October 2017 Premier Auction

Ultra rare. Company was incorporated March 19, 1864, pre-Nevada statehood, and was located on the Comstock Lode. Signed by president Maynard. Issued

One nice RPC. Two earlier reprints. City: Gold Hill State: Nevada Date: HWAC# 52955

Bullfrog District of Goldfield, NV. The Yankee Girl Gold Mining Company of Bullfrog, issued to Dennis Searles 1907 #1274 1000 shares 5.5" x 10&...

Cert. #4954, issued at Goldfield, NV. For 100 shares to David Pfeiffer. Incorporated in 1908. This company was a merger of the Goldfield C.O.D. and th

This was one of Goldfield's Leading Producers. This 1919 report tells about the $269,000 they made last year from leases (Florence Divide being ...

Lot of 5. Best is Nevada Goldfield Reduction Company of Nevada with text in English and French and 28 coupons attached. Also: Goldfield Emperor Mining

This is P. E. Larson postcard. Mining scene of men around a mine. Titled "Men that made Goldfield famous." Written in, "This mine pr...

Both issued to A N Jacob in 1906 and uncancelled. Very unique and impressive artwork, stunning historic certificate. Hard-to-find. Slight separations

Mines in the Wonder Mining District, Churchill County. No. 134, issued for 1000 shares in 1907. Signed by M.J. Monnette as president and Wheeler as se

Cert. #740, issued for 100 shares of Treasury stock to Mrs. Mary G. Hill. Signed by W.P. Garrison as president. The company was leasing the Atlanta mi

Great mining content. A letter written by 2 geologists about ore and tonnage in Hamilton and Aurora, NV. 1915, 10" x 7.5". 3 pages. Mentio...

Full book of unissued stock certificates #1001-1250 in binder. 8.25" x 14.5". Nice set! The company was a consolidation of the Jackpot Min...

Jarbidge mining map. 1911, by WW Fisk, made for the Twin Falls Development Company, Twin Falls, Idaho. 14.5 x 21", black on brown paper. Scarce...

Cert. #537, issued to James P. Morris for 100 shares. Signed by B.A. Stephens as president and W.A.S. Stephens as asst. secretary. Location of Works:

One of the great things about collecting is getting a collection that tells a complete story. The Gold Box Mining Company was incorporated on Septembe

Issued 1865 to J. H. Reed #148 75 shares. Signed by president Davis. 3.5" x 9". City: Lander County State: Nevada Dat...

Issued 1865 to S.M. Davis #166 2 shares and signed by president Davis. 3.75" x 9.5". City: Lander County State: Nevada ...

Issued April 7th, 1864 (Nevada Territorial period) to J. R. Crauley. No. 100, 20 shares. Signed by president Davis. 3.75" x 9". Some tonin...

Territorial stock issued to R. M. White, possible company founder on June 1st, 1864. Signed by Davis who became the Nevada Surveyor General. #114 for

PMG graded MS 63 - choice uncirculated. To TL Wilson, Number 160 for 1,000 shares in 1907. Nice vignette of a Silver Pick. In 1906 the Nevada State Jo

Excellent real Photo Postcard of the mill on the hillside above Mazuma. The Darby Mill operated from 1909 to 1918. On July 12, 1912, a 20-foot high wa

High contrast long distance overview of the smelter at McGill Nevada. They wide angle allows a view of the entire smelter and part of the company town

Mill City, Humboldt County, NV. Two issued 1918 and signed by President. 7.5" x 10.75". City: Mill City State: Nevada ...

43 x 36". Actually in pretty good shape. On heavy paper. Heavy folds, but no real rips or tears. Find mines and mining camps near Fish Lake Val...

Cert. #852, issued to Ed Fink at Goldfield, Nevada for 200 shares in 1906. Location of Works: Grapevine Mountains, Nevada. The Grapevine Mountains run

3 Certs. 9.75" x 12.5". Stock certs issued 1904, vignette of eagle perched on rock. Green border. Two appear to be issued to the company ...

