1695 - Wells Fargo 25c StampHolabird Western Americana Collections
25c blue stamp. This definitely appears to be genuine. We have examined it closely and cannot find the tell-tale signs of a reprint. Further, under br
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1699 - Wells Fargo and Tiffany Books (2)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells Fargo, Advancing the American Frontier by Hungerford. Tiffany & Gaylord Express & Exhibition Belt Plates by Seibert Date: Location:...
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1700 - Wells Fargo Ephemera GroupHolabird Western Americana Collections
4 Wells Fargo historical booklets. 5 Wells Fargo receipts- San Francisco 1860, Nevada National Bank 1912, Express Eureka, Nv 1896, Express Stockton, C
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1703 - Adams & Co. Express Gold Rush CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. Six are certificates of deposit issued in 1854. All feature a vignette of a building and prospector. The seventh piece is a Second of Exchan
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1706 - Adams & Co. Philadelphia Express CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five pictorial certificates of deposit for Adams & Co. dateline Philadelphia. Issued 1853-54 (Gold Rush Era). Identical design with alleg...
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1707 - Adams Express Company CircularHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two sided circular, 7 1/2 x 10 inches, listing offices of the Adams Express Company West of Pittsburgh. Far West for this circular meant Ohio and Illi
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1710 - Bamber Express Entire to San FranciscoHolabird Western Americana Collections
September 9th magenta double circle. Two tape marks on reverse where ti was glued. John Bamber first advertised July 12, 1858 as the only authorized C
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1713 - Southern Express Company GroupHolabird Western Americana Collections
1890's. Five 1890's receipts from Clifton, South Carolina. One 1878 bill of lading from Columbia, South Carolina. Twenty-four bill of lading...
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1714 - Eastern Expresses Miscellaneous LotHolabird Western Americana Collections
Includes United Express Company from Stockport, Ohio. Also Northern Express receipt and way-bills. 13 Unused Hope Express Company 186- receipts. One O
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2000 - Spodumene from AfghanistanHolabird Western Americana Collections
A fine example of the yellow "triphane" variety of the mineral spodumene. The varietal term "triphane" is derived from the Greek...
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2001 - Spodumene v. Kunzite from AfghanistanHolabird Western Americana Collections
This is a WOW specimen. Kunzite is the pink to lilac colored gem variety of the mineral Spodumene. Spodumene is a common mineral in gem-bearing pegmat
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2002 - Elbaite (Tourmaline) from BrazilHolabird Western Americana Collections
This fine elbaite (tourmaline) specimen from the famous Barra de Salinas District (mouth of Salinas river) in the Coronel Murta district of Minas Gera
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2003 - El Indio Copper-Gold Mine SpecimenHolabird Western Americana Collections
Choice. Enargite copper-ore with minor quartz & pyrite, Viento vein, 4050 level. 4.5x2.5x2.5". This is the El-Indio copper-gold district. E...
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2005 - Azurite from Liufengshan Mine, ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
An electric-blue specimen of crystallized azurite from a now-closed underground copper mine in Anhui Province, China. The color and condition of this
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2008 - Calcite from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two large, sharp, lustrous, bi-colored (white and brick-red) calcite crystals are perched on a matrix rock covered by smaller, off-white, scalenohedra
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2010 - Cassiterite and Muscovite from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Mount Xuebaoding literally means "Snowy Treasure Peak" in Mandarin Chinese. The mountain (18,333 ft) is located near the easternmost edge ...
