Treasures Galore, January 2019 Auction

Location: Amador & El Dorado Counties. Cert. #62 issued to C. D. Morrison, Trustee in 1878 for 2500 shares. Signed by Wm. R. Drake as Secretary ...

Early # 2 for 10 shares to Edwan(?). Signed by secretary Smith and president Heydenfelt. Dateline San Francisco 1869. Incorporated January 6, 1869. 25

# 59 for 5 shares to Hobart. Signed by HG Stevenson and A Hammond(?). Dateline San Francisco 1879. $100 per share. Location: Angels Mining District, C

Two distinctly different colors. 1) # 187 for 100 shares to JS Fox. Signed by JB Knapp and president MM Cormack. Dateline Blue Canon, CALA 1898. (Rare

VERY EARLY # 8. 10 shares to Daniel C Staples. Signed by JV Martin and president (?). Dateline Blue Mountain 1864. Incorporated September 16th, 1863.

# 115 for 10 shares to DC Staples. Signed by JV Martin and BF Morris. These are the same signatures as the other Blue Mountain stock for sale in this

Rare. Incorporated January 22, 1878. Certificate No. 576, issued October 10, 1878 to Silas Smith for 100 shares; signed by Graves, president and Hubba

This is a specimen proof with notes on changes. Dated February 18, 1884. Two mining vignettes. Location: Bodie Mining District, Mono Co., California.

# 424 for 50 shares to JW Harker trustee. Signed by AF MA(?) and president Robert Sherwood. Vignette of ore cat with the 'AND" printed on i...

# 60 for 100 shares to J Cheney trustee. Signed by secretary and president. Dateline 1879 San Francisco. Incorporated February 1879. Not cancelled. Sm

# 1704 for 50 shares to James Coffin trustee. Signed by FE Lutz and vice president A Rinsou(?). Dateline San Francisco 1879. Incorporated August 22nd

# 1701 for 15 shares to WG Crandall trustee. Signed by EC Masteu(?) and president AJ Ralston (nephew of William Ralston). Dateline San Francisco 1879.

Scarce Bodie stock issued in 1881 and printed by Grafton T. Brown. Grafton Tyler Brown was one of the first African American lithographers in the Amer

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...

# 615 for 10 shares to George B Root trustee. Signed by Coldeu(?) and president William (?). Dateline 1879 San Francisco. Incorporated Mar. 6, 1878. N

Location: Bodie Mining District, Mono County. Inc. in California, April 16th, 1879. No. 877. Issued for 100 shares to E.A. Richardson trustee on July

Incorporated in 1878. Issued to W. H. Lent for 100 shares in 1879. Signed by H. Mayers (president) and Wm. H. Lent secretary. Vignette of a miner seat

No. #6543 dated Sept 11, 1882 for 100 shares made out to ER Grant, Trustee. Incorporated March 14, 1878 and capitalized at $10,000,000; 100,000 shares

Bodie Mining District. Incorporated in New York in 1880. Cert. #146, issued to HA Dickenson in 1881 for 100 shares. Signed by Nat B. Freeman as presid

Choice Porter G&S MC stock, issued and uncancelled #67 for 200 shares to the company itself, Jan 25, 1864. Lithography by Drouaillet, SF. Choic...

# 424 for 50 shares to JS Allen trustee. Signed by EBC Clement and DeWitt C Story president. Dateline San Francisco 1875. Incorporated June 20, 1874.

