Spring Americana Auction -- May 2019

Miners' Improved Gold Scale with "Manufactured expressly for California." printed right on the lid of the hinged, green metal box appr...

This large wooden and leather bellows came from one of more than 300 abandoned mining operations in the vicinity of Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada.

This is a 10.5-inch diameter brass steam pressure gauge from an underground mine in Utah, possible the Mammoth Mine. Made by Federal. Cover glass is b

Cast iron 4 section ingot mold. Silver painted? 10" long Date: c1860 City/County: State:

Cast iron lead melting pot, 8x4" plus handle and 12 and 15" ladles. Pot has interior residue. Date: City/County: State:

Number 443 for 10 shares to Oscar Washburne in 1898. Incorporated in New Jersey. Business conducted in Jersey City. Signed by vice president (?) and s

All blue stocks. All hole punch cancelled. With and without English revenue stamps. Vignette at bottom of four prospectors above ground with mule and

All blue stocks. All hole punch cancelled. All with English revenue stamps. Vignette at bottom of four prospectors above ground with mule and jagged p

Numbers 40, 41 and 42. For 160, 200 and 500 shares (hand written) of 10,000 shares total to M Greenberg. Signed by secretary Otto Ryst and president E

This is a collection of items related to the Alaska-Gastineau Mining Co., which operated a gold mining and milling operation on the outskirts of Junea

$ 789 for 100 shares. 1900. Issued to George Higbie. Signed by Henry Kile and William Reeker. Not cancelled. Red-brown border. Miners working with slu

Mines probably located in the Hope-Sunrise area on the Turnagain Arm side of the Kenai Peninsula, where gold was discovered in 1895. This area is not

# 383 for 200 shares to Adolph Heller. Signed by president WF Simmons and Robert S Disney. Dateline 1898. Incorporated 1897. Eagle vignette. Black and

Lot of five. 1) Consolidated Alaskan Company. #7066 for 60 shares to TJ Cooke. Signed by president Radcliff and secretary (?). Dateline Chicago 1903.

Includes a fabulous ocean going dredging scene just off of the coast with a few buildings pictorial vignette! # 153 for 2300 shares to FF Evans. Signe

EARLY NUMBER 2! For 100 shares to Mrs. FH Martin. Signed by president A Melldahl, secretary Chirstoferson and treasurer S John Johnson. Dateline 1902.

# 313 for 200 shares to Philip Dindeman. Dateline Rossland, B. C. 1901. Not cancelled. Seven stock mining vignettes. Black on brown safety paper with

Three different Turnagain Arm Gold Mining Company pieces. 1) 6% bond. 1906. Number 131 for $10.00. Striking green on white. Excellent condition Coupon

This is a beautiful certificate. Black on gray safety paper. Center underpring gold "shares / $100 / each" Rays emanating from the undepri...

In English and French. Share Warrant to Bearer. Has an English revenue stamp. # 2008 for 5 shares.Issued in 1902. Licensed June 11, 1902. Manger in th

1) Ophir Creek Hydraulic Mining Company with Large gold seal over a piece of purple ribbon. # 63 for 200 shares to Cora Baker. Signed by Getz and pres

Two stock certificates from Alaska Gold Mines Company. Vignette of eagle with spread wings. Peter Periconi, collection. 1) Ten shares of Alaska Gol

$5 Profit-sharing Development Bonds of Alaskan Bonanza Mining, Trading and Transportation Company, number 21909 issued to Lervis Russell, incorporated

Bonanza Creek Gold Mining Company Limited. Rare. Bonanza Creek is a water way in the Yukon Territory in Canada. It runs approximately 20 miles from Ki

Lot of six. Three green and three blue. All with the fabulous port vignettes. Printed by Security Banknote Company. Incorporated in 1928 in Delaware.