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2011 - Fluorite and Calcite from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
A brand new occurrence for fluorite in Fujian Province, China. This attractive specimen features a complex cluster of greenish fluorite crystals havin
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2012 - Fluorite and Dolomite from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
An attractive, collector-quality specimen from a currently active deposit in mineral-rich Hunan Province. This specimen is from a large crystal-lined
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2013 - Fluorite and Quartz from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen features an extremely rare indigo-blue color of the mineral fluorite. Additionally, the crystal habit is very unusual. The crystals are
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2014 - Fluorite and Quartz from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Fluorite is a very popular mineral, and it naturally occurs in all colors of the spectrum. Pure fluorite is colorless; the color variations are caused
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2015 - Fluorite and Quartz from Fujian Province, ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
An attractive, new discovery from Fujian Province, The specimen features bright purple, lustrous, dodecahedral crystals of fluorite on a matrix rock c
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2016 - Fluorite from Henan Province, ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
A recent find from Henan Province are attractive, reniform masses of emerald-green fluorite. The fluorite masses have small, but, well defined crystal
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2019 - Fluorite from Jiangxi Province, ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
An unusual specimen of fluorite (light green), calcite and quartz from Jiangxi Province, China. located in the southeast of the country. Jiangxi, loca
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2020 - Fluorite from Xianghualing Mine, ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
The Xianghualing Mine is a skarn-type, Tin-Lead-Zinc deposit located about 70 km southwest of Chenzhou, China. The mine is most famous to mineral coll
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2021 - Fluorite from Xiefang Mine, ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
The Xiefang Mine is a volcanic-hydrothermal fluorite deposit possessing a fluorite vein system of 10 kilometers in length. The mine has yielded numero
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2022 - Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Well-formed, colorless to white, prismatic quartz crystals form the "matrix rock" for numerous, lustrous, transparent, light-purple, cubic...
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2023 - Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Numerous intergrown, lustrous, color-zoned (blue-purple), cubic fluorite crystals reaching 1" across which are associated with colorless quartz...
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2024 - Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Yaogangxian is a huge, underground tungsten-tin deposit. The mine covers an area of about 4 x 2.5 km and includes two large deposits of distinct type
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2025 - Garnet v. Andradite from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
An outstanding example of the garnet family species, Andradite. Andradite is a calcium iron nesosilicate mineral which occurs in skarns developed in c
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2026 - Garnet v. Andradite from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
A very well-formed cluster of greenish-bronze, dodecahedral andradite (garnet) crystals. The specimen is in outstanding condition and possesses very s
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2029 - Magnetite from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
These crystals of Magnetite from the Huanggang Mine in Inner Mongolia, China are simply HUGE. Magnetite is an oxide of iron and is a primary ore of ir
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2030 - Manganoan Calcite and Quartz from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Manganoan Calcite is a variety of calcite rich in manganese, which gives the mineral a pink color. This specimen features dozens of thin, "disk...
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2031 - Manganoan Calcite from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Huge, rhombic crystals of light-pink, manganese-rich calcite crystals from the prolific specimen producing mines at Huanggang, Inner Mongolia. The gro
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2034 - Quartz and Calcite from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
The aesthetic beauty of this quartz crystal cluster from the Huanggang mine in Inner Mongolia is undeniable. Large, well-formed, lustrous, slightly-ye
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2040 - Rhodochrosite from Wutong Mine, ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
The most important rhodocrosite specimen discovery of the past decade came from the Wutong Mine, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China. A collaborative mining ef
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2041 - Scheelite and Muscovite from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
The world's finest scheelite crystals have been produced from Mt. Xuebaoding in Sichuan Province, China. This is a superb example of the highly ...
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2044 - Sphalerite and Quartz from ChinaHolabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen features more than ten gemmy, lustrous, sharp, reddish-orange sphalerite crystals which have grown on a matrix covered with colorless dr
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2046 - Apophyllite and Stilbite from IndiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
This attractive apophyllite specimen features well-formed, lustrous, transparent to translucent light green crystals that are blocky in shape with ste
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2047 - Aegirine from MalawiHolabird Western Americana Collections
Aegirine is a member of the clinopyroxene group of inosilicates and is a sodium iron silicate. Aegirine occurs as dark green, monoclinic, prismatic cr
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2048 - Adamite from Ojuela Mine, MexicoHolabird Western Americana Collections
Adamite is a zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral which typically occurs in the oxidized or weathered zone above zinc ore occurrences. Pure adamite is colo
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2049 - Mimetite from Ojuela Mine, MexicoHolabird Western Americana Collections
A superb, crystallized botryoidal crust of bright yellow Mimetite. Mimetite is a lead arsenate chloride mineral which forms as a secondary mineral in
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2050 - Quartz & Amethyst from MexicoHolabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful Quartz v. Amethyst from the Acatitlan Mine, Taxco de Alarcon, Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico. 6" x 5" x 2.5". Date: Lo...
