Desert Riches: Mining, Gold, Numismatics, Americana, 2025 January Auction

Blank stock certificates from The Pacific Guano Company. Guano was fertilizer made from seabird excrement and shipped from Pacific islands to the port

4x Hetch Hetchy water bonds. 2x 1925, 1932, 1948. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance: Ken Prag Col

Group of 3 $1000 bonds issued by the City and County of San Francisco: a school bond, a sewer bond, and a fire protection bond. All three are dated 19

Stock certificate issued by the China Agency and Trading Company, incorporated February 28, 1916. This for five shares at $45 per. and is issued to Jo

Twenty five stock certificates (7 issued) from Hoyt's Tree Support Company of Watsonville, California. The issued certs range from one share at ...

A collection of 17 stock certificates from the Pajaro Valley Bank of Watsonville, California, dating from 1888 to 1896. Pajaro Valley Bank was founded

A group of 111 stock certificates, dated 1900-1945, from five California lumber companies: the Mendocino Lumber Company (41), Panama Lumber and Mill C

A group of nine stock certificates from various California companies, dating from the 1860s to the 1930s. The companies represented in the lot include

This lot has 100 shares of The Players Guild of San Francisco issued 1928. A stock for 300 shares of the Wireless Spitzescope Company dated 1920. A ba

A group of eight stock certificates from California companies, dated from the 1860s to the 1880s. Seven of the stock certificates are for shares in th

A stock certificate for one share in California Chinese Fireworks Productions Incorporated, dated 2004. The certificate has printed signatures of the

Cancelled stock certificate issued by the National Glass Casket Company for one share at $10 per to Mrs. F.B. Kline. Certificate is in nice condition

Collection of 3 stock certificates from Colorado, c190X-191X. Includes: The Cripple Creek State Bank, Cripple Creek, Colo., No. 65, unissued, c190X; T

Collection of 4 stock certificates from The Rocky Mountain Grain and Commission Co., Colorado, c1922-29. Issued, six revenue stamps. Date: 1922-29

A pair of stock certificates from two Hawaiian companies: the Mutual Telephone Company (1890s) and G. Brewer and Company Limited (1927). The Mutual ce

A stock certificate for 50 shares in the Illinois Pacific Glass Corporation, made out to J. Barth & Co. in 1930. No. 4314 issued. The certificat...

7x 1924 State Fair Amusement Park bonds, West Allis WI. 9x unissued 1965 Boone(Iowa) Centennial stocks. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Iow

12x Indianola Hotel 1877 bonds with 3 coupons. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Iowa City: Indianola Provenance: Ken Prag Collectio

Iowa City Hotel bonds. 10x 1913 orange $100, 7x 1928 blue $500, 16x 1913 green $500, 18x 1928 green $1000. Date: Country (if not USA): State:

7x Unissued stock certificates in the Associated Vigilance Committee of Iowa, signed by W. Le Quatto, president. From Orville F. Graham's 1925 e...

6x issued 1899 Richmond Water Company stocks. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Maine City: Richmond Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

11 issued 1900-03 Merrimack Manufacturing stocks. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Massachusetts City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

3 1850-56 Parker Mills stocks. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Massachusetts City: Wareham Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Inc. in Montana. Low number 6, issued for 249 2/3 shares to president V. Keith Ario in 1956. Signed by president Ario and secretary Olive Ario. Pen ca

Issued-1x 1930 Kip Corp., 1x 1929 Pet Petroleum Producers, 4 1919-20 Nevada Chemical,2x 1930 Pearce-Lundy, 1x 1957 Pacific Central. Unissued-3x Archer

Stock certificate for 750 shares in the Laxakola Company, made out to Etta Benson Evendew in 1900. Signed by treasurer Brandenburg and president Batts

2 I/C 1859 Morris Canal & Banking stocks. Consolidated and preferred. Date: Country (if not USA): State: New Jersey City: Provenance: ...

A group of approximately 54 unissued stock certificates from the Modern Mexico Cattle & Investment Company, dated 190X. Certificates no. 32 thro...

Unissued-2x Searight Cattle, 15x Modern Mexico Cattle & Investment. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Col...

A bond from Rochester Water Works, New York, c1869. No. 228, $1,000, signed by president and secretary, no revenue stamp, deep blue embossed seal, 37

Issued 1868 Fulton Manufacturing of Fulton NY stock. Date: Country (if not USA): State: New York City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

A book of unissued/partially filled out stock certificates from the Washington Fire Co. Stock Association, dating from the 1860s. Some are signed by s

A stock certificate for 100 shares in the Empire State Horse Shoe Company, made out to Alfred W. Jones in 1903. No. 5 issued. Signed by president and

5x issued 1880-82 Western Lock stocks. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ohio City: Geneva Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Collection of one stock certificate and 3 bonds for The National Safe & Lock Company, Cleveland, Ohio, c1928-29. Stock is issued, 997 shares. Ge...

