Art, Brewery, & Collectibles

Lot of 5. 1) Rare. No. 581. W.S. Hobart, Ophir Mill check signed by John Mackay. RN-B17b revenue imprint. Portions missing upper left, folds, and bits

Lot of 8 that has key signatures and represents a variety of the important Comstock mills. 1) A pair of Pacific Mill and Mining Co. checks, one signed

Lot of 6 checks that were all issued to pay mining payrolls! 1) Pacific Mill & Mining Co. No. 267. Issued for $2,140 to Cal Mill Construction Pa...

Lot of 8. 1) Two Gould & Curry Silver Mining checks with orange 2 cent Nevada and US IR adhesive stamps. One has the stamps in the appropriate b...

Two different style Bacon Mill checks signed by two of the most famous Comstock mining figures. 1) 1871. No. 99. Issued to Mercer & Zucker for $...

Two famous Comstock mining figures, James G. Fair and John Mackay, included in this lot! Both are Mariposa Mill Company checks w/ rare RN-B16a revenue

No. 4. Issued to Andrew Fraser for $200 on August 3rd, 1875. Signed by John Mackay. Enterprise Steam Print. RN-D1. Cut cancel, otherwise clean! Da

No. 57. Signed by John Mackay. RN-D1. Clean! Date: 1875 City: Virginia City State: Nevada ID: 21842

Purple/blue. Wells, Fargo & Co. No. 189. Date Oct. 5th, 1861. Virginia City had just become part of Nevada Territory that year (in March). State...

1) Two Empire Mining Company checks from Virginia City (dated 1866 and 1869). Both have state and US adhesive revenue stamps and are signed by R.N. Gr

Both of these checks have the RN-C21 US IR imprint. Both also have Nevada revenue: one is an orange 2 cent adhesive. The other is a red 2 cent imprint

Lot of 3. Two ore receipts with N.T. datelines, March 9th and 15th, 1864. One is purple, the other is white. Both have soiling. Also included is a Ban

Lot of four great Wells Fargo Territorial Comstock checks! 1) 1861. Signed by Charles Strong (superintendent of Gould & Curry). 2) 1862. Signed ...

1) The Walker Lake Copper Mining & Smelting Co./ The Thorne Copper Mining & Reduction Co.15 pages. Walker Lake District. c.1906. 2) The Gold...

Group of 19 postcards from the Prag collection, including: Ruby Hill Mine Eureka Nev; Panning Gold; Rio Tinto, Nev.; Clark-Fletcher Mill, Jarbidge, N

Stock certificate from Santa Rita Copper and Iron Company, Santa Rita, New Mexico, 1881, No. 155, issued by J. P. Whitney. Issued to George A. Alden.

Nice vignette of an Indian Chief in top center. Number 1982 for 250 shares to Augustus Macomb. Signed by Bigelow and ?. According to the Copper Handbo

Three New Mexico stock certificates from: The Peralta Canon Consolidated Gold Mining Co., 1905, No. 383, issued by Chauncey Sheldon, President. Issued

Early New Mexico stock certificate from Manzano Gold Mining Company, 1888, No. 63, issued by A. Erimosley (?), President. Issued to A. M. Codington. U

Eleven stock certificates from: The Colorado Copper Mining Company, 1900, No. 1411. Issued by J. R. Palmori (?), President. Issued to Dill Southwick.

