December 2017 Premier Auction

A prime source of information on the Sutro Tunnel based upon the report of a US government committee. 988 gilt edge pages with index. Published 1872.

Issued to Samuel White Jr. 1891, signed by Theo. Sutro president, Adolph Sutro's brother. This company was the successor to the Sutro Tunnel Co....

Nice group of 13. Includes: 1) John S. Noe cabinet card (identified on reverse as William Henry Harris of Silver City), c.1880s. 2) Depression-era (19

I/U to WH Corbett 1874 #233 25 shares. 2 miner vignettes. Signed by president. 4.25" x 9". Devil's Gate Mining District. The Goodman h...

Five high grade silver specimens from the Ophir Mine on the Comstock. Native gold from Virginia City in quartz bracia visible. These were collected pr

Six high grade silver specimens from the Ophir Mine on the Comstock. Native gold from Virginia City in quartz bracia visible. These were collected pre

Six high grade silver specimens from the Ophir Mine on the Comstock. Native gold from Virginia City in quartz bracia visible. These were collected pre

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Five San Francisco billheads, dated 1865, 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1912 for machinery and parts sold to the Savage Mining Company in Virginia City, Nevad

Very rare certificate. Mine is located near Daney 1.1 miles west of Silver Hills Mine at the foot of Occidental Grade where it joins Virginia City Hig

This is a great assay piece and an even greater historical document. 7.5 x 11.5" 1) The Yellow Jacket Mine was one of the biggest producers...

11 unissued, 13 I/U 1878. Date: 1878 Location: Virginia City, Nevada HWAC # 54408

Oro Wonder Mining Co. I/U to WA Crocker 1907 # 40 1000 shares signed by vice president 6.75" x 10.5". Dexter Wonder Mining Co. I/U to AJ L...

Seven Troughs Gold Mines Co. I/U 1930, Powhattan Rosebud Mining Co I/U 1908, Tenabo Mining and Smelting Co. I/U 1910, Consolidated Virginia & An...

Very informative set of softcover books by Hugh Shamberger about Nevada Mining camps. 2 copies(1 is hardcover) of Rawhide 50pp, Wonder 80pp, Silver Pe

Lot of 5. 1) North Commonwealth Mining Co., Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County. Issued 1890 for 100 shares. Not cancelled. 2) Sheet of 2 unissued

A fabulous suite of four certificates sold by Graham Hardy in Virginia City in the early 1960s to stimulate the new collecting field of stock certific

Rare certificate. Reportedly operated gold and silver mines in Nevada. #1766 50 pound Bond, includes vignette of Lincoln and a Queen. 15.5" x 1...

Map 1 shows Nye and Esmeralda counties, the city of Tonopah. Map scale 1/12000. Original Special Mining District Maps, US Geological Survey, Charles D

Lot of 13. Eleven North American Mining & Smelting Corporation $100 Three-Year Sinking Fund Gold Debenture, 1931. One $10 Three-Year Sinking Fun...

One First Mortgage Collateral Trust, 5 Per Cent, 30 Year Gold Coupon Bond. No. 1407, signed by president. This bond is scarce. 10" x 15". ...

"Nacimiento Copper Co. Bernalillo County, NM. Inc. in NY, 1881. The mines of this company included the Eureka, Eureka #2, Copper Queen, Copper ...

No. 126, issued for 1,000 shares to Leonard A. Jenkins on Dec. 6th, 1893 in New York City. Signed by Norman Kingsley as president and HH Armstead as s

Three places identified on the postcard. 1) Waldo Tunnel. 2) Breaker Plant. 3) Ozark Hill. Nice! Rare! Date: Location: Magdalena, New Mexico H

Rare and desirable certificate. #274. 7.25" x 10.5". I/U for 40,000 shares to Colorado railroad magnate & industrialist David Moffat i...

