November Wonders: Western Americana Auction (November 2021)

Unique first mortgage $1000 seven per cent serial gold bond issued by Wylie M. Giffen and May Giffen in 1926. Three dividend coupons attached, revenue

Number 149 for 1 share to Benjamin Barnes. Singed by president EE Stow and WH Cummings. Vignette of cow and horse. Connecticut seal. Stamp includes a

Number 49 for 2 shares to Merrian in 1869. Signed by president J Clarke. The company was organized in 1868. Organized August 26, 1868 and ran fairs fo

Very early number 6 for 10 shares to JM Shute. Signed by president Henry Woods and treasurer Thomas Emerson. Vignette of a bull with a 'L' w...

Four stock certificates from various Nevada livestock concerns. Included are The Steptoe Live Stock Company (issued, grazing cattle vignette), Carson

Pink and black on white. Nice vignette of a calf. Dateline New York February 18, 1913. Rips and folds on border. # 1527 for 1 shares. Signed by presid

# 23 for 10 sahres to William Abby. Singewd by president Riggle. Green and yellow border, vignette number square and shares square. Has a very nice lo

Five stock certificates representing cattle companies south of the border. Included in the lot are three Wood-Hogarth Cattle Company (two issued and

A quartet of rare California interior stock certificates. First is issued by The Siskiyou Syndicate for one and 183/192 shares at $10 per share to Alt

Inc. in Colorado. No. 534, issued for 250 shares to The Newton Schee Co. in 1905 in Grand Junction. Signed by president Charles Newtown and the secret

Four Idaho Irrigation Company gold bonds with coupons attached, all issued in 1913. Includes: No. C1243 for 100 dollars, signed by Vice-President and

Lot of four certificates from 1879-1882. Iowa Farm Mortgage Bonds nice vignettes. Rare. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Iowa City: Provenan

number 96 for 10 shares to Ray Hewlett. Signed by VP Louis White. Two farm implement vignettes. Black on green safety paper. "One of Albion...

Number 908 for 500 Class F shares. Issued to WW Klossner and signed by president AJ Walrath president and Thomas J Levi. Black on white with orange bo

Peterborough North Cotton Factory stock certificate, four shares issued in 1858 to David Steele. The North Cotton Factory was incorporated in 1813 in

No. B9244, issued for 100 shares to Hallgarten & Co. on April 10th, 1880. Signed by president Jay Gould and secretary Clemson. Punch cancelled s...

Inc. in New York. No. 2925 issued for 25 shares to Charles Achard of Scottsville, on Sept. 19th, 1867. Signed by president EP Ross, secretary Knapp an

Early! No. 3782, issued for 6 shares to company treasurer Alex Holland on December 31st, 1859. Signed by Henry Wells as president only--secretary and

No. 3745, issued for 5 shares to company treasurer Alex Holland on Dec 23rd, 1859. Signed by Henry Wells as president and Alex Holland as treasurer. S

No. 2678, issued for one share to Charles Fox of Utica, NY, on April 13th, 1866. Signed by William S. Fargo as secretary, and Henry Wells as president

Capital stock 7500 shares, certificate 3394 for 11 shares to William L Wood, issued February 10, 1859. Bold signature by Butterfield, Fargo as Sec.,

Cert# 3992 for 10 shares issued to Fred H Potter of Kalamazoo Michigan on October 1, 1867. Signed by the P Ross as Pres. and JN Knapp as Sec. Endorse

Both Fargo brothers on one piece. Certificate number 532 for 10 shares issued to Francis W Noble of Detroit Michigan on December 13, 1868. Signed by W

#9234 for 9 shares to Orin North of Medina, New York in 1869. E. P. Ross signs as president. Signature is faded a little, but still nice. No secretary

#114 for 10 shares to William Furniss of Ogdensburg, New York. Great underprint ìCapital Sock / 200,000 / shares.î Signed by secretary

This certificate is unique in the Prag collection and is the preprinted capital stock 10,000 shares February 11, 1865 imprint. This is certificate 268

American Express company stock certificate on 7500 share certificate, certificate 3757 issued to Cromwell and Goodwin for 10 shares on December 29, 1

Capital stock 7500 share certificate. Type 2F, II. Certificate 3404 for 10 shares issued to Charles Clark on February 23, 1859 signed boldly by Henry

Two type VIII certificates with two different signatures. First is certificate one 3662 for 15 shares issued to Anson Brown of St. Louis on July 5, 18

Huntington signs as president in 1889 and also signs on the reverse in 1890. # B369 for 100 shares issued to Huntington. Rare stock with coupons

Certificate # 1 for 45 shares to Charles Edison. Signed by Ediston. Endorsed by Edison on reverse. Dated 1915. Two large green $1.00 and one 2c docume

Typical strong Edison signature. Charles Edison was an American politician, businessman, inventor and animal behaviorist. He was the Assistant and the

