Spring Americana Auction -- May 2019

Probably a "proof" sample from the printer. It is printed on a waxy paper. One of the vignettes is a c.1870s illustration of mining in Ari...

Extra rare. Not in Filer or Holabird indexes. "Arizona Territory" printed to the left of vignette. Inc. in Connecticut, 1880. No. 142, iss...

1) San Ricardo Mining Company. Issued in 1888 in Tucson, AT, not cancelled. Blue border and print. Folds, toning. 2) Gila River Mining Company of New

Lot of 2 different. 1) Washington Mining Company. Location: Tombstone Mining District, Arizona Territory (printed under title). Inc. in NY. No. 62, is

Lot of 6 different. 1) Bunker Hill Consolidated Mining Company. Issued 1902 in Amador City. Punch cancelled. Miniature stock (3.75 x 6.5"). Pin...

No. 65, issued to company president Camilo Martin on Dec. 17th, 1872. Signed by Martin as president and secretary H.K. White. Not cancelled. Black bor

Fantastic unissued stock with President Leland Stanford signature. Vignette shows mountain with shaft depths superimposed: Cumberland 600', Bunk...

Very early #19 for 7,000 shares to William Ward. Nice vignette in the lower right-hand corner of a miner swinging a pick with the text "Bodie D...

"of Bodie District, California" (printed under vignette). Rare! Inc. in New York. No. 198, issued for 100 shares to H.L. Underwood, truste...

Issued and cancelled stock for the Porter Gold and Silver Mining Co, Butte Co., Cal. Incorporated 1863 in San Francisco, issued to S.L. Johnson for 25

Porter G&S MC, incorporated 1863, issued Dec 9, 1863 to J.G. Porter, signed by Victor B. Masson as president, cancelled with red ink at left. Th...

Never seen by us. This company operated on Poor Man's Ledge near Spanishtown (now Yankee Hill) in Butte County in 1857. A July 31, 1857 Daily Al...

Lot of 3 for this Calaveras County mining company whose property was located 3.5 miles north of Milton and included the Whiskey Hill gravel mine and a

Rare and early Calaveras County. The location is printed in the text of the certificate: "...of the Caledonia Mining Company, Calaveras County,...

Lot of 3, two different mining companies. 1) Calaveras Hydraulic Mining Company. Central Hill District, Calaveras Co., Cal. (printed under title). No.

Lot of 3 different. 1) Grasshopper Gold & Silver Mining Company. Calaveras County, California printed under title. Inc. Jan. 1876. No. 45, issue...

Copper Canon District, Calaveras Co., Cal. (printed at bottom center). Inc. Sept. 10th, 1863. No. 35, issued for three shares to Mrs. J. Campbell on O

Gopher District, Calaveras County, California (printed in between the vignettes). No. 380, issued for 25 shares to RO Tripp on Oct. 29th, 1864 in Stoc

Gopher District, Calaveras County (listed in text of the stock). Incorporated July 30th, 1863 and capitalized at $450,000; 4500 shares at $100 per. Ce

Wheehawken District, Bear Gulch (printed to the left of vignette). Dateline Copperopolis, November 25th, 1863. Inc. August 1863. Low stock number 4, i

No. 32,301-32,350, issued to bearer on March 25th, 1854. Signed by two directors and a secretary. Soiling, borders, cut close. 7.5 x 8.75" This...

Here is a nice pair of items . Item # 1 of 2: Very early, hand colored, lithograph entitled " " A California Cabin"( 1854). It depic...

With a William Keith woodblock vignette! Diablo District, Contra Costa County (printed under title). Inc. May 26th, 1863. No. 100, issued for fifteen

Great colors! "Mine Located in Contra Costa Co." (printed at top center). Inc. July 9th, 1863. No. 99, issued for 50 shares to A. Shieldin...

