Spring Americana Auction -- May 2019

Wow! Amador District, Lander County. Ledges: Coral 1,000 feet, Aspinwall 2,600 feet, Reese River, Nevada (printed in left border). Inc. in NY. No 141,

No. 16, issued for 35 shares to John S. Reyes on August 12th, 1868 in Boston. Signed by J. Washington Warren, president, and M. Dyer, treasurer. Not c

Rare stock for this important Austin mining company. "Reese River Mining Dist., Lander County, Nev." printed at bottom center. Inc. Feb. 1...

Inc. in New York. No. 327, issued for 300 shares to J. Kennedy Smyth on August 30th, 1866. Signed by president Ogden and the treasurer (illegible). No

Wow! This is one of the most striking mining stocks we've ever seen. No. 20, issued for 10 shares to Julius Georgii on April 7th, 1866 in Philad...

Not seen by us before. Inc. in New York. No. 70, issued for 239 shares to A.F. Gay on Jan. 9th, 1867 in NY. Signed by president H. Henry Baxter and se

Not seen before by FH. "White Pine Mining District, Lander County, Nev." (printed under title). Inc. Jan. 1869. No. 40, issued for 80 shar...

Lot of 2 different. Lee, Echo Mining District, Nye County. The Lee District is located 8 miles east of Leeland (a station on old T&TRR) and west...

Lot of 4. 1) Lucy Gray Gold Mining Company. Lyons. Issued in 1912 for 1,000 shares. Multiple mining vignettes. Folds with separation. 2) Great Western

Ely Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada (printed upper right). Inc. Sept. 1872. No. 630, issued for 100 shares to F.W. Clute on Aug. 2, 1873 in Sa

I/U #85 AH Henrick 50 shares 1875. Ore car vignette. Signed by President Carr. Folds and edge curls. Framed Date: City/County: Lyon County State:

Coleman Mining District, Lyon County, Nev. (printed at bottom center). Inc. March 1872. No. 48, issued for 5 shares to Theo. Stone on April 30th, 1872

Unusual skeleton key shaped copper ingot from Nevada Consolidated Copper Co, McGill, NV. 6x11.5" Date: City/County: McGill State: Nevada

Mines at Reveille, Nye County (printed under title). Inc. in New York. No. 29, issued for 500 shares to W. Lees on Dec. 13th, 1880. Signed by presiden

Lot of 4 different. 1) Reese River Gold Standard Mining Company. Located between Tonopah and Wonder. Inc. 1906. No. 88, issued for 1,000 shares in 190

Philadelphia Mining District, Belmont, Nye Co., Nevada (printed above dateline). Inc. 1872. No. 36, issued for 100 shares to EA Richardson on April 23

Belmont, Nye County, Nev (printed at bottom center). Inc. 1872. No. 3174, issued for 100 shares to Hubbard & Co. on Oct. 24th, 1877. Signed by p...

Location printed at the top and bottom of the certificate: Twin River, Nye County, Nevada. Inc. Jan. 18, 1872. No. 67., issued for 100 shares to compa

Eagle and Washoe Mining District, Ormsby County, Nevada (printed at left on either side of vignette). Inc. August 24, 1878. Dateline Carson City, Nev.

Lot of 3 different from 3 different Pershing County ghost towns. 1) Nevada Rosebud Mining Company. Rosebud, NV. No. 191, issued for 1,000 shares to Ma

Nineteen items. This group of documents represent an attempt to reinvigorate this mining area. It revolves around the Indiana Mine and Mill. The stock

# 20 for 5 shares to WH Pullen. SIgned by John Gorman and president GL Bradley. Dateline San Francisco Dec. 26, 1863. Incorporated December 8, 1863. N

# 8 for 20 shares to AK Stearns. Signed by James Pond and president JBE Cavallier. Dateline Dec. 21, 1863. Incorporated Oct 29, 1863. Not cancelled. 2

# (faded) for 50 shares to J Miller. Signed by PH Cumming and president JB Coppin. Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated November 24, 1863. 25c Po

# 77 for 6 shares to JJ WIlliams. Signed by William T Reynolds and Asaph Gray. 25c Warehouse revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Dateline San Francisco June

# 39 for 10 shares to AK Stearns. Signed by HC Kibbe and president AH Titcomb. Dateline San Francisco December 24, 1863. Incorporated Sept. 28, 1863.

