Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

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Montana 'Big Sky' and Holiday Auction is a four day feast for the collector. This sale begins with a one day Montana only auction focusing on tokens and postal history. The next three days run the wide range of a traditional Holabird Auction: minerals, numismatics, Native Americana, railroadianna, mining, photographs, stock certificates, express, saloon, exposition, assay, tokens, badges, Gold Rush, etc. Heavy emphasis is placed on Colorado, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and the Western States.
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New York & Calaveras County Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate2368 - New York & Calaveras County Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Inc. in New York. No. 1753. Issued for 100 shares to S.G. Croby on March 2, 1880. Signed by Marshall (president) and Louusbery (?) (secretary).
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Seven Calaveras County Stock Certificates2369 - Seven Calaveras County Stock Certificates
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1-3) Calaveras Water and Mining Company. Numbers, 1758, 1756, and 390. 1880 and 1882. Signed by R. K. Southwick (two are issued to him) and J. Marshal
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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The Calaveras Water & Mining Company $1,000 Bond2370 - The Calaveras Water & Mining Company $1,000 Bond
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Rare. Not seen by us before. $1,000 bond No. 192 issued June 1st, 1881. Signed by Marshall as president and Southwick as secretary. Not cancelled! Fif
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Yellow Jacket & Carey Cons. Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (West Point District)2371 - Yellow Jacket & Carey Cons. Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (West Point District)
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Rare stock for this company operating in West Point Mining District. No. 711, issued in 1873 for 100 shares to J.W. Rover. Not cancelled. Signed by Ja
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to c*********p for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Central Mother Lode California Mining Stock Certificates2372 - Central Mother Lode California Mining Stock Certificates
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Twelve total. Includes: True Cons. Mining & Milling Co. (1909, pen cxl), Pennsylvania Cons. Mining Co. (1897, pen cxl), Central Eureka Mining Co...
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Oro Fino Gold and Silver Mining Company Bond, Inyo County, 18652373 - Oro Fino Gold and Silver Mining Company Bond, Inyo County, 1865
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$1000 Bond cert. #196 issued in 1865. The company operated the Oro Fino, Mammoth, Knickerbocker and Chrysopolis lodes near the Owen's River in t...
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Six Death Valley Mining Stock Certificates2374 - Six Death Valley Mining Stock Certificates
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1) South Pacific Mining Co. Inc. in NY. Located at Salt Springs in Death Valley. Issued in 1883. Vignette of mine tunnels and mine facility on surface
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to t*******d for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Alta California Copper Mining Co. Bond2375 - Alta California Copper Mining Co. Bond
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First one seen by us! Inc. in 1866. No. 289. $100 First Mortgage Bond. Issued to trustees Henry Souther, Elisha Atkins, and Reuben E. Demmon on March
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Biggs Mining Related Correspondence (Grass Valley, California)2376 - Biggs Mining Related Correspondence (Grass Valley, California)
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Nine pieces - all official agreements. Many have been translated. 1) List of persons with 24% interest in the Coe Company. Each has put in a said amou
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Four Mine and Timber Photos2377 - Four Mine and Timber Photos
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Great photographs! 1) Logging photo, two guy sitting on pipe. Matted 8" x 10". 2) Another timber photo of a group of men at an equipment a...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t********n.. for (180.00 + 41.40BP) = 221.40
 
