Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

Lot of 2. 1) William Tell Consolidated Gold Mining Company. Inc. 1890. Dateline Sierra City, Cal. No. 71, issued for 1000 shares to (illegible) in 189

Inc. in New York. Issued in 1880 for 100 shares to James A. Magee. Signed by J.G. Holbrooke as president and E.M. Pearce as secretary. Location of Wor

Located in Sierra Co. (printed under title). Inc. in 1863. No. 126, issued for 50 shares to Chas. A. Peake on May 16th, 1865 in Sacramento City. Signe

Inc. in West Virginia. Issued for 100 shares in 1900. Great vignette of the tiger. The company had purchased 2 claims, 40 acres,six miles from Yreka,

Beautiful certificate issued in 1902. Location: Tuolumne County, printed at the top. Miners working underground. Black on green tinted paper. Issued a

1) Issued to Edgar Mills. 2) Issued to Helen Mills. 3) Issued to D. O. Mills & Company. All endorsed on back (no D. O. Mills signature). Printer...

Certificate No. 94. Most of these stocks have numbers in the thousands. Issued to John Bensley and endorsed on back. Bensely built a ditch off of the

Ultra-rare Volcano stock! No. 58, issued for one share. Dateline Volcano, October 30th, 1857. Signed by president S. Hale and secretary H.R. Elwell. N

I/U #161 Francis Le Roy 1 share 1855. This is possibly the earliest known coal mining certificate out of California. Several folds, some foxing. Rare!

2 Tuolumne County Water Co # 3163 273 shares and #3166 276 shares to John Sirre? 1857, both have center cuts. 2 Anglo Californian Gold Mining(Accordin

Lot of 11. Included: California State Mines Company (San Diego County, 1903); Euclid Mining Co. (Shasta County, 1897); El Dorado Copper MC (El Dorado

Dual signed but possibly Britton & Co., San Francisco 1860's. Sierra Nevada Gold, Silver & Copper Exploring Company. Possibly Silver Mou...

Lot of 2 different. These scarce stock certificates are from the short-lived town of Anaconda, Colorado, located adjacent to Cripple Creek. In 1893, A

Lot of 8, most different. Included: Eagle Rock Gold Mining & Reduction Co. (1901, mining vignette); Ida Mining & Milling Company (1910, mini...

Beautiful, small size certificate in choice condition. The Mineral Hill Tunnel Company operated at Breckenridge, Colorado. They owned three claims, Ke

Incorp.June 1859 New York. 1) #4814, Cancelled before issued. Signed by president Frank R. Van Ness. 2) #5142 to 600 shares to Elizabeth Weitzel in 1

Incorp. in New York. No. 330. Cancelled by stamp. Issued for 100 shares to Charles F. Roper, Trustee, on June 27, 1879. Signed by John Albertus (presi

Cert. #196, issued for 2 shares to Rebecca P. Budd and signed by William A. Gwyer as president. Nice vignettes of a mountain scene with a steam locomo

#is not listed??? 200 shares to Damon Wells. Datelined Canastota 1865. (Canastota is a small village that was incorporated in 1835. It is located alon

Extremely rare. Inc. in New York. No. 639, issued for 500 shares to Glendinning, Davis & Avory on Sept. 15th, 1870 in New York. Signed by presid...

Very rare and especially nice Colorado Territory mining stock. Issued to CBJ Turrell for 500 shares in 1866, and signed by Jas. M. Beebe as president

Very attractive Colorado mining stock issued in 1883. Two nice mining vignettes. Clear Creek County, Colorado printed below the top vignette. Issued a

Lot of 7 different. Included: Golden Hills Mining Company (1905, allegorical vignette); Edna Mines, Inc. (1926); Eugene Mines, Inc. (1930, three minin

Incorp. Colorado. Number 74, I/C, for 2,670 shares to Josephine Nichols Sept 12, 1902 (handwritten over 188_) signed by president and brother L. W.

