December 2017 Premier Auction

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29 California Wells Fargo Receipts in both print and manuscript form. Includes Vallejo, Benecia, Turlock, Merced, Lodi, Oakdale, Pittsburgh, Crockett,

Unused. Although this is for a Portland Brewery, I could find little information on John Mason. But there was a John Mason in San Francisco who, accor

Lot of 23. 1) California: 1864 express receipt, San Francisco; 1868 Banking Department, San Francisco, to stage company in Columbia; 1891 WF Western D

Letter on Wells Fargo & Co. Express letterhead. Dateline Seattle, Dec. 14, 1881. Message to Chas. Stauren in Skaget City, WT. Advertises "...

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Eight postcards and thirteen receipts from Wells Fargo & Co. The receipts date from 1889. Date: Location: HWAC # 52423

Lot of ten. These rank from traditional collecting covers to covers that were sent but not stamped to unused. Please see picture online variety. Stamp

Lot of seven. 1) 1912 Application of Albert Billings Mullineaux to work in San Diego. He had worked in Youngstown, Ohio as a driver, money collector,

2 rare cloth coin bags from Wells Fargo of Mexico, appear to be unused.6.5" x 3.75". Date: Location: HWAC # 53648

Lot of over 50. Each is printed on two sides (rare!) so you get 100 receipts. Dated 1866 and 1867. From George Kirby. Mostly leather is being sent, bu

Lot of nine. Four mention they are proprietors of 'Wells, Butterfield & Co.' and 'Livingston, Fargo & Co.' American Express,...

Lot of seven. 1) A fabulous Merchants Dispatch with a large vignette of a steam locomotive. 'Merchants Dispatch' was owned by American Expre...

1) 1862 to Rockford Illinois. 2-3) 1866 and 1867 to William Knowlton, agent, Rockford. Both have a company stamp of William Knowlton. Knowlton arrived

Lot of nineteen. Earliest is a small letterhead addressed to Fred Palmer of Cooperstown, New York. Received your deposit for $1,000. Three interesting

A beautiful mirror sign of the American Express Co. and Exchange measuring 21 in. X 16 in. A sign advertising for the early American Express Co.. Nice

Lot of 5 from 4 different California express companies. 1) Two 1876 way-bills for Moore's Flat & Eureka Express from Nevada (City) to North ...

1) 1875 waybill for Moore's Flat and Eureka Express from Nevada City to North Bloomfield. Includes carrying a Wells Fargo package. 2) 1914 color...

Lot of two. 1) 134 packages of merchandise bound for the Savage Mine of Virginia City. From Colfax (crossed out and ALta written in). 2) Alta receipt

Lot of 14 from 5 different Eastern Express agencies, c.1850s-1870s. 1) American Express Company: 1851 New York receipt, blue; 1856 New York; 1863 New

Lot of 25. Includes United Express Company from Stockport, Ohio. Also Northern Express receipt and way-bills. 13 Unused Hope Express Company 186- rece

Lot of 30. 1890's. Five 1890's receipts from Clifton, South Carolina. One 1878 bill of lading from Columbia, South Carolina. Twenty-four bil...

60 pieces! Mostly from the 1860's and 1870's. Remains of an 186- receipt booklet, 1871 bills of lading, 1864 receipts, unusual 1857 "T...

Lot of five. 1) 1866 Treasurer's office. Has a bright red title. For $30 toward owning 10 shares of stock. Orange 2c Bank Check stamp. 2) 1875 f...

Mostly blank 185- receipts from New York. Also 1871 Phillipsburg, New York and 1868 Peoria, Illinois. Several Madison, Wisconsin (1860's) and Ci...

The "Sayre & Son" stamped Varney was manufactured and produced by the L.A. Sayre Company. According to Wilson and Bobrink, Nathan Varn...

A heavy construction right hook miners candlestick. "E.C" is etched on the underside of the handle neck, likely refers to the mine owner....

A quality right hook miners candlestick possibly Ludlow-Saylor style. "L.B." punched at top of handle neck. Possibly a mining engineer, ...

An unusual right hook miners candle stick with an arrow attached on the outside edge of the spike. Handle is teardrop shaped (2.5 inches) and beveled

Blue lettering on white enamel with a red DANGER at top. 16 x 8 1/2 inches. Warning in English and Spanish. Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company i

A) "All injuries must be reported" by Stonehouse Signs Denver, 10 x 14". B) "Do not pass left crossbar." Black on yellow 8 ...

Danger hook cable when not in use, red white black paint on metal. Danger nightstand under crane load red white black and white. 10 x 14" 10 x ...

Geiger counter with nickel plated carry handle, rad meter, detecting wand with wired cable, headphones, made by Detectron, North Hollywood, CA. c. 195

Spectacular show piece! Extra Rare!!! This was either a lab or gold scale. 27.5 x 34 x 14". Plaque with number "A58414" on the right ...

This key research tool has articles on Western US and the world. Numerous mining advertisements including a Trump Drill Chuck.15.25" x 11"...

