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1550Two Nevada Mining Corporate SealsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Vernal Mining Co. of Goldfield. They had 2 claims in Diamondfield. Washoe Mining Co. Big bold letters. Both circa 1900-1915. Very nice black fancy cas
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to D*****8 for (250.00 + 56.25BP) = 306.25
1551Various Nevada DocumentsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Voucher Check (blank), the Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. 2) Charles G. Walker, Assayer Receipt, Beatty, NV, 1933. 3) Tonopah Copper Mining and M
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
1552Nevada Portland Gold Mining Co. DocumentsHolabird Western Americana Collections
An Affidavit of Publisher naming Claude L. McKesson and Charles L. McKesson owners of the new corporation Nevada Portland Gold Mining Company. Four st
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
1553Colossal Mine archiveHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12, 1) 1919 lease to purchase on letter head of C. T. Brown, mining engineer. 2) 1919 letter from Socorro State Bank with the $15,000 loan agre
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
1554Keystone Mining District MapHolabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful bird's eye map shows the Great Gold Fields of La Beille, New Mexico, by C. H. Amerine, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Measures 22" H...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to i*********1 for (1,350.00 + 303.75BP) = 1,653.75
1555Eleven New Mexico Mining RN-G ChecksHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two different types of checks both with RN-G. All are issued by Carlisle Mining Company. 1) Six Porter & Crawford Bankers checks from 1882. 2) F...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to L*****8 for (85.00 + 19.13BP) = 104.13
1556Mining patent Nineveh Mining Copper etc.Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful patent with ribbon and red seal (cracked at fold). Signed by M. W. Strong for William Taft.. For the Nineveh, Mammoth 2, Oro Fino, and Bucke
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
1557Mining Center of New MexicoHolabird Western Americana Collections
Socorro Mining Center of New Mexico, 1882, Socorro Miner Office. Small fold out map. Forerunner of today's magazines, advertising pages equal w...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 2,000.00
1558New Mexico Mining DocumentsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three 1) Expenses for the Merritt Mining and Milling Company from September 1887 to January 1889. Mostly for the watchman. This was a Socorro f
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
15591900 Map of Territory of New Mexico w/ Mining DistrictsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lists 80 mining districts on the side that are labelled on the map. From the Secretary of the Interior: labelled "Interior 56 2." Measures...
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to T*********t for (275.00 + 61.88BP) = 336.88
1560Letters and Prospectus from Mendenhall Oil & Mining Co.Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 11 letters dated 1864-1876 and prospectus, 1864. Harry baker, Secretary of the company and a realtor, to JWL Brown, the field superintendent
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to i***y for (325.00 + 73.13BP) = 398.13
1561Report on Kankakee Dredging Placer GroundHolabird Western Americana Collections
Six page typewritten report by William Smith of Baker City Oregon September 18,1901.
City: Big Bend
State: Oregon,
Date: 1901
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to r***6 for (10.00 + 1.95BP) = 11.95
1562The MineralogistHolabird Western Americana Collections
51 copies of the Mineralogist published in Portland Oregon. "A National, Semi-technical Magazine Devoted to Minerology, Gem-Cutting and the Col...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to m********y for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
1563The Ore BinHolabird Western Americana Collections
126 copies of The Ore Bin, published by the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
City:
State: Oregon,
Date: 1970's
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to b******a for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
1564Prospectus of the Pyrite King Copper Mining Co.Holabird Western Americana Collections
Located in the Black Hills, South Dakota. "Telling of Untold Wealth…" Capital stock 1,000,000 shares, $1 per share. Property is located at...
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******a for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
1565Homestake Mining Company Stock, Signed by Lloyd TevisHolabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #7954 issued in 1897 to Lounsberry & Co. for 100 shares at $100 each. Signed by Lloyd Tevis as President. The Homestake, one of America’s...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (90.00 + 20.25BP) = 110.25
1566Tecopa Consolidated Mining Company StockHolabird Western Americana Collections
Uncancelled stock certificate, No. 801, issued to Charles B. Sloan, 65 shares of capital stock, signed by (illegible), President and H. W. Hayden, Sec
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
1567Bingham Copper Mine StereoviewsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Duplicate pair of Keystone View Co. stereoview No. 33981. "The Largest Open-cut Copper Mine in the World is at Bingham, Utah, the Longest City ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T*********t for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
1568Dalton & Lark Mining Co. StereoviewHolabird Western Americana Collections
Rare view! No 746. Boarding Houses of the Dalton & Lark Mining Co., Larks, Utah. Published by A.E. Dickerson, Coshocton, Ohio. View of two men o...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
1569Utah LetterHolabird Western Americana Collections
Outstanding 14 page letter discusses 1000 miners in Utah and 20,000 mormons in town and 4000 gentiles in the mountains. "The mines will bring m...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a****a for (170.00 + 38.25BP) = 208.25
1571Garnett and Moseley Gold Mining Co. Stock CertificateHolabird Western Americana Collections
One of the earliest issued Appalachian gold mining certificates we have seen. Registered on January 17th, 1854. Certificate No. 24712, issued to John
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
1572Alliance Mining Co.Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four Pieces. 1) Alliance Mining Company First Mortgage Bond with revenue stamps, 2 & 3) Arlington Mining Corporation, 4) Spokane Tin Mines Co.
...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
1573Northwest Mineral News/The GemstoneHolabird Western Americana Collections
18 copies of Northwest Mineral News from 1950's published in Tacoma WA.