With a William Keith woodblock vignette! Clayton Mining District, Contra Costa County, Cal. (printed along the top). Inc. May 13, 1863. No. 20, issued

Clayton District, Contra Costa County, California (printed under title). Inc. July 1863. No. 100, issued for 20 shares to Harvey Grear on Dec. 5th, 18

Clayton Mining District, Contra Costa Co. (printed to the left of vignette). Dateline Benicia. Inc. May 29, 1863. No. 33, issued for five shares to co

Clayton District, Contra Costa County (printed under title). Dateline Pacheco. Inc. May 1863. No. 32, issued for 15 shares to the company president, E

Clayton Mining District, Contra Costa County (printed under title). Inc. May 22, 1863. No. 69, issued for 25 shares to S. Brown on July 18th, 1863 in

Diablo District, Contra Costa Co. (printed under title). Inc. May 26th, 1863. No. 110, issued for five shares to Louis Levy on June 17th, 1863 in San

Mount Diablo Mining District, Contra Costa County (printed to the right of vignette). Inc. June 13, 1863. No. 57, issued for 50 shares to Dr. JP Roger

Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County (printed under vignette). Inc. Sept. 1863. No. 86, issued for 56 shares to C. Storm on Nov. 20, 1863 in San Francisc

Located in Del Norte County, California, according to 1874 Congressional Reports. Inc. in Massachusetts. No. 72, issued for 100 shares to James Jarves

Low Divide District, Del Norte Co. (printed upper and lower left). Inc. July 1863. Dateline San Francisco, Sept. 16th, 1863. No. 156, issued for 25 sh

Copper Mine, Del Norte Co., Cal. (printed under vignette). Inc. June 1863. No. 117, issued for seven shares to Cornelius Storm on March 29th, 1866 in

Low Divide District, Del Norte County, Cal. (printed on the top and bottom left). Inc. July 24th, 1863. No. 95, issued for 50 shares to George Robinso

Del Norte County, Cal. (printed under title). Inc. March 30th, 1863. Dateline Crescent City, Cal. No. 101, issued for 50 shares to L.S. Sandford on No

Location: Kelsey Mining District, El Dorado Co., Cal. (printed under title). Inc. May, 1863. No. 3111, issued for 11 shares to Wm. C. Flint on Oct. 20

Location of Works: Cedar Creek, El Dorado County, Cal. (printed at top center). Rare "wire gold" mining company! Inc. March 1881. No. 240,...

"Mines, Canals, Timberlands & Other Property Located in El Dorado, California" (printed at right). No. A59, issued for 500 shares to W...

Pilot Knob Mining District, El Dorado County, Cal. (printed beneath logo). Extra rare dateline: Clarksville, Dec. 11, 1863. Incorporated Aug. 27, 1863

Inc. 1866 in Boston. Low number 9, issued for 125 shares to Charles Maguire on August 19th, 1868. Signed by G.E. Maguire, treasurer, and the president

Lot of 2; one issued and one unissued. Slug Gulch District, El Dorado County (printed on either side of vignette). Dateline Volcano. Inc. May 29th, 18

Lot of 2 different, both self-identified as mines in El Dorado County. 1) Woodside Mining Company. No. 144, issued for 1,000 shares to company preside

Dateline Clarksville, Cal., May 16th, 1863. Inc. March 1863. No.804-808, issued for 5 shares to HP Bence. Signed by president HB Bird and secretary Jo

Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, Cal. (printed along top). Inc. Feb. 10th, 1864. No 104, issued for 50 shares to BW Thomson on June 3rd,

Alabaster District, El Dorado County (printed on left border). Dateline Wild Goose Flat! Inc. May 1863. No. 83, issued for 10 shares to D. Hoogins on

Lot of 3 different. 1) Indicator Mining Company. Location of mines: Fresno County, Cal. (printed at the bottom). No. 35, issued for 100 shares in 1879

Extremely rare Gold Rush era; 2-3 known. Grass Valley, Nevada Co., Cal (printed under title). Dateline Grass Valley, Nevada Co., Cal., July 24th, 1855

Rare and early! No. 379, issued for 10 shares to Jos. T. Rowand on February 11th, 1853 in New York. Signed by president Jos. Lord and secretary Henry

Lot of seventeen. Includes an 1892 Selby Smelting & Lead Company refining sheet. Value $8,768.03. Grass Valley billheads to the Idaho Quartz Min...

