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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Montana Gold and Silver Mining Co. Loan Bond2623 - Montana Gold and Silver Mining Co. Loan Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large, attractive document. Chartered by the state of PA March 23, 1865. Bond No. 46. The company is indebted $500 to Dana Goodsell. Dated March 31st,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to b******1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Austin Mining Stocks and Photographs2624 - Austin Mining Stocks and Photographs
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Lot of 11. 1) Postcard of the Clifton Mill, Austin, Nevada. Mailed to Spokane, Washington. Toning. 2) Two modern photographic reprints of Austin minin
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r***6 for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Empire and Silver State Silver Mining and Mill Company Stock Certificate2626 - Empire and Silver State Silver Mining and Mill Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Austin stock certificate. #110 for 5 shares to Thomas Messinger. Signed by Walton Ferguson and SH Holmes. A hand written note on back states thes
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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Manhattan Silver Mining Company of Nevada Stock Certificate & Scrip2627 - Manhattan Silver Mining Company of Nevada Stock Certificate & Scrip
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Scarce, unissued certificate #607 from this famous Nevada mining company. In 1865, the Manhattan Silver Mining Company consolidated many holdings and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to c*********p for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Nevada Silver Mining and Mill Co. Stock2628 - Nevada Silver Mining and Mill Co. Stock
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Reese River Mining District. Early number 86 for 400 shares to Victor Vogel in 1880. Signed by Jno Benson and EM Howie. Orange under print that reads
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to V********e for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Rare Clinton Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate w/ revenue stamp2629 - Rare Clinton Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate w/ revenue stamp
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Rare. Mining Works, Austin City, Lander Co., Nevada. Inc. in New York. Uncancelled. No. 28. Issued to Benj. Coates for 68 shares on Jan. 5th, 1867 in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to p********n for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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Rare Midas Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate2630 - Rare Midas Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
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Location: Lander Hill, Reese River District, Nevada. Inc. in New York. Uncancelled. No. 47. Issued for 200 shares to S.K. Raymond on June 10th, 1868 i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to V********e for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Rare Morris & Cable Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate2631 - Rare Morris & Cable Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Philadelphia. Mine location: Reese River Mining District, Lander County. No. 11, issued for 20 shares to James H. Tull on August 23, 1867 in P
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to V********e for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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South American Gold & Silver Mining Company of Nevada Stock Certificate2632 - South American Gold & Silver Mining Company of Nevada Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#79 for 5 shares to William Haines. Signed by Philips & Cresson. 25c large brown US Internal Revenue document stamp. Condition issues include ho...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Three Tramp Consolidated Mining Company Documents: 2 stocks and 1 letter2633 - Three Tramp Consolidated Mining Company Documents: 2 stocks and 1 letter
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Lot of 3. 1. Company Stock; Incorporated in South Dakota, March 1906; No. A21445 issued October 22, 1909 to I.C. Flitcraft for 100 shares; signed by
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Bullfrog Golden Sceptre Mining Company Stock Certificate2634 - Bullfrog Golden Sceptre Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. Uncancelled. Certificate #2285. Issued for one thousand shares to J.C. McCormack, the company
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B****x for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Original Bullfrog Mines Syndicate Stock 19062635 - Original Bullfrog Mines Syndicate Stock 1906
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Incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. Certificate No. 2364 issued in 1906 to Sheets & Thompson for 500 shares. Signed by John...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to c*********p for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Seven Candelaria Mining Stocks2636 - Seven Candelaria Mining Stocks
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1) Early 1883 stock from Mt. Potosi Consolidated. #817, 120 shares to trustee E. J. Jolly in 1883. Signed by E. Holmes and A. Holmes. 2) General Thoma
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Eldorado Enterprise Gold Mining Company Prospectus2637 - Eldorado Enterprise Gold Mining Company Prospectus
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assays have shown between $5 and $175 per ton. On the Eldorado and Searchlight road. Currently there are two tunnels: 50 feet and 80 feet. 8 pages, on
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Ely Copper District Map2638 - Ely Copper District Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a blue line map of the Ely Copper District. Made from linen, the map measure 32" x 14", scaled 1" to 2,000 ft. and is scrolle...
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Estimate : 360.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to r***6 for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Four Fairview Mining Company Stocks2639 - Four Fairview Mining Company Stocks
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1) Nevada Hills Florence Mining Company, stock #136 for 1,000 shares to H. B. Davis in 1906. Signed by S. Tucker and S. Caldwell, 2-4) Nevada Hill Min
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Original Group of Territorial Mining Stocks issued to a Gold Hill Miner2640 - Original Group of Territorial Mining Stocks issued to a Gold Hill Miner
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Ten Nevada Territorial Mining Stock certificates, all issued to Gold Hill miner Barnett Levison. Nine certificates are for the Yolo Gold & Silve...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to j******d for (1,050.00 + 210.00BP) = 1,260.00
 
