Holiday Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Americana, & More (December 2020)

A major San Francisco Bank. I/C #353 William Haas 50 shares, 1894(rough condition). I/C #201 ER Lilienthal 50 shares, 1886. I/C #258 Charles Leege 50

11 Suisun City Hotel stocks, 2 issued 1893-94, 9 unissued Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Suisun City Provenance: Ken Prag

Industrial Revolution Stock Certificates from California. Lot of 4 different. Included: California Sash Balance Company (issued 1890, not cancelled);

10 cancelled shares of Massey-Ferguson Ltd cert. # TF84102 issued to Miss Estelle Eisen on May 11, 1964. Signed by R W. Main, secy and L. E. Phuin, c

10 certificates. Incorp. 1917 Territory of Hawaiit, he company was formed for Japanese people in Hawaii to buy home sites and invest in Hawaii.. Pos

2 certificates. Incorp. 1911 California and operated the Ralston Divide Gravel Mine in Placer County, according to the California State Mining Bureau

Incorp Dec. 24, 1910 . Committee on Immigration and Naturalization during 1911, entered into an agreement with the International Immigration and Co

Lot of 2 different. 1) American Hawaiian Steam Ship Company. No. 776, issued for 50 shares in 1911. Punch cancelled. Green border, black print, and vi

Involved with industrial engineering and construction. Lockwood, Greene & Company was established on March 1, 1882 by Amos D. Lockwood and Steph...

Certificate of 2 Pounds and Coupon of Revision. I/U, signed by secretary illegible. Treasure Hill area. Date: 1869 Country (if not USA): State: N

Lot of four. 1) Green $500 bond signed by Governor Balzaar. 1920. Very rare: numbers 317 to 380 inclusive. That equals $5,000. Issued to State Permane

1) In the amount of $200, No. 1518, The treasurer of State will pay out of the State Indigent Insane Fund to the order of T.(?) Bishop $200, October 1

Lot of 6, three varieties. Issued 1966-1971, punch cancelled. Inc. in New York. Blue, red, or green borders with vignette of beautiful woman. ABN. D

"The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad (CH&D) was a railroad based in the U.S. state of Ohio that existed between its incorporation ...

Unique bond certificate issued by The Navigation Company of Coal River, a West Virginia company. All the payment tabs are in place and the cert is can

incorporated State of Penn. Participation Cert # 1432 for $5, 5% per annum issued to Howard Henry Spooner 10 October, 1925 signed President illegible

Lot of 22 stock certificates from talking machine companies: Columbia Graphophone Manufacturing Company (11), 1919-1922; Zackey Talking Machine Co., u

Collection of 23 stock certificates from phonograph companies: Everton Phonograph Company (2): one unissued, one 1921; Universal Phonograph Company (2

I/U # 29 Agnes Winzel 150 shares, 1916. Signed by Paddison. Hand written corrections. Date: 1916 Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance

Lot of nine stock certificates from companies making music: Reimers Piano Company, 1896; Aeolian, Weber Piano and Pianola Company, 1940; American Pia

Lot of 3 different. 1) American Canadian Raw Fur Company. Inc. in Missouri. Low no. 6, issued for 10 shares in 1936. Not cancelled. 2) Lion County Saf

Lot of 2. 1) The New Burlingame Telegraphing Typewriter Company. Inc. in Arizona. Issued in 1913, not cancelled. Vignette of telegraph lines. 2) Picto

Lot of 10, a few varieties. Issued 1936-1951, punch cancelled. All feature the same general design, but different border colors and sizes. ABN. Date

Lot of 5 different. Included: Olson Photo-Machine Company (1920); LA Miller Label Co. (1928 and 1949); Pen Mart, Inc. (uniss.); and Ever-Sharp Pencil

Lot of 3. 1) Two are Compania Azucarera Del Paraiso Novillero S.A., issued in 1924, with map of Mexico. Text in Spanish. Cane sugar production. 2) &...

Molybdenite specimen from the Hall Moly Mine in Nye County, Nevada, near Tonopah. Two uncurated specimens, collected from the pit. Size about 3 inches

Four specimens of pyrite (iron sulfide) and chalcopyrite (copper-iron sulfide) about 4 inches each, from the Hall Moly Mine in Nye County, Nevada, nea

Larger specimens of creedeite from the Hall Moly Mine in Nye County, Nevada, near Tonopah. Approximately 20 uncurated specimens, collected from the pi

About 20 pieces, 5-gallon bucket, location unknown Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Provenance: Candelaria/Rawhide/Bodie Area

Jewelry makers: Lot of seven: 1) Montana Sapphire: 0.41 gr., round, 4.4 mm; 2) Montana Sapphire set (4): 1.10 gr., pear, pink and colorless; 3) Montan

Five labeled ore specimens from the Upchurch Collection representing various locations in Chihuahua, Mexico. Total weight is about two pounds for the

One long side bent, restorable. Brass plaque intact difficult to read. Nice mining artifact/relic for any yard or display Date: Country (if not USA

Large cast-iron artifact from major stamp mill recovered from an Etowah River mine site near Dahlonega, Georgia. Mines on the river generally existed

theodolite. Path Instruments TR 303. with modern aluminum tripod. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: ATTENTION CHRISTMAS

Lot of four. 15" tall. Embossed along the base with "Braun Company." Purchased at the Bobby Bell estate. Bobby Bell was born in 1914 ...

