Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

1863. Territorial. Incorporated November, 1863. Datelined Virginia, N.T. Location: Summit Mining District, Lander County, N.T. Certificate #38.I/U, te

Place of Business: Nevada Territory. Dateline Timbuctoo, Yuba County, Cal. Incorporated in November 1863. Certificate No. 35, issued on February 27,

Cert. #82, issued for 60 shares at Indianapolis, Indiana to Thomas Scott. Signed by R.L. Thompson as president and secretary (illeg). Inc. in Indiana.

Cert. #18, issued at Virginia, N.T. for 30 shares on August 26th, 1863. Silver Star Mining District printed at the top. Sailing ship and and eagle wit

Nice group from this Nevada ghost town in Nye County. Most of these are rare. Includes Manhattan Monitor Mining Company, 1906, Manhattan Mohawk Gold M

Nice group from this Nevada ghost town. The #1 is from Manhattan Higgins Mining Company, issued in 1906. Condition a little rough. Uncancelled. Mines

Nice group from this Nevada ghost town. Lot includes: Manhattan Gold Winner Mining Company, 1906; Manhattan Higgins Mining Company, 1906, Manhattan Go

Nice group of stocks from this Nevada ghost town. Companies include: Manhattan War Eagle Mining and Milling Company, 1910; Manhattan Dexter MC of Neva

Nice group of mining stock certificates from this Nevada ghost town. Includes: Nevada Southern Development Company, 1906; Nemo Manhattan Mining Compan

Stocks from the Manhattan, Nevada ghost town. Includes: Little Joe Gold Mining Company of Manhattan, 1906; Broncho Manhattan Mining Company, 1906; Mus

Cert. #11, issued for 500 shares in 1867 at New York. According to the Annual Report of the State Mineralogist, 1867, "the Twin River district,...

Nice group of Divide district stocks, most seldom seen. Most are issued from 1919 to 1927. Companies include Divide City MC (2) , Trilby Divide MC, C

Nice group of divide district stocks. Companies include Marne Divide MC, East Divide MC, Eureka Divide MC (2), Royal Divide Mines Company (2), The Ope

Nice group of Tonopah stocks. Includes: Pittman Silver Mining & Milling Co., Inc, 1923, a beauty; Tonopah Gold Belt Mining Company, 1905; Tonopa...

Nice group of Tonopah mining stocks: Includes: Tonopah Treasure Mining Company, 1903, rare; New Gibraltar MC, 1922; Great Western Consolidated Mining

Nice group of Tonopah miners. Most of these are rare ones. Includes: Tonopah=Florence MC, 1905; Cash Boy Consolidated Mining Company, 1921, fully inta

Great group of Tonopah miners. Includes: The Tonopah- Kansas City Mining Company, 1905; Tonopah-Hasbrouck MC, 1926; Union Amalgamated Extension MC, 19

Group of Tonopah and Arrowhead miners. Includes: Golden Anchor MC (2), 1905, 1906, two formats; Millbrae Tonopah MC, 1911; Apex Mines Company of Nevad

Nice group of Tonopah, lots with early dates. Includes: Golden Anchor Mining Company, 1906; Homestake Monte Cristo Gold Corporation, 1926; Mizpah Exte

Lot of 20: West End Consolidated, Smokey Valley Mining, Orizaba Mining, Mohawk Extension Mines and others. Provenance: Country (if not USA): Sta

Two certificates from the West End Consolidated Mining Company, issued in 1921 and both signed by F.M. (Borax) Smith, the Borax King. The West End Con

This is very likely a property at Ophir, Nye County, Nevada. We have sold stocks for the Twin River Mining Company of Nye County, also incorporated in

Lot of 3: first is the Rawhide Big Horn Mining Co. certificate, signed by president Zeb Kendall, is a rare find. This also has 3 beautiful vignettes.

Rawhide was one of Nevada's last great mining boom town of the 20th Century. Joe McDonald described the town in 1920; he wrote "The life of...