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2051 - Quartz v. Amethyst from MexicoHolabird Western Americana Collections
A colorful, aesthetic specimen of amethyst quartz from the famous deposit near Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico. The matrix of this specimen is covered wit
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2052 - Beryl v. Aquamarine from NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
An unusually greenish-blue aquamarine crystal cluster on feldspar matrix from Erongo Mountain, Namibia. Typically the aquamarine found in the many gem
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2053 - Cerussite from NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Cerussite is a favorite species of mineral collectors. It is a lead carbonate mineral and is an important ore of lead. Cerussite crystallizes in the o
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2054 - Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
A spectacular specimen of the lead carbonate mineral Cerussite. Cerussite is popular with collectors worldwide as it frequently produces well formed,
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2055 - Dioptase and Shattuckite from NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful glassy, translucent dioptase crystals on a milky quartz matrix. The dioptase crystals are pristine, a fine emerald green color and are super
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2056 - Dioptase from NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Dioptase is a popular collectible mineral species because of its vibrant emerald green color, transparency, and strong luster. This is an attractive p
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2057 - Fluorite from NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
An attractive mineral specimen featuring dark olive-green cube-octahedral fluorite crystals in association with "booklets" of yellowish mu...
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2058 - Fluorite from Okorusu Mine, NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Mined since around 1920, the Okorusu Mine is an open pit fluorite mine. The deposit is part of an alkaline igneous-carbonatite ring-dike complex where
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2059 - Quartz v. Amethyst from NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
A superb, large, single color-zoned crystal of quartz from the world famous deposit in the Goboboseb Mountains of Namibia. The quartz crystal features
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2060 - Quartz v. Amethyst from NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
An attractive quartz variety amethyst specimen featuring a single, stout, prismatic, purple-colored quartz crystal on a basalt rock matrix which is fu
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2061 - Quartz v. Amethyst from NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
This handsome amethyst/smoky quartz specimen was recovered from the Brandberg complex, which is a circular granite pluton 25 km in diameter rising to
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2062 - Quartz v. Amethyst, Smoky from NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two doubly-terminated predominately smoky-colored quartz crystals on a granitic matrix. The quartz has good luster and has a slight hint of amethyst c
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2063 - Schorl (Black Tourmaline) from NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
The early history of the mineral schorl shows that the name "Schorl" was in use prior to the year 1400 (AD) because a village known today ...
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2064 - Schorl (Black Tourmaline) from NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
The Erongo Mountain is 20 km north of the town of Usakos in north central Namibia. Erongo mountain is 65 km in diameter and has significant mineral sp
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2065 - Shattuckite and Quartz from NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Shattuckite is a relatively rare copper silicate hydroxide mineral. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic dipyramidal crystal system and usually occurs
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2066 - Shattuckite from NamibiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Shattuckite is an uncommon copper-bearing mineral that is highly coveted by mineral collectors because of its vivid blue color. Typically, shattuckite
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2068 - Apatite and Schorl from PakistanHolabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen was recovered from one of the numerous, complex granitic pegmatites in the area of Bulochi, Pakistan. Bulochi is a small village 4 kilom
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2070 - Elbaite and Albite, Quartz from PakistanHolabird Western Americana Collections
An attractive display quality tourmaline specimen discovered in the 2010 mining season from miarolitic granite pegmatites in the Stak valley of northe
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2071 - Elbaite from PakistanHolabird Western Americana Collections
The gem-bearing pegmatite veins at Stak Nala are not large in size (up to 15 m in length), but are famous for their gorgeous multi-colored tourmalines
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2072 - Quartz (Rock Crystal) from PakistanHolabird Western Americana Collections
An outstanding example of "rock crystal" or colorless quartz. This specimen is, also, a great example of tabular quartz crystal developmen...
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2073 - Topaz from PakistanHolabird Western Americana Collections
This is a "jewel" of a topaz crystal, possessing a strong color, glassy luster, and gem-quality transparency. The crystal has textbook for...
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2074 - Rhodonite from PeruHolabird Western Americana Collections
A beautiful mineral specimen featuring a tight cluster of well-formed, bright pinkish-red, bladed rhodonite crystals. The specimen is in excellent con
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2075 - Fluorite from South AfricaHolabird Western Americana Collections
A cluster of vibrant-green, octahedral fluorite crystals in superb condition from a surface deposit located 3 km north of the village of Riemvasmaak.
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