"Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction (February Timed 2023)

Bond certificate of The Electric Company in Maine. Certifies that The Electric Company is indebted to the Old Colony Trust Company for 100 dollars in

Certificate is a subscription to a publication, Constitutional Society of the United States, signed by journalist and President Charles Chauncey Burr,

Involved with industrial engineering and construction. Lockwood, Greene & Company was established on March 1, 1882 by Amos D. Lockwood and Steph...

Number 444 for 5 shares to Ellen Rice. Signed by E. O. Hapgood(?). Black on white with brown border. Slight dogear bottom right. In 1915 the company w

Number 726 for 2 shares. Signed by president Frank Sandstedt. Semi-nude female allegorical vignette. Small rips at fold edges. Otherwise very nice! ...

No. B9244, issued for 100 shares to Hallgarten & Co. on April 10th, 1880. Signed by president Jay Gould and secretary Clemson. Punch cancelled s...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Interstate Consolidated Telephone Company. No. 1002, issued for 10 shares to Mrs. FM Latten in 1911. Signed by the president (L

Lot of five special improvement district coupon bonds from the city of Great Falls. Early bond numbers 2-4, with each bond for a different district. S

Lot of four special improvement district coupon bonds from the City of Great Falls Montana, all with the number seven in the bond number. Date: Cou

Lot of eight special improvement bonds, each for a different district. Date: Country: State: Montana City: Great Falls Provenance: Stuart Mack

Number 183 for 1 share to WH Clanton. Dateline Billings July 7, 1893. Signed by president ID O'Donnell and Alex Graham. The central figure in th...

Lot of 4, all unissued. 1) The Montana Free Press. Unissued stocks no. 4 and 7, green border and seal, black print, allegorical vignette. Independent

Lot of four: 1) Green $500 bond signed by Governor Balzaar. 1920. Very rare: numbers 317 to 380 inclusive. That equals $5,000. Issued to State Permane

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

Lot of 4 different including a live certificate: 1) Harveys Casino Resorts. Issued in 1998 for one share. Not cancelled. Vignette of Harvey & Ll...

Stock certificate issued by Western Pneumatic Horse Collar Company for 2,500 shares at $1 per to Nate R. Salsbury, former producer and manager of Buff

Inc. in New Jersey in 1866. Low cert. number 6, issued for 200 shares to secretary Henry Trenor in 1866. Signed by Trenor and the president (illegible

Lot of 45 issued certificates. All but one are issued to Vincent Astor in 1943. Vincent Astor was the oldest son of John Jacob Astor, who died on the

Stock certificate number 1, issued to LH Palmer for 50 shares on April 27th, 1880, in Clyde, NY. Signed by SH Briggs as president and the Cashier (ill

Inc. in New York. Number 146 for 100 shares to Arthur Hunter. 1886. Signed by Gustave Frank and CL Cammann. 7.25 x 12.75" Folds, creases, porti...

Four stock certificates issued by North American Theatres. I can't find any information about this chain, but I'm pretty sure this was a ser...

Three stock certificates from three different production entities. First, a 1971 issued cert from Warner Communications, Inc. It is signed by Steven J

John Butterfield autograph as president of the Utica and Waterville RR Co on stock #275 for 6 shares issued to Elliott Dec 25 1866. Signed boldly by B

Huntington signs as president in 1889 and also signs on the reverse in 1890. # B369 for 100 shares issued to Huntington. Rare stock with coupons

Number 1874 for 100 shares. Signed by president John Conroy in 1937 shortly after reopening after prohibition. Eagle vignettes. Green and black on whi

"of the City and County of Philadelphia, No. 2." Certificate no. 21, issued for three shares to Albert Chance in 1864. Signed by president...

5 Centre Turnpike Road stocks. June 12, 1821, $50 per share. Signed by E. Bradford Pres't. ? Boyd Treasurer. "Centre Turnpike, also known a...

Very early date navigation stock from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania issued in 1838. Cert. #1227, issued for one share. Signed by the company office

# 50 for 5 shares in 1912. Preferred stock. Black on white with blue border. Incorporated in 1911. Signed by president George Cottrell and William R R

The State of Texas, County of Gonzales. Seventy-five dollars ($75) was paid to Gonzales Lodge Hall No. 38, I.O.O.F. and this certificate constitutes J

Green Galveston, Houston and Henderson Rail Road bond with 19 coupons. 1855. Date: Country: State: Texas City: Provenance:

2 1921 Old Dominion Oil stocks with gushing derrick vignettes. 1 has condition issues. 1922 letterhead dividend letter. Date: Country: State: Te

Two Buffalo Lithia Springs Corporation uncanceled stock certificates, both issued Feb. 2, 1927. Buffalo Lithia Springs is located in Buffalo Junction,

"of Spokane Falls, W.T." Hall Building Stock no. 39, issued for one five dollar share to Nathan Toklas on Aug. 31, 1887 in Spokane Falls. ...

