Mining, Minerals and Mayhem Auction

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A Composium of Western Americana
Featuring the Bodie Collection and the Gottschalk Ore Specimen Collection.

Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction.
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
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1890 - Adams Express Company Shipper’s Guide4000 - 1890 - Adams Express Company Shipper’s Guide
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Hardcover book. 8 ¾”x 6”. 183 pages that include 18 maps. The book lists shipping addresses to town and cities in the U.S. and Canada. Wear on...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 5***3 for (200.00 + 35.00BP) = 235.00
 
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American Law of Mining Books4001 - American Law of Mining Books
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Lot of 5. Edited by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and published by Matthew Bender, 1960-1973. The purpose of these books was to update an
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*******e for (50.00 + 8.75BP) = 58.75
 
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Windsor - 1850 - American Mining Company Stock Certificate4002 - Windsor - 1850 - American Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Incorporated by the Legislature of Vermont; Certificate 1549 issued March 28, 1850 to “Bearer” for 10,000 shares; signed by L.E. Phelps as President a
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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c1874-1876 - Army Corps of Engineers U. S. Geographical Maps, Central New Mexico4003 - c1874-1876 - Army Corps of Engineers U. S. Geographical Maps, Central New Mexico
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One black and white and one colored topographical map. Atlas sheet 77B. The main place in these maps is Albuquerque. The mountain ranges are well do
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Auto Stocks- National Radiator Corp4004 - Auto Stocks- National Radiator Corp
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2 Stocks issued to Fred Fell, one for 5 shares one for 20 shares 1934. Printed Signatures, certificates fine. U/C.
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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c1920s-1940s - Basin Grab Bag of Books4005 - c1920s-1940s - Basin Grab Bag of Books
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Lot of 19. 1) The House of the Dawn by Marah Ellis Ryan. Published in 1914, 407 pages. Brown hard cover book with silver and blue imprint. No dust jac
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9***6 for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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1916 - Berkshire Mining & Development Company Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection4006 - 1916 - Berkshire Mining & Development Company Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection
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Wisconsin. Ashland. Mellen. Berkshire Mining & Development Co. Incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Certificate No. For 100 shar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 75.00
Sold to D*******e for (12.00 + 2.10BP) = 14.10
 
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1893 - Book Type Writer Company4007 - 1893 - Book Type Writer Company
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2 certificates issued to Thomas Fell in 1893, one for 8 shares the other for 7 shares. Signed by Holmes B. Stevens as Secretary, Q.H. Goslme as Presid
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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1877 - Book: Mines and Mining in the Western States - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4008 - 1877 - Book: Mines and Mining in the Western States - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
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Statistics of Mines and Mining in the States and Territories of the West of the Rocky Mountains; Being the Eight Annual Report of Rossiter W. Raymond
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8****f for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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1910 - Boxing Ephemera Collection4009 - 1910 - Boxing Ephemera Collection
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Collection of 39 items. 1) photograph taken during the 1910 Jefferies and Johnson fight. Measures 9”x 6 ¾” and 12 ¼” x 9 ½” on white ...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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1880 - Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Poster - Mueller Collection4010 - 1880 - Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Poster - Mueller Collection
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Brightly colored poster. Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway. Measures 27”x 15 ¼” mounted on white matte. Five vignettes of different rai...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to g*****m for (375.00 + 65.63BP) = 440.63
 
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1875 - Chinese Camp Forwarding Receipt4011 - 1875 - Chinese Camp Forwarding Receipt
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Forwarding receipt from Chinese Camp for $935 in "(gold) dust". This is a rare receipt for gold sent to the Bank of San Francisco on July 19
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j**********o for (75.00 + 13.13BP) = 88.13
 
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1875 - Chinese Camp Forwarding Receipt4012 - 1875 - Chinese Camp Forwarding Receipt
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Forwarding receipt from Chinese Camp for $600 in "(gold) dust". This is a rare receipt for gold sent to the Bank of San Francisco on August
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Chisholm Trail/Hopalong Cassidy  Tokens4013 - Chisholm Trail/Hopalong Cassidy Tokens
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1)Obverse: Centennial of the Beginning / Of The Great Cattle Trail Era; reverse: Chisholm Trail / 1867 1967 / Centennial Celebration Commission. Coppe
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Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
Sold to w****k for (20.00 + 3.50BP) = 23.50
 
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Civil War and Earlier Scrapbook4014 - Civil War and Earlier Scrapbook
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Marbled cover scrapbook of newspaper clippings on various subjects. Editorials, obituaries, death announcements, fiction stories, poems, and humorous
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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1952-1953 - Classic Car Books4015 - 1952-1953 - Classic Car Books
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Lot of 4. One Motor Trend book and three Fawcett Books. 1) Classic Cars and Antiques, by H. Wieand Bowman and Robert J. Gottlieb. Trend Books no. 111,
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to 8***8 for (12.00 + 2.10BP) = 14.10
 
