The Wild West Auction (July 2022)

Various pieces of ephemera from different express companies going in and out of Montana. These pieces include unused stock certificates from the Conti

White Horse Mining Co, issued 1901, likely Yukon Territory. 3 nice vignettes. Date: 1901 Country (if not USA): State: Alaska City: Yukon Territo

Framed bond for the Vulture Mining Company of Arizona with all interest coupons. This is bond No. 1 valued at $1000. It was issued on May 18, 1870. It

Cert # 2234 issued on 8/26/81 for 100 shares. Issued to trustee Bayley and signed by Dixon and president John Dixon secretary. Not cancelled. From a m

# 915 for 10 shares issued to Crandall. Signed by vice president AJ Ralston and sec. Hubbard. Printed by Britton, Rey, & Co. Not Cancelled. Two ...

#5436 for 100 shares to trustee E. Grant. Signed by secretary William H Lent and vice president William Herrin. Incorporated December 22, 1878. Locati

# 169 for 100 shares to trustee Bayley in 1879. Issued to trustee Bayley. Signed by president Minor and secretary Deas. Not cancelled. Black border an

This stock was issued on October 2, 1897 at Bodie, California. Signed by president J. S. Cain. Cain, by this time, was the most important man in Bodie

#521 for 25 shares in 1879 to trustee Main. Signed by Main as sec. and pres. Robert Sherwood. Signed on reverse. Lithographer Galloway of S. F. Fancy

#2258 for 5/100th's of a share. Issued to Cashier George Hill. "Bodie Mining Dist. Mono Co. California," printed below masthead. Date...

#2910 issued in 1882 to trustee Luty. Signed by president James and sec. Luty. No vignette but fancy corner graphics. Black border on crème pa

Early Bulwer stock. # 2532 for 50 shares to trustee Bayley. Signed by Scott and president John F Boyd. Dateline San Francisco 1879. Incorporated April

Incorporated in 1878. Cert. #738, issued to Edward F. Cone trustee for 25 shares. Signed by Clinton Gurnee, president, and by Edward F. Cone, secretar

# 1738 for 5 shares to trustee MC Inzeshemier & Co. Five assessment stamps on reverse. Printer Britton & Rey. "This property was, unti...

Early #15 for 5,000 shares to Charles Lighthall. Signed by Edward (?) and Clinton Gurnee. Nice vignette in the lower right-hand corner of a miner swin

Rare certificate. Unusual New York incorporation. Unusual large size stock (8x11"). Unusual with color. #285 for 100 shares to Samuel Conorer. ...

# 436 for 50 shares to James Wharton trustee. Signed by vice president Herrin and secretary (?). Dateline San Francisco February 12, 1880. Incorporate

1) Bodie Mining District. Incorporated in 1878. Cert. #9615, issued to Redfish & Co. trustee for 50 shares on April 24, 1893. Signed by G.I. Ive...

One of two we have sold in the last five years. # 615 for 10 shares to Geo. B. Root trustee. Signed by Colder and president William Milligan. Dateline

1881 stock certificate #2270 issued to William Stuart, Trustee for 80 shares. '80' has been painted in orange and purple on two different lo...

No. 156, issued for 150 shares to F.M. Luce on January 13, 1880. Signed by president Bechtel and the secretary Whisker. Endorsed n reverse. Not cancel

Early date and early number 101 for 500 shares to trustee Main. Signed by secretary AJ Main and president WP Willard. Datelined San Francisco Septembe

We have not had this stock for sale in over 7 years! Rare! #359 for 50 shares to trustees Cape & Davis. Signed by president AJ Adams and secreta...