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Report Concerning the Uncle Sam Senior and Gold Canon Silver Lodes in Nevada (Gold Hill)2641 - Report Concerning the Uncle Sam Senior and Gold Canon Silver Lodes in Nevada (Gold Hill)
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The statement and report was to call attention to the sale of the Uncle Sam Senior and the Gold Canon mines located within the limits of Gold Hill, Ne
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to D******a for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Bullfrog District Stock Collection2642 - Bullfrog District Stock Collection
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Eight Bullfrog area stocks. 1) Bullfrog Golden Sceptre Mining Company, no. 2433, issued to G. K. Vaughn for 100 shares, 1907. Signed by J. C. McCormac
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to h*******2 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates2643 - Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of nine stock certificates from two companies. Eight certificates for Ottis-Monnette Mining Corporation all issued 1930, not cancelled, gold seal
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*********r for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Goldfield, Nevada Mining Stocks- Some Scarcer Ones2644 - Goldfield, Nevada Mining Stocks- Some Scarcer Ones
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice group of five. 1) C.O.D. Consolidated Mining Company, cert. #A4497 issued at Goldfield in 1912. Inc. in S.Dakota. Bright red ruby at the bottom w
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to c****o for (135.00 + 27.00BP) = 162.00
 
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Kendall Mining Company and Gold Top Mining Company Gold Bags2645 - Kendall Mining Company and Gold Top Mining Company Gold Bags
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Authentic, old, used, and dusty. Bags have rips and holes. The Kendall was located in Goldfield, Nevada and the Gold Top in Battle Mountain. City:
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Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to n*******g for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Stock for The Swatstika Mining Company (Nevada Mine Financed by Colorado Miners)2646 - Stock for The Swatstika Mining Company (Nevada Mine Financed by Colorado Miners)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This stock is intriguing. FH believes it to be Cripple Creek miners (hence the Colorado Springs dateline) financing a mine in Goldfield, Nevada. The S
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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Two Boesch Patents for Mining Equipment2647 - Two Boesch Patents for Mining Equipment
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Blueprint drawings and patent (in original leather pouch) for hose couplings for mining equipment. The second patent (improvement on the couplings) is
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j******n for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Chico Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Signed by John Bidwell2648 - Chico Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Signed by John Bidwell
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Stock no. 47 issued to J. c. Mandeville for 20 shares in 1867. Signed by J. Bidwell, president and Jas. C. Martin, secretary. John Bidwell was a Calif
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t********-.. for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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Eclipse Tunnel Company Stock Certificate (Territorial)2649 - Eclipse Tunnel Company Stock Certificate (Territorial)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Sierra District, Humboldt County, Nevada Territory. Inc. July 1st, 1863. Cert. # 289, issued to Irvin Brown for 5 shares. Signed by John M.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to D******a for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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15 Different Manhattan Stocks2650 - 15 Different Manhattan Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes a very early #7 Manhattan Higgins, 400,000 shares to the Manhattan Higgins Mining Company, 1906. Written in pencil is '1 of 7 issued.&#...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******h for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Endowment Mining Company Stock Certificate2651 - Endowment Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Endowment was incorporated in 1877 and was located in the Black Mountain Mining District. Signed by Thomas Cole and Hall. This stock certificate was #
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Pioche Mining Photo Postcards2652 - Pioche Mining Photo Postcards
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Six postcards. 1) No. 1 and No. 3 Shaft. Mailed from Pioche, 1903. 2) View of the Mines, Pioche, Nevada. Mailed from Pioche, 1908. 3) Two of same view
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to b******a for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Rare Map of Ramsey Mining District (Lyon & Storey Counties)2653 - Rare Map of Ramsey Mining District (Lyon & Storey Counties)
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Rare map of the claims in what is now a Nevada ghost town. Dead center is the townsite. No date. Pen notations on reverse mention "O.S. Dawson,...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Two Ore Bags2654 - Two Ore Bags
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1) Rawhide Mining and Milling Co., Rawhide, Nevada. Sample bag--small. 2) Surcease Mining Co., California. Atolia Scheelite ore shipment bag--large.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 230.00
Sold to k**********y for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Grizzly Mine, Ruby Hill Mining District documents: indenture, location, articles of incorporation2655 - Grizzly Mine, Ruby Hill Mining District documents: indenture, location, articles of incorporation
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of five documents pertaining to the Grizzly Mine in the Ruby Hill Mining District of White Pine County, Nevada. Included is a Notice of
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Estimate : 120.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to V********e for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Ruth Open Pit Mining Postcards2656 - Ruth Open Pit Mining Postcards
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A collection of 12 black and white post cards. Two are used and 10 are un-used. Various views of the open pit mine. Some are white border RPCs, some
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hamburg Gold Mining Co. Prospectus (Esmeralda County)2657 - Hamburg Gold Mining Co. Prospectus (Esmeralda County)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Arizona. Mines in Red Mountain Mining District. Esmeralda County. Seven page prospectus includes assay results, detailed description of geolog
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Eight Tonopah Mining Postcards2658 - Eight Tonopah Mining Postcards
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All focus on mining. Includes the Belmont, Tonopah Extension, Tonopah Mining and Tonopah Extension. Mostly black and white. Mostly RPCs. One Miner&#...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Large Carbide Lamp (Reportedly from Tonopah)2659 - Large Carbide Lamp (Reportedly from Tonopah)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brass. Used to light a large underground mining area. Reportedly came from Tonopah. 8" tall. 21" from arm to arm. Looks homemade. City:...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6****A for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Rare Large Brass Carbide Lantern / Light (Used in Tonopah)2660 - Rare Large Brass Carbide Lantern / Light (Used in Tonopah)
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Used to light a larger underground mining area. Initials R. T. on lamp. Looks homemade. Reportedly used in Tonopah. 10' tall. 10" from end ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6****A for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Large lot of Tonopah Mining Postcards2661 - Large lot of Tonopah Mining Postcards
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Lot of 34. Mostly color. Includes a close up of the massive Belmont Mine, silver bullion, Montana Tonopah, Mizpah, and ore house. Pre-1910 postmarks:
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Estimate : 170.00 - 700.00
Sold to h*******2 for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
 