Nice Colorado Territorial stock #32 issued in 1870 to Chas. R. Bissett for 20 shares. Signed by F.W. Heath as president and C.C. Bombaugh as secretary

Incorporated 1894 Colorado. Cert. #3283.I/U, Sarah E. Carlton for 1000 shares on Apr. 22, 1902. Signed by John F. Hardy (president) and Walter Frost

1) Jack Gold Mining and Milling. 1899. Number 38. Mining vignette. See photo for condition. 2) Butcher Boy Mining and Milling. 1897. Issued to O. Abbo

Lot of 7 different. Included: Sunset-Eclipse Gold Mining Co. (1902); Index Mining & Milling Co. (1904); LeClair Mines Co. (1929); Quito Gold Min...

1) Acacia Gold. # 2879 for 1000 shares to William H Rusch & Company. Gilt border, Fancy seal spot. 2) Anaconda MC. # 2362 for 100 shares to Jame...

Incorp. West Virginia. Cert. #357, I/U, Oct 12, 1895 to Helen E. Pye for 25 sh., signed by D.W. George as president and R.H. Reed as secretary. Bla

Rare. Inc. in New York. No. 168, issued to Oscar Chase for 1,000 shares on July 9th, 1880 in New York. Signed by president James Wadsworth and the sec

Territorial. The company had 300 feet east of the Clark-Gardner, one shaft 250 feet deep, one 80 feet deep; a drift 220 feet from the surface, runs 25

Inc. in New York. No. 289, issued for 40 shares to the estate of Geo. W. Abbe on Oct. 27th, 1885 in New York. Signed by president John Stanton and sec

Inc. in New York. No. 1653, issued for 500 shares to BF Kendall on March 20th, 1866. Signed by the president Fred. Schuchard(?) and secretary Jno. Kol

Very early Colorado. $500 bond no. 93 issued in 1865. Signed by president Victor Bishop and treasurer WF Heyer. Not cancelled. Ornate border, red seal

Lot of 7, most different. Included: Golden Sun Tunnel & Mining Co. (1916); Evergreen Mines Company (Apex, 1914 and 1929); Dives-Seven-Thirty Min...

This is a fantastic certificate we have never offered. Issued for 50 shares to Edward John Poole in 1881. Great vignette of a large millsite with a wa

Beautiful specimen from The Maid of Erin Silver Mines Company. The company's mines were at Leadville, Colorado. Two nice mining vignettes. Nice ...

#367, issued to A.W. Callan for 1219 shares at Leadville, Colorado in 1896. Signed by B.F. Stickley as president and George R. Elder as secretary. Nic

Very nice Colorado Territory stock and quite rare. Cert. #9, issued to Thomas H. Walker and signed by Vincent G. Calkins as president and H.G. Ballard

Rare choice stock with imprinted revenue. #52 I/U Wm Yoorhis 10 shares 1866, signed by Vice President Ezra Woolsey. Great for RN collectors. Fantastic

Territorial. Very rare. Inc. in Colorado on Sept. 8th, 1864. No. 454. Uncancelled. Issued for one share ($100) to Abram H. Davenport on Dec. 4th, 1864

Lot of 12, many different. Included: Denver-Joplin Mining & Milling Co. (1900); Good Morning Gold Mining & Investment Co. (1909); Goody Plac...

Lot of 8 different. Included: Tom Moore Mining & Milling Co. (San Juan County, 1925, mining vignettes); Felecia Grace Mines Co. (Summit County, ...

Lot of 5 different. 1) Century Mining & Milling Company. Ouray. No. 9, issued in 1901, not cancelled, allegorical vignette with state seal. 2) G...

Rare stock certificate from Colorado. Cert. #57, issued for 3,758 shares to H.L Bridgeman and signed by William H. Garner as president and Robt. Rayme

Issued at Boston, Mass. in 1882. Incorporated in Connecticut. Cert. #556,issued for 111 shares to W.B. Witherell and signed by W.B. Frazier as preside

Incorp. 1864 state of New York. #53, I/U, $500 , 7% , bearer bond issued Nov 15, 1864, due 1867. Signed H.C. Beach president. Red, green corp embos

Not located. Not in Filer or other Holabird indexes. No mentions on newspapers.com or other internet searching. Possibly Connecticut, as the Mattabese

EXTRA RARE! Number 57 for 500 shares to AJ Mills in 1868. Signed by secretary and treasurer Silas L Loomis, president DE Soms(?). Vignette of placer m

1) Columbia and Beaver Silver Mining Company. # 2501 for 100 shares. 1882. Signed by secretary EH Haight and vice president Courtwright(?). Location o

Nice group of 13 Idaho mining stocks. The best of the group includes The Copper Queen Mining and Smelting Company, 1911, Empress Mining & Millin...

