August 2018 Auction

Two Gold Rush era issued stocks: 1854 to John Stewart and 1856 to John Gallagher. Different corporate signatures on each! Cut cancelled. All-time gre

No. 4304, issued to John Wallace on Sept. 26, 1862. Dateline Columbia. Signed by president Gibbs and secretary Pownall. Cut cancelled. Wonderful minin

Located near Georgetown in El Dorado County, very active in the first part of the 1880's, according to Burchard. Issued to John Sproston for 100...

1) Moore photograph of the Idaho-Maryland Mine. Inside the hoist house. 8 x 10". 2) Underground pumping station of the Allison Ranch Mine. Unid...

Mine in Eldorado County. Mine ran for for several decades before closing around 1882. Since gold can be fond in quartz veins this was a good operatio

Partially issued with the shareholder's name and cancelled. A beautiful vignette of a cable car carrying ore down from a mountain & 2 vignet...

I/U #2051 Proctor Cook 1000 shares 1913. Signed by President Hensey. .5" seam tear. Date: 1913 City: Inyo State: California HWAC# 76501

I/U #278 GH Rabberold 100 shares 1902. Vignette of miner pushing an ore cart. Date: 1902 City: Iowa Hill State: California HWAC# 72039

Located in the Silverado District of Los Angeles County. Claims included the Thistlewaite and Harvey, Dunlap Blue Light, and Flanagan Blue Light. Burc

1) Certificate number 1254 for 100 shares in 1852 to Bettle Paul. Signed by president Parson Servill and secretary L. Alter. Written on left is &quo...

Incorporated in France by Acts dated 1850 and 1851. 1) EARLY # 21666 a' 21670 for 5 shares, to "Bearer." 2) # 175361 a' 175365 for...

Four legal sized documents showing shipments, ores on hand, value of equipment, assay results from January 1, 1883 to January of 1884. Melrose good re

Low No. 3! Inc. November 1864. Issued for one share January 23rd, 1865 to NM Barnett. Signed the president and secretary Otherman. Not cancelled. Nati

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Stock Cert. principal place of business Nevada City, CA. Handsigned by the founder, Fred Zeitler, as president. Ore materials were native gold and aur

Not cancelled. #1277 George Proudfost. Vignette of miners working with headlamp and vignette of California seal. Printed by Grogan & Martha, NY....

Lot of 8. Includes pieces from Yellow Aster and other mining operations: two debit receipts from employees of the Yellow Aster to the Rand Mercantile

4 assay reports, 1918 has a torn left side. Date: 1902-1918 City: Randsburg State: California HWAC# 571538

Lot of 8. 1) Four Bullion Assay memorandums, 1902. Bars were all over 400 ounces but only .79 fineness in gold. All signed by WH McCombs as assayer. 4

Checkbook has stubs and a few issued checks signed by Gillespy & Childs, and many unused Bank of California (San Francisco) checks. According to...

Hentsch & Berton were the successors in 1863 to Henry Hentsch's banking and assay business in San Francisco. Hentsch was born in Geneva in a...

Different check for this San Francisco bank and assay firm with ties to the SS Central America. Also 1869, though this is a San Francisco dateline. RN

Selby Smelting & Lead Co. office in San Francisco taking in gold bullion deposited by A. Mierson of Placerville, Feb. 9, 1899. Marked "amal...

Looking at letter three, we see that English financiers are ready and willing to invest with the Bank of California and William Ralston. In the May 18

First of three historically significant letters written to Ralston, as President of the Bank of California, is dated September 13, 1872 and is from Ro

Solano County. Inc. Feb. 1st, 1889. No. 269, issued for 100 shares to Henry Carpenter on April 7th, 1889 in Suisun City. Signed by president RD Robbin

Located in the Cove District, Kern River, Tulare County, California (according to stocks we've seen from the company). This is an assessment dat...

Very rare blueprint map of the Mining Lands of Trinity County was compiled by H. L. Lowden, U. S. Deputy Mineral Surveyor, Weaverville, Trinity County

Incorporated in France by Acts dated 1850 and 1851. 1) Numbers 136241 to 136245 for 5 shares, to "Bearer." Signed by the appropriate Frenc...

I/U to J. Henriques 1870 #775 10 share. Signed by president Harrison? Center toning. Date: 1870 City: State: California HWAC# 72033

Lot of several different ephemera pieces includes: Newspaper article "Leslie's Weekly" The Story of a Mining-camp,dated January 8, 190...

6 pieces in this lot of 1 hardback "Geologic Guidebook Along HWY 490-Sierran Gold Best" Bulletin 141 with black & white photos of Gras...

1) Hudson Gold Mining Co., No. 227, for 500 shares, 3 vignettes of miners working; 2) Patroon Gold Mining Company, No. 220 for 1000 shares I/U; 3)Unit

This is a list of what you will find inside this ledger! Companies are in the Western United States with a strong California Connection! A. San Franci

I/U #68 William Williams 125 shares 1867. Signed by President Tucker. Stamp was repaired, see rear photo. Date: 1867 City: Black Hawk, Gilpin County

2 stock certs. with beautiful border, signed by president No. 373 & No.374, for 100 shares each. Vignettes of snow covered mountain with train r...