One hundred shares of founders capital stock of Reynolds-Alaska Development Company, number A2578 issued to W. Blair Stewart. Incorporated under laws

1) Northern Light Mining Company. # 543 for 28 shares to August Hinz. Signed by president Bennett. Incorporated 1899. Dateline 1921. Location of works

1) Nome RIver Gold Dredging Company. # 150 for 12 1/2 shares to Dr. Sample. Dateline 1915. Signed by president Schuick and White. Black on green safet

Two Alaskan stock certificates: 1) Two thousand shares of Alaska Windham Gold Mining Company under the laws of the Territory of Alaska, number 108, d

Lot of three. Overall - no edge, corner, pin hole or discoloration issues for all three! One has deep folds. 1) California-Nevada Copper Company. # C1

Lot of four. All have been punch cancelled (stars, hearts, B's). Includes a 1920 purple and 1921 green. Both have a picture vignette of ore cars...

1884. Amole District, Number 35 for 500 shares to HH Person. Signed by Daniel Buck and Thomas Caswell(?). One vertical fold. Slight discoloration alon

1) Bisbee Quincy Copper Mining Company. Beautiful looking stock certificate: brown, green and black. Brown underprint "Shares $1.00 each.' ...

Inc. in Illinois. Number 90, issued for 500 shares to company president DC Kling on Feb. 12th, 1886. Signed by secretary CA Schnake and DC Kling. Thre

Location of Mines: County of Gila, Territory of Arizona (printed on either side of vignette). No. 108, issued for 2,000 shares to Dan. P. Eills, compa

Location of Mines: Gila County, Arizona (printed at bottom center). No. C81, issued for 10 shares to Mary J. Ringwall on Oct. 19th, 1882 in New York.

# 62 for 25 shares to DB Smith. Signed by Calkins and president LW Sapp. Dateline Cleveland 1879. Location Globe District, Arizona Ter. Quartz mining

Lot of four. 1) Eureka Copper. # 201 for 500 shares to Thomas Young. 1900. Signed by J Warren Young and president Bartell. Two documentary stamps on b

Lot of five. 1) Globe Mining & Investment #317 for 1000 shares to OS Potter. 1904. Signed by president EW Ervin. Fancy octagonal goldish tan sea...

Lot of five. 1) Old Dominion #48 for 65 shares to Jno. A Ely. 907. Signed by president (?). 2) Inspiration Mining - stamped Majestic Copper Company. #

Three different: red, orange and green. Yellow has minor aging, green is unissued and the brilliant red has pin holes. OVerall very nice. Three diffe

Lot of three different. 1) #532. Signed by president Chenoweth and secretary Price(?). Green safety paper. Not cancelled. 2) Blue. # 3033. 1909. Willi

(Not to be confused with the earlier and more common Cerro Colorado Mining and Milling Company. This is the re-incorporation.) # 120 for 2 shares to J

1) Verde Apex Copper. 1902. Star hole cancelled. Signed by John McBride president. Issued to Mrs. Isabella Chase. 2) Venture Hill Mining of Jerome. #

Lot of four. 1) Verde Grande Copper. #8331 for 14 shares to Dr. John F Rose. Signed by Kinley as president. 1908. 2) Arizpe Gold and Copper. NUMBER 10

Lot of six. 1) Black Hills Copper of Jerome. # 85 for 10,000 shares to JN Vaner. Signed by president RA Thomas. 1905. 2) Green Monster Mining. # 11703

Lot of four. 1) Verde Grande Copper. #4086. 1907. Brown safety paper with three vignettes. 2) Verde Combination Copper Company. # 17728. 1918. Miner a

Rare. Mines located in Mohave County, Arizona (printed upper left). Inc. in Utah, 1874. No. 26, issued for 100 shares to Isaac Jennings on Jan. 11th,

1) Yucca Cyanide Mining & Milling. 1904. Number 1228 for 1000 shares to Theodore Chester. Signed by CD Pickering and NT Lewis(?). Gold Star Mini...

This is unusual in several ways. This is stock number 147 for 180 shares to Philip L. Horn. Signed by A Isador and Edward P Bates.Britton & Rey ...

Over 65 pages from May and June 1918 as the mine transferred from John Creighton of Elko to JF Newsom of San Francisco to the Yukon Gold Company. Incl

# 3003 for 50 shares to Cullmann & Company trustees. Signed by Aug. Waterman and WS Lyle president. Dateline San Francisco 1889. Incorporated Ja...

