Nevada Victor Mining and reduction Company, $100, 1914. (Prag Collection)
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to h*******2 for (20.00 + 0.00BP) = 20.00
3460Champion 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
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (25.00 + 5.00BP) = 30.00
3461Unissued Nevada Mining StocksHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Seven, Mills, Post & White Consolidated Silver Mining Company stocks. Reese River Mining District, Lander County. Vignette of Eagle and vigne...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to w******o for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
3462Haskell 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
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
3463New Mexico Copper Mining Postcards & Store CouponsHolabird 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********p for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
3464North 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
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
3465Oregon Mining PostcardsHolabird 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******h for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
3466Lexington Hill Gold Mining Company ReportHolabird 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
3467Choice Bingham Mining PostcardsHolabird 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
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to m**********a for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
3468Bingham Mining Postcards 1Holabird 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
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to T*********t for (160.00 + 36.80BP) = 196.80
3469Bingham Mines Postcards 2Holabird Western Americana Collections
The best RPC's: 4 early (c. 1910), 4 later. (Prag Collection)
City: Bingham Canyon
State: Utah
Date:
HWAC#: : 32331
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to h*******2 for (60.00 + 0.00BP) = 60.00
3470King David Mining Company Stock CertificatesHolabird 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
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
3471Utah Mining Stock Certificates & PostcardsHolabird 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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l**********s for (140.00 + 32.20BP) = 172.20
3472Utah Mines PostcardsHolabird Western Americana Collections
3 RPC c. 1915, 11 old PC c. 1905-15, 3 post 1940. (Prag Collection)
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State: Utah
Date:
HWAC#: : 32324
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to l**********s for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
3473Real del Castillo Mining Company - Mexican stock certificateHolabird 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******2 for (30.00 + 0.00BP) = 30.00
3474Three Mexican stocks and bondsHolabird 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
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
3475Mysore 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
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
3476Nice U.S. Mining Stock CertificatesHolabird 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
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 2*****s for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
3477Mining ephemeraHolabird 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
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
3478Three Mining StocksHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3: San Juan Consolidated Mining Co., 1875; Tamarack & Custer Consolidated Mining Company, 1913 (framed); Hornsilver Mining and Milling Co...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
3479Foreign Mining Stocks and BondsHolabird Western Americana Collections
5 Sheets of Foreign Mining Stocks and Bonds.
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HWAC#: : 32806
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
3480Commemorative Mining ButtonsHolabird 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...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r***f for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
3481Colorado Silver Mining SpoonHolabird 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 ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to F****e for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
3482Working Windlass Mining SpoonHolabird 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
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to c********e for (375.00 + 86.25BP) = 461.25
3483One Stamp MillHolabird 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
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to c********e for (1,000.00 + 230.00BP) = 1,230.00
3484Two Iron Mortars & PestlesHolabird 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 ...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*******r for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
3486Early Gasoline Powered Ore Hauler, c 1905Holabird 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...
Estimate : 260.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6******n for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
3487Miner's Safety Lamp Locking Device MagnetHolabird 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...
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to o********l.. for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
3488Adams & Co. Gold-Rush Era Certificate of DepositHolabird 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....
Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to 1*****c for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
3489Adams Express Company BagHolabird 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...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to T******1 for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
3490Adams 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
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to L*****8 for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
3491Adams Express Company PhotoHolabird Western Americana Collections
Seven horsemen dressed in uniforms with feathered hats in front of the Adams Express Office.
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HWAC#: : 32123
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to T******1 for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
3492American Express Co. Meeting PicturesHolabird 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.
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
3493American 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
3494American 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.
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HWAC#: : 31648
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to T******1 for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
3495American 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,...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to L*****8 for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
3496American 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
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to a**********5 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25