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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Standard Amalgamated Bonds (3), Calaveras4   (88850)5680 - Standard Amalgamated Bonds (3), Calaveras4 (88850)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four issued bonds for the Standard Amalgamated Exploration Co. $15 (brown), $25 (orange), $50 (blue), $100 (green), all signed by Alexander Cluble as
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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New Harmony Mines Company Stock Certificate   (107122)5681 - New Harmony Mines Company Stock Certificate (107122)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mines: Cima, California (printed under title). Inc. in California, 1917. No. 38, issued for 3,000 shares to J.F. Conant on Nov. 10th, 1917. Signed by
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Very Clean Tuolumne County Water Co. Stock Certificate   (67093)5682 - Very Clean Tuolumne County Water Co. Stock Certificate (67093)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 4304, issued to John Wallace on Sept. 26, 1862. Dateline Columbia. Signed by president Gibbs and secretary Pownall. Cut cancelled. Wonderful minin
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to s********x for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
 
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Red Cross Platinum & Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate   (107281)5683 - Red Cross Platinum & Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate (107281)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare CA platinum stock. Principal Place of Business: Dobbins, California. No. 83, issued for 60 shares to Charles E. Hanbilt on Aug. 1st, 1919. Signed
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to 2*****s for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Piramide Mining Company Stock Certificate   (104406)5684 - Piramide Mining Company Stock Certificate (104406)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in California, 1895. No. 327, issued for 50 shares to Jonathan Jarris in Los Angeles. Signed by president D. Mitchell and secretary E.F. Kingman.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******e for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Horse Mountain Copper Company Stock Certificates   (107248)5685 - Horse Mountain Copper Company Stock Certificates (107248)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3, two varieties. Mine location printed on certificates: Eureka, California. Inc. in California, 1910 and 1914. Issued in 1912 (10 shares) and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to b**********7 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Natomas Company Mining Stock Certificates   (107278)5686 - Natomas Company Mining Stock Certificates (107278)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5, most different. 1) Three are Natomas Company, two issued in 1956 and one unissued. Two feature a mine dredge vignette while the unissued has
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to h*********d for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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California Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate   (107314)5687 - California Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate (107314)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. Jan. 14th, 1881. No. 123, issued for ten shares to DN Allen on July 7th, 1881 in Grass Valley. Signed by president W.J. Grant and the secretary (
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to i*****s for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Big Chief Mining Company Stock Certificate   (107270)5688 - Big Chief Mining Company Stock Certificate (107270)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hart, California (printed below title)--which is located in San Bernardino County. FH says this is a major open pit gold mine. Rare. Inc. in Arizona.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r********5 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Two Rare Inyo County Mining Stocks: Darwin and Cerro Gordo   (107305)5689 - Two Rare Inyo County Mining Stocks: Darwin and Cerro Gordo (107305)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. 1) Four Metals Smelting & Mining Company. Inc. 1906. No. 246, issued for 470 shares to Wilhelmina Rosendale on Feb 15, 1910 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Snow Canyon Mining & Milling Co. Stock Certificate   (107258)5690 - Snow Canyon Mining & Milling Co. Stock Certificate (107258)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra rare. Mines at Snow Canyon, California (printed under title). Inc. in Arizona. No. 107, issued for 1,000 shares to Clay Tallman on June 29th, 19
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to r********5 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Hayden Hill Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificates   (107252)5691 - Hayden Hill Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificates (107252)
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Lot of 5, a few varieties. Inc. in Idaho. Issued 1936-1968. Orange or green borders, no vignette. None cancelled. Folds, creases. The Hayden Hill Mini
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to N*****7 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Mt. Raymond Silver-Lead Mining Co. Stock Certificate   (107141)5692 - Mt. Raymond Silver-Lead Mining Co. Stock Certificate (107141)
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Inc. in Arizona. No. 378, issued for 10,000 shares to James W. Kitts on July 13th, 1930 in Mt. Raymond, California. Signed by president Lewis Brown an
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Group of Marysville Tunnel & Quartz Mining Co. Stock Certificates   (67054)5693 - Group of Marysville Tunnel & Quartz Mining Co. Stock Certificates (67054)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 32. All unissued. Inc. January 25th, 1886. Location: Empire Mining District, Yuba County, Cal. (printed along the top). Dateline Marysville, 18
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to h*********d for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Five USS Macon Covers   (52030)5694 - Five USS Macon Covers (52030)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five covers from the air ship USS Macon ZRS-4. Built in Akron, Ohio and stationed at Moffett Field, Mare Island, California was lost at sea off of Big
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to H*****r for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Exposed Treasure Mining Company Stock Cert.   (106659)5695 - Exposed Treasure Mining Company Stock Cert. (106659)
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Great name for this mine! Exposed Treasure Mining Co. I/U No. 764 for 100 shares to A.P. Richardson signed by E.R. Curridy(?). Pretty vignette in this
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to b**********7 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Two Central Mother Lode Mining Stock Certificates   (107018)5696 - Two Central Mother Lode Mining Stock Certificates (107018)
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Lot of 2 different. 1) Columbia Hill Gold Mining Company. No. 13, issued for 2,500 shares in 1896. Heavily cut cancelled. 2) Atlanta Gold & Silv...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Two Napa Area Mining Stock Certificates   (107136)5697 - Two Napa Area Mining Stock Certificates (107136)
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Lot of 2 different. 1) Bella Oak Mines Company. Rutherford. No. 123, issued in 1928, not cancelled. Signed by president John Steckter and sect. SH Wye
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Needles, California Mining Stock Certificates   (107125)5698 - Needles, California Mining Stock Certificates (107125)
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Lot of 3, two different mines. 1) The Needles Mining & Smelting Company. Two stocks issued and cancelled in 1909. Low numbers 7 and 9. Folds. 2)...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to H*****r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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California-Hawaiian Development Co. Stock Certificate   (107297)5699 - California-Hawaiian Development Co. Stock Certificate (107297)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Operated the Ralston Divide Gravel Mine in Placer County, according to the California State Mining Bureau, 1922. The Ralston Divide lies between Long
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to N*****7 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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