Pacific Tungsten Company was incorporated in April 1917 in Nevada, It was 600 acres and located 8 miles NW of Mill City in Pershing County, NV. A 12

Rare. Inc. in Arizona. No. 91, issued in 1908 for 1,000 shares. Multiple mining vignettes. Illustrated brown border. Not cancelled. City: Ramsey

Bovard Consolidated Mines Company issued to Oscar Rothman 1910 # C2900 100 shares, Rawhide Hills Mining Company issued to Al Burl 1900's # 152 1...

Unissued but cancelled. #24 Signed by president, W.H. Seaman and Clay Tailman as secretary. Elk vignette. 8.25" x 10.5". John Partridge pr...

Issued to O. Jon? in 1907, #263 1000 shares. Signed by the president and Clay Tallman as secretary. Nice condition. 8.5" x 11". W. H. Kis...

Vignette of Eagle with E. Pluribus Unum ribbon and perched on American flag. Ornate border. Slight creases due to folding and one small stain on botto

Choice Nevada autograph piece! No. SL2570, issued for 1,000 shares to Norman P. Ellis, acting secretary on Oct. 20, 1922. Signed by F.M. Smith as pres

Rare, issued 1905. Has folds, tears and missing lower right corner. Signed by president McDow. Sold as is. 8.25" x 11.25". City: ...

Lot of 8. Includes: Bi-Metallic Divide Mining Co. (1919, vignette); Reorganized Belcher Divide Mining Co. (1926, vignette); Tonopah Divide Mining Co.

Signed by President George Wingfield, famous Nevada mining and banking figure. Issued and punch canceled, on cream paper with gray border. 5.5"...

Signed by president J. L. Butler. Issued 1903 to John Rose, #336, 200 shares. 5.5" x 9.75". Jim Butler was the founder of Tonopah. Legend ...

Issued to Nat Boas 1906 #518 1000 shares. Cancelled. Signed by president George Wingfield. 5.5" x 9.75". City: Tonopah Stat...

Issued in 1906 to Mims-Sutro CO. # 2667 for 1000 shares. Cancelled. Signed by president George Wingfield. 5.5" x 9.75". City: T...

Lot of 16. Includes: six for Tonopah Extension Mining Co. (1917-1928); Tonopah North Star Tunnel and Development Co. (1950); Tonopah North Star Tunnel

Located in Esmeralda County, this set of six photographs tells the story of Catteudal(?) and the mine where he hit the high grade and afterwards went

Cert. #307, issued in 1908 to the company president Andrew Anderson and signed by Anderson as company president. The Tule Canyon district is located 1

Cert. #5599, issued for 25 shares to Richardson Hill Co. trustee. Signed by S. Browne as president and Jno. E. Dixon as secretary. The Independence wa

Rare Comstock Lode certificate. Issued 1905 and signed by Vice President. Lower left corner is torn. 4.25" x 9". The Savage mine was bound...

Lot of 12 bank checks/drafts issued during the Comstock mining period and drawn on several different banks . Included: two Savage Mine paychecks, two

Comstock print collection with original prints from Harper's, Leslie's, etc. of all things related to the Comstock. c. 1870-1890. Approximat...

Consolidated Cedar Hill Gold and Silver Mining Company. Certificate #91 for 10 shares to J Henry Martin on May 12, 1863. Signed by secretary Billet(?)

c. 1860's slate colored receipt from White and Murphy Gold and Silver Mining Company, unissued, 3.75" x 7.5". Payroll receipt from Op...

From C. L. Strong, superintendent of the Gould & Curry Mine and Mill. Dated November 21, 1863. To David Ardmore for $40.00 City: Virg...

Two RPC's. 1) Frasher. Ruins of Consolidated Mining Co. Vaults. 2) A Comstock Mine. Also a high contrast reprint of an 1875 scene of the Con Vir...

