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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Wells Fargo Stagecoach Robbery of Nevada Mining Silver Bars  1872 [169386]1400 - Wells Fargo Stagecoach Robbery of Nevada Mining Silver Bars 1872 [169386]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Manhattan Silver Mining Company of Nevada Austin. Stagecoach Robbery Letter, Silver Bars stolen. One page letter on the Manhattan Silver Mining Co.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to T*****2 for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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El Dorado Wood & Flume Co. Check, RN-D, 1876, Comstock Tahoe Lumber [192875]1401 - El Dorado Wood & Flume Co. Check, RN-D, 1876, Comstock Tahoe Lumber [192875]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Wells Fargo Carson City check issued in 1876 to the Scottish Commercial Co. RN-G imprinted revenue. Adhesive residue in two spots on reverse. Cu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to c*********p for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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El Dorado Canyon Nevada Cover and Letter, 18861402 - El Dorado Canyon Nevada Cover and Letter, 1886
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very early letter and cover from El Dorado Canyon, an important little known gold camp down by the Colorado River. This is dated 1886, quite early for
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to T*****2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Eureka, NV Mining Reports (2) [178530]1403 - Eureka, NV Mining Reports (2) [178530]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1884 The Miscellaneous Documents of the House of Representatives for the First Session of the Forty-Eight Congress, 1883-84, 200pp with index, some f
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Reports on Eureka, NV Mines with Maps (3) [178531]1404 - Reports on Eureka, NV Mines with Maps (3) [178531]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1962 USGS The Eureka Mining District, loaded with maps. 1884 USGS Silver Lead Deposits of Eureka Nevada by Curtis with color plates. 1892 Geology of t
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Start Price : 170.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Very Rare 1874 Eureka, Nevada Mining Assay Receipt for David Lundbom [192870]1405 - Very Rare 1874 Eureka, Nevada Mining Assay Receipt for David Lundbom [192870]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare. We have offered receipts from his Austin, NV office but not this office in Eureka. Deposit by John Perry on April 3rd, 1874. Valued at
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rare WS James Gold Hill, Nevada Assay Office Billhead [192879]1406 - Rare WS James Gold Hill, Nevada Assay Office Billhead [192879]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. We have not sold one of these billheads since 2014. Billhead for Gold Hill Assay Office, owned by W.S. James. Bullion and Ores Carefully Assayed
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a*******F for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Goldfield Notable Broke/Lawyer Framed Letters, 4 [181843]1407 - Goldfield Notable Broke/Lawyer Framed Letters, 4 [181843]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 framed letters from notable Goldfield lawyers and brokers related to Goldfield stocks. 1919 Zadig & Co. regarding Goldfield Dev. Co. with ille...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a*******F for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Nye County Mining Camp Letterheads, c. 1903-04, 111408 - Nye County Mining Camp Letterheads, c. 1903-04, 11
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 c. 1903-04 mining camp letterheads. Tonopah, Potts, Belmont, Midas, Smoky Valley, Austin, Berlin. Very rare mining camps.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********e for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Grub Stake Request Letter  1928, Schurz, Nevada1409 - Grub Stake Request Letter 1928, Schurz, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Handwritten letter from one Charles G. Aldridge of Schurz, Nevada to M.H. Poehlman, requesting help in securing a grubstake of $500 from George Wingfi
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Arrowhead Development Letterhead, 1931 [182915]1410 - Arrowhead Development Letterhead, 1931 [182915]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A two-page Arrowhead Development Company, Tonopah, Nevada, letter to stockholders informing them that a 1 cent assessment was approved. The letter als
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Savage Mine Assay by Virginia City, Nevada Assayer Leopold Kuh, 1864 [183021]1411 - Savage Mine Assay by Virginia City, Nevada Assayer Leopold Kuh, 1864 [183021]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assay, framed and matted from Virginia City assayer Leopold Kuh, dated December 26, 1864. Piece measures 13"x 15" and is under UV protect...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to a*******F for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Rare Almaden Quicksilver Receipt for Sharon, Comstock & Austin Mines, by CJ Brenham [192878]1412 - Rare Almaden Quicksilver Receipt for Sharon, Comstock & Austin Mines, by CJ Brenham [192878]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 1865 handwritten Quicksilver Mining Company receipt for the sale of 95 flasks of quicksilver to mines in Austin and the Comstock by agent CJ Bren
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a*******F for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Claim Map of the Middle Section of the Comstock, c1920 [173201]1413 - Claim Map of the Middle Section of the Comstock, c1920 [173201]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
31 x 56" black ink on velum original claim map, 1" to 100', for the Comstock Merger Mines Inc. this map shows the gut of the Comstock ...
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Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Rare Map of Virginia City, Nevada Mining Claims [164472]1414 - Rare Map of Virginia City, Nevada Mining Claims [164472]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Undated map on vellum that shows claims patented by the California MC, Con. Virginia, Ophir, JB Overton, Union Consolidated, Mexican, and Central Silv
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Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Down Memory Trail to The Comstock in Pictures by John J. "Count" Mahoney  1947 [164575]1415 - Down Memory Trail to The Comstock in Pictures by John J. "Count" Mahoney 1947 [164575]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Down Memory Trail to The Comstock in Pictures - by John J. "Count" Mahoney. No date listed, but its publication is mentioned in the Nevada...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to a****a for (175.00 + 43.75BP) = 218.75
 
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Union Mill & Mining Co. Promissory Note Signed by William Sharon [164497]1416 - Union Mill & Mining Co. Promissory Note Signed by William Sharon [164497]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank of California Note to pay Union Mill & Mining Co. $40,000.00 dated November 20th, 1876 in Gold Coin with interest to accrue at one % per mo...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to a*******F for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Utah Mine Stereoview Photograph  c.1870s [164636]1417 - Utah Mine Stereoview Photograph c.1870s [164636]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Noe's Views, No. 29 South C Street, Virginia, Nevada. Reverse has paper label identifying this as the Utah Mine Hoisting Works. The contrast is ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to c*********p for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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V&T Railroad Receipt Signed by Emanuel Penrod, One of the Original Comstock Discoverers, 1872 [164481418 - V&T Railroad Receipt Signed by Emanuel Penrod, One of the Original Comstock Discoverers, 1872 [16448
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare Comstock autograph. Virginia & Truckee Railroad receipt, Carson, March 14th, 1872. Issued to E. Penrod for 9 7/8 cords of nut pin...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to B*********g for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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W.S. Hobart Checks from Sapphire Mill, Virginia City, 1867-1874 [193633]1419 - W.S. Hobart Checks from Sapphire Mill, Virginia City, 1867-1874 [193633]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 4 different checks, dating from 1867 to 1874, on the account of Walter S. Hobart for the Sapphire Mill. All in good condition. Checks include
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to S********e for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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