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"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]2101 - Henry 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to S********e for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum [146265]2102 - Henry 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to r******g for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum [146259]2103 - Henry 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Henry Elling/Kountze Bros. US Assay Memorandum [146260]2104 - Henry 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S********e for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Black Friday Lode Montana Map 1800s [171595]2105 - Black 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...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d****z for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Montana Copper Incorp. Plus (8) [164900]2106 - Montana 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...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Diamond Queen Mining Company Letter 1908 [170589]2107 - Diamond 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t*******d for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Pacific M&MC Co. Bullion Memo 1879 [148223]2108 - Pacific 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"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******g for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Birdseye Creek Accounting Archive (20) 1900s [171635]2109 - Birdseye 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****h for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Utah Kennecott Mining Color Panorama [165716]2110 - Utah 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 0.00BP) = 10.00
 
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Bingham Canyon Mining Ephemera [165105]2111 - Bingham 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to R********v.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Mineral Vein Coalition Ephemera [165718]2112 - Mineral 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Utah Mining Ephemera [165101]2113 - Utah 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to R********v.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Utah Mining Stock Related Ephemera, 9 [165106]2114 - Utah 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 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to 1**5 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Big Bonanza Mine Shadow Boxes by David Nagel (3) [58712]2115 - Big 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...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 65.00
Sold to d*******f for (15.00 + 0.00BP) = 15.00
 
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Borax Smith Signed Asarco Letter [151263]2116 - Borax 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...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to r*****r for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Deister Gold Concentrating Machine Catalog [174244]2117 - Deister 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.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to S****2 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Geological Mining Reports 1867,1876 [171235]2118 - Geological 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
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Mine Workers Photo Collection, Lot(x18) [175632]2119 - Mine 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...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Mining Books and Ephemera [76516]2120 - Mining 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to j******U for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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