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Storey, Ormsby, Washoe, & Lyon Counties Directory 1871-18722662 - Storey, Ormsby, Washoe, & Lyon Counties Directory 1871-1872
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare and important Comstock history resource. Five copies listed as known. "Storey, Ormsby, Washoe & Lyon Counties Directory, Inc...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to D******a for (3,750.00 + 750.00BP) = 4,500.00
 
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Comstock Group Mining Postcards2663 - Comstock Group Mining Postcards
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Group of 19 varied Comstock-related postcards from the Prag collection. Images represented include stamp mills, Union Mine, C & C, Consolidated ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r***6 for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Comstock Tunnel Company Bond2664 - Comstock Tunnel Company Bond
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Signed by Theodore Sutro (brother of Adolph) and HA Thayer. Number 784. $5.00 orange-brown Secured Debt Tax stamp. This is the reincarnation of the fa
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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London Newspaper with Comstock Mining Illustrations (1862)2665 - London Newspaper with Comstock Mining Illustrations (1862)
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Newspaper has three illustrations (great engravings) of "The Washoe Silver Region (Virginia City), Nevada and an accompanying article about the...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Mill Interior Photograph (Possibly Virginia City, Nevada)2666 - Mill Interior Photograph (Possibly Virginia City, Nevada)
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Possibly the California Pan Mill. The development of the milling process was one of the greatest expressions of nineteenth-century industrial, technol
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******g for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Mount Hood Mining Company Stock, Rare Comstock Piece 18772667 - Mount Hood Mining Company Stock, Rare Comstock Piece 1877
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Cert. #457, issued to Charles E. Fairbank, Trustee in 1877 for 50 shares. Signed by J.W. Tripp as president. Virginia Mining District printed in top l
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r********a.. for (160.00 + 36.80BP) = 196.80
 
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Queen Mining Co. Stock Certificate (G.T. Brown Lithograph)2668 - Queen Mining Co. Stock Certificate (G.T. Brown Lithograph)
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Location: Flowery District, Comstock Lode, Storey County. Nevada. Inc. Dec. 6th, 1875. No. 832, issued for 400 shares to William McClintock (company s
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Sutro Tunnel Company Articles of Agreement Broadsides2669 - Sutro Tunnel Company Articles of Agreement Broadsides
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Two copies of the 1866 articles of agreement for The Sutro Tunnel Company. Not signed. Company officers: Adolph Sutro, William M. Stewart, D.E. Avery,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Virginia City Check Collection2670 - Virginia City Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
84 pieces. Includes Bank of California, Gould & Curry with a Nevada 2c orange revenue stamp, 16 Agency of the Bank of California checks with a r...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r***6 for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Virginia City Grafton T. Brown Lithograph Reprint2671 - Virginia City Grafton T. Brown Lithograph Reprint
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"Drawn from nature by Grafton T. Brown" 46 x 35" . Lithograph printed by Britton & Co. of San Francisco. Panoramic view of Virgin...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r***6 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Great Republic Gold & Silver Mining Co. of Virginia Bond2672 - Great Republic Gold & Silver Mining Co. of Virginia Bond
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The company operated mines in Nevada. Rare 1867 issued for 50 pounds. Not cancelled. Green border and vignettes of Lincoln and Queen Victoria, as well
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Giant Copper Company Stock Certificate Trio2675 - Giant Copper Company Stock Certificate Trio
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Burro Mountain Mining District. Three certificates issued 1917 to Margaret Mandeville. All signed by F.P. Jones (president) and D.C. Crowell (treasure
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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