November Wonders: Western Americana Auction (November 2021)

Inc. in Montana Territory. No. 1189, issued for 500 shares to EW Carlies in 1882. Signed by vice president Cole Sanders and the secretary. Not cancell

Organized in Montana Territory. No. 19, issued to W.B. Reed for 2,000 shares on Jan. 15, 1886 in Helena. Signed by Gillette (president) and Townsend (

# 59 for 2,500 shares to James Ogden. Signed by JE Marcum and president Charles Cooper. Moose head vignette. Reddish brown on yellow. Pinter was Litho

Organized in Montana Territory, 1876. No. 37, issued for 100 shares to trustee W.F. Sanders in Jefferson City, Montana, Nov. 3rd, 1876. Signed by pres

i/u. # 270 for 5000 shares to Ina M. Glaser. Signed by president Mulholland and secretary Miller. Vignette shows a small, lonely smelter in a valley w

# 1073 for 50 shares to Jacob Hiener(?). Signed by RH Rickard and Spencer Trask vice president. Dateline New York, March 12, 1879. Miners moving ore b

1) Green #A244. 1919. 1000 shares issued to Parkinson & Burr. Signed by signed by William McClure and president Babcook. Shows aging color. No r...

White Sulphur Springs, Montana (printed below title). Inc. in Montana. No. 204, issued for 500 shares to R. Raymond in 1890. Signed by president R Wig

Inc. in Montana. No. 93, issued for 10,000 shares to the company president, Adam Hornung, in Neihart, Montana on Feb. 1st, 1892. Signed by Hornung and

# 378 for 100 shares to Mrs. Eleanor Oates Read. Signed by Charles D Kenyon and AH Mitchell. Miner and ore cart vignette. Litho: New Northwest. Green

Lot of two different for the same company. 1) No. 288, issued for 100 shares to James J. Dull in Philadelphia in 1880. Signed by president HA Stiles a

Inc. in Montana. No. 330, issued for 500 shares to Thomas Donivan in 1893 in Philipsburg. Signed by president Joseph A. Hyde and secretary Josiah Shul

Located at Prickly Pear District, Jefferson County. # 803 for 10 shares. Has a unique stamped '10' to right of shares. To Gay & Sturgis....

Large certificate of incorporation for Golden Cross Mining and Reduction Date: 1905 Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Radersburg Proven

Listed on certificate as Ruby City, Okanogan County, Washington. # 221 for 200 shares to Thomas Donovan on Nov. 25, 1891. Signed by GM Hedderich and p

Lot of two. 1) Blue. # 926 for 100 shares to AF Ferris. 1900. 50 cent documentary stamp. 2) Green. # B317 for 1000 shares to Ernest Sandmann. Both sig

"Townsend, Montana" printed under title. Inc. in Montana. No. 79, issued for 6,980 shares to Joseph Theobald on May 1st, 1896. Signed by p...

# 292 for 1000 shares to David H Dickinson. Datelined Feb. 27, 1893, Missoula. Signed by vice president HD Moore and JH Fairchild. Unusual design of

Inc. in the Territory of Utah. Low number 9, issued for 50 shares to Standish Rood in 1881 in New York. Signed by WA Clark as president and the secret

Lot of 2 different, both self-identified. White Sulphur Springs is near Yellowstone. 1) Amelia Consolidated Mining Company. No. 67, issued for 10 0sha

Inc. in the Territory of Montana. No. 2488, issued for 100 shares to B.G. Bushnell in 1881 in New York. Signed by president WW Wickes (namesake of Wic

5 stock certificates from Montana: 1) 50 shares of Triangle Mining and Development Co. @ $1 each, cert. # 276 issued to Sam Redmond, signed March 1

I/U #6823 and 6827 issue to Montana Senator Lee Mantel 1917 with Mantle signatures on reverses. Includes Mantle biographical info sheets. Date: 1917

Lot of 3 different. The Brunswick Lode (previously called the Occidental or Monte Cristo Lode) was 1.25 miles east of Virginia City and Gold Hill, par