Location: Bodie Mining District, Mono County. Inc. in California, August 4, 1879. No. 877. Issued for 100 shares to E.A. Richardson trustee on July 24

#1706 for 100 shares to trustee Bayley. Signed by secretary CA Sankey and president Wales Palmer. Incorporated Sep. 13th 1877. Not cancelled. Britton

VERY EARLY # 12 issued to secretary Ellis Edwards for 2,500 shares. Signed by president AJ Adams. Sought after Bodie stock certificate. Location: Bodi

EVEN number 5000 for 100 shares to trustee Bayley. Signed by secretary William Lent and president AJ Ralston. Embossed company seal. Black on white; 4

Lot of 16 stock certificates from mining and railroad companies in Cripple Creek, Colorado including the Cripple Creek Central Railway Co. (1930), the

Lot of 21 framed stock certificates from railroad and mining companies in and around Cripple Creek, Colorado. The companies include the Cripple Creek

Lot of 12 different stock certificates from mining and railroad companies in Cripple Creek, Colorado including the Cripple Creek Central Railway Co. (

Lot of 9 stock certificates from 4 different mining or railroad companies in Cripple Creek, Colorado. The companies are the Anaconda Mining Company (2

Lot of 7 stock certificates of major mining and railroad companies in or around Cripple Creek, Colorado. These companies including the Cripple Creek C

Lot of 14 certificates from mining companies in Cripple Creek, Colorado. These companies include the Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling Co.

Framed stock certificates from four different Colorado mining companies including the Mary McKinney Mining Company, the Anaconda Gold Mining Company,

Frame with nine stock certificates and one check from various mining companies. The stock certificates are from the Midland Terminal Railroad Company,

These six mining stocks were a part of Nelson A. "Buz" Rieger's exhibition "Rush to the Rockies," curated by Nora Slifer. A ...

Dealer lot of various stock certificates from mining companies in Colorado. Some examples include the Jennie Sample Consolidated Mining Company (1909)

About 80 Idaho mining stock with duplicates. C & R, Western Union, Puritan, Stanley Cons., Ray-Jefferson, Copper King. Date: Country (if not ...

Large group of Idaho mining stocks, in quantities of 5 each. Custer Cons, Crystal Lead, Sherman Lead, Sherman Dev, 3 varieties of Copper King. Puritan

10 each of these Idaho Mining Stocks-C& R, King, Western Union, Custer Cons, Crystal Lead, Stanley, Sonora, Sherman Dev., Roanoke, Ray-Jefferson...

About 90 mining stocks with vignettes. 10 Starly, 10 Coeur d'Alene, 10 C & R, 10 National, 10 Aurum, 2 Monitor, 10 Oreano, 1 Ambergris, 9 Cr...

About 66 Idaho mining stocks without vignettes. 3 Sherman Lead, 4 National Copper, 3 Sonora, 3 Dayrock, 14 Sherman Dev., 10 Ray Jefferson, 10 Puritan,

About 20 Idaho mining stocks with some duplicates. Silver Mountain, Homestake, Missoula Copper, Treasure Vault, Western Mining Dev., Woodburn, Hull Si

24 assorted Idaho mining stocks, some duplicates. 2x Ben Hur, Hull Silver-Lead, 3x Hornsilver, Happy Day, 2x Lead Crystals, Park Copper and Gold, 3 Am

7 Option Mining, with 5 issued to Stratton as founders group and cert #1. 8 Strattons Mines. 9 Stratton & Stratton mining options. Date: Cou...

About 40 Idaho stocks with state capitol vignettes. Multiples of Ray Jefferson, National Copper, Ambergris. Date: Country (if not USA): State: I

5 consecutive Marsh Mines stock books #6751-8000. 1919-1920. Marsh Mines Consolidated was incorporated in the state of Washington on August 17, 1916,

Lot of five stock books from the Marsh Mines Consolidated in Washington. These books contain stock certificates number 10947-11195, 11447-11694, 11196

Group of six stock certificate books from five different mining companies in various western states. These companies include the Tamarack and Custer C

Stock certificate books of ten different mining companies in Idaho. These companies include Stanley Consolidated Mining and Milling Company (1909), Da

