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Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Auction: The Earp Brothers & Cowboys

Sat, Jul 26, 2025 11:00AM EDT
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Join North American Auction Company on July 26th for a once-in-a-lifetime auction of the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Collection. This extraordinary sale features the largest private collection of Tombstone history, including rare and historic pieces tied to Wyatt Earp, the Earp Brothers, and the infamous Cochise Cowboys. From original artifacts, outlaw relics, and the largest collection of C.S. Fly photographs, this is a can’t-miss event for collectors of the Old West’s most legendary chapter.
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Lot 269

Wyatt Earp Handwritten Happy Days Mine Board

Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
Starting Bid
$1,000

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Featured in this lot is this Wyatt Earp handwritten calculations on Happy Days Min board and was displayed in the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. Wyatt Earp, best known for his role in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, was also involved in various mining ventures after leaving Tombstone, Arizona. One of his more notable later pursuits was the Happy Days Mine in the early 1900s, located near Vidal, California, along the Colorado River. Earp and his common-law wife, Josephine Marcus, lived in the area seasonally while he worked the mine, which produced gold and was modestly profitable. Although the Happy Days Mine never brought Earp the fortune he sought, it reflected his lifelong pattern of chasing opportunities in the American West—from law enforcement to gambling to prospecting, long after his days as a Tombstone lawman had passed. The board features a length of sturdy hard wood with hand written in pencil mine calculations that were translated by the Museum Curator as follows: 42 - Thur 37 - Wed 39 - Tuesday 24 - 4.0 - Mon. ?. The board comes complete with an original museum tag that reads as follows: Board from out of Wyatt Earp's Happy Days Mine - with mine calculations on it from Wyatt. The condition of this Happy Days Mine board is preserve with a section of the board missing but otherwise shows a preserved condition or nature. The measurements of this board is 46 3/4" x 4 1/8" x 1 5/8". The collective weight of this board is 4lb 8oz. E-16

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