"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

4 New Mexico cattle company stocks, all issued. 1882 Boston and New Mexico Cattle. # 666 for 1000 shares to GH Peck treasurer. Signed by HB Clark and

Four Jay Cattle, LUCKY NUMBER 13 for 98 shares to Frederick Jones. Signed by RF Glover(?) and FE Addoms as president. Dateline 1889. Not cancelled. V

Assorted Western US cattle company ephemera. Stocks-1883 Powder River Live Stock, unissued New York and Boston Cattle 1880's. Bond-1883 Washita ...

Lot 2: one issued and one unissued. Issued piece is no. 70, issued for 5 shares to William H. Hoffman in 1848. Signed by president Bostwick and cashie

4 US bank stocks, all issued. 1878 Union National Bank. 1934 Danvers National Bank. 1868 Bank of Catasauqua. 1857 Bank of America.

Rare issued Buffalo Brewing stock, 1940 issued to Fred Bottler, how appropriate! Buffalo vignette. Sacramento California

Beautiful 1913 Chinese Government 5% Gold Bearer Bond issued for 505 French Francs by the Russo-Asiatic Bank. Very nice vignettes and nice engraving j

Group of foreign stock certificates and philatelic covers. A) Stock certificates from Europe. Includes 1922 German certificates for 50,000 and 100,000

Lot of four consecutive stocks, all issued in 1896, pen cancelled. Inc. in 1885 in Ohio. Same design: blue border and print with vignette of rolls of

Stock certificates (27) from various industrial entities including Eastern Cananea Devlopement Company, Franklin Gas Turbine Company, Decora Manufactu

About 1000 or more Los Angeles Street Improvement canceled bonds, c. 1931. About 18 lbs, a mostly full file box! Los Angeles California

About 1000 c. 1911 Los Angeles Street Improvement bonds. About 28 lbs. Los Angeles California

Choice San Diego Bay Land Co. issued 1879 stock with nice regional map. San Diego California

Lot of 2. 1) $500 bond issued to Sol Lewis on April 17th, 1865. Signed by first Nevada Governor Henry Blasdell and controller C. Nightingill. Signatur

c. 1861, Criswell, Alabama, 61A, R7, Lot of 3 bonds Issued for Military Defense/State of Alabama all are $500, with 9 coupons attached. No.'s 9...

Lot of 100+. All but one are "North Broken Hill Silver Mining Company," 50 and 100 shares, issued 1900-04. One is for the later name, &quo...

The very famous stock of terh Great Cariboo MC with vignettes all around of gold nuggets and two vails of gold, with placer mining scenes and undergro

American Mining Company stock certificate, incorporated in Vermont, issued for 10 shares, Certificates #10181-10190. Datelined Windsor, Vermont, May 1

Bond number ONE, issued for $500 in 1863 in New York. Signed by president Lyman Gilbert and treasurer William Hickock. Not cancelled. Four coupons att

"Morelos Chihuahua Mexico" printed at top center. The mines of the company are printed above the San Francisco dateline: "Santa Barba...

5x stock certificates belonging to California-based companies operating mines in famous silver mines in Mexican state of Sinaloa and includes a report

Spectacular, I/U #166 to Nathaniel Page 104 shares, 1864. Unique and interesting vignettes. Lower left chip. According to Daily Alta California, Vol

Rare issued Mexican Mining and Real Estate stock. Oval mining camp litho by G T Brown, San Francisco. Mine in Cosala, state of Sinaloa, Mexico. Mex

Three separate stock certificates from different Fairbanks, Alaska, based gold mining companies. 1. Reynolds-Alaska Development Company stock certif

Issued North American Transportation and Trading stock, 1900,#B1218, $100. Mountain, harbor and railroad vignette. This company transported miners, pr

13 Alaska stocks. Prince of Wales Pk'g., Alaska United Gold Mining, Alaska Package Assoc., Alaska State Mines, Alaska British Columbia Metals, A...

Very rare unissued, c. 1860's San Augustine Mining Co. stock. Signed by secretary James A Lucas and president Samuel G Jones. Some discoloration...

# 81 for 1000 shares to James Skeene. Signed by SH Brown and president Silas A George as president. Dateline Camden, New Jersey 1881. Location: Meyers

Incorporated August 1863. "Location Weaver District Arizona Territory" (printed at upper left). "Ledges Excelsior, Eagle Bird, Occide...

Issued 1874 Colorado River Copper and Gold Mining stock. Litho by G T Brown, San Francisco. He was an African American lithographer and was one of the

6x Arizona mining stock certificates: 1) Salero Mining & Manufacturing Company, Pima County, Arizona Territory. Unused, very nice condition....

Very rare issued Arizona Mining Co. 1865 stock, none found in Herzog collection. Cert #549 for 48 shares issued to M O Davidson. Signed by J Randall a

2 issued Arizona mining stocks. 1881 Moonlight Mining, Globe Mining District, Pinal county. Incorporated 1878. Silver foil moonlight in top center vig

Volcano Water and Mining Company, Amador County, Oct. 9th, 1855. The receipt no. 156 is for $50 for the use of water upon the canal of the company, si

Richmond Gold & Silver Mining Company stock certificate, Aurora, 1863. Very rare. Inc. May 21, 1863,. Dateline Aurora, June 27, 1863. Certificat...

