Summer Americana Auction--July 2019

This is an 1870s stock issued in 1912. Stamped dateline is Greenville, Cal., August 1st, 1912. Inc. May 1876. No. 66, issued for 100 shares to Bruce B

# 382 for 250 shares to JB Scott trustee.Datelined New York 1881. Signed by secretary (?) and president and trustee JB Scott. Uncancelled. Incorporate

4 very rare. I/U. Green water is on the Edge of Death Valley. Greenwater Furnace Creek Copper 1906, Greenwater and Death Valley Copper 1907, South Gre

Lot of 4. 1) Tecopa Consolidated Mining Company. Two stocks, issued 1910 and 1914, neither cancelled. Orange border, black print, and vignette of Chie

Cert. #242, issued to Edwin S. Schoonmaker for 1,000 shares on March 8th, 1915 in Oakland. Not signed by the president, but signed by B.F. Edwards as

Lot of 4. 1) California-Nevada Mining Company. Two stocks, issued in 1902 and 1903. Signed by the president (Chas. McKelsy?) and the secretary. Brown

Lot of 3 different rare Cerro Gordo mining stocks. Cerro Gordo is a ghost town located east of Owens Lake in Inyo County. 1) Cerro Gordo Mines Company

Lot of 4 different for this ghost town in Death Valley, Inyo County. 1) Greenwater Consolidated Mining Company. Inc. in AZ. No. 603, issued in 1908. N

Lot of 8 different. Greenwater is a ghost town near Death Valley in Inyo County. Included: United Greenwater Copper Co. (1906, not cxl, 3 mining vigne

Very rare edition. Contributions to Economic Geology by David White Date: 1912 State/Country: California City/County: Inyo/Mono

Lot of 3. Key mine! Stocks no. 1, 2, and 177. No. 1 and 2 are both issued to Julian McCarty Little. None cancelled. Black border and print, gold seal,

Lot of 4 different. 1) Kern River Mining & Power Company. Issued in 1908, not cancelled. Black border and print, photo vignette of miner dumping...

# 20 for 100 shares to WA Hutchinson. Signed by CB Weide and president RA Robinson. Dateline San Francisco 1877. Incorporated May 22, 1877. Location:

Lot of 2 different, both self-identified. Almost the same officers. 1) San Diego Gold & Silver Mining Company. No. 29, issued for 1,000 shares t...

5 i/u stocks. Undated but Gold Rush era. According to the company's description detailed on the reverse of each stock, this London based associa...

#21 in ink on top. Issued for ten shares (10971 to 10980). Signed by secretary J Waddell and directors Thomas Kelley and Erskine. Incorporated in Lond

I/C #2048 Theodore Walker 100 shares 1852. Signed by Pearson Servill (president) and L. Alter (secretary). Great mining vignette at top: miners workin

Very early number 20 for 10 shares to S Whipple. datelined Eureka, Humboldt Co. 1865. Signed by secretary S Whipple and president JE Wyman(?). Incorpo

# 88 for 5 shares to H Heeser. Datelined a rare Mattole 1866. Signed by secretary A Heeser and president F Stansbury. Incorporated October 1865. Print

# 24 for 5 shares to HC Howard. Datelined San Francisco 1865. Signed by secretary James Monroe and president HC Howard. 25c Power of Atty Revenue stam

2 I/U. Karma MC 1901-The company was located four miles south of Mojave. In 1906, the company merged with the Mojave Mining and Milling Company and th

Three page letter from President Low on Sierra Blanca Silver MIning Company of California letterhead. The letter was written to provide a status on th

Lot of 3 different. 1) Consolidated Pacific Mining Company. Bodie. Issued in 1884 for 100 shares to Geo Grant. Signed by president Warren Holt and sec

# 636 for 5 shares to David Bowenmaur. Signed by J. P. Van Hagan and president James B. Johnson. Dateline San Francisco February 26th, 1864. Incorpora

Rare Mormon Island, 1850s dateline. Not issued, but signed by the company president (AP Carlin?), the treasurer, CP Nichols, and secretary WA Eliason.

