Cornucopia of Collectibles- 2018 October Auction

Silver Hills was in the Tule Canyon Mining District in Esmeralda. Tule Canyon was a placer gold mining district just outside of Goldfield. This is a f

VERY EARLY # 19. Issued to JW Hussey trustee to 100 shares. Signed by secretary HB Sands and president M Mayblum(?). Datelined San Francisco 1877. Inc

# 48 for 50 shares to Cahull & Fox Trustees. Signed by secretary James King and president Hill Beachy. President's name seems to have been c...

Very Good condition, carbide mining lamp.Superindendents lamp, with reflector. Good handle and hook. Bronze finish...a really nice item " Just...

# 257 for 60 shares to H Schwarze. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by secretary AC Teitman and president Caleb Hyatt. Incorporated May 20, 1863.

Although issued from San Francisco in 1863, this company was incorporated in early Utah Territory on December 29, 1860. Issued to the treasurer John S

VERY EARLY NUMBER 6 for 20 shares to EW Allen. Datelined Virginia, N. T. 1863. Signed by WW Price secretary and Charles AW Allen president. Incorporat

# 69 for 10 shares to SW Ferris. Datelined Virginia N. T. 1863. Signed by Clement T Rice and L Morris(?). Incorporated March 31, 1863. Small ship and

# 109 for 10 shares to WW Stern(?). Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by secretary N Shiverick and president JP Buckley. Incorporated March 31, 186

# 254 for 50 shares to George Miller. Datelined Virginia 1863. Signed by Secretary CG Fink(?) and president A Winton. Incorporated in January 7, 1863

# 5617 for 10 shares to CW Fox trustee. Signed by secretary A Noel and president Thomas Cole Jr. datelined San Francisco 1876. Incorporated Augt 1875.

Number 215 for 15 shares to Alphonso Thill. Printed by John ALexander of Phila. Stamper in red "preferred." Incorporated 1866. Vignette of...

# 151 for 5 shares to trustee JJ Applegate. Signed by secretary Applegate and president H Cox. Datelined San Francisco 1879. Incorporated in Storey Co

Another rare Comstock 1880's stock. # 1081 for 250 shares to John Pruyn. Signed by Roussiu and president Herman Carl. Datelined Troy 1884. Incor...

Very rare RN-B16a revenue stamp (red Nevada imprint over federal imprint). Ophir Mill, Bank of California, W.S. Hobart (on left). Dateline Virginia, N

EARLY # 16 for 10 shares to JVB Perry. Datelined Virginia, N . T. Signed by DF Hodges and JB Collins. Incorporated on January 25, 1864. 25c Power of

# 14 (Very early) for 5 shares t9 W Dewey. Datelined San Francisco 1864. Signed by secretary (?) and president Loveland. Location on the Potosi Lode.

# 6411 for 10 shares to a trustee (perhaps president). Datelined 1876 San Francisco. Signed by secretary and president. (Poor signatures are hard to r

This mining company was incorporated when the Comstock was still part of the Utah Territory. Incorporation date was July 6, 1860. Very Early! Number 2

# 905 for 100 shares to trustees Kendrey & Dyer. Signed by Signed by JJ Apple(?) and vice president H Cox. Datelined San Francisco 1879. Incorpo...

California State Telegraph Co. telegraph sent Jan. 6, 1864 from San Francisco to Robert Morrow, mining superintendent on the Comstock Lode. Message si

We have not seen this Comstock 1880's stock before. # 632 for 20,000 shares to WW Bausman. WW Bausman was the secretary and an original trustee ...

Lot of 8 different. Includes: 1866 Gould & Curry signed by Janin (NV adhesive revenue stamp); 1869 Summit Mill signed by Smith (NV adhesive reve...

Lot of 12 incl. territorial pieces. Nice variety. Includes: Stateler & Arrington check issued in 1864, signed by Gould & Curry Mining Co. pr...

