Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

Lot of 7 different. Included: Gold Bullion Mines, Inc. (two different, 1939 and 1947); El Paso Consolidated Gold Mining Company (1912); Dig-Gold Minin

Inc. in Colorado. No. 808, issued for 1500 shares to Baker in 1883. Signed by Brown and Dickey. Not cancelled. Vignette of group of miners working und

# 1560 for 100 shares to FB Rice. Signed by Mathews and John Humphreys. Dateline 1889, Leadville. Great cross section mining vignette. Rice, Mathews a

Cert. #394,issued in 1902 for 500 shares to C.F. Deuchaur (?) and signed by E.J.M. Costy as president. The New Valentine mine was located at Leadville

According to EMJ Vol. 52, in 1891 the mine, under the direction of Albert Blow, was working to construct a double-track tunnel from California Gulch (

We could not find any info on this company in our library. 100 shares, issued 1881 to B. Camplin #29. Signed by president Gruber, treasurer Champlain

Inc. in New York. Mines in Monarch District, Leadville. Very attractive EARLY NUMBER 9 certificate. Issued for 100 shares to Martin Parker in1882. Pun

# 73 for 100 shares ($10,000) to Charles W Tankersly. Signed by Thomas M Bowen and president Tankersly. Dateline Del Norte, 1875. Cancelled on transfe

Offices in Rosita, CO and Union City, IN. No. 104, issued to Eunice Cable for 100 shares on May 22nd, 1884. Signed by the president (Ailley) and secre

"Location of Mine: Rosita. Col." printed on either side of the vignette. Inc. in New York. Numbers 71 and 199, issued for 4,000 and 100 sh...

Lot of sixteen. 1) Three Paris Consolidated Mining Company. Earliest is 118. All issued to Jno. (?). Signed by Eldridge and McCracker. 1882. Two vigne

Lot of thirty-nine. 1) Six Brokers' Gold MC. 189-. "Cripple Creek Mining District" in gold. Green on white. Mining vignette. 2) Two Bu...

Lot of 3 different. 1) Investment Trust Company. Inc. in Colorado. Issued in 1890, not cancelled. 2) The Broad Run Mining Company. Virginia. Issued in

Lot of 7 different. Includes: Sedalia Copper Company (1899, photo vignette); Kentucky Belle Gold Mining Company (Cripple Creek, 1904); Gold Hub Mines

Lot of 7 different. Included: New Zealand Gold Mines, Inc. (Teller County, 1935); Pactolus Gold & Copper Company (Hillsdale County, 1903); Garne...

Lot of 7 different. Included: Wolcott Gold Mining, Milling & Development Co. (Custer County, two different, 1902 and 1904); Trail Mines, Inc. (C...

Lot of 7 different. Included: Calumet-Telluride Gold Mining Co. (San Miguel County, 1906, mining vignettes); Etna Mining Co. (Park County, 1907, minin

Lot of 7 different. Includes: Garfield Mining & Reduction Co. (Garfield County, 1924); Sabre Uranium Corp. (Grand Junction, 1955); Old Gold Mine...

Lot of 7 different. Included: Duke Mining, Milling & Tunnel Site Co. (Saguache County, 1904); Villa Grove Marble & Onex Co. (1912, Victor, p...

Lot of 10 different. Included: Tam O'Shanter M&MC (1905); Grab Root Apex MC (Aspen, 1909); Juno M&MC (1893); Colonial Mines Co. (1904); ...

Unadilla Mining Company of Colorado. Clear Creek County. No. 1574, issued for 100 shares in Oct. 1880. Signed by the president (FA White) and secretar

Lot of 9. Nine mining stocks.North Butte, Adams Pilgerrim, Lead Bell, East Side, Excelsior, Bolivia Gold, and Golden Cycle. 1900s. Provenance: Coun

Lot of 3 different. 1) Thunder Mountain Gold Company. Issued for 2,000 shares in 1904. Not cancelled. Mining vignette. Folds. 2) Thunder Mountain H.Y.