5 shares of Maryland Mining Co., cert. # 1651 signed August 21, 1875, issued to SP Drexler & Co., Trustee. Stock signed by C. A. Saukey, secy an...

Lot of 6. Three are issued, three unissued. Nice group! 1) Bullion Consolidated Gold Mining Company. Issued in 1877. Grass Valley Mining District. Iss

Lot of 7 different. Included: Washington Mining Company (issued 1881, pen cancelled); California Gold & Silver Mining Company (issued 1881, not ...

Inc. No. 28, 1884. Stock number 11, issued for nearly all of the company, 9,975 shares, to William T. Coleman on Dec. 1st, 1884. Signed by the preside

Another great Borax stock from the Prag Collection. Incorporated March, 1883. No. 24, issued for 1 share to M.B. Kellogg on March 3rd, 1891 in San Fra

Lot of 2 different; one issued and one unissued. 1) The Mineral Point Silver Mining Company. Panamint District, Inyo Co. California (printed under tit

This stock certificate is considered the important for the Coso Mining District. Number 344 for 100 shares to Brooks & Lee trustees. 1876. SIgne...

Another nice Coso Mining District Stock Certificate. Number 37 (early) for 100 shares to NG Hughes trustee. Signed by NG Hughes secretary and GH Willa

Extremely rare! We usually only see bonds for this company. Tulare County (printed at top), but this was actually in Inyo County. Inc. in New York. No

Location: Lake County, California (printed under title). Inc. January 1875. No. 113, issued for 200 shares to C. Klingenspoor on Jan. 18th, 1876. Sign

Location: Lake County, California. Inc. April 17th, 1863. No. 12(?), issued for 20 shares to George W. Gilman on June 8th, 1863. Signed by president J

San Fernando Petroleum Mining District, Los Angeles County, Cal. (printed at bottom center). Early oil stock. Inc. June 1876. No. 69, issued for one s

Early certificate # 5 for 100 shares to James P Pierce. Signed by JF Nesmith and president Piece. Dateline San Francisco November 3, 1871. Incorporate

Rare Marin County mining stock! Location printed at bottom center. Inc. Oct. 1879. No. 45, issued for 1,000 shares to Ai Peck on Feb. 23rd, 1880 in Sa

French owned Fremont Grant mining stock: L'Aurifere Compagnie Universelle Des Mines D'Or de la Californie. Paris, January 26th, 1850. Low nu...

Lot of 3 different! Pink, yellow, and blue varieties. All have the same design. 6.25 x 10.25" Pinholes, folds, light wear. This was one of 18 e...

California Gold Rush. Mariposa Estate. "Proprietors' Stock" No. 17045, issued for 615 shares to Thos. H. Stevens on Sept. 9th, 1856 in...

Gold Rush era stock issued in London. No 28962-28966, issued to Charles T Wilson, esq., of Northhamptonshire on August 26th, 1856. Signed by directors

1) Ave Maria Gold Quartz Mine. N;s 16221 to 16230. 1851. 2) Anglo Californian Bank Limited. # 343. 1872. Cancelled. Both have edge issues. According t

Both 1850! Lot of 2 different. 1) Le Mineur Compagnie Franco-Californienne Des Mines D'Or de la Californie. Paris, April 27th, 1850. Low number ...

Location: Mariposa County. Dateline San Francisco, April 2, 1851. No. 203. Issued to E.W. Kimball for one share in the ranch and mines belonging to th

Location: Coulterville District, Mariposa County, Cal. (printed under title). Inc. Feb. 1875. No 1120, issued for 500 shares to P. Weightsman on Feb.

Never seen by us. Fantastic California Gold Rush mining stock issued in San Francisco in 1851. Location was determined based on an Oct. 24th, 1851 Dai

1-2) Turner Gold Mining Company. # 68 for 10 shares to JR Young. Signed by Sawtelle and president JR Young! 1894. Incorporated 1892. A Carlisle &...

