"Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" 2023 August Auction

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Day 1, Thursday, August 24th
Art & Artifacts from around the world (Lots 1000-1227)
Paintings, Prints, Native American Artifacts, Sculptures, Textiles, Boxwood Root Sculptures, Viewing Stones
Display Minerals & Fossils (Lots 1228 – 1340)
Calcite, Fluorite, Mineral Groups, Quartz, Fossils
Stocks & Bonds (Lots 1341 – 1499)
Mining, Railroad, Petroliana, Etc.

Day 2, Friday, August 25th
General Americana (Lots 2000 -2495)
Antiquarian Books, Transportation, Ephemera, Autographed, Photographs
Mining (Lots 2308-2491)
Ephemera, Ore Specimens, Mining Equipment
Tools (Lots 2492-2496)

Day 3, Saturday, August 26th
Bottles (Lots 3000-3124)
Saloon, Brewery & Beer Tray Collection (Lots 3125-3254)
Gaming (Lots 3255-3265)
Cowboy (Lots 3266-3281)
Railroadiana (Lots 3282-3291)
Military (Lots 3292-3310)
Firearms & Weaponry (Lots 3311-3330)
License Plates (Lots 3331-3346)
Signs (Lots 3347-3359)
General Collectibles (Lots 3360-3475)
Toys, Musical, Furnishings, Etc.


Day 4, Sunday, August 27th
Philatelic (Lots 4000-4099)
Postal History, Postcards, Stamps, Wells Fargo & Express
Numismatics (Lots 4100-4420)
Bullion, Coins, Potty Coins, US Mint Sets, Fractional Currency, Foreign Coins, Ingots & Assay, Medals
Tokens (Lots 4421-4539)
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G.W. Bell Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from Savage Mine  [169260]4300 - G.W. Bell Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from Savage Mine [169260]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
G.W. Bell Assay Office, No. 512 California Street, San Francisco, CA, 7-Aug-1863 No.1102 Memorandum of Silver Bullion Deposited by Savage Mining Co.,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to S********e for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Geo. E. Rogers Assay Office - Billhead w/Credit Memo  [169262]4301 - Geo. E. Rogers Assay Office - Billhead w/Credit Memo [169262]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Memo Billhead of Assay Office of Geo. E. Rogers ñ 512 California Street Partners J.A. Mars and H.H. Lawrence. Dated 12-30-1869, signed S.J. Hop...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Geo. E. Rogers Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from Hobart, Dunbar & Co.  [169263]4302 - Geo. E. Rogers Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from Hobart, Dunbar & Co. [169263]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assay Office of Geo. E. Rogers, Successor to G.W. Bell, San Francisco, CA, October 14, 1868, No. 4682 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by Hobart,
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Geo. E. Rogers Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from L.B. Benchley & Co.  [169264]4303 - Geo. E. Rogers Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from L.B. Benchley & Co. [169264]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Geo. E. Rogers, Successor to Assay Office of Sanderson & Co., San Francisco, CA, Assay receipt dated Oct. 3, 1866, for 11.67 ounces of Gold from...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
 