Six pieces of hand drill steel from the Candelaria Area, 18-20 inches, circa 1880-1910. Date: c1900 Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Ca

Four pieces of hand drill steel from the Candelaria Area, 18-20 inches, circa 1880-1910. Date: c1900 Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: C

An original miner's hoist rope found in Candelaria, probably used in a winze at Candelaria around 1880-1900. Date: c1890 Country (if not USA):...

Small underground windlass with cable still attached, from the Candelaria area. 24 inches across, circa 1900. Date: c1900 Country (if not USA): St

Two surface windlasses from the Candelaria Area. Approx 40-inch and 48-inch sizes. Circa 1890-1910. Some of these items are heavy or large and will re

Yet another miner's tram bucket, approx 24 x 36 x 24 inches. Rusty inside and out. See more in Candelaria, Nevada. Date: Country (if not USA)...

Candelaria / Cerro Gordo Tram Bucket #4. This buckets were originally used on the iconic Cerro Gordo tramway. They would find their way to Candelaria

Seven, count 'em, seven different Union Carbide cans from 6-inch to 14-inch, with various dates, all found underground at Candelaria, none perfe...

Old windlass from the Candelaria Area, approx. 40 inches long, with two handles, circa 1880. Assembled with square nails. Date: c1880 Country (if no

Group of three rusty cans from the Candelaria Mine site including: 1) Milk tin, unmarked 18 inches tall. 2) Large milk tin with top blown up. This ti

30" by 7". 12" by 15". 12" x 5". Found in the Gabbs area. Gabbs was founded circa 1941 as a company town for Basic Mag...

Fuse cutter bench found in tunnel of the Corona Mine, near Luning. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Luning Provenance: Candelar

In their catalog, Ingersoll-Rand proclaimed this was the greatest sinking pump ever created. FOB Hawthorne (At the time the catalog went to press the

Two pieces of C. P. Rail, 1881 clearly marked. Found at the Liberty Mine approximately 45 miles northeast of Tonopah. FOB Hawthorne (At the time the c

Fairbanks Morse and Company began in 1823 when inventor Thaddeus Fairbanks opened an ironworks in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, to manufacture two of his pa

This two handed windlass was most likely used in a small mine. It could be used to take people and ore into and out of the mine shaft. Barrel is about

This two handed windlass was most likely used in a small mine. It could be used to take people and ore into and out of the mine shaft. Barrel is about

Four 10-foot lengths of mine car rails and no ties. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Provenance: Candelaria/Rawhide/Bodie Area

Two 20-foot lengths of mine car rail and 6 cross ties. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Provenance: Candelaria/Rawhide/Bodie A

Two 20-foot lengths of mine car rail and 6 cross ties. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Provenance: Candelaria/Rawhide/Bodie A

Four wooden Giant Powder boxes with tongue-and-groove construction and one cardboard box. 1920, 1922, 1926, 1956 Date: 1920 - 1956 Country (if not

Four Trojan powder boxes, one tongue-in-groove wooden box and 3 cardboard boxes. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Provenance:

Nice varied group of explosive collectibles. a) Trojan explosives cardboard box; b)gold medal gelatin wood box end; c)Danger explosives tin sign; d)dy

Four semi-modern one hour self contained oxygen generating breathing apparatus for escape only. Made by Dragerwerk, Lubeck, Germany. MSHA approved. U

Items #1-#3 of 7: ( 3) Different colored ( red, yellow & Black ) underground " Wheat" miners lamps. They have about a 50" inch c...

box of sieve parts. Tyler. 3 bottom trays, 2 sieves, three diff mgrs., plus small size jones splitter. also, a second small splitter, and DFC cupel tr

unusual wood scientific instrument. no label. Thought to be for inspection of powdered samples. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Prov

three miner’s picks. Probably all c 1900-1920. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: ATTENTION CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS

This beautiful piece of fire-fighting history is an original Foamite Fire Extinguisher, Model CA, approx. 24-inches tall and 7-inches in diameter. All

Precision Lab scale. Scientific Instrument Co, SLC, lighted. 19 x 22 x 12. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: ATTENTION

Lot of 3. 1) Best is unmounted bird's-eye view photograph of Dawson, Yukon Territory. "Looking Down from Midnight Dome." By Larrs &...

Lot of 4. 1) 5 x 7" black and white photograph of two miners and their dog standing in front of their snow-buried cabin. Album paper stuck to b...