Issued Lincoln Motor Co., stock 1922. Edge wear and upper corner chip. French bond, Usines d'Automobiles G. Brouhot 1906. Left seam chip, 2x .5&...

Three vintage stock certificates: 1) The Continental Commercial Company of St. Louis, issued 1906, one for 1 1/2 shares, one for 5 shares; 2) Denny-Ba

A group of 20 stock certificates issued by television & radio manufacturing and supply companies. Included are Jenkins Television Corporation, I...

Lot of four certificates from the Paraffine Companies: two unissued stock certificates, green and brown ink; two issued and cancelled First Mortgage G

About 25 city, county, utility and state bonds. Montana Territory, Philadelphia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Colorado Springs, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Provid

Ornate stock certificate issued for 10 shares in 1908. Large size certificate was a Trustee's Receipt Certificate with a large escrow agreement ...

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

Rare certificate issued at Louisville, Kentucky in 1854. The company was chartered in Tennessee with total capital of $444,900. This is certificate #1

Inc. in South Dakota. No. 329, issued for 20 shares to Federico Vannucci in 1908. Signed by the president, Tullio Giara, and treasurer Allen. Not canc

Lot of 2 different: 1) Western Magazine Publishing Company. Inc. in Delaware. Issued in 1911 for 80 shares. Not cancelled. Green border and background

Lot of 6 different. Included: Scandinavian Publishing Co. (stock number 1, Utah, 1901); Duchesne Publishing Co. (Utah, 1932); Nelson Publishing Co. (S

1.) The Great Western Exposition Train Company, No 871, blank 2.) The Funded Loans of the city of Atlanta, No 408 for $200 issued to Mary B Ross, Jose

Two certificates from Brussels: Compagnie Generale de Chemins De Fer Et De Tramways Chine (1900);Ateliers Detombay (1920) poor condition. Date: Co

Three different French bicycle racing stocks. _x000D_ A) 100-franc stock certificate from the Stade-Velodrome de la Ville de Nice. Issued on May 14, 1

Lot of nine certificates from Greek and Italian entities. Adriatic Electric Company; National Bank of Greece, and others. Date: Country: Greece

Lot of 15: Union Mercantile e Industrial Mexicana S.A. bonds issued 1912, include coupons. Date: Country: Mexico State: City: Provenance:

Eight different Russian bonds including Moscow municipal bonds and others. Entirely written in Russian. These bonds are from the 1890s and 1900s. Aver

Two pieces of scrip for The Common Fund Company Limited issued at London, 20th December 1869, signed by R. H. Mills registrar. One good for 50 shares,

Various books, magazines for the Aviation Buff; 20 hardcovers, about 16 softcovers and 5 magazines; Aviation History See online catalog for complete

Ten pieces of Charles Lindbergh history. Ribbon celebrating the first non stop flight New York to Paris May 20-21, 1927; photo card labeling him Charl

Framed photo of the legendary Concorde jet with 9 French fighter escorts in formation. 14 signatures, probably pilots and the photographer. Photo 10x

Moon landing commemorative poster with a reproduction of a painting of Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin. Signed by L. Salle. "Commemorating the F...

The Reliance, of Goodyear's blimp fleet, was launched October 30, 1931 at Akron Ohio. This flight log from the Akron airport lists five passeng...

Lot of 2. One is from the State of New York Department of Law and the other is a law firm in New York. Both are related to inquiries about the America

In March, 1971, Harrah’s partnered with a Japanese firm to host an antique car festival, the likes of which the world had never seen. With th

Nicely illustrated factory catalogs for the Maserati buff. Date: Country: State: City: Provenance:

Lot of four: 1911 Packard Motor Cars Information manual, 128 pages; 1937 Packard Super-Eight operation and maintenance data, 58 pages; Owner's I...

7 prints of classic coaches from paintings by Vladimir Kordic, used on 1982 TRW calendar. 13x23" Date: Country: State: City: Provenanc...

Lot of 5: 1. Lamp w/red Porsche mounted on base, tested works. 2. Mounted and framed Porsche 24-3/4 x 17 inches. 3. Six mounted B&W photos of Po...

The first jack is a Walker-Badger ratchet jack for medium weight trucks; a model # 126 for sale in the 1920-1930's these jacks were a must have ...