John Butterfield was a transportation pioneer in the mid-19th century in the American Northwest and Southwest. He founded many companies, including Am

Number 23 issued to Henry Lanahan for 1 share in 1924. Signed by president Thos. A. Edison. Signed on back by Lanahan and assigned to Thomas A. Edison

Two signatures on stock. Presidentís signature is bold and strong. Ticho Parly sang leading roles in most of the major opera houses of Europe

The first is certificate number 106, State of New York, transfer office, datelined city of New York October 19, 1820 issued to Samuel McCann of New Yo

1) Diamond Disc Shop stock # 6 for 9 shares issued to Stephen B Mambert in 1915. Signed by son Charles Edison (hole punch cancelled.). Two ten cent an

Number 16452 for 6 shares. Comes in original envelope. Advertises the Durant Plan where people invest a few dollars a month as a way to save for the f

Lot of 5 different. Included: Speedway Corporation of Los Angeles, 1925; Willys Corporation, 1924; Studebaker Corporation, 1929; Studebaker Brothers M

2 Reno Air stock warrants 1993 Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Reno Provenance: The Fred Holabird Collection

Inc. in California, 1912. No. 56, issued for 2 shares to Fred Allenbest on Nov. 4th, 1919. Signed by president S.E. Brookes and secretary Belton. Not

Lot of 2 different specimen stocks. Perfect certificates for our stock and bond collectors! Orange and green varieties, punch cancelled with the name

Lot of 16. 1) The Anglo & London Paris National Bank of San Francisco. Three pieces. One COD, issued in 1928. Plus two different Specimen stock ...

Lot of 12 different. Included: Citizens Securities Co. (1916); Finance & Securities Co.; Hollywood Securities Corp. (1927); First Securities Co....

Lot of 10 different. Includes: German Bond & Development Co. (1917); The Land Finance Syndicate (1926); The Parker Realty Co. (1925); North-West...

Very early! No. 1675, issued for 48 shares to the company president, Virgil McKnight, on May 1st, 1844, in Louisville. Pen cancelled. Black border and

No. 1967, issued for five shares to William Howes on October 29th, 1863 in Yarmouth (Massachusetts). Signed by president Seth Crowell and Cashier Amos

No. 1139, issued for two shares to Abby R. Loving of Weston, Mass. on January 30th, 1877. Signed by president Francis Peabody and secretary JW Field.

Inc. in New Hampshire. No. 150, issued for 100 shares to Edward K. Perby of Boston on Feb. 1st, 1888. Signed by president D.R. Sortwell and treasurer

Stock certificate number 1, issued to LH Palmer for 50 shares on April 27th, 1880, in Clyde, NY. Signed by SH Briggs as president and the Cashier (ill

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. Da

Very early! No. 29, issued for 75 shares to secretary John M. Vickar on November 16th, 1832 in New York. Also signed by president David Aug. Clarkson.

Very early, but does have condition issues. No. 508, issued to John Harvey for 12 shares on Sept. 24th, 1833. Signed by president Sam Harvey and cashi

"of the City and County of Philadelphia, No. 2." Certificate no. 21, issued fro three shares to Albert Chance in 1864. Signed by president...

Early bank stock with attractive design. No. 1728, issued to Wm. Ashmead, MD, for 10 shares on May 28th, 1839 in Philadelphia. Signed by president Mer

Lot of seven specimen stock certificates made by Hamilton Bank Note of New York for the American Founders Corporation. Each a different color: red, pu

Lot of 10 different. Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, Texas, Utah, South Dakota, Idaho. Includes: Kimball & Richards Securities Co. (1918); United Sec...

Number 2 for 5,000 shares to Benjamin F Stacy Jr. Signed by president B. F. Stacy and secretary James W. Stacy. 1920 - the beginning of Prohibition an

Number 3237 for 10 shares to Thyra Baker. Signed by president and secretary. Eagle vignette. Brown border. Overall nice. In 1967 the Almaden Vineyards

Unissued Sierra Bottling Company stock. Printed by Chirron of Los Angeles. Pristine condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California Cit

Number JCO 57 for 500 shares. Auto-pen cancelled. 7.5 x 12". Small staining upper right. Otherwise extremely nice. "The Red Rock Company w...

Number 124 for 5 shares to George Semons. Signed by president JH Seeley. Folds, Edge wrinkles. Nice condition. In 1928 they were locked in a court cas

Number 17036 for 59 shares. Signed by president Walter Pearson. Light and dark green. Temporary Certificate. Dated September 9, 1929. Location was Jac

Number 219803 for 10 shares. Signed by president Walter Pearson. Light and dark orange. Temporary Certificate. Dated September 9, 1929. Location was J

1) Early number 184 for 100 shares. Orange Border. Dated April 10, 1931. 2) Number AAO510 for 10 shares, Signed by president JM Elliott. Incorporated

Number 9323 for 100 shares to Richardson Pratt. Signatures are autopenned or stamped. Incorporated in 1938. Black on white with striking purple border

Number 541 for 9 shares to Edward Pirou. Signed y NC Matthews and CA Norton. Dateline December 16, 1897, Tallapoosa, Ga. Folds. Two hole bottom left.