This company was incorporated in 1879 under the laws of the Territory of Montana with offices in New York. It was a gold mining company located eight

Lot of four. Unissued. Vignette that contains the reverse and obverse of US Coins, all dated 1876. Please see photo for the beauty of this cert. The c

Stock issued in 1904 at Pittsburg for 200 shares to John Cymkar and signed by D. Jos. Weyerhorst as president. Nice mining vignette and tassels on eit

Unissued, but scarce. Inc. in 1875. Black border and print, fluming vignette Geo H. Baker Lith. Stub attached. Heavy toning. 6 x 9.75" HM Yerin...

Later Comstock, but we not not see this very often. # 217 for 2000 shares to Mrs. Emma Schmidt. Autosigned by Prosky as president and Frank Heath. Pri

1) Comstock Tunnel. # 29053. This is the famed Sutro Tunnel after he sold it to the Leonard's. 1912. 2) Curtis Consolidated. # 663. 1880. Gold H...

Inc. 1881. Palmyra and Indian Springs Mining District, Lyon County, Nev. (printed at the top of the certificate). Stock No. 155, issued for 4500 share

Eleven stock certificates and checks from Virginia City, including: Wells Fargo & Co., Ophir, Savage, Con-Virginia, Mexican, Best & Belcher ...

Inc. in Wyoming. Issued at Denver, Colorado in 1907. Two miners at the mine portal at top left and two small miner vignettes on each side. Mountains a

Lot of 15 different. Included: Goldfield Banner Gold Mining Co. (1904); Grandma MC (Goldfield, 1904); Provident Mines, Inc. (1930); Primary Minerals C

Lot of five certificates: Miners' Hope (Treasure Hill, White Pine District)(2), Nevada Silver Horn Mining Company (Pioche), Silverhorn Mining an...

Lot of 14, most different. Included: Lucky Maid Silver, Lead, & Zinc MC (Goodspring, unissued); Forrest MC (Goldfield, 1911); River of Gold Comp...

Seven certs from mines at Ely, Austin, Yerington. c1910-1925. Mason-Yerington, Raymond-Ely, Magna Gold Provenance: Country (if not USA): State:

Lot of 18 stock certificates: Lahontan Mines (Ramsey), Silverdyke Divide Mining (Tonopah), Nevada United Mines Company (Reno), El Dorado Gold Mines a

6 Plymouth Rock Mining Co. stock certificates, 1880, (New Mexico). Great looking mining stock cert with a nice engraved vignette of men working in a m

Inc. Sept. 17th, 1883. No. 80. Principal Place of Business: Baker City, Oregon. Issued for 1000 shares to David Gilchrist on Oct. 22, 1883 (a month af

Inc. in New York. No. 85, issued for 200 shares to R.W. Hamilton on Aug. 3rd, 1880. Signed by the president, Henry F. Herkner, and secretary Jas. Rich

Issued at Salt Lake City in 1905 for 300 shares. Vignette of Abe Lincoln at top left. Their mine was at Bingham Canyon, Utah. VF. Uncancelled. Prove

Lot of 8 mining related stocks from the support industry. Utah Fire, Utah Lime, Utah Fire Clay, Hyrum. 1900s. Provenance: Country (if not USA): S

1) Daly Mining Company. # 478 for 50 shares to H White. Gold print fo title. Small mining vignette. Location: Unitah District, Summit County. 2) Utah

Lot of 10 stocks. Ten certificates from various mines. Moscow Mining, New Quincy, Rainbo, Commonwealth, Ohio Copper, Argentine, Victoria, Cardiff, Sil

Lot of 5. 1) Victoria Consolidated Mining Company (1911). Cancelled. 2) Victoria Mining Company (1900). 3) Cardiff Mining & Milling Company (195...

Lot of 11. 1-2) The Bank of American Fork. Checks 1959, 7978. Seven certificates certs from mines Lucky, Quincy, Start District, Lemi County, Alta, Ar

Lot of 8. 1) The Argentine Mining Co., (1899). 2) Victoria Mining Co., (1904). 3) Victoria Consolidated Mining Co., (1917). 4) Cardiff Mining & ...

Lot of 3, two different companies. 1) The Gold Cord Gold Mining & Smelting Co. Two different stocks, issued 1901 and 1902. Signed by president K...