On top of that this is certificate NUMBER 1. Issued to Sharon. Signed by Sharon as president and twice on reverse. Also signed by secretary AM Codingt

Number 152 for 20 shares to James Hawley. Nevada dateline of Virginia, N. T. 1864. Signed by secretary Gearhart and president OC Steel. Incorporated M

A group of 4 documents related to the Savage Mining Company of the Comstock Lode. 1) 1916 Report to Stockholders for the Savage / Hale & Norcros...

Nice set of 3 different banker checks from the Comstock Lode, all dated during Nevada Territorial times. On the Maynard & Flood check, the payee...

For 125 pounds from the Eureka Mill. Bullion to be delivered to the Bank of California. J. B. Winters listed as superintendent in fancy script. The Wi

These two pages are early entries (April, 1864) for the Savage Mine under treasurer(?) A. E. Head. It lists expenditures for the Savage Mining Company

Rare certificate with only a few known. #4227 for 50 shares to WG Crandall trustee. Datelined San Francisco 1876. Signed by secretary K Bogart(?) and

# 2033 for 70 shares to James Coffin trustee. Signed by JJ Scorite(?) and president (?). Both names have been cancelled with a star punch. Underground

# 32 for 20 shares. In the 'Shares' box it says 500c each. To Charles Hosmer. Datelined Carson City, N. T. Signed by SM Bliss secretary and ...

This is a day in the life of the Savage Mine and its relations with two mills. Both receipts are dated September 26, 1866. Both are addressed to the s

This is an unusual cert. Number A-1 for 134, 326 shares to RF Brown. Brown, whether he wanted it or not, is a major player in this mine. 1931. Large g

Inc. in South Dakota. Cert. #512, issued for 500 shares to G.S. Clark. Signed by Frank M. Ish as president. Wonder, Nevada lies 18 miles north of Fair

# 659 for 1000 shares to M. McNally in 1906. Signed by BD Gavin(?) and president Sol Camp. Small oval underground mining vignette. Not cancelled. Inco

Framed hoisting license issued to Leo Johnson 1943, silver seal. 10 x 12". City: State: Nevada Date: 1943 HWAC# 80856

Rare certificate. Operated gold and silver mines in Nevada. #1847. 50 pound bond. 15.5" x 13" Heavy folds as you find in bonds, but no int...

Gov. Paul Laxalt signed Executive Dept Mine Supervisor certificate. Approx 17 x11". City: State: Nevada Date: 1971 HWAC# 81413

High Grade ore Tram bucket with 4' of cable attached from the range east of Battle Mountain, Nevada. small bucket typical of high grade ore, usu...

Several Tonopah Divide stocks c1920: North Divide (early number 36), Northwest Divide, North Tonopah King, Tonopah Dividend and New Tonopah Dividend M

#184 I/U in 1877 25 shares. Mine located in Spanish Belt Mining District, Nye County, NV. 3 vertical and 1 horizontal folds. City: State: Nevada Dat

Rare Reno, Nevada dateline. Location only identified by four ledges: Sunrise Ledge, Badger Ledge, Jennie Ledge and London Ledge. Company owns 1,500 fe

A printed version of a report delivered March 23, 1889 to the United States Senate from the Committee on Mines and Mining concerning lawsuits stemming

# 26 for 1000 shares to Montgomery Godley. Signed by treasurer William Godley and president Jesse Godley. William, Jesse and Henry Godley were all off

# 45 for 2000 shares to Mrs. MD Wooly. Signed by James Ferguson and president William Connell. Dateline 1866. Appropriate green print and vignettes fo

1) Jasper Mining and Smelting number 28 for 1000 shares. Joplin, Missouri. Best mineral lands including the Portland Lands and the Stevens & Gro...

Datelined New York, 1856. The Adams Express Company, Great Eastern, Western & Southern Express Forwarders. Received $334.95. VF condition. Cit...

This cert has the rarer underground mining vignette and not the mine and mill vignette. Early number 49 for 500 shares to Turner. Signed by president

This is the more common, but more striking of the two different certs. # 771 for 100 shares to George Gootee trustee. Signed by Charles Brooks and pre

# 257 for 1000 shares to Griffith. Signed by Conell and president GW Mowbray. Dateline Baltimore 1860. Allegorical vignette. Written in pen is '...