# 17 for 50 shares to John S Hunt Trustee. Dateline San Francisco November , 1873. Incorporated October 31, 1873. Not cancelled. Location: Mud Springs

Rare Napa County quicksilver. No. 25, issued for 100 shares to company secretary William Harvie of London on March 1st, 1901. Signed by Harvie and two

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

Lot of 5, three different companies. 1) Nevada County Development & Improvement Company. Grass Valley Mining District. No. 52, issued in 1893 to...

Early New City stock, #5 C Hosmer 1 share 1863. Signed by Wm. W. Cozzins, president and secretary E.H. Gaylord. Unusual design with the same allegoric

Unissued but signed by Egbert Judson as president. Judson formed the Judson Explosives and Powder Company in 1890 after partnering with the Giant Powd

Never seen by us! Inc. Sept. 18th, 1855. Offices in London & Manchester. Unissued. Black print on thin paper. Early hydraulic mining vignette! 5...

Lot of 11 different. Included: South Yuba Mining & Smelting Co. (1911, French Corral, mining vignette); New York-Grass Valley GMC (1903); Union ...

Lot of 4. c.1880s. Two unissued proof certificates for the New York & Boston Gold Mining Company. Printed by American Bank Note Co. Nice undergr...

Extra rare! Located at Scott's Flat on Kanaka Creek, Nevada County, California. FH says this was a very famous native gold specimen mine. Inc. i...

Lot of 5 different. Issued 1916-1919, all punch cancelled. Different border/background colors (purple, green, maroon, brown, and orange). 8 x 11&quo...

Lot of 6, three different mining companies. 1) California-Nevada Quicksilver Mining Company. No. 428, issued in 1931 for 2,400 shares. Not cancelled.

Lot of 2. One unissued and one issued. "New Almaden Mines, California, 1866" printed in the seal at bottom. No. 6532, issued for 100 share...

Location: Los Angeles County, Cal. FH says this was near the first California gold discovery site (pre 1848). No. 62, issued for 100 shares to John E.

Lot of 4 different. Napa quicksilver. Two are for the Acme Mines & Mill, Inc., issued in 1927 and 1929. Neither cancelled. The other two are for...

Rare! Location of Works: Oroville, California (printed under title). Inc. in 1902 in Arizona. No. 380, issued for 50 0shares to Amelia H. Turner on De

Lot of 11, most different. Included: Yuba Cons. Gold Fields (1949, 2x1956); East Magalia Gold Placer MC (1905); United States Diamond MC (2x1908); Eas

Location: Placer County, California (printed at center bottom). Inc. in 1885. No. 1166, issued for 400 shares to Thos. Horton on Dec. 5, 1895 in San F

Iowa Hill Mining District, Placer County, CA color map. 19x19", tape repair, multiple seam tears, sold as is Date: State/Country: Californi...

Lot of 4 (3 different), all self-identified. 1) Pemberton Gold Mining Co. Forest Hill District (printed at right). No. 199, issued for 500 shares to P

Lot of 9. Included: Peckham Gold Mines, Inc. (1934, mining vignettes); Rubicon Placer MC (Auburn, 1915, mining vignettes); Canyon Mines Corp. (Towle,

Early number 43 for 25 shares to DB Moore. Datelined Sacramento 1863. Signed by secretary Josiah Lowell and president SM Hey. Incorporated April 17, 1

Very rare. Dateline Placerville, El Dorado County, Cal., December 15th, 1852. No. 142, issued for one share to JC Bullious. Signed by B.F. Reese, pres

# 435 for 5 shares to Benjamin Hall. Signed by secretary Benjamin Hall and president George W Paget. Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated May 15,

Lot of 2 different. Very large Plumas County mine. 1) Engels Copper Mining Company. Inc. 1901. No. 6447, issued for 5 shares to Susie J. Holton on Jan

Plumas County, Cal. (printed under title). Inc. 1873. No. 31, issued for 100 shares to Thomas A. Brown on Oct. 24th, 1878 in Martinez (San Francisco c

3 I/U Greenville, Plumas County. Gold Stripe MC of California 1881, Green Mountain Gold MC 1882, Cherokee Gold MC 1880 Date: State/Country: Califo

Lot of 12 different. Includes: International Copper Co. (Portola, 1910); Feather River Cons. MC (1905); Shenandoah Mining & Development Co. (189...