 
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George W. Kidd & Co. - Gold Dust Receipt, rec'd from J.L. McKinney  [169269]4304 - George W. Kidd & Co. - Gold Dust Receipt, rec'd from J.L. McKinney [169269]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
George W. Kidd & Co. Bankers, Nevada City - March 22, 1860, Gold Dust Receipt - Memorandum of Gold Dust Purchased from J. L. McKinley 2 oz. and ...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Gold and Silver Tables by San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works, 1867  [158982]4305 - Gold and Silver Tables by San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works, 1867 [158982]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver per Once Troy, at Different Degrees of Fineness. Also tables showing the net returns from gold and silver of di
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Hentsch & Berton Assay Office Memorandum of Gold Bullion, S.S. Central America Assayer  [166962]4306 - Hentsch & Berton Assay Office Memorandum of Gold Bullion, S.S. Central America Assayer [166962]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare; only a few known. Ex. John J. Ford Collection. Memorandum of Gold Bullion, San Francisco, April 6th, 1868. Thirty-one ounces deposited
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Hentsch & Berton's Assay Office Memorandum  [158073]4307 - Hentsch & Berton's Assay Office Memorandum [158073]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare; possibly unique. Ex. John J. Ford Jr. Collection. Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at Hentsch & Berton's Assay Office. Dateli...
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Start Price : 1,200.00 | Estimate : 2,400.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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J.A. Mars Assayer - Ore for Assay Receipt, rec'd from H.C. Egerton  [163556]4308 - J.A. Mars Assayer - Ore for Assay Receipt, rec'd from H.C. Egerton [163556]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
J.A. Mars California Assay Office, 512 California Street, San Francisco Oct. 24, 1872 Ò Letterhead to H.C. Egerton Ò Describes a sample of...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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J.A. Mars Assayer - Ore for Assay Receipt, rec'd from H.M. Patterson, Esq.  [163557]4309 - J.A. Mars Assayer - Ore for Assay Receipt, rec'd from H.M. Patterson, Esq. [163557]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
J. A. Mars California Assay Office, 512 California Street, San Francisco Ò November 21, 1871 - No.1042 Memorandum of Assay Ïof Sample of O...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Justh Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from Fretz & Ralston for D.O. Mills & Co.  [169246]4310 - Justh Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from Fretz & Ralston for D.O. Mills & Co. [169246]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
San Francisco, California Gold Rush Assay Office Receipt E. Justh refinery 1859 - Fancy printing on this receipt for gold bullion. ìAssay offic...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Justh Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer  [169244]4311 - Justh Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer [169244]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Justh, Assay Office and Gold and Silver Refinery, 104 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA, October 26, 1858. No. 7867 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposit
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Justh Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer  [169245]4312 - Justh Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer [169245]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
E. Justh, Assay Office and Gold and Silver Refinery, 104 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA, September 13, 1859. No. 1603 Memorandum of Gold Bullion de
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Justh Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer - w/Iridium  [169247]4313 - Justh Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer - w/Iridium [169247]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
San Francisco, California Gold Rush Assay Office Receipt E. Justh refinery 1859 - Fancy printing on this receipt for gold bullion. ìAssay offic...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Kellogg & Humbert - Gold Receipt, rec'd from D.O. Mills & Co.  [169233]4314 - Kellogg & Humbert - Gold Receipt, rec'd from D.O. Mills & Co. [169233]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kellogg & Humbert's Assay Office, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 23, 1858, No. 6710 Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited by D.O. Mills & Co. an...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a*******s for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Kellogg & Humbert - Gold Receipt, rec'd from Hardy & Kennedy  [169232]4315 - Kellogg & Humbert - Gold Receipt, rec'd from Hardy & Kennedy [169232]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kellogg & Humberts Assay Office, San Francisco, CA, June 23, 1858, No.1842 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by Hardy & Kennedy, Forrest ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to M*****l for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Kellogg & Humbert,Assay House Suite Through Time, c1856-1870  [170600]4316 - Kellogg & Humbert,Assay House Suite Through Time, c1856-1870 [170600]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A marvelous colecion of assay receipts for gold for the monster assayer building built for Kellogg & Humbert at 416 Montgomery Street, and so cl...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Kellogg, Hewston & Co.  - Gold Receipt, rec'd from C.T.H. Palmer  [169235]4317 - Kellogg, Hewston & Co. - Gold Receipt, rec'd from C.T.H. Palmer [169235]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kellogg, Hewston & Co., for Refining, 416 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA, June 4, 1861. No. 492 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by C.T.H...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to S********e for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Kellogg, Hewston & Co. - Gold Receipt, rec'd from Hardy & Kennedy  [169234]4318 - Kellogg, Hewston & Co. - Gold Receipt, rec'd from Hardy & Kennedy [169234]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kellogg, Hewston & Co., Assay Office 108 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA, Jan 30, 1861, No. 7403 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by Hardy...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to S********e for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Nevada Metallurgical Works - Correspondence with H. Sharps, Attorney  [163558]4319 - Nevada Metallurgical Works - Correspondence with H. Sharps, Attorney [163558]
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Nevada Metallurgical Works Letterhead and Envelope Ò Assayers E. Huhn and C.A. Luckhardt, San Francisco, CA, Dated February 21st, 1876 Ò L...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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