Group of 3, includes: 1) Two from the Massachusetts and New Mexico Consolidated Mining Company, incorporated under the laws of Maine. No. 15609 dated

Volume LXXVII. January to June 1904. Incorporated 261 Broadway, New York. Index to General Subjects is 18 pages; while Mining, Industrial and Personal

Chartered 1861 by state of North Carolina. Office in Baltimore, Maryland. No. 206. Issued for 200 shares to Coll. Turner on May 9th, 1867. Signed by p

Incorporated in North Carolina, issued March 10, 1859 to Israel Griffith for 500 shares, signed by P.H. Sullivan as President and E.R. Sprague as secr

Chartered 1855 by the state of North Carolina. Dateline Baltimore, Dec. 12, 1860. Issued to Israel Griffith for 100 shares. Signed by Jos. C. Manning

Rare, early Oregon mining stock! Inc. Sept. 17th, 1883. No. 72. Principal Place of Business: Baker City, Oregon. Issued for 1000 shares to David Gilch

Share Certificate (Issued to Bearer) from The Eastern Oregon Mining Company Limited. No. 29285. Director's and Secretary's names unreadable....

Rare stock certificate from Eastern Oregon Gold & Silver, Granite Creek Mining District, Grant County, Oregon. Incorporated under the laws of th...

Stock certificate from the Portland Mining Company. No. 51 Issued to Allan C, Bakernell (not very readable). Signed by (unreadable). Uncancelled.

Eight Oregon mining certificates: ABC and K Mining Co., Inc., 1900, NO. 12, issued by E. R. Davis, President. Uncancelled. Heppner Mining Company, 19

Group of 6 incorporated under the laws of the State of Oregon. Includes: 1) 4 Arford Investment Company, dated 1921-25; 2) The Flagstaff Gold Mining C

Consolidated Keystone Publishing Company, Inc. Includes General Index, Alphabetical Index of Sections, and Alphabetical List of Firms Catalogued. Cont

Location of Mines: Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Inc. in New York. Ornate border, silver seal, and vignette of miners hoisting. Issued for 100 shares

Special example of this certificate because it does not have punch-holes! Signed by James Ben Ali Haggin as company president. Haggin was an attorney,

1) The Globe Gold Mining Co. Inc. in South Dakota. Issued for 2,000 shares on Nov. 27, 1903. Signed by corporate officers. Vignette of eagle. Gold sea

Dateline Lead City, Dakota, July 20, 1883. No. 23. Pen cancelled. Vignette of miners working. Issued to Salisbury for 50 shares. Signed by president (

All issued. All with vignettes. Includes: Columbus Gold Mining Co. (1902), Great Northern Copper Co. (1923), The Golden Rod Mining Co. (1909), Cons. G

Inc. 1871. No. 22. Uncancelled. Issued for 25 shares to Geo. A. Black, esq. on June 21st, 1871. Location: Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake

Number 322 for 250 shares to Mary Macomber in 1881. Signed by Barnes and Barnes. (Prag collection) Date: 1881 City: Salt Lake City S

Wasatch Marble Company stock for 1350 shares in 1881. To John Horlick and signed by Barnes and Barnes, Hand written "Charter Revoked." (Pr...

Number 229 for 375 shares in 1882. To Charles Lyman signed by WW Xhisholm and FK (?). (Prag collection) Date: 1882 City: State:

Eight stocks: Daniels, Godiba, Mines Development, Lucky bill, United Sunbeam, Hannapah, Silver Dollar, Ubada (with transfer stamps). (Prag collectio

Stunning vignette! Inc. in Arizona. No. 1580. Issued for 50 shares to G.M. Underwood on Oct. 2, 1906. Signed by John Tilley (president) and Leo H Port

Seven mining stock certificates from: Methow Mountain Mining Company (2 certificates) No. 84 and No. 87; Victor-Empire Mining and Milling Company, No.

Eight stock certificates from: Tom Thumb Gold Mining & Milling Co. No 1364; Republic Iron Mask Gold Mining Co. No 13; Helen Gold Mining Company,...

Three stock certificates from: Independent Mining and Milling Company, No. 202; Rossland Trail Creek Mining Company, No. 298; Western Smelting and Pow

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Group of 6, all incorporated under the laws of the State of Wyoming. 1) Producers Consolidated Land & Petroleum Co., datelined Omaha, 1889; 2) S...

