Western Americana Postcards, Vintage Photographs, and Stocks

Fifteen different plus 4 Keystone duplicates (see other lot of 86 Keystone). Nearly all don't have a photographer identified. Includes: Court of...

Very rare! Subscription certificate for one share of capital stock of the Centennial Board of Finance, inc. by an Act of Congress approved June 1, 187

Lot of 5. From the 1965 World's Fair in New York: illustrated 1964 cover, two copies of a booklet containing 14 official views (in color), and a...

Framed "Free of Charge" card from 1899 signed by John Joseph Valentine, Sr. 1840 - 1901). An American expressman, he was the first preside...

Three checks issued at Silver City, Idaho by the Owyhee Mining Company drawn on Wells, Fargo & Co. of San Francisco. 1871 & 1872. Each check...

Unused, but rare check with great vignette of stagecoach and two men with rifles. Check No. 51. Dateline Virginia City, Montana, 186-. Stub attached.

Early certificate with nice steam engine vignette. Signed by Timothy H Loomis (Springfield, Massachusetts) on November 25, 1858. Signatures include Fa

American Express Company, no. 573 for 10 shares to Hugh Crocker on October 14, 1859. Signed by Fargo, Butterfield, and Holland. Certificate number is

American Express Company, no. 3724 for 3 shares to Martin Galurha on December 15, 1859. Signed by Butterfield and Fargo. (Prag collection) City: St

American Express Company, number 1509 for 7 shares to J Prichard of Boston on January 2, 1865. Signed by Fargo, Wells, and Holland. Includes a brown 5

American Express Company, #1766 for 4 shares to Joseph D Badgley of New York on March 30, 1865. Badgley ran a wholesale grocery house in 1865. This ce

American Express Company#738 for 1 share to Henry A Loucks of Albany. The Loucks (Laux) family from Holland were early arrivals in American and severa

American Express Company, #2677 for 2 shares to Monroe B Bryant of New York on April 13, 1866. Bryant was active in politics during the Civil War era.

American Express Company, #2683 for 25 shares to A Stone of Cleveland, Ohio. Signed by Fargo and Wells. Amasa Stone was a contractor, railroad manager

American Express Company, #1376 for 1 share to Annie H Harting on January 2, 1865. Signed by Fargo, Wells, and Holland. String signatures! Brown 5c re

American Express Company, #693 for 10 shares to Johnston Livingston of Tivoli in 1860. Livingston was on the Board of Directors of the American Expres

American Express Company, no. 3674 to Homer B Hawkins for 5 shares on October 14, 1859. Strong Fargo, Butterfield and Holland signatures, Hawkins was

American Express Company, #825 fir 6 shares to Livingston in 1861. Signed by Wells, Fargo, and Holland. Unusual red stamp cancels. Johnston Livingston

American Express Company, #686 for 13 shares to Livingston on December 7, 1860. Signed by Wells, Fargo, and Holland. Johnston Livingston of Livingston

Real photo Postcard of a snow covered Wells Fargo & Co. office. Handwritten on back "Sept. 1922." City: Cascada State: Date: ...

Pristine photo Postcard of eight men and a horse drawn Wells Fargo & Co. Express wagon standing in front of a Western Union telegraph and cable ...

Rare. Inc. in the Territory of Arizona. No. 357, issued for one share to B.A. Weyl on Oct. 23rd, 1931. Signed by the president and secretary. Not canc

Inc. under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. No. 362, issued for 1,000 shares to W.J. Palethorpe on March 30th, 1932. Signed by the company presid

Very attractive second mortgage bond, $1,000, issued in 1881. Not cancelled. No. 526. Large vignette of locomotive. Very ornate border. Signatures of

Unissued stock certificate from the Amador Railroad Company. 10 x 5 1/2 inches. Circa 1890s. City: Amador State: California Date: ID# 44429

200+ ticket stubs for the Southern California Railway Company for the 1890s. Seven different types: First Class passage from Rivera, Round Trip Ticket

1) Snow sheds and Summit Station (you won't find these anymore!). Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York. Advertisement on back. 2) Thoma...

Scheme! No. 491, issued for 10 shares in Denver on May 6, 1891. Inc. in Colorado, 1890. Signed by Pomeroy as president and the assistant secretary, No

The Sioux City Rapid Transit Company, issued for 20 shares in 1890. Locomotive vignette. Not cancelled. Gold seal, folds. Great condition: no tears, n

Another group of early pictorial Iowa certificates. Includes: Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co. (1876, pen and punch cancelled), B...