Lot of 9. Included: Taos Gold Mining & Milling Co. (Black Copper Mine, New Mexico, 1899); Grand Central Mining Company (Tintin Mining District, ...

Lot of 14 different. Included: Klondike and Boston Gold Mining & Manufacturing Co. (1904); Spearfish Gold Mining & Reduction Company (Ragged...

Inc. in Illinois. No. 862, issued for 370 shares to FN Sterling in 1886. Signed by vice-president Huntington Smith and secretary George Baker. Not can

Cert. #257, issued for 555 shares to Whitaker & Company. Signed by J.W. Brown as president and T.J. Gaughan as secretary. Eagle with shield and ...

Two certificates. 1. Northern Refrigerator Car Co. incorp 1924 Wisconsin. #162, U/C, no par value, dateline 19__, green, vignette refrigerator car.

Cert. B3554, issued in 1910 for 10 shares. Vignette of Royal Gorge at top left. Red, common shares, uncancelled. ABN, New York. Provenance: Ken Pra

Cert. #208, issued in 1908 and signed by C.S. Mellon as president. Charles S. Mellon was a close associate of J.P. Morgan and involved in several rail

Nice group of unissued railroad stocks from Connecticut include Connecticut Western Railroad, East Hartford & Glastonburg Horse Railroad Co, Con...

Cert. #7193, issued for 45 shares to Mary B. Trubee and signed by B.S. Stenson as president. Train running through arched station. Issued at Bridgepor

$100 green variety and $1,000 orange variety bonds, 5%, debenture bonds. Issued in 1897, due in 1927. Eagle looking to the right vignette on both. Inc

Two certificates. 1. The Torrington and Winchester Street Railway Co. incorp 1897 Connecticut. #98, I/U, 10 shares @ $100 par issued August 11, 1899

Eight certificates. 1. Imboden and Odell Railroad Co. incorp. 1903 state of West Virginia, operated until 1905 changed to Kanawha and West Virginia R

Cert. #09074, issued for 25 shares in 1931. Black on creme with orange borders. Odd shares. Large vignette of a steam engine entering right to left in

Thirteen issued and unissued bonds. 1-6) Issued bonds in different colors and denominations. Four different vignettes. All issued in the 1920's ...

Nice group of 17. Includes: Chicago, St. Louis & Paducah Rwy; The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Chicago, Rockford & Northern R.R. Co.;...

Group from this railroad. 1) Stock certificate issued in 1911 for 50 shares. Olive. Black on creme. Small train vignette at bottom center. Green under

Six certificates all issued and cancelled. 1-2) #2876, issued in 1887. Green, odd shares. Five shares. Vignette of boys watching train. Car behind eng

First, a bond from Chicago Terminal Transfer Co, olive, $1,000, First Mortgage, 50 year, 4%, 1897, due 1947, I/U; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific...

Unissued, but this is certificate #1. The company incorporated in Illinois. Western Bank Note, Chicago. Dirty looking right edge and right side of bot

Nice #1 syndicate certificate. No vignette. Issued in 1907 for $10,000. Large punch holes and small hole punches to cancel. WBN, Chicago. Provenance

Cert. #5290, issued in 1887 for 30 shares. Locomotive left to right in oval. Black and green. Signed by F. Murray Forbes as treasurer. Forbes was a ra

Eight common share certificates issued from 1858 to 1895. The two issued in 1858 and 1864 do not have vignettes. All eight are either cut cancelled, p

All thirteen certificates are issued and uncancelled. Issued from 1930 to 1945. Seven common share certificates and six preferreds. The commons have

Cert. #1, for 2 shares of covertible scrip for Fractional shares. Train in oval runs r-l. Hole cxls. ABN, New York, Litho. Provenance: Ken Prag Col

1) Ten issued common and preferred stocks from the 1930's and 40's. All I/U. 2) Two preferred stocks issued in 1920 and 1929. I/U. 3) Thre...