Group of two postcards from the Prag collection. 1) No. 7 A Mammoth Gold Dredge on the Klondike, Dawson City, Yukon; and 2) Monitors at Work on Birch

Ontario Gold Mining. From Delos S. Dunbar of Watertown, New York urging Americans to invest in this opportunity. Date: 1901 City: Rainy

Inc. in Colorado. Mines located in Santa Barbara Mining District, Chihuahua, Mexico. No. 545. Not cancelled. Dateline Colorado Springs, June 27th, 188

Lot of 8. Greene Gold-Silver (two different), Richfield of Nogales, Agaunico, Zopilote, La Corona, Mexican Smelting and Refining (22,000 shares to Joh

Seven Pieces. Mina Del Diamante,La Paz,Seguranza, Esperanza, Mina del Sacramento, La Providenciasn, and others Date: City: State:

Three Mexican certificates from: St. Helena Gold Mine, Sonora, Mexico, 1883, No.164. Issued by James H. Gregory, President. Isssued to James Jackson J

Two nice Mexico certificates: Sonora Consolidated Mill & Mining Company, 1883, No. 429. Issued by W. Welch, President. Issued to Wm. C. Lord, Tr...

Two choice Mexican certificates: Sonora consolidated Mill & Mining Company, 1881, No. 256. Issued by Milton S. Satham, President. Issued to Rufu...

Eight Mexico certificates: Villagrana Mining Co., 1881, No. 118. Issued by Joseph McGleners(?), President. Issued to Philip L. Horn. Uncancelled. The

Two language $1000 bond from the states of Tamanlipas and San Luis Potosi issued in July 1865; left side of the document is in Spanish and right side

Group of 4, includes: 1) Calzona Mining and Milling Company, Ltd, incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada. No. 45 issued for 1333 shares to

Seven pieces: steroview of a Nevada mining camp; Leadville, Co. 1879 bank card; Nightingale Mine of Colorado stereocard; North Butte Mining Co. card;

Large mining crew, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2" Date: City: State: ID: 21955

Group of 28 items from the Prag collection, including 23 bond certificates and 5 stock certificates. Largest areas represented are Pennsylvania with 1

Two: medal mounted on wood 18 x 12" "Danger explosive vapors no smoking"; paper 14 x 11" Northern Pacific Railway Company explos...

Lot of 3: Haws emergency shower and eyewash fountain, 14 x 3 1/2"; Danger Men working in shaft, 14 x 10"; "No one is allowed to ride ...

22 x 22" Eclipse Milling Co./ 196 Lbs. / Gold Dust / Half patent, with picture of an 1888 Morgan Dollar. Date: City: State:

Unidentified location. Measures 9.5" x 7.5" on 12.5" x 10.5" cardstock. Twelve men are seated outside of the mine facility. One ...

c. 1920-40. Lot of 30 items. Mining equipment: loaders, flotation, cyanide machinery, sand pumps, concentrating tables, etc. Many are from the Morse B

Unidentified, possibly a Colorado coal mine, with tram up the mountain from the mill and Denver & Rio Grande rail cars at the mill. Good focus ...

Rare 1st edition copy of Robert Peele's tome on mining. 1918. Ex-library, very good condition. Date: City: State: ID:

Metal & Non-Metallic mining catalogs from 1941-1952. Hardcover. Date: City: State: ID: 23328

Working Pelton Wheel. 17" diameter. Mounted in wood frame. Makes a nice display piece. The Pelton wheel is a impulse type water turbine. It was...

Mining camp photos, unknown sites. Date: City: State: ID: 21954

Group of 17 certificates , including: one from Sonora Mining and Milling Company and six Atlas Exploration Company, Limited from Idaho. Three each fro

Group of 10 items, including: 2 unissued stock certificates (Cyclone and Gold and Silver Mining Co.); 3 certificates cancelled by punch (Homestake, So

Inc. in Washington. No. 12290, not cancelled. Issued to Mrs. J.E. Bunce for 100 shares on April 16th, 1917. Signed by J.D. Lippy (president) and Chas.