Inc. in New York. No. 188, issued for 100 shares to John H. Tingue in 1880. Signed by president William H. Guion and secretary Henry Rogers. Not cance

Most of these we have seen have been unissued. # Ten for 100 shares to James Lafferty. Signed by Blackburn and president Lafferty. Dateline Poverty Hi

"Incorporated at Quincy, Plumas County, Cal." (printed to the left of the vignette). Low number 12, issued for 100 shares to Mrs. Mary S. ...

Extra rare pre-1900 Randsburg. Inc. in California. No. 32, issued for 2,950 shares to Emma. D. Ely on Dec. 3rd, 1898. Randsburg dateline. Signed by A.

Lot of 6, mostly different. Included: Randsburg Silver Mining Co. (1939, mine drilling vignette); Merton Mining & Milling Co. (unissued, 190-, 3...

Extra rare--the only one we've ever seen! No. 226, issued for 2,500 shares to John Hickey on July 19th, 1917. Signed by president Albert Ancker ...

Impressive oak and glass shadow box displaying Rocklin Big Gun Quarry artifacts including 4 metal bits and chisels, 3 big chain links, Rocklin White a

# 55 for 20 shares to Richard Ireland. Datelined Sacramento 1863. Signed by secretary Chambers and president FA Park. Incorporated July 17, 1863. Unca

Lot of 9, most different. Included: Picacho Gold Mines Co. (1896, mining vignettes); Mojave Tungsten Company (San Bernardino Co., 4 stocks, three diff

Extra rare. According to E&MJ Vol.98, 1914, the company's plant was to start operations in October. Their property at Searles Lake, San Bern...

I/U/ No. 32 for 1000 shares issued to Turnbow(?) Hutton & Williams & signed by George Gardner, President. This gold-dredging company was pro...

Extra rare. Great name! Location of Mines: Ogilby Mining District, San Diego Co., California (printed at upper left). Inc. in West Virginia. No. 130,

# 51 for 3 shares to F Morrill. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by John B Feltis(?) as president and secretary (?). incorporated July of 1863. To

Fantastic hydraulic mining vignette! Incorporated on August 24, 1878. Certificate #87, issued for 1,000 shares to J. R. Lewis on Feb. 26, 1904. Signed

We have never heard of this company! Inc. Dec. 22, 1899. Two different. No. 53, issued for 1,000 shares to H. Herrington on March 16th, 1900 in San Jo

Rare! Inc. May 1873. No. 17, issued for 45 shares to Edward Galpen, trustee, on July 21st, 1873 in San Francisco. Signed by president HH Haight and se

Lot of 19, most different. Included: Basler Mining & Development Co. (Red Bluff, chrome mining, 1905); Shasta Copper Co. (1907); Shasta Zinc &am...

Extra rare. Inc. in California. Low number 2, issued for 200 shares to JP Stauley on Aug. 12th, 1914. Signed by president Geo. H. Sarkin and secretary

Never seen by us before. Inc. in Arizona, 1907. No. 232, issued for 1,000 shares to Clara K. Awadarasz on May 8th, 1908. Signed by president A.A. Leon

Lot of 7: 6 different stocks plus one letterhead. All California mining companies with "Sierra" in their name, likely Sierra County locati...

Lot of 3 different: Gibsonville. La Porte, and Port Wine. 1) Sierra Nevada Mining Corporation. La Porte. Issued in 1937, not cancelled. Green border a

Early # 56 for 50 shares to C Wheeler. Datelined Sacramento City 1864. Signed by secretary (?) and president FW Clute. Incorporated Sept. 7, 1863. 25c

Lot of two different, both self-identified. 1) Adella Gold Mining Company. Location of Mine: Rock Creek, Sierra Co., Cal. Inc. April 1868. No. 22, iss

Possibly a Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens related document. Very rare. Only two others currently known to us. The Orinelia Consolidated Gold & Silve...

