Western Americana Auction April 2022

No. 83, issued for $500 in 1890. Four coupons attached. Signed by president Shorcraft(?) and secretary Littlefield. Not cancelled. Green border and se

Lot of 10, most different. Included: Sherman Consolidated Mining Company (1882, not cancelled, state seal vignette); Gold Star Mines Company (stock nu

Lot of 11. Included: Newtown Mining Company (two different, 1923 and 1924, mining vignettes); Gold Tunnel Mining Company (1903, mining vignettes); Uni

Lot of 3 different. 1) Enterprise Quartz Mining Company. No. 84, issued for 2,200 shares to AS Bigelow on Feb. 23rd, 1889 in North Columbia. Signed by

"Yuba and Nevada Counties" (printed under title). Inc. June 24, 1875. No. 343, issued for 100 shares to Theo Maass on Feb. 27th, 1877 in S...

Rare. "Empire District, Nevada County, Cal." (printed to the right of vignette). Low certificate number 4, issued for 250 shares to George...

Lot of 3. 1) Fortuna Gold Mining Company. "Nevada County, California" (printed under title). Inc. in NY. No. 134, issued for 100 shares to...

Lot of 3. Deer Creek was where George Hearst owned the rich LeCompton Mine, which he had located in 1857. He sold this mine to raise money to buy into

Rare. Location: Nevada County, Cal. (printed to the left of vignette). Dateline Empire Ranch, Yuba Co., Oct. 4th, 1866. Inc. July 1863. No. 278, issue

Lot of 7. French Corral is located on the San Juan Ridge in Nevada County, California. It is a California Gold Rush mining town that dates back to 184

Location, Indian Springs District, Nevada Co., Cal." (printed under title). Inc. July 1863. No. 127, issued for 2 shares to Freeman on Nov. 22n...

Lot of 9, most different, all unissued. Includes: Maryland Gold Quartz Mining Company; Tribute MC; Brunswick Consolidated Gold MC; Rocky Bar Gold MC (

Lot of 12, most different. Included: Selby Hill Mining Company (1878); Pittsburg Gold Mining Company (1878, mining vignette); Cold Spring Quartz &am...

Location of Mine, Nevada County, Cal. (printed under title). Inc. January 19, 1863. No. 54, issued for three shares to Chas. Hosmer on Feb. 17th, 1863

Great eye appeal. Location of Mine, Nevada County, Cal. (printed under title). Inc. January 19, 1863. No. 104, issued for 5 shares to AG Heasey on Feb

No. 4761 to 4765, issued to Louis Floorshein on August 15th, 1870. Signed by two directors and the secretary. Not cancelled. Black print on white pape

Rare! Nevada County, California (printed below logo). Inc. Sept. 22nd, 1877, No. 98, issued for 100 shares to Durbin Van Vleck on April 2nd, 1878 in S

Lot of 22. Duplication. Included: South Idaho Cons. Mining & Milling Co. (1893); Union Hill Mines (8 issued in 1915); Mount George MC (1895); Go...

Inc. Dec. 4th, 1885. No. 32, issued for 1,000 shares to JH Freeman on Sept. 20th, 1887 in SF. Signed by the president and secretary. Black border and

Very rare. "Location--Prettyman's Ranch, Zinc House Dist., Nevada Co." (printed on right border). Inc. June 10, 1863. No. 96, issued t...

Lot of 11. Washington, California was originally known as Indiana Camp as it was founded in 1849 by miners from Indiana. It was renamed Washington in

Very early California Gold Rush certificate. Inc. April, 1852. No. 155, issued for one share to Pleasant Routon on May 15th, 1852. Signed by Richard

Lot of 11. North San Juan dates back to the California Gold Rush. It prospered during the era of hydraulic mining at nearby Malakoff Diggins from 1850

Lot of 5 different. 1) Pemberton Hydraulic Gold Mining Company. Forest Hill District. Issued in 1879. Signed by president Phillips and secretary Crand

Rare. "Lost Camp District, Placer County, Cal." (printed above title). Inc. June 1867. Low number 5, issued July 23rd, 1867 at Dutch Flat ...

