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"Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale!
"Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale!
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4100 -
Northern California USGS Folio Group [115322]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 different. Included: Downieville (No. 37, 1897), Motherlode (No. 63, 1900), Bidwell Bar (No. 43, 1898), Marysville (No. 17, 1895), Jackson (N
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4101 -
Banner State Gold & Silver Mining Co. Minutes and Records [203549]
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1908. Minute book and promotional material, correspondence, etc. 1908 for the Banner State Gold and Silver Company with properties near Blackhawk, Col
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4102 -
Federal Union Gold Mining Co. Booklet, 1866 [201077]
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A booklet listing the bylaws of the Federal Union Gold Mining Company of Clear Creek County, Colorado, dated 1866. 11 pages, printed by the Franklin J
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4103 -
Norris Park Mining Co. Cover, Hamilton, C.T. cancel, c1860s [188799]
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Hamilton, Colorado Territory cover with Norris Minig company of Colorado corner advertising. Ochre color cover, rag right, no stamp, addressed to Phil
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4104 -
Colorado Mining Assay Ephemera incl. Ghost Town Mines [197989]
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Lot of 6 different. Includes: HK Miller, Assayer & Chemist, billhead, Georgetown, 1905; Metallic Extraction Co., Cyanide, Colorado (ghost town),...
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4105 -
Georgia Geological Survey 1896 - Key Reference! [204678]
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Geological Survey of Georgia by W.S. Yeates, State Geologist, Bulletin No. 4-A A Preliminary Report on a part of the Gold Deposits of Georgia by W. S.
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4106 -
Minnesota Iron Mine Stereoview [204567]
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Keystone View Company no. 6965: "Steam Shovel at Work, Showing How Track is Laid. Burt Mine, Mesabi Range, Minn." The steam shovel is scoo...
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4107 -
Taylor & Boggis Foundry Co. Lamp Used in Missouri Lead-Zinc Mine [199968]
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Cast iron. Furnace Lamp No. 2 from The Taylor & Boggis Foundry Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Reported to have been used in the Sadtler Mine in Duene...
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4108 -
Butte Jaycees Copper Leaf Booklet [164830]
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c. 1953 Butte, MT Jaycees copper leaf cover booklet with mine site on cover. 6x4.5" Montana Butte ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: ...
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4109 -
North Butte Mining Company Annual Reports [203762]
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8 Different Annual Reports; 1908, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1923 ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Butte Proven
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4110 -
Anaconda Mining Tag [206839]
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Anaconda Copper Mining arrowhead style zinc token from the 1934 Ford Expo. Excellent cond. ^ Date: 1934 Country (if not USA): State: Montana Cit
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4111 -
Montana Smelting Company Assay Sheet & Rejection Letter [192531]
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August 6th, 1889 Certificate of Assay of The Montana Smelting Company for E. J. Carter, Esquire of Helena Montana, signed by Robert M. Raymond assayer
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Correspondence from Creditors with Radersburg Merchant, c1883-1890 [186231]
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Group of original correspondence including letters and envelopes from creditors of J. Daugherty of Radersburg, Montana. Perhaps 50 or more pieces, plu
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4113 -
Booklet of The Montana Group of Northwestern Montana Circa 1914 [201136]
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This item is a pamphlet by Eugene Stebinger titled "The Montana Group of Northwestern Montana," which was published in Professional Paper ...
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4114 -
Ten Mile Creek Map [194151]
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Map of Ten Mile Creek, probably in Montana. Scale 200ft=1". Plots for NY Syndicate, Anton Brass, T C Power etc. 21x23". ^ Date: Country ...
