"Fred Holabird's Grand Finale": Mining, Americana, & Numismatics Live Auction (2025 October)

Lot of 2. 1) Promotional material for Becker's Geology of the Comstock Lode & the Washoe District. From the USGS 1881 Annual Report. 37pp. s...

1.) Clarence king, 40th parallel mining industry atlas. (goes with his vol 3 mining industry report). 1870. Contains surface geology and 12 plates of

Lot of 3. Key references. Average condition/ well used. 1) Geology of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe District, Becker, 1882, Monograph of the USGS V

These are working maps by a geologist sectioned on canvas, notated for formations. Nine maps in all: Roberts Mtn., Tonopah District, Sonoma Range, Com

Storey County Labor Union Seal and Member's Badge with Ribbon. c1901. Name tag is missing from badge. Tag on reverse from Whitehead & Hoag C...

Extremely rare and early! Dated April 16th, 1860 when Nevada was still part of Utah Territory. Agreement between John J. Collins of Nevada County, Cal

Lot of 4 different. Includes: 1891 authenticated copy of Certificate of Incorporation, signed by president HB Havens; 1881 authenticated copy of Certi

Lot of 8. Authenticated copies of Articles of Incorporation for: Ophir Silver MC (1881 and 1894); Hale & Norcross (1896 and 1897); Best & B...

Rare. Shows assay for bullion deposited from three different mills: Santiago, Manhattan, and Temelec Mill. Signed by assayer Gideon Moore. 10 x 17&q...

This small 7.80 ounce deposit likely represents them cleaning out the pan at the mill. The reason we believe this is that the assay is very "hi...

This is a fantastic assay piece with great Comstock historical content! Deposit receipt for one package from the Merrimac Mill, 88 pounds. Bars to be

Very rare. 1878 Best & Belcher issued to C. Wiegand & Co. for $5. Signed by supt. FF Osbiston. RN-G imprinted revenue. Not signed by Wiegand...

This is a choice collection of 35 postcards with 27 RPPC and 8 early printed cards. Views of mines, mills, groups of miners, birds-eyes and more. Some

Lot of 21. Nineteen are RPPCs; two are early printed cards. One is Gold Hill; rest are VC. Many 19th-century views (published in the 1930s). Includes:

Lot of 19 RPPC. No dupes. Views of famous structures on the Comstock, including: Fourth Ward Schoolhouse, International Hotel (standing and ruins), St

Lot of 16. No duplicates. These are mostly 19th-century views, published in the 1930s. Views include: horse team hauling supplies, 1887; pioneer stage

This is a lot of 19 real photo postcards. These postcards feature trains, buildings, and people located in multiple cities throughout Nevada, such as

Lot of 5 different. Includes: A Peep at Washoe, Washoe Revisited, J. Ross Browne, 1959 hardcover; The Saga of the Comstock Lode, George D. Lyman, 1934

Lot of 9. 1) Comstock Tunnel Company stock issued in 1889, signed by Theodore Sutro, brother to Adolph. 2) Washoe Wood & Fluming Company stock, ...

Lot of 18. Mostly all Comstock documents used by mining companies in their daily operations. includes checks, billheads, assay, and reports. Includes:

Lot of 22. Mostly Comstock, with 6 pieces of other Western ephemera included. Includes: Hale & Norcross Mining reports; Pacific Mill & Minin...

Lot of 4. 1) Articles of Incorporation for the Crown Point Gold & Silver Mining Company. 1879 copy of the 1861 document. Signed by president Wel...

Lot of 11 different. Key mines included: Mexican, Overman, Silver Hill, Con. Imperial, Chollar, Yellow Jacket, New York, Champion, Belcher, Union Cons

Lot of 26. Most of these are assessments or stock sale receipts for Comstock mines. Includes: Best & Belcher (1885, 1886); Caledonia (1902); Oph...

