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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Pioche Mining Photo Postcards2652 - Pioche Mining Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"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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