"Marvels of the West" 2024 January Auction

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Welcome to Holabird's 4 Day Auction
Thursday and Friday will be Timed Auctions.
Saturday and Sunday will be Live.

DAY 1:
Art (1000-1028)7
Native Americana (1028-1036)7
General Collectibles (1037-1103)8
Bottles (1104-1179)9
Tobacciana & General Store (1180-1190)10
Furnishings & 3D Items (1191-1197)10
Tools & Firearms (1198-1208)10
Military (1209-1217)11
Various Categories - Political, Music, Maps, Books, Sports, etc (1218-1375)11
Ephemera (1376-1449)14

DAY 2:
Numismatics (2000-2055)15
Mining (2056-2122)16
Stocks & Bonds (2123-2486)17
Transportation & RR (2487-2526)24
Philatelic (2527-2560)25

DAY 3:
Native Americana (3000-3097)26
Books (3098-3140)39
Maps (3140-3151)43
Photography (3152-3205)43
Ephemera (3206-3301)47
Bottles (3302-3569)54
General Collectibles (3570-3608)74
Art (3609-3643)77
Collectibles & Jewelry (3644-3657)81
Misc., Badges, Cowboy (3658-3673)81
Firearms & Military (3674-3716)82

DAY 4:
Minerals (4000-4027)88
Mining (4028-4084)92
Numismatic (4085-4140)97
Tokens (4141-4160)101
Philatelic & Postal History (4161-4183)103
Stocks & Bonds (4187-4445)105
Transportation, Including
Railroadiana (4446-4601)124
Sports & Toys (4602-4616)134

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Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum  [146264]2101Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum [146264]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1874 Memorandum of Gold Bullion from US Assay Office at NY. 278.87 oz, 851 fine. Possible Alder Gulch gold. Elling was paid in gold bars and silver co
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to S********e for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum  [146265]2102Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum [146265]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1873 Memorandum of Gold Bullion at US Assay Office NY. Deposit was for Montana amalgam by Elling/Shift and Co, Virginia City. Paid in gold bars and si
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to r******g for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum  [146259]2103Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum [146259]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1873 receipt from Kountze Bros for Montana grains and Montana amalgam .838 fine. From Little Camp Creek in Silver Bow County, Montana and yielded most
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum  [146260]2104Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum [146260]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1874 US Assay Office memorandum for Colorado Amalgam, 335.46 oz. Virginia City Montana
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S********e for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Black Friday Lode Montana Map 1800s  [171595]2105Black Friday Lode Montana Map 1800s [171595]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black Friday Lode map measuring 34"x 42" and in readable shape, with some fold tearing. The Black Friday is a gold mine located in Broadwa...
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d****z for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Montana Copper Incorp. Plus (8)   [164900]2106Montana Copper Incorp. Plus (8) [164900]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 Montana copper mine articles of incorporation and other corporate documents. Copper Bay, Anaconda-tape repairs, Regis, Bonanza, Coeur D'Alene...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Diamond Queen Mining Company Letter 1908  [170589]2107Diamond Queen Mining Company Letter 1908 [170589]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter from The Diamond Queen Mining Company (Bullfrog Mining District), signed by F.L. Warburton. It comes with the cover and is addressed to Attorne
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t*******d for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Pacific M&MC Co. Bullion Memo 1879  [148223]2108Pacific M&MC Co. Bullion Memo 1879 [148223]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. We've only offered one of these over the past 10 years (and it was in poor condition). Assay memorandum for "sluice bullion"...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******g for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
Birdseye Creek Accounting Archive (20) 1900s  [171635]2109Birdseye Creek Accounting Archive (20) 1900s [171635]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of pages showing expenses and income for the Birdseye Creek section of the Nevada Mining Company in the early 1900s. All in nice conditio
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****h for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Utah Kennecott Mining Color Panorama  [165716]2110Utah Kennecott Mining Color Panorama [165716]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Color panorama of the Kennecott copper works. Facts about the mine and its value included on the verso. Located in Bingham County. c1930 Bingham Ut
