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"Black Friday" November 2023 Timed Auction

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JOIN US DEC. 7th-10th FOR OUR BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR!

BLACK FRIDAY: 1000 – 1566
2D Artwork: 1000 – 1101
Original Paintings, Etchings & Lithographs
Native American Art
Limited Edition Signed Prints
Fine Art Repros & Calendar Art

3D Artwork: 1102 – 1171
Porcelain Figurines & Ceramic Pieces
Chinese Pearl Animals!
Stone, Bronze & Resin Sculptures
Wood Carvings, Decorative Art

Jewelry: 1172 – 1193
Antique Gold & Silver
Native American & Ethnic
Watches/Watchbands

Artifacts: 1194 – 1304
Native Americana Bead/Leatherwork
Pottery, Arrowheads, Artifacts

Mineral Specimens: 1305 – 1373
Chunlin Zhu Collection Natural Art
Mineral Display Specimens

Fossils: 1374 – 1425
Chunlin Zhu CollectionFossils & Insects!!
Bivalves, Magnitite, Crinoid
Coral, Drepanura Trilobit

Basketry: 1426 – 1444
Chinese Bamboo Baskets!

Antiques & Collectibles: 1445 – 1506
Household Items, Antiques
Dishes, Rugs, Lamps, Clocks
Advertising Collectibles / Signs & More!

Antique Tools: 1507 – 1518
Old Rusty Stuff

Automobiliana: 1517 – 1548
License Plates / Registration Tags
Hood Ornaments / Parts
Manuals, Books, Magazines, Ads, Prints

Railroadiana: 1549 – 1566
RR Hardgoods: Lanterns, Tins, Oil Cans, etc.
Passes, Broadsides, Postcards, Photos


RED HOT! SATURDAY: 2000 – 2645

Mining Bonanza: 2000 – 2125
Miners candlesticks
Carbide Lamps
Assayer Items
Documents & Photographs
Books on Mining
Claim Maps & Geologic Data
Mining Collectibles
Ore Specimen
California Gold Rush & Comstock
Plus Much More!

Stocks & Bonds: 2000 – 2375
Mining 2127 – 2235
Land Devel 2236 - 2241
Banking 2242 – 2245
Unsorted/Misc 2246 - 2259
Industrial 2260 – 2267
Petroliana 2268 – 2334
RR & Utilities 2335 – 2373
(Incl. Railway, Telegraph, Telephone)
Foreign Bonds 2374 – 2375

Numismatics: 2376 – 2549
Miscellaneous 2376 - 2390
Coins 2391 - 2413
Currency 2414 - 2421
Exonumia 2422 – 2423
Foreign 2424 – 2433
Ingots 2434 – 2437
Medals 2438 - 2473
So-Called Dollars 2474 - 2476
Tokens 2477 – 2549

Philatelic: 2550 – 2645
First Day/Flight 2550 - 2552
Postmarks/Covers 2553 - 2566
Postcards 2567 - 2625
Stamps 2626 - 2634
Express 2635 - 2645
(Postal History)

FUN! SUNDAY: 3000 – 3553

General Store: 3000 – 3142
Grocery, Pharmacy & Bottles

Wild West: 3143 – 3231
Saloon 3143 – 3163
Tobacciana 3164 – 3189
Cowboys 3181 – 3211
Outlaws 3212 – 3223
Guns 3224 – 3231

Military: 3232 - 3262
Political: 3263 - 3281
Fraternal
Organizations: 3282 – 3291

World's Fair: 3292 – 3295

Photography: 3296 – 3336
Ephemera: 3337 – 3440
Maps & Travel: 3431 – 3437

Books: 3438 – 3499

Entertainment: 3500 – 3520
Theatre, Film, Hollywood Movies
Music, Instruments, Equipment