Ten different stock certificate books from various mining companies, mostly in Idaho. These companies include the Sherman Lead Company (1943-44), Mars

Seven stock certificate books from the Tamarack and Custer Mining Company in Idaho. These books contain over 1000 certificates issued in 1913, 1916, 1

About 75 unissued Idaho mining stocks with duplicates. Sherman Lead, Roanoke, Custer Cons, King, Ambergris Cons, Phoenix Mining. Date: Country (if

Ashland was a small mining community that connected Virginia and Gild Hill. Not in any Nevada history books. Information came ONLY from the Virginia E

# 322 for 5 shares to John H Reggington. Signed by president Reddington (owner of 1st drug store in San Francisco) and Solon Patrick. Dateline San Fra

# 440 for 11 shares to Sol Carter. Signed by George S. Morton and William Hughes. Dateline Aurora August 20, 1864. Incorporated February 25, 1863. Not

Amador District, Lander County. Ledges: Coral 1,000 feet, Aspinwall 2,600 feet, Reese River, Nevada (printed in left border). Company was assuredly a

# (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

# 159 for 10 shares to S. A. Radcliff. Signed by S. K. Nichols and president Isaac S. Titus. Dateline Austin, N. T. 1864. (This is a rare Austin Datel

Not seen by HWAC 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 (Cor

This is one of the most striking Nevada mining certs according to Holabird Western Americana. Number 20 issued for 10 shares to Julius Georgii on Apri

# 18 for 50 shares to A. K. Stearns. Signed by Lawrence C Owen and president FL Spring. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated September 21, 1863.

Number 126 for 25 1/2 shares to Samuel Bernhard. Signed by Julius Sichel secretary and H. H. Allen president. Dateline Austin, N. T. [The 'T'...

# 51 for 5 shares to Robert (?). Signed by William H. Knight (professional mining secretary) and C. N. Kellogg. Dateline 1863 San Francisco. Location:

# 20 for 10 shares to J. W. Hendrie (San Francisco clothier). Signed by H. H. Conghtey(?) and William B. Cooke as president. Dateline San Francisco 18

The most intriguing thing about this certificate is the dateline: Nevada. This is an unusual Nevada City, California dateline for an early Nevada sto

1) Bullfrog Keystone. Beatty. # 177 for 300 shares to CA Miller. March 16, 1906. Signed by Bradstreet as president and Reynolds. Upper left vignette o

"Columbus District, Esmeralda Co., Nev." (printed under title). # 4482 for 75 shares to Mrs. Abby Brown on October 29, 1889 in San Francis...

# 172 for 13 shares to William D. Messer (San Francisco Commission Agent) . Signed by secretary M Allison Wheeler (San Mateo Ranch) and president Henr

#48 for 32 shares to David Turner (arrived in S. F. August 18, 1849) and Comstock in 1860). Signed by RW Billet (with withering article about him by M

Include Gold Park M&M of Jackson MD (Rare), Zenoli Silver of Safford MD (Barth, Nevada), Lucky Nevada of Chief MD (Rare), Reese River Gold of Su...

# 304 for 400 shares to William L Corwin. Datelined New York 1866. Signed by secretary Robinson and president J Tumball Smith. Three mining vignettes

This company was incorporated in the more desirable year of 1862. # 24 for 100 shares to N. B. Mulville (Reverse has divided the stocks as 30 to Lynch

1) Milltown Mining. Number 56 for 1000 shares to John McMullan. Signed by George Wingfield and JM Fenwick. Fenwick was also secretary for the Jumbo a

All Eureka, Nevada. 1) Omega. Early number 25 for 100 shares to T. J. Hay trustee. Signed by secretary T. J. Hay and president George O. McMullen. Dat

# 21 for 10 shares to HH Flagg. Signed by OH Platt (gold Hill Stock Broker) and president HH Flagg (Gold Hill Banker). Dateline Gold Hill, 1863. Incor

Perhaps the most intriguing part of this certificate is the RARE vignette of miner with ore cart next to him; the ore cart has the company name printe

# 9 for 5 shares to J. J. Griffith. Signed by A. Lukin secretary (?) and president Joseph Laflower (Greyhound Saloon, Gold Hill). Dateline March 26, 1

Inc. under the laws of Nevada Territory. Gold Hill Mining Dist. (printed bottom center). No. 33965, issued for 50 shares to Zadig, Wollberg & Co...

