Great American Treasure Hunt

R-7. December 4, c1875. Nice blue strike with a bar cancel. Post office was open from 1869 to 1880. City: Treasure City County:

R-6. Mailed 4 months after opening of post office. May 15, 1877. Violet cancel on pink envelope. Post office open from 1877 - 1887. City:

Lot of 29. CHURCHILL: Eagleville, R-4, 1899. Three Alpine, R-4, 1909. DOUGLAS: Three Glenbrook: 1895, with contents (Unacceptable 4th of July Celebrat

Lot of 34. Poor to Excellent condition. CLARK: Ehret R-7, Crescent R-4, weak cancel, Jean. HUMBOLDT: Valmy, Winnemucca. EUREKA: Palisade, Beowawe, Eur

1914. Set of five photographs, three unique. Writing from July of 1914 identifies the elevation at 3,000 feet, pack train going up the down the trail

Lot of 31 early photographs. Most measure 3 3/4" x 5." Many are very faded, all are curled, but every one is an interesting view into the ...

Lot of 3. 1) Clarence Berry's Claim on the Eldorado. Photographed and published by B.W. Kilburn, 1899. 2) The Mine where a single pan of gravel ...

Two mining stocks from Alaska plus a group of cancelled dividend coupons from a third company. 1)Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields (ME), issued in 1922.

B&W period photo of gold mining in Alaska. This is a mammoth plate photograph, very rare. It measures 13"x10.7. Clarity & contrast are ...

A group of 10 certificates from Globe, Arizona operators. 1)Orphan Copper Co., issued 1908 for 100 shares. Inc. in Arizona. Operated at Globe (1908 C.

Inc. in New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1859. Unissued. "New Mexico and Arizona" at left. Printed by H. Whermann, New Orleans. Datelined New...

Cert. #6302, issued at New York to Bennett T. Scranton for 100 shares. Signed by J.M. Seymour as president and J.A. Bales as secretary. The company op

Cert. #132, issued at New York to Geo. J. Weuck for 25 shares. Inc. in New York. Signed by president Albert Welles and secretary J.L. Douglass. We are

Cert. #1154. Incorporated in the Territory of Arizona. Issued to Jacques Monthiers for one founders share in 1898. Signed by Herbert J. Delamer as pre

Incorporated in New York. Certificate #172. Issued to Mary Jane Temple for ten shares on March 5th, 1868. Signed by R.A. Sinclair, president, and S.R.

Cert. #12, issued at Chicago, Ill. In 1890 to Jacob L. Ulery for 2000 shares. Signed by John P. Beal as president and M.K. Shefflen as secretary. Grea

Cert. #8433, issued at New York in 1906 to G.J. Pryor for 100 shares. Signed by George A. Treadwell as president and Myra B. Martin as secretary. Stev

A group of 13 certificates from different Yavapai County companies. 1)Stout Mining Company (AZ), 1908, listed at Juniper Flats in Garbani 2)American C

A nice group of issued shares from Arizona Incorporations. 1)The Stonewall Copper Company (A.T), issued at St. Louis, MO. In 1902. Shares issued for C

Five different mining stocks incorporated in Arizona. 1)Midway Consolidated Mining Co. (A.T.), issued at New York City in 1903. Three mining vignettes

Certificates from 13 different companies, all issued. 1)United Mining & Development Company of America (AZ), issued 1903. Tears at the top edge....

This is a lot of 3 stereoviews showing cowboys and prospectors going about their business. 1) Shows a lone cowboy leading his horse on a trail in the

Six different mining stocks incorporated in Arizona. 1)The Arizona Prosperity Gold Mines Company (A.T.), issued at Chicago in 1902. Oval mining vignet

Six very nice Arizona mining stocks. 1)Buckeye Mining and Milling Co. (AZ), issued in 1904. Mines: Cochise County, Arizona printed on the masthead. Vi

Hamilton, Patrick; The Resources of Arizona, 1884, third edition. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco. 415pp with 13 pp of advertisements. Large folde...

This is stock no. 177 issued to May Cooper on March 5, 1864 for 50 shares. In was incorporated on July 1863 and was located in the Silver Mountain Dis

This is stock no. 14, issued to F. Cooper on October 16, 1863 for 5 shares. It was incorporated September 1863 and located at Cataract Ledge, Amador C

This is stock no. 133, it was issued to Frank Cooper on September 7, 1863 for 10 shares. It was incorporated July, 1863 and was located in the Silver

Stock no. 152, issued to A.E. Cooper on March 5, 1864 for 50 shares. It was incorporated on July 17, 1863 and located in the Silver Mountain District

This is stock no. 198, issued on September 5, 1866 to a D. Van Veck for 181 shares. The printer is identified as Water Brothers & Co., Printers....

This is stock no. 45, issued on August 19, 1863 to Frank Cohen for 10 shares. It was incorporated on August 3, 1863 and located in the Silver Mountain

No. 37. Issued to John Edward on May 30, 1863 for 1 share. It was incorporated on April 27, 1863 and located in Ione City. The printer is identified a

This is an extremely early piece from early Alpine County; so early in fact, that this piece was created a year before Alpine County was created. No.

No. 585, issued to Peter Olson on August 16, 1869 for 2 ½ shares. It was incorporated June 3, 1863 and was located in the Silver Mountain Distr...

This is stock no. 143 issued to R. Hamm Trustee on August 4, 1874 for 1,000 shares. It was incorporated February 1873. The printer is identified as Li

Set of 5 cabinet photos. Each measures 7 1/2" x 5 1/4." Five different views of mining scenes along the river. Miners are moving the river...

These laws were adopted on August 3, 1867. Boundaries were the junction of the South and North Fork of the Mokelumne River and running thence up the s

Hand-sketched & colored diagram of a mine's cross-section, complete with drain tunnels, shafts, engine rooms, hoists, pump stations and cart...

Framed photograph entitled, "Scene at the Klamath River, Humboldt Co., California." Photo by A.W. Ericson, Arcata, Cal. View of hose spray...

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c. 1895. The famed 20-mule team pulls two large wagons and a smaller trailer through the trackless desert. The black horses contrast with the pale gol

Cert. #550, issued at Los Angeles in 1906 to Joseph Herb for 100 shares. Signed by HH Busch as president and S.B. Cannell as secretary. Geo. Nixon was

Cert. #240, issued in 1906 at Los Angeles to B.M. Blythe for 50,000 shares. Signed by M.H. Smith Jr as president and Byron H Cook as secretary. The co

Cert. #163, issued for 5000 shares to Mr.A.F. Broege. Inc. in Arizona. Signed by J.W. Ballard as president and N.E. Kelsey as secretary. In 1904, Capt

Cert. #75, issued to Cleveland H. Baker for 100 shares. Signed by John Hills as president and R.C. Moore as secretary. Tasker Oddie was a director of

Cert. #1727, issued in 1906 to P.J. Cadagan & Co. for 100 shares. Signed by Malcolm Macdonald as president. Macdonald was president of the First...

Very rare early Inyo certificate. Inyo County was not formed until 1866, which is why this is listed as Tulare. Incorporated Sept. 22d, 1863. Location

This is a lot of 4 pieces, all dating to soon after the formation of Randsburg, a mining town. Named for the mining town in South Africa, gold was dis

Cert. #67, issued for 200 shares to James McHaffie, the corp secretary and signed by Jno. Hanscom as president. Vignette of an Indian brave seated at

Stock no. 7 issued to James P. Pierce for 100 shares on November 3, 1871. Incorporated October 2, 1871. There is a 25c stamp on the left side of the s