Pioneers & Patriots Auction: Americana, Militaria, Mining, & More (2025 March)

Auction Details

AUCTION SCHEDULE

Day 1, March 1st, 2025 LIVE SESSION (Lots 1000-1526)
General Americana (1000-1260)
Geo. Sort
Misc. Categories incl. Sports, Cameras, Books, Toys
Minerals & Mining (1261-1459)
Gold & Nevada Turquoise
Mining Ephemera
Stocks (1460-1526)
Mining
Transportation
Misc. incl. Express

Day 2, March 2nd, 2025 LIVE SESSION (Lots 2000-2478)
Philatelic feat. Art Noveau (2000-2114)
Art feat. Ansel Adams & Salvador Dali (2115-2159)
Native Americana (2160-2200)
Cowboy & Wild West feat. Custer & Famous Outlaws. (2201-2233)
Political (US & Foreign) feat. Pancho Villa (2234-2295)
Militaria & Weaponry feat. Civil War (2296-2433)
Numismatics (2434-2478)

Day 3, March 3rd, 2025 TIMED SESSION (Lots 3000-3702)
Turquoise (3000-3043)
Mining Artifacts & Ephemera (3044-3070)
Numismatics (3071-3112)
General Americana (3113-3222)
Stocks & Bonds (3223-3702)
Mining
Oil
Transportation (Railroad, Steamer, Auto, Air)
Miscellaneous Categories
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J P Whitney Autographed Mining Telegraph1390J P Whitney Autographed Mining Telegraph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1874? telegraph signed by J P Whitney, often confused with J D Whitney the mining engineer in California. J P of Colorado helped secure the first gold
Start Price : 85.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
KEY EARLY COLORADO REFERENCE: Silver Mining Regions in Colorado, JP Whitney, 1865 [182813]1391KEY EARLY COLORADO REFERENCE: Silver Mining Regions in Colorado, JP Whitney, 1865 [182813]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver Mining Regions of Colorado by J.P. Whitney 1865. The preface claims that while the book (Or pamphlet) was hastily written, its aim was more me
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (600.00 + 150.00BP) = 750.00
Dade Coal Mine Albumen Photo, c. 1875-80, Ellijay, Georgia [178977]1392Dade Coal Mine Albumen Photo, c. 1875-80, Ellijay, Georgia [178977]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1875-80 albumen photo on board of Dade Coal Mine in Ellijay, GA. The name of the town may have changed. Features the mine and North Georgia Railro
Estimate : 350.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to c*********p for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Coeur d'Alene Mining District Map, 1899 [194082]1393Coeur d'Alene Mining District Map, 1899 [194082]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1899 map of Coeur d'Alene mining district by Henry C Ihrig, draughtsman. 1"=1 mile. Blue printing on buff paper. 24x38". .5" lowe...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
Great Western Rock Breaker Pictorial Hand Bill, Rare [184135]1394Great Western Rock Breaker Pictorial Hand Bill, Rare [184135]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare pictorial The Great Western Rock Breaker advertising handbill. They made gold and silver stamps mills, crushers etc.11x8.25", 2 horizontal...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Walkerville, 1892-1894 Assayer's Ledger [174947]1395Walkerville, 1892-1894 Assayer's Ledger [174947]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original ledger , 9.5 x 14", 250pp from assayer S. H. Johns. In this ledge, he records over 7,000 assays from hundreds of different customers, ...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Gold Related Montana Document Pair, 1879-88 [193651]1396Gold Related Montana Document Pair, 1879-88 [193651]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1879 Henry Elling in Virginia City sent to Kountze Bros. in NYC, 538 oz gold and 367 oz silver. 1888 US Assay office, Helena memorandum of bullion, $4
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to S********e for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Montana Council of Rock & Mineral Club Jacket Patches (2) [193604]1397Montana Council of Rock & Mineral Club Jacket Patches (2) [193604]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
For mineral collectors: Two large jacket patches, nine inches in diameter. Blue ink on yellow background. Montana Council / of / The Land of Shining M
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Montana Western Mining Metal Plaques and Hands Off Sign [193666]1398Montana Western Mining Metal Plaques and Hands Off Sign [193666]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 brass or bronze equipment plaques, discovered in an old Anaconda warehouse in Butte. A similar thing happened at the Homestead Mine in Lead, SD. 3.5
Estimate : 350.00 - 450.00
Sold to a*******F for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
Manhattan Silver Mining Company Corporate Letter Regarding Silver Bars, 1869 [165501]1399Manhattan Silver Mining Company Corporate Letter Regarding Silver Bars, 1869 [165501]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Manhattan Silver Mining Company of Nevada three page corporate letter datelined New York in 1869 from the corporate secretary Morgan L. Ogden to Allen
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00