$1,000 bond. No. 16. Issued 1871. Not cancelled. Signed by Woodward as secretary and Dietzler as president. Orange border and locomotive vignette. Thi

Uncancelled $1,000 bond for The Boston Hartford and Erie Railroad Company with RN-W2 and two RN-P5. Number 4281. Signed by Otis, Eldridge, Gregory, Da

$1,000 bond for The Boston, Hartford and Erie Rail Road Company. Number Signed by Otis, Gregory, Eldridge, and Davis. Three revenue imprints: W2 (cent

Lot of 16. Many different Nevada railroads: Virginia & Truckee, Nevada Copper Belt, Nevada Central, and Nevada Northern. 1) Nevada Copper Belt R...

Lot of ten. Three different types. Earliest is very different than the rest. It was issued in 1880 and is punch and stamp cancelled. It features a loc

Stock certificate for The Mahoning Coal Railroad Company issued 1872. Number 141 for 200 shares to Andrews. Punch cancelled. RN-U1. Locomotive vignett

1) 1906 issued stock for 3,900 shares in Portland. Pen cancelled. Vignette of electric railway car. Folds and pinholes, otherwise clean. 8.5" x...

Lot of 22, issued and unissued. Some are pictorial, but no railroad vignettes. Issued: Philadelphia & Baltimore Central Railroad (1856 & 185...

Lot of two. 1) Colorful pass with raised pictorial of Texas and US flags. Pass No. A842, issued for 1907 to W.E. Hunt (Great Northern Railway).Counter

Lot of seven different. Includes: 1880, 1883, 1884, 1887, 1888, 1891, and 1892. Please see photo for condition. (Prag Collection) City: State: Da

Utica and Waterville Railroad Company stock certificate with revenue stamp, signed by President John Butterfield. Vignette of an early rail car. 11 x

Issued at Portland Oregon Sept. 20th, 1870 signed by the president the legendary Ben Holladay. Nice vignette of a locomotive. 3 1/2 x 9 inches. City:

Lot of three. 1) $1,000 bond for The Boston, Hartford and Erie Rail Road Company, c. 1860s. Three revenue imprints: W2 (center) with P5 on either side

Included are: Timetables and routes--very early, c. 1900--3, 1920's--5; 1930's--2; 1940's--8; 1950's--10; 1960's--26; 1970's...

Lot of 60 photos includes: 4 Sierra Railroad photos; 12 Hawaiian, and 8 California Western. Also included: Denver & Rio Grande, San Diego and Ar...

Five different. Issued 1931, 1932, 1935, 1937, and 1948-49. Good condition. (Prag Collection) City: Santa Catalina Island State: California Date:

Steamship vignettes dominate this 1908 stock certificate. City: Stockton State: California Date: ID# 40535

Rare 2.5" X 4.25" National Line, Steamship "Egypt," 69 Broadway CDV. Opposite side of card shows internal plan of the cabins of ...

Sixteen passes total. Pacific Steamship Co.: 1919, 1925, 1926, 1928 (2), 1929, 1930,1931 (2), 1932 (3), and 1935 (3). Also a document announcing that

Pair of certificates, one blue and one orange for the same company. Inc. in Maine. No. B016861. Issued for 10 shares to Thomas L. Robie in 1917. Punch

Inc. in Washington. No. A4459, not cancelled. Issued for 5 shares to Susan L. Stedman on May 10, 1915. Signed by corporate officers. Gold seal. Allego

Two Arizona mining certificates: Plutus Gold Mining Company, 1916, No. 90. Issued by T. W. Kinney, President. Issued to E. C. Andersen. Uncancelled. L

Lot of six. Five green and one orange. 1927-1931. Signed by BC Austin. Acme Mines and Mill Inc, owned several mines in California. Including the Oat H

Dated 28 Jan (?) 1856 at Carrolton, Placer County California. 4 1/2 x 9 inches. City: Carrollton State: California Date: 1856 ID# 44202

Certifying Lucian B. Brooks is the owner of one share of the American River Water & Mining Company. Dated 11 June 1855 at Dotan's Bar. 4 x...

Rare early stock certificate from the American River Water & Mining Comp. Dated 7 Sept. 1859. Vignette of sailing ship and classical figure. Bri...