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Bingham Canyon Mining Ephemera  [165105]2111Bingham Canyon Mining Ephemera [165105]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 pieces of Bingham Canyon mining ephemera. Kennecott, Bingham Cons. Mining, Dalton and Lark ledger, photo, Utah Copper 1911 report. Utah Bingham
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to R********v.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Mineral Vein Coalition Ephemera  [165718]2112Mineral Vein Coalition Ephemera [165718]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The company owned various mining properties in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Includes 1927 letterhead (shipping about 25 tons per day, etc.), Sal
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Utah Mining Ephemera  [165101]2113Utah Mining Ephemera [165101]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 20 pieces of Utah mining ephemera. Park City, SLC, Grand Gulch, etc. Billheads, letters and covers, photos, mine report, checks etc. Utah
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to R********v.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Utah Mining Stock Related Ephemera, 9  [165106]2114Utah Mining Stock Related Ephemera, 9 [165106]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 pieces of Utah mining related stock ephemeras. La Coste & Co, J B Thompson, several Salt Lake Stock and Mining Exchange closing quotations, E ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to 1**5 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Big Bonanza Mine Shadow Boxes by David Nagel (3)  [58712]2115Big Bonanza Mine Shadow Boxes by David Nagel (3) [58712]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Big Bonanza Mine Shadow Boxes. 7.25" x 6.5" blond wood frames, mine shaft entrance with tools, ore and trespassers shot and keep out sig...
Estimate : 30.00 - 65.00
Sold to d*******f for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Borax Smith Signed Asarco Letter  [151263]2116Borax Smith Signed Asarco Letter [151263]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare autographed letter Signed by Manager F. M. Smith, also known as "Borax" Smith. Letter is on Asarco letterhead 1907, regarding payment...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r*****r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Deister Gold Concentrating Machine Catalog  [174244]2117Deister Gold Concentrating Machine Catalog [174244]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1931 Deister gold concentrating machine catalog, 17pp plus index and cover letter. Some mold, please inspect.
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to S****2 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Geological Mining Reports 1867,1876  [171235]2118Geological Mining Reports 1867,1876 [171235]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1-2) Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain region. 16 pages. A general treatise. 1876. 3) Gold Mines East of the Rocky Mountains by
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Mine Workers Photo Collection, Lot(x18)  [175632]2119Mine Workers Photo Collection, Lot(x18) [175632]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes 18 photos of mining scenes and men. Two photos are duplicated. Includes: 1x 10x7.5" photo of four men standing on and around sluic...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Mining Books and Ephemera  [76516]2120Mining Books and Ephemera [76516]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Philadelphia Smelting and Refining 1897? assay report, Dawson YT 1905 Margaret Barrett savings bank note. Hardcover Deep Enough by Crampton 281pp, Har
Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to j******U for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Mining Ephemera for the Advanced Collector, 4  [174463]2121Mining Ephemera for the Advanced Collector, 4 [174463]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mining ephemera for the advanced collector. 1914 letter asking for smelter receipts for proof of production for the annual USGS report. 1923 United Co
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Smelting & Refining Ephemera, 13  [165109]2122Smelting & Refining Ephemera, 13 [165109]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 pieces of refining and smelting ephemera c. 1917-48. U S Smelting Refining and Mining employee time records-stains, Southern Pacific, J W Currie.
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
MINES D'OR DE L'ANDAVAKOERA Stocks, 33  [175121]2123MINES D'OR DE L'ANDAVAKOERA Stocks, 33 [175121]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
33 stocks certificate # 27452 MINES D' OR DE L'ANDAVAKOERA, Part de Fondateur au Porteur. With a scale of Justice. Variety of coupons. Ver...
Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to r*****r for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Alaska Consolidated Copper Company  Stock and Bond  [175122]2124Alaska Consolidated Copper Company Stock and Bond [175122]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different capital stock certificates and one First Mortgage and Collateral Trust Convertible Gold Bond. 1) One hundred shares of Alaska Copper C
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to s********1 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Phoenix Mining Stock 1900s  [172211]2125Phoenix Mining Stock 1900s [172211]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Phoenix Mining Syndicate blank stock certificate #1693. It is offering stock in the company for $1 per share. Please see photos for more details. A
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Pacific Gold Mining Company Stock, 1883  [175624]2126Pacific Gold Mining Company Stock, 1883 [175624]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes: 18x stock certificates, unissued, for the Pacific Gold Mining Company, incorporated December 31, 1883, No. 141-152 and 239-246. No. 239-
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to j*****6 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Yreka Mining Stocks (4) 1911-47  [175152]2127Yreka Mining Stocks (4) 1911-47 [175152]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. 1) Humming Bug Mines, Inc. Issued in 1939, not cancelled. Eagle vignette. Staple holes, folds. 2) Spring Gulch Tunnel Company. Iss
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to t*******d for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Cripple Creek Mining Stocks, 10  [168904]2128Cripple Creek Mining Stocks, 10 [168904]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 Cripple Creek Mining stocks. Jackpot, Anaconda, Jennie Sample-2 different, Montrose, Findley, New Gold Dollar, Cresson, C & S, North American...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*********m for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Cripple Creek Stocks, 3\4, & 1 Bond, Framed  [168906]2129Cripple Creek Stocks, 3\4, & 1 Bond, Framed [168906]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Cripple Creek in frames. Central Creek Central Railway, Gold Dollar Cons. Mining, Blanch Gold Mining, Portlant Gold. Altman Water bond. Cripple C
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to s********1 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
Detroit-Cripple Creek Gold Mining Co. Stock 1937  [175220]2130Detroit-Cripple Creek Gold Mining Co. Stock 1937 [175220]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Inc. in Michigan. No. D2995, issued for 100 shares to Allan Ferguson on May 19, 1937. Printed signatures of president Howard Streeter and the se
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to r********n for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Vixen Alluvial Gold Mining Co. Stock 1896  [175217]2131Vixen Alluvial Gold Mining Co. Stock 1896 [175217]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Colorado. No. 329, issued for 1,883 shares to HP Turner on Feb. 11th, 1896 in Denver. Signed by president EJ Warner and secretary AP Haasch. P
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to d*********m for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Colorado Mining Bonds (2) 1882,1906  [175216]2132Colorado Mining Bonds (2) 1882,1906 [175216]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) London Mining Company. $500 bond, No. 448. Issued in 1882. Pen cancelled. Signed by president George Blanchard and secretary H.S. Comstock. Three c
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to S****2 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Colorado Stocks (8)  [171340]2133Colorado Stocks (8) [171340]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 Colorado stocks. Yale Gold Mining, Zephyr Mining, 2x Argonaut Gold Mining, 2x Empire State Mines, Jackson Compressor, 2x Western States Mining.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*********m for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Idaho Mining Stocks (2) 1882  [110939]2134Idaho Mining Stocks (2) 1882 [110939]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Columbia and Beaver Silver Mining Company. # 2501 for 100 shares. 1882. Signed by secretary EH Haight and vice president Courtwright(?). Location o
Estimate : 100.00 - 130.00
Sold to d********8 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Last Chance Mining Co. Stock & Bond 1896  [175215]2135Last Chance Mining Co. Stock & Bond 1896 [175215]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Bond No. 930, issued for $10, January 2nd, 1896. Signed by the president (Happy?) and the secretary. Not cancelled. Green border and prin
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*********m for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Standard Gold Mining Co. 1897  [118603]2136Standard Gold Mining Co. 1897 [118603]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Of Council Bluffs, Iowa Stock, 1897. Inc. in Iowa. Cert. #119, issued for 1000 shares in 1897. We could find no reference to this company or its opera
