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Double B Livestock Corporate Sealer5621 - Double B Livestock Corporate Sealer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Company Seal. This seal needs repair work. City: State: Colorado, Date: FHWAC#: 1313
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 75.00
 
 
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La Fiesta Inc. Corporate Sealer5622 - La Fiesta Inc. Corporate Sealer
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Colorado sealer. City: State: Colorado, Date: FHWAC#: 1330
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Estimate : 20.00 - 75.00
Sold to d******0 for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Pencil Sketches of Colorado (Mumey Reprint)5623 - Pencil Sketches of Colorado (Mumey Reprint)
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Mathews, A.E.; Pencil Sketches of Colorado. 1866. Nolie Mumey reprint of 1961. Typical Mumey slip case. This is a reprint of perhaps the most famous
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Eastern Malleable Iron Company Stock Certificates (170)5624 - Eastern Malleable Iron Company Stock Certificates (170)
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A group of 170+ stock certificates from the Eastern Malleable Iron Company issued in the early 1940's. Incorporated in CT. The company manufactu...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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The Diamond State Steel Company Stock Certificates (14)5625 - The Diamond State Steel Company Stock Certificates (14)
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Fourteen nicely engraved certificates from the Diamond State Steel Company issued between 1901 and 1908. Incorporated in Delaware. Nice vignette of th
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********e.. for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Lena Horne Beauty Products Inc. Stock Certificates (2)5626 - Lena Horne Beauty Products Inc. Stock Certificates (2)
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Two certificates from Lena Horne Beauty Products Inc. (DE) issued in 1961 to Mrs. Esther Cherry Sailer for 100 shares each. The company sold Lena Horn
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Freedom Savings and Loan Association Specimen Stock Certificate5627 - Freedom Savings and Loan Association Specimen Stock Certificate
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SPECIMEN stock certificate from Freedom Savings and Loan Association. Incorporated in Florida. ABN. Specimen stamps and punch cxled. VF. Was merged by
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Hawaiian Agricultural Company Stock Certificate5628 - Hawaiian Agricultural Company Stock Certificate
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Cert. #339, issued at Honolulu in 1922 to Robert Fricke for 50 shares. Signed by C.C. Cooke (?) as president and treasurer (ill.). Hawaiian Agricultu
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Hawaiian Bell Telephone Company Stock Certificates (21)5629 - Hawaiian Bell Telephone Company Stock Certificates (21)
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Group of 21 unissued stock certificates from the Hawaiian Bell Telephone Company. The company was chartered in 1880. Certificates would have been issu
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
 
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Hawaiian Warriors Professional Football Club, Inc. Stock Certificate Book5630 - Hawaiian Warriors Professional Football Club, Inc. Stock Certificate Book
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Bound, stock certificate book from the Hawaiian Warriors Professional Football Club, Inc. Inside are the stubs from certificates #1-5 and blank certif
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to w******o for (85.00 + 19.13BP) = 104.13
 
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Milwaukee Mining Co. (ID) Stock Certificates (23)5631 - Milwaukee Mining Co. (ID) Stock Certificates (23)
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A group of 23 unissued certificates with the stubs attached from the Milwaukee Mining Co. Incorporated in Idaho Territory. Property Situated on Canyon
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to w******o for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Lindberg Engineering Company Stock Certificates (26 Engraved)5632 - Lindberg Engineering Company Stock Certificates (26 Engraved)
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A group of 26 engraved certificates from the Lindberg Engineering Company. Inc. in Illinois. The company was located in Chicago. Manufactured furnaces
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Engineered Ceramics Mfg. Co. Stock Certificates (84)5633 - Engineered Ceramics Mfg. Co. Stock Certificates (84)
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A group of 84 issued certificates from the Engineered Ceramics Manufacturing Company. Inc. in Illinois. All were issued between 1959 and 1963. Eagle v
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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E.H. Sargent & Co. Stock Certificates (21)5634 - E.H. Sargent & Co. Stock Certificates (21)
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Twenty one issued certificates from E.H. Sargent & Co. (IL). Issued in the 1950's and 60's. Allegorical figures vignette. The company wa...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Korhumel Steel & Aluminum Co. Stock Certificates (22)5635 - Korhumel Steel & Aluminum Co. Stock Certificates (22)
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A group of 22 issued certificates from Korhumel Steel & Aluminum Co. (IL), issued between 1952 and 1956. Glue residue at left edges. Stamp cxls....
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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Fort Wayne Rink Association Stock Certificates, 1870's (7)5636 - Fort Wayne Rink Association Stock Certificates, 1870's (7)
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Seven unissued certificates from The Fort Wayne Rink Association (IA). The certificates would have been issued at Fort Wayne, Indiana in the 1870...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********e.. for (10.00 + 2.25BP) = 12.25
 