This is a collection of travel brochures and information, mostly dealing with California. Everything seems to be in good condition. When we can travel

Letter to the Directors of the Watertown and Romi Rail Road from M. Wright dated 1836 requesting restitution for payment made for the subscription. D

This is a set of four maps of the Alaskan Railroad surveyed between 1898-1933 published in 1940. Scale is 250 by the USGS. Map 26 Matanuska Coal Field

A nice freight bill issued by the CRI&P RR, dated September 6, 1876. All stops are noted, including Tucson, A.T., La Junta, Co., with an origin ...

Lot of 3 pages. Rare. These are "letter copies" on Central Pacific Railroad / Southern Pacific Railroad letterhead. All have staining on t...

Photo of the Carson and Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company's narrow gauge 2-6-0, no.3. Photo taken near Bijou, California at the J. H. Martin Ca...

3 passes for the McCormick Steamship Company dated 1925, 26 and 27. These are in very nice condition for their age. See photos for more detail and con

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen framed San Francisco charter, listing multiple members. 1924. Frame 25x21.5". Date: Country: State: Cali...

Lot of 5. Collection of books about locomotive power in the Northern California timber country. Featured in this lot are ""Napa Valley Rou...

This collection of Denver City Transfer Passes, a total of eight, include the transfer pass rule book. Passes found include dates of 1899, 1900, 1903,

Three photographs of the Pike's Peak Route in Colorado, produced by W.E. Hook Wholesale Views Co., c. 1890s. These three photographs show the Pi...

Group of five (5) publications about the rail service in and around Chicago and its metropolitan area. First is "North Shore, America's Fas...

If you've ever wondered about the inner workings of a once great railroad, this is the lot for you. The fifteen (15) plus items include operatio...

Framed 1895 time card, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R'Y. Frame 18x22", time card 9.5x12.25&quo...

Group of five (5) books about rail transportation in Minnesota and Wisconsin Included are "Badger Traction" by Joseph Canfield (Hardcover ...

Framed partially hand colored Missouri railroad map. No cartographer visible. Map 17x21", frame 23.25x27.5". Date: Country: State: M...

Map Showing the North Missouri Railway Branches, Extensions, Connections, Etc. Drawn and engraved by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. 172 Williams S...

Lot of 5. Two are for 1928, three are for 1929. Each is 11.75" x 9" Each has a map in the back that shows the lines, 18 x 16.5" Some ...

Mounted photograph of a train car from Butte, Montana. The train car has decorative bunting and signs for several businessmen including J.H. Leyson an

About 100 Montana railroad date nails including some coppers. Copper date nails are unique to Montana, primarily in Butte. Various numbers and sizes.

Railroad handbill/broadside announcing new route from Denver to Chicago and land for sale on the way. 5.5x8.5". Date: Country: State: Neb...

Annual Report of the Nevada Northern Railway Company to the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada for the Year Ending June 30, 1916. This report s

This is a wooden pattern block for a split pulley that would have been used at the Virginia and Truckee Rail Road foundry to cast a new iron pulley wh

Here is the last, of the great railroad advertising signs for the Santa Fe. It shows two couples, one taking pictures, and the other near the doorway.

Lot of 2 different. 1) One shows a man sitting down in uniform, with "LIRR" visible on his shoulder. We believe this to be Long Island Rai...

Black and white paper Circulars from the Thompson's Passage Office, 275 Pearl Street, New York City. Dated February through October 1866. Conten...

"Shipping Guide with Express Rates from New York, N.Y., Brooklyn, N.Y. Long Island City, N.Y.," second edition, August 1911. Chipping corn...

Two railroad passes for the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co. Southern Pacific Lines in Oregon. Issued in 1910 and 1911. The 1910 one was issued to M

The American Steamship Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia & Liverpool Line. April 24th, 1877. Alex. Sparrow & Co. are shipping 4 boxes of...

Tintic area date nails 32-54. Railroad unknown. Given to Jeff Pollock by Larry Henry. Date: Country: State: Utah City: Tintic Provenance: Geff

28 x 15-inch broadside from the Bamberger Railroad Company with time tables, special instructions and company telephones. Four vintage postcards: Park

Utah and Nevada Railway stock transferred to James G. Harris dated at Boston Massachusetts September 17, 1889 Date: Country: State: Utah City:

ID Mark: R.I.RR (Rayonier Inc RR) (Washington state lumber co) Date: Country: State: Washington City: Provenance:

Text and documentation by Charles Dollfus and Edgar De Geoffroy. Societe Nationale des Enterprises de Presse / Editions Saint-Georges. Large oblong fo

Lot of 5 Deposit Receipts for $500 General Consolidated First Mortgage 50-Year 5% Gold Bonds. Funded by the Bank of Scotland. 8 x 10" Black pri...

Nice hard bound copy of "bards haw's Continental railway Guide." This over 1,000-page publication gives fares, timetables and maps to ...