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This is a great assay piece and an even greater historical document. 7.5 x 11.5" 1) The Yellow Jacket Mine was one of the biggest producers...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

Lot of four unused photograph cards from Hyder, "just over the line from Stewart, B.C." U.S. Government block house, birdseye view. and tw...

Six old photographs: Nome in 1909, the interior of the Modini's Cafe, street scene, also a picture attributed to Juneau. Date: Location: N...

Lot of 3 photographic post cards from Wrangell. All have album residue on reverse and are unwritten. View from across the bay, birdseye, and on the sh

Lot of 48 photo post cards of glaciers that may not be there anymore. Muir, Mendennhall, Taku, Columbia, Childs, Norris glaciers all represented.

Total of eleven, Ten RPC's. Shows lodge and scenery. Please see photos online. Date: Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona HWAC # 54046

Thirty-six total. 1904 to 1935. Some duplicates. Two petrified forest and one Canyon Diablo with railroad bridge included. Date: Location: Grand

Twelve color RPCs. Fourteen total. Shows lodge, buildings and the canyon. Please see photos online. Date: Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona HWAC

Nine total - five different. Shows traditional housing and Native Americans at work and play. Includes postcards of the Canyon Souvenir Shop of Verkam

Business belonging to Dave Wiltsie. "A modern store of unusual architecture constructed of materials of historic interest." Truly a unique...

Lot of ten. One black and White RCPC and three color RPC's. Includes a 1920 Meyers and an Emerald Bay. Date: Location: Donner, California ...

Lot of seventeen. Seven black & white RPC's and two color RPC's. Date: Location: Donner, California HWAC # 53471

A Gruber(?) Photograph. Postmarked on back South Dos Palos, 1912. Date: Location: Dos Palos, California HWAC # 53958

Two different real photo postcards of "The Geysers". Fabulous contrast and two very good views. This is a nice looking pair. Used. 1909. ...

Fallen Leaf Lake Lodge cover, mailed 1919 (Tallac cancel). Entire front is pictorial. Very nice looking! (Prag Collection) Date: Location: Lake T

Great Real Photo Postcard with a Tahoe railroad cancel. What more can you ask for! Content? "This morning we visited Tallac & expect to tak...

Over 100 postcards. Forty-three black and white and nine color RPC's. A wide variety of Tahoe Scenes. Early postmarks include a 1904 Tahoe, 1912...

Loto of ten. Three RPC's. Earliest postmark is a 1919 Bijou. Date: Location: Lake Tahoe, California HWAC # 53472

Lot of sixty. Sixteen black and white RPC's and 12 color RPC's. Fishing, riding steamers, golf, staying at a lodge, visiting the home of the...

Lot of fourteen. Six black and white RPC's. Postcard of Mt. Tallac's famed snow cross, Lake Tahoe through the mountains, Mount Watson, Talla...

Lot of twenty-six. Eight RPC's. Glen Alpine Creek, Fallen Leaf Lake, Eagle Falls, Angora Lake, Echo Lake, Grass Lake, Susie Lake, Cascade Lake, ...

Lot of sixteen. Five black & white RPCs and eight color RPC's. Great 1907 Truckee postcard with banks of snow. 1920's cars dwarfed by th...

Lot of thirteen. Two RPCs of a steamer in Emerald Bay (Fraser and Putnam & Valentine). Other cards of the steamer in open waters, loading passen...

Lot of sixteen. Three black and white RPCs and four color RPCs. Includes Sugar Loaf, Zephyr Point Lookout, Moana Villa, Squaw Valley ice rink, Donner

Includes, snow, the ice rink, buildings, skiers, lifts, etc. See photos online for different cards. Date: Location: Lake Tahoe, California HWA

Although not as famous as its counterpart in San Francisco, there was a vibrant Chinese community in Los Angeles. 11 cards; 7 black and white RPCs, 3

This is a Private Mailing Card. The card is rather unique. "A Glimpse of Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal." Date: Location: San Francis...

Lot of six. Four street scenes, one of Chinese at Sutro Heights and one of Chinese reading bulletins from back home. Date: Location: San Francisc

Lot of 11. A nice selection: Chinese posing in a suit, edge of Chinatown, telephone exchange, Rose Carnival of 1917, and plenty of street scenes. Find

Lot of 21. Photos by EF Clement, Mike Roberts, HS Crocker Company, and Smith News Company. A nice variety of scenes. Date: Location: San Francis

Lot of sixteen. Seven are old "Address Only" postcards. Dated postcards are from 1905 to 1944. One black and white of Pell Street. Others ...

Lot of ten. Mostly inside. Wide variety: telephone exchange, restaurant, telephone exchange, opium, Joss temple, drug store, etc. Two Britton & ...

Earliest is postmarked 1906. Lot of ten. Please see photo online. Date: Location: San Francisco, California HWAC # 53940

Lot of ten (three duplicates). Postmarks are 1907 to 1911 (one 1951). Please see photos online for content! Date: Location: San Francisco, Calif

Lot of 12. Dated 1903 to 1906. All are "Address Only" early postcards. Seven Britton & Rey, two Edward H Mitchell, one Rieder. One pri...

Real Photo Postcard of the annual parade in San Francisco. Date: Location: San Francisco, California HWAC # 53918

Drug store, Restaurant, telephone station, sidewalk jeweler, butcher, laundry, House of Ming, Canton Bazaar, Sing Chong Company. Laundry postcard is a

Fifteen Real Photo Postcards. Mostly street scenes. A few at night. Date: Location: San Francisco, California HWAC # 53945

Stamped on back: Mr and Mrs Wong Sun Yue (Clements) dug from the Ruins, 535 Grant Ave., San Francisco. Black and white RPC. Date: c1906 Location:

Lot of Eighteen. All different in some way! Sometimes it is a change in wording and sometimes it is a slight change in the picture, but all are differ

Includes Chinese at Sutro Heights (Edward W Mitchell), group of Chinese children, Chinese belle and servant (Britton & Rey), Chinese fortune tel...

These six postcards all have a reverse with no place for writing a note. One black and white: street secene with father and children. Narrow street. F

Lot of 13. One black and white RPC of the Chinese temple (inside) to an afternoon at Sutro Heights to fancy costumes, to lounging around, to Chinese a

One Mitchell card postmarked 1901. One card is copyrighted in 1899. One very early Britton & Rey. Two are 'Private Mailing Cards.' Dat...

Earliest is postmarked 1904. Includes a rare George Salch card. Several Britton & Rey and Mitchell cards. Also a fancy Bardell O'Neill. Plea...

Includes several color RPC's, one black and white RPC, and early c1903 postcards. Find Chinatown in flames by W. R. Hearst, Happy New Year card ...

Lot of 63. Wide variety. Please see photos online for examples. Date: Location: San Francisco, California HWAC # 53946

Unbound 19 pp report from 36th Congress 1st session on California Stagecoach Mail regarding various routes, performance, revenue and more. COmpany is

From The Book Club a California, 1960, Includes the article "The Stampless Covers" by Basil C Pearce. Other articles include Pioneer Expre...

Lot of five corner advertising covers: two AP Hotaling 1898 AND 1899, Duncan & Miller Glass Washington DC 1916, Golden Gate Fruit Jar San Franci...

Lot of six. Three in color. Five were pictorial. Includes Santa Clara Carnival of Roses 1901 with letter, Harrington-McInnis printing Oakland, Santa C