# 509 for 7 shares to Thomas S. Mitchell (the 1863 Nevada Territorial Directory lists him as a mine in the North Ophir). Signed by S. B. Turney and pr

1) T. A. Cook Mining Company of Lida; Extremely rare. # 278 for 100 shares issued on July 14, 1905 to M. M. Loughrey. Signed by T. A. Cook as presiden

Location: Mount Rose Mining District, Humboldt Co., State of Nevada. # 106 for 500 shares issued to the company secretary on February 25, 1879 in San

Not seen before, per Holabird Western American Auctions. Dateline Reno. "Peavine Mining District, Nevada" printed under locomotive vignett...

Rare Nevada mining location. Dateline Reno. Number 46 for 500 shares to Alvaro Evans in 1883. Signed by brother Pierce Evans and president Chauncey De

Bullfrog Mining District. Clean. With the famous frog vignette. Incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. #2394 for 100 shares to G. K.

# 99 for 5 shares to E. W. Pratt. Signed by William H. Martin and president D. Q. Pipen(?). Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated Feb. 19, 1863. 5

This mine was located very early on June 12, 1861. Incorporated March 11, 1863 and datelined Virginia, N. T. 1863. 920 for 10 shares to SC Hayden. Sig

# 7 - Early - for 170 shares to David D. Colton. Signed by Ralph C. Harrison and president M Blallock(?). Revenue stamp seems to be missing. Not cance

# 115 for 10 shares to O. H. Carpenter (in Nevada by 1861). Signed by William McCoy (Nevada Saloon, Virginia City)and William Ball (namesake of the mi

# 61 for 20 shares to H. H. Flagg. Signed by R. W. Billet (who Mark Twain called a highway robber) and President P. W. Hedley. Dateline March 25, 1863

# 44 for 5 shares to J. M. Bell. Signed by Levi Ross and N. W. Winton as president. Dateline Virginia, June 12, 1863. Incorporated May 1863. 25c wareh

# 23 for 10 shares to J. F. Long. Signed by Thomas Hannah and president John H. Mills. Dateline Virginia City, April 1, 1863. Incorporated March 20, 1

Rare and attractive certificates. 1) Wells Fargo Mining Co. #7309 issued Sept. 9, 1878. Great Wells Fargo Mining stage vignette. Virginia District, NV

Ultra rare stock. #103 issued Aug. 22, 1879 to DE McCarthy, who was editor of the Virginia Evening Chronicle newspaper. Mine is in Virginia District,

Lot of 16. 1) From the Comstock: Comstock Tunnel & Drainage Company bond (1919); Cons. Chollar Gould & Savage Mining Co. (1950); Gould &...

Utah Mining stocks. Atlanta Mining, 5x Zuma Mining, Grand Central, Utah Cons., Utah-Bingham, Utah-Apex, Triumph Dev., Arizona Antlers, Utah Copper.

25 mining stocks. Kettle-Curlew, Con Gold & Copper of SD, Great Northern Copper, Golden Rod, Mammoth Maglia,5x Great Divide Gold Mining, 5x Reed...

About 50 oil stocks. Beaver, Hail, Alberta Petroleum Cons., Community Drilling, Fergus Oil and Gas, Moffatt Meyers Dev., Reliance Oils, Western Petrol

About 1000 or more City of Los Angeles Street Improvement Bonds, issued January and April 1911. A box full! Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

Lot of two items related to early Sacramento and San Francisco history. A) Framed bond certificate from the Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad