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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Eclectic US Stock Collection4600 - Eclectic US Stock Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten. Includes: The Collossal International Panorama Company (Chicago, 1886, not cancelled), Reorganized Silver King Divide Mining Comapny (Mari
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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US Electric Companies Stocks & Bonds4601 - US Electric Companies Stocks & Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 38, most pictorial. Mostly stocks. Pre-1900 pieces include: Easton Cons. Electric Co. (1899), The Lowell Electric Light Corp. (1889), The Hamil
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s**********r for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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US Electric, Utility & Gas Companies Stocks & Bonds4602 - US Electric, Utility & Gas Companies Stocks & Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 42. Most pictorial. Earliest is 1880 Arlington Gas Company bond. Also includes: Pacific Gas & Electric, Spokane-Bento County Natural Gas ...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Radio Stock Certificate Group4603 - Radio Stock Certificate Group
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Lot of twelve. Includes: International Radio Corp. (1922, not cxl), R.E. Thompson Radio Corp. (1925, not cxl), Jefferson-Travis Radio Manufacturing Co
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to s**********r for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Miscellaneous US Stock Certificates and Bonds4604 - Miscellaneous US Stock Certificates and Bonds
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Lot of 22. Varied lot containing stocks for film, railroad, state bonds, bridges, oil, refrigeration, tobacco, utilities, manufacturing and firearms.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to s**********r for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Food & Vending Company Stock Certificate Collection4605 - Food & Vending Company Stock Certificate Collection
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Lot of twenty. Includes: Mate Corp. of America (1922, not cxl), Cornstalk Products Co. (1930, not cxl), Thompson's Malted Food Co. (1917, not cx...
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Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to s**********r for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Foreign Wine Stock Certificates4606 - Foreign Wine Stock Certificates
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Lot of 3 items. 1) Cherdon Wine & Champagne Company Limited, stock no. 3. It as issued to a John Chickele Plowder of London for 200 shares on Oc...
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
 
 
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"Campfire" Bronze Sculpture4607 - "Campfire" Bronze Sculpture
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Bronze sculpture, "campfire". Bucket in hid hand is loose, made that way. By acclaimed outback sculptor, Eddie Hackman (1933-2011). Born i...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to h*****8 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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"Bucking Bronco" Bronze Sculpture by Eddie  Hackman4608 - "Bucking Bronco" Bronze Sculpture by Eddie Hackman
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Bronze sculpture, 4/100 signed by artist on underside of bull. By acclaimed outback sculptor, Eddie Hackman (1933-2011). Born in China of Scots-Scand
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Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to h*****8 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Tithes Antichristian and Impolitic (1798 book)4609 - Tithes Antichristian and Impolitic (1798 book)
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Published in London by Thomas Clark, 22 pages, 4 1/2 x 7". City: London State: zEngland Date: 1798 hwac# 25017
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******0 for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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"A History of Wreck Covers Originating At Sea, On Land, And In The Air," by A.E. Hopkins4610 - "A History of Wreck Covers Originating At Sea, On Land, And In The Air," by A.E. Hopkins
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By Hopkins, A.E. Hardcover, indexed, 180 pages including many photographs and illustrations. Published by Robson Lowe Ltd, London. First edition publi
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Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (10.00 + 2.30BP) = 12.30
 
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"Detective" Bound Volumes (French Newspaper)4611 - "Detective" Bound Volumes (French Newspaper)
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Three bound volumes of the French newspaper "Detective" published by the Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios research department. Ex-library books...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Mexico Telegraph & Telephone Stock Certificates Group4612 - Mexico Telegraph & Telephone Stock Certificates Group
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Lot of 9: group of unique Mexico telegraph certificates. Included is "The Puebla Telegraph and Telephone Co.", the "Guadalajara telep...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
 
 
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Mexico Telegraph & Telephone Stock Certificates Group4613 - Mexico Telegraph & Telephone Stock Certificates Group
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Lot of 8: group of unique Mexico telegraph certificates. Included is "The Puebla telegraph and telephone Co.", the "Guadalajara telep...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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1893 United States Map4614 - 1893 United States Map
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Very large 64 x 82". From the General Land Office. Shows parts of Canada, Mexico and United States Territories City: State: Date: 1893 ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Miscellaneous Stock Certificates Group4615 - Miscellaneous Stock Certificates Group
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Lot of 5: various stock documents from all over the country, such as the Border Operating Co. Ltd. (2), the Mutual Co-Operative Mining Co. (2) and the
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Geri Rothman-Serot and Carol Moseley Braun Senatorial Campaign buttons4616 - Geri Rothman-Serot and Carol Moseley Braun Senatorial Campaign buttons
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Over 200 Buttons from Geri Rothman- Serot and Carol Moseley Braun's "The Real Voices of Change" senatorial campaign. City: State:...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
 
 
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Print of Headframe4617 - Print of Headframe
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Print of a watercolor by Roy Hatch © 1976. Nicely done image of a headframe. Reminiscent of Red Mountain, Colorado. 14" x 10" , matt...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Western Stock Collection4618 - Western Stock Collection
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Over ten stock certificates and a Nebraska real estate first mortgage bond. Carson Mineral Rubber Company, Overlook Consolidated Mining Company, Massa
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Apothecary scale, weights, extra pans4619 - Apothecary scale, weights, extra pans
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Small silver hand scale in box with two weights, two large pans and a box of weights. City: State: Date: hwac# 28478
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Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 280.00
 
 
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Rare Mickey Mouse Ephemera4620 - Rare Mickey Mouse Ephemera
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Truly fabulous collection. 1) A very early, very rare Mickey Mouse 15" tall stuffed velveteen doll, from a time when Mickey really looked more ...
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Asian and Other Art Books4621 - Asian and Other Art Books
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Harris; Rugs and Carpets of the Orient, 1977... Hubley; Metal Art Goods, 1996... Sotheby's; Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 1990... C...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cram's Superior Family Atlas, The World4622 - Cram's Superior Family Atlas, The World
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Turn of the Century maps of the United States and the World. One page history of the states and countries. Loads of other information. The covers may
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
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Ranch Life in the Rockies and Third Annual Report of the Central N. J. Land Improvement Co. Pamphlet4623 - Ranch Life in the Rockies and Third Annual Report of the Central N. J. Land Improvement Co. Pamphlet
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1) Magazine, "Ranch Life in the Rockies (third edition) United States Land and Mining Laws, the Game and Fish Laws, State Map of Colorado"...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Six Fire Fighting Photos4624 - Six Fire Fighting Photos
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Lot of six old photos of firefighters in action, or old fire trucks, Santa Monica and Wisconsin locales. Three are sepia toned, two of the b/w ones ha
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Fire Department Ephemera4625 - Fire Department Ephemera
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Darling lot of fire department related items: cardboard fire engine with little kids and Dalmation puppies, 1st day of issue 1948 honoring the 300th A
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Fire Department Photos4626 - Fire Department Photos
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Eight old photos of fire departments: three stereoviews: Hook & Ladder Rochester, N.Y.; A fire department in action; Conemaugh Boro Fire Departm...
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Modern Telephone & Telegraph Stocks Group4627 - Modern Telephone & Telegraph Stocks Group
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Lot of 31: array of telephone and electronics stock certificates from all over the country, with dates ranging from 1903 all the way to 1982. The olde
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Teletype machines Stock Certificates Trio4628 - Teletype machines Stock Certificates Trio
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Three unique teletype stocks, from various parts of the nation. The "National Teletype Company" is dated 1916, from Washington D.C. The ot...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*******d for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Telephone Construction Stock Certificates Group4629 - Telephone Construction Stock Certificates Group
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Lot of 5: mix of various telephone-associated stocks from all over the country, such as the "Automatic Telephone Construction Company" (18...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cable & Telegraph Stock Certificate Group4630 - Cable & Telegraph Stock Certificate Group
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Lot of 10: mixed group of old and new cable and telegraph stock certificates.The oldest is an unissued document, from "The American Cable Compa...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Midwest Telephone Stock Certificates Group4631 - Midwest Telephone Stock Certificates Group
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Lot of 14: extensive group of midwest and east telephone company stocks, from multiple states. The oldest pair is the "Western Illinois Telepho...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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International Telephone & Telegraph Stocks Group4632 - International Telephone & Telegraph Stocks Group
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Lot of 17: very eclectic mix of international and domestic stocks. The oldest is a French "Telegraphe De Paris A New-York" document, compl...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Radio Corporations Stock Certificates Group4633 - Radio Corporations Stock Certificates Group
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Lot of 23: multitude of radio corporation stock certificates, from all over the country. The earliest certificate is from the "United States Ra...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Hawaii Military Photographs4634 - Hawaii Military Photographs
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Over 45 original photos in this very interesting collection. (Prag Collection) City: State: Date: c. 1920's hwac# 31629
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****H for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Copper River Copper Co. Stock Certificate4635 - Copper River Copper Co. Stock Certificate
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Inc. in Arizona. No. 197, not cancelled. Issued for 117 shares to Henry C. Colby on November 5th, 1908. Signed by Peterson (vice president) and the co
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Estimate : 40.00 - 150.00
Sold to L*****8 for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
 