The West Wind Mining Company, incorporated March 5, 1863; located in Aurora Mining District, Mono County, California. Certificate no. 6 issued to C.C.

Issued June 22, 1880, Bodie Mining district. Incorporated in 1878. Cert. #1787, issued to Geo. T. Marye & Son, Trustees in 1880 for 100 shares. ...

1864 Empire Gold & Silver Mining bond, 7%, #386, $1000. Signed by Henry Gates secretary. Alonzo Child president. David B Turner trustee. "R...

Very early Bodie mining piece! Issued 1864, No 387, $1,000 7% bond signed by Alonzo Child and Henry K Gates Secretary. Ornate border with three vignet

Rare. #143 issued to RN Van Brunt, Trustee for 100 shares on July 21st, 1879 in San Francisco. Signed by Edward Stone secretary and Fred w Hadley pre

No. 283 for 100 shares to W.H. Sent, Trustee. Dated Dec 10, 1879. A classic California mining camp that used an old and trusted phrase. The certificat

Oregon Gulch Gold Mining Company stock certificate, No. 66. Issued for 50 shares to W.J. Holliday on January 22, 1872 in Indianapolis. Signed by presi

Golden Gate Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Company stock certificate No. 40, incorporated October 24, 1863 in California. Issued to C.L. Harringto...

Melones and Stanislaus Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Company stock certificate No. 542, incorporated in California on October 29, 1862. Issued to...

Mokelumne and Campo Seco Canal & Mining Company stock certificate, incorporated in California, for Mokelumne Hill mine in Calaveras County. Cert...

Stock certificate #229 issued by Summit of Zion Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company to B.F. Jackson for twenty (20) shares at $100 per. It is signe

Early Cosumnes Grove Copper Mining Company Stock Certificate # 11 issued to A.J.M. Clure(?) for 10 shares at $100 each, stock numbers 306 to 315 on Au

"Office at S. B. Pelton's House in White Oak Township" (printed to left of vignette). Pilot Knob, Mud Springs and Mound Springs Mining...

El Dorado County, California (printed under title). Unissued for one share, but signed by Jacob A Shorb as president and E.H. Cornwall as secretary in

Oxford Beta Tunnel & Mining Company stock certificate, Aurora, 1863. Location: Silver Hill, Esmeralda District, Mono Co., Cal. (printed to the l...

General Hooker Consolidated Mining Company stock certificate, Aurora, 1863. "Esmeralda District, Aurora, Mono Co., Cal." printed under tit...

Grass Valley mining stock certificates (3) and a county settler recruitment booklet. Included is Magenta Consolidated Gold Mining Company #37 issued t

Grass Valley stock certificates (5). Included is Brunswick Gold Mining Company#4231 for 100 shares at $5 per issued to H.K. Lee and signed by Secre

Grass Valley Mining stock certs (4) from the 1870s. included is Centennial Gold Mining Company #160 for 50 shares at $50 per and issued to John Tho

Grass Valley, California North Star Gold Mining Company stock certificate #23 issued to D.S. Garwood Trustee and signed by the president and secretary

Grass Valley Mining stock certificates (5) including Scadden Flat #212, dated 1879 for 50 shares at $10 per. Next, Osborn Hill Gold Mining & Mi...

An early mining stock from the early days of the Inyo mining regions. Number 52 for 100 shares to NA Chandler, signed by French as Secretary and Lewis

The Monte Cristo Mining Company stock certificate, No. 34, for 100 shares issued to John W. Johnson at $10 per share on July 1, 1875. The mine operat

York Mining Company stock certificate No. 132(?), incorporated April 27 1852, issued to Pleasant Routon(?) for 1 share ($200 per share) on May 18, 185

This is a collection of stock certificates from John C. Fremont's efforts overseas, mainly in France, to fund California Gold Rush mining ventur...

Philadelphia and California Mining Company of Mariposa County. # 1775 for 50 shares to Theodore Walter. Signed by secretary l Alter and president Pear

Extremely rare. $1,000 bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. No. 95. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and L. Leavitt as secretary. No

Extremely rare. $1,000 bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. No. 99. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and L. Leavitt as secretary. No

Incorporated under the laws of the State of California. Issued to Charles H. King on Feb. 17th, 1880. Signed by Masby ? Bruanagian ? as Vice President

Incorporated under the laws of the State of California. Issued to Hewitt Ryerson on October 16, 1879. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as Vice President and R

Vast collection of Mariposa Companies Mining Stocks including some very rare pieces! Mariposa Company, Inc. New York in 1863 Certificate no. 4732 is

Enterprise Gold and Silver Mining Company stock certificate No. 173, incorporated July 13, 1866 in California. Meadow Lake District. Issued to J. Batt

Issued Enterprise Gold and Silver Mining stock. 1866, issued to Charles W Young. Fantastic layered depth vignette of underground miners. "There...

