The Sweetheart Express Auction (February 2021)

Eight stocks from Comanche or Comanche County. All were issued in 1919. Includes two from Comanche County Oil Company, Deleon, Texas; Comanche Home Oi

All different certificates, mostly issued in the early 1920's. Average to better condition. Most with vignettes and uncanceled. This group must ...

Lot includes 61 different common stocks and four bonds. The four bonds are from Black Diamond Oil Company (D.C.), dated 1917. Most of the stock certif

Ten different oil stocks from the Mexia oil district in Texas. All are issued between 1921 and 1923. All are uncanceled and in very good condition ove

A whole buch (40) of stock certificates issued by Texas oil syndicates and with the expanding use of automobiles and the booming oil industry in the s

Nice looking group from the Ranger Oil district in Texas. The standout is an attractive bond from Ranger Consolidated Oil Company, dated 1921, with an

Nice variety of 22 Texas oil companies stock certificates, c1902-1922. Includes: Altex Petroleum Company (4); Anchor Petroleum Company (1); Bankers ...

Collection of 14 stock certs from various Texas oil royalty companies. Included are Valley Ranch Royalties (September 21, 1928), Limestone County Oil

Nice lot includes some stocks from famous companies. A bond from Phillips Petroleum, and a stock from Texaco, Houston Oil Company of Texas (3), Humble

Notables include Blue Bird Oil, Houston, Texas; Big Gusher Oil, Houston; Export Oil and Pipe Line Company, Beaumont, 1901 (Spindletop); McFadden-Wiess

Names include Lucky Dime Oil, (Galveston), Silver Dime Oil (Galveston), Deep Sand Oil, Deep Wells Oil, San Antonio, Texas Treasure Oil, The Golden Goo

Includes two nice Beaumont oils dated 1902 (Spindletop era) plus one from Floydada, Texas and two from Sanderson. Houston and El Paso are also represe

Group of seven stock certificates issued by various oil exploration companies. Included are four issued by Williston Basin Oil Exploration Company of

Thirty eight different Utah oil stocks. After the Spindletop discovery in Texas in 1901, oil exploration increased dramatically in Utah. By 1903, 35 o

Group of five stock certificates issued by various Utah based petroleum and one water company. Included are Burrow Springs Water Company, dated August

Twenty nine different oil stocks issued or incorporated in Washington state. Currently, there is no oil and gas production in Washington. However ther

Pleasants County, West Virginia printed on the masthead. Inc. in 1864. Issued for 100 shares at Philadelphia in 1864, so very early. Amazing vignette.

West Virginia has been a very important oil producing state. The Volcano oil field was discovered in 1860 and the state's first oil pipeline was...

Beautiful, lavender printed stock from Wood County, West Virginia and issued in 1865. Cert. #53, issued for 100 shares. Professionally graded Choice U

One hundred thirty different oil stock certificates from Wyoming including one from 1888 and half issued between 1917 and 1919, the most active perio

The 1920's was the most popular underwriting period for oil companies due to the explosion of automobiles and gas use. This lot features 48 oil ...

U.S. oil stocks issued in the 1920's and not printed by Goes or by banknote companies. These are by private printers. Almost all were incorporat...

Stock certificate issued by C.C. Julian Oil & Royalties Company to Harry Lloyd Baldwin for three shares. It is signed by Sole Trustee C.C. Julia...

Large and varied group includes many from Mexico and South America. Also, thirteen stock certificates from Canadian oil ventures including three diffe

Several certificates and specimens from various eastern U.S. gas companies. There are a half dozen or so specimens from The Brooklyn Union Gas Compan

Lot includes 29 different oil stocks from the region. Includes Windsor Oil & Gas, 1887 (MI), and seven others issued between 1900 and 1910. Many...

Thirty six different oil stocks from the Gulf Coast. The majority are issued pre-1920 with some dating back to 1902. Highlights include Inter-State Pe

Lot includes 22 oil stocks including 6 from Iowa, 13 from Missouri, and 3 from Nebraska. Four of the certificates are issued pre-1905, but most are fr

Lot includes stock certificates and debenture certificates from many famous oil companies. Includes two common stocks and six debentures from Standard

Collection of four stock certificates issued by four different natural gas companies. First is Spokane-Benton County Natural Gas Company, issued to He

Fifty nine oil stocks from Illinois, Ohio and Indiana primarily. There are 17 issued pre-1909, 9 between 1910 and 1920, 23 during the 1920's and...

Group of stock certificates issued by oil drilling and drilling equipment companies. Issuing companies include Banner Drilling Corporation (May 30, 19

Lot of 30, most different. Includes: Fortnightly Dividend League (1923); Cal-Ven Holding Co. (1932); Corpus Christi Development Co. (1956); ET&T...