City: Tacoma
State: Washington,
Date: 1950's
FHWAC#:
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to m********y for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
1574Three Copper CertificatesHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) United Copper Mining Company, 2) Index=Peacock Copper Mining Co., 3) Galena Copper Mining Comopany
City:
State: Washington,
Date
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to r***6 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
1575Ethel ConsolidatedHolabird Western Americana Collections
Ethel Consolidated Mines # 1980 for 250 shares issued to R W Snyder. Also Comstock Gold Mining and Milling Co. # 650 for 5000 shares issued to J B Ro
Estimate : 80.00 - 102.00
Sold to l*******c for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
1576Nine Washington Mining CertificatesHolabird Western Americana Collections
The Judge Mining Company,Sunset Copper Mining Co., Standard Silver-Lead Mining, Sir Eagles Mining, Prize Mining Company, Olympic Mining, Keller &...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
1577Various Mining ReportsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Goldstream Mines Company, 2) The Golden River Mining Company, 3)First Thought Gold Mines, Limited, 4 & 5) National Gold Corporation (2), 6) O...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to w******o for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
1578Mining Supply CatalogsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Three pamphlets. 1] Marcy Open End Rod Mill of The Mine and Smelter Supply Company, Denver. 2] Gold and Silver Mill Machinery Catalog No. 1, Second Ed
Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to S****2 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
1579"Mineral Resources" of Laramie (Booklet)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Brown softcover. Published by The Laramie Mining and Stock Exchange, 1896. 51 pages with advertisements. Full title: "Albany County, Wyom...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
1580Gold Mines, FiveHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Continental Consolidated Mines Co., 2) The Tiger Group Mining and Milling Company, 3) The Commercial Gold Mining Company, 4) XL Gold Dredging C
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to S****2 for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
1581Wyoming CopperHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Big Five Mining Company, 2) The Union Copper Mining Company, 3) The Winona Pool Copper Company, 4) Evening Star Mining Company
City:
Estimate : 90.00 - 150.00
Sold to S****2 for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
1582Le Champ D'Or, French gold Mining CompanyHolabird Western Americana Collections
Le Champ d'Or, French Gold, May 22, 1895. Share Warrant issued from London. Ten shares, nos. 125136 to 125145. Bearer no. 31677. Half of the cer...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
1584Victory Gold Mining Company prospectusHolabird Western Americana Collections
In the Montezuma District. 11 pages. One small mining claims map. Principal office in Hamilton,Ohio. Incorporated in West Virginia. Some stains on cov
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to S****2 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
15851865 bond from the states of Tamaulipas and San Luis PotosiHolabird Western Americana Collections
1865 bond from the states of Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi. Description written in English and Spanish and has pictures of Lincoln and Washington. Fo
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to w******o for (400.00 + 90.00BP) = 490.00
1586The Corralitos Company stock certificateHolabird Western Americana Collections
Nice collection of a stock and powers of attorney. Stock is issued to Solou Humphreys in 1889. It is number '7' for 3,000 shares. Signed by ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 300.00
Sold to t*******d for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
1587American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical EngineersHolabird Western Americana Collections
Hardbound volume of the transactions of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Volume LXXII. Containing papers and discussion o
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to S****2 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
1588American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical EngineersHolabird Western Americana Collections
Volume LXVIII, transactions and discussions of the Butte and Bisbee copper mines. Hardcover, 1209 pages.
City:
State: ,
Date: 1
Estimate : 400.00 - 60.00
Sold to S****2 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
1589Collection of Mineral BooksHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) "Mineral Collectors Handbook" by Pearl. 1947. First edition. Excellent condition. 2) "The Book of Minerals" by ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to i*********1 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
1590Coppers from Its OresHolabird Western Americana Collections
A New Process for the Extraction of Copper from Its Ores by Dr. T. Sterry Hunt, F.R.S.; and James Douglas, Jr. Esq. 13 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2".
...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
1591Four Carbide Mining Lamps & HatHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six items total. Includes four different carbide lamps, one container of calcium carbide, and one miner's hat for the lamp. Three of lamp...
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*******r for (125.00 + 28.13BP) = 153.13
1592Four Prospectors BooksHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) "Mineralogical Dictionary" with 40 colored illustrations. 1948. 2) "Handbook for Prospectors and Operators of Small Mines." ...
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to m********y for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
1593Gold Miner StatuesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Small clay piece (6" x 3.5" x 4.5') with old miner holding pan with gold in it. Signed: Vincent, 1984. Written on front: "Old Nug...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*******d for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
1594Harper's Weekly PagesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Three pages (one is duplicate) from Harper's, April 24, 1869. One is a news page that discusses the White Pine Mining District in Nevada; the ot...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
1595Miner's Lunch PailHolabird Western Americana Collections
Pail is rusted; top is drinking cup.
City:
State: ,
Date:
FHWAC#: 27672
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T*******4 for (170.00 + 38.25BP) = 208.25
1596Mining Catalogs and BookletsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) "Instructions for Setting Up and Operating Fairbanks-Morse Gasoline and Gas Engines." Includes fold-out part list and diagram...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
1597Mining CollectiblesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two carbide lamps (Autolite with large reflector), (Justrite with small reflector); "Welcome Nugget" Cigar Box Label 10 x 10" very sh...
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******n for (150.00 + 33.75BP) = 183.75
1598Mining Machinery EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
Over 200 (some duplicates) terrific (great illustrations and news photos) brochures, newspaper ads, letters, agreements, newspaper articles of mining
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (55.00) = 55.00
1599Mining Science magazine, June 1913Holabird Western Americana Collections
A magazine of mining, metallurgy, engineering and geology. "A World Review for Busy Men." Articles from Mine Explosions and Earthquakes, R...
Estimate : 20.00 - 80.00
Sold to m********y for (15.00 + 3.38BP) = 18.38