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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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W. S. Moore Assay Billhead & Business Card 1913 [123641]2060 - W. S. Moore Assay Billhead & Business Card 1913 [123641]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1 ) Great business card for The Moore Mining and Smelting Company. Oversize at 3 x 5.5". "Special prices for ore high in lead an...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to C********s for (30.00 + 0.00BP) = 30.00
 
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Idaho Springs Assay Group c.1890-1920 [123617]2061 - Idaho Springs Assay Group c.1890-1920 [123617]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1-3) W.J. Chamberlain. 1891 value $194.80 to Sam Washington for the Good Enough Mine. 1893 value $111.76 to Alexander for the Trojan Mine. A
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to C********s for (15.00 + 0.00BP) = 15.00
 
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Miner's Milk or Water Tin c.1910 [172543]2062 - Miner's Milk or Water Tin c.1910 [172543]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Water or Milk Tin from Leadville. 13" h x 6.5" dia. Brass Tag reads: Mfg. By / A. T. Schaefer / Leadville, Colo. Extremely Rare. Le...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********r.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Western Hardware Canteen c.1920s [172542]2063 - Western Hardware Canteen c.1920s [172542]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Impeccable condtion Western Hardware Miner's Canteen from Leadville, Colorado. Brass Tag reads: Manufactured By / Western Hardware Co. /Leadvil...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6****A for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Yak Mining Co. Asay Archive, 30 c.1901 [175593]2064 - Yak Mining Co. Asay Archive, 30 c.1901 [175593]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 30 c. 1901 Yak Mining Co. assay cards from Clarence Hersey, Leadville. Leadville Colorado
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*********e for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Mineral Days Salida Pinback Ohio Promo Medal (2) 1900s [173644]2065 - Mineral Days Salida Pinback Ohio Promo Medal (2) 1900s [173644]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pinback advertising Mineral Days in Salida Colorado, measures 1.5" and a promo badge for Columbus Ohio, extolling the great fishing and hunting...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to m*****o for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Victor Assay Group 1903-1926 [123616]2066 - Victor Assay Group 1903-1926 [123616]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Large Rio Grande Sampling Company receipt. Bought of Old Gold Mines Company 1903. 76 pounds of ore with a value of $909 of gold. 2-3) Eag
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to C********s for (15.00 + 0.00BP) = 15.00
 
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Assayer Bags & Assay Samples, 2 ea. [172824]2067 - Assayer Bags & Assay Samples, 2 ea. [172824]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cloth assayer bags-P B Dolah, Victor and Chas O Parker, Denver, about 12x6" with stains. 2 sample envelopes with contents from Mines Inc. in Cr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to l*********e for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Great Adit Tunnel Prospectus, c1898 [172573]2068 - Great Adit Tunnel Prospectus, c1898 [172573]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
18-page prospectus with seven photo illustrations and two maps of the mines and tunnel. Mine president was W. P. Daniels, secretary N.C. Merrill. Loc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to S****2 for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Colorado Mining Ephemera, c1865-85 [173213]2069 - Colorado Mining Ephemera, c1865-85 [173213]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.) Two copies of the Rocky Mountain Herald Vol 1 No1 Denver May 5 1860 reproduction newspaper done by Colo historical society. A scarce and important
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to C********s for (30.00 + 0.00BP) = 30.00
 
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Middletown Silver & Lead Mine Report, 1853 [171220]2070 - Middletown Silver & Lead Mine Report, 1853 [171220]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Middletown mine is one of the earliest in mines in America. It operated in the 1600ís and was rediscovered in 1852. This 1853 report is 13 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******s for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Liberty Bell Buffalo Hump Gold Mining Prospectus [171689]2071 - Liberty Bell Buffalo Hump Gold Mining Prospectus [171689]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Liberty Bell Buffalo Hump Gold Mining prospectus with rear folding map. Both covers have degradation, all pages stained. Please inspect. Grangeville
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to S****2 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Early Tunnel Right Claim, Jo's Daily Mountain, 1865 [175932]2072 - Early Tunnel Right Claim, Jo's Daily Mountain, 1865 [175932]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This document is an early claim to any tunnel rights developing or established on the southside of Jo's Daily Mountain, and any discoveries of ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to C********s for (40.00 + 0.00BP) = 40.00
 
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Idaho Mining Docs, Florida Mtn/Silver Star Mine c.1890-1930 [175936]2073 - Idaho Mining Docs, Florida Mtn/Silver Star Mine c.1890-1930 [175936]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) US Geological Survey foldout map from 1898 of Booneville, Black Jack and Trade Dollar Vein; Florida Mountain, Silver City in Idaho. The majority of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to S****2 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Letters Endorsed by Marcus Daly, Montana 1893 [173829]2074 - Letters Endorsed by Marcus Daly, Montana 1893 [173829]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two copies of a letter sent to "The Friends of Silver" dated June 28th, 1893, inviting interested and influential parties to meet in conve...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 180.00
Sold to k********M for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Anaconda Mine Union Agreements, 60 [164370]2075 - Anaconda Mine Union Agreements, 60 [164370]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 60 Anaconda Mine Union Agreement booklets, c. 1947-60. Some duplicates. Montana
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to R********v.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Hussey, Dahler & Co Bankers Check, 1867 [173942]2076 - Hussey, Dahler & Co Bankers Check, 1867 [173942]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hussey, Dahler & Co. Bankers Check Datelined Helena Montana, 186_. Unused check on front but on the reverse is written, "First National Ban...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to S********e for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Montana Mining Co. Correspondences, 3 [162216]2077 - Montana Mining Co. Correspondences, 3 [162216]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1895 Summit Placer Mining letter to SR Buford wit attachment. 1890 Copper Bell Mining 2pp letter to SR Buford. 1910 Apex Co. 2pp of letters to SR Buf
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to Y******o for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Montana Mining Reviews [172781]2078 - Montana Mining Reviews [172781]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Excellent and rare Montana Mining reviews. 1) 1934-35 Mining Review of Greater Helena Region Discovery of "Last Chance Gulch"; 32 pages wi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to S****2 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Placer Gold Mining Annual Statements & Articles of Incorporation, 10 [164901]2079 - Placer Gold Mining Annual Statements & Articles of Incorporation, 10 [164901]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 Montana placer gold mine annual statements and articles of incorporation. Marion Creek, Kennedy Creek, Deep Creek, Meadow Creek, Clark's Fork...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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