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4115 -
Austin Mining Correspondence [203872]
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Various letters between Austin and San Francisco, hand-written and most dated. Mining interests in Nevada being courted by San Francisco merchants, ve
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4116 -
Austin, Reese River mining District, Hand Drawn Map, 1865 [207389]
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Fantastic hand drawn map with color of part of the main Rese River mining district at Austin. Dated September, 1865 by W. Schofield, mining and civil
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4117 -
Bullfrog Nevada Mining Correspondence [206558]
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Lot of 2. 1. The Montgomery Mountain Mines Corp. dated 1910, regarding mining claims along with receipt and the law suit regarding mining claims.. M
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4118 -
Candelaria Waterworks & Milling Co. Check, Candelaria, Nevada, 1886--Only Known Example! [197963]
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This is the exact piece listed in Douglas McDonald's Nevada Check Book. He also lists it at the highest rarity (URS-1), meaning only one known! ...
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Carson City Mint Assay Document c.1915 [194548]
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This assay document is for 30 oz. of gold amalgam with 24 oz. of silver. They are low grade ores .870 silver and .112 fine gold worth $65.35. The doc
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4120 -
Carson City Mint Documents for Comstock Mine Deposits [202689]
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Lot of 2 different. 1) Official printed letterhead for deposit by the Savage Mine. Cashier Elrod is sending $2,108 by Wells Fargo stage to the Nevada
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4121 -
Carson City Mint Documents for Comstock Mine Deposits [202690]
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Lot of 2 different. 1) Official printed letterhead for deposit by the Savage Mine. Cashier Elrod is sending $2,000 by Wells Fargo stage to the Nevada
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4122 -
Carson City Mint Letterheads for Comstock Mine Deposits [202723]
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Lot of 3. All are addressed to RP Keating, supt. of the Savage Mine in Virginia City, from LL Elrod, cashier at the CC Mint. Two letters are about rec
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4123 -
Rare Nevada Desert Salt Company Billhead Pair, 1882 [206514]
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Two different very scarce billheads for companies mining desert salt in Nevada for use in mining. 1) Desert Crystal Salt Works. Dateline White Plains
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4124 -
Copper Slag Goodies from Ely-McGill [207165]
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About six copper slag pieces from McGill, given to FH in the 1970s from the mine manager. One piece is a cut end of a copper ingot. The copper is from
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4125 -
Ruby Hill Blueprint Group [207061]
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About 20-30 Folded blueprints of diagrams for headframe and various mill building parts at Ruby Hill, Nevada c. 1940. ^ Date: Country (if not USA):
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4126 -
Atlas-Goldbar Eureka County Open Pit Aerial View [203733]
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1988, 17" x 12" ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Eureka County Provenance: Homestake Mine Geologist Dave Shaddric...
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4127 -
Rare Goldfield & Tonopah Checks w/ Key Autographs: Nixon, Wingfield, Pittman [200893]
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Lot of 3. 1-2) Two rare checks for the Goldfield Mohawk Mining Company issued in 1907. One is signed by George Nixon. The other by George Wingfield. G
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4128 -
Rare Photographic Mine Letterhead for Camp Harding, Nevada [202724]
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Interstate Consolidated Mines Company. Camp Harding, via Goldfield P.O., Nevada. Photo of sacks of ore from the Sunrise Mine. Gold, Silver, Copper, Le
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4129 -
Tag Little Florence Mine Goldfield [202767]
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Tag #139, Little Florence Mine Goldfield NV. c1910. Numbers are readable and other than age, no damage. ^ Date: c1910 Country (if not USA): State:
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4130 -
Millers, Nevada Assay Archive [198014]
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Lot of 35 assay sheets, 3 types, 1907-1915. Assays done for Tonopah mines (Mizpah dump listed, some stamped Tonopah Mining Company). Rare location: Es
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4131 -
Mina, NV Assaying Broadside, c. 1910s-1930s [203913]
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A framed broadside from L.B. Spencer & Co. of Mina, Nevada, advertising services in surveying and assaying. Likely dates c. 1910s-1930s, as thes...