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Belknap Hardware & Mfg. Co. Stock Certificates (30)5637 - Belknap Hardware & Mfg. Co. Stock Certificates (30)
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A group of 30 issued certificates from the Belknap Hardware & Manufacturing Company issued between 1929 and 1944. The company incorporated in Ke...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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The Chicago & Paint Creek Oil Company Stock Certificate5638 - The Chicago & Paint Creek Oil Company Stock Certificate
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Only known Kentucky oil company stock certificate. Number 199 for 2 shares to Andrew Chapman. Signed by WB Moore and president pro tem BW Ellis. Unite
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Estimate : 100.00 - 600.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Mortgage Bond for Silver Mining Company of Maine5639 - Mortgage Bond for Silver Mining Company of Maine
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1878 to 1882 was Maine’s great silver rush in the area of Lubec. The "miners" returning from the West found a similarity between the metal...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********p for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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1864 Town of Paris Raising Funds for Civil War Soldiers5640 - 1864 Town of Paris Raising Funds for Civil War Soldiers
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This is an agreement from the town of Paris to borrow funds, on the faith of the town, to procure soldiers to fill the present call for the Civil War.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Painting: View of Castle William5641 - Painting: View of Castle William
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First named Castle William by the English, who were fighting the French for control over North America. The fort was renamed Fort Independence in 1797
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Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Merchants Exchange of St. Louis- Certificates of Membership (5)5642 - Merchants Exchange of St. Louis- Certificates of Membership (5)
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A group of 5 certificates of membership in the Merchant's Exchange of St. Louis. Four are from 1882 and one is from 1895. All have some damage i...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********e.. for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Early Aurora Resident Photos & Letter5643 - Early Aurora Resident Photos & Letter
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Lot of 5: 1) A blank copy of an Attachment for Defaulting from the District Court, Third Judicial District of Esmeralda County. Other than one fold cr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to l***j for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
 
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13 "Sold for delinquent taxes" Documents (Lander County)5644 - 13 "Sold for delinquent taxes" Documents (Lander County)
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Lot of 13. This lot shows the decline in many of the districts in Lander County. Places include Bullion, Cortez, Shoshone Wells, Kingston, Dean, Frisb
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Austin, Nevada Ephemera (Checks & Stocks)5645 - Austin, Nevada Ephemera (Checks & Stocks)
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Lot of 6 pieces. Included are a 8.5 x 14” photo reproduction of the town, two 1902 checks on the Bank of Austin, one Austin Manhattan Consolidated Mi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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New England and Nevada Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate5646 - New England and Nevada Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
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Measures 11" x 7 1/2". Incorporated in 1866. Certificate No. 373 issued to Wilm. G. Blakely for one hundred shares at $100.00 each and sig...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to V********e for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
 
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Quit Claim Deed Document w/ Union Cancel "Territorial"5647 - Quit Claim Deed Document w/ Union Cancel "Territorial"
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1863 Unusual and extremely rare document, notarized with Union Seal. This hand-written and signed Deed dictates the sale of Lot # 7 on the city blocks
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******2 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Thirty-four Austin Checks (Manhattan Silver MC, Paxton & Curtis, Gage & Curtis, etc.)5648 - Thirty-four Austin Checks (Manhattan Silver MC, Paxton & Curtis, Gage & Curtis, etc.)
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Includes Manhattan Silver Company First of Exchange, several Curtis signatures, green Bank of California, Paxton, Curtis purple stamp, Duncan, Oregon
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Boulder Dam Stereoviews5649 - Boulder Dam Stereoviews
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This is a lot of 2 stereoviews overlooking the Boulder Dam, which is known today as the Hoover Dam. 1) A view of the dam with different signs to denot
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Estimate : 70.00 - 300.00
Sold to h*******2 for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
 
