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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Colorado Mining Stocks   (105484)5760 - Colorado Mining Stocks (105484)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
28 unissued New Foundland Gold Mining stocks, 18 Salina Mining of Boulder County stock-several have heavy toning Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Co
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a****y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Colorado Mining Stocks   (105579)5761 - Colorado Mining Stocks (105579)
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3 Belle Plain Gold Mining, 4 Gene Field Gold Mining, 7 Brokers Gold Mining, 8 Anaconda Gold Mining Ken Prag Collection Date: State/Country: Colora
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****y for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Colorado Mining Stocks and Bonds (10)   (79354)5762 - Colorado Mining Stocks and Bonds (10) (79354)
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8 issued stock, 2 bonds. Ucolo Uranium 1955, United Empire Gold Mines 1948- stains, Carbonate Hill Gold Mining 1899, Chain O'Mines 1940, 2 Bank ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 110.00 - 180.00
Sold to D*B for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Colorado Silver Mining Company Stock   (85213)5763 - Colorado Silver Mining Company Stock (85213)
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# 1160 for 50 shares to Isaac Waterhouse of Manchester (yes, its an English stock). Signed by Dawson Norris. Dateline 1890. Some staining on left. Ver
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Crescent Silver Co. of Cincinnati Stock   (79357)5764 - Crescent Silver Co. of Cincinnati Stock (79357)
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I/C #134 4 shares. Green seal. Mine located in Colorado. Date: 1870 State/Country: Colorado City/County:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 110.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Crown Mining Stock   (72068)5765 - Crown Mining Stock (72068)
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I/U #55 MS Buckley 1000 shares 1881. Above and underground mine vignettes. Signed by President. Pink background. Date: 1881 State/Country: Colorado
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to f***2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Ivanhoe Mining Stock   (72047)5766 - Ivanhoe Mining Stock (72047)
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Mine not located. Many Ivanhoe mines in Colorado. Given the date, possibly Gilpin. Inc. in Colorado. No. 1268, issued for 100 shares to Geo. F. Green
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to a****y for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Lehmi Placer Mining Stock   (72051)5767 - Lehmi Placer Mining Stock (72051)
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I/U #23 CS Barrett Date: 1892 State/Country: Colorado City/County:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*********t for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Mary Murphy Gold Mining Stock   (72075)5768 - Mary Murphy Gold Mining Stock (72075)
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I/U #2675 Francis Judd 50 shares 1914.gen Date: 1914 State/Country: Colorado City/County:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 40.00
Sold to m******0 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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North American Mining Co. Stock Certificates & Prospectus   (104280)5769 - North American Mining Co. Stock Certificates & Prospectus (104280)
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Lot of 3. 1) 1924 plain style prospectus for the company, stating it was formed by shareholders of the Big Five Mining Company to take over everything
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to D*B for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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San Rafeal Silver Mining Co. Stock Cert.   (76258)5770 - San Rafeal Silver Mining Co. Stock Cert. (76258)
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Stock Cert. No. 139, for 25 shares, I/U. Date: 1897 State/Country: Colorado City/County:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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South Side Milling and Mining Company   (87949)5771 - South Side Milling and Mining Company (87949)
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#87 for 2000 shares to George O Keeler. Signed by John J McGowan and president JG Gabor. Noc Cancelled. Mountain mining vignette and small underground
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to a****y for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Stampede to Timberline by Wolle   (58624)5772 - Stampede to Timberline by Wolle (58624)
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Harcdover signed by author about Colorado hard rock mining, 544pp Date: State/Country: Colorado City/County:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Three unissued Colorado Stocks   (87932)5773 - Three unissued Colorado Stocks (87932)
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1) Futon Gold MIning Company. 186-. Two mining vignettes. 2) Quartz Hill Mining and Tunnelling Company, 187-. Central City dateline. 3) Colorado Coal
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to m******0 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Two Crescent Mining Company Stocks (with J. P. Whitney Signature)   (86730)5774 - Two Crescent Mining Company Stocks (with J. P. Whitney Signature) (86730)
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1) Crescent Mining Company. # 2028 for 100 shares to Wilson Fay & Co. Signed by HW Wesson and president WP Whitney. Not cancelled. Vignette of m...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 5******r for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Two Different Colorado Mining Bonds   (67001)5775 - Two Different Colorado Mining Bonds (67001)
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1) London Mining Company. $500 bond, No. 448. Issued in 1882. Pen cancelled. Signed by president George Blanchard and secretary H.S. Comstock. Three c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to H*****r for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Two Unissued, Pristine Colorado Mining Stocks   (86740)5776 - Two Unissued, Pristine Colorado Mining Stocks (86740)
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1) Cape Cod Mining and Reduction Company. Three vignettes: mining, reduction and offices. 2) Consolidated Republican Mountain Mining Company. Georgeto
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 120.00
Sold to c*********p for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Forbes Ore Bed Company Stock   (83949)5777 - Forbes Ore Bed Company Stock (83949)
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# 60 for 5 shares to Charles E Bostwick of West Stockbridge. Signed by WIlliam Adams president. Pen Cancelled. Dateline 1868. Incorporated 1854. 25c I
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Lampazos Silver Mines Company   (79035)5778 - Lampazos Silver Mines Company (79035)
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Two Stock Certificates Lampazos Silver Mines Company, issued uncancelled. Signed by George Graham Rice on reverse. Rice was convicted of stock fraud
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 55.00 - 70.00
Sold to D*B for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Florida Stereoview Collection   (50689)5779 - Florida Stereoview Collection (50689)
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Lot of 8, 7 different. Includes: St. James Hotel, Jacksonville (Webster & Albee); two Keystone views, Harvesting Indian River Pineapples and Old...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to j*****0 for (5.00 + 1.25BP) = 6.25
 
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