A load of stock certificates issued by various and sundry oil refineries. Most are endowed with beautiful vignette. A few examples include Star Refini

Oil royalty company stock certificates from various parts of the country. A few examples include Great Northern Royalties Company, issued in 1927, nic

Stock certificates from various oil syndicates. They include Shallcross 500% Syndicate (October 11, 1923), Dakota-Montana Twelve Oil Syndicate (June 3

Lot of 16 mostly western states petroleum and fuel companies stock certificates, c1893-1961. Includes (the oldest): Virginia Eggette Fuel Company, Ric

Collection of 13 stock certificates issued by various petroleum companies. Issuing companies include Cole Petroleum Company, dated 1938, Westfield Pet

Very attractive certificate issued at Los Angeles in 1901 for 500 shares. The company produced and sold 421,000 barrels of oil in 1902 at an average p

Lot of 2 includes The Kentucky Consolidated Oil & Natural Gas Company, Limited (KY), issued at New York in 1891. Inc. in Kentucky. Gusher at top...

Nice group of issued U.S. oil stocks, most issued between 1915 and 1919. Many of these incorporated in Delaware, due to the favorable corporate laws i

Nice group of early oils contains two nicely engraved ones. One from United Oil Producing Company, 1903, E.A. Wright Bank Note Engraver, Phila. The se

Forty seven oil stocks from around the country printed by banknote companies in the early 20's. Includes 1 from Western Banknote, 2 from Republi...

A variety of oil & uranium stock certificates that reflect a time when uranium stocks were on the upswing. Included issuers are Crusader Oil and...

Stock certificate issued by Yellowstone Petroleum Corporation for 75 shares at $25 per share to George K. Hinds and signed by himself as secretary and

Group of 15 Oakland, California, railroad stock certificates,issued from 1910-1914. Includes five East Shore and Suburban Railway Company stock certif

1st Mortgage Bond,6%, 30 year gold bond issued in 1889 from Piedmont Cable Company, Oakland, Alameda County, California. Cert. #234 for $1000. Vignett

Rare. $1,000 bond issued in 1907, not cancelled. Signed by the president and secretary (illegible). Green border, black print, and vignette of street

Lot of 4 different. Included: California Street Cable Railroad Co. (1887, pen cxl, streetcar vignette); California Street Railroad Co. (1885, pen cxl)

Lot of 2. 1) Beautiful Cripple Creek railroad bond issued in 1897. Cert. #272. Signed by Syman Robison as president. Vignette of a millsite along a ri

Lot of 34. Syndicate certificates. Combination of U/C and I/C . All signed. Brown, no vignette, 1st (first) in white letter over brown under pri

Lot of 19. 1. Two The Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad Co., incorp. Illinois. I/C, A1163 &911. First Mortgage Bond Scrip, Issued 1886. ...

Lot of 9. I/C. Issue 1898-1906. Orange. Vignette; allegorical female holding two circles one of train under bridge and one of men working on rai

Lot of 35. Both issued and cancelled certificates. The Joliet and Chicago Railroad Co., Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co., Chicago Grea

Lot of 5. Incorp. Illinois and Iowa 1847, originally called Rock Island La Salle Rail Road Co. and at the end known as The Rock. I/C. $5000, 6%,

Lot of 7. One U/U all the rest ar I/C. Orange. Vignette; allegorical female holding two circles one of train under bridge and one of men working

Lot of 13. On Corp. Illinois. Income Bond and First Mortgage Bond Scrips. All dated 1886. I/C. $20-50 , several are in consecutive order. Blac

Cert. #20, issued for 100 shares to the Jeffersonville Madison & Indianapolis Rail Road Company in 1869. Large river vignette shows a long railr...

States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Second Mortgage Bond. No. 4871, issued in 1877 for $1,000.Signed by the president and secre

Number 1200 for 225 shares to Mrs. J Muldoon in 1909. Incorporated 1904. Signed by George Dreary and president Adam Kasper Jr. Steam locomotive exitin

# 3 for 1 share to AA Scott. Founder share. Signed by secretary Scott and president RE Shepherd. Fancy title bar. No edge, corner or discoloration iss

Number 1 for 1 share to John R. Toole. Signed by Toole as president. Dateline Feb 11, 1910/. Steam locomotive exiting a tunnel vignette. Cancelled. No

Early number 20 for 3,732 shares to Thomas Duncan Managing Executor Elling Estate. Singed by George Cox and president SA Mendenhall. Dateline

Number 1 (founders share) to WG DeCelle for 1,995 shares on April 7, 1892. Signed by president DeCelle and CJ Clark. (CJ Clark must have been related

Reverse shows that the stock has been transferred to Henry Elling, George L Ramsey and Joseph Kountz. Signed by WA Clark (hole punched) and CJ Clark.