Lot of 3: rare certificates, from the boomtown of Rawhide. This contains the Rawhide Olgilvie-Reynolds Leasing and Mining Co. the Rawhide Queen Mines

Lot of 3: first is the Rawhide Big Horn Mining Co. certificate, signed by president Zeb Kendall, is a rare find. This also has 3 beautiful vignettes.

Stocks with Jim Butler in the name. Six certificates from Jim Butler Mining Company, a few different colors. Four from Jim Butler Tonopah Mining Compa

Lot includes Tonopah Gold Mountain Mining Company, issued in 1905 and signed by Geo. Wingfield as president. Another cert. from Tonopah Gold Mountain

Cert. #113, issued for 20 shares to Charles P. Wood in 1869, and signed by A. Gilkisore as president and Wm. G.Grant as secretary. Inc. in N.Y. A mini

We could not find this in our records, also not in Filer. The date suggests maybe Treasure Hill, as issued in 1869. Cert. #825, 20 shares. Black on wh

Wow! Inc. in Pennsylvania, 1867. Low number 11, issued for 500 shares to Charles Silver on January 16th, 1868 in Philadelphia. Signed by president HH

Lot of 3 different. 1) Nevada-Ophir Mining Company. Twin River. Issued in 1922 for 100 shares. Not cancelled. Three mining vignettes. Pinholes, folds.

Lot of three rare Nevada mining stocks: 1) Rawhide Queen Mines Company, issued 1910; 2) Bullfrog-Red Oak Mining Company, issued 1907; 3) Pictou Consol

Inc. in Massachusetts. Cert. #42, issued in 1866 for 110 shares to Nathaniel G. Upham and signed by CN Howe as president and B. Sherman as treasurer.

Beautiful stock issued in 1891 at Silver City, New Mexico. Low certificate #4, issued for 1000 shares to Henry C. Butcher and signed by John Brockman

Inc. in Colorado. Low cert. #4, issued to Ozias Bailey for 50 shares in 1884 and signed by Bailey as president. S.J. Richards also signs as secretary.

1) El Capitan Land and Cattle Company. Fabulous cattle vignette. # 63 with a 6% per annum return. 1885. Issued to Horace Thurber and signed by secreta

Not located. Not in Filer or other Holabird indexes. No mentions found on newspapers.com or other internet searching. Possibly an iron mine at Ramapo,

Chartered in 1883 by the state of North Carolina. No. 783, issued for 200 shares to E. Levezey on August 24th, 1886. Signed by president Wilkins and t

Cert. #171, issued for 250 shares in 1880 to Enoch Jackson. Signed by B.F. Caldwell as president and John N. Drew as secretary. Eagle with shield in t

Nice group of Oregon mining stocks. Lot includes: Washougal Gold & Copper MC, issued 1906, St. Helens district; Record Gold MC, (2) 1931, Baker,...

Cert. #227, issued for 150 shares to Stebbins & Bloodgood in 1864. Signed by the company officers (illeg). All of the lead and zinc mines of Che...

Low number 8 for 100 shares to Walter B Roberts, one of the company founders, on April 11th, 1865. Signed by secretary Frank Norton and president Will

Location printed on certificate: Venango County, Pennsylvania. Pit Hole Creek, Anderson Farm. No. 72, issued in 1866 for one share in Titusville, PA.

Beautiful stock issued in 1867 at Philadelphia to Wardale G. McAllister for 1430 shares and signed by Alfred Fassett as president and Titus Hurley (?

Inc. in New York. No. 27, issued for 250 shares to company president E.S. Wright on Jan. 18th, 1867 in New York. Signed by Wright and treasurer R. Rus

Cert. #1464, issued for 100 shares in 1882. Signed by Jno. Phillips as president and M. Seacrest as secretary. Incorporated in New York. According to

No. 42, issued for 1,000 shares to John Wells Hanson on October 6th, 1860 in Baltimore. Signed by the president (Liggot?) and the secretary. Punch can

"Utah Territory" printed under title. Inc. in New York. No. 61, issued for 50 shares to JF Wardner on Sept. 23rd, 1873 in New York. Signed...

