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Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

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Americana and Numismatics
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Comstock Mine Broker Correspondence Collection1500Comstock Mine Broker Correspondence Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 70+ pieces. Includes Western Union Telegraph receipts written in code! Perhaps you can decipher "Haunted cavern axle fin." Many pie...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (140.00 + 31.50BP) = 171.50
Comstock Superintendents Paying Themselves (incl. Mackay)1501Comstock Superintendents Paying Themselves (incl. Mackay)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five checks where five different mining superintendents are paying themselves. 1) Agency of the Bank of California. Dec. 22, 1870. John W. Mack
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to v********o.. for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
Eagle Salt Works Co. Documents1502Eagle Salt Works Co. Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Various accounts payable, vouchers/receipts for supplies, transportation of merchandise, payroll, etc. Heavy soiling. City: Virginia City S
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
Gould & Curry "Buff" RN-D Check with Fair Signature1503Gould & Curry "Buff" RN-D Check with Fair Signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Agency of The Bank of California, Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company. July 3rd, 1874. Rare "buff" RN-D with James G. Fair's signa...
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
Gould & Curry Check issued for tailings processing1504Gould & Curry Check issued for tailings processing
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank of California, RN-B17c. Virginia, Dec. 17, 1869. Issued to Parke & Douglass for $6,324.35. Signed by Issac Requa as superintendent. Cut can...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*****l for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
Gould & Curry Check Signed by Philip Deidesheimer1505Gould & Curry Check Signed by Philip Deidesheimer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 7747. Agency of The Bank of California, Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company. Virginia, May 3, 1870. RN-B and imprinted NV 2 cent on left ed...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6****A for (225.00 + 50.63BP) = 275.63
Irish Miners on the Comstock: Virginia City Check Lot1506Irish Miners on the Comstock: Virginia City Check Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine Gould & Curry, Bank of California checks made out to Irish miners. All are from 1866, signed by Louis Janin Jr. as superintendent, a...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to v********o.. for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
Monte Christo Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate1507Monte Christo Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. 1866. Issued to Alphonso Thill for 25 shares on Nov. 5th, 1868 in Philadelphia office. Three blue ten-cent revenue stamps lined up next to each o
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*****l for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
Parkinson's Map of the Comstock Lode and Washoe Mining Claims by G. T. Brown1508Parkinson's Map of the Comstock Lode and Washoe Mining Claims by G. T. Brown
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spectacular! Grafton Tyler Brown & Co. Map of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe Mining Claims in Storey & Lyon Counties, Nevada. Compiled fro...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to P*****9 for (1,450.00 + 326.25BP) = 1,776.25
Rare Fair Signed Check for Mill Sluice1509Rare Fair Signed Check for Mill Sluice
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Clean Pacific Mill and Mining Company check issued for $4,120 to California Mill Sluice on July 1, 1876. RN-G. Signed by James G. Fair. While payments
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
RARE Flood signature on Gould & Curry Silver Mining stock certificate1510RARE Flood signature on Gould & Curry Silver Mining stock certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1873. Extremely rare certificate from the famous Comstock mine of Gould & Curry, with the signature of J.C. Flood. Flood was a Comstock financie...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to D******a for (1,600.00 + 360.00BP) = 1,960.00
Rare Gould & Curry Silver Mining Check signed by Fair1511Rare Gould & Curry Silver Mining Check signed by Fair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A rarer variety of Gould & Curry check with the revenue imprint (RN-D) higher up on the check. August 10, 1875. Pay to the Virginia & Trucke...