Rare. "Plumas County, Cal." (printed under title). Inc. Oct. 7, 1873. No. 30, issued for 200 shares to Elam Brown on Oct. 29th, 1878 in Ma...

The Alpha Company was an important tertiary channel placer mine above Washington, Nevada County, CA. About 84 stock unissued, 1 issued 1917. City:Wa

Lot of 9. 1) Yuba Mining Company. Dateline Timbuctoo. No. 29, issued for 100 shares to GA Moore in 1864. Signed by the president and secretary. Not ca

Lot of 3. Empire Ranch sprung up during the California Gold Rush. It was founded in 1851 by Thomas Mooney (who signed one of these stocks). It later s

Rare. "Brown's Valley District, Yuba County, Cal." (printed under title). "San Francisco Ledge" (printed along top). Inc. No...

Lot of 50+. Duplication, but a lot of variety. Included: Murchie Extension Gold MC (25 stocks, signed but not issued, c.1906); Aurora MC (1908); Beeso

Lot of 4. 1) Altona Gravel Mining Company. Alta Hill, Grass Valley, Cala. (printed under title). No. 20, issued for 200 shares to CW Boynton on Dec. 1

Stock book with stubs from Powning Gold and Silver Mining Co. c.1883, probably in Grass Valley, CA. About 80 unissued stocks, 1 issued 1898. City:

Lot of approx. 450 stock certs all issued by Western Union Mining Company of Wallace, ID. Dated from 1917 - 1922. Certs # 2506 - 2756 folded and att

About 20 Idaho mining stocks. Western Union, Happy Day, Sherman Lead, Custer Con, National Copper, Inspiration Lead, Option, Lead Crystals, Butte &a...

About 20 Idaho mining stocks. Oreano, Stanley, Phoenix, Dayrock, Bunker Hill and Sullivan, Ray Jefferson, Little North Fork Copper, Lead Crystals, Gue

10 different Idaho mining stock in quantity. About 10 Crystal Lead 1940's. 15 Hornsilver, various dates. 15 Oreano 1920's. 15 Ray Jefferson ...

About 25 assorted Idaho mining stocks. Ray Jefferson, National Copper, Stanley, Copper King, Crystal Lead, King, Silver Mountain, Lead Crystals, Purit

Book of unissued stock certificates from the Maryland Gold Quartz Mining Company in the Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California. The M

About 80 Unity Gold Mining Stocks, about 6 issued 1900's,balance unissued. City:Virginia City State:Montana Date:

2 Mines Timber, Alder Gulch Gold, Montana Gold and Gem, Silver Cliff, Penn Yan, Vulcan, New Copper Silver, Triangle, Butte & London Copper, Casc...

Miners Savings Bank, Amalgamated Silver, Last Chance Copper, Inter State, Mayflower, South park Mining, New General Sheridan, Minnesota and Montana, D

Unity Gold, American Silver Copper, Luxembourg, Jardine, Helena Milling, Little Anaconda, Basin Montana Tunnel, Alder Gulch, Brown Eyed Queen, Madison

Paupers Dream, 2 Davis Daly, Miners' Savings(damaged), Butte and Isele, Butte Copper Cons, Pennmont Gold, Last Chance Copper, Marine Lead, Paxso...

About 25 Montana Mining stocks. Triangle, Davis Daly, Montana Gold and Gem, Parrot Silver and Copper, Mammoth, Vose, Middle Fork, Brown Eyed Queen, Bu

Lump Gulch Silver, Jefferson & Teton, Pioneer Placer, Neihart Tunnel, Butte Exemption Copper, North Butte, Rock Creek Ditch, Basin Montana Tunne...

Montana mining stocks. About 20 Jardine Mining 1920's-1940's. About 15 Last Chance Copper 1911. About 15 Parrot Silver and Copper 1890's...

About 60 Montana mining stocks with some duplicates. Silver Cliff, Missouri & Montana Gold, Basin, Snowshoe Copper(these 3 mounted). Vose, Anaco...