No. 6798, issued for one share to Louisa Maria May of Eldon Terrace, Leeds, England on April 1, 1853. Signed by two directors and the secretary. Not c

# 73 for 1 share to Durbin Van Vleck (the San Francisco wood block artist). Signed by William Finard and president A Dubois. Dateline San Francisco 18

Unissued. Location Austrian Hill, Stanislaus River, Calaveras County. Two outdoor mining vignettes including an meiner holding an American flag. Franc

El Encino Consolidate Blue Gravel mining Co, issued 1895 to FA Leach for 200 shares, signed by Benham as VP. Datelined Oakland, but states location of

# 60 for 69 shares to Gabriel Stevenot. Signed by Ovide Senuilhac(?) president. Dateline San Francisco 1866. Incorporated July 1863. Location Albany F

Columbia Hill Gold Mining #67 i/c JA Kelly 1918, 40 shares. Carson Hill Gold Mining #1302 i/c Henry Swanson 1933 500 shares, North Banner Con. Tunnel

# 232 for 300 shares to Mary Howard. Signed by L Glass and president Richard Abbey. Dateline San Francisco 1877. Incorporated August 16, 1875. Hydraul

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# 200 for 10 shares to Frank Chapman. Signed by George Warner and president Robert Robinson. Original trustees included Robinson, RE Goggings, FA Park

# 20 for 1000 shares to Gay Brown. Signed by IN Inskeep and president Frank Rush. Dateline Los Angeles 1897. Incorporated March 22, 1897. Not cancelle

Number 288 for 15 shares to Thomas E Thomas. Reverse has a note that Thomas sold this stock in 1871. Signed by NE Green and Charles Johnson president.

# 1432 for 5 shares to the Arnold Brothers. Signed by DO Chambers and vice president Jerome Rice. Dateline San Francisco 1876. Incorporated August 2,

# 10 for 1 share to WB Kellogg. Signed by Newton McBeel and president HN Bissell. Dateline San Francisco May 25, 1892. On July 15, 1892 papers were fi

Low Divide District, Del Norte Co. (printed upper and lower left). Inc. July 1863. Dateline San Francisco, Sept. 11, 1863. No. 93, issued for 50 share

# 51 for 100 shares to BC Jackson. Signed by CC Emery and president AW Mann. Dateline San Francisco 1878. Incorporated March 25, 1878. Not cancelled.

# 77 for 5 shares to AJ Morrell trustee. Signed by George Gunper(?) and president AJ Morrell. Dateline San Francisco 1872. Incorporated May 11th, 1872

# 70 for 10 shares to Mrs. Lydia V Elliot. Signed by PF Mohrhards and Job M Seamans as president. Dateline San Francisco 1872. Incorporated April 25,

Ultra rare. Location printed on the bottom of the stock as El Dorado County, California. Inc. in New York. No. 170, issued for 1,000 shares to company

1) Empire Mill and Mining Company.Location: Amador & El Dorado Counties. Cert. #121 issued to C. D. Morrison, Trustee in 1878 for 100 shares. Si...

# 191 for 250 shares to Bernard Shwale. Signed by WD Lawton and president Haggon(?). Dateline Sacramento 1896. Incorporated Feb. 8, 1896. Business: Sa

This is a spectacular certificate. Purple on white. A star vignette with "C S G M Co" between the points. Nothing common about the scrip b...

# 278 for 15 shares to John Ferrell. Signed by Thomas Mooney president and George Eaton. Dateline Empire Ranch, Yuba County 1866. Incorporated July 18

Great certificate with a map showing where this company is located. Names that appear on the map include Latimar Bar, Berry Creek Bar, Wold Yankee Bar

1) Fresno Quicksilver Mining Company. # 40 for 60 shares to Aug deBerthe. Dateline San Francisco 1870. Not cancelled. Three shares to a foot. Location

This company went to great lengths to connect the logo to the name. It is a row and sail ship vignette. Looks just like the one Jason would have used.