Rare! Lists 10 claims, date lined Gold Hill. Issued to Gold Hill Banker, H.H. Flagg on certificate #13 for 25 shares to H.H. Flagg, & signed by ...

Number 1587 for two shares to Rosa A. Heammony. Datelined San Francisco June 30, 1865. Signed by secretary Herb Reau and president J. Patter. Incorpor

No. 45 for 10 shares to Frank Cooper. Signed by JW Clark and FJ Owens(?). Dateline San Francisco August 19th, 1863. Incorporated August 3, 1863. Calif

Granite State Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate No. 14 for 5 shares. Silver Mountain District in Amador County, California. Previously

Very early number 8. For 10 shares to F Cooper. Signed by J Warren Clark and president GH Parsons. Dateline San Francisco October 1863. Incorporated S

I/U/ No. 226 issued to Almira Young for 10 shares. Has RN stamp. Signed by President G.E. (?) Wolf. Great Mogul District, Silver Mountain California.

# 203 for 5 shares to Thomas J Hanagan. Signed by JD Dunlap (discoverer of the mine) and WIlliam T Lambie(?) as president. Dateline Los Angeles Septem

Location of Works: Siskiyou County, Cal. (printed at top center). Inc. April 5th, 1872. No. 58, issued for 100 shares to EA Richardson on April 23, 18

Lot of 6. Includes: Siskiyou Placer Mining Company (1895, vignettes of a topless woman with a banner and a Native American, not cxl); Siskiyou Mining

# 278 for 13 shares to Charles E Jones. Datelined San Francisco 1878. Signed by secretary Samuel Baker and TL Barker. Incorporated in 1862 with a stoc

I/U Jackson Butte MC 1899. Suisun and Fairfield Water 1868 Date: State/Country: California City/County: Solano County

Very Rare. I/U #210 JD Fowler 1 share 1863. Signed by president Tustin. Toning Date: 1863 State/Country: California City/County: Sonoma

Extra, Extra Rare! I/U/ No. 15 for 100 shares to Thomas A. White. Signed by N.A. Shephard, President. Has RN stamp. This is earliest mercury cert. for

Lot of 3 different. 1) Sonoma Consolidated Quicksilver Company. Issued in 1907. Not cancelled. Black border and print, green background and seal, eagl

Lot of 6 different. Included: Sugar Pine Mining & Development Co. (Sonora, 1931, 3 mining vignettes); Sugarman Mines, Inc. (Sonora, 1930, very p...

Lot of 18, mostly different. Mostly for Trinity River gold. This area was the Northern Gold Region in the 1850s, and the site of very rich placers. In

# 80 for 10,000 shares to Peter Malloch. Signed by A Beattie and LA Johnson president. Dateline Visalia 1881. Incorporated December 13, 1879. Location

Location of mine: Jackass Hill, Tuttletown, Tuolumne County, California (printed on letterhead). Stock certificate plus two typed letters from the com

Lot of 9, mostly different. Included: United Mines Corp. (1912, mining vignette); Karnac Mining & Milling Co. (unissued); Goldwin MC (1904, mini...

Lot of two different for this British funded Tuolumne County mining company. 1) Stock No. 165, issued for ten shares in 1870. Signed by two directors

# 121 for 25 shares to George D Aldrick. datelined Virginia, California 1863. Signed by secretary William H Hunt and president Geo. Glass. Incorporate

Number 54 for 100 shares to DZ Moore. Datelined a rare Virginia, Cal. in 1863. Signed by president Josiah Howell and secretary Everts(?). Incorporated

Ultra-rare Volcano stock! No. 58, issued for one share. Dateline Volcano, October 30th, 1857. Signed by president S. Hale and secretary H.R. Elwell. N