Pima Co., Arizona (printed under title). Inc. in New Jersey. No. 192, issued for 1,200 shares to M.J. Dohan on Feb. 16th, 1883 in Camden. Signed by pr

Location of Property: Hartford District, Pima County, Arizona (printed under title). Inc. in New York. No. 73, issued for 100 shares to Maurice Ober o

No. 42, issued for 25 shares to Alfred Simpson of Clarence House, Albington, Berks. on August 22nd, 1890. Signed by two directors and the secretary. N

Unusual name for a mining company! Mine location printed on the certificate as Pima Co. Arizona. No. 487, issued to Virginia Harper for 30 shares on F

Inc. in New Jersey. No. 738, issued for 528 shares to M.J. Dohan on May 8th, 1883 in Camden. Signed by secretary EG Hamersly and president JB Baker. N

Early # 57 for 500 shares to John Harvey in 1881. Signed by John McMillan and JM Requa. Pick and shovel mining vignette. Faded brown seal. Otherwise n

Location: Pioneer District, Pinal Co., Arizona (printed above the title). Inc. May 3rd, 1877. No. 6618, issued for 50 shares to James Ralph in 1889. S

Choice mine with nice grouping of 1860's stock and bond. 1) Stock certificate. # 475 for 5000 shares to George Meicke. Signed by secretary Willi...

Rare. Mineral Creek District. Inc. in the territory of Arizona. No. 61, issued for 1,250 shares to August Jorrs on April 22nd, 1898. Signed by presid

Number 89 for 20 shares to TW Belcham. Signed by president P Whitmer and secretary JC McFarland. Incorporated in Illinois with headquarters in Bloomin

Extra rare! Number 88 for 200 shares to EL Bolleo. Signed by secretary Charles H Mann and vice president LW Trenton. Incorporated in 1881. Hastings C

Lot of seven. 1) Hassayamp Gold Dredging. 1902. 5000 shares to BJ Fine. Signed by president Bragdon. 2) Pyramid Gold and Copper # 70. Mines in Copper

Inc in Arizona Territory, 1891. No. 25, issued for 500 shares to William Biedler on Jan. 21, 1892 in Baltimore. Signed by president JS Barbour and the

Number 1079 for 500 shares to George Grant, Trustee in 1885. Signed by Aug. Waterman and RN Tollis. Printed by Britton & Rey of San Francisco. V...

1) Ray Silver-Lead. 1919. # 1529 for 100 shares. Signed by McDermott as president. Green border and safety paper. 2) Ray Integrity Mining Company. 192

Beautiful black on clue with blue border and highlights. #344 for 500 shares to Simon Suiteman. Signed by Zeekendorf and president George H Sargent. D

Lot of four. The first three are Ray Hercules Copper Company. 1) # A5803 for 50 shares to Ida Daniell. 1916. Signed by Dunham and president Reilly. Br

Lot of four. 1) Ray Eastern Copper. 1909. # 69 for 1,100 shares to Sohlberg. Signed by president Hogeboom. Vignette of miners loading an ore cart. Two

Number 86 for 100 shares to Walter A Hamlin trustee. Dateline New York 1880. Signed by Hamlin and president HH Honore. Incorporated 1880. Printed by A

Inc. in New York. Number 81, issued for 100 shares to trustee and secretary WA Hamlin on Sept. 22, 1880. Signed by Walter A Hamlin and HH Honore Jr. S

RARE! Number 253 for 200 shares to A Masterton. 1881. Signed by James Hy. Greensward and John M Masterton. Outside of a few pin holes and a small colo

Rare. Location: Tombstone Mining District, Arizona Territory (printed under title). Inc. in New York. No. 774, issued for 100 shares to E.D. Barnes, t

"Mines, Tombstone, Arizona" (printed at bottom center). Number 80 for 50 shares to NB Lazard on July 10th, 1890. Signed by AF McGrew (pres...

