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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Rock Springs Coal Mine No. 1 Photograph2715 - Rock Springs Coal Mine No. 1 Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Toned photograph of Rock Springs Coal Mine No. 1. By J. E. Stimson (1898-1952), well-known Western photographer, Cheyenne, Wyo. 8 x 10 mounted on ca
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Start Price : 65.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 150.00
 
 
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3 Mining Fobs2716 - 3 Mining Fobs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three mining fobs with metal pieces: two with hydraulic drills with "Gardner-Denver Co." on reverse, and one with large equipment tractor ...
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Silver Pictorial Mining Fobs2717 - Silver Pictorial Mining Fobs
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Five FOBS. A) Gardner-Denver drill; B-D) 4 of the same Le-Roi underground drill machines. All silver plated. All with original leather straps. Cit
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********r for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Miners' Union Dues and Lapel Pins2718 - Miners' Union Dues and Lapel Pins
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Miner's union dues pins and lapel pin. (1) Three International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers dues pins. (2) One Iron Ore Miners Un...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Comstock Pick Axe2719 - Comstock Pick Axe
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Small axe (11 1/2") for small, tight places. "Comstock" clearly stamped on axe. Includes wood handle that does not seem to be origina...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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1869 Article on Copper Ore Extraction2720 - 1869 Article on Copper Ore Extraction
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"A New Process for the Extraction of Copper from Its Ores" by Dr. T. Sterry Hunt, F.R.S.; and James Douglas, Jr. Esq. 13 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 ...
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Geology By J.L. Comstock (1834)2721 - Geology By J.L. Comstock (1834)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Outlines of Geology: intended as a popular treatise on the most interesting parts of the science, together with an examination of the question...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 600.00
 
 
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6 Unknown Western Mining Photographs2722 - 6 Unknown Western Mining Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Looks like a company town, mining tents, dump, and mining hole. 5 photographs are 6 x 8". City: State: United States Date: hwac# 35601
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Photographs of Miners2723 - Photographs of Miners
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Tri-State photographs and more. 1) Large photograph of crew at Eagle-Picher Good Eagle No. 3 Mine (Champion), probably in 1950. Framed, 10" x 2...
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Three Photographs of Placer Mining in a Valley2724 - Three Photographs of Placer Mining in a Valley
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Seems to be Alaska or British Columbia by geography. Cabins, troughs, and caves. Photos measure 4.75 x 6.75". City: State: United States ...
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Three Western Mine Employee Tags2725 - Three Western Mine Employee Tags
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1) A. Z. CO. (American Zinc Company). Young Mine. Brass. Octagonal. #47. Jefferson County, Tennessee. 2) Climax M(molybdenum) Co. # 1418. Marked 2881
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6****A for (25.00 + 5.00BP) = 30.00
 