4x 1867 Washington Fire Co. Stock Association stocks with green steam pumper vignette. Appear to be issued, but lack president signature. Some edge to

A stock certificate for one hundred shares in the Oregon and Transcontinental Company, dating from 1884. Oregon and Transcontinental was a holding com

1861 and 1866 City of Philadelphia loan certificates. 1861 has 3" left vertical crease tear. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Pennsylv...

Unissued 1859 Hope Hose and Steam Fire Engine Co. stock. VF condition with hose pump vignette. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Pennsylvania

These are very early stock certificates issued for turnpike construction between Robbstown and Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. They are dated and 1822 a

1889 or 1899 Doylestown and Willow Grove Turnpike Road stock. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Pennsylvania City: Provenance: Ken Prag Co

A collection of 8 early stock certificates, dating 1822 to 1826, from two Pennsylvanian turnpike road companies: Centre & Kishacoquillas Turnpik...

A stock certificate for 231 shares in the Northern Liberties Gas Company, made out to John Draper. The certificate is dated November 7th, 1846. It is

A bond from Shoshoni Power & Irrigation Co., Wyoming, c1912. Vignette of dam, "A View Showing Gates Open." Signed by president and tre...

Issued-1902 Williams Manufacturing, 1858 Lawrence Manufacturing, 1884 Ahl's Splint, 1885 American Smokeless Furnace, 1880 Auburn Manufacturing, ...

About 50 unissued Russian American Trade and Dev. stocks. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Stock certificates for shares in three improvement companies, dating from the 1860s to the 1890s. These companies are the Bituminous Lime Rock Paving

A group of six stocks related to warehousing, dating from the 1850s to the 1890s. The companies represented in the lot are Meridian Compress and Wareh

2 bond certificates from Euro Disneyland S.C.A., an amusement park in Marne-la-VallÈe, France that would later become Disneyland Paris. The cer...

About 40 American Oak Leather stocks in 4 styles, 1907-38. Some green have spots. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken

Issued American Thread Company. 10x 1931 blue, 6x 1960-61 green, 5x 1935-57 green, 4x 1925 red. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Pr

Issued-2 different 1899 Asphalt Company of America, 1920 Burnrite Coal Briquette-1.5" upper right tear. Date: Country (if not USA): State...

A group of three stocks for shares in various American bridge companies, dating from the 1840s to the 1860s. The companies represented are the Louisvi

Issued-Columbia Broadcasting System(CBS), 1x orange 1964, 5x brown 1954-55, 5x 1964-68 blue, 5x 1972 orange, 5x 1970-71 green, 3x 1977-78 violet, 4x 1

Mix of 26 business and older computer stocks, c. 1916-72. IBM, Continental Vending, Victor Comptometer, Intl. Money Machine, LTV Electrosystems, Conda

Issued, 5 each. 1969-70 Computer Interactions, 1974-76 Data Mate, 1969 Memory Magnetics, 1961-62 Intl. Photocopy, 1955 Swift Business Machines, 1920-2

A group of three stock certificates from button and fastener companies, dating from 1864 to 1885. The issuing companies are the French Self Fastening

A group of 6 stock certificates from various fire insurance companies, dating 1880 to 1955. These companies are the Germania Fire Insurance Co., Conne

About 100 mostly foreign bond coupons. Germany, Holland, China. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Issued 1893 Electric Dice Game stock. Very rare. Uncreased, very fine. 10x 1967-68 National Sweepstakes, 2x 1981 Caesars New Jersey, 1983 Jackpot Ent

About 45 issued Germanica Fire Insurance stocks, 1880-84. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

5x unissued International Glass Machinery. Issued-21 1928-30 Illinois Pacific Glass, 1x blue 1923 and 3x brown 1923-30 deCamp Cons. Glass Casket, 10x

Unissued-3x Rogers Adjustable Wagon Seat. Issued-1x1903 Pneumatic Horse Collar, 2x 1903 Keystone Wagon Works. Date: Country (if not USA): State

Unissued stocks-1x Fairmont Hotel, 14x Freeman Hotel, 18x Park Place Co. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag C

Issued-4x 1906 Crystal Ice Manufacturing and Cold Storage, 1x 1929 Hill Top Ice, 3x 1933 Refrigeration Inc, 1x 1920 Consumers' Ice, 5x 1900 Read...

All issued. 10x 1924 Spa Knitting, 1x 1926 Frisbee & Stansfield, 10x1924-27 Stillwater Knitting. Jantzen Knitting Mill-1x 1979, 5x 1931-33 blue/...

25 issued 1962 L E Waterman stocks. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Issued-10x 1899-1917 red, 10x 1899-1907 green and stained, 10x unissued. 1917 and 1918 Victor Leather. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cit

Unissued-5x Big Horn Timber, 5x Continental Timber, 5x Willits Lumber, 5x Alabama Land & Timber, 5x Willits Lumber, 5x Panama Lumber and Mill, 4...

Bond-1923 $100 International Woodenware. Stocks-2x 1945 Berkey & Gay Furniture, 1x 1911 East Jersey Match. 8x 1908-22 Pacific Coast Furniture, U...