This is a lot of three stock certs issued by State Line Gold Mining Companies 2, 3 and 4. They are all cancelled and in very good condition.See photos

Location: Eureka District, Nev. (printed at the bottom). Inc. March 10, 1879. Low no. 24, issued for 100 shares to company secretary TJ Hay on March 1

Brown and green, I/C, Geo Wingfield signatures. Both certs have pinholes and heavy creases Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Gold

Eleven mining stock certificates from various operation in and around Goldfield, Nevada. Mines featured include The Emperor Mining Company,Goldfield D

This is an advertisement from the Mims-Sutro Company that passes as a prospectus. Four pages. 8.5 x 6". No photos or charts. Has rips and tears...

Lot of 4 different. Included: Reno Divide Mining Co. (1919); Pritchett & Dahl Mining Co. (1907); Burnham Chemical Co. (1925); and California-N...

Rare location. Location: Reveille Mining District, Nye County, Nevada. Inc. 1875. No. 8639, issued for 100 shares to HH Noble & Co. in 1877. Sig...

Incorporated Nevada 1933. I/U #422 SE Williams 500 shares issued 1934. Signed Pres and Sec. Blue border and blu embossed seal. Lighted torch vign

2 certificates. Incorp. 1902 Arizona. #6843 (Brown) & C5170 ( Green), I/U, shares $1.00 par issued 1907 and 1908, embossed seal, vignette top se...

Cert. #189, issued for 20 shares to Edmund Converse and signed by Frank B. Hine as president. The full name of the company was White Cross Consolidate

Lot of 3 different. 1) Exchange Silver Mining & Milling Company. Extra rare. Issued for 100 shares in 1881. Signed by president William Hl. Guio...

Three stock certificates for Bullfrog Mining stock: 1) 1,000 shares of Bullfrog-Banner Mines Co. #220 issued to R. W. Dennis on March 1, 1908. Gold

Eldorado Wood and Flume Co. Stock Certificate issued to Ogden Mills (1856-1929), son of capitalist Darius Ogden Mills (1825-1910), Feb 9, 1925. Incor

1) Rare! "Situated in Sierra Mining District Humboldt County Nevada" (printed under vignette). Inc. in New York. No. 590, issued for 240 s...

1) C.O.D. Mining and Leasing Company. No. 970, issued for 1,000 shares in 1907, not cancelled. Three mining vignettes. Heavy folds, toning. In the 190

1) Philadelphia Mining District, Belmont, Nye Co., Nevada (printed above dateline). Inc. 1872. No. 36, issued for 100 shares to EA Richardson on April

1) Mining scams were not uncommon in Nevada, but this scam is for woodland properties in Nevada by an English firm. They obviously did not visit the s

Number 85 signed by president William Pancoush, secretary NO Griffin and treasurer John R. White. Coupons 3-20 attached. Outside of folds, extremely n

Five stock certificates from the Verdi Development Company. Numbers # 2399, 2577, 2691 are in blue. # 10394 and 7325 are in orange. Great condition. B

Rare. Inc. in New York. No. 89, issued for 1,000 shares to William H. Mailer on Oct. 10, 1867. Signed by the company president (Joseph Wilde) and secr

Cert. #517, issued in 1885 for 100 shares. Nice vignette of miners working above ground with their picks. The company incorporated in 1883. The compan

Rare $1,000 bond presented by The Bayard Smelting & Milling Company. It is unissued and has all its coupons intact. There are small tears and f...

1. Tioga Coal, Iron, Mining & Manufacturing Co. - Incorporated April 9, 1828 and March 26, 1833. Lot of two. 1) Early # 25, issued for 220 share...

Cert. #189, issued for 50 shares to Geo. G. Hastings in 1866. Signed by Jacob Goedel as president. In 1865, Henry Wurtz, of New York invented a new an

1) Neb-Okla Oil & Gas Syndicate. 1919. Number 342 for 1 share to WC Hackenbury. Signed by Henry Culver and Gerald Bednar. Green on tan safety pa...

