"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Mariposa Land & Mining Company, $1000 Bond - Yielding 7% per Annum; signed by Solomon Heydenfeldt as president and Leonard Leavitt as secretary....

4 East coast coal mining stocks. 1866 issued National Coal Mining, Virginia, with brown revenue stamps and underground vignette, light brown toning. 1

5 mining stocks with fun names. Unissued-Chance Silver Mining. Issued-1909 First Jump Mining. 1896 Jimmies Luck Gold Mining. 1907 Honest Endeavor Mini

Mountaineer Mines Consolidated stock certs. All are preferred and unused. They have an eagle and globe vignette. Also, there is a San Mauricio Mining

Lot of twenty First Mortgage Six Per Cent Gold Bonds issued by the Nacimiento Copper Company. Bernalillo County New Mexico. Bonds are 14 x 17 inches

Lot of 20 First Mortgage Six Per Cent Gold Bonds issued by the Nacimiento Copper Company. Mining vignette. A major copper mine in the 1880s in Bernali

This unissued stock certificate is by the Philadelphia and California Mining Company of Mariposa County. Black border on white paper 7 in. X 10 in. Th

Stock Number 1635 for 5000 shares to J.H. Jennine. Vignette of a large gold nugget, the mine works, and a gold dredge, 1906. Great example of vignette

The Georgia Gold Rush began about 1828 and continued until about 1835, and on and off since that time. It did show the country that gold could be foun

Union Gold Mining Company Certificate for five shares, dated Nov 29th, 1834. Share No. 1286 to 1290. Signed by Sam Moore(?) as President and P. A. Rea

3 different issued Upper Mississippi Valley coal mining stocks. 1881 Carbondale Coal and Coke with train and mine vignette, and 1881 with smokestacks

Lot of seven. Niagara Mining and Smelting, #877 issued in 1890. Has an actual silver dollar seal in silver. 2) Moultan Mining Company with financier W

1) Philadelphia Mining & Smelting Company, 1882, Location, Alturas County, Idaho; 2) The Consolidated Alaskan Company, 1906; 3) Bear Creek Place...

6 issued Western mining stocks. 1883 Holyoko Mining, Cassia, ID. 1905 Atlanta Mines, Atlanta, NV. 1914 Hubbard Elliot Copper, Washington. 1970 Ida Ore

1.) "Three Pine Timber Co.", Medford, Oregon, Certificate No. 2 for 150,000 shares, issued to G. E. Howland on January 4th, 1904 Signed by...

3 Montana bonds. 2x County of Madison, 1870 with partial coupons. Colorful, 1 has 2.5" tear, other has right stain. Madison County funding bond...

Montana non mining stocks and bonds. Stocks-Bitter Root Lumber, A L Powell Power, Montana Phonograph, Gallatin Valley Electric. Bonds-Amador Railway x

Two bonds from Madison County Montana: 1) Unissued, cancelled $1000 funding bond of the County of Madison. 40 coupons still attached. Elk vignette. 17

3 unusual attached stock tickets for 1 share each of Clark Webster & Co, New York, undated. 8x5.25", horizontal creases. New York

Mostly stocks and a few bonds from Oregon, all non mining, mostly issued. c. 1893-1929. Excelsior Packing, Eastern Oregon Banking, Seeck Differential,

Lot of 10. Blue First Mortgage Six Percent Sinking Fund Bond. Signe by Harry Eby. Not cancelled. 1926. The Eby Shoe Company is located at 136 N. State

Lot of five. Each has coupons 17-20 attached. First Mortgage and Collateral Trust. Consecutively numbered from 257 to 261. Excellent condition! Galet

Wow! Very early wine stock certificate! No. 363, issued for one share to Joseph Warner on May 23rd, 1811, in Philadelphia for "promoting the Cu...

Amity Canal, Reservoir and Improvement Company $500 First Mortgage Six Per Cent Bond No. 117. Signed on the back by Charles H. Dow who was a trustee o

Incredible warranty certificate from the cabinet organ maker granting the purchaser a five-year warranty on purchase. The certificate shows ten medals

About 50 assorted US stocks. American Water Motor, Hercules Electric, National Tool, Westgate Metal, Washita Lumber, Otero Gas, Barge Vincennes etc. I

Inc. in New York. Properties in San Luis Obispo County, California. 75,000 acres including the Manuela Ranch, Arroyo Grande Ranch, Balsas Chemical Ran

Cert. #45, issued for 20 shares at Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1867. Issued to S.A. Mattison and signed by E.O. Haven as president and J.H. Burleson as se

Issued 1865 Ocean Petroleum stock, oil derrick and blacksmith vignettes. Imprinted revenue stamp. 2 taped vertical tears, rough edges, please inspect.

Lot of 3 stocks issued in 1890, all punch cancelled. Identical design: black border and print, vignette of gas facility? Printed by WJ Morgan & ...