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Two Alaska Gold Mines Co. Stock Certificates4636 - Two Alaska Gold Mines Co. Stock Certificates
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Pair of certificates, one blue and one orange for the same company. Inc. in Maine. No. B016861. Issued for 10 shares to Thomas L. Robie in 1917. Punch
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Two Alaska Gold Mines Co. Stock Certificates4637 - Two Alaska Gold Mines Co. Stock Certificates
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Location: Juneau. Inc. in Maine. No. B017958, issued ten shares to Leo J. Harris on Sept. 18, 1917. Signed by vice president and asst. treasurer. Oran
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to s**********r for (10.00 + 2.00BP) = 12.00
 
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Two Alaska Mexican Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificates w/ Foreign Revenues4638 - Two Alaska Mexican Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificates w/ Foreign Revenues
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Location: Douglas Island. Inc. 1901 in California. Two certificates, No. 151 (1892) and No. 12859 (1909). Both have same blue border and vignette of p
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to s******n for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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Unuk River Mining and Dredging Co. Stock Certificate4639 - Unuk River Mining and Dredging Co. Stock Certificate
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Inc. in Arizona. No. 38, not cancelled. Issued for 25,000 shares to J.M. Gaiser on Jan. 11th, 1908. Signed by the president and secretary. Gold border
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Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to L*****8 for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
 
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Three Alaska Dredge Mining Photographs4640 - Three Alaska Dredge Mining Photographs
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1) Flodin Gold Mining and Dredging Company. Dredge #5. Solomon River. 2) Flodin Dredge #1. Photographer, Loman Brothers. 3) Anderson Dredge. Saunders
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Reynolds-Alaska Development Co. Stock4641 - Reynolds-Alaska Development Co. Stock
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Inc. in Washington. No. A4459, not cancelled. Issued for 5 shares to Susan L. Stedman on May 10, 1915. Signed by corporate officers. Gold seal. Allego
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Three Unissued Stocks for Valdez  Hydraulic & Gold Mining Co.4642 - Three Unissued Stocks for Valdez Hydraulic & Gold Mining Co.
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No.274-276. Inc. in Arizona. Black border, green background, gold seal. 190-. Photograph of river in hills. Printer: Lowman & Hanford Stationery...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to w******o for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Garfield Mining Trust Territorial Stock Certificate4643 - Garfield Mining Trust Territorial Stock Certificate
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Inc. in Territory of Alaska. Not Cancelled. No. 36, issued for 50 shares to E.E. Gloustad on March 18, 1909. Signed by Garfield, Lyon, and Hollis as T
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Estimate : 40.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8*****l for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
 
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Various Alaska Mining Postcards4644 - Various Alaska Mining Postcards
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Lot of 22. Several postmarked. F. E. C. Dredge in Fairbanks. Hydraulic mining at Ester, Winter Dump at Fairbanks, Silver Bow Placer Mine, Glacier Cree
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Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to h*******2 for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Ben Hur Mining Co. Corporate Sealer4645 - Ben Hur Mining Co. Corporate Sealer
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Black corporate sealer, fancy. From the Arivaipa District. City: Aravaipa State: Arizona Date: 1901 hwac# 20500
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Estimate : 40.00 - 150.00
Sold to i**b for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Copper Belt Mining Company Stock Certificate4646 - Copper Belt Mining Company Stock Certificate
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The Copper Belt Mining Company. From the Black Hills, Yavapai County, Arizona. Cert. #138 for 100 shares issued to Leyman J Baskin trustee for E J Ba
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Estimate : 80.00 - 250.00
Sold to h*******2 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Arizona Gold Mining Stock Certficates4649 - Arizona Gold Mining Stock Certficates
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Group of 4, including: 1) Magdalen Gold Mining Co., dated 1903; 2) Newlin’s Gulch Gold Placer Company of Arizona, dated 1912; 3) Katherine Gold Mining
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Arizona Mining Stock Pair4650 - Arizona Mining Stock Pair
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Two Arizona mining certificates: Plutus Gold Mining Company, 1916, No. 90. Issued by T. W. Kinney, President. Issued to E. C. Andersen. Uncancelled. L
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Copper Metals Company Gold Bond, A.T. 19104651 - Copper Metals Company Gold Bond, A.T. 1910
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Cert. #242, $100, 6% Twenty Year Gold Bond. The company was incorporated in Arizona Territory. Signed by Ella Rawls Reader as president and Thos. F. D
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 150.00
 
 
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