# 2 for 1 share to J. Parker Veazey. Signed by CJ Clark and WH Clark vice president. Dateline Jan. 10, 1894. Golden brown border. Printer: State Publi

1) Gallatin Valley Electric Railway. # 24 for 50 shares to RM Hart in 1909. Signed by Charles Anderson and president HS Buell. 2) # 115 for 1 share to

# 19 for 1000 shares to WA Clark. Signed by president Clark, but hole punch cancelled. However, his endorsement on reverse is crisp and clear. Datelin

# 31 for 1 share to Gardiner M Lane on July 12, 1888. Signed by president, secretary, transfer agent and registrar. All hole punch cancelled. Staining

Lucky number 13 for 5 shares to Elisha Atkins. Green on white. Discoloration left where attached to certificate book. Otherwise, no edge, color or cor

Number 2 for share to JW Kendrick. Signed by C Muller and president William Gemmett(?). Datelined Nov. 21, 1898. Cancelled. Some discoloration where

Number 6 for 40 shares to James Platt. Dateline June 13, 1888. Platt, Hubbel and Word, three major backers, all sign on back. Fancy title box. No edge

Number 4 for 1 share to John C. Curtin. Signed by George earl and ST Hauser as president. Cancelled. The Drummond and Philipsburg Railroad Company was

Number 1 for 502 shares issued to Charles Broadwater. Signed by Walker as secretary (also treasurer) and William Chessman as vice president. Issued on

Number 2 for 1 share to Robert Harris. Signed by James Williams secretary and president Hauser. Datelined Sept. 18m 1864 in Helena. small size. Staini

Number 13 to WF Sanders for 1 share. Datelined Helena May 1,1888. Signed by secretary Geo. Earl and president Hauser. Signatures are hole punch cancel

Number 3 for 2,040 shares to Northern Pacific Railroad. Signed by Hauser and George Earl as secretary. Hole punch cancelled. Robert Harris signs back

# 3 for 50 shares to JJ Palmer. Signed by HB Palmer and president NE Cox. Palmer was the early Helena Banker. Signed by JJ Palmer on reverse. Dateline

Number 2 for 1 share to AM Holter. Signed by George Earl and president Hauser. Small size. Black on white. Cancelled. Samuel T. Hauser (1833-1914) was

NUMBER 1 for 1 share to Milton Gunn - a founder's share. Signed by Gunn as president. Names cancelled in red. No edge, corner or discoloration i...

# 4 for 1 shared to AL Stokes. A Founder's share. Cancelled in blue and signatures are hole punch cancelled. Dateline Helena, Dec 19, 1885. Thes...

# 14 for 1 share to TC Power. Signed by H Barbour and president Hauser. Cancelled. Transfer information glued to back. Samuel T. Hauser was educated a

1) Certificate for preferred stock to Julius Wadsworth. 1873. Hole punch cancelled. 2) Purple 1932. 3) Orange 1969. 4) Green 1935. Four different vign

1) Bear Creek and Western Railway. 19--. Number 78. 2) Shields River Valley Railway. 19--. Number 95. 3) Intra=Montana Railway. Number 46. 19--. All t

1) Unissued 186- stock of the Northern Pacific railroad. Six per cent bond. Blue on white. 205) Northern Pacific stocks: reddish $100, blue $100, gree

Number 2 for share to Charles B Wright. Signed by Robert Harris president and George Earl. Names are punch cancelled. Dateline June 14, 1888. Overall

All unissued. ) Montana & Wyoming Railroad. # 51 Unissued.18--. 2) Helena Hot Springs and Smelter Railroad. # 425. 18--. Great unusual street ca...

Lot of 2. Eureka and Palisade Railroad Co receipts for 1st Mortgage Bond. Extremely rare and in good condition. Receipt #788 cancelled (March 16,

Great certificate #1. Issued for 300 shares in 1873 at Phillipsburg, New Jersey.Vignette of a horse pulling a trolley car at the top. Black on creme.

$10,000 bond no. 126, issued in 1909 to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. Signed by the president and secretary. Signatures are pun...

Lot of 4. Incorp. NY . Cert. #12-14 and 18. I/C. Consolidated Mortgage, 4%, gold bearer bond. Issued 1901 signed by President. Brown, Embossed

Lot of 2. 1.Incorp. 1859 Penn. Philadelphia City Passenger Railway Co.. I/C, #479, 60 shares @ $50 oar issued August, 1877. Black, embossed sea

Lot of 4 different. Included: Jamestown, Franklin & Clearfield Railroad Co. (1909, $1,000 bond); Central New York & Western Railroad Co. (18...

Lot of 2. Incorp. 1877 New York. #1012 & 1119, I/C, One share @$50 par, issued 1880 and 1907. Black, embossed seal, no vignette. Signature...

No. 662. Issued for $1,000 in 1888. Signed by president DC Corbie and secretary Augustus Trump. Not cancelled. Brown border, blue seal, black print, a

Cert. #38, issued for $500 in 1863. Nice railroad vignette with George Washington at top right. Rare 30 cent revenue stamp at top left. Pen canceled t

Lot of 3. Incorp. 1883 Penn. Cert. # 1527, 1686 and 1695. !00 shares @ $50 par. Issued 1906. Orange. Embossed seal. Vignette of electric troll

Lot of 2. I/C, Guaranteed by South Carolina, two $1000 or 200 pound sterling Mortgage Loan Gold Bearer Bonds issued 1860. Blue, four vignettes:

Lot of 3. I/C, Guaranteed by South Carolina, two $1000 or 200 pound sterling Mortgage Loan Gold Bearer Bonds issued 1860. Blue, four vignettes:

Lot of 4 different. Includes: Utah & Salt Lake Canal Company (1895); Utah Coal Railway Co. (1914); National Coal Railway Co. (1926); and Bingham...