8 stocks signed by William Andrews Clark, 1881, 1884, 1890. 5 signed and unissued. Nice vignettes. City: State:Montana Date:

2 vols. of shareholder records. # 5501-6000 and 79001-79500. 1906 and 1912. City: State:Montana Date:

1) Adelaide Copper in the Gold Run Mining District. Number 26 issued for 100 shares to the company president Roulstone in San Francisco on August 28,

This is a very striking certificate: blue on white, fancy scrip, gold bars to hold numbers, etc. # 10 for 20 shares to Samuel Pryor. Signed by Samuel

#519 for one share to Alf Gamble. Signed by Jno. L. MacKenzie and president William Norris. Dateline San Francisco 1864. According to the Sacramento D

Very early # 7 for 25 shares to R Sundam. Signed by CT Robinson and president Howard Crittenden. Robinson and Crittenden were both from the infamous A

Lucky number 13 for 10 shares made out to secretary J. Henry Martin. Signed by Martin and president W. M. Soames(?). Dateline Aurora, December 19, 186

Location: Last Chance Hill, Esmeralda Mining District, Aurora, Mono County. Early certificate No. 21 for 6 shares, issued to R. G. Sindam on April 23,

# 1 for 50 shares to Gardiner S Chapin. Signed by RM Wilson and president A Mitchell. Dateline Aurora (San Francisco is scratched out) on November 27,

# 132 for 50 shares to William Feast. Signed by William Tyler and D Statz. Dateline 1864 Aurora. Incorporated December 22, 1862. Location Esmeralda Di

# 358 for 2 shares to William Feast. Signed by secretary William Feast and president R. B. Sanchez. Dateline Aurora, Monon County, Cal. on August 24,

# 33 for 15 shares to WF Johnson. Signed by WF Johnston and president DT Berry. Dateline San Francisco May 23, 1864. Incorporated Jan. 1864. Location:

# 45 for 10 shares to Monroe. Signed by William T Stanford and S DeWolfe president. Dateline San Francisco October 23, 1863. Incorporated August 12, 1

SECOND certificate issued! For 5 shares to John S Love. Signed by Thompson Campbell and president JW Foard. Dateline San Francisco December 30, 1863.

VERY EARLY NUMBER 8 for 1 share to SS Brewster. Signed by Henry Jacobs and president G Wood. Dateline Austin June 15, 1864. Incorporated May 1864. Loc

# 18 for 20 shares to Silas Fuller. Silas Fuller is listed as a speculator in the 1864 Langley directory. Signed by secretary Jonathan Hunt Jr. and pr

#32 for 5 shares to P. B. Grundy. Signed by T. A. Waterman and I. J. Rolfe as president. Dateline Austin, Lander, Co., N. T. Incorporated July 15, 186

VERY EARLY NUMBER 3 for 10 shares to H Clarkson. Signed by Sturdivant and president F(lournoy) Shockley. Dateline San Francisco June 20, 1863. Reese R

# 111 for 66 shares to Charles Watkins. Signed by SC Gallatin(?) and president William H Strong. Dateline San Francisco Oct. 15, 1863. Incorporated Ma

"Lander County, Nevada Territory" printed under logo. Incorporated in 1864 in New York. Number 264 issued for 40 shares to Luther Marsh on...

Rare Mining Stock Harrison Eastman Lithograph of San Francisco Bay. He was most noted for the 'Miner's Ten Commandments' letter sheet. C...

# 110 for 5 shares to Minaile(?). Signed by AS Gould and president Larrou(?). Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated April of 1863. 25c Bond Revenu

Stearns Mining Company, stock issued to K. Stearns, Stearns was the superintendent and Stearns was the founder of the important Clyde Ledge! His signa

# 6 for 60 shares to H Miller. Signed by PH Cumming and president Robert Grant. Dateline San Francisco 1864. Incorporated Nov. 24, 1863. Reese River M

# 690 for 25 shares to S. D. Brown, trustee. Incorporated October 16, 1874. Cason City district. Signed by Brown as president and, William Van Bokkele

This is CERTIFICATE #1 and a very rare stock (per Holabird Western Americana). Rare Northumberland district. Issued for 1,770 shares to OP James. Sign

This is a WOW cert with both the good and the bad. The good is the vignette. It is entitled, "Discovery Tunnel of the Phila. Sil. Min. Co. of N...

