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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Butte Lode Leasing Company Materials2408 - Butte Lode Leasing Company Materials
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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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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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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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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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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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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Mazeppa Gold Mining Company Prospectus2420 - Mazeppa Gold Mining Company Prospectus
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Very attractive four page prospectus with illustration of mine on front and color mining map inside. Mine located one mile from Stent. Describes how p
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Tuolumne County Mining Stock Certificates (8)2421 - Tuolumne County Mining Stock Certificates (8)
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Lot of eight stock certificates. 1) Pair of share warrant certificates for Tuolumne Gold Mining Co. both issued in 1870. Not cancelled. Very thin, del
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Yosemite Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificates2422 - Yosemite Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificates
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Three issued and two unissued stocks for the Yosemite Quartz Mining Company. Dateline Grass Valley, 1883 & 1884. No. 11, 18, and 19. Two are pen...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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"California Minerals" by William Phipps Blake with his inscriptions2423 - "California Minerals" by William Phipps Blake with his inscriptions
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RARE! What a wonderful historical booklet and a more fabulous historical document. "W. P. Blake, New Haven, Conn." is stamped on the front...
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Estimate : 240.00 - 500.00
Sold to a****a for (140.00 + 32.20BP) = 172.20
 
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California Mining Photographs and Ribbon2424 - California Mining Photographs and Ribbon
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California photographs and ribbon. 1) Group of miners at the Old Eureka Mill & Mining Co., Sutter Creek, Cal., 6x8 mounted. 2) Group of miners r...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*****3 for (125.00 + 28.75BP) = 153.75
 
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California Dredging Companies Stock Certificates2425 - California Dredging Companies Stock Certificates
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Lot of eleven. Includes: Wilson Dredging & Mining Co. (1913 pen cxl and unissued, both with hydraulic mining vignette), Natomas Company (1937 &a...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t****0 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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California Mining Stock Certificates2426 - California Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of 27 issued and unissued. Includes: Diamondville Blue Gravel Mining Co. (1870s uniss. pictorial), Marysville Tunnel & Quartz Mining Co. (18...
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Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 260.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Five Southern California Mining Stock Certificates2427 - Five Southern California Mining Stock Certificates
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Five different. 1) Auburn & Rock Creek Gold Mining Company. No. 57, issued for 1,000 shares on May 21, 1880. Not cancelled. Crisp. 2) The South ...
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Estimate : 260.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Southern California Mining Stock Certificates2428 - Southern California Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of four different. 1) The California King Gold Mines Company. Picacho, San Diego County. Issued for 100 shares on Dec. 12, 1902. Not cancelled. Vi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Three Rare California Mining Stock Certificates2429 - Three Rare California Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Vulcan Smelting and Refining Company. Stock issued for 5 shares in 1901. Not cancelled. Signed by the president (Page) and secretary (Baker). One I
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Aspen Mining Stock Certificates (10)2430 - Aspen Mining Stock Certificates (10)
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Lot of ten certificates from two different Aspen mining companies. 1) The Statesman Mining Company. Five certificates, three unissued. Two issued are
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********m.. for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Black Hawk & Central City Mining Bonds & Stock2431 - Black Hawk & Central City Mining Bonds & Stock
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Lot of three. 1) Two $25 Gold Production Warrants for Chain O'Mines Inc., "Largest Gold Mining Operation in the State of Colorado," Ce...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to r***6 for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Reliance Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate2432 - Reliance Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Location: Black Hawk, Gilpin County. Inc. in New York in 1867. No. 149. Not cancelled. Issued for 5 shares to John B. Bacon on July 19th, 1867. Signed
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Big Five Mining Stock & Bond Suite (4)2433 - Big Five Mining Stock & Bond Suite (4)
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Lot of 4. 1) Two different $100 bonds issued 1907 for The Big Five Tunnel, Ore Reduction and Transportation Company. Not cancelled. 9" x 13.5&q...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
 