Marie Muller Ledge, Lander County, N.T. (printed under logo). Inc. in Aug. 1863. Dateline San Francisco, Oct. 23rd, 1863. No. 39, issued for 14 shares

# 26 for 25 shares to David McKee. Signed by Thompson Campbell and president Thomas Ensign. Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated Oct. 13, 1863. S

# 175 for 12 1/2 shares to George Keys. Signed by BB (?) and president SM Gilham(?). Dateline 1865 Austin N. T. Incorporated February 9, 1864. 25c Bon

# 26 for 10 shares to Claus Bonet(?). Signed by William Knight and H Webster president. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated Sept. 12, 1863. Wate

# 76 for 20 shares to WIlliam D Sinclair. Signed by JG Hitchcock and Thomas Stevenson as president. Dateline March 10, 1865. Not cancelled. 25c Wareho

# 21 for 15 shares to AK Stearns. Signed by HC Keibbe and president Rumsey. Issued. Not cancelled. Dateline Dec. 21, 1865. Incorporated Sept. 7, 1863.

# 7 for 10 shares to J Miller. Signed by PH Cumming and president JB Coffin. Dateline 1864 San Francisco. Incorporated nov. 24, 1863. 25c Power of Att

# 262 for 50 shares to George Hammersley. Signed by HB Leach and president Strickland Kneurs(?). Dateline November 30, 1865. Chartered in 1865 in Penn

# 6 for 60 shares to H Miller. Signed by PH Cumming and president Robert Grant. Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated Nov. 24, 1863. 25c Power of

# 36 for 15 shares to Thompson. Signed by secretary W Hughes and president Thomas Buckley. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated August 30, 1863.

Rare Smoky Valley Ledge, Smoky Valley Mining District, Lander County, N.T. Incorporated June 30th, 1863. Dateline San Francisco, August 5th, 1863. No.

# 79 for 5 shares to ES Davis. Signed by William Moody and president Robert Turner. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated May 11, 1863. Not cancel

Very early # 6 for 25 shares to Livigue. Signed by Cheminant and president Scully. Dateline 1863 San Francisco. Incorporated July 8, 1863. Not cancell

NUMBER 3 for 5 shares to W Cargis(?). Signed by William M Lovell and president Finley. Dateline Austin 1864. Incorporated April 1864. Not cancelled. 2

# 50 for 5 shares to JB Craig. Signed by HS Dalliba and president (?). Same officers as the Northern Light. The 1863 San Francisco directory lists Hen

# 47 for 10 shares to JB Craig. Signed by HS Dalliba(?) and president (?). Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated Nov. 14, 1863. Small 5c and 20c r

# 22 for 30 shares to JB Chime(?). Signed by CA Hill and president GW Sawyer. Hill was an attorney in the firm of Hill & Pedegast, Fulton Market...

"of Round Mountain, Nevada." Round Mountain actually did produce high grade gold, so the name is appropriate! Inc. in Nevada. Principal of...

Lot of 71 with huge variety. Includes two signed by January Jones (both Reorganized Resetta Divide Mining Company). Issued 1919-1950, with a large gro

Great group including an 1892 stock issued to HG Blasdel, former governor of Nevada. 1) Accidental Silver Mining Company. Chloride Flat, White Pine Di

Location of Mine, Tuscarora, Elko Co., Nevada (printed at top). Rare. Inc. in NV. No. 736, issued for 100 shares to Horace B. Forman on June 25th, 188

Here is a very unusual mining related item. It is a hand made , mini stamp mill !! Our consignor stated that It was used by a salesman, who wanted to

A truly fabulous piece of Comstock and Nevada history: an original sign from a famous Virginia City assayer, Wiegand & Company. Physical Charac...

Territorial. Includes a California State Telegraph envelope address to Day. Telegram is dated July 6, 1864. "Send me more bars. Theall costs to...

