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

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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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Hugh Fraser Billhead Trio, 1917, Very  Rare1380 - Hugh Fraser Billhead Trio, 1917, Very Rare
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Only known, 3 1917 Hugh Fraser, General Merchandise billheads to Carbonate Lead Mines Co. "Zabriskie's life took on new meaning in 1885 whe...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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California Mining Stocks and Ephemera, 61381 - California Mining Stocks and Ephemera, 6
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Undated Shelby Smelting gold bullion deposit slip-1.25" tear and toning, 1878 Vulcan Blasting Powder letterhead, undated financial report of Bu...
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Start Price : 85.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gold Rush Receipt Pair [177574]1382 - Gold Rush Receipt Pair [177574]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 California Gold Rush Receipts. White 1879 Kentuck(sic) Flat for quartz, located in El Dorado County 16 miles NNW Of Pollock Pines. Blue 1862 for old
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Rare Cabinet Card of Ore Wagon in Boulder, Colorado, c.1880s, Sturtevant [192876]1383 - Rare Cabinet Card of Ore Wagon in Boulder, Colorado, c.1880s, Sturtevant [192876]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ex. Ron Lerch Collection. Rare cabinet card by JB Sturtevant, known as "Rocky Mountain Joe", active from 1870s on in Boulder. He died in a...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to p********n for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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A E Carlton Cripple Creek Checks, 4, Mining Millionaire [192036]1384 - A E Carlton Cripple Creek Checks, 4, Mining Millionaire [192036]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4x 1898-1908 A E Carlton Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs checks. Carlton was a prominent mining figure and millionaire. He was an investor in Colo
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p****s for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Cripple Creek Mining & Bus. Directory, 1894 [182531]1385 - Cripple Creek Mining & Bus. Directory, 1894 [182531]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare and important early Colorado mining directory, "History and Description of the Cripple Creek Mining District, Mining and Business Director...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,700.00
 
 
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Cripple Creek Mining Book Pair [182981]1386 - Cripple Creek Mining Book Pair [182981]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bound original undated Geology and Mining of the Cripple Creek District in two parts with foldout map, fine condition. Bound 1895 16th Annual Report o
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Estimate : 240.00 - 300.00
Sold to K*****5 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Cripple Creek Mining Book Trio [182951]1387 - Cripple Creek Mining Book Trio [182951]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bound 1935 Colorado Scientific Society Proceedings, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Cripple Creek District Colorado, 43599 with foldout map-writing on
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to k********d.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Geology and Ore Deposits of the Bonanza Mining District, Colorado [182747]1388 - Geology and Ore Deposits of the Bonanza Mining District, Colorado [182747]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By W. S. Burbank. Six fold outs. All in excellent condition. All 4 maps in the back pocket. Includes the first 166 pages, appears additional end pages
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*****n for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Colorado Mining Book Pair [182950]1389 - Colorado Mining Book Pair [182950]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1914 Report of the Bureau of Mines of the State of Colorado for 1913-14, gilt cover-title page has 1.5" lower tear, binding has wear. 1926 USGS...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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J P Whitney Autographed Mining Telegraph1390 - J 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
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Start Price : 85.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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KEY EARLY COLORADO REFERENCE: Silver Mining Regions in Colorado, JP Whitney, 1865 [182813]1391 - KEY 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
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (600.00 + 150.00BP) = 750.00
 
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Dade Coal Mine Albumen Photo, c. 1875-80, Ellijay, Georgia [178977]1392 - Dade 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
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Estimate : 350.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to c*********p for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Coeur d'Alene Mining District Map, 1899 [194082]1393 - Coeur 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...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Great Western Rock Breaker Pictorial Hand Bill, Rare [184135]1394 - Great 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...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Walkerville, 1892-1894 Assayer's Ledger [174947]1395 - Walkerville, 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, ...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Gold Related Montana Document Pair, 1879-88 [193651]1396 - Gold 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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to S********e for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Montana Council of Rock & Mineral Club Jacket Patches (2) [193604]1397 - Montana 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
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Montana Western Mining Metal Plaques and Hands Off Sign [193666]1398 - Montana 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
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Estimate : 350.00 - 450.00
Sold to a*******F for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Manhattan Silver Mining Company Corporate Letter Regarding Silver Bars, 1869 [165501]1399 - Manhattan 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
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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