 
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Richardson Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock, Central City 18802434 - Richardson Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock, Central City 1880
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Cert. #57, issued to Egbert Gurnsey for 150 shares in 1880. Incorporated in New York. Signed by D.H. Baldwin as president and Thomas J. Barbour as sec
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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The Bates-Hunter Mining Company Stock Certificate2435 - The Bates-Hunter Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Location of mines: Central City. Inc. in CO. No. 2216, issued for 100 shares to Albion Little on Dec. 18, 1891. Not cancelled. No vignette. Pink paper
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The Bates-Hunter Mining Company Stock Certificate 22436 - The Bates-Hunter Mining Company Stock Certificate 2
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Rare. Location of mines: Central City. Inc. in CO. No. 2472, issued for 500 shares to Albion Little on April 25, 1891. Signed by Marshall (president)
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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North Clear Creek Gold and Silver Mining Company Prospectus2437 - North Clear Creek Gold and Silver Mining Company Prospectus
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VERY EARLY Colorado prospectus. 17 pages. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4". No photographs or maps, but a lot of people tell you how great it is. Staining. Some ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Red Elephant Mining Company Stock Certificate2438 - Red Elephant Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Inc. in New York. No. 1012, issued for 100 shares in 1880. Not cancelled. Vignette of five miners working underground. Soiling, rips, and folds. The R
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c*********p for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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The Gold Dirt Mining Company Stock Certificate2439 - The Gold Dirt Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Inc. in Colorado. No. 2607, issued for 1.20 shares (?) on March 4, 1927. Signed by the president and secretary. Not cancelled. Colorful vignette showi
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to T******1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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The Panama Mining & Reduction Company Stock Certificate2440 - The Panama Mining & Reduction Company Stock Certificate
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Inc. in Illinois, mines in Clear Creek County, Colorado. No certificate number, but stock issued for 400 shares to the company president (Garrabraut)
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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The Official Manual, Cripple Creek District2441 - The Official Manual, Cripple Creek District
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Official Manual, Cripple Creek District, Colorado. Published by Fred Hills, Colorado Springs, Colorado,1900. Hard red cover, 11" x 8", 494...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to a********e.. for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs Illustrated, Warren & Stride, 18962442 - Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs Illustrated, Warren & Stride, 1896
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Rare and classic Cripple Creek reference book by Warren and Stride in 1896. The book contains many original photographs of the Cripple Creek mining bo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to a********e.. for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificate Quartet2443 - Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificate Quartet
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Four different. 1) Unusual small certificate (6.75" x 9") for The Black Diamond Gold Mining Company. Issued 1894. Pen cancelled. Almost lo...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Acacia and Sedan Gold Mining Stock Certificates2444 - Acacia and Sedan Gold Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of nine certificates for these two adjacent mines located on the east side of Globe Hill. 1) Sedan Gold Mining Company. Consecutive certs. issued
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to D*****0 for (75.00 + 12.75BP) = 87.75
 
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Banner Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate Pair2445 - Banner Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate Pair
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Two different. First is issued 1896, not cancelled, with a gold seal, brown border and mining vignette. Folds. The second was issued 1909, not cancell
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Colorado Mining Stock Certificates (Mostly Cripple Creek)2446 - Colorado Mining Stock Certificates (Mostly Cripple Creek)
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Lot of five in poor to fair condition. 1) Two for The Able Lincoln Mines & Milling Company. Both issued 1906. Not cancelled. Gilt border, gold s...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to a********e.. for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificate Trio2447 - Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificate Trio
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Three different. 1) The Harvard Gold Mining Company. No. 352, issued for 200 shares to G.D. Chamberlain on March 13, 1896. Not cancelled. Maroon borde
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates (14)2448 - Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates (14)
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Lot of 14. 1) Golden Cycle Mining & Reduction Company: ten stocks, five different types, issued 1915-1968. Most have vignette of large cyanide m...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cripple Creek Mining Stock Group2449 - Cripple Creek Mining Stock Group
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Lot of seven different. Includes: The Colorado City & Manitou Mining & Milling Company (1905, not cancelled, mining vignette), The Dante Gol...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********e.. for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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Cripple Creek Mining Stocks & Bonds (6)2450 - Cripple Creek Mining Stocks & Bonds (6)
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Lot of six. Includes: The Gould Consolidated Mining Co. (1901, not cxl), The LeClair Mines Co. (1928, pencil cxl), two $100 bonds for The Freeport &...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Cripple Creek Mining Stocks from Three Companies2451 - Cripple Creek Mining Stocks from Three Companies
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Lot of five. 1) The Atlanta, Cripple Creek and Creede Mining Company. Stock issued 1899. Not cancelled. Mining vignette and gold seal. Folds with sepa
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Cripple Creek Mining Stocks: Empire State and The Oriole2452 - Cripple Creek Mining Stocks: Empire State and The Oriole
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Lot of four. 1) The Empire State Mines Company. Stocks issued 1902 and 1903. Pen cancelled. Green border and seal with mountain vignette. Inc. in Wyom
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to a********e.. for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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Dante and Doctor Jack Pot Mining Company Stock Certificates2453 - Dante and Doctor Jack Pot Mining Company Stock Certificates
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Lot of five. 1) The Doctor Jack Pot Mining Company. Three stocks issued 1905, 1916, and 1918. First two are punch cancelled. Three different president
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********y for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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Eight Different Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates2454 - Eight Different Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates
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Includes: The Clinton Consolidated MC (1903, not cxl), The Cripple Creek Drainage & Tunnel Co. (1907, not cxl), The Dante Gold MC (1908, not cxl...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to a********e.. for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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El Paso and Cripple Creek-Columbia Mining Stock Certificates2455 - El Paso and Cripple Creek-Columbia Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of three. 1) The Cripple Creek-Columbia Mining Company. A pair of certificates issued in 1901. Stamped paid from El Paso Stock Dividend. Gilt bord
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to a********e.. for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Findley Gold Mining Company Stocks with Three Different Signatures2456 - Findley Gold Mining Company Stocks with Three Different Signatures
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Lot of three. Issued 1895 (Francis Boyd as President), 1898 (Geo. R. Buckman as Vice President) and 1900 (Geo. E. Lindley as President). All three hav
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Five Cripple Creek Mining Stocks2457 - Five Cripple Creek Mining Stocks
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Five different. Includes: The Merrimac Consolidated Mines Company (1900, not cancelled, gilt border and seal, mining vignettes), The Arvilla Tunnel ...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to r***6 for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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