Cert. #182, $1,000, 5%, First Mortgage Gold Bond issued in 1892. Great vignette of a group of miners outside the mountain mine portal, two surveyors o

Very ornate and attractive bond certificate issued in 1890. Cert. #433, $100, First Mortgage Bond. Full name was Kentucky Southern Oil & Gas Com...

Cert. #126. Inc. in New York. Issued for 100 shares to Robert J. S. White and signed by Oliver Barnes as president and Chas. V. Ware as secretary. Iss

$500 bond No. 184 issued in January 1870. Signed by president John Kidwell and treasurer Hayden. Not cancelled. Black border and print, nice mining vi

Cert. #29, issued for 1800 shares to Wm. F. Gilley of New York in 1865. Signed by Oliver Warner as president and Chas. Barrett as treasurer. Issued at

Inc. in 1863 in Michigan. No. 1583, issued for 100 shares to B. Judkins in 1882 in New York. Signed by president Thomas Mason and secretary Smith. Not

Incredibly early Michigan mining stock; one of the earliest we've ever offered. Stock no. 1069, issued for one share to Hepburn W. Clue on Dec. ...

Cert. #673, issued for one share to Mary (?) T. Andrews and signed by N. Schaeffer as president. Vignette at the center of miners running ore through

Cert. #59, First Mortgage, 6%, $500 gold bond due in 1919. Nice vignette of a millsite in the foothills. Inc. in Arizona. The post office address of t

Cert. #70, issued for one share to Watson Antrim and signed by J.C. Michel as president and Robt. Brent as secretary. Vignette of an allegorical femal

Cert. #439, issued to Frank McGregor for 500 shares in 1891 and signed by J.A. Talbott as president. Vignette of two miners, one pushing and ore car.

Cert. #160,issued at Philadelphia in 1867 to Lorenzo Taggart for 25 shares and signed by Willard Bradway as secretary and L.F. Eberly as president. Bl

Scarce. Location: Reese River Mining District at Austin, Nevada. Inc. in New York. Uncancelled. No. 567, issued for 1000 shares to Maria T. Rowe on F

Nice group from the Bullfrog district, Nevada. Includes: Palmetto & Death Valley Gold Mining Company, issued in 1906 and signed by Harry Stimler...

Lot of 3 Bullfrog pieces featuring the famous and collectible frog vignette. 1) 1909 Rhyolite, Nevada check from the Bullfrog Bank and Trust Company.

1907. Incorporated under the laws of South Dakota, April, 1906. Certificate #398. I/C, Punch cancelled thru signatures. Issued for 1000 shares to N.P.

Four stocks from Searchlight, Nevada. 1) The Parallel Gold Mining Company, 1907; Stratford Gold Mines Company, 1909; Stanley= Forbes Extension Minin

Cert. #537, issued for 20 shares to Alphonso Hill and signed by H.N. Day as president and Thomas Day as secretary. Eagle vignette at top center and si

Number 78 for 300 shares. Cancelled. Signed by secretary Miles Goodman and president John H. Miles. Dateline Virginia City March 24, 1874. Incorporate

#1261, issued for 10 shares to Joseph Truss Trustee in 1869, and signed by Gold Hill banker H.H. Flagg as president and Hopkins as secretary (by P. Gr

Nice Nevada Territorial issued to NN Sanders at Gold Hill, March 5, 1864 for f20 shares. Signed by S.M. Conley (?) as president and William Hunt, secr

Rare Nevada Territorial. Cert. #136, issued Oct. 7, 1863 at San Francisco to J.W. Batchelor for 20 shares. Signed by S.A. Dorr as president and Jno J.