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Two Mining Souvenir Plates2726 - Two Mining Souvenir Plates
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Two mining souvenir plates. (1) The Hall of Mines and Mining, World's Fair (Chicago, 1893), made in England. (2) House of Coal, International ...
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Western Mining Bonds2727 - Western Mining Bonds
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Two Gold bonds from The Dexter Mining Company (Wyoming), one from Tribune Gold Mining (Territory of Arizona) mining properties in Sonora, Mexico, Regu
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North Broken Hill Mining Company Stock Certificate Collection (80) (Australia)2728 - North Broken Hill Mining Company Stock Certificate Collection (80) (Australia)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of approx. 80 issued certificates from this famous Australian mining company. Broken Hill, 1100 km west of Sydney, is Australia's longes...
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Australian Mining Membership Certificate2729 - Australian Mining Membership Certificate
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Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers. For W.J. Loring, Melbourne, Victoria, 1909. Framed., 13.5" x 16.5" City: Melbourne State:...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Beauce Gold Mining and Milling Company Stock, Canada 18812730 - Beauce Gold Mining and Milling Company Stock, Canada 1881
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Dominion of Canada. Cert. #2185, issued in 1881 at New York. Location of Property: St. Francis, Beauce Co., PQ Canada printed on the masthead. Vignett
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Annual Reports for Eden Mining Company w/ maps (Central America)2731 - Annual Reports for Eden Mining Company w/ maps (Central America)
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Location: Pis-Pis Mining District, Nicaragua. 1918 (20 pages w/ 13 x 16" map) and 1919 (36 pages w/ 13 x 16" map) annual reports. Main of...
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Columbia Mining Company Stock Certificate (Mines in Columbia) 18872732 - Columbia Mining Company Stock Certificate (Mines in Columbia) 1887
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Cert. #79, issued at New York in 1887 for 1500 shares. Mines in the Republic of Columbia printed at the top. Interestingly, incorporated in Kentucky.
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Reduction and Metallurgy of Copper (1864)2733 - Reduction and Metallurgy of Copper (1864)
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Early German work on the metallurgy of copper ores, published Hamburg, 1864. 5 1/2 x 9", 45 pages. City: State: zGermany Date: 1864 h...
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Mexican Mining Stock Certificates2734 - Mexican Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of five. Includes: 1) The Guanajuato Reduction & Mines Company. Four pieces. Three stocks, two different, issued 1922 & 1939, not cancel...
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Mexican Related Mining Stocks2735 - Mexican Related Mining Stocks
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Lot of 8. Greene Gold-Silver (two different), Richfield of Nogales, Agaunico, Zopilote, La Corona, Mexican Smelting and Refining (22,000 shares to Joh
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Mexico Mining Stock Certificates2736 - Mexico Mining Stock Certificates
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Eight Mexico certificates: Villagrana Mining Co., 1881, No. 118. Issued by Joseph McGleners(?), President. Issued to Philip L. Horn. Uncancelled. The
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Two Souvenir Mining Plates2737 - Two Souvenir Mining Plates
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Souvenir plates. (1) Prospector crossing dessert, Syracuse China. (2) Open pit, Sellers Mine, Hibbing, Minn., made in Germany (broken but repaired a
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Two Miners with Burro by Remington2738 - Two Miners with Burro by Remington
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Very nice print of Frederick Remington painting on satin, beautiful blue tone. Matted and framed, 15" x 17.75". City: State: Date:...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******n for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Alaska Petroleum & Coal Co. Stock Certificate2739 - Alaska Petroleum & Coal Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Washington. No. 12290, not cancelled. Issued to Mrs. J.E. Bunce for 100 shares on April 16th, 1917. Signed by J.D. Lippy (president) and Chas.
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Second Alaska Petroleum & Coal Co. Stock Certificate2740 - Second Alaska Petroleum & Coal Co. Stock Certificate
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Inc. in Washington. No. 11162, not cancelled. Issued to F.F. Evans for 5,000 shares on June 5th, 1922. Signed by J.D. Lippy (president) and Kelly (sec
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Estimate : 40.00 - 150.00
Sold to t*******d for (10.00 + 2.00BP) = 12.00
 
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Union Oil & Gasoline Company Stock Certificate2741 - Union Oil & Gasoline Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Union Oil & Gasoline Company cert. # 165 for 3,000 shares issued to Thomas Williams. Believed to be the founder of Williams Arizona where o...
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California Oil Stock Certificate Collection2742 - California Oil Stock Certificate Collection
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Lot of 12. Best is a pictorial Fonner Farm Oil Company stock (Humboldt County, 1866, not cancelled). Also: Loma Vista Petroleum Co. (1900, not cxl), P
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Start Price : 180.00 | Estimate : 360.00 - 500.00
 
 
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California Oil Stock Certificates 22743 - California Oil Stock Certificates 2
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Lot of 14 total (12 CA and two WA). Many pictorial. From California: Westco Petroleum (1900 unissued), Loraine Oil Assoc. (1926, not cxl), Protection
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s**********r for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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Colorado Oil Stock Certificate Collection2744 - Colorado Oil Stock Certificate Collection
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40+ pieces! Earliest is 1917, latest is 1955. Most fall in 1910s-1930s. Very pictorial group! Very few unissued. Some of the companies included: Equit
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Colorado & Wyoming Oil Stock Certificates2745 - Colorado & Wyoming Oil Stock Certificates
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Lot of nine different. Includes: Traders Petroleum Company (1917, not cxl, oil field vignette), Cheyenne Oil Company (1927, not cxl, oil derrick vigne
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Nevada Oil Stock Certificates2747 - Nevada Oil Stock Certificates
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Lot of seven certificates for oil companies incorporated in Nevada. Includes: Congressional Oil Corporation (1921, not cxl), First National Developmen
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New York & Chicago Petroleum Company Stock Certificate (1866)2748 - New York & Chicago Petroleum Company Stock Certificate (1866)
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Very early. Inc. in New York. No. 124, issued for 100 shares to B.A. Lorentz on April 18th, 1866. Signed by Chas. H. Green (president) and Chas. S. Su
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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New York & Connecticut Petroleum Company Stock Certificate (1865)2749 - New York & Connecticut Petroleum Company Stock Certificate (1865)
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Early! Inc. in New York. No. 100, issued for 1,000 shares to Elliot & Bissell on June 1, 1865. Signed by the president (William C. Willcox) and ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
 