Gaming: 3521 – 3525
Sports: 3526 – 3528
Toys: 3529 - 3553


SHIPPING & HANDLING: ATTENTION!!!!
NOVEMBER 2023 TIMED AUCTION ORDERS WILL NOT BE SHIPPED OR AVAILABLE TO PICK-UP UNTIL WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13th. We will combine November and December Auction Orders and ship in the order invoices are paid. This will save our customers on shipping costs. Please pay your November invoice ASAP for fastest order processing. We apologize for the 2 week delay due to our back to back Holiday auction schedule. Thank you for your patience.
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Gold Dredging in California by Aubury [173012]2040 - Gold Dredging in California by Aubury [173012]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold Dredging in California by Aubury, 120pp. Foldout maps and lots of dredge photos. Oroville and elsewhere. California
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to C*****r for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Annual Reports CA Mineral Production, 11 Vols, 1909-90 [173021]2041 - Annual Reports CA Mineral Production, 11 Vols, 1909-90 [173021]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
11 annual reports of California mineral production by California Division of Mines and Geology. 1909, 1937, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****h for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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California Gold Mill Practices by Ed.B.Preston, 1901 [173789]2042 - California Gold Mill Practices by Ed.B.Preston, 1901 [173789]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This small handbook/ reference book was published in 1901 by the California State Mining Bureau, Ed. B. Preston describes the many techniques and equ
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to C*****r for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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California Gold Mill Practices by Preston 1895 [173009]2043 - California Gold Mill Practices by Preston 1895 [173009]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California Gold Practices by Preston, 1895 85pp, notes on gold milling in California, battery frame and rock breaker foldouts etc. Foxing inside both
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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California Industrial Mineral Publications, 10 [173018]2044 - California Industrial Mineral Publications, 10 [173018]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 California industrial mineral publications. Structural and Industrial Materials of California. Clay Resources and Ceramic Industry of California,.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****h for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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California Miners' Assn. Convention Books 1899-1903 [171183]2045 - California Miners' Assn. Convention Books 1899-1903 [171183]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three softcover booklets relating to the California Miners' Association in 1899-1903. One book is the proceedings of the 1899 convention and ano...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to S****2 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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California Mining Reports, 2 1945 [173008]2046 - California Mining Reports, 2 1945 [173008]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1945 California Journal of Mines and Geology, State Mineralogist's Report, pp228-401 with several maps in back pocket, info on Inyo County tungs...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to R********v.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Copper in California, 3 Volumes 1905, 1908, 1947 [173016]2047 - Copper in California, 3 Volumes 1905, 1908, 1947 [173016]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1947, Fifty Years of Operation by the Mountain Copper Co. in Shasta County with photos and drawings. Copper Resources of California by Aubury, 1905 an
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to C*****r for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Geologic History of Middle California by Howard, Inscribed 1979 [173011]2048 - Geologic History of Middle California by Howard, Inscribed 1979 [173011]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Geologic History of Middle California by Howard with author inscription. 1979, 113pp with index, includes birdseye photos of California geologic areas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*****d for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Personal Survey Book & Miner's Notes c.1896-1916 [175571]2049 - Personal Survey Book & Miner's Notes c.1896-1916 [175571]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Personal field book of Arthur J Downing, with mining and prospecting data, c. 1896-1916. The first few pages appear to be missing. There is a folded i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t********n.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Gold Mills Book Trio c.1890s [171296]2050 - Gold Mills Book Trio c.1890s [171296]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hints on Amalgamation and the Care of Gold Mills by WJ Adams, 1899, 111pp, signed by author. California Gold Mill Practices by Ed Preston, 1895, 85pp
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to S****2 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Sonora USGS Folio 1897 [173211]2051 - Sonora USGS Folio 1897 [173211]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
USGS Folio #41, 1897, about 22 x 18", important folio of the southern motherlode. 4 pages of maps the rest text, last page bottom quarter is mi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to S****2 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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J. R. Reedy Assay Receipts, Central City, Colorado 1888-1892 [123575]2052 - J. R. Reedy Assay Receipts, Central City, Colorado 1888-1892 [123575]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. Reddy's assay office was established in 1875. 1) Dated September 10th, 1891 for a sample taken from the Estelle lode for the McF &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to C********s for (20.00 + 0.00BP) = 20.00
 
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Laws of Gregory Diggings & Central Mining District -Mumey 1858 [173593]2053 - Laws of Gregory Diggings & Central Mining District -Mumey 1858 [173593]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Laws of Gregory Diggings & Central Mining District. Nolle Mumey Reprints. Large folder about 12 1/2 by 17 inches. Bound in red paper over cardbo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to C********s for (40.00 + 0.00BP) = 40.00
 
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Volume 1, Number 1 Creede Newspaper Reprint from Colorado [173264]2054 - Volume 1, Number 1 Creede Newspaper Reprint from Colorado [173264]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Creede Chronicle, March 22, 1892. Articles on the big strike at Creede and Leadville mining accidents. In excellent condition and worth framing.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to S****2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Cripple Creek Document Group (19) 1900s [170690]2055 - Cripple Creek Document Group (19) 1900s [170690]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of documents (19) related to the mining town of Cripple Creek, Colorado. Pieces include a bill for mining equipment from The Stearns-Roge
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********e for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Cripple Creek Mining Stereoviews [123609]2056 - Cripple Creek Mining Stereoviews [123609]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. 1) Underwood and Underwood. #10629. "Nightingale Mine, Bull Hill, Earth's richest gold field, Cripple Creek." Reve...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to m****y for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Stratton Cripple Creek Mining & Development Co. Assay Office Document 1902 [123626]2057 - Stratton Cripple Creek Mining & Development Co. Assay Office Document 1902 [123626]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Four samples taken by this company on Oct. 1, 1902. Three on the Eagles and one on the Lincoln. Signed by HW Lamb, assayer. 6.25 x 7.5" ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j******U for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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W S Moore Asayer Cloth Bag [172435]2058 - W S Moore Asayer Cloth Bag [172435]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
WS Moore Assayer, cloth assay bag. 14x6.25". We could not found any info on this assayer. Staining. Cripple Creek Colorado
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*********e for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Kingston Gold Mining & Milling Prospectus Plus [175577]2059 - Kingston Gold Mining & Milling Prospectus Plus [175577]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Prospectus for Kingston Gold Mining and Milling, Gilpin County. located 10 miles west of Central City. 1897 cover and letterhead from Wm. B Root, Denv
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to S****2 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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