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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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3701Lady Washington Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate (107049)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Granville Ledge (printed at top center). Inc. April 3rd, 1863. 3,300 feet. No. 83, issued for 25 shares to J. Springer on May 26th, 1863 in Virginia C
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********r for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
3703Badger State Gold and Silver MC Stock (108099)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #100 L Wentworth 15 shares 1863. Imperforate 25c RN stamp in lower right, may not be original but used to cover torn corner. Some foxing, left mar
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to V********e for (150.00 + 33.00BP) = 183.00
3704Baltic Gold and Silver MC stock (108095)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #795 Robert Morgenstern 13 shares 1864. Signed by president Kennedy. RN stamp. Creases and toning.
Date: 1864
State/Country: Nevada Territory
C
Start Price : 180.00 | Estimate : 360.00 - 500.00
3705Colorado Gold and Silver MC Stock (108096)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #120 to illegible 10 shares 1864, signed by president HH Flagg, a Gold Hill Banker. RN stamp. Heavy left creases.
Date: 1864
State/Country: Ne
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to D******a for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
3706Yolo Gold and Silver MC Stock (106624)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare I/U #153 B Levinson 10 shares 1864. Signed by president Long. Eagles vignette. Levison came from Germany in 1864, and went from New York to the C
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to V********e for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
3707Christmas Gold and Silver MC Stock (106621)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #68 George Haskell 10 shares. Signed by president Youtz? RN Stamp covers missing corner. Sun light vignette. Creases
Date: 1863
State/Country:
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to V********e for (425.00 + 93.50BP) = 518.50
3708Combined Effort MC Stock (106604)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. I/U #116 D Radlick 10 shares 1863. Signed by President Corey. RN stamp, soldier? vignette. Incorporated in 1860.
Date: 1863
State/Country
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to V********e for (425.00 + 93.50BP) = 518.50
3709Consolidated Washoe Mining Company Stock (103583)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This company was incorporated in 1873, but the stock was issued in 1878. # 830 to Lucian Hermann trusteed. Signed by Hermann and president HW (?) as p
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to D******a for (125.00 + 31.25BP) = 156.25
3710English Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock (88126)Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 42 for 1500 shares to Francis Buckley trustee. Signed by CA Gould (Gould & Curry?) and Thomas L (?) president. Dateline San Francisco 1876. In...
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
3711Gold Hill, NV Stocks (2) (83303)Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 rare Gold Hill stocks. Alpha Con. I/U Mill and Mining Co #7272 E Gauthier 100 1895 shares signed by President illegible. Inc 1887. Creases. I/U Twin
Estimate : 100.00 - 140.00
Sold to i*****s for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
3712Jenny Lind Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock (108067)Holabird Western Americana Collections
#31 for 10 shares to D. H. Carpenter . Datelined Virginia February 4th, 1864. Signed by M. J. Power and W. Wayde? Incorporated Jan. 16, 1864. Mountain
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to V********e for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
3713Dayton Gravel Mining Company Stock Certificate (104368)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. 1878. Location: Lyon County, Nevada. No. 58, issued for 500 shares to company secretary W.W. Scogin on July 12th, 1880 in Virginia City, Nevada.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********l for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
3714Como Eureka Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificates (107308)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Inc. 1881. Palmyra and Indian Springs Mining District, Lyon County, Nev. (printed at the top of the certificate). 1) Stock No. 77, issued fo
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c********l for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
3715Quinn Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate (104375)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. Oct. 25th, 1881. No. 409, issued to TR Hofer (Carson City banker and once CC Mint superintendent) on Dec. 17th, 1886 in San Francisco. Signed by
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
3717Consolidated Virginia Mining Company Stock Certificate (104314)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Site of Bonanza Discovery in 1873. Location: Virginia Mining Dist., Storey County, Nevada (printed at bottom). No. 48343, issued to Jas. Coffin on May
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********x.. for (85.00 + 18.70BP) = 103.70
3718Gold Lead Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate (104458)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location Cedar Hill, Storey Co., Nev (printed at bottom center). Inc. Oct. 1878. No. 344, issued for 25 shares to John Miller on Oct. 13th, 1883 in Sa
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to D******a for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
3719Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate (107102)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is one of the rare early Gould & Curry stocks, one of possibly only a dozen known. It was one of the key producers on the Comstock. Incorpo...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to A*****0 for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
37201869 Gould & Curry Stock Certificate (74494)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a special Comstock stock certificate. Number 6414 for 8 shares on December 28, 1969. Issued to Chaumond (?) trustee and signed by president Al
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to V********e for (275.00 + 60.50BP) = 335.50
3721Early Gould and Curry Stock (79310)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued #61268 to Rehfisch & Co 1897, 100 shares. Signed by President Fisher. In Pass-co fine holder.
Date: 1897
State/Country: Nevada
City/Co...