Inc. in Washington. No. 11162, not cancelled. Issued to F.F. Evans for 5,000 shares on June 5th, 1922. Signed by J.D. Lippy (president) and Kelly (sec

Lot of six. 1) Cordova Oil Company, 1903 for 2,000 shares to Frederick Fishburn. Number 73. Oil field vignette. 2) Sohio / BP Trans Alaska Pipeline Fi

Two stocks. 1) 1952 to Sutro & Co. 2) 1933 to Benjamin Williams. Both have a mountain vignette with a large 'M' imprinted on the mountai...

Very early California oil stock! Inc. in CA, Oct. 5, 1887. This stock was issued just ten days later! Not cancelled. Issued for 2,500 shares to H.L. G

Randsburg Oil and Fuel Co.. Receipt to Yellow Aster Mining and Milling Co. for gasoline at 25 cents per gallon. 1899. Date: 1898 City:

Thirteen different early California oil stocks, mostly with attractive and unique vignettes. All except one are rare. Generally fine. Prag Collection.

59 different certificates from most of the California oil regions. Many early certs, mostly issued and uncancelled. Prag Collection. Date: 19

I/uc stock on the Julian Oil & Royalties Co. Signed by Julian. He was later well known for over promotion and outright scams on mining propertie...

Four Mexico certificates from La Tampiquena, Sociedad, Mexico, 1916, Nos. 362200, 362150, 137575, 137750. Revenue stamps on all. Date: 1916

Three certificates: La Herradura Banana Plantation Company, 1907, No. 664. Issued by N. N. Trigg(?), President. Issued to J. W. Veach. Uncancelled.

All issued. 1) Prudential Elk Basin Oil Co. (1917 with great vignette). 2) Greybull and Montana Oil Co. (1919 with oil derrick vignette). 3) Republic

Six different early oil stocks, nice vignettes, see photo. Prag Collection. Date: c1865-1900 City: State: ID: 23710

Lot of 8 stocks related to Southern California operations: two issued certificates for Yucca Cyanide Mining and Milling Co. (office in Los Angeles), w

162 oil stocks from all over America, including California, Colorado, Wyoming, Texas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, etc. 127 are issued, uncancelled. 28 ar

Hinged coin stack container, brass. The design on the lid is very similar to HK 250, legends above and below, Golden Gate, 1894 in the lower center. T

Six different so-called dollars. HK 246, 249, 252, 253, 260, 267. Most are XF, except 249, which is BU, holed as made. Prag Collection. Date:

HK 246. Gem BU, with a few spots on the reverse. Reflective proof like surfaces, excellent eye appeal, struck in aluminum. Prag Collection. Date:

HK 249. Choice BU. This is the very rare, not holed variety, of which 90% are holed. Nice problem free surfaces, with above average eye appeal. Struck

HK 251. Brilliant uncirculated plus, with nice reflective fields with light scattered marks but overall very attractive, struck in aluminum. Prag Coll

HK 252. Choice BU. An outstanding example with nearly perfect fields, certainly one of the finest pieces available. Aluminum. Prag Collection. Dat

HK 253. Gem BU. This is about as nice as they come, an outstanding example, in aluminum. Prag Collection. Date: 1894 City: San Francisc

Another Gem BU Mid Winter Fair So-Called Dollar with proof like surfaces and virtually mark free. Marvelous, struck in aluminum. Prag Collection.

Obv.: Mechanics Institute / San Francisco; rev.: Mechanics Institute / awarded to / Sanders & Co, / for / best display of / copper work / 1880 /...

Oregon State Building. Reverse is State of Oregon / 1859. Date: 1915 City: San Francisco State: California ID: 21445

Debossed “Silver Star” with a star at each corner of the front nameplate, 8.5" x 18" x1.25.” On the back is shipping information in black ...