1) # 24 for 100 shares to HP Stephens. Signed by Edward F Albright and WH Harris. Dateline Portland 1877. Incorporated December 22, 1876. Issued. Not

Two certificates issued in 1914 from Lackawanna Coal & Lumber Company. Inc. in West Virginia. Nice vignette shows the operation of loading railc...

1. Charter Oak Mutual Coal Company Stock- # 1617 for 10 shares to E Ingraham. Signed by FA Brown and Thomas Belknap president. Brown was city treasure

Cert. #104, issued at New York in 1865 for 1,000 shares to William H. Crump. Signed by John C. Risher as president and Aug. S. Jerome as secretary. Ni

Cert. #98, issued at New York in 1865 for 5,000 shares to William H. Crump. Signed by John C. Risher as president and Aug. S. Jerome as secretary. Nic

3 California mining stock certificates 1) 100 shares @ $1 each of Golden Gate Mining Co of CA. cert. # 2621 issued to Mr. W. Six on Mar 20, 1903. M

7%, 1st mortgage gold bond issued in 1888. Inc. in Wisconsin. Seventeen coupons attached at the right on this $100 bond. In 1887, the company gained c

1. Silverthorn Lead Mining and Smelting Stock - I/U #300 WJ Johnson 10 shares 1867. Signed by President Geer. 25c revenue stamp. 3 fold chips. 2. 1) H

Lot of 2 different. Both incorporated in Montana and issued in Bozeman. Property located at Clark's Fork, Wyoming Territory. (printed on the ear...

1) Yukon Stock Fraud: British American Gold Mining and Trading Company. 1902 certificate # 933 for 223 shares to R Batten. Signed by secretary and pre

Beautiful stock from Mexico issued in 1891. Vignette of a mountain scene with teepees along a river. Mines situated at Coneto, State of Durango, Mexic

Coal mining company, Lancashire, c1896-c1930 Established c1896, owning collieries in and around Wigan. Sold to Pearson & Knowles Coal & Iro...

Location: Buena Vista and Realito, Sonora, Mexico. Issued #261 An Baily 5 shares 1864, signed by President Rankin. Left side damage. Mines listed on t

Stock Cert, #C1155 for 100 shares, signed by President, vignette of miner working underground. 11.5 x 8.5" Date: 1918 Country (if not USA): ...

11 total certificates. All signed and unissued Bond certificates; the administrators signatures are illegible (stamp signatures). Very bright colors

Issued to William H. Little on August 23, 1900, for one hundred shares in the Callustro Company. Green ink on orange paper. Extremely rare. In 188

East River Iron & Coal Company, Ou Mill Brook, Pictou County, N.S. stock issued at Boston in 1864. "The Great Specular (sic) Ore Bed and Co...

Two from this hydraulic miner, issued in 1899. Inc. in New York. Water cannon shoots a huge blast of water at the hillside with what looks like a smal

337 for 500 shares to August Motter(?). Datelined New York 1865. Used for the purpose of purchasing property. Signed by William Cobb president and Sam

1) No. 734, issued for 100 shares to Elizabeth Seelbach on Dec. 28th, 1886. Signed by secretary Louis Hoffman and the president (illegible). Not cance

1 certificate total. Incorporated in Ontario, Canada, signed and NOT canceled out of Boston, Mass.; in good condition, nice purple trim with a black

Lot of over 45 stock certificates issued between the 1840s and the 1860s by the Lykens Valley Coal Company. Printed by John C. Clark or Wm. M. Christy

Collection of eleven stock certificates issued by various mining companies. Included are (Two) Moretti White Marble Company (1923), Nevada Marble Comp

1) Location of Mines: County of Gila, Territory of Arizona (printed on either side of vignette). No. 108, issued for 2,000 shares to Dan. P. Eills, co