Red Spruce Gold Mining Stock cert. No. 673 for 100 shares,Cripple Creek Mining District. Beautiful vignette of miners working underground, impressive

I/U #55 MS Buckley 1000 shares 1881. Above and underground mine vignettes. Signed by President. Pink background. Date: 1881 City: Del Norte State:

Beautiful brass plaque reads "The Mine & Smelter Supply Co./Denver Colo" this is real. This if from the Anaconda Co., after the dissol...

Distributors of Electrical Supplies and Equipment. Blue cover. The Electrical Jobbers Catalog Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Publishers. 560 pages.

Paper covered report (9 x 6") of the Examination of the Mines of the McKinley Mining and Smelting Company by James Angus Snedaker. The report ...

I/U #1656 SC Shaeffer 100 shares 1880. Signed by President Bain??? very important mine in Italian Mountian in Dorchester. Date: 1880 City: Dorschest

Nye Gold Mining Company of the City of New York, Mines in Gilpin County, Colorado. No. 369, issued for 500 shares to Chas. P. Knevals on Nov. 16, 1866

I/U #398 Charles Darbi 100 shares 1891. Signed by President Dyes. Nice vignette of horses and above ground mine scene. Multiple creases. Date: 1891

I/U #87 F Pitcher 1000 shares 1888. Signed by President Pitcher. Arch vignette. Date: 1888 City: Miguel County State: Colorado HWAC# 72070

I/U #880 Allen McGraw 100 shares 1808. Signed by President Godet. Date: 1908 City: Rico State: Colorado HWAC# 72072

I/U #3747 Lucie Heath 500 shares 1899, signed by President Allen. Nice millsite vignette in the mountains with some of the mineshafts identified by n

Pack mule sack to carry high grade ore from mine to mill. Date: City: Twin Lakes State: Colorado HWAC# 76075

Summit Mining district. #1218 i/u Ab. Firsk 1883. Lavender vignette with miners and ore carts. Signed by President Gibson. A beauty! Date: 1883 City

Lot of 3. 1) The Gold Rock Mining & Milling Company. Stock certificate Bo. 4270, issued for 500 shares in 1891. Not cancelled. Mines in Gilpin C...

3 Stocks Certs. 1) Reliance Gold & Silver Mining Co., Signed by F. E. Tucker, President, has revenue stamp, issued for 50 shares, gray border, v...

Mine not located. Many Ivanhoe mines in Colorado. Given the date, possibly Gilpin. Inc. in Colorado. No. 1268, issued for 100 shares to Geo. F. Green

I/U #24 John Young 10000 share 1896. Nice vignette of mine shafts on hill. Some foxing. Date: 1896 City: State: Colorado HWAC# 72054

I/U #2675 Francis Judd 50 shares 1914.gen Date: 1914 City: State: Colorado HWAC# 72075

I/U #749 B Atkins 100 shares 1881. Underground miner vignette. Date: 1881 City: State: Colorado HWAC# 72074

Stock Cert. No. 139, for 25 shares, I/U. Date: 1897 City: State: Colorado HWAC# 76258

I/U #661 WW Johnson 15 shares 1901. Signed by President Agassiz. Date: 1901 City: State: Colorado HWAC# 72073

From a famous Dahlonega gold mine. No. 3621, issued in 1881 to Geo Codington for 100 shares. Vignette of mine and works on a hillside. Signed by presi

Lot of 2 issued to Geo. Codington. 1) Findley Gold Mining Co. of Georgia stock certificate. From a famous Dahlonega gold mine. No. 3624, issued in 188

Both sheets frameable. 1) Split view showing the Bullion Mine (Alturas County, Idaho) and the May Flower Mine (Bullion, Idaho). Possibly out of a book

17" x 22" "Map of Mammoth Mountain. Showing the Banner, Little Giant, Rescue, Mammoth and Charity Mines; also the direction and leng...

I/U #118 John Gordon 1000 shares 1866. Signed by President Chesney. Probably located in Boise Basin, ID. creases and foxing. Date: 1866 City: Stat

I/U #23 CS Barrett Date: 1892 City: State: Idaho HWAC# 72051

Stock Cert. No. 1460A, for 20 shares, vignettes of miners working, I/U, small tear in upper right encroaching into border, staple holes in upper left

No.69, for 50 shares, I/U. Possibly out of Kentucky, scene of explosion in mine. Vignette of scene of miners shoveling coal. Date: 1881 City: Sta

I/U #958 Seraphine Maspereau 100 shares 1889. Miner vignette, left .25" tear, creases, light foxing. Date: 1889 City: State: Louisiana HW...

