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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Bowman Silver Mining Co   (84603)5820 - Bowman Silver Mining Co (84603)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated 1n 1881 State of Maine. Cert. # 214 for 100 shares of common stock issued May 27, 1881 to Geo. E. Ltantial signed by Dan D, Wiley presi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to V********e for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Eureka Consolidated Mining Co.   (84605)5821 - Eureka Consolidated Mining Co. (84605)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated July 6, 1870. Cert # 31135 for 20 shares of common stock @ $100 per share issued Sept. 23, 1887 to Wm Fries Jr. signed Wm Fries preside
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 140.00
 
 
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Eureka Tunnel and Mining Co   (84606)5822 - Eureka Tunnel and Mining Co (84606)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated Jan 10, 1878 State of Nevada. Cert #189 for 100 shares @ $100 per share of common stock issued to Jos. Lewis Eckert July 15,1879 signed
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to O**********r for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Three Different Eureka mining stocks Cert.   (84611)5823 - Three Different Eureka mining stocks Cert. (84611)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1. Eureka-Croesus Mining Co, Incorporated State of Delaware 1917. Cert # 73140 for 100 shares(100 stamped in purple top) @$1 per share of common stock
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to H*****r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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South Eureka Mining Co.   (86552)5824 - South Eureka Mining Co. (86552)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
250 shares of South Eureka Mining Co, number 170. Eureka Mining District, Lander County, NV, dated August 31, 1871 issued to E.A. Richardson, trustee.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to V********e for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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Uncle Sam Senior & Gold Canon Silver Lodes in Nevada   (79063)5825 - Uncle Sam Senior & Gold Canon Silver Lodes in Nevada (79063)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Statement & Reports concerning the Uncle Sam Senior and Gold Canon Silver Lodes in Nevada. Printed by Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, 1865. The ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to u********y.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Segregated Washoe Mining Company   (86503)5826 - Segregated Washoe Mining Company (86503)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty-five shares of capital stock of Segregated Washoe Segregated Washoe Mining Co., #1066 signed in San Francisco, CA on May 9, 1887 by Thomas Po
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Silver Jacket Mining Co   (86536)5827 - Silver Jacket Mining Co (86536)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two stock certificates for Gold Jacket Mining Co. incorp. Sept 27, 1878. Located Gold Hill Mining District, Storey Co, NV. 1) cancelled - 10 shares
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*****s for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Consolidated Imperial Mining Co   (86517)5828 - Consolidated Imperial Mining Co (86517)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 shares of Consolidated Imperial Mining Co, cert. #39237 issued to E. R. Grant. trustee on May 30, 1879. Incorp. June 13, 1875. Consolidated Impe
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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State Line Gold Mining Company No.1   (86506)5829 - State Line Gold Mining Company No.1 (86506)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
50 shares of State Line Gold Mining Company No. 1, #A2163 issued to F. A. Brown on June 18, 1881, countersigned and registered June 20, 1888. Signed
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to v*g for (15.00 + 3.30BP) = 18.30
 
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