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Rare. 1911. 16 pages. 9 x 6". Franklin Leonard Jr. is president. The Leonard's, Sr. & Jr., were also the owners of the Sutro Tunnel at ...

University of Nevada Bulletin, Oct. 1, 1909. "The Ventilating-System at the Comstock Mines, Nevada" by George J. Young, a mining professor...

Lot of 9 spanning the 1860s to the 1916. 1) 1866 bullion assay receipt for ore deposited from the Savage to the Gould & Curry assay office. 2) 1...

Letter dated June 15, 1903 from the Joshua Hendry Machine Works in San Francisco to Harry Gorham, superintendent of the Savage Mine in Virginia City,

Issued to C. Diricham 1887, #C42748 100 shares. Vignette of an Indian and miners. The famous Sutro Tunnel of Virginia City, NV. Signed by Vice Presid

This is a historic find. Handwritten 1880s court document from M.N. Stone, attorney for the Sutro Tunnel Company. The Sutro Tunnel Co. is suing the Se

Lot of 3. 1) Tax Property statement for 1873. The company owned boarding houses and pit houses at shafts #2, 3, and 4; a stable at No. 3; and Virginia

Lot of thirty-six. 1-16) Has a miner (Sutro?) swinging a pick on rocks with a dollar sign. Says "Labor Omnia Vencit" which means labor con...

1889. $1000 Green Bond, State of New York. Signed by Theodore Sutro. Adolph Sutro had already left the Sutro Tunnel behind him and headed to San Franc

Formerly the Sutro Tunnel Company. 1889 $500 Bond, State of New York, small black ink stain on the bottom. Signed by Theodore Sutro as president.

1) 1862. Territorial. From NJ Coleman to RF Morrow. "Will you want me for certain. I have another offer. answer."California State Telegrap...

All three are asking the savage mine for quicksilver (mercury) which was sued in the milling process. Most probably from the Ophir Mill on Washoe Lake

1) 1864. Territorial. From Baldwin (we believe he is the partner of William Morris Stewart) to Robert Morrow. "Chollar set for tomorrow. You ca...

Very, very early Wells Fargo Virginia City, Nevada Territory check issued June 24, 1861, just three months after Nevada Territory was created (from Ut

This is an interesting and rare Nevada mining revenue check. The form is a Virginia City, Devil's Gate Mill, Bank of California check from the 1...

RN-G Nevada Bank of San Francisco check dateline Virginia, Nev. Aug. 11th, 1877 to William Gerrard. Signed for Hobart, Marlette & Co. by AB Thom...

Lot of 8 different Virginia City & surrounding area revenue checks. Includes: rare style Trench Mill, RN-E, signed by James Fair, 1873; rare Sie...

Lot of 6 different Comstock checks. Includes: Mariposa Mill, RN-C signed by James Fair, 1872; rare style Gould & Curry signed by supt. David Bow...

Lot of 6 different Comstock checks including some of the more iconic mines. Includes: Bacon Mill, RN-E signed by James Fair, 1873; Yellow Jacket Silve

Lot of 5 different Comstock checks including Fair & Mackay autographs. Includes: New Years Eve 1869 check signed by John Mackay and issued to hi...

Lot of 13. Includes: 1869 check signed by John Mackay with NV adhesive revenue stamp (tied cancel); scarce 1908 Mexican Gold & Silver Mining Co....

Lot of 9. Includes: 1870 Trench Mill check signed by James Fair and issued to the Bank of California w/ NV and IR adhesive revenue stamps; 1867 Bank o

Six August 1874 notes to pay the following. They were paid for working on flumes and working on sluices. Some were payment from the Woodworth Mill and

Ely-Witch Copper Co. signed by J.E. Bamberger, president. 8" x 11.25". Nice condition. This mine showed "ores, mainly Chalcocite and ...