Lot of 2 different. Rare. Henry Hartley settled in Meadow Lake about 1861. There he lived trapping and traveling to Cisco for occasional company. In 1

Incorporated in the State of California. Certificate No. 1205 issued for one share to J.C. Ham. No date listed, however most likely between 1852 and

American River Water & Mining Company stock certificate, No. 4, for Mormon Island, Sacramento County, issued to Mepis Barrett(?) for 1 share ($2...

Stock Certificate of the Enterprise Quartz Company, issued in Nevada City, California on November 21, 1851. Printed by the Nevada Journal Print Co. En

The letter talks about the mine first worked in 1851. Seems to be an effort to revitalize the mine in 1874 or later. 10 legal sized pages that (withou

Early California Gold Rush stock certificate # 25 to Evert & Curtiss for 100 shares in 1853. Signed by LP Anderson president pro tem and RB Holt...

4 Nevada County hydraulic mining stocks, 4 are issued. Some nice vignettes here. 1882 Eureka Cons. Gravel(Sierra County). Nevada County-1876 Cold Spri

6 Nevada County mining stocks. Unissued Nevada and Mountain Lakes Ice. Issued-1879 Excelsior Water & Mining, 1892 Orient Gold Placer, 1877 Deadw...

4x Stock Certificates of various Mining Companies (Motherlode Gold Mines) , all uncancelled: 1) Tuolumne County Water Company, #3975 issued to A.M. M

3x mining stock from companies that operated in Nevada and Sierra Counties, California. 1. Star Quartz Mining Company stock certificate No. 253, inc

Lot of 11. North San Juan dates back to the California Gold Rush. It prospered during the era of hydraulic mining at nearby Malakoff Diggins from 1850

Stock certificate issued by the Last Chance Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company to E.B. Benshaw for 25 shares at $25 per. It is signed by Samuel Ba

Stock certificate for The Pittsburg Coal Mining Company #71 issued to Helena M. Kent for eighteen (1*0 shares at $100 per share. This company out of C

Placer County, California (printed to the left of vignette). Inc. in New York. No. 48, issued for 50 shares to R.C. Jackson on April 21st, 1880. Signe

Beautifully engraved partially-issued certificate. No. 321. Placerville, El Dorado County, Cal. Dec. 9th, 1852. This item has been hand signed by the

Williams & Kellinger Mining Company, incorporated , April 28, 1863 in Pitsburg Disrict, Shasta Mountain, printed by H. S. Crocker & Co. in S...

Lot of 3 certificates relating to Reese River district, datelined San Francisco. Includes: 1) Pensylvania, 1864. The best part of this certificate is

Lot of 2. 1) Very rare stock! Pre-Transcontinental Telegraph! Gold Rush era. Certificate No. 686, issued for one shares to (blank) on December 1st, 18

An important collection of stock certificates printed by Grafton Taylor Brown in San Francisco, the first African-American printer and artist to depic

# 129 for 10 shares to Patrick Welsh. Signed by M. L. Power (Virginia City miner in 1863) and president J. A. McDonald. McDonald & Company made ...

2 Sierra City mining stocks, both issued. 1890 Lone Star Gold, 1889 Excelsior Drift Gold. Sierra City California

"Silver Mountain District, Amador County, Cal." printed at bottom center. Inc. Sept. 1863. No. 101, issued for 5 shares to Jas. M. Connell...

4x Certificates of stock from various Mining Companies in the Alpine & Amador County, Silver Mountain District, California. When Silver Mounta...

2x uncancelled stock certificates from the Silver Mountain District, Amador County. 1. Crinoline Gold and Silver Mining Company, incorporated on Sep

1) "The Pearl" Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock; Mine in Silver Mountain, later renamed Oro Grande in Mojave Desert. #110 i/u Mary F O...

Stock certificate #81 issued to Thomas A. Brown by The Hastings Copper Mining Company for eighty (80) shares at $100 per. Dated June 9, 1863, it is si

Bullion Gold & Silver Mining Company, Van Horn District, Mono County, California. Certificate #69 for 2 shares at $100 each, issued to E. Arnold...

First, we have a Proof certificate from the Iowa Tunnel Mining & Milling Company, printed on thick paper by Western Bank Note & Engr. and Eb...

Rare issued 1881 Lafayette Hill and Stamford Mining stock. Issued to Frank Armstrong for 25 shares, signed by Clement Gould as secretary and F. Armstr

This lot contains four stocks issued for separate gold mines in Mariposa County with international investors. Quartz Rock Mariposa Gold Mining Company

Certificate No. 1278 for 2 shares made out to Thomas Houston dated Nov. 21, 1854. The mine is located on the middle fork of the American River, about

2 issued California mining stocks. 1876 Mariposa Land & Mining. The Mariposa Land & Mining Co was organized in 1871 and incorporated in the ...