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1800s-1990s - Covers, Stamps, and Postcards4016 - 1800s-1990s - Covers, Stamps, and Postcards
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Lot of over 300 items. Sixty-eight or more used RPC's, 17 with border and all divided backs but 5 undivided (2 are early 1900 Army Air postcards...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Crockwell, J.H. Postcard - Famous Nevada Photographer4017 - Crockwell, J.H. Postcard - Famous Nevada Photographer
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Portrait of James H. Crockwell on white border RPC. Contrast is medium, while focus is good. "JH Crockwell, Salt Lake City, Utah, Born March 21st
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r******l for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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1893-1909 - Dairy and Creamery Archive4018 - 1893-1909 - Dairy and Creamery Archive
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This group of documents regarding creamery and dairy papers includes records from a variety of businesses. The California-Nevada Creamery Company, Fa
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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c1900 - Dickens Illustrated Book Plates4019 - c1900 - Dickens Illustrated Book Plates
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About 200 book plate prints, probably printer's over run. Low quality. Generally fine.
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Document Grab Bag - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4020 - Document Grab Bag - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
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Large box of ephemera including receipts, deeds, bonds, newspaper articles, magazines, letters, revenue stamps (too many to describe) dated from 18
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eagle Mining Co. Ingot4021 - Eagle Mining Co. Ingot
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Obverse: 999 / Fine / Value / $7.68 / Eagle / Mining Co.; reverse: Ozs / 5.94 / No. 335.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to m*******y for (950.00 + 166.25BP) = 1,116.25
 
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Eastern Checks Grab Bag - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4022 - Eastern Checks Grab Bag - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
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74 checks from Eastern banks; some unissued; forty-eight have no revenue stamps, the remainder have the following:RN-B4: American Exchange Nationa
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Eastern Checks grab Bag 2 - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4023 - Eastern Checks grab Bag 2 - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
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39 checks from Eastern banks, all with revenue stamps: RN-F1: First National Bank of Boston (3) unissued. RN-X7: Farmers Deposit Bank (Ky) (1); North
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Start Price : 38.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Economic Geology Books4024 - Economic Geology Books
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Part I and Part II of Fiftieth Anniversary Volume, 1905-1955 edited by Alan M. Bateman. Published in October 1955 by the Economic Geology Publishing
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Encased penny Tokens4025 - Encased penny Tokens
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2 encased pennies: 1) 1936, Cheviot Sales Store, 2) 1908, United Woolen Mills.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to G****C for (16.00 + 2.80BP) = 18.80
 
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1913 - Four-Seater Automobile Photo - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4026 - 1913 - Four-Seater Automobile Photo - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
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An 8 x 10” black and white real photo matted to 11 x 12 ½” size on gray matting board, showing a beautiful old convertible car with four men dr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9***1 for (50.00 + 8.75BP) = 58.75
 
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1879, 1931 - Frisco Mining Company Stock Certificates - Fenske Collection4027 - 1879, 1931 - Frisco Mining Company Stock Certificates - Fenske Collection
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Lot of two. 1) Frisco Mining and Smelting Company. Issued to Jimmy N. Laurence on October 14, 1879 for 1 share. Signed by treasurer William S. Godbe
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to t****c for (150.00 + 26.25BP) = 176.25
 
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General Fremont Collector Token4028 - General Fremont Collector Token
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Front: J. C. Fremont Born Jan. 21, 1813. Includes engraving of Fremont. Obverse: Our Country with an eagle on a globe and 13 stars around the edge. Th
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to a***r for (50.00 + 8.75BP) = 58.75
 
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1952-1970 - Geochemistry Book Set4029 - 1952-1970 - Geochemistry Book Set
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Lot of 4. One Harper & Row book, three Wiley Toppan books. 1) Geochemistry in Mineral Exploration, by H. E. Hawkes and J. S. Webb. Part of Harpe...
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Geography and Miscellaneous Books4030 - Geography and Miscellaneous Books
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Lot of 16 books on geography and miscellaneous subjects. 1) Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods, by Franklin J. Stermole and John M.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r*******y for (40.00 + 7.00BP) = 47.00
 
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1917, 1963, 1969 - Geological Books4031 - 1917, 1963, 1969 - Geological Books
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Lot of 3 1) 1957 reprint of The Divining Rod: A History of Water Witching by Arthur J. Ellis. Orange cover, measures 5 ¾”x 9 ¼”. Very l...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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1952-1962 - Geology Books4032 - 1952-1962 - Geology Books
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Lot of 4. 1) Volcanoes and their Activity by A Rittman. Hardcover book, 305 pages. 2) Field Geology by Frederic H. Lahee. Published by The Maple Press
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8****m for (25.00 + 4.38BP) = 29.38
 