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Grass Valley Gold Mining Claim Bill of Sale (1857)2378 - Grass Valley Gold Mining Claim Bill of Sale (1857)
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Hand written bill of sale for a gold mining claim, Gatewood Claim. Owned by A. Wood Beaman and sold to Samuel F. Whiting for $30.00. Signed by Alfred
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Stock Certificate Collection2379 - Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Stock Certificate Collection
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Lot of 14. Issued stocks: Gold Tunnel Mining Company (Nevada City, 1903, two mining vignettes, not cxl), Golden Center of Grass Valley Mining Company
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Estimate : 260.00 - 400.00
Sold to r***6 for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Grass Valley and Nevada City Mining Postcards2380 - Grass Valley and Nevada City Mining Postcards
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Group of 10 Grass Valley and Nevada City mining postcards including the Golden Centre Gold Mine; W.Y.O.D. Mine on Fire, Jan. 31, 1912; Foote Residence
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Estimate : 120.00 - 350.00
Sold to j*****r for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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California Hydraulic Mining Photograph2381 - California Hydraulic Mining Photograph
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Photograph is by Moore of Grass Valley. In back it is written "Malakoff, North Bloomfield." Great Contrast 7.75 x 5.5". City: Gr...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********n.. for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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Idaho Maryland Mining Stock Certificates2382 - Idaho Maryland Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of four. 1) South Idaho Consolidated Mining & Milling Company stock certificate No. 193, issued in 1894 to the wife of the company secretary...
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North Star Mine Postcards2383 - North Star Mine Postcards
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Group of 16 illustrating the famous North Star Mine, Mill, or the North Star Mines Co. Electric railroad, Grass Valley, Cal. City: Grass Valley S
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Estimate : 150.00 - 900.00
Sold to p*********t for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Three Different Grass Valley Mining Stock Certificates2384 - Three Different Grass Valley Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Washington Mining Company. No. 371, issued for 100 shares to the company secretary in 1882. Pen cancelled. Crisp. 2) New Eureka Consolidated Gold M
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Trio of Different Grass Valley Mining Stock Certificates2385 - Trio of Different Grass Valley Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Washington Mining Company. No. 158, issued for 25 shares to Henry Noritzky in 1878. Signed by Uphoft (president) and Carson (secretary). Pen cancel
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Two Different Grass Valley Mining Stock Certificates2386 - Two Different Grass Valley Mining Stock Certificates
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1) New York Hill Gold Mining Company. No. 1135, issued in San Francisco to R. Finnie for 200 shares in 1880. Punch cancelled through signatures of the
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to k**********y for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Two Large Grass Valley Mining Scene Photographs2387 - Two Large Grass Valley Mining Scene Photographs
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1) North Star Gold Mine power house under construction. Pipe has been covered and the wheel and compressor are in place. 7.75 x 9.75". Light co...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t********n.. for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Two Large Mounted Mining Photographs (Hoist House & Underground Pumping Station)2388 - Two Large Mounted Mining Photographs (Hoist House & Underground Pumping Station)
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1) Moore photograph of the Idaho-Maryland Mine. Inside the hoist house. 8 x 10". 2) Underground pumping station of the Allison Ranch Mine. Unid...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to h*******2 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Washington Mining Company Stock Certificate Pair2389 - Washington Mining Company Stock Certificate Pair
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Two different. Location: Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California. 1) 1878 issued stock No. 166 to Henry Noritzky. Signed by H. Uphoft
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Four Different Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Stocks2390 - Four Different Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Stocks
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1) Washington Mining Co. Grass Valley. Issued 1882 to the secretary (Fletcher). Also signed by Wm. Terman (president). Pen cancelled. No vignette. Rip
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Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Check Collection (18)2391 - Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Check Collection (18)
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Lot of 18. Six different types of checks. 1) North Star Gold Mining Company, Bank of California: five, issued 1877-1878, all with a single adhesive re
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*********p for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
 
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Greenwater Mining Stock Certificates (Ghost Town)2392 - Greenwater Mining Stock Certificates (Ghost Town)
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1) Greenwater Red Boy #129 for 1,000 shares to William Israel in 1906. Signed by Robert Todd and H. Bragdon. 2) Greenwater Bimetallic Copper Mining Co
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to t*******d for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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South Greenwater Copper Company Stock, Death Valley 19062393 - South Greenwater Copper Company Stock, Death Valley 1906
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Cert. #19, issued to John S. Hills, Trustee for H.G. Fard for 15,000 shares. Signed by John Hills as president and R.C. Moore as secretary. Tasker Od
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Tahoe Treasure Mining Company Stock Certificates (4)- Lake Tahoe2394 - Tahoe Treasure Mining Company Stock Certificates (4)- Lake Tahoe
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A group of four certificates from this mining company which operated near the west shore of Lake Tahoe at Homewood. All issued to Anna E. Fox or R.H.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (190.00 + 43.70BP) = 233.70
 