This certificate is an unknown quantity. Very unusual that it is a certificqte for 10 bonds in the railroad issued in 1887. Not listed in Cox. Nice vi

Cert. #90, issued for 3 shares to H.W. Cox and signed by the company officers (illeg). Vignette of train rounding a curve from right to left in front

Five certificates. The company was incorporated by the Illinois General Assembly on January 16, 1836. All certificates but one are I/C, $100 par, map

Five certificates.The company was incorporated by the Illinois General Assembly on January 16, 1836. All certs American Bank Note Co. 1. #112, I/C, s

Five certificates.The company was incorporated by the Illinois General Assembly on January 16, 1836. 1. Three certs all I/C, map in frame left side,

Six gold bonds, all issued and cancelled. Two $10,000 in pink, one $5,000 in brown, and three $1,000 bonds in green. The 1899 bond has over a page of

Three certificates. The Joliet and Chicago Railroad was chartered February 15, 1855 and opened in 1856, continuing north and northeast from Joliet to

Incorp. 1881 as a merger, eventually entered receivership in 1883 and was split at foreclosure in 1884. #637, I/U, $1000, Income Mortgage Bond due 1

Incorp. 1881 as a merger, eventually entered receivership in 1883 and was split at foreclosure in 1884. #6, I/U, 100 shares @ $50 par, issued June 1

Incorp. 1881 as a merger, eventually entered receivership in 1883 and was split at foreclosure in 1884. #B5447, I/U, 50 shares @ $50 par, issued May

Cert. #189, issued in 1881. $100 or 20 British Pounds, 1st Mortgage, 6%,30 year due in 1911. Train passing miners vignette. Henry Siebert, N.Y. 55 co

Two from Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Company, one from 1880, due 1910 and the other from the Sullivan County Coal Branch. Hole cxls thru t...

Three certificates. 1. Montgomery County assist bond Terre Haute & Alton Railroad Co. U/U, not numbered, $1000, 6% stock subscription bond, d...

Four certificates. 1. Two Indiana Northwestern Traction Co. bonds. Both are Blue, "BLUE" in blue underprint, embossed seal, issued Ja...

Two bonds. 1. Indianapolis Northern Traction Co. incorp. 1902 Indiana. #2444, I/C, $1000, 5%, First Mortgage Gold bearer bond due 1932. Issued Jul

Two certificates. 1. Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. incorp. 1899 state of Indiana . #160, I/C, $1000, 4%, First Mortgage bond due 1956, ...

Five certificates. 1. Indianapolis & Greenfield Rapid Transit Co. incorp 1900 Indiana, the second city rail line to serve Indianapolis. #60, ...

Four certificates. Incorp. 1881 Indiana and Illinois. 1. #4959, U/U, $1000, 4%, First Mortgage Gold bearer bond due 1950. Dateline July 1, 1900.

Lot of 4, two varieties. Inc. in Iowa. Three issued for one share in 1896 and one issued in 1901. All signed by Holman as president and White as secre

Cert. #205, issued for 2 shares in 1877. Shares were $100 Each. Nice vignette of a train at the station platform. Issued to Charles Wuizer and signed

Cert. #14, issued for one share. Shares were $100 Each. Total Capital was $10 Million. Very fine. Uncancelled. Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Coun

Scrip certificates for fractional shares. Green certificate for 8 shares issued in 1898 and a brown certificate issue for 2 shares in 1901. Railroad v

Nice varied lot of certificates. Includes, Dubuque & Pacific Rail Road, Cedar Falls & Minnesota Railroad (2 different), Dubuque & Sioux ...

Two certificates. Incorp. 188 state of Iowa. 1. #1299, I/U, subscription warrant, issued Dec 26, 1911 signed by V.P. Black, no vignette. Only ot

Cert. #294, issued for 3 shares in 1888. Shares were $100 Each. No vignette. Red pen cxled. Geo. W. Crane & Co., Topeka, KS. printer. Provenan...

Three certificates. 1. The Kansas City, Merriam and Shawnee Electric Railroad Co. incorp. 1928 Kansas. #136, I/U, One share preferred $10 par. iss

Three certificates. Incorp. 1902 Kansas. 1. #180, I/U, $1000, 4 %, 50 yr First Mortgage gold bearer bond issued April 1, 1903. Green, embossed s