Chalone District, Monterey County (printed at bottom center). Lodes are listed on the left below the vignette: Last Chance, Roanoke, Excelsior, and Hu

An early print that appears to be on linen. Has handwritten ink notes regarding origin date of map. 29x21" Date: City/County: Natoma State...

Very rare. Location of Mine, Nevada County, Cal. (printed under title). Inc. January 19, 1863. No. 54, issued to Chas. Hosmer for 3 shares on Feb. 17t

Downey House Mining District, Nevada County, Cal. (printed at top of certificate). Inc. Oct. 1863. No. 18, issued for 100 shares to company president

Operated the Ralston Divide Gravel Mine in Placer County, according to the California State Mining Bureau, 1922. The Ralston Divide lies between Long

Location: Forest Hill District, Placer County, California (printed under title). Inc. Oct. 1880 in Wyoming Territory. No. 464, issued for 1,000 shares

Lot of 2, both self-identified as Placer Co. 1) Wolverine Gravel Mining Company. No. 75, issued for 1,000 shares to T.J. Ables on Nov. 3rd, 1880. Sign

Placer County, California (printed to the left of vignette). Inc. in New York. No. 48, issued for 50 shares to R.C. Jackson on April 21st, 1880. Signe

Location: Plumas County, California (printed at top center). Low number 9, issued in 1877 for 50 shares in Sacramento. Signed by president HB Welch an

Lot of 2 different. 1) Cosmopolitan Mining Company. Location: Genessee Copper District, Plumas County, Cal. (printed under title). Inc. August 1866.

Here we have a very fine item. It is a hand colored, lithograph, out of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspapers.It shows the California gold distr...

Inc. Nov. 1895. No. 58, issued for 100 shares to JP Smith, trustee for the company secretary, on June 23rd, 1897 in San Diego. Signed by president J.

This is a property grant for a real 49er. It was for a piece of land on Post Street between James and Taylor and sold at public auction. Sold to Ard.

Very rare. Selby took over for the Kellogg & Houston assay operation. Gold bullion deposit (grains) on June 29, 1882 by H. Severring. After melt...

Mariano Vallejo sold David Broderick a lot on Vallejo Street, June 7, 1853, and signed the deed "M.J. Vallejo" at lower right. Vallejo is...

Fifty shares of Mammoth Consolidated Mining, Milling and Smelting Company, number 492, dated March 1881, signed William N. Loker, president. Printed:

Issued to the engraver of the stock's illustrations! Redwood Township, Santa Clara County, Cal. (printed at bottom center). Inc. July 14th, 1863...

VERY EARLY # 2 for 1 share to Stanley T Welsh. Signed by Stanley Welch as secretary and Joseph Welch as president. Dateline San Francisco Sept. 29, 19

Rare Santa Cruz mining! Location: Santa Cruz District, Santa Cruz, Cal. (printed to the left and right of the vignette). Inc. Aug. 4th, 1863. No. 64,

Location: Santa Cruz County (printed under vignette). Rare. Inc. May 13, 1863. No. 298, issued for seven shares NN DeYoung on Dec. 30, 1863 in San Fra

Lot of twenty. 1) 13 page typed prospectus. Location: San Fernando Mountain Mining District, 40 miles from Los Angeles. Six unpatented quartz claims o

Lot of 2 different. 1) Daniel Webster Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company. Pittsburg Mining District, Shasta County, Cala. (printed under logo). In

Lot of 4 different. 1) The Monte Cristo Mining Company. Issued in 1875. "Located in Sierra County, Cal." printed on cert. Not cancelled. B...

"Silver Mountain" printed on the bottom of the stock. Inc. three months before in 1863. No. 51, issued for 10 shares to Frank Cooper on Se...

Inc. April 16th, 1863. Silver Mountain Dist., California (printed under title). No. 83, issued for 5 shares to Geo. W. Folsom on April 5th, 1864 in Sa