1) Atlanta Mining Company. Vignette of Atlas holding up the earth. Earth is in silver foil. Tintic Mining District. # 459 issued in 1879 for 199 share

Cert. #68, issued for 100 shares to Isaac A. Brooks and signed by C.W. Fabyan as president and Chas. Cummings as secretary. The company was incorporat

Cert. #1041, issued for 1 share to A.G. Points and signed by Samuel Forrer as president. Beautiful, large vignette of miners with their pickaxes over

Inc. in New York. No. 67, issued for 500 shares to company president Josiah Barker on August 7th, 1858. Signed by Barker as president and William Danf

Fantastic! "Callam[sic.] County, Washington Territory" (printed at top center). Inc. 1864. Dateline Victoria, V.I., Feb. 16th, 1865. No. 6...

Inc. in Colorado by a group of 10 Denver businessmen. The group managed to control the Mica Peak property near Spokane Falls, Washington. Mica Peak wa

Cert. #35, issued for 30 shares to Joseph Stadler in 1865 and signed by NH Dennert as president and JB Reafield as secretary. Vignette of a state seal

1871. Number 217 for 10 shares to D. C. Buckland signed by secretary AR Hardin and president Buckland. Printer: Charles Shober of Chicago. Stunning pi

Nice group of Wyoming. Certificate #1 is from Wyoming Placer Corporation, issued in 1931. Seven vignettes. Uncancelled. Others include 2 certificates

Number 6 issued on November 4, 1854. This is a very early number and very early general date. Issued to O. MacDaniel and signed by president O. MacDan

Inc. in New York. No. 70, issued for 100 shares to president Genio C. Scott on Nov. 14th, 1879 in New York. Also signed by secretary AH Wellington. No

Bond number ONE, issued for $500 in 1863 in New York. Signed by president Lyman Gilbert and treasurer William Hickock. Not cancelled. Four coupons att

Location printed at top of certificate: El Taste & San Miguel Mines, San Xavier District, Sonora. No. 493, issued for four shares to (name cut o...

Inc. in New York. Cert. #166, issued for 100 shares to D.F. Verdenal, Trustee in 1881. Signed by Jno. B. Alley as president and D.F. Verdenal as secre

An ABN Lithograph Proof Certificate from this Mexico mining company. If issued in Mexico, it would have been at Morella, Mexico. Eagle with snake at t

Very nice stock issued in 1864. State of Sonora, Mexico printed to the right of two revenue stamps. Issued at San Francisco. Great vignette of a paddl

Never bottle in embossed bottles (FH). Inc. July 10th, 1901. No. 92, issued to company president and inventor WL Horne on Dec, 21st, 1901 in San Franc

Lot of two. NUMBERS 1 and 2 issued to the McCaughy Brothers and signed by the brothers. 1905. The store just closed a few years ago when it was known

Number 2 for 2 shares issued to Thomas Leggett. Signed by secretary RL McCarty and president Leggett. Dateline Bodie, October 13, 1892. Incorporated A

This certificate contains three prominent Bodie names. These certs are fairly common, but the Cain signature is unusual and important. Harvey Boone, L

Lot of six. 1) Cinerama, Nnc. 1969. In 1969 they released such movies as Krakatoa East of Java and Change of Mind. . 2) Master Pictures Inc. 1920. Sil

Early West Coast Coca-Cola stock. Extra rare! Inc. in California, 1924. No. 13, issued for 1348 shares to company president AP Pratt on May 31st, 1940

Cert. #57, issued at Anaheim, California in 1879. Small beehive vignette. Issued to N.J. Wolby and signed by R.H. Gilman, vice-president. Location of

Large green unissued certificate. It reads-Has caused the engrossment of this testimonial and its presentation to-blank-In commemoration of the Celebr

Incorp. 1903 State fo California. #184, I/C, 100 pound 10% General Mortgage Sinking Fund gold bearer bond. Issued March 17, 1906.. Signed M. Theo K

Inc. 1868. No. 57, issued for 5 shares to Geo. Boardman on April 29th, 1871 in San Francisco. Signed by Wheaton (president) and Wilde (secretary). Not

# 89 for 1 share to J Warren Cox. Signed by Gand(?), president Hale and countersigned by treasurer Riddell. 'Duplicate' written in pen. Date...