Very early number 17 for 20 shares to Joseph Ham. Signed by Gilbert and president Simeon Snow. Datelined 1886. Incorporated in Maine. Placer mining vi

Rare 1904 promo flyer for the region. Miners at work with ore cart, 7 x 4.5". "The Bohemia mining district is an area of about 9 square m...

Label for "High Grade" Evaporated Vegetables/Put Up By The Pacific Evaporating Co./Portland Oregon. Created by Schmidt L. & Lithograph...

Possibly unique? This 6% bond was issued in 1866. One of the ten coupons has been roughly removed. Compared to other bonds we sell this is very plain.

Yes, NUMBER 1 for a 1933 stock certificate! Issued for 540 shares to Dora Nash. Signatures are pen cancelled. Dateline Dauphin County, 1833. Small hol

Yes, NUMBER 1 for a 1936 stock certificate! Issued for 50 shares to George Thompson. Signatures are pen cancelled. Dateline Dauphin County, 1836. One

This is a bright and colorful cert in pinkish red. # 136 for 50 shares to JR Capelberry. Signed by AL Grant and E(dwin) Wilson. Dateline New York 1874

# 185 for 100 shares to Amos Rudy. Signed by president Joseph H lefevre and treasurer (?). Dateline Lancaster 1865. Incorporated 1865. Printer Wm. Man

# 84 for 83 shares to Joseph D Murray. Signed by secretary Hung and president Matthew C Jenking(?). Slight edge issues on right. Not cancelled. John C

1) # 10160 for 4 shares to H Plate(?). Signatures have been cancelled. Incorporated February 13, 1833. Dateline Philadelphia 1865. Interesting site sp

# 46 for 1182 shares to LP Salaignae. Signed by CC Bird ( and president Bard Wells. Dateline 1888. Incorporated April 1854. Lots of pencil writing. He

# 32 for 50 shares to Ellis Lewis. Signed by John O'Brien and president Ellis Lewis. Dateline Philadelphia 1855. Incorporated in Pennsylvania in...

# 960 for 10 shares to John S Moore. Signed by HG Peck and president NA Thompson. Dateline 1865. Incorporated in 1865. 25c Certificate Revenue stamps.

Early Pennsylvania Coal Company stock issued in the middle of the Civil War. # 55 for 100 shares to EH Miller. Signatures cancelled. Dateline New York

Cool plastic like? card from 1899 convention with miners in dress cap portraits. Corners have a red, white and blue ribbon and even a small piece of c

Highly decorated stocks with variety of stocks issued in London 28th of June 1928. Very nice condition. Ordinary shares # E21465 for dividends on FIVE

Cert. #82, issued to and signed by Albe Holmes as president. Holmes was one of the first to arrive in Dakota Territory, as he came in on the second st

Inc. in Dakota Territory. Cert. #143, issued at Deadwood, Dakota in 1891 for 2595 shares to Mrs. J. Wringrose and signed as president by J. Wringrose.

Very attractive certificate from this famous Dakota gold mine signed by legendary businessman Lloyd Tevis. Cert. #7830, issued to Lounsbery & Co...

# 40 for 299 shares to William H Calhoun. Signed by Henry (?) and president Samuel H Tracy. "Incorporated 1852 - Rail Road Privileges 1854.&quo...