Lot of 4. All items related to lumber being milled mostly in the Tahoe region and then shipped to the Comstock mines. 1-2) Sierra Nevada Wood &...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company check. 1870. Issued to DA Bender for $50. Signed by DL Bliss, Tahoe lumber ma...

Lot of 6 different checks from the Comstock, 1860s and 70s, including autograph pieces. Includes: Woodworth Mill signed by James G. Fair; HM Yerington

Lot of 27 RN checks. 1) Seven signed HM Yerington with RN-D in buff. Yerington was supt. of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. 2) Nine Woodworth M...

Lot of 3 different. Key figures in the history of the Comstock. 1) 1870 Trench Mill Virginia City check signed by "Bonanza King" mining mi...

Great group of 5 different checks with 5 different Comstock autographs. 1) 1876 Virginia & Truckee Railroad check to Huntington, Hopkins & C...

Lot of 3 different. 1)Unusual 1862 handwritten draft, payable at the Wells Fargo Bank in Carson City, signed by Governor James W. Nye. Information on

Lot of 3 different signed by James G. Fair. Fair was one the four "Bonanza Kings", mining millionaires on the Comstock. He also served as ...

Lot of 3 different. James G. Fair and John Mackay were two of the most important mining figures on the Comstock, part of the "Bonanza Firm"...

The most sought-after Comstock autograph! No. 7702, issued on May 3, 1870 to Walter Noy for $110. Signed by Phillip Deidesheimer as superintendent. RN

Lot of 2. Very rare imprinted revenue! 1) Check issued in 1870 to E. Dickman & Co. Signed by "Bonanza King" mining millionaire/US sena...

Lot of 16 different. Includes: very early 1861 Wells Fargo Gould & Curry signed by Charles Strong; 1862 Stateler & Arrington G&C signed ...

Lot of 44. Nearly all are for the Gould & Curry Mine. This group spans 1863-1884. Includes: 30 territorial Stateler & Arrington checks, 1863...

Lot of 6 different. 1) Sierra Nevada Mexican and Union Shaft Company. 1880 check to Virginia Telephone Exchange. Signed by supt. Rooney. RN-G. Rare! 2

Group of 4 different RNs on Comstock companies. Includes: Woodworth Mill signed by James G. Fair, HM Yerington signed by Yerington, Gould & Curr...

Lot of 2 checks totaling $100 to Frank Soule and his brother 1864. Soule was the author of Annals of SF published in 1855. These checks will make a fu

Lot of 15 different. Wow! Territorial, imprinted revenue, adhesive stamps. Includes: 1861 Wells Fargo signed by Charles Strong for the Gould & C...

Lot of twenty Bank of California checks issued 1865-66 for the Gould & Curry Mining Company. Signed by either Charles Bonner or Louis Janin as ...

Lot of 8 checks with bold cancels on the revenue stamps. These cancels were done when the stamps were on sheets and are not tied to the document. All

Lot of 3 different types, with 3 different superintendents. 1) Early 1864 Bank of California check, Dec. 1864 (two months after that branch was founde

Lot of 5. These checks popped out to us because of the large amounts (vs. the miner paychecks). The mill for the G&C had started operation in 18...

Lot of 6 Stateler & Arrington checks issued by the Gould & Curry to non-miners at the company, including: RA Young (alderman, weigher & ...

Rare RN check on Woodworth Mill to the Birdsall Mill. 1872. RN-E. Signed by "Bonanza King"/US Senator James G. Fair. F. Birdsall created t...

Lot of 3 crisp Woodworth Mill, Virginia City, Nevada checks signed by Bonanza King mining millionaire/ US Senator James G. Fair. RN-B. The Woodworth M

Lot of 9. Three each of three types. 1) Three Woodworth Mill checks signed by James G. Fair, RN-E. 2) Three Isaac Requa signed Gould & Curry Min...

Lot of 16 different, a great representation of the different check types present in this massive check archive we have been selling. Three mining comp