778 pages. Date: Location: HWAC # 53630

1228 pages, front and rear covers are detaching. Date: Location: HWAC # 53629

1628 pages in this important copper mining resource which provided info for investors and the trade. Date: Location: HWAC # 53625

1413 pages. Date: Location: HWAC # 53626

An enlargement of The Copper Handbook. 1920, 1992 pages. Front and rear covers are taped to spine. Date: Location: HWAC # 53627

From Columbia University library. 2350 pages. Date: Location: HWAC # 53628

Choice c1900 Walrus ivory gavel, with Nome cut out of the surface, and a seal on the other side, all one piece, except the handle (6"). Overall...

1) Iconic Keystone view No. 9191 of people Bound for the Klondike Gold Fields, Chilkoot, Alaska. 2) c.1899 Kilburn stereoview No. 13133, Scratching ou

Nice Alaskan mining stereoview group.Keystone-5 Dogsled, team and driver, 2 Chilkoot Pass, 2 Sheep Camp, A Claim on the Klondike, Haines, prospecting,

Scarce. Issued 1947 to Austin Drake Jr, 100 shares and cancelled. Nice vignette of Mt. McKinley and mine in background. 8" x 11.5". Date...

Eleven framed postcards of Bisbee and mining. Two RPCs, two hand colored. 20.5" x 16.5". Date: Location: Bisbee, Arizona HWAC # 5...

Located in Black Hills, AZ. I/U to Lyman Baskins 1884 who is secretary of company. We could not find any info on this company in our library. #131 50

3 rare certificates. Gold Cliff Mining and Reduction Co. of Arizona I/U 1897 to Stephen Parrish #101 for 500 shares, #105 for 1000 shares, and #167 fo

I/U to FM Curtis #3357 100 shares. 6.75" x 11.25" "The company owned the Vulture mine located 14 miles by road from Wickenburg at the...

Two different certificates. #19 issued 1904 to P. Reid 50000 shares, vignette of a little girl on a stool. #25 issued to Dunham 1906 206479 shares. Be

1) 14 (6 stained) unissued Gila River Mining Co. c. 1850's 2) 5 unissued Independence Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Co c. 1860's 3) 15...

One 1924 stock certificate in the Healy Consolidated Oil Corporation, and numerous letters, photographs and new story reprinted from the Financial Rep

No. 687, and No. 793-797. All issued in 1901. None are cancelled. 16 x 10" Office located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. (Prag Collection) Date: ...

Bodie Mining District, Mono County, California. No. 3986, issued for 100 shares to Geo. Grant on January 24, 1884. Signed by Warren Holt as president

Smith Brothers Pure Borax trade card. WT Coleman and Co., Coleman was an 1856 vigilante committee chairman. Date: c. 1880-1890 Location: Death Val

22 unissued certs c. 1890's. The canal was used for gold mining. Date: Location: Feather River, California HWAC # 54426

Lot of 74. Natomas Company of California book of unissued stocks. The first 24 were issued. The first number in the book is P4725. Gold mining company

Aura Hill, Grass Valley stock certificate #20 for 200 shares to CW Boynton in 1870. Signed by David Wilder and Lewis Reese Jr. This would later become

Two different companies. 1) Gold Quartz Mining Co. unissued c. 1880's 14 certs, 8 with stains. 2) Grass Valley Water Co. unissued 9 certs Dat...

Invoice book from 1899-1900 #151-198, no covers. 13.75" x 8.5".The Kennedy Gold Mine in Jackson, California, was one of the deepest mines ...

20 certs. 1 is issued No. 2, for 200 shares to T.P. Bennett 1892. Signed by President J.R. Young , rare; 19 unissued certs ranging from No. 76 to 95.

Stock certificate 33 for 10 shares to GW Keith on June 10, 1863. Signed by E Ezekiel and EG Dension. Large US 25c stamp. Signed by Keith on reverse. L

Issued on December 23, 1863 to Frank Sleeper for 10 shares. Signed by secretary Henry S Brooks and president Edward P Flint. Sleeper signs the reverse

Location of company's mines and reduction works: San Bernardino County, California. Inc. in Arizona. No. 315, issued for 5,000 shares to Duncan ...

Located in Gavilan Mining District, San Bernardino County. 28 unissued certs. c. 1890's. Date: Location: San Berardino, California HWAC ...

5 letters on blue paper, 1887-1888 from The Giant-Powder Co. in San Francisco, CA to A. M. Holter in Helena, MT. The letters pertain to orders for ex

Gibson Quartz Mills and Concentrators Catalog. 16 page booklet. B/W photos and drawings of this high quality gold mining line. Introduction by AE Hopl

German Bar Gold Mines, Inc. stock certificate, no. 50 for 100 shares to Mrs. M. H. Jacobs, signed Charles Blood, President. A letter is included from

Notice of Location of Strassbruger Oil Claim. Located October 11th, 1890. Locators are Nathan, Sigmund, Isaac, and Adolph Strassburger as well as Loui

Lot of 6. 2 Hercules Powder Co. letterheads 1913 and 1915, California Powder works letterhead 1898, with small fold tear, Joseph Dixon Crucible Co 189

1) Two Tuolumne County Water Company issued stocks, 1854, highly pictorial. Punch cancelled and heavy staining. 2) Thirteen unissued Marysville Tunnel

Silver Mt., Poverty Hill, Mokelumne Hill. 1) 4 unissued Hancock Gold & Silver Mining Co. c. 1860's 2) 9 unissued Main Tunnel & Mining Co...