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Defiance Mining Company Stock Certificate (Coso Mining District)2395 - Defiance Mining Company Stock Certificate (Coso Mining District)
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Rare! Number 249 for 26,561 shares to P Reddy in 1875. Signed by Hughes & Holland(?)  This is a hard to find GT Brown, African American, li...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Ione Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate (Amador County)2396 - Ione Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate (Amador County)
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Incorporated in 1863. Cert. #38, issued to John Edwards for one share. Signed by Geo. Withington, president, and Joseph Bowen, secretary. Vignette at
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to j******d for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Argonaut Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate2397 - Argonaut Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Number 116 for 100 shares to Trustee John Sproston(?) in 1880. Has an oar and sail vignette. Signed. Not cancelled. Located in Jackson. Operated 1850-
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****l for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Kennedy Mine Fire Postcards2398 - Kennedy Mine Fire Postcards
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Group of 5 showing the Kennedy Mine Fire, Jackson, Calif. The Kennedy Mine was originally discovered in the 1850s and was once the deepest gold mine
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Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6******n for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Kennedy Mine Postcards2399 - Kennedy Mine Postcards
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Group of 11 from the Prag collection from the Kennedy Mine & Milling Co., Jackson, Calif. "Over a Mile Deep, the deepest gold mine in the U...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to p*********t for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Mojave Mining Postcards2400 - Mojave Mining Postcards
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Group of 10, including: 6 from the Golden Queen, 2 from the Tropico Gold Mine, and 2 of "Exposed Treasure Mine near Mojave, Cal." (Prag ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Homer Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate2401 - Homer Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate
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#248 for 25 shares to F Luty trustee in 1879. Issued 27 days after incorporation. Signed by Luty as secreatry and vice president Atkinson. Excellent c
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Nevada County Mining Deeds (incl. Governor Signature)2402 - Nevada County Mining Deeds (incl. Governor Signature)
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Lot of six documents. Most are pertaining to James Davies. 1) 1872 deed of land signed by California's eleventh governor Newton Booth. Booth wen...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Three Nevada County Mining Stock Certificates2403 - Three Nevada County Mining Stock Certificates
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1) The Arctic Trustees of Los Angeles. Mines and Power Plant in Washington, Nevada County. Two stocks issued 1922 and 1923. Signed by the president an
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to d********9 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Golden Sheaf Mining Company Prospectuses2405 - Golden Sheaf Mining Company Prospectuses
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Location: Michigan Bluff, Placer County. Main office in Sacramento. This lot includes two copies of a prospectus most likely c.1910. Full of many blac
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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Placer County Mining Stock Certificates (4)2406 - Placer County Mining Stock Certificates (4)
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Lot of four. 1) Golden Eagle Mining Company. Location: Ophir Mining District. No. 275, issued for 10 shares in 1873. Signed by the president (Warren
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Butte Lode Leasing Company Materials2408 - Butte Lode Leasing Company Materials
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Lot of nine. Includes letters to Golden West Plating Works and back. Four letters to John McClintock from John Taylor. Billhead. Mine report. (Ames C
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to r***6 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Yellow Aster Mining & Milling Co. Check w/ Yellow Aster RN Facsmilie2409 - Yellow Aster Mining & Milling Co. Check w/ Yellow Aster RN Facsmilie
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Rare check issued Mar 31, 1898. Signed by John Singleton as president. Yellow aster RN facsimile. Upper left corner missing. (Prag Collection) City
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Tecopah Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate2410 - Tecopah Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Rare. Location: Clark Mining District, San Bernardino County. No. 30, issued for 20 shares to William Willis on Oct. 12, 1876. San Bernardino dateline
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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John A. Roebling Catalog (Mining Rope & Wire)2411 - John A. Roebling Catalog (Mining Rope & Wire)
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John A. Roebling's Sons Company of California catalog of wire rope and wire. Hardbound, 233 pages, 3 1/2 x 6". City: San Francisco Sta...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Early New Almaden Mining Ephemera2412 - Early New Almaden Mining Ephemera
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Five pieces of early San Jose history including an 1867 deed to Rancho Agua Caliente, an 1886 railroad right of way by the Quicksilver Mining Company,
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Estimate : 250.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (900.00 + 207.00BP) = 1,107.00
 
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Prospectus for Century Mining Company (Quicksilver)2413 - Prospectus for Century Mining Company (Quicksilver)
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Prospectus for this company which operated the Guadaloupe Quicksilver Mine located nine miles southwest of San Jose, adjacent to the New Almaden Quick
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Sierra County Mining Stock Certificate Group2414 - Sierra County Mining Stock Certificate Group
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Lot of nine. Includes: Sierra-California Gold Mining Co. (1922, not cxl, heavy soiling), Transierra Exploration Co. (1958, punch cxl), Sierra Trading
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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The Harlem Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate2415 - The Harlem Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate
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Location of works: Sierra County, California. Inc. in New York. No. A212, issued for 100 shares to the company secretary (Wm. Lord) on Feb, 6, 1882. A
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Three Different Sierra County Mining Stock Certificates2416 - Three Different Sierra County Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Uncas Mining Company. No. 22, issued for 5,000 shares to the company secretary (Gillett) in 1881. Also signed by Walker as president. Not cancelled
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Trio of Sierra County Mining Stock Certificates2417 - Trio of Sierra County Mining Stock Certificates
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Three different. 1) The Monte Cristo Mining Company. No. 139, issued for 100 shares Aug. 1, 1877 in Stockton. Signed by Buck (president) and Humphrey
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Two Sierra County Mining Stock Certificates2418 - Two Sierra County Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Alaska Mining Company. Location: Near Pike City, Sierra County, California. No. 1725, issued for 8 shares to P.H. Horn in 1886. Signed by the presi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Tuolumne Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate2419 - Tuolumne Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Number 305 for 5 shares. Signed by A nightingale, M Browne and (?). This company had offices in London and San Francisco. The superintendent was E.S.
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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