Repro map of Bullion, Cholar, Potosi, Savage, Gould & Curry and more. Left edge torn. Framed 20x48" Date: City/County: Virginia City S...

$500 bond No. 3135 issued in 1889. Punch cancelled but not thru signatures. Signed by Theodore Sutro, president and H. H. Thayer, secretary. 55 coupon

Letter is datelined In Franco, February 4, 1861. Cover has an address of Feb. 4. Yet how can a Wells Fargo cover come from France. and why has the cov

Location: Flowery District, Comstock Lode, Storey County. Nevada. Inc. Dec. 6th, 1875. No. 832, issued for 400 shares to William McClintock (company s

Not seen by us before! Location of Mine: Washoe County, Nevada (printed upper right). Inc. Oct. 28th, 1878. No. 165, issued for 50 shares to secretary

Lot of 4 different. Included: Washoe Consolidated Mining and Milling Company (1912, Galena, not cxl, green border with mining vignette, folds); Nevada

Lot of 8 Washoe County mining stocks. 1) Nevada Exploration and Development Company. Peavine. Issued to FH Norcross in 1900 in Reno, not cxl. Signed b

Not seen by us before. Dateline Reno. "Peavine Mining District, Nevada" printed under locomotive vignette at upper right. Inc. February 18...

Cherry Creek District, White Pine County. Inc. Feb. 1874. No. 164, issued for 100 shares to H.S. Marks on May 7th, 1874. Signed by company president G

Fantastic vignette of ships! Inc. March 1869. White Pine District, White Pine Co., Nevada (printed along the top). No. 199, issued for 100 shares to M

Rare. Diamond District, Nevada (printed under title). Inc. August 1872. No. 310, issued for 25 shares to J.L. Blethen on March 9th, 1874 in San Franci

# 453 for 100 shares to NH Lyon Jr. signed by J Sewell and Preston Hodges. Dateline New York 1866. 25c Power of Att'y revenue stamp. Not cancell...

Framed hoisting license issued to Leo Johnson 1943, silver seal. 10 x 12". Date: 1943 City/County: State: Nevada

UI Alta Silver Mining stock, UI Eureka Tunnel Con Mining stock, UI exchequer Mining stock, 2 Bank of California checks, 1875 P Marioni store billhead

Gov. Paul Laxalt signed Executive Dept Mine Supervisor certificate. Approx 17 x11". Date: 1971 City/County: State: Nevada

Mining scams were not uncommon in Nevada, but this scam is for woodland properties in Nevada by an English firm. They obviously did not visit the stat

Lot of eight. Weaver Oil Company has an oilfield vignette and two oil well gushers on the sides. Two Elko Oil Development & Improvement stocks. ...

# 194 for 500 shares to CH Wisswell. Signed by Samuel J Burrell and president William C Joy. Dateline New York 1865. 25c Certificate revenue stamp. No

Nice Nevada pair. 1) Chance Silver Mining Company. No. 142, issued in 1874 to W. Smarks, trustee. Not signed by the president, but signed by secretary

According to an advertisement for the company in Poor's Manual Vol. 26, their mining properties were in Elmore County, Idaho Territory and Monte...

1) Stock # `93 for 100 shares to Barclay A Warbucks. Signed by president William D Murray and George S (?). Dateline Central City 189-. Incorporated 1

# 707 for 500 shares to James Bloomer. Signed by G Thursten, president James Bloomer and George Atwood. Dateline New York 1888. Incorporated in 1883.

# 27 for 1000 shares to William Penrose. Signed by George D Cook and president William Borchurt(?). Dateline Albuquerque 1882. Not cancelled. Undergro

Inc. in Colorado. No. 914, issued for 100 shares to Thos. A. Howard on Feb. 7th, 1882. Signed by president H.E. Paine and the secretary, S.B. Ladd. No

Five Hundred capital stock shares for Carlisle Mining Company, number 252 issued to Horace H. Durston on July 20, 1917. Ken . Ken Prag Collection Da

# 24 for 1000 shares to Lambert Eliel. Signed by Levi A Eliel and president James W Duncan. Dateline July 1888. Incorporated 1888. Not cancelled. Unde