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to M*********n for (85.00 + 19.13BP) = 104.13
Rare Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. Check w/ RN-E1512Rare Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. Check w/ RN-E
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Virginia, Dec. 28, 1872. Pay to Albert Lackey $250. RN-B. Signed by R.N. Graves a superintendent. Robert N. Graves was once superintendent of
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to B*********g for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
Rare RN-G Ophir SIlver Mining Co. Check1513Rare RN-G Ophir SIlver Mining Co. Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Virginia, Nev. Dec. 5th, 1879. RN-G. Issued to Fred Boegle (noted Comstock printer). Signed by W.H. Patton as superintendent. Enterprise Prin
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to B*********g for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
Savage Mine Check Collection1514Savage Mine Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. 1) Gould & Curry Assay Office receipt, 1866, for 3 sacks bullion deposited by the Savage Mill. 2) Four different RN checks: 1876, RN-...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to v********o.. for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
Savage Mine Check Collection 21515Savage Mine Check Collection 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 38. Includes: 3 RN-G Wells Fargo, 1879, Gillette as supt.; 7 unused RN-G, Bank of California, 1876; 24 Bank of California, no RN, 1897-98, sign
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to v********o.. for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
Savage Mining Co. Check Issued and Signed by druggist A.M. Cole1516Savage Mining Co. Check Issued and Signed by druggist A.M. Cole
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Agency of The Bank of California, Savage Mining Company check, Virginia, Nev., Sept. 7th, 1897. Issued to noted Virginia City druggist A.M. Cole for $
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to M*********n for (180.00 + 40.50BP) = 220.50
Savage Mining Co. Documents1517Savage Mining Co. Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Receipt , Sutro, NV. 1883 from Savage Mining Co. (Virginia City, NV) The Savage Mine in Virginia City, Nevada was an early and significant mine in
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
Savage Mining Company Payroll Receipts1518Savage Mining Company Payroll Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 36. Four superintendents are represented: Charles Bonner (1868), F.F. Osbiston (1876), A.C. Hamilton (1874) and T.B. Shamp (1869). There is als
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
Steamer Yosemite Receipt for Goods to Savage Mine1519Steamer Yosemite Receipt for Goods to Savage Mine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! California Steam Navigation Company, Steamer Yosemite, receipt of freight (600 boxes) transported for the Savage Mining Company of Virginia City
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
Sutro Tunnel Company Stock Receipts1520Sutro Tunnel Company Stock Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 46 unused receipts for stock purchases for the Sutro Tunnel Company, 187-. Printed by P.Bitter-Balto. Measure 3.75" x 8." Very good...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to T*******4 for (300.00 + 67.50BP) = 367.50
Territorial Comstock Assessments for Two Diff. Companies1521Territorial Comstock Assessments for Two Diff. Companies
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six Nevada Territory assessment receipts. All have Virginia dateline. Identical form for two different companies. Two are for the Santa Rosa Go
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 2*****l for (160.00 + 36.00BP) = 196.00
Territorial Comstock Documents (Ore Receipts and Paystubs)1522Territorial Comstock Documents (Ore Receipts and Paystubs)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four early pieces from Virginia City, all with the "N.T." designation. 1) Two documents from the Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. One i...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to D******a for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
Two Different W.S. Hobart Sapphire Mill Checks (incl. possible embezzlement)1523Two Different W.S. Hobart Sapphire Mill Checks (incl. possible embezzlement)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different style Sapphire Mill, W.S. Hobart checks. 1) Aug. 8. 1868. Nevada, Sapphire and Alta Mills (Nevada and Alta crossed out), Agency of The B
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
Two Documents Re: Quicksilver on the Comstock1524Two Documents Re: Quicksilver on the Comstock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Storey County invoice, for taxes paid on $25,000 of quicksilver for the Quicksilver Mining Co., attached to a handwritten invoice for the sale of 328
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
Two Good Comstock Checks (One Territorial)1525Two Good Comstock Checks (One Territorial)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice pair! 1) Maynard & Flood, Bankers. Dateline Gold Hill, N.T., June 16, 1863. Pay to the order of C.McDermott $54. Signed by representative f...
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
Two Virginia City Checks (Fair, Janin, and Bonner)1526Two Virginia City Checks (Fair, Janin, and Bonner)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) No. 144. Dated Dec. 10, 1864 (less than 2 months after statehood). Pay to L. Janin Jr. $299. Signed by Charles Bonner. These men were involved with
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to v********o.. for (55.00 + 12.38BP) = 67.38
Ultimate Virginia City Autograph Check Collection (Deidesheimer, Fair, Mackay, Yerington, and Bliss)1527Ultimate Virginia City Autograph Check Collection (Deidesheimer, Fair, Mackay, Yerington, and Bliss)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five checks signed by five of the most important figures of the Comstock. These five men shaped the history of the city, and, ultimately, Nevada. This
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to M*********n for (400.00 + 90.00BP) = 490.00
Very Early Virginia City Check1528Very Early Virginia City Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Purple/blue. Wells, Fargo & Co. Sept. 21st, 1861. Signed by R.N. Graves, who was superintendent of the Gould & Curry mine, Empire Mine and M...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
Virginia City Bank Calendar (1927)1529Virginia City Bank Calendar (1927)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large (23" x 12") calendar (green with black text) featuring an illustrated yellow map of Nevada (12.5" x 9.5") featuring vigne...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T******1 for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
Virginia City Documents (Billheads, Checks, Receipts)1530Virginia City Documents (Billheads, Checks, Receipts)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15 with nice variety. Billheads: 1866 Alta, California, Whitney & Co. for forwarding goods for the Savage Mine; and 1870 Giant Powder Co....