36 x 26". Has holes, tape, rips and red arrows - presumably from Shamberger on his trips to Wonder while writing his book. Printed by the Gordo...

*Correction: These were in a Wonder file from the Shamberger Collection, but on further review, we believe them to be Mill City given mention of the S

Cambridge Mining Company stock certificate book and xerox photos of the mine. Certs 1 thru 46 were issued, the remaining 60 or so are not issued. The

Lot of 18. Includes: Golden Cycle Mining & Reduction Co. (1918, vignette); Utah Metal and Tunnel Co. (vignette, 1943); North Butte Mining Co. (v...

Placer Mining In Nevada by William Vanderburg, Placer Gold Deposits of Nevada by Maureen Johnson, How and Where To- Pan Gold by Wayne Winters, Gold Fe

2 stock certificates from Syndicate Hydraulic Mines Inc, one is blue and one is brown, common and preferred. Both are unissued. 1 certificate from Ge

Framed reprint of Mining on the Comstock, drawn by T.L. Dawes, 1876 of an above ground and mostly underground view of the Comstock Lode in Virginia Ci

Operated 7 claims in Esmeralda County, NV. A section is missing in the top and there is staining. #158. Signed by Vice President Lewis. Sold as is.

Nevada Victor Mining and Reduction Company #58 $00 gold bond, Barbarossa Mines Co issued 1928 to Emilio Ceffalo #97 100 shares., North American Dredgi

20 cards. 9 RPC's of Tonopah, Sandy Bowers, James Fair, Ruth, U.S. Grant with miners at Bonanza Mines. 11 chromolitho and B/W from Goldfield, La...

1000 Shares issued of Capital Stock, signed and dated December 15, 1922, nice vignette, crisp, embossed company seal. Vignette with eagle perched on s

Rare. Issued 1867 to Arnold Hart #12 50 shares, incorporated in New York. Signed by president Bull. Nevada Silver mine. 6.25" x 11.25". ...

Nevada Smelting and Mines issued to Raymond Rubenstein 1908 # 2540 100 shares, Nevada Coalition Gold Mines Company issued to Nick Bozich 1926 #157 200

Two stock certificates issued in British Pounds. We could not find any info on this company in our library. City: State: Nevada

Issued 1886 to H. C. Breeden for 1000 shares, signed by President B. Goldsmith and canceled. 5" x 9.25". City: State: Ne...

Lead and copper mine. Signed by President T, B, Floyd, mauve border with 3 vignettes. The vignettes are of miners working underground, one on upper le

A large and impressive collection of New Hampshire mines and mining related postcards that took a long time to assemble. Includes cabinett cards of Be

27 cards. 1 modern color mineral, 2 RPC's of Homestake Cyanide Mill and a gold claim, 24 mostly chromolitho's and a few b/w. City: ...

Soapstone quarry stereoview, 8..25" 6.25" mounted photo of Evan & Co. granite quarry. City: State: New Hampshire ...

12 views. c. 1860's to 1910. The Gates of the Notch, The Great Cut, No. 2 Slate Quarry, Concord, NH. Photos by John Moran, Kilburn Bros, H. A. K...

Twentieth Anniversary Dinner 12/1/1935 with whimsical mineral menu. Signed by 18 members. 5" x 4". City: Newark State: Ne...

Very rare! The Bayard portion of the Central Mining District includes the towns of Bayard, Central, and Vanadium. Issued 1890's and signed by p...

Cert. #4628, issued in 1883 for 1000 shares. Mines located at Lake Valley, New Mexico. Due to the company's low grade ore and problems with thei...

From 1909 to 1924, the Chino Copper Company owned and operated an open pit copper mine at Santa Rita and a reduction works at Hurley, New Mexico. Lot

2 certs. issued and canceled. No.'s 135, 136; 10 & 13 shares. Issued to Charles B. Olwell(?) and Edward Cotter(?). Signed by President Abbot...