# 188 for 200 shares to JW Kelly. Signed by president Charles Mitchell and secretary (?). Dateline Grass Valley 1881. Incorporated April 30, 1877. Loc

# 16 for 100 shares to AJ McDonald. Signed by William Harvey president and PH Painter secretary. Dateline San Francisco 1873. Incorporated April 7, 18

This company was incorporated in 1883. #0,000 shares at $20 each. In 1891 John S Keves(?) purchased 21,625 shares. This stock is a take-over certifica

# 994 for 2 shares to Thomas Houstin(?). Signed by James Delamar and president Philo D Mickles. Dateline New York 1850. Four vignettes: allegorical, p

# 81 for 95 shares to the S Dorsey estate. Signed by Theodore Dorsey and president EM Taylor. Dateline Grass Valley 1887. Incorporated May 14, 1880. L

Lot of two. 1) # 4958 for 100 shares to CL Parker. Signed by HS Bradford and EC Hill. Dateline New York 1883. Incorporated in New York. Underground mi

2 stock certificates for Greenwater Mining: 1) 500 shares on temporary certificate to be exchanged for engraved certificate when ready. Greenwate

# 34 for 10 shares to William Fischl. Signed by Frank Miller and president Isaac S Josephi. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated April 29, 1863.

1) Union Consolidated Mining Company. Location: Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo County, Cal. 187-. Miner's tools vignetted. Incorporated Janua...

Another nice Coso Mining District Stock Certificate. Number 27 (early) for 100 shares to NG Hughes trustee. Signed by NG Hughes secretary and GH Willa

# 29 for 2 shares to William T Coleman. Signed by Newton Bell and president Ching(?). Dateline San Francisco 1892. Incorporated March of 1883. AF Lear

# 21 for 7 shares to William T Coleman. Signed by Cartelle Coleman and president William T Coleman. Dateline San Francisco 1892. Incorporated November

# 21 for 1 share to WB Kellogg. Endorsed by Kellogg on reverse. Signed by Newton Bell and president William B Roberton. Dateline San Francisco 1892. I

# 28 (very early) for 100 shares to trustee JF Greeman. Signed by Daniel Buck and president Harris. Dateline San Francisco 1875. Incorporated Feb. 12,

# 70 for 34 shares to RW Collins. Signed by William V Garvey and Thomas Onslow. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated May 2d, 1863. Not cancelled.

Very rare. Wild Rose Spring District, Inyo County, California. No. 126, issued for 100 shares to William Willis, Trustee on March 10th, 1876. Signed b

VERY EARLY #4. For 1500 shares to EA Richardson trustee. Not signed!!! Dateline San Francisco March 4, 1872. Incorproated February 10, 1872. Not cacne

# 1676 for 100 shares to Louis J Falk. Signed by Edward Hughes and Bernard Laude. Dateline New York 1882. Not cancelled. Underground mining vignette.

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

# 865 for 330 shares to JH Palache. Signed by Abraham Halsey and president G Palache. Dateline San Francisco 1879. Incorporated August 8, 1872. Not ca

VERY EARLY #3 for 100 shares to PH Hickman. Signed by John Landis and C Holland president. Dateline Sacramento 1882. Incorporated March 16, 1882. Loca

Location of Works: Hites Cove, California, which is in Mariposa County near Yosemite. Inc. in California, January 6th, 1881. No. 504, issued for 100 s

Certificate No. 4765 for 100 shares made out to Josiah Blackwell Jr. dated Nov. 22, 1869. Incorporated in New York on June 25th, 1863 and signed by pr

Looks like a printer's proof. Unissed, bot notes on cert say "1851 Feb." and "500 copies 1/2 lbs(?). Certainly directions to the ...

#76 in ink on top. One share (50876). Signed by secretary J Waddell and directors Thomas Kelley and John Carter. Incorporated in London. "Fully...