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Bullfrog Ephemera (Mining Stocks, Postcard, and Check)5650 - Bullfrog Ephemera (Mining Stocks, Postcard, and Check)
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Lot of 4. 1) Goldhill-Bullfrog Mining Company unused stock certificate #438. Black ink on crème paper with three vignettes: upper left is three...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to G********_.. for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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Shoshone National Bank Mining Co. Stock Certificate5651 - Shoshone National Bank Mining Co. Stock Certificate
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Incorporated April 15, 1905. Location of Mines, Bullfrog District. Datelined Goldfield, Nevada, May 18, 1906. #430. Uncancelled. Issued for 1000 share
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********p for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Bullion and Exchange Bank Check Book5652 - Bullion and Exchange Bank Check Book
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This 14" long, 3" wide check book, inscribed "E. Williams" on the front cover, contains stubs for checks 1-57, and contains unus...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Bullion and Exchange Bank Check signed by Nevada's most famous early Comstock citizen William Stewar5653 - Bullion and Exchange Bank Check signed by Nevada's most famous early Comstock citizen William Stewar
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Lot contains single check written to P.B. Ellis in the amount of $40.00 by what appears to be the name William Stewart. Revenue stamp 164 R15 hand ca
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8*****l for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Bullion and Exchange Bank Drafts (80)5654 - Bullion and Exchange Bank Drafts (80)
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Lot of 80. Twenty have adhesive R15 Revenue Stamps. Some bear endorsement stamps from banks as varied as The London, Paris & American Bank Ltd.,...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 400.00
Sold to D******a for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Carson City & Esmeralda County Document Group (incl. Mine Timber sale)5655 - Carson City & Esmeralda County Document Group (incl. Mine Timber sale)
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Lot of 4 items, including: 1). Deed recorded January 17, 1870, in Esmeralda County. Notarized by Geo. H. Dana, Clerk of Storey County. Includes blue 5
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to N******7 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Nevada State Controller Warrants (6)5656 - Nevada State Controller Warrants (6)
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Lot of 6 items, all measuring 9" x 5." Each has "State Controller's Office Warrant." printed along top/bottom borders. "...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to b******n for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Two Early Nevada State Documents (Bond & State of NV Check)5657 - Two Early Nevada State Documents (Bond & State of NV Check)
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Lot of 2, including: 1). Bond of the State of Nevada, No. 55, datelined Carson City, April 20, 1865. Measures 17" x 14," includes Coupon ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to b******n for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Columbus Philatelic Collection (Covers, Check, Oath, Letters)5658 - Columbus Philatelic Collection (Covers, Check, Oath, Letters)
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Lot of 12 from Columbus, Nevada: 1) a sheet with the rules to be observed in executing the enclosed oath. 2) a copy of the oath taken by prospective p
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Atlantic Consolidated Mining Company Stock: lithograph by G. T. Brown (Silver City, Comstock Lode)5659 - Atlantic Consolidated Mining Company Stock: lithograph by G. T. Brown (Silver City, Comstock Lode)
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Number 431 for 100 shares to David Wilder, Trustee, on February 24, 1879. Signed by Wilder as secretary and James Green as vice president. Lithograph
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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Esmeralda County Collection (Stocks, Postcards, Checks, Other Paper)5660 - Esmeralda County Collection (Stocks, Postcards, Checks, Other Paper)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25. Items include 1) Dictator Consolidated Mining Company stock certificate. Unused. 188_. Hawthorne Mining District, Esmeralda County. 2) 1919
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Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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1870 Eureka Lawsuit w/ Nevada Adhesive Revenue5661 - 1870 Eureka Lawsuit w/ Nevada Adhesive Revenue
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Eleven page lawsuit attempting to reclaim $1,000 on promissory note. Interesting reading. A 10 cent Nevada Revenue stamp is attached. City: E
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to V********e for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Eureka Collection (18): post cards, tax couments, stocks5662 - Eureka Collection (18): post cards, tax couments, stocks
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This lot of 18 items from Eureka features some of the best Real Photo Postcards of Eureka, including scenes of the Eureka and Zadow hotels, the main s
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Eureka Ephemera & Photos (Dance Tickets, Photos, Billheads)5663 - Eureka Ephemera & Photos (Dance Tickets, Photos, Billheads)
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Multiple receipt documents, 3 photos, Eureka foil seal and 3 Beautific Lodge 62nd Anniversary Ball Tickets. The assorted Receipts are from such establ
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eureka Nevada Portraits (incl. one of miners)5664 - Eureka Nevada Portraits (incl. one of miners)
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Lot of 4. Photographs ranging in size from 4.25” x 2.5” to 10” x 8” on black mats. Medium contrast and sharp focus. Little wear. Three images are port
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ruby Hill Drugstore and Druggist F. J. Schneider Prescription Records5665 - Ruby Hill Drugstore and Druggist F. J. Schneider Prescription Records
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Lot of 20 handwritten medicinal notes from The Ruby Hill Drug Store (3) and druggist F.J. Schneider of Eureka. Schneider was born in Cincinnati, Ohi
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gold Hill Checks (Comstock Lode)5666 - Gold Hill Checks (Comstock Lode)
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Rare. Lot of four checks from four different banks. 1). H.H Flagg of Gold Hill. This check is written to Neil Woodleaf by Flagg, dated 9 January 187
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*********g for (120.00 + 27.00BP) = 147.00
 
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George Graham Rice Autographed Pieces (Notorious Scam Artist)5667 - George Graham Rice Autographed Pieces (Notorious Scam Artist)
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Autographed letter and 3 stocks. Rice was an infamous stock trader and scammer who went to prison, the subject of "My Adventures With Your Mone...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to c******5 for (140.00 + 31.50BP) = 171.50
 
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Nevada State Maps (Clason & Rand McNally)5668 - Nevada State Maps (Clason & Rand McNally)
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Lot of 2. 1) "Sketch Map of Nevada and Southeastern Portion of California, The Ophir Canon Mines Co. Of Nevada. Transfer Office: Colorado Sprin...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
 
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Transportation Postcard Collection (Trains, Highways, Town Views)5669 - Transportation Postcard Collection (Trains, Highways, Town Views)
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A wonderful collection of post cards. A total of 25 post cards, seven used and eighteen un-used are in the collection. Dates noted are from 1912 to
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (15.00 + 3.38BP) = 18.38
 
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Historic Reno Studio Photos (Three Different Studios) (Women & Babies)5670 - Historic Reno Studio Photos (Three Different Studios) (Women & Babies)
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Lot of 8: 1) Riverside Studio, Woman with Pearls and Well Dressed, matted, 5 1/2" x 3 1/2". 2) Riverside Studio, Girl, beautifully dresse...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to V********e for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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