All issued. 6x 1971 Mattel, 2x 1920 Union Novelty. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

A stock certificate for 14 shares in Mattel Incorporated, made out to Michael and Sharon Fitzgerald in 1970. No. LC033239 issued. The certificate is p

Issued-1929 11x brown, 2x orange and 5x green American Chinaware. 1x 1906 Nadeau Kaolin Puttty, 3x 1930 Pacific Rock. Date: Country (if not USA):

Issued-2x orange 1972 and 3x 1972-73 blue crystal*graphy, 1x 1893 American Radium, 1921 White Star Plaster bond. Unissued-9x Nickel Plating and Manufa

Issued-about 35 Loew's Boston theatres 1926-30, 11x green and brown Orpheum Circuit 1922-24. Unissued-about 45 Unique Theatre Company of Boston....

1x 1921 Columbia Graphophone Manufacturing, 1x 1920 Columbia Graphophone, 1x unissued Tru Tone Phonograph, 3x 1917-18 Royal Phonograph, 5x unissued Mo

10x 1982-83 Eastman Kodak, 10x 1913 Filmopticon, 2x 1921 Portland Photo Supply, 10x 1961 Sunset Color Laboratories. Date: Country (if not USA):

Issued 1929 Plastic Stone Products stock. They possibly made plastic rocks. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag

Issued-1919 Sanitary Postage Assoc. of America, 1911 Telepost. Unissued-Sealed Postal Card. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Proven

5 each-1967-70 Times Mirror, 1967-71 American News Co, 1965-67 Lincoln Printing, 1929-36 Commercial Bookbinding Co, unissued Pacific Press Syndicate,

Issued-5x green and 1x brown 1954-56 Sentinel Radio, 5x 1981 Enterprise Radio, 1x 1933 Fada Radio and Electric, 3x 1949 Majestic Radio & Televis...

Issued, 2 each. Brown and green 1955 Sentinel Radio, 1932 Grigsby Grundy, 1981 Enterprise Radio. Unissued-Jefferson-Travis Radio Mfg., 1930 Kloster Ra

Issued stocks-5x 1924-28 J N Evans Estate. Unissued stock-2x Montebello Park. Bonds-1x Gair Realty specimen, 5x Keystone Real Estate of San Francisco,

All issued. 5x 1969 Interstate Department Stores, 1970 and 1973 W T Grant, 2x 1971 Allied Stores, 5x 1950 Gimbel Brothers, 3x 1936 Dominion Stores, 5x

About 20 1874-76 N Y Rubber and about 40 1901-29 Manufactured Rubber in 2 styles. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance

Issued-Communication Satellite Corp 1968-68, 4x orange, 6x blue, 1x green. 3x 1968 Insta-Fax Communications of NY. Date: Country (if not USA):

Issued-5x 1962 Knapic Electro-Physics, 1x 1955 Electro Manufacturing, 2x rust and 6x orange 1979-80 Motorola. Date: Country (if not USA): State

A group of 43 stock certificates from the United Shoe Machinery Company, dated 1910 to 1916, and one bond certificate from the Ground Gripper Shoe Co.

Issued-1927 Travelers Shoe, 1922 and 1924 Emerson Shoe. United Shoe Machinery-5x green 1916, 5x 1916 gray. 1x 1929 Ground Gripper Shoe bond. Date:

About 30 1945 Atlantic City Racing Assoc. stocks, some have adhesive revenue stamps. Date: Country (if not USA): State: New Jersey City: Atla

Issued-4x 1958-60 Salt Lake City Baseball Corp., 7x San Francisco Stadium. 2x unissued Boston American League Baseball Club. Bonds-4x1905 Coliseum Com

Issued 2x 1958 Bowl-Mor and 5x unissued W E Hendricks with bicycle photo vignette. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ke

A group of four stock certificates from golf-related companies, dating from 1923 to 1926. The companies in question are Lakeville Golf and Country Clu

A collection of seven stock certificates for country clubs and golf clubs, dating from the 1920s to the 1940s, and a print of a humorous painting by A

A group of six stock certificates from various country clubs, dating from 1909 to 1929. The issuing clubs are the Rockaway River Country Club, South T

3x Western Greyhound Racing 1957, 3x Western Racing Inc 1958. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Issued-10x 1945 Atlantic City Racing Association, 4x 1987 Thoroughbreds Breeders, 1x 1926 Checo Wins with 1" lower tear and .5" upper tear...

A group of 6 stock certificates and 1 bond certificate from a variety of sports-related companies, dated 1915 to 2004. These companies are the Olympic

About 200 assorted stocks with a few bonds, 1909-94. Ice, insurance, hardware, Dow Chemical, oil, bank, Golden Gate Bridge, computer, steel, etc. See

Issued-12x 1930 green and 2x 1930 orange Continental Stove, 6x 1923-26 Ironton Stove & Manufacturing. Date: Country (if not USA): State: ...