Beautiful Nevada Territorial stock certificate issued at Virginia, N.T. to Philip S. McDonald for 20 shares, May 26th, 1863. Signed by J.L. Van Bokkel

Cert. #537, issued for 5 shares to Sam Knight on April 15, 1864 at Virginia (City). Signed by GW Hopkins as secretary and the president (illeg). Miner

Cert. #10625, issued for 100 shares in 1879. Inc. in 1874. Nice vignette of Manhattan Island at top left. The New York mine was a famous mine at Gold

Nice Territorial issued August 17, 1863 to M. Jewett for 12 shares and signed by Neil as president and WM. H. Knight as secretary. Location, Virginia,

Cert. #59, issued for 157 shares to Alfred Taraf Trustee in 1875, and signed by F. Scott Stewart as president. The company's office was in San F...

Cert. #171, issued for 100 shares to John Ward Trustee and signed by Dell Seater as president. Miner holding a pick at left. Location of Works: Storey

1) Number 2. 50 shares in 1881 to Watson & Gibson. 2) Number 4. 50 shares in 1882 to FM Feigenbaum. These mines were located in the Gold Mountai...

1907. Clean and certificate with the famous frog vignette. Incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona.. Certificate #2394. I/U, Issued f

Nice group of Goldfield, Nevada mining stocks, some rare. Includes: Yellow Tiger Cons. Mining Company, 1917, tear at bottom right ; Frisco Group Gold

Great group of Goldfield, Nevada mining stocks, some very rare. Includes: Majestic Mining Company, Goldfield, Nevada, 1907, Windsor Mining Company, 19

Incorp. Jan 1903 Nevada. Very early number 11. I/U, signed on June 5, 1909 for 2,000 shares by Fred Grutt to his brother Charles. The Grutt's we...

Territorial Nevada stock issued in San Francisco on May 27th, 1864. Location printed on certificate: Sierra District, Humboldt County, Nevada Territor

No. 136, issued for 9 shares to George B. McGrath on August 11th, 1866 in Elmira, NY. Signed by president Robt. Cavell and secretary RH Lawrence. Not

Territorial. One-of-a-kind historical certificate w/ the signatures of two governors! Incorporated Jan. 1863. Location: Star District, Humboldt County

Indian District, Humboldt Co., N.T. (printed upper right). Inc. March, 1863. Datelined San Francisco, Sept. 2, 1864. No. 83, issued for 10 shares to M

Very nice stock certificate #54 issued in 1868 from The Mountain King Silver Mining Co. of Echo District, Humboldt Co, Nevada. Issued for 300 share to

CeInc. in New York. Cert. #100, issued for 500 shares to Oliver A. Washburn and signed by Jno. Stevenson as president and E.L. Bolles as secretary. Vi

Nice Nevada Territorial. Cert. #070? issued on April 13, 1863 for 10 shares to A.P. Sheen and signed by Wm. P. Denckla as president. Cinnabar District

The co. was incorporated in Nevada Territory, May 27, 1863. This is cert. #164, 19 shares issued to Beach Watson on July 14, 1865, after Nevada became

Cert. #496, issued for 175 shares to William Klaus Kopp in 1872. Reese River Mining District, Lander County printed below the vignette. Signed by Wm.

Cert. #33, issued for 10 shares to Robt. Babbensky and signed by James K. Whitaker as president and E.E. Schenck (?) as secretary. Vignette of two min

Cert. #78, issued for ten shares March 19, 1864. Big Creek District, Lander Co., Reese River printed at the top. Incorporated Dec. 21, 1863. Shares we

Rare, early date Reese River mining stock. Cert. #164, issued for 200 shares to Percival Osborn, Trustee and signed by Jno. I. Osborn as secretary and

Inc. in New York. No. 131. Issued for 10 shares to Wm. P. Bingham on June 6, 1865. Signed by Thomas Sproull as president and S.R. Hutchinson as secret

1865. Territorial. Incorporated May 27, 1863, under the laws of Nevada Territory. Location: Reese River Mining District, Lander County, N.T. Datelined

Cert. #1210, issued at New York in 1866. Incorporated in New York. Reese River Mining Dist., at Austin, Nevada printed on the masthead. Issued to Will