Holabird-Kagin Americana 2011 Grand Finale Auction

Lot of 2. Photos measures 6.75” x 4.75” and 9.75” x 7.75” on black matte. Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear. Shows a bird’s eye view and

Incorporated in New York, 1881. Cert. #1601 issued to Theo. Vos Burgh, Trustee for 100 shares in 1882. Signed by N.G. Fairman, secretary and W.A. Gild

12.75 x 9.25." Incorporated in Arizona Territory. Cert# 4279 issued to Danser and Co. on April 15, 1914 for 1,000 shares. Signed by Secretary Ge

Lot of 3. All measure 7” x 3.25.” Some wear on mounded border. Some wear with freckle marks on photograph. All photographed and published by Lawrence

Lot of 2. All measure 7” x 3.25.” Some wear. Shows views of Lake Tahoe from the shore. Both were photographed and published by Lawrence & Housewor

Lot of 2. 1). Photograph (4.75" x 3.75") of people aboard the Tahoe steamer, Meteor. An American flag waves at the back of the steamer and

1.75" x 1.5" with visible gold. - Clint Maish Collection

Lot of 16. 1). Sanchez and Soledad Gold and Silver Consolidated Mining Co. Incorporated in California. Cert. #863 issued in 1883 to W.W. Sprague for

Certificate No. 103 for 10 shares at $200 per share. It is issued to William Krause and signed by Lewis Joher (?), secretary and H.J. Miller (?), pres

Lot of 2: 1) Mono Gold Mining Company, incorporated 1878. No. 9656, issued for 50 shares to H.D. Walker, Tr. Datelined San Francisco, 1893. Signed by

Lot of 2 groups of items, including a selection from the 1870's and others dealing with Montgomery City, 1861-1873. The 1870 group includes a le...

This lot is broken into two groups. The first group contains ten detailed and long letters from Ephraim Cutting to Henry Cutting describing their fir

Thirteen long detailed letters - Nine from Ephraim and four from Robert Cutting. Nine covers present, though all have had stamps torn off. Lots of

Group of six original photographs (ambrotypes, daguerrotypes) and the original 4 page letter describing the photographs from 7/13/1858. This may be th

Group of three letters with exceptionally important content discussing the big trees venture. Date 4/25/54 (6pp), 7/28/54 (3pp), 8/10/54 (4.25pp) plus

Two important letters that describes how bills of exchange work. One of the letters also has exceptional politcal and racial content regarding negroes

This lot contains two parts. The first part involves the wreck of the SS Central America with its cargo of $3 million in gold (the largest single ship

This is an important group of 16 letters and correspondence from 1861-1873. It contains all but 2 letters written within this date range except the SS

Certificate No. 280 for 15 shares at $100 per, issued to John Ferrell. President and secretary signatures are difficult to make out. It is dated 4 Oct

Lot of 2 ore samples. Featured are gold in quartz from the Porter Mine near Ballarat and bromargyrite with malachite (silver bromide) taken from The D

Mother Lode. Measures 3.75" x 2" - Clint Maish Collection

Lot of 60 handwritten letters, which date from 1897 to 1911, from California/Nevada Historian Myron Angel, of San Luis Obispo, to his first cousin, Ma

Bond No. 1995, issued May 1, 1850, for $1,000 to Augustus Morris, "bearing an interest of Ten per Cent per annum paid half yearly…" Contains

A large collection of about one half cubic foot of material consisting of 12 books or pictorial pamphlets, plus post cards nearly all dating from the

Lot of 13 bills of exchange all in or out of San Francisco. A) London and San Francisco Bank Ltd 1868 B ) 5 Thirds of Exchange from the Deusenberg Arc

In Correspondence to "Mess J Failing & Co." of Portland, Oregon Territory, acknowledging receipt of $1,098.32. The letter written on blu

Lot of 5 cobalt blue specimens. 3 are 16 ounce triangle shaped and the two 32 ounce feature one triangular, with a minor check on the lip, and one squ

The mint of the United States at San Francisco #35 stamped. 999.5 fine, silver. Reverse stamped 5.254 ozs.

Lot of 10. 1). Check issued 3 October 1891 for payment on account with F.M. Smith signature stamped at bottom. 2). Columbus, Nevada: Pacific Borax,

Original Wells Fargo & Co.’s Express Secretarial Cabinet. Piece still has the original 1893 Wells Fargo & Co. Express lost or stolen money ord

From the Cinco Senores Gold and Silver Mining Co. Of Copala, Sinaloa, Mexico. The company was incorporated in 1863 in S.F. Issued to Jacob Schreiber f

Incorporated in Nevada and funded by the California company. The company issued itself 1000 shares at first offering. This is cert. #1 document. Signe

Certificate No. 24 for 200 shares at $25 each, issued to Thomas Davis, dated 8 October 1864. It is signed by William Hughes, secretary and W. Redding,

Measures 7” x 3.5.” Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Some wear, small mark on border. Note on the back reads “Chinese mining, Yreka, Cal.” - Clin

Cert #36. Issued to J. Churchill for 25 shares. Signed by secretary Wm KiersRi (spelling?) Not signed by president. 3 revenue stamps affixed to the le

Incorporated December 1, 1863, dated December 16, 1863. Office listed in Uniontown, El Dorado County, Cal. Named for the nearby Union mine. Printer: H

Lot of 28. Book measures 12.5” x 8” and photos measure 6”x 4.” Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Some wear. Shows various places of a family trip. -

Lot of 31. Ranges in size from 6.5” x 3.25” and 7” x 3.5.” Low to medium contrast and focus is sharp. Some wear. Shows various sites from around Yose

Large (26.5 by 20 inches) publication by U.S. Government Geologist F.V. Hayden, of maps and sketches from Colorado and the adjacent territories. Book

Certificate No. 442 issued to Stephen F. (illegible) and signed by T. Yeoman, president and T.B. Randol, secretary and dated 28 September 1864. It has

Certificate No. 257 for 17 shares. There is no cost per share noted and the piece is dated 14 October 1864. It is issued to Julius Wadsworth and is si

Lot of 4 from Georgetown District, including Consolidated Republican Mountain Mining Company, The Cascade Mining Company, The Georgetown Mining, Power

First Edition: Information for Mining Stock Brokers and Investors. Compliments of Colorado Mining Stock Exchange, Denver, Colo., U.S.A. 84 pages with

Lot of 2. 1). Incorporated in Colorado. Cert. #2247 issued in 1898 to Anna Hornthal for 200 shares. Signed by Oliver H. Shoup, secretary and Verner J

Lot contains an 8" x 6", 39 page publication from Cripple Creek, Colorado, circa 1900. Contains 40 black and white photos of scenes in and a

Lot of 4 from such Gilpin County operations as Blackhawk Consolidated , The Cape Cod Mining and Reduction Company, The Gilpin-Orion Gold Mining Compan

Certificate No. 264 for 100 shares at $25 per issued to George F. Green and signed by J. Newton Baker, secretary and B.F. Grafton, president. It'...

Certificate No. 32 for 560 shares at $5 per, issued to Sam Broadbent and signed by John W. Haseltine, secretary and W.C. Stevens, president. The piece

Lot of 2. Both are photographs of the same scenery but taken from different angles. Each measures 11 1/2" x 3 1/4". They are glued down to