About 60 oil stocks. American Refining, Black Magic Oil, Butte Oil, Button Butte Oil, Capitol Dome Oil, Clark Fork oil etc. Stuart Mackenzie Mont

A large assortment of oil stocks from all over the country. Included are certificates issued by Gaines Oil Lease Syndicate, Hiawatha Oil Company Inc,

2 different Marysville Electric Railway bonds. 1911 w/o coupons. 1911 Marysville and Colusa Branch with most coupons. Marysville California

2 different Northern Electric Railway bonds. 1911 w/o coupons. 1911 Marysville and Colusa with most coupons. Marysville California

Very rare. $1,000 bond. No. 61. Oct. 1st, 1859. The company owes the money to A. Boody of New York and James Lawrence English of Sacramento. "B...

$1,000 bond to be paid in gold coin in 1886. Dateline Marysville, July 11th, 1866. Signed by Chairman Board of Supervisors Wm. Carpenter, County Audit

Issued 1849 Georgia Rail Road & Banking Stock. Issued 1849, No. 1711. Signed by J W Wilde and Jonathan P King. Tiny vignette of early locomotive...

Lot of 8. 1) Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company. $5,000 bond issued in 1880, punch cancelled. Brown border, black print and train/s...

Lot of four. 1) Peoria & Bureau Valley. The railroad of the Peoria and Bureau Valley is a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad, located ...

$1,000 bond no. 2064, issued in 1871 to John Edgar Thompson of Philadelphia. Signed by president James Crew and secretary John Cushman. Punch cancelle

Signed by presidential candidate Samuel Tilden (S. J. Tilden). Samuel Jones Tilden was the 25th Governor of New York and the Democratic candidate for

$1,000 bond issued in 1872. Signed by the president and treasurer. Not cancelled. RN-U4 imprinted revenue stamp. Two vignettes: bald eagle on shield (

Lot of 12 stocks, two types, all issued in 1899 and punch and stamp cancelled. Eight stocks feature brown border, black print, and a vignette of a top

Issued red 1869 Mansfield & Framingham Railroad stock. Incorporated in 1862 to provide a rail connection from Mansfield through Foxborough to Wa...

Rare. Negotiable Certificate Receipt for First Mortgage Bond, $1,000, 1901. Issued to Frank Mills. Signed by the secretary Hellman. Green border and b

6 different, extra rare, excellent condition unissued Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Company stock certificates. Nice vignette of train pulling into

Cert. #564, $500, 6%, Mortgage Bond from this Nevada railroad company. The bond was issued in 1909 and signed by the company officers, L.H. Curtis and

4 unissued 100 shares each of Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Company stock, certificates, 213, 218, 230 and 274. Nice vignette of train pulling into

Very nice certificate issued for 100 shares. The company incorporated in 1886. _x000D_ In 1887, An ordinance was granted the Electro - Pneumatic Trans

#3692 issued in 1884. Extremely large 45x18î and in extremely nice condition. Coupons 3-82 attached. Signed by president WC Andrews an importan...

Number 80 issued in 1875. Very nice, complex vignette of trains, trestle and industries in a valley. All 52 coupons attached. Underprint $1000. Edge i

Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Company. #756 for 10 shares issued to trustee Welton. President's name has been hole punch cancelled. Small vignett...

Lot of 4 stocks, issued 1915-1917. All have the same design: black border and print and locomotive vignette. Inc. in Ohio. Signed by president Platt (

14 Oregon railroad stocks. Oregon Railroad and Navigation. United Railways, Oregon and Transcontinental, Oregon Trunk, Oregon Branch Pacific, Des Chut

#971, issued to H.C. Frick for 120 shares at Philadelphia in 1885. Henry Clay Frick (December 19, 1849- December 2, 1919) was an American industrialis

Philadelphia and Easton Railway Company $1000 5% 40 year bond, signed by president Rosenberger(?), #448. Nice Railway Car vignette. All 80 coupons att

Issued 1883 Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway stock. The construction of the railway was spurred by a shift in river shipping and Cinc

Unissued Lawrenceburg & Indianapolis Rail Road stock, c. 1830's. Nice vignette of an old fashioned steam locomotive pulling a full stagecoac...

27 mostly issued post 1900 railroad stocks. Pullman, Baltimore and Ohio, Peoria Terminal, Western Pacific, New York Central, Pacific Railway, Denver a

8 railroad stocks, c. 1840-79, all issued. 2x Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern, 1876. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 1862. Mississippi and Mi...

Lot of 3 different. All have RN-U1 imprinted revenues. 1) Warren & Venango Railroad Company. Unissued, 1800s. Two locomotive vignettes and one a...

Lot of 3 different. All have the signature of Collis P. Huntington, one of the "Big Four" founders of the Central Pacific Railroad. 1) Sho...

22 pre 1900 unissued railroad stocks. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific. Waverly Short Line. Newton & Monroe. Carthage, Watertown & Sacket...

The Virginia & Tennessee Railroad Company Interest Bond No. 203 for 1000 dollars. Issued on December 2, 1869. Signed by President, William Mahon...