Two Cold Bay Exploration Oil Royalty Certificates. 1) Certificate No. B19, signed January 21, 1927, by Howard M. Rice. 2) Certificate A30, signed by

Lot of 4 documents for this gold mine located in the Bradshaw Mountains in Yavapai County, Arizona. The Crown King Mine was discovered in 1875 and was

3- 6" x 4.5" softcover Phelps Dodge safety books. 1939-green cover Safety Rules. 1943 gold cover General Rules and Instructions. 1950-yell...

Official letters to the Secretary of the Interior. Includes one from the Office of Indian Affairs about the character of the coal in the White Mountai

Evergreen Mines 1925 action notice and annual report with cover toning. Blue Ribbon Mining undated prospectus with fold out claim map in Cartersville,

Three published geologic maps and one proprietary geologic map (1938) from the old Newmont files from the Grass Valley Office. The 1938 map was made t

Nice billhead from Isaacs & Newman, Dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, hats. The customer bought boots, pants, barley, a bucket an...

Four legal sized documents showing shipments, ores on hand, value of equipment, assay results from January 1, 1883 to January of 1884. Melrose good re

Interesting large scale Placer mining along the American River of California. Gleason's Pictorial of gold dredging with miners in 1854. 11"...

Various letters from Pacific Coast Gold Mines to Angels Iron Works regarding equipment. Date: 1918/1819 Country (if not USA): State: California C

Nice billhead from the California gold rush town. Fees collected from "bording" horse by the day. Datelined Sutter Creek, Cal., August 1st...

Lot of 7 different. Included: Downieville (No. 37, 1897), Motherlode (No. 63, 1900), Bidwell Bar (No. 43, 1898), Marysville (No. 17, 1895), Jackson (N

Lot of 4. 1) Three California USGS folios: Smartsville (Folio 18, two copies, JW Powell, Director, 1895); and Colfax (Folio 66, 1900). All three have

Pictorial Humor of the Gold Rush series of 12 folders. It includes a loosely inserted illustration being humorous drawings of the period with several

This small handbook published in 1901 by the California State Mining Bureau, Ed. B. Preston describes the many techniques and equipment used to extra

Lot of 8. 1) Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited with Selby Smelting & Lead Company, 1907, from the Kennedy Mining & Milling Co. of Jackson...

2 reports, from1939 and 1948. Red Mountain is a major silver discovery next to Yellow Aster. 1939 has condition issues. Date: 1939-1948 Country (if

Blueprint drawing of the front of a proposed new City Hall Building for Cripple Creek, Colorado. Title reads: 3/4 Inch Scale Detail of Front / of the

Original canvas ore bag from the Ten Broeck Mine, about 14 x 24", hand sewn, perhaps 1880. The term Ten Broeck is an American surname, primaril...

Lot of 6. Deals with two Leadville mines. 1) Denver City Consolidated Mining Company. Includes: letter about stockholder's meeting; 1895 carbon ...

High grade ore shipment record. Bottom tears and stains Date: 1900 Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Victor Provenance: ATTENTION C

Geologic Atlas of the U.S. Apishapa Folio by George W. Stose 1912 and Walsenburg Folio Library Edition 1900. Complete folios. Condition consistent wi

Nice group of 161943 indenture, small photos, original patent, 1906 mineral certificate during T Roosevelt offic, 1926 assay cert with tears, 1953 lo

Annual report with cover foxing and staple rust Date: 1916 Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Provenance: Fred Holabird Collection A

Two sided. 8 x 5.5" Horizontal fold, two pinholes, slight bend on bottom right corner. Overall in nice condition. Taken from the "State Ge...

Double truck pp. 168 & 169. This map shows mining regions of Idaho. Graphics & color by Lithography. Beautiful condition. On Mat Board (not ...

These are topo. maps by the USGS: Sandpoint, 125 scale, R. U. Goode, 1901, 1941; Mountain Home, A.H. Thompson, 1893, 1916; Camas Prairie, A.H. Thompso

Belleville 1915; Colchester 1919; Danville 1900; Ditney 1902; Galena 1916; Gillespie 1926; Murphysboro 1912; New Athens 1921; Tallula 1913; Date:

Carlisle 1923; Colchester 1919; Ditney 1902; Danville 1900; Galena 1916; Gillespie 1926; Murphysboro 1912; New Athens 1921; Patoka 1904; Tallula 1913;

Lot of 2. Printed copies of a letter dateline New York, July 27th, 1878. States that the holder of mortgage bond No. 22 and No. 23 is entitled to 500

Lot of 2. 1) Clendenin Mining & Smelting Company, Clendenin, Barker District, M.T. (Montana Territory). Sent in 1882 to Benton, Montana. No cont...

Ranging in size from 11.25" x 9" to 11.75" to 16.25". Black and white and 1 color photos of Butte mining headframes. One of th...

Approx 19 letters from Anaconda regrading visits, drill hole maps and awards nominations. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Pro