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4132 -
Mary Mine Correspondence, 1892-1914 [190916]
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A collection of correspondence related to the Mary Mine of Silver Peak, Nevada, dating from 1892 to 1914. The collection contains eleven letters, most
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4133 -
Sheba Gold & Silver Mining Company Draft / Check, Star City, Nevada, 1864 [198150]
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Exceptionally rare! Dateline Star City, Humboldt Co., N.T. Dec. 10th, 1864 (just after statehood was established). Issued to superintendent Thomas McD
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4134 -
Assay For the Tonopah Extension Mine Co. [194534]
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This assay for the Tonopah Extension Mining Co. is for both gold and silver. There are 14 samples of both gold and silver. Very high grade ore listed.
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4135 -
Tonopah, Nevada Mining & Assay Archive [198016]
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Group of 75+ pieces. Daily Mine Reports and Assay Reports for the Tonopah Mining Company of Nevada. 1906-1910s. ^ Date: 1906-1910s Country (if not US
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4136 -
Tonopah Mining District Maps - (~200) [157638]
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Tonopah mining district maps, modern reprints. This once bustling mining town is now largely defunct, serving mainly as a current day historical site.
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4137 -
Tonopah Mining District Maps - (~200+) [199907]
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Tonopah mining district maps, modern reprints. This once bustling mining town is now largely defunct, serving mainly as a current day historical site.
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4138 -
Comstock and Other Nevada Assay & Mining Ephemera [197990]
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Lot of 8. Nice group that includes: March 1864 assay sheet from GW Bell for the Savage Mine in Virginia City; 1875 letter from Virginia City to mine s
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4139 -
Savage Mining Co. Store Room Tag [206998]
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Savage Mining Co Virginia City Nev. Metal tag for Store Room. Found by Fred Holabird in an old outhouse. ^ Date: c1860's Country (if not ...
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4140 -
Comstock Assay Pair: Van Wyck and Adolph Sutro [198156]
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Lot of 2 different. 1) Very rare A. Sutro & Co., Bankers & Assayers, Dayton, N.T. check, unused (never seen an issued one). Yes, before Adol...
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4141 -
Virginia City, Nevada Mining Hardware Billhead Lith. by GT Brown, 1875 [195498]
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The only Comstock billhead we've seen lithographed by African-American lithographer GT Brown, known for his Western mining stock designs. 1875 D...
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4142 -
Articles of Incorporation & Official Documents for Major Comstock Mines [205015]
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Lot of 8. Authenticated copies of Articles of Incorporation for: Ophir Silver MC (1881 and 1894); Hale & Norcross (1896 and 1897); Best & B...
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Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. Official Documents, 1880s-90s [205210]
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Lot of 4 different. Includes: 1891 authenticated copy of Certificate of Incorporation, signed by president HB Havens; 1881 authenticated copy of Certi
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4144 -
Trench Mill Check to John Mackay from James Fair, Virginia City, 1870 [198128]
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Bank of California, Trench Mill, 1870, to John Mackay for Pay Roll, signed by James G. Fair. Signed on the back by Mackay. Nice double autograph piece
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4145 -
Virginia City & Gold Hill, Nevada Checks incl. Mackay Autograph [198155]
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Lot of 4. Includes: two different Gold Hill Bank of California checks/drafts, 1869 and 1872, each with Nevada revenue stamps; Summit Mill, Virginia Ci
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4146 -
1861 Wells Fargo Nevada Territory Check Group for the Gould & Curry (5) [201637]
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Lot of 5. These are the second generation Wells Fargo 1861 checks with green print. Earliest are the blue version. This group of five was issued by Ch
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4147 -
A Decade in Gould & Curry Mine History Thru Checks (27) [202034]
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Lot of 27. This group spans the mine's history from just 2 years after the Comstock was founded, thru the G&C bonanza period in the early 18...
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4148 -
Comstock Checks (15), 1860s [204276]
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Lot of 15. 1) Thirteen Stateler & Arrington Virginia City, Nevada Territory checks issued in 1864 for the Gould & Curry Mine. Signed by eith...
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Comstock Lode Mining Check Collection: Twenty Years of Mining (46) [202043]
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Lot of 46. Nearly all are for the Gould & Curry Mine. This group spans 1862-1884. Includes: 30 territorial Stateler & Arrington checks, 1862...
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