Start Price : 55.00 | Estimate : 110.00 - 200.00
3723Pride of Nevada Cons. Mining Company Official Documents (107272)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Rare Comstock paperwork for the creation of a mining company. 1) Handwritten certificate of incorporation for the Pride of Nevada Consolidat
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******l for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
3724Savage Mining Company Ephemera (Virginia City, Nevada) (107405)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. 1) 1868 Statement of ore produced for the quarter ending Sept. 30th, 1868. 18,336 tons of ore extracted from the mine. Amount of gold &...
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to A*****0 for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
3725Savage Mining Company 1882 Stock Certificate (74498)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 37653 for 20 shares to Martin Bacon trustee. Signed by secretary and president. PASS-Co graded FINE. Another very rare major Comstock mine stoc
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to A*****0 for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
3726Seneca Mining Company, Consolidated, Stock Certificate (107047)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Virginia Mining District, Storey Co., N.T. (printed under title). No. 289, issued for five shares to JR Irvin on Jan. 20th, 1864 in San Francisco. Sig
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to V********e for (275.00 + 60.50BP) = 335.50
3727Sutro Tunnel Company early Stock Certificate (108065)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Although the plainest of the Sutro stocks, it is more important as it the earliest and the only stocks signed by Sutro himself! No. 15 for 25 shares t
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to A*****0 for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
3729Sutro Tunnel Company Stock Certificate (103505)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued soon after the tunnel was completed! Inc. in California. No. F217, issued for 5 shares to W.W. Carnighan Jr. on Dec. 6, 1878 or 79. Signed by E
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to r********-.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
3730Comstock Lode Compressed Mine Timber (106495)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very Rare sawn section of Comstock Lode compressed timber. Presented by John A Fulton, President of UNR, to Ott Heizer, a mining geologist. On wood pl
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to B********m for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
3731Comstock Mining Stocks (2) (108114)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Con. Imperial MC 1881, Curtis Con MC 1880
Date:
State/Country: Nevada
City/County: Virginia City
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
3732Croton Gold & Silver MC Stock (106605)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Comstock. I/U #83 Octavius Knight 5 shares, Signed by Moore as secretary, and Pattee as president. RN stamp
Date: 1866
State/Country: Nevada
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
3733Framed Potosi and Chollar Mines Extraction Shafts Print (106488)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed below surface view of transverse section through the extraction shafts of the Potos and Chollar Mines. Drawn by RH Stretch, 1864. With its rich
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to A*****0 for (600.00 + 150.00BP) = 750.00
3734Goodman Gold and Silver Mining Stock (105499)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U Goodman Gold and Silver Mining #65 LH YOrk 300 shares 1874. Signed by Miles Goodman and illegible Ken Prag Collection
Date:
State/Country: Nev
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p*******m for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
3735Adolph Sutro Archive (107393)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 21 pieces. An important discovery, this group of material came for a long-time collection in Dayton. It highlights Sutro's mining and pol...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (700.00 + 175.00BP) = 875.00
3736Virginia City Miner's Union Documents (107395)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. Rare to find material from the Virginia City Miner's Union. 1) 1877 handwritten document announcing trustees elected at the annual mee...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******r for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
3740Hale & Norcross Mning Company Letters & Cover (106648)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Interesting letter, states in part: "We are saving some ore as we advance our drift but it is infernally hot the men can't work to advantag...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to A*****0 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
3741Silver City Mortar & Pestle (106456)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of Nevada items easily highlighted by a wonderful Dressler Co., Silver City , Nevada embossed mortar & Pestle, 8" diameter, 8" t...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to I*******r for (650.00 + 162.50BP) = 812.50
3742Assay Map for the Gold Bug Mine, 1913 (106461)Holabird Western Americana Collections
14 x 17" blueprint, cloth backed map for the gold bug mine in the Alder District. J.H. Winwood, 1913. Heizer Archive.
Date:
State/Country...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
3743Pacific Karns Co. Stock Certificate (Mine Drill) (107331)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare mining drill stock. Inc. in Nevada, 1919. Principal office in Elko. No. 151, issued for 400 shares to JB Fayant on July 24th, 1920. Signed by pre
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f***2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
3744Leopard Mining Company Stock Certificate (107066)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Nevada in 1874. Mine in Cornucopia mining district near Jarbridge. No. 13453, issued for two shares to company secretary Dixon on August 5th,
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 6****A for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
3746Found Treasure Mining Company Stock Certificate (107008)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tuscarora Mining District, Elko Co., Nevada (printed at bottom left). Inc. June 9th, 1887. Low number 7, issued for 10 shares to Wood on June 24th, 18
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to k*****o for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
3749State Line Gold Mining, 2 Different (105503)Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 i/u. Orange # 5381 Hagen 50 shares 1882 signed by illegible. Brown #5431 Hagen 1882. Ken Prag Collection
Date:
State/Country: Nevada
City/County
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to A*******d for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25