# 348 for 1000 shares to Charles W Symons. Signed by secretary James Brawley and President John S Barnes. Dateline Salt Lake City 1882. Incorporated M

# 139 for 1000 shares to William H Shearman. Signed by Thomas Armstrong and president Eli B Kelsey. Dateline Salt Lake City, Utah Territory 1877. Mine

Number 907 for five pounds. Signed by secretary Wilkinson and two directors. No edge, corner, pinhole or discoloration issues. The Saturn was across t

# 1885 for 58 shares to Charles Collins trustee. Signed by Charles Collins and president J Esten. Dateline San Francisco 1879. Incorporated December 2

# 375 for 20 shares to Thasher. Signed by James Parks and president John Parks. Dateline Salt Lake city 1873. Incorporated November 21, 1871. Small mi

NUMBER 5! FOR 58,000 SHARES! To JP Calhoun. signed by OT McCormick and president GV (?). Dateline Salt Lake City 1899. Incorporated in Utah in August

# 242 for 500 shares to PJ Queahy. Signed by Lewis M Cannan and president George Q Cannon. Dateline Salt Lake City 1896. Incorporated in Utah in 1896.

# 58 for 100 shares to Moses Ankeer. Signed by Shoenberg and Shoenberg. Dateline New York 1873. Incorporated in New York. Larger milling vignette with

# 3569 fir 200 shares to Edgar Zabriske. Signed by Charles Stevenson and vice president ET Sprague(?). Dateline Salt Lake City 1886. Incorporated Dece

Here is a unique certificate. "Silver Queen Mining" is written in silver that almost disappears when looking at an angle. There are other ...

Lucky number 13 for 2000 shares to Florence K Richards. Signed by William D Richard Jr as secretary and WIlliam D Richard Sr. as president. Handwritte

Nine volume run of this important mining reference work. Each volume indexed in the front. Volumes 23 (1921-2), 25, 26, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38 (1936)

Early number 24 for 2000 shares to CC Goodwin. (There was a C. C. Goodwin who worked on the Virginia City, Nevada Territorial Enterprise with Mark Tw

# 3213 for 100 shares to HA Van Praag trusteed. Signed by Klockner and president J Danzig. Miners making the big strike vignette. Incorporated June 12

# 349 for 1276 shares to SS Walker Estate Company. Signed by WO Lake and president MH Walker (related?). Dateline Salt Lake City 1899. Incorporated Ma

# 423 for 100 shares to AF McDrew trustee. Signed by EB Jago and AH Moon president. Dateline San Francisco 1878. Named the Atlanta there is a vignette

Bound softcover with detached cover. Loaded with photos. Folded mine panorama inside front cover with 1" lower tear. Approx 7 x 10" City:...

# 233 for 50 shares to MA Halladay. Signed by WH Freshwater and president Peter Stubbs. Dateline Provo City 1891. Incorporated August 20, 1890. Pen ca

32nd Convention Intl Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers. Brass pin top with 4.5" blue ribbon. City: State: Utah Date: 1935 HWAC# 80852

Very early number 4 for 1 shares to Henry M Baker. Signed by Ethan C Clarke and president Jacob H Ela. Dateline Washington D. C. 1883. Location of pro

# 462 for 11 shares to LD Beck trustee. signed by LD Beck and president (?). Dateline New York 1881. Two underground mining vignettes. Printed by The

Number 161. 189-. Underground mining vignette. Salt Lake Litho printer. Like most (all?) Read stocks one finds for sale, this one is unissued. Pristin

Three hard bound volumes. Ex Mechanics Institute San Francisco, Mechanics Mercantile Library book plate. Volume 19, April 1917 through March 1918. Sec

# 171 for 1000 shares to PW McCaffrey. Signed by Thomas Kane and president James Moffat. Dateline Salt Lake City 1896. Incorporated in Utah. Location

Rare. # 106 for 1000 shares to Abram Quereau. Signed by AZ Huggin and president Joseph WIlde. Dateline New York 1867. Incorporated in New York. Printe

# 10581 on April 26, 1852. Signed by secretary HH Root and three committee members. No edge, corner pin hole or discoloration issues. This is an Engl

# 496 for 100 shares to Burr Wakeman. Signed by Ripley and president Charles Ely. Dateline New York 1856. Mill and train vignette. Mann & Spear ...

Rare $500 bond 6%, 1860, 12 coupons. 2.5", 6' and 4" seam tears. Poor condition. Coal train vignette. Signed by president J George Bol...