Four General Electric Oversees Capital Corporation bond. 1965. Allegorical. Very nice condition. Coupons 20 to 40 attached. Sequential numbering. Not

Lot of 3 stocks, issued 1921-24. Punch cancelled. Three different vice president signatures. Brown or purple borders, black print, and vignette of bal

Lot of 5 issued and cancelled stocks, 1955-1958. Identical design: green border, black print, and vignette of tobacco field and a Native American chie

Issued California railroads. 1910 Geary Street Railway with nice street vignette. Stocks-1916 California Street Cable Railroad with cable car vignette

3 issued Colorado railroad stocks. 1906 Denver, Northwestern and Pacific with founder D H Moffat signature. 1910 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. 1896

4 Oregon river transportation stocks. 1863 Columbia Transportation. 1906 Open River Transportation. 1890 Oregon Improvement. 1927 Daughs Ship Crane.

17x Bald Mountain Gold &Silver Mining Company, incorporated in April 1869, dated 1878, La Porte, CA. A total capital stock of 40 shares, at a ...

Utility stock certificates (39) include The Intermountain Rural Electric Association, Gold Seal Electric Company (5), Samson Electric Company (2), Nat

6 albums from Postal Commemorative Society with gold covers of US Stamps. 22kt gold proof replicas of stamps on mostly FDC's. Blue album has rep...

US First Day Cover collection, about 300-500 covers in 3 albums. c. 1930-80's. A few UN, Canada. Lots of cacheted covers. 14.8 lbs.

A box of about 200 first day covers with coins from countries around the world. Circa 1960s-1970s. Packaged two to a page with descriptions of the coi

One of the earliest letters known to exist from the Breckinridge, Colorado Territory area. The letter is dated 1861, one year after the post office w

Lot of 22 full sheets and some partial sheets of Christmas Seals, from the 1940s-1960s.In the early 20th century, tuberculosis was the leading cause

Rare 1883 Christmas card from the San Jose agent of the Pacific Branch of The Lion Fire Insurance Company of London, England. The lion looks serious.

Tabletop letter-sorting box made of straight-grained white oak with dovetailed joints on the base. It has three rows of 18 compartments, each with div

Mail-sorting cabinet made from quarter-sawn white oak. It has eight rows with ten compartments each, and all dividers are present. It appears there w

Original, small Post Office frontispiece from the Postmaster Supply Co of Baltimore, Maryland, and Kansas City, Missouri. It has a small, 8.5 x 12.5-i

Post Office sorting table and trays. Oak cabinet. Waist-high sorting area with four rows of 25 cubby holes for envelopes. Great for a personal Post Of

Post Office sorting table with four rows of 15 cubby holes for mail sorting. Oak construction, well used, 43 x 28 inches, c1890-1910. LOCAL PICK-UP I

Cast iron RWY strong box measuring 14"x 20"x 13". It is unlocked and dates from 1900-1915Has red railway express markings that appear...

Large railway express strong box made from sheet and cast iron and measures 16" x 16"x 26". This one is locked and we have no key, W...

Brass and steel, street-side letter box for US Mail made by Cutler Mail Chute Company of Rochester, NY. Cutler Mailing System authorized by United Sta

Lot of five Bank of California certificates, with rare imprinted revenue stamps. Two are signed by William Alvord. Includes: 1) Bank of California Dup

Elaborate insurance policy issued by The Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut with three California revenue stamps and one U. S. 25 cent

Collection of older foreign stamps, perhaps 80 cacheted US and Canada first day covers 1947-89. About 100 US mostly 3c commemorative plate blocks etc.

Cover addressed to Capt. Thomas Buckley, superintendent of the Bodie Tunnel and Mining Company. It also has a Wells Fargo & Company Express log...

No contents. Sent to Fretz & Ralston, Bankers, San Francisco. Wells Faro & Co.'s Express Columbia oval cancel over 3 cent imprinted stam...

Handwritten letter and cover. Letter originates from Columbia Esmeralda County Nevada and is addressed to one Mr. F.T. Treitmyer of Drytown, Amador Co

U.S. stampless cover with "10" in upper right and and "Grass Valley / Jul / 28/ Cal" upper left. Addressed to Mr. Seth Scott, Fr...

25 postal history mostly covers from Nevada County, c. 1879-1914. Forrest, Nevada City, North Bloomfield, Yuba City, Sweetland, Patterson, Alleghany,

Two letters and two covers sent from the one time mining town of Nortonville in Contra Costa County, California; In 1885 the Black Diamond Coal Minin

Two Covers from J. Bamber & Co., Independent Carriers - Express Companies, PAID, Contra Costa Express ca 1861 Oval h/s on stationary entire, So...

U. S. two cent entire postal cover with Traver, Tulare County cancel. Dated Feb. 10, 1898 with bullseye cancel. Addressed to Geo. W. Stewart, Visalia.

Lot of 30. 1) Covers: Montana Mercantile Co., Dillon, 1897; Montana Liquid Gas Company, Billings, gas tank vignette; FJ Nichols, Havre, 1934; AM Holte

Lot of three postal covers: 1) Uncancelled three cent embossed envelope (U2?) from Wells, Fargo & Co. Carson City to the secretary of The Mexica...

Several covers from various points in Nevada, including Goldfield, Tonopah and current ghost towns Simon, Belleville and Mt Montgomery, Remember, whe