19 California mostly gold mining postcards with B/W and chromolitho scenes of hydraulic mining, a large donkey engine, a dredge, underground gold mine

Lot of 10. Includes: two issued gorgeous 1862 Tuolumne County Water Co. stocks with the famous placer mining vignette at left, both in very good condi

1) 5 unissued Diamondville Blue Gravel Mining Co, Butte Co. c. 1870's 2) 13 unissued Chico Gold and Silver Mining Co c. 1860"s Date: c186...

I/U to Theo. Langley #41 500 shares signed by president Gleason. Some bottom toning. 7.5" x 11.25". Grizzly Gulch was located 4 miles from...

Isabella Gold Mining Co I/C 1896 to Oscar Whitelaw #78 250 shares, signed by president Hagerman. Cripple Creek Gold Rock Mining Co. I/U 1895 to Howard

1) I/C to WP Kinney 1899 #1105 4000 shares,signed by JK Miller. 2) I/C to HH Mitchell 1899 #1116 4000 shares signed by president JK Miller 3) I/C to

300 issued stocks 1981-1982. Date: Location: Cripple Creek, Colorado HWAC # 54924

Lot of five. Circa 1925. Stock certificates number 3935 and 5352. Two letterhead with a fancy Napoleonic type soldier holding his sword aloft. One cor

13 i/c certificates 1895-1899, signed by president JK Muller. Date: 1895-1899 Location: Denver, Colorado HWAC # 54420

This is the second time we have seen this stock certificate (mortgage debenture) in 40 years. English Mortgage Debenture. To Frederick Connon of Scars

This came to us with three others. Before these three we had only seen one other mortgage debenture in 40 years. English Mortgage Debenture. To Colone

Lot of seven. 1-2) Two Silver Cycle Mining Company stocks (#'s 2280 and 3809). Issued in 1924 and 1925. One is stamp cancelled "100% Divide...

I/u to V Baker 1881 #484 781 shares. We could not find any info on this company in our library. 6.75" x 11.25". Date: Location: Leadv...

I/U to C Needles who is the president. 1880. #292, for 20 shares, underground miner vignette. 6.75" x 11". Date: Location: Leadville,...

Seven total. Two light green 1935, four light blue 1935, and one white 1956. Camp Bird Limited was incorporated 8 September 1900. Its principal busine

Lot of three. 1) The earliest is dated 1911. Stocks from 898019 to 898040 (out of 1,100,000). In English and French. 14 coupons still attached, 2) 19

Mines on Sheep Mountain in Robinson, Summit County, CO. Green 1883 $100 bond, signed by president Hayward. 6.75" x 12.5". Side of bond lis...

I/U 1882 to Farmers Loan and Trust Co. #75 4000 shares signed by vice president Smith. 7" x 10.5". Date: Location: Rosita, Colorado ...

Rare opportunity to purchase this prospectus. Contains a two page map on pink paper of the vicinity and railroad lines. Outside pages show an illustra

Gold Rock Mining Co I/U 1896 to and signed by WM Clark #721 1000 shares, tent and covered wagon vignette. Gene Field Gold Mining Co. in Cripple Creek

Lot of four certificates: two with Pike's Peak vignette, 1899 and 1900 issued by J.W. Miller and H. K Deviseaux, and two with no vignette issued...

1) Pottsville & Colorado Gold and SIlver Mining Company. Number 298 for 50 shares to Fanny Farquhar(?). Has the famous dog guarding the gold bar...

1) Hancock Town Co I/U to JW Gannett 1881 #85 10 shares 2) Gold Rock Mining and Milling Co I/U to Albion Little 1891 #695 100 shares 3) Highland Light

1) Gold Rock Mining Co I/U to WM Clark 1896 #726 2000 shares 2) Gene Field Gold Mining Co. I/U to SP Booth 1896 #343 1000 shares 3) Gold Exploiting Co

Seven 500 gold bonds, cancelled. #504, 510, 521, 524, 526, 531, 535. 14.75" x 10". c.1880s. The London Mine was located on Lincoln Mounta...

35 unissued $500 certificates. 5.75" x 10.5. Organized by financiers in Appleton, Wisconsin. Worked claims in the Cameron Mountain district nor...

1) Number 44 for 150 shares to William Barnum of Salisbury in 1863. Signed by president Forbes L Adams and Secretary Ensign Church. Two five cent frow

Number 20 for 14 shares to Abigail B Abbott in 1862. The Hunts Lymona Iron Company was located in Huntsville, just east of Falls Village. The furnace