1) 100 shares @ $1 each of Lampazos Silver Mines Company cert # C1152 issued to J. Heims on April 12, 1918. Registered Apr 13, 1918. 2) Mines at Broo

#421 for 20 shares to Henry Snyder. Signed by president Bryon E. Huntley and secretary William B. Sylvester. The company was formed in 1881 to fund si

A certificate for stock in the Philadelphia and California Mining Company, completed on Sept. 28, 1852, granting Theodore Walter 100 shares in the ven

This mortgage debenture is for 10 British pounds with Lieutenant Colonel Frederich Connor or Scarsdale Villas in Kensington and signed by W. H. Forbes

About 18 stock certificates for the United Eastern Mines Corp with brown borders. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: The

Lot of 12. Includes: Farnham Oil Syndicate (two stocks, 1922 incl. low number 11); Weekley Petroleum Co. (two stocks, 1923); Wyo-Ill Petroleum Co. (4

Issued January 9th, 1920 to Zeb Kendall for five hundred shares of The Balsamea Company, principal office Carson City. Kendall was a major force in th

Various stock certificates from Arkansas , including Arch Brewer Oil Trust issued to Will Shaek (sp?) and signed by trustee A.L. Brewer dated April 14

Two specimen certificates from Superior Oil Company (CA). Both stamped "SPECIMEN" with small hole cancels where the signatures go. The Sup...

Stock certificates issued by four oil companies. Included are the Tex-Mex Fuel Oil Co. issued March 6, 1916. For 10 shares at $1 per.No cancellation.

Beautiful oil stock issued in 1901 with a great vignette of a harbor scene with many sailing ships across the entire certificate. The company's ...

Two certificates from Dos Palos Oil & Development Company, issued at Dos Palos, California in 1900. Located in Merced County. Lot also includes ...

A famous California oil locale. Inc. in California, 1921. No. 259, issued for 250 shares to Harry Rhodes on March 16th, 1922. Signed by president Carm

Two beautiful certificates issued 1901-02 from Sedalia and California Oil Company. Both issued for five Bearer Shares (not issued to a named person).

Inc. in Maine. No. 12012, issued for 200 shares to Daniel M. Hunsicker in 1902. Signed by president E. Cady and secretary Geo. Bennet. Brown border, b

A pair of stock certificates issued by asphalt and petroleum companies. First is a cert issued by Continental Asphalt and Petroleum Company. It is for

The Buick Oil Company was founded by the auto pioneer David Dunbar Buick (1854-1929) and was incorporated in Los Angeles, California in March, 1910. D

Two issued certificates from Signal Petroleum Company of California, issued in 1928 and 1947. Both uncanceled. Also a common stock from Signal Oil &...

Includes four Sinclair Oil issued certificates and two from Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation. The company was founded by Harry Sinclair. In 1919,

Rare cert. #45, issued for 20 shares at Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1867. Oilfield with derrick, tank and barrels with workers. Black print on creme. Calve

A pair of stock certificates issued by Eames Petroleum Iron Company and Eames Petroleum Gold & Silver Smelting Company. 1. Issued by Eames Petr...

Two more rare New York oils. 1) Bergen Oil & Coal Company, issued at New York in 1864. Cert. #559. Vignette of workers with barrels, a derrick a...

Two very rare New York oils. First, Manhattan Petroleum Company, issued at New York in 1864. Horse and wagon in front of an oilfield. Fere. Meyer, New

Rare stock certificate issued by The Anthracite Gas Producer Company for five shares at $100 per share to W.L. Smith and signed by Smith as treasurer

Lot includes three from Tex-La-Homa Oil Corporation, all different; one from O-Tex Production Company, Fort Worth; Oklahoma-Texas Oil, Mexia, Texas; a

Group of seven stock certificates issued by various oil exploration companies. Included are four issued by Williston Basin Oil Exploration Company of

West Virginia has been a very important oil producing state. The Volcano oil field was discovered in 1860 and the state's first oil pipeline was...