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to t****c for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Parrot Silver & Copper Co. Stock  1900  [165349]2137Parrot Silver & Copper Co. Stock 1900 [165349]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 10389, issued to Henry Clews & Co. for 400 shares in 1900. Possibly signed by Clews on reverse. Punch cancelled signatures. Black border and...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t********n for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Cocheco G&S MC Stock, 1862/63  [144152]2138Cocheco G&S MC Stock, 1862/63 [144152]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Located at Columbia, Humboldt County. This company was incorporated in the more desirable year of 1862. # 24 for 100 shares to N. B. Mulville (Reverse
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*********m for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
Eureka Mining Stocks, 3 Different  [175155]2139Eureka Mining Stocks, 3 Different [175155]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1. Eureka-Croesus Mining Co, Incorporated State of Delaware 1917. Cert # 73140 for 100 shares(100 stamped in purple top) @$1 per share of common stock
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t*******d for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Goldfield Cons. Mines Stocks (33)  [165142]2140Goldfield Cons. Mines Stocks (33) [165142]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 33 later issued Goldfield Cons. Mines stocks. Issued 1960 and 1961, 2 varieties. Nevada Goldfield Goldfield Nevada
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******n for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
New Wells Fargo Mining Company Stock  [151358]2141New Wells Fargo Mining Company Stock [151358]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare stock. #103 issued Aug. 22, 1879. Mine is in Virginia District, NV. Virginia City Nevada
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t****c for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Chollar & Other Mining Stocks (4) 1800s-1900s  [171918]2142Chollar & Other Mining Stocks (4) 1800s-1900s [171918]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chollar, Gould & Savage Stock Certificate, as well as Yuba Consolidated and United Western Mines Corporation Reorganized, All are cancelled. The...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*****r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
Comstock Stock Certificates (3)  [171359]2143Comstock Stock Certificates (3) [171359]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three stock certificates from the Comstock Lode: 1) 1880 Curtis Consolidated one hundred shares issued to H. S. Stone; Gold Hill Mining District of St
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Curtis Consolidated Stock Certificate & Western Paper  [171354]2144Curtis Consolidated Stock Certificate & Western Paper [171354]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five pieces of Western financial paper: 1) 1870 Curtis Consolidated Mining Company stock certificate for 100 shares issued to H. S. Stone, located in
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to S********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Nevada Mining Stock Group (4)  [171360]2145Nevada Mining Stock Group (4) [171360]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four pieces of Nevada paper: 1) 1880 Curtis Consolidated stock certificate, 100 shares issued to H. S. Stone, from the Gold Hill Mining district. 2) 1
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to S********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Southern Coal & Iron Mining Stocks (3) 1922  [165709]2146Southern Coal & Iron Mining Stocks (3) 1922 [165709]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. All 1922. Eagle vignette. All to Jones & Baker. Incorporated in Virginia. Certificates are in fair to poor condition. New Mexic...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Tioga Coal, Iron Mining & Mfg Co. 1841  [135641]2147Tioga Coal, Iron Mining & Mfg Co. 1841 [135641]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tioga Coal, Iron Mining and Manufacturing Company Capital $150,000, with privelege of increasing to $250,000, in shares of $25 each. No. 202, Corning,
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to A******S for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Mining Related Stocks (8)  [169455]2148Mining Related Stocks (8) [169455]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 mining related stocks from the support industry. Utah Fire, Utah Lime, Utah Fire Clay, Hyrum. 1900s. Utah Utah
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*********m for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Utah Mining Stocks (5)  [169377]2149Utah Mining Stocks (5) [169377]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Victoria Consolidated Mining Company (1911). Cancelled. 2) Victoria Mining Company (1900). 3) Cardiff Mining & Milling Company (195...
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to m*****1 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Utah Stock Group (9)  [171342]2150Utah Stock Group (9) [171342]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 Utah stocks and 1 bond, issued and unissued. American Exploration, 2x Thomasville Mining, 2x Ucolo Uranium, Utah-Apex Mining-3 different, Hickox Min
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to d*********m for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50