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Sherman & Barnsdall Oil Company Stock Certificate (1865)2750 - Sherman & Barnsdall Oil Company Stock Certificate (1865)
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Early pictorial piece. Inc. in New York. No. 269, issued for 4,000 shares to AH Rathbone on March 18th, 1865. Signed by Arthur Atkinson (President) an
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
 
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Pennsylvania Oil Stock Certificates (incl. 1860s pieces)2751 - Pennsylvania Oil Stock Certificates (incl. 1860s pieces)
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Six different. Includes: Ross Oil Company (1865, pen cancelled, oil vignette, reduced left edge), Niagara Oil Company of Pennsylvania (1860s unissued)
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to l*******c for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Best Group of Texas Oil Stock Certificates2752 - Best Group of Texas Oil Stock Certificates
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Lot of six select (five stocks and one bond). Includes: Ranger Consolidated Oil Company ($1,000 bond issued 1921, not cancelled, oil vignette, coupons
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Texas and Colorado Large Oil Stock Certificate Group (21)2753 - Texas and Colorado Large Oil Stock Certificate Group (21)
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Eleven different issued Texas Oil Stocks and ten from Colorado. Texas includes, Turner-Brooks Royalty Syndicate, Fort Worth, 1919, Proletarian Diamond
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to a********e.. for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Texas Oil Stock Certificate Collection2754 - Texas Oil Stock Certificate Collection
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Lot of 39. Most pictorial. Includes: Texas-Gulf Oil Royalty Co. (1930), Becky Sharp Oil Co. (multiple, 1902), Kaltenbach Oil Co. (multiple, 1903), Cur
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to R******d for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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The No-Wood River Oil Company Stock Certificate (1889, Wyoming)2755 - The No-Wood River Oil Company Stock Certificate (1889, Wyoming)
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Inc. in Nebraska. Lands Located in the Territory of Wyoming. No. 54, issued for 200 shares to NJ Ludington on March 7th, 1889. Signed by the company p
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*******d for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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Mainstream Oil Company Bonds & Stock Certificates2756 - Mainstream Oil Company Bonds & Stock Certificates
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Lot of 24. Includes: Standard Oil Company (two stocks and two bonds, issued 1977-1981, punched, Exxon), Humble Oil & Refining Company (4 stocks ...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to w******o for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
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Miscellaneous Oil Related Companies Stock Certificates2757 - Miscellaneous Oil Related Companies Stock Certificates
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Lot of ten. Includes: Imperial Drilling Co. (1920, not cxl), Automatic Gas Lamp Co. (1899, not cxl), Permeator Corporation (1968, punched, pictorial),
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Oil Company Stock Certificate Collection2758 - Oil Company Stock Certificate Collection
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Over 60! Earliest piece is 1899, latest is 1965. Most are 1915-1940. Most pictorial and issued. Includes: Queen City Oil & Gas, Andes Petroleum ...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Oil Refining & Petroleum Company Bonds & Stock Certificates2759 - Oil Refining & Petroleum Company Bonds & Stock Certificates
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Lot of eleven. Bonds: Imperial Petroleum Company ($500, 1914, not cancelled, foreign revenue imprint) and Constant Refining Company (three not cancell
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s**********r for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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Oil Stock Certificate Collection2760 - Oil Stock Certificate Collection
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Lot of 38 with some duplication. Many pictorial. Includes: Dewey Field Oil and Gas Co. (1906), Becky Sharp Oil Co. (1902), Associated Oil (1923), The
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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US Oil Stock Certificate Collection2761 - US Oil Stock Certificate Collection
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Lot of 24. Most from the 1920s. Many pictorial. Includes: Big 4 Cons. Oil Co. (three 1920), Bairstow Oil & Gas Co. (1921, oil vignette), Capitol...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pictorial Oil Stock Certificate Group (8)2762 - Pictorial Oil Stock Certificate Group (8)
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Most issued between 1902 and 1920. Stocks include Fulton Oil & Gas (DE) issued 1905, Eastern Consolidated Oil Company (ME), issued 1902, Aetna P...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
 
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Mexico Oil Stock Certificates2763 - Mexico Oil Stock Certificates
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Four Mexico certificates from La Tampiquena, Sociedad, Mexico, 1916, Nos. 362200, 362150, 137575, 137750. Revenue stamps on all. City: State: zM
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Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Mexico—Banana, Oil, Coal Stock Certificates2764 - Mexico—Banana, Oil, Coal Stock Certificates
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Three certificates: La Herradura Banana Plantation Company, 1907, No. 664. Issued by N. N. Trigg(?), President. Issued to J. W. Veach. Uncancelled. Me
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Estimate : 40.00 - 150.00
Sold to w******o for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
 
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