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
Virginia City Territory Checks and Receipts1531Virginia City Territory Checks and Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 documents with N.T. 1) Two pay receipts from R.H. Morrow, superintendent of the White & Murphy Gold & Silver Mining Co. One is for ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to v********o.. for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
Virginia Mine Workings Map1532Virginia Mine Workings Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Horizontal Map Virginia mine Workings, Comstock Lode./ Scale 100 feet to 1 inch. The map covers the ground from the Gould & Curry to the Bullion...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to D******a for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
Woodworth Mill Check Pair w/ Mackay and Fair1533Woodworth Mill Check Pair w/ Mackay and Fair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A pair of Woodworth Mill checks, one signed by John Mackay and the other by James G. Fair. They are perhaps the two most well-known names from the Com
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to T*******4 for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
Becker Map: Washoe District showing Mining Claims1534Becker Map: Washoe District showing Mining Claims
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Map of Comstock Miners and Miners Plate III., U. S. Geological surveys. Prepared under the direction of G.F. Becker. (32.5" x 19.5") ...
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
Four Mining Town Scene RPCs1535Four Mining Town Scene RPCs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Identified as Ely on back of one postcard, but probably a satellite town of Ely. Looks like office buildings, dormitory, and other buildings. Nice Set
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
"Prospectus of the White Pine Bullion Company"1536"Prospectus of the White Pine Bullion Company"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
You will be hard-pressed to find any information about this company anywhere else! 8 pages. Foxing on pages, but in very nice condition.Sewn binding v
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
Nevada Wonder Mining Co. Correspondence1537Nevada Wonder Mining Co. Correspondence
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letters, specifications and estimates for a Wet Grinding Tube Mill, stamp Mill, etc for Nevada Wonder MIning from D. D. Demarest Co. For the better pa
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*****b for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
Certificates of Sale of Delinquent Taxes1538Certificates of Sale of Delinquent Taxes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty-five Lander County, Nevada abandoned property documents. Seven tax Deeds. A Statement and Report of the Hider-Nevada Copper Company. One cover
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p*****0 for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
Mining Camp Photograph1539Mining Camp Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This 4" x 5" photograph shows six men sitting outside of a tent with stovepipe. There is another tent in the background (lower left) and s...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (55.00 + 12.38BP) = 67.38
Nevada-Commonwealth Mining & Milling Company Stocks1540Nevada-Commonwealth Mining & Milling Company Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two uncancelled stock certificates: No. 7573, issued to Eudorus Harden for 400 shares, signed by (illegible), May, 1908. No. 9521, issued to William H
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to i*********1 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
Nevada Consolidated Copper Company Annual Reports1541Nevada Consolidated Copper Company Annual Reports
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two annual reports for the mining companies. City: State: Nevada, Date: 1920/21 FHWAC#: 25249
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to r***6 for (30.00 + 5.85BP) = 35.85
Nevada Mining Ephemera1542Nevada Mining Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 items. 1) Blueprint map titled "Plat of the Great Western Group. Round Mountain-Jefferson Mining District. Nye Co. Nev. Scale 1"=...
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to r***6 for (20.00 + 3.90BP) = 23.90
Nevada Mining Investment Ephemera1543Nevada Mining Investment Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) Market Review for Patrick, Elliot & Camp, Inc, Bankers and Brokers in Goldfield, Nevada. Vol. II. April 17, 1906. Four pages of...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Nevada Mining Letters1544Nevada Mining Letters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letters between Nevada Mining, Reduction & Power Company and D. D. Demarest Co.; Nevada Construction Copper Co. letters; and other Nevada compan...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6*****b for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
Nevada National Gold Mining Co. Articles of Incorporation1545Nevada National Gold Mining Co. Articles of Incorporation
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Document has red ribbon and red stamp (seal of the territorial auditor), authorizes the sale of 2,000,000 shares at one dollar each. City:
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r****a for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
Simon Central and Bovard Consolidated Mines Stocks1546Simon Central and Bovard Consolidated Mines Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two uncancelled stock certificates: Bovard Consolidated Mines Co., no. C2098, issued to Price & Co., 100 shares and no. C2073 issued to F. P. De...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
Territorial Nevada $1000 bond signed by Governor Nye1547Territorial Nevada $1000 bond signed by Governor Nye
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Also signed by auditor Ross. Four (handwritten) stamps still connected. Blue 50 cent US Revenue stamp. Silver seal. Vignette of miner and mines. Also
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*********1 for (200.00 + 45.00BP) = 245.00
The New California-Tonopah Mining Company Stocks1548The New California-Tonopah Mining Company Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twelve stock certificates: nos. 80, 89, 97, 99, 100, 101, 104, 105, 502, 503, 505, 506 all signed by Frank W. Stall, Vice-President and Wm. Knight, Se
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******2 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
Three rare Nevada documents: V&T bond, Sutro Tunnel, and State Line stock1549Three rare Nevada documents: V&T bond, Sutro Tunnel, and State Line stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1874 V&T bond for $1,000. Coupons 49-60 still attached. Signed by William Sharon as President, but cancelled through signature. Also signed b...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t******2 for (225.00 + 50.63BP) = 275.63