Eagle and Washoe Mining District, Ormsby County, Nevada (printed by vignette). Inc. August 24, 1878. Dateline Carson City, Nev., March 15th, 1880 (fad

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so please look at the photo online. We have never seen this cert before. We have never seen anything lik

1) #431 to Day, Adams and Co for 100 shares on November 20, 1906. Dateline Denver. Signed by secretary Orville S. Dines and president H. A. Woodworth.

# 68 for 10 shares to AP Spear. Signed by AS Chamberlain (Commissioner of Deeds) and president William Denckle (arrived in Humboldt County in 1862 and

Coleman Mining District, Lyon County, Nev. (printed at bottom center). Not found in Tingley, Carson, Paher, Ansari, Church Lincoln, etc. Incorporated

Later Silver City certificate. Ten red documentary stamps: six 50c, one 10c, one 5c, and two 2c. NUMBER 1 for 6,375 shares to J. Maguire on May 20, 19

# 247 for 10 shares to John Vignot. Signed by A. W. Russell and president D. S. Brittin. Dateline Dayton, Lyon Co., N. T. March 21, 1864. Incorporated

# 75 for 10 shares to George S Haskell. Signed by D Van Vleck and John Boden as president. Nahl Brothers printer. Nahl Brothers were considered two of

VERY EARLY NUMBER 7 for 5 shares to T. Forcade. Signed by L. Vidal and president L. Rowand. Dateline February 9, 1863. Incorporated January 19, 1863.

Incorporated in 1863. Issued to J.D. Hunt for 50 shares in 1864. Signed by president Jno. Williams and secretary George A. Hill. Sierra Mining Distric

Where do you put this certificate? It clearly states it is in Arizona Territory. But within two years it would be in Nevada. Very Early! #10 for 50 sh

Certificate Number 1! Incorporated June 12th, 1878. Location: Eureka County, Nevada (printed at bottom). Dateline Eureka, Nevada July 30, 1878, for 40

Incorporated Jan 3, 1871. Cert #3070 for 100 (number is punched w/stars) Shares @ $100 per share in 1878. Issued to Miller & Van Wyck. Signed by...

Mines in the Fairview District 1) Fairview Silver King. Title in fancy red script. Red seal. Green border. # 732 for 1000 shares to G. A. Webster on J

# 33 for 20 shares to Joseph H Moore. Signed by secretary (?) and president S Heydenfelt. Dateline San Francisco 1863. Incorporated March 26, 1863. 25

Rare Reno, Nevada dateline. Location only identified by four ledges: Sunrise Ledge, Badger Ledge, Jennie Ledge and London Ledge. Company owns 1,500 fe

Very rare certificate signed by T.L. (Tasker) Oddie in 1906. A mining entrepreneur, Oddie was a principal player during the Tonopah-Goldfield boom of

Two certs. The first is NUMBER 1 for all 2,000,000 shares. It is issued to Marvin B Ish and John Peterson - obviously the owners. Dateline Goldfield 1

# 20 for 50 shares to Isaac Josephi. Signed by CC Chaffee and president A Rhodes. Dateline Virginia 1864. Gold Hill Mining District. Incorporated Dece

Yellow Jacket certificates are common, but Territorial issued certificates RARE. Signed by president Charles Bonner - famed superintendent of the Goul

The certificate is printed for one company and presented here for another! The stock is printed Red Mountain Mining and Milling Company. The 'GO...

Lot of three including two with the highly collectable 'Red Top' and a Tex Rickard autograph. 1) Check for the Red Top Mining Company. 1906....

Dateline Hawthorne and mines located at Hawthorne, a central Nevada town known for the Naval Ammunition Dump. Inc. 1886. No. 67, unissued but signed b

# 42 for 100 shares to Dr. Charles H Hunter. Datelined Philadelphia 1867. Signed by secretary Stephen Miller and president AO Hiester. Chartered in Pe

1) Silver Monarch Mining Company. # 327 for 20 shares dated January 21, 1879, and issued to Joseph Goddard, trustee. Location Humboldt Co, Nevada. Sig