Lot of four. 1) Burro Mt. Copper Company General Offices in Tyronne. Black and white RPC. 2) RPC of open pit copper mine. Unnamed. 3) Open pit copper

Number 8 for 100 shares to Alfred Schormenhorn(?) in 1863 for 100 shares. Nice and very early. Signed by president Elisha Riggs. Hand cancelled. The R

Obverse: Krumb School of Mines / 1864-1964 / man standing; Reverse: Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science / Centennial. 2 5/8

You don't find many mining certificates dating back as far as the 1840s. Inc. 1833. No. 202, issued for $1,000 payable at 6 percent per annum. S...

$100 12% bond. Signed by president Tyler. 14.5" x 9.5". Date: Location: Miami, Oklahoma HWAC # 53746

Cincinnatti Mining and Milling Co.1) I/U to David Gilchrist 1883 #102 8000 shares 2) I/U to David Gilchrist 1883 #50 500 shares 3) Eastern Oregon Gold

Small 7 x 12" Trojan (Allentown, PA) blasting cap wood box, tongue and groove construction, 7" tall. Black screen lettering on all four si...

1872. Interesting exquisite document. It is for $500 and indebts the Hamburg Iron Company to Gideon Sontag, Jacob k Spang and Wilson F Kaufman. Payabl

Lot of 40 pieces. This is a collection of documents related to two different Pennsylvania coal companies: 29 documents for Lykens Valley Coal Co. and

Four stereoviews: 1) Miners going into the Slope, Hazleton, PA. 2) Palace of Mines and Metallurgy. 3) Niagara Falls. 4) New Suspension Bridge, Niagara

Located in Black Hills Dakota Territory. I/U to FV Welling 1881, #2282, 100 shares. Mine structure vignette, signed by president Tetter. 6.75" ...

Gold producer in Custer County, SD with 33 acres. No. 301, issued in 1882 to John E. Howell for 100 shares, signed by president John F. Clark. Not can

Lot of 4 in very good condition. 1) Salmon Gold Mining Company. Issued 1882 for 200 shares. Not cancelled. Underground mining vignette. 2) Two issued

Issued 1885 to Sydney Jameson #1499 100 shares. South Dakota lead mine. Signed by president JB Haggin. small circular tear near signature and 3 upper

Lot of 14. Certificates for both the South Tillman Oil Company and the W.A. Patterson Developing Company with several letters concerning the companies

Lot of 36. Stock certificates and ephemera about the World Oil Company circa 1928-1936. Two stock certificates, 1925 and 1926. One article from Kamp...

2 French Utah silver mine bond certificates. Green Comet Smelting Works #64381 16.25" x 12.5". Brown Cactus Mining Co. #13291-13295 5 shar...

44 cards. 31 RPC's, 2 B/W, 11 chromolitho. Various Utah mining views of Utah Copper Mine, Utah Copper Workings, Centennial Eureka Mine, Highlan...

Lot of 5. 1) Illustrated Price List of Fairbanks' Standard Scales, Manufactured by E & T Fairbanks & Co., St. Johnsbury, Vermont. 24 pag...

Incorporated in 1891 in Colorado by New York investors. I/U to Samuel Mardwell 1894, #922, 100 shares. 6.75" x 11.5". Wyoming ghost town o...

3 South Africa mining stereoviews: 1) Taking Out the Diamondiferous Blue Earth, Wesselton Diamond Mines, Kimberly, Africa. 2) Across the Mammoth Pits

Lot of 8. Included: two pictorial 1865 certificates for Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company; two 1901 American Smokeless Coal Co. $1,000 bonds, not...

Lot of 17. Eight envelopes used to mail some of the ephemera. Stockholders Protective Committee correspondence concerning the World Oil Company, 1931.

Lot of 15 views of Anchorage from the 1920s through the 1960s. Aerial views, residential neighborhoods and public buildings. Date: Location: Anch

Lot of 5 cards including river boat "Yukon", U.S. mail dog sled team, eskimo drummers, cutting bowhead whale, Cape Smythe Whaling and Trad...