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1938-1962 - Geology Books4033 - 1938-1962 - Geology Books
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Lot of five. 1) Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth by John Playfair. Softcover book, 528 pages. 2) The Birth and Development of the Ge
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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1957,1960, 1964 - Geotechnics and Geology Related Books4034 - 1957,1960, 1964 - Geotechnics and Geology Related Books
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Lot of 3. 1) Red hardcover: The Principles of Engineering Geology and Geotechnics. By Dimitri Krynine and William Judd. Part of the McGraw-Hill Civil
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Start Price : 12.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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July 17 1933 - Godfrey, Arthur, WMAL Breakfast Club Certificate4035 - July 17 1933 - Godfrey, Arthur, WMAL Breakfast Club Certificate
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Certificate number 2877. "Helen J. Morris is a daily listener and qualified for membership in the WMAL Breakfast Club Broadcast daily except Sund
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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1897, 1900 - Gold Mining Stock Certificates - Fenske Collection4036 - 1897, 1900 - Gold Mining Stock Certificates - Fenske Collection
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Lot of 2, includes: 1) Premier-Cariboo Gold Mining Company, incorporated under the laws of the State of South Dakota. Certificate No. 215, issued for
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to A********r for (50.00 + 8.75BP) = 58.75
 
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Grab Bag Lot4037 - Grab Bag Lot
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Lot of 4) Original Box, H. Boker straight razor with faux ivory handle, blade has name and providence stamped on handle and engraved on the blade. B)
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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1870 - Grand Army of the Republic Poster, Framed - Mueller Collection4038 - 1870 - Grand Army of the Republic Poster, Framed - Mueller Collection
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Colorful poster measures 21 ½ x 13 ¼”. Mounted and framed measures 25 ½ by 17”. Light brown wood frame. Dark orange background with...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Green River Whiskey Token4039 - Green River Whiskey Token
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Obverse: Green River / whiskies / The Whiskey / Without Regrets; reverse: It's Lucky to Drink / Green River/ Whiskies.
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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c1871 - H. F. Galen's Express Way-Bill - Mueller Collection4040 - c1871 - H. F. Galen's Express Way-Bill - Mueller Collection
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A blank ledger sheet form with the following headings: Where From, Date, Article, Value, To Whom Addressed, Charges, When Delivered, By Whom Received.
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Historical Books4041 - Historical Books
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Lot of books on various subjects, non-fiction, academic, and fiction. 14 of the books are hardcover and 4 are softcover. 1) Gotland Treasure Island
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Start Price : 12.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Homestake Mining Company Ingot4042 - Homestake Mining Company Ingot
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Obverse: Homestake Mining Company / 1981 / 10512 / 10.80 oz / 998.9 / fine; reverse: blank.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to 9***6 for (750.00 + 131.25BP) = 881.25
 
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1941-1954 -  Children's Horse Books4043 - 1941-1954 - Children's Horse Books
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Lot of 8. 1) My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara. Hardcover book, 285 pages. 2) Thunderhead by Mary O'Hara. Hardcover book, 353 pages. 3) Black ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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No Date - Indian Photographs - Mueller Collection4044 - No Date - Indian Photographs - Mueller Collection
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Lot of 2 excellent photos. 1) Two men, one seated and one standing on a buffalo hide, are posed outside a wooden building with an Indian blanket hangi
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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IOOF By-laws, 1882 & 18914045 - IOOF By-laws, 1882 & 1891
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Two 4x6 booklets of the by-laws of the IOOF. 1) Constitution, By-laws, and Rules of Order Eureka Lodge, No. 22 I.O.O.F. of the State of Nevada. Toget
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*****b for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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1868 - J. Ross Browne Book - Gil Schmidtmann Collection4046 - 1868 - J. Ross Browne Book - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
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Reports on the Mineral Resources of the United States. Report on J. Ross Browne of the Mineral Resources of the States and Territories West of the Ro
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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1891 - Kentucky- Southern Land Improvement Company4047 - 1891 - Kentucky- Southern Land Improvement Company
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Certificate issued to J.R. Tree for 30 shares August 7, 1891. Signed by J.C. Howard as President and J.B. Burton as Secretary. Countersigned by M.E. T
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Start Price : 38.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Kossuth Token4048 - Kossuth Token
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1)Obverse: Nothing is Impossible To Him That Wills / Kossuth; reverse: United States / The Birthplace of Freedom. Brass, 28mm. Lajos Kossuth was a H
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
 
 
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1930-1977 - Lost Mines and Treasures Book set4049 - 1930-1977 - Lost Mines and Treasures Book set
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Lot of 8. 1) Lost Mines & Buried Treasures Along the Old Frontier by John D. Mitchell. Hardcover book, 240 pages. 2) Exporers Ltd. Guide to Lost T
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to 8****f for (150.00 + 26.25BP) = 176.25
 
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