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Summer Americana Auction--July 2019

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Welcome to our Summer Sale!

The summer sale features everything good about summer collectors – mining artifacts – and all elements of western history.

Here’s some highlights!
More than a dozen ore cars!!
Great manuscript archives, including that of a Mormon family and their trials and tribulations over several decades, from Nauvoo to Salt Lake, and back to the East coast; a newly surfaced Adolph Sutro-Comstock Lode archive and documents; an amazing archive from Nevada engineer John Heizer; a scrap book from promoter Tex Rickard; early Arizona military letters; a pair of 1860’s maps showing the location of the original adobes in Los Angeles! Wow! And there’s lots more.
The western Art section is huge, with art in every category. One of my favorites is the ornately engraved presentation silver chalice from Grass Valley, a “must-have” for any mining or California collector
Antique bottles and marbles. Hundreds of lots of California and Nevada items accompanied by a marble collection. Some of my favorites (other than bottles, which are always fun and historical) are the ceramic series of cat house decanters. This rare set has been split up by region, making it even more fun. While we’ve had a few of these over the years, we’ve never seen this many different- ever!
Stocks and bonds. This is another “wow” offering from two or more collections. Some highlights: Chinese bond collection; Arizona material- Sopori (1850’s), Gold MC, Picacho (1860’s), and from California the Bear River piece that preceded the Tuolumne stock that features a killer mining vignette; and of course a huge offering of more from the famous Prag Collection
Numismatics has about a little of everything related to coins and currency. Lots of scrip, tokens, medals (make sure you make it all the way thru the catalog!), and two spectacular gold fakes of which one was unknown, and the other very well published. There’s also a great strong box to put it all in! Medal collectors, don’t miss the late July sale as well.
Speaking of gold, don’t miss the high grade ore specimens from two major collections, the Heizer collection and Pollock. Most of Heizer’s material is Nevada-Cal, while Pollock is Mostly Utah, Alaska.
With 4000 lots, you’ll have plenty of great material to look over.

Don’t forget the search box on the “Virtual Catalog” on our web site. It can help you find the things you want in a hurry. But there’s nothing like surfing through the catalog – you get to find all sorts of neat things you might never have thought about.

Full Schedule

Day 1 (Thur, July 11) Lots 1000-1776

Apparel
Jewelry
Art
Furnishings & Décor
Native Americana
General Foreign Collectibles
Sports
Entertainment Industry
Music Related
Political
Military
General Americana Part I
Advertising
Badges
Belt Buckles
Brewing & Tobacco
Circus
Fire related
Gold Rush
Licence Plates
Lock/Key
Microscope
Scale
Tools
Toys
Dolls
Misc Americana Collectibles


Day 2 (Fri, July 12) Lots 2000-2670

General Americana Part II
(Geographically Sorted)
Bottles
Brothel
Cowboy
Gaming
Saloon
Tokens
Numismatics
Weaponry
Marbles

Day 3 (Sat,July 13) Lots 3000-3855

Minerals
Mining Part I
(California-Nevada)

Day 4 (Sun, July 14) Lots 4000-4808

Mining Part I
(New Jersey-End)
Transportation
Railroadiana
Postal History
Wells Fargo & Express

Day 5 (Mon, July 15) Lots 5000-6487

Bargains & Dealer Specials
Art
Bottles
Civil War
General Americana
Mining
Native Americana
Numismatics
Railroadiana
Transportation

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Calaveras County Placer Gold Mining Stock Collection (107271)3130 - Calaveras County Placer Gold Mining Stock Collection (107271)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 different. Included: Carson Hill GMC (Angels Camp, Specimen, photo vignette of mine); Calaveras Copper Co. (1912, mining vignette); Blazing
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (475.00 + 118.75BP) = 593.75
 
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Folsom Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company Stock (106537)3131 - Folsom Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company Stock (106537)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 15 (early) for 10 shares to George M. Folsom (namesake of mine?). Officer names are difficult to read. Dateline Campo Seco 1863. Incorporated Novemb
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Major Calaveras, CA Mining Archive (91489)3132 - Major Calaveras, CA Mining Archive (91489)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rich cobalt ore area. Photos-10, up to 7x8.5" of mine exteriors, workers, ore etc. Mar Johm Mines stock 1926. 1929 cobalt mine assays, unknown ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to S*****8 for (375.00 + 82.50BP) = 457.50
 
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Mokelumne Hill Canal & Mining Company Stock Certificate (107028)3133 - Mokelumne Hill Canal & Mining Company Stock Certificate (107028)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated in the State of California. Certificate No. 1785, issued for one share to James Walton. No date listed, however most likely between 1852
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to C*****r for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Two Calaveras County Mining Stock Certificates (107003)3134 - Two Calaveras County Mining Stock Certificates (107003)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different, both self-identified. 1) Zacatero Gold Mining Company. West Point District (according to Raymond). No. 116, issued for 200 shares
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Two California Stock Certificates: Mining & Canal (103481)3135 - Two California Stock Certificates: Mining & Canal (103481)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. 1) Shenandoah Mining & Development Company. Mountain Ranch, Calaveras County (according to Minerals Yearbook, 1909). Inc. 18...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to C*****r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Two Different Angels Camp Mining Stock Certificates (107255)3136 - Two Different Angels Camp Mining Stock Certificates (107255)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. 1) Stickle Quartz Mining Company. Angels Mining District, Calaveras Co., Cal. (printed under title). Inc. 1871. No. 48, issued for
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Melones and Stanislaus Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Co. Stock Certificate (108066)3137 - Melones and Stanislaus Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Co. Stock Certificate (108066)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra rare and very early. Melones and Stanislaus Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Company incorporated October 29, 1862. Stock is # 1124 datelined ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to C*****r for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Mokelumne and Campo Seco Canal and Mining Company Stock (108068)3138 - Mokelumne and Campo Seco Canal and Mining Company Stock (108068)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 68 for 200 shares issued to Michael Reese. Amazing vignette is there. Takes the entire left side as water runs down the mountainside to the river
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to C*****r for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Eagle Copper & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (104411)3139 - Eagle Copper & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (104411)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. "Gopher District, Calaveras Co., Cal." (printed under vignette). Low number 3, issued for 50 shares to L.L. Bullock on Jan. 17, 1877...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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