# 454 for 85 shares to John H Holtkamp. Signed by Lansford F Butler and president Sidney Tone. Dateline Denver 1905. Incorporated 1905. Not cancelled.

Tombstone District, Cachise [sic.] Co., Arizona (printed along the top). Inc. Feb 25th, 1881. Low number 4, issued for 1,000 shares to H.A. Charles, s

Inc. in Colorado. No. 45, issued for 500 shares to JL Brown on July 7th, 1882. Signed by president John S. Brown and secretary J.D. Cruise. Not cancel

Tombstone District, Pima County, Arizona (printed at bottom center). Inc. in Connecticut. No. 3434, issued for 100 shares to JK Valance on Oct. 16th,

Number A847 for 75 shares to A.K. Seymour on March 16th, 1881. Signed by president Burnham(?), secretary Gilroy and treasurer Corbin. Two Native Ameri

#B20. Incorporated and Dateline New York 1881. Issued to ED Barnes trustee for 250 shares in 1881. Signed by C. (?) as president and E. Barnes secreta

Lot of four. 1) Troy Manhattan Development Company early number 14. 1907. To Ernest McWain for 100 shares. Signed by president Chapin and asst. Sec. B

1) Green. Certs are for exactly 100 shares. Number C394 for 100 shares to Albert H Collier. Signed by Brockett and Douglas. Rare vignette fo the actua

No. 3175, issued for 100 shares to D. Moff & Durant on July 8, 1881. Signed by the president (James Seymour) and secretary (M.A. Jones). Not ca...

Number 743 for 100 shares to WB Stoever in 1892. Signed by Walter F Smith and M Smith. Underground mining vignette top center. Fantastic condition mar

# 312 for 10 shares to JF Taylor. Signed by George Gildersleeve and GH Blood(?). Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated November 10, 1863. 25c Powe

Very rare! Inc. in Territory of Arizona. No. 176, issued for 2,000 shares on March 16, 1899 to L.J. White. Signed by Crawley (vice president) and Jame

Unique cowgirl looking at a US coin vignette. In light blue this is very unusual and quite striking! # 1917 for 1000 shares to Peter French. Signed by

1) Gila Copper Sulphide Company first mortgage convertible gold bond. # 813. Signed by president, assistant president and secretary. Gold Seal. 50c do

Lot of six. 1-2) Thirty year income bonds. 1909. Brown for 500 shares. Blue for 1000 shares. 3) Fractional Scrip Certificate. 1909. Deep purple. 4) 19

# 419 for 10 shares to Henry Hamilton. Signed by president A Clement and secretary (?). Dateline 1886. Incorporated in Wisconsin. Three vignettes: two

Issued for Property Located in Yavapai County, Arizona. No. 402, issued for 200 shares to John P. Gillis on April 4th, 1894. Signed by Wells H Bates a

Collection of 19 blueprints: loading bin, Quenner disintegrator, carriage frame, concentration plant and many more Date: City/County: Yuma State:

# 1032 for 500 shares to JW Veach. Signed by secretary Melvin R Gay(?) and president Nelson G Douglass. Dateline Los Angeles 1902. Incorporated August

Lot of eight. 1) Yeager Canon Copper Company first mortgage six percent gold bond. 1903. Yavapai County. #1094, Coupons 5 through 30 still attached. 2

4 AZ mining stock: 1) Uncancelled Rio Plata Mining Company, 10 shares cert. # 8225 issued to Amy E. A. Heterington, issued Oct 5,1911. In operation 1

Named for Teddy Roosevelt's, "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick." Number 443 for 200 shares to Frederick E Hoyt Sr. Signed by H Leon ...

1) Arizona & Michigan Mining Company number 73 for 10 shares to Frank Stickney. Signed by JC Chymoweth and James Chymoweth. 2) Superior and Glob...

# 394 for 300 shares to Henry Richman. Signed by CC Harris and president James H Wangtu(?). Dateline East St. Louis, Ill. 1889. Incorporated June 1888

Very early number 14 for 5,333 shares to Jacob Hilschler. Date line Camden July 15, 1882, Incorporated July 8th, 1882. (Stock was issued one week afte