We have been in business for forty years and not seen this stock before. Unissued # 605. Comstock, Nevada vignette. Slight fold bottom left, otherwise

Rare. Location of Works: San Francisco, Cal. (printed at top center). Inc. February 1878. No. 84, issued to inventor and company founded WC Stiles for

Lot of two. 1) Lash Inc. Incorporated in 1893. Dateline 1933. Number 53 for 3646 shares of Lash Inc (Treasury Stock). Allegorical vignette. 2) Lash&...

Nice $1000, 1st Mtg. Gold Bond issued in 1897. Signed by Geo. W. Haines as president and Wm. F. Ellis as treasurer. Oilfield vignette with oil derrick

Lot of three. 1-2) Pine Mountain Mineral Springs Coi. Numbers 15 and 29. Both signed by J. W. McCaughey (See McCaughey Bros. of Bodega Bay Stock in th

1) Riverside Portland Cement. # 1884 for 50 shares in 1921. Four Red and blue company logos. VIgnette shows the actual cement plant. 2-3) Edison Portl

Nice, early, telephone stock issued at New Haven, CT. in 1881. Nice vignette of a telephone handset at top center. Was issued for 40 shares. Shares we

Nice telephone stock issued in 1904 at Waterbury, Connecticut. Vignette of an allegorical female at the old time telephone. The company incorporated i

This is one of the great looking bonds. Black on green with a black on white stamp mill vignette. Two other vignettes show ore carts in an underground

Undated 100 share specimen in extremely fine condition. Unique vignette of nude Playboy centerfold, Willy Rey, and second vignette of the Bunny logo.

2004. Vignette of Donald Trump with casino in the background, plus the machine. Printed facsimile bold signature of Donald Trump. The only certificate

Incorp. 1929. Lot of 2 great stocks issued to Winchester Bennett! who was president of the company from 1915–1918 and was the son of Thomas Gray Benn

This stock is signed by Joshua L. Chamberlain as company president. Chamberlain fought for the Union Army during the Civil War and was awarded the Med

1) Founded Oct. 1826. Incorporated Feb. 7, 1883. No. A1323, issued for 2 shares to Mrs. Elizabeth Lucas on June 9th, 1927 in Honolulu. Signed by the v

Choice. Inc. in Illinois. No. 154, issued to FH Ferraro on Feb. 1st, 1893 in Chicago. Signed by president HN Carlish and secretary Harold Thompson. No

Cert. #52, issued to Carlile Mason for 50 shares and signed by George Mason as president in 1893. Two ornate vignettes, at left three cherubs and at t

Beautiful certificate issued in 1890 for 100 shares to The Illinois Central Railroad Company. Nice vignette of a long bridge across the river with a l

Early, pre-Civil War telegraph! Stock no. 150, issued for 40 shares to Thomas Carter on Sept. 1, 1858 in Louisville, KY. Signed by president N. Green

Certificate #15 issued to henry Lanahan for one share on April 5, 1922, signed by Thomas Edison as president. small hole cancels through the signature

Very ornate and attractive stock issued in 1865 to Mrs. Harry R. Snow for 30 shares. Woman with flag at the top and a woman with an eagle at bottom ri

Wow! This one's incredible. Woman beside a giant oak tree that goes up the entire left side of the certificate. Was issued for 20 shares to Pete...

Very nice certificate issued in 1866 to Albert Keyes Esq. for 15 shares and signed by Alfred Ely as president. Vignette of an eagle with wings outstre

Nice looking certificate issued in 1874 for 75 shares to F.O. Gilbert and signed by F. Stagg as president. Certificate of Profits Declared in 1874. Ea

Incorp New York, Very scarce. Stock no. 180 issued/Uncanceled.to J. M. Guiteau for 500 shares on August 1, 1857. Signed G. Gay President. Black, vigne