1) Larger extremely fine stock number 133 for 141 shares in 1923. Signed by R Lee Smith as president. Incorporated in Massachusetts. 2) Number 44 for

Black on orange safety paper. Fancy underprint "Shares one hundred dollars each." Large gold seal. Number 94 for 100 shares. Signed by pre...

Number 1 for 102 shares issued to Morck and signed by president Morck and Secretary Gillman(?). Black on white with bright range border. Extremely nic

Number 68 for 500 shares to August Gatto. Signed by Gordon keys and president George Singleton. Dated April 11, 1936. Three varieties of cattle with a

A beautiful First Mortgage Bond for The South Shore Wine Company in Erie County, Pennsylvania. This impressive 12"x 15" document is printe...

Three stock certificates issued by two winery companies in the western region of the country. Included are two from The Coast Wineries, Inc. one issue

Number 1803 for 10 shares in 1920. Signed by Ivan Vance president and CL McClung. Fancy, modern scroll work for title. Two sided Sic Semper Tyrannus c

Two Buffalo Lithia Springs Corporation uncanceled stock certificates, both issued Feb. 2, 1927. Buffalo Lithia Springs is located in Buffalo Junction,

Nineteen stock certificates issued by various beverage companies, including nine certs from The National Tea Company, issued between 1920's-30&#...

Seven stock certificates issued by wine dealers and dealer supply companies. Included are Miami Dealer Supply Company,(Issued 3/11/1914, no cancel dat

Incorporate. New York.. #11, I/U, 10 shares @ $100 par. Issued Feb 1886, signe dRobert Bliss Pres. Black, no vignette, no seal, Printer American

Fantastic specimen for the Boulder Brewing Company. No holes, rips, tears corner or discoloration issues. 12 x 8" Date: Country (if not USA)...

Yer another post-prohibition brewery stock. August 8, 1933! Number 433 auto signed by Joseph A Weibel and secretary John C Weibel. The company was org

Lot of three. 1) Number TC0148 purchased the year the company came into existence. Auto signed by president Baumohl. Not cancelled. Fold on right and

Lot of approximately 80 stock certificates from the Frank Fehr Brewing Company. Issued in the 1940s, green ink with vignette. Frank Fehr began brewin

Number 33 for 20 shares to Mary Dotterweich on February 19, 1926. Signed by president Dotterweich and EH Dotterweich. A true family brewery. Sharp loo

Number 10 for 500 shares to none other than Mr. A. E. Wagner himself. Other than folds, pristine! Incorporated in Nevada in 1933 with the end of Proh

Number 1874 for 100 shares. Signed by president John Conroy in 1937 shortly after reopening after prohibition. Eagle vignettes. Green and black on whi

# 3374 for 50 shares in 1940. Autosigned. Eagle vignette. Inner gold border. Underprint gold 'Common.' Holes and miner fold rips on borders....

1) Number C2036 for 41 shares on January 30, 1936. Eagle vignette. Black on white with orange border. 2) Number 1952. Both 1936 and issued to Charles

Number 726 for 2 shares. Signed by president Frank Sandstedt. Semi-nude female allegorical vignette. Small rips at fold edges. Otherwise very nice! ...

Lot of 4. Includes: La Salle Wines & Champagne, Inc. (1950 and 1955, punch cxl); Pfeiffer Brewing Co. (1937); and Alexander Young Company, Phila...

A half dozen beautiful stock certificates issued by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1978-1981. Fox was responsible for Shirley Temple'...

A production and releasing company, Allied Artists, was responsible for such films as Cabaret, The Blob, Papillion, House On wanted Hill and several E

Collection of 11 stock certificates issued by The Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. During the 1960's, when these certs were issued, the networ...

An incredible group of 18 stock certificates issued by various theatre operator companies. Included are stocks from International Cinema Inc, Grand Bo

20 Movie company stock certificates. Some of , well, most of these are from pretty obscure movie companies. In fact, there are some that were formed t

Nine stock certificates issued by Paramount Pictures from 1935 to 1966.During this time, Paramount produced such films as Ruggles of Red Gap, several

20 Movie company stock certificates. Some of , well, most of these are from pretty obscure movie companies. In fact, there are some that were formed t

20 Movie company stock certificates. Some of, well, most of these are from pretty obscure movie companies. In fact, there are some that were formed th

Two stock certificates issued by the Palace Theatre that was built in 1919, the year that one of these certificates was issued. The same certificate i

9 Theatre chain stock certificates, including Schine Chain Theatres, Columbia Theatres Corporation, United Drive-In Theatres Corp, Roxy Theatre Corp a

10-Stock certificates from various national theater chains, including Cinerama, United Picture Theatres, Schine Chain Theatres and many more. Please s