Lot of 2 early issued stock certificates. No. 342, issued in 1859 for 50 shares. No. 2066, issued for 3 shares in 1864. Both have an identical design

Rare. Located in Houghton, Michigan on the south shore of Portage Lake. Covers the Atlantic and Quincy-Pewabic lodes. According to the Copper Handbook

Belt, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, stock cert. signed as president by William Alfred Paine, co-founder of the Paine Webber stock brokerage firm. The Pain

Five stocks and one bond. Included: Quincy Mining Company (1865 issued stock, pen cancelled, staining on left side); Seneca Mining Company (1872 issue

1) Naumkeag Copper Company. Issued in 1914 for 100 shares. Not cancelled. Purple border and background, no vignette. Folds. 2) Ahmeek Mining Company o

Territorial. Incorporated in Utah Territory (even though Montana mine) . No. A155 issued Jan. 12, 1882 to W. A. Jennings for 1090 shares. Signed W. A.

1) N. Armstrong & Company check from Glendale, Beaverhead County, Montana. 1882. Imprinted 2c orange Revenue Stamp. Native American vignette. Fo...

Lot of 3. 1) Ore receipt for the Whitlach Union Gold & Silver Mining Company, April 21, 1866. Lewis & Clark County, Montana Territory. Congr...

Lot of 4. 1) Best is a Western Federation of Miners letterhead, dated 1914, sent to BO Pannell, secretary of the Pony M&M Union No. 131. 2) 189...

Choice Stock Cert. No. 364 for 1000 shares. Beautiful vignette of horse drawn carriage & scenery of home & countryside. Very nice condition....

Office of the Mining Recorder, Esmeralda Mining District. Dateline Aurora, August 19th, 1879. Certifies that the recorder has examined Wide West No. 2

No. 2856. Dateline Austin, Nevada, July 22nd, 1867. For one specimen of pulp deposited by Thomas Cox, 4.29 grains of silver. Signed by David Lundbom.

Receipt from the Banking House of John Sime & Co., Corner of Montgomery and Clay Street, San Francisco, March 20th, 1866. Addressed to Duncan &a...

Lot of eight. 1) Large size pay roll for August of 1866. Eleven employees. Signed by employees. 2) 1878 revenue imprinted check. Signed by Allen Curti

Cert. #388, issued in 1866 for 10 shares to Chas. Gray. Mining works near Austin, Nevada printed on the bottom. This is a scarce certificate. The non-

Lot of 4 indentures representing the selling of mining rights/properties to the Manhattan Silver Mining Co. of Austin, Nevada. They get to retain 0.5%

Lot of 3 different. The Broken Hills Mining District was discovered in 1905 and takes its name from the Broken Hills Mine. It is located in three Neva

Map of the Bullfrog Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, compliments of the Forward Mining Development Company. Cute bullfrog vignette near the map sc

Certificate No. 7503 issued in 1908 CG Fisher for 1000 shares. Signed by P. Carney as President. Datelined San Francisco, Cal. Ornate green border wit

17 x 16" bond, red and black on creme, small hole cancelled, signed by the first Nevada Governor Henry Blasdel. Two coupons attached at bottom....

Letterhead for the State of Nevada, Department of State. Carson City, Nevada, June 14th, 1912. Message sent to the auditor of the Eureka & Palis...

Lot of 4 different. The Montezuma District was discovered in 1867 and is located on and around Montezuma Peak in Esmeralda County, seven miles west of

Lot of 9 from the Hornsilver (Gold Point), Lida, & Tulare Canyon mining districts. 1) Lida District. Two different stock certificates. a) The Li...

Lot of 9 including seven different stock certificates. The Fairview Mining District was organized in 1906 and located in Churchill County and encompas

Number 1477 for 50 shares to Wilson & hutchinson trutess. Signed by secretary HC Hinman and president RB Milroy(?). The Dardanelles was located ...

Globe Mining Co., incorporated in 1863 in Nevada territory, datelined Virginia, N.T., cert # 286 issued to J. G. Bloomer for ten shares on Nov 20, 186

Group of approximately 18 documents regarding the transfer of title of five patents in the name of Duncan. The Duncan patents involve a process for tr

Lot of 8 pieces for the C.O.D. mining companies in Goldfield and the Gold Bar and Victor Mines, which were owned by the C.O.D. Consolidated. The COD C

Lot of 11. These items tell the story of a lease to process the tailings from the Goldfield Cons. and the man who was trying to undertake the project.

Lot of 5 different signed by H.T. Bragdon as vice-president. Bragdon was an early and important player in Goldfield. In 1904, he was secretary of the

Lot of 23 pieces including stocks, billheads, photographs, and checks. The Florence-Goldfield Mining Company was organized in 1905 by a group includin

1) Sandstorm Mining Company. Goldfield. No. 1813, issued in 1906 in Tonopah for 50 shares. Wingfield signs as vice-president. Not cancelled. Three min

Lot of 3 different including two signed by Webb Parkinson. Webb Parkinson was a stock broker, tall, handsome and in his twenties. When he quickly amas

Lot of 4 different stock certificates and one modern photograph. 1) The Goldfield Ledge Mining Company. No. 1785, issued in 1907 for 1,000 shares. Sig