UNIQUE book vignette with shakespeare portrait, company title and location. St. Louis Bank Note printer. Not Cancelled. # 935 for 100 shares t Mrs. AM

# 1291 for 25 shares to HV Reed. Signed by Carpenter and president JH Palmeter. Dateline 1884 Silver City. Incorporated 1882. Not cancelled. Beautiful

# 123 for 9 shares to Annie Hoffman. Signed by George Watchan and president J Stout. Not cancelled. Incorporated in Minnesota and printed in Wisconsin

# 34 for 100 shares to Edwin A Moore. Signed by Levi Eldridge and president George W Wood. Dateline New York 1896. Incorporated 1896. Not cancelled. U

# 68 for 400 shares to George C Wing. Signed by L Linn Small and president AR Savage. Dateline Lewiston, Maine 1882. Incorporated 1881. Not cancelled.

# 1283C for 10 shares to George A Marden. Signed by AS Bigelow and president HH Stevens. Dateline Santa Fe 1890. Incorporated 1888. Not cancelled. Cri

"of Santa Fe, New Mexico." No. 55, issued for 15 shares to G.C. Fisk on Nov. 12th, 1863. Signed by president E. Marsh and secretary Daniel...

This certificate shows the art of making a simple stock certificate look good. Black on white. But the sun (a silver dollar) spreads its rays over a d

# 1573 for 100 shares to Ashley Watson & Co. Signed by WJ Downing and president JP Whitney. Not cancelled. $1.00 green documentary stamp on reve...

# 16 for 100 shares to Carrie B Beruch. Signed by Charles A McNair and president SS Saphum. Dateline St. Louis 1886. Incorporated June 1885. Not cance

Very low No. 10, issued for 200 shares on March 18th, 1880 in Galveston, Texas top B Furman(?). . Signed by the president M Quin and secretary Charles

Five hundred shares of Silver City Mining and Milling Company incorp. under the laws of New York capital stock certificate number 54, issued to W. T.

# 80 for 1000 shares to CW Rosenthal. Signed by Gary Spencer and president Isaac W Mason. Dateline St. Louis, Illinois 1887. Not cancelled. Three vign

Location of mines in Leavenworth, Kansas and White Oaks New Mexico. # 20 for 1000 shares to DJ Brewer. signed by William Booth and DJ Brewer as presid

# 287 for 80 shares to George Ross-Lewin trustee. Signed by Jno. Graham and president (?). Not cancelled. Small circular air drill vignette. Homer Lee

Lot of two. Massachusetts and New Mexico Consolidated Mining Company Bond. This is the rarer piece. 1882. JE Abbott and president HP Tallmadge. # 2432

# 298 for 10 shares to JH Foster. Signed by SM Allen and JT Cornforth vice president. Dateline Denver 1889. Not cancelled. Mountain valley vignette in

Lot of three. 1) 1868 stock # 612 for 950 shares to John C Lawler.Signed by F Jones and president Jonathan Bidwell. Sluicing vignette. Incorporated in

Lot of four. 1) Edison Silver Mining Company. # 67 for 400 shares. Signed by FE Lutz and L Glass. 2) Manhattan Gold Mining and Milling Company. # 157

# 126 for 100 shares to D Middleton Jr. Signed by Stony B Todd and president HE Paine. Dateline Washington DC 1881. Incorporated 1881. Not cancelled.

1) Irrigation and Hydraulic Mining Company. # 130 for 1000 shares in 1892 to Leonard Jenkins. Black on blue paper with gold border, imprinted gold sea

Lot of 2 different. 1) The Ironclad Mining Company. Inc. in NM. No. 208, issued for 50 shares in 1887. Signed by the vice-president and secretary. Not

Mammoth Consolidated Mining, Milling and Smelting Company. # 466 for 500 shares in 1881. Signed by J Wyatt Case and WIlliam N Loker. Dateline 1881 San

1) Aracia Silver MIning Company. # 44 for 50 shares. Location of mine, Socorro County. Dateline 1882. Incorporated 1882. Air drill vignette. 2) Conque