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Welcome to our Summer Sale!
The summer sale features everything good about summer collectors – mining artifacts – and all elements of western history.
Here’s some highlights!
More than a dozen ore cars!!
Great manuscript archives, including that of a Mormon family and their trials and tribulations over several decades, from Nauvoo to Salt Lake, and back to the East coast; a newly surfaced Adolph Sutro-Comstock Lode archive and documents; an amazing archive from Nevada engineer John Heizer; a scrap book from promoter Tex Rickard; early Arizona military letters; a pair of 1860’s maps showing the location of the original adobes in Los Angeles! Wow! And there’s lots more.
The western Art section is huge, with art in every category. One of my favorites is the ornately engraved presentation silver chalice from Grass Valley, a “must-have” for any mining or California collector
Antique bottles and marbles. Hundreds of lots of California and Nevada items accompanied by a marble collection. Some of my favorites (other than bottles, which are always fun and historical) are the ceramic series of cat house decanters. This rare set has been split up by region, making it even more fun. While we’ve had a few of these over the years, we’ve never seen this many different- ever!
Stocks and bonds. This is another “wow” offering from two or more collections. Some highlights: Chinese bond collection; Arizona material- Sopori (1850’s), Gold MC, Picacho (1860’s), and from California the Bear River piece that preceded the Tuolumne stock that features a killer mining vignette; and of course a huge offering of more from the famous Prag Collection
Numismatics has about a little of everything related to coins and currency. Lots of scrip, tokens, medals (make sure you make it all the way thru the catalog!), and two spectacular gold fakes of which one was unknown, and the other very well published. There’s also a great strong box to put it all in! Medal collectors, don’t miss the late July sale as well.
Speaking of gold, don’t miss the high grade ore specimens from two major collections, the Heizer collection and Pollock. Most of Heizer’s material is Nevada-Cal, while Pollock is Mostly Utah, Alaska.
With 4000 lots, you’ll have plenty of great material to look over.
Don’t forget the search box on the “Virtual Catalog” on our web site. It can help you find the things you want in a hurry. But there’s nothing like surfing through the catalog – you get to find all sorts of neat things you might never have thought about.
Full Schedule
Day 1 (Thur, July 11) Lots 1000-1776
Apparel
Jewelry
Art
Furnishings & Décor
Native Americana
General Foreign Collectibles
Sports
Entertainment Industry
Music Related
Political
Military
General Americana Part I
Advertising
Badges
Belt Buckles
Brewing & Tobacco
Circus
Fire related
Gold Rush
Licence Plates
Lock/Key
Microscope
Scale
Tools
Toys
Dolls
Misc Americana Collectibles
Day 2 (Fri, July 12) Lots 2000-2670
General Americana Part II
(Geographically Sorted)
Bottles
Brothel
Cowboy
Gaming
Saloon
Tokens
Numismatics
Weaponry
Marbles
Day 3 (Sat,July 13) Lots 3000-3855
Minerals
Mining Part I
(California-Nevada)
Day 4 (Sun, July 14) Lots 4000-4808
Mining Part I
(New Jersey-End)
Transportation
Railroadiana
Postal History
Wells Fargo & Express
Day 5 (Mon, July 15) Lots 5000-6487
Bargains & Dealer Specials
Art
Bottles
Civil War
General Americana
Mining
Native Americana
Numismatics
Railroadiana
Transportation
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3531Pride of the Alps Mining & Reduction Co. Stock Certificate (104313)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Colorado. No. 169, issued for 100 shares to the company president and the secretary, George Leonard and Henry A. Staples, on May 8th, 1880 in
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*****d for (1,700.00 + 425.00BP) = 2,125.00
3532The "7/30" Cons. Mining Company Stock Certificate (104297)Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Mines at Poughkeepsie Gulch, Colorado" (printed under title). Inc. in Colorado. No. 47, issued for 2,000 shares to company president Geor...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*****d for (850.00 + 212.50BP) = 1,062.50
3533Three Different Silverton Mining Stock Certificates (104226)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different, all self-identified. 1) The Iowa Gold Mining & Milling Company. Issued in 1916, not cancelled. Green border, black print, an...
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*****d for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
3535Colorado Gold Mining Company of Philadelphia Stock (106538)Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 337 for 500 shares to William S Grant. Datelined Philadelphia 1866. Signed by treasurer (?) and president Haseltine. JF Pinkeldey printed. Eagle vig
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
3537Anglo American Mining Co of Colorado Stock (106239)Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U #55 James Bovett 84 shares 1880. Silver mine. Vignette of 2 miners, one resting while the other one pushes a wheel barrel
Date: 1880
State/Count
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
3538Greenleaf Mining Company Bond (89428)Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 10 for $1000. 1000 total bonds to be sold. Coupons 9 through 20 attached. Rip at fold intersections. Bright and colorful! Signed by AM Greenleaf as
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
3539Monte Cristo Mining & Milling Co. Stock Certificate (104450)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Colorado. No. 6055, issued for 20 shares to Parish on Aug. 8, 1881 in Denver. Signed by MM Pomeroy as president and secretary AS Whitaker. Not
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
3540Sancta Crux Mining Company Stock Certificate (104475)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Summit County, Colorado (printed below vignette). Inc. in Colorado. No. 74, issued for 500 shares to George H. Taylor on Sept. 2nd, 1881 in Leadville.
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
3541Tabor Sheep Mountain Mining Co. Stock Certificate (104332)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Colorado. No. 33, issued for 500 shares to HH Dean on Aug. 18th, 1881 in Leadville. Signed by JF Tabor (brother of Horace Tabor) as president
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 3****m for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
3543Trophy Mining Company Stock Certificate (104331)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in New York. No. 149, issued for 500 shares to E.A. Birchard on Mar. 21st, 1881. Signed by the president (Blanchard) and secretary (McKnight), st
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
3544Trophy Mining Company Stock Certificate (104272)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in New York. No. 103, issued for 50 shares to JP Hutchinson on Dec. 13th, 1880. Signed by the president (Blanchard) and secretary (McKnight), sta
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
3546Sheep Mountain & 10 Mile Mining Co. Stock Certificate (104296)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Colorado. No. 283, issued for 500 shares to Sol Serg on July 30th, 1881 in Leadville. Signed by president James Shire and secretary McGowan. N
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 3****m for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
3547Vermont & Colorado Mining Co. Stock Certificate (104326)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location of Mines: Ten Mile Consolidated Mining District, Colorado (printed on either side of vignette). No. 244, issued for 550 shares to JA Rollins
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to m********1 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
3548San Juan Con Mining Stock (105613)Holabird Western Americana Collections
#189 Charles Taukusley 1875. Pen cancels through signatures of president and secretary. Small vignette of allegorical woman. Ornate logo and border Ke
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
3549San Miguel Gold Placers CompanY Stock (89447)Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 1188 for 30 shares to Sereno D Hunt. Signed by John Bagley and vice president parker. Dateline Denver 1889. Incorporated 1888. Not issued. Great vig
Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to R*******8 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00