Early version. Date is confirmed on reverse. #27 in ink on top. Five shares (9631 to 9635). Signed by secretary J Waddell and directors Thomas Kelley

Another very early Mariposa stock. #502 for ten shares (10011 to 10020) to Victor K Munley. Signed by purser Stewart and committee members Edward Belc

# 119 for 500 shares to CN Hunt. Signed by JW Tripp and president LH Taylor. Dateline San Francisco 1875. Incorporated July 17, 1873. Not cancelled. S

Very early number 5 for 1 share to Cyril Williams. Signed by Cyril Williams and president Jeff Chandler. Dateline East St. Louis 1889. Mines located a

Datelined Meadow Lake in pencil. # 415 for 4 shares to James B Safford. Signed by president E Chamberlain and (?). Incorporated in 1866 (again hand wr

Rare and hard to find in issued condition. Location printed on certificate: Dunderberg Lode, Mono County, California. No. 55, issued for 20 shares to

The top of this certificate says Colorado Territory. Cornucopia stock certificates from Colorado ar form the 1887's and have a completely differ...

# 321 for 75 shares to Richard Young. Signed by JT Van Hagan and president Daniel H Mitchell. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated October 5, 186

# 796 for 12 shares to N Poland. Signed by JT Van Hagan and president James B Johnson. Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated October 5, 1863. 25c

# 126 for 500 shares to George S Carrier trustee. Endorsed on back. Signed by CW Ham andpresdient JD Thompson. Dateline San Francisco 1879. Not cancel

Two stocks. 1) 1952 to Sutro & Co. 2) 1933 to Benjamin Williams. Both have a mountain vignette with a large 'M' imprinted on the mountai...

A rare 1870's California coal mining stock certificate. #398 issued to AC Farni in 1874 for 10 shares. Incorporated 1873. Signed by Tiddall and ...

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

This is a most interesting looking certificate with a nice story. Vertical certificate. # 474 for 100 shares to William Banks. Signed by president Jac

Works in Yuba & Nevada Counties. Inc. March 1877 in NY. No. 628. Not cancelled. Issued for 100 shares to J.W. Mason on March 13. 1879. Signed by...

Number 14121. $25. All 80 coupons attached. Signed by W Fraser(?) secretary and Goodman president. Two vignettes: ore cart at mine entrance and oil ri

# 34 (early) for 1 share to John D Jenkins. Signed by AH Otherman and president S Charomund. Dateline Nevada 1866. Incorporated November 1864.

1) The letter acknowledges the new bondholders of these mines (and others) and gives a quick history where things are. Dated November 1, 1909. "...

# 25 for 1000 shares to Emma Bigelow. Signed by CS Paine and president JS McBride. Dateline Columbia (and written) 1888. Incorporated April 6, 1888. N

# 64 for 50 shares to BC Waite. Signed by AW Robinson and vice president George K Phillips. Dateline 1877 San Francisco. Incorporated October 5, 1877.

Inc. 1877. No. 320, issued for 200 shares to O.S. Buckingham, company assistant secretary, on May 21st, 1879 in San Francisco. Also signed by presiden

Mines located in Owens River Valley, California! # 27 for 170 shares to Thomas A Scott. Signed by JP Davis and treasurer Walter E (?). 25c Entry of Go

# 106 for 10 shares to AH Truman. Signed by Daniel Buck and vice president DM Seaton. Dateline San Francisco 1885. Incorporated June 18, 1883. Not can

# 39 for 1000 shares to AJ Hinds. Signed by Hinds and president NP Ingalls. Dateline Santa Cruz 1880. Incorporated October 1879. Not cancelled. No vig

# 1598 for 5 shares to WIllis L Mendum. Signed by EA Effie(?), Charles Howard and president AP Jacques. Dateline Boston 1896. Not cancelled. Printer A

# 191 for 50 shares to George Hobson. Signed by WIlliam Jewett and president J Miley Kimball. Principal place of business Saco, Maine. Incorporated 18

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

1) Claremont Peak Gravel Gold Mine limited. 1883. # 406. Claremont Peak is east of Quincy. Possibly on Hooligan Hill, one of the oldest palcer and hyd

# 301 for 10 shares to AK Guin(?). Signed by PJ Hopper and John Bigler. Dateline Folsom April 21, 1863. Incorporated March 31, 1863. This must have be