Three stocks: North Fresno Mining Company, Sterling Mining Co., Wade Mining Company. All had works in Fresno while the stock was issued in San Francis

1) Wade Mining Company certificate number 2 for ten shares to GS Keevey in 1880. Signed by WH Allen and W Myers. Hard to find California stock certifi

Two different. Location: Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California. 1) 1878 issued stock No. 166 to Henry Noritzky. Signed by H. Uphoft

Inc. in Arizona. Location of Company's Mines and Reduction Works: Lavic, San Bernardino County, California. One Interim Certificate, No. 464, is...

Lot of two. 1) Mariposa Land & Mining Company. Issued in New York in 1881 for 50 shares. Not cancelled. Red border, allegorical vignette with be...

Four Turner Gold Mining Company starting with #4 to 200 shares to Frank Lane in 1892. Signed by JR Young and C Sawtelle. Also numbers 32, 53, and 75.

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...

Early number stock certificate. The El Dorado stock certificate is #6 for 500 shares to Capel Hanbury Miers. Signed by EW Wilmer and George Lucas. You

Inc. in Delaware. Mines located 19 miles from Roach, Nevada in San Bernardino County, California. All have the same vignette of miners working undergr

Lot of 16 pieces: mostly stock certificates, four letters pertaining to mining operations, a Postcard of a miner and his mule, and a handwritten lette

Stock certificate for $500,000 of the South Hite Gold Mining Company dated April 25th, 1881. Location works were at Hites Cove, California. City:

Very rare. Inc. in Wyoming. Low number 6, issued for one share on May 6, 1915 in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Pen cancel. Gold seal and vignette of allego

Gorgeous certificate for the South Side Milling & Mining Co. of Colorado issued for 2,000 shares in Leadville in 1882. Number 312 for 2000 share...

Lot of six different. Includes: Union Exploration Co. (1933, not cxl), Belknap Mining Co. (1896, stamp cxl), Gold Exploration Co. (1900, cut and pen c

Lot of six different. Includes: Seven Metals Mining Co. (1919, not cxl), Bonnie Girl Mining & Milling Co. (1908, not cxl), North Star Sultan Min...

Five different. Includes: The Marquette Mining Co. (1929, not cxl), The Hoosac Tunnel and Mining Co. (1906, not cxl), The Lewis Mountain Mining &...

Lot of six different. Includes: The Inter-Mountain Mining & Industrial Assoc. (1910, not cxl), The Hoosac Tunnel & Mining Co. (1908, not cxl...

Lot of nine. Includes: The Boston-Colorado Copper Company (Salida, 1906, not cancelled, 3 mining vignettes), The Valley Mining Company (Silver Cliff,

40+ pieces! Earliest is 1917, latest is 1955. Most fall in 1910s-1930s. Very pictorial group! Very few unissued. Some of the companies included: Equit

Mortgage Bond for $100.00 for John . P. Newkirk. No. 180 issued by Waddingham Gold & Silver Mining Company. Located in South Boise District, B...

Three $100 ten year 7 1/2 % gold bonds issued by the Idaho-Nevada Consolidated Gold Mines Co. of Elk City Idaho, including coupons. City: Elk City S

Portland Mining Company. No 56, issued for 2,500 shares on Feb. 25th, 1889. Not cancelled. Ornate border. Upper right corner repaired with modern piec

Two pictorial issued certificates. 1) Stewart Mining Co. Issued to John Henry Bogt for 100 shares on April 18, 1916. Blue border and vignette of miner

Two Mining Certificates from: The Consolidated Lake Superior Company, 1903, No. 16430, issued to Frederick Butler. Uncancelled. Lake Superior Iron ...

Four issued stocks. 1) Eastern Montana Mining and Smelting Co., 1877, Bozeman, vignette of miners hoisting ore bucket. 2) National Boston Montana Mine

Gold Creek 1930, Original Bannack 1916 with unique background for title, Damours Gold 1905, Montana Consolidated 1934, Basin Gold and Silver 1919 earl

Six Montana mining certificates: Montana Mineral Land Development Co., 1907, No. 2493, Issued by Alfred Taber, President. Uncancelled. Montana Metals

1-3) Ely Consolidated Copper. Light orange. 1910 and 1911. Signed by Gidron Snyder SM Larry(?). One for 20,000 to Charles Stoneham & Company. On...

Five stock certificates. Goldfield--Two The Goldfield-Candelaria Cooperative Mining Company, 1915. One Nevada Co-operative Mining Company; Alpine, Esm

Lot of 2. 1) # 78 (low number) for 2,000 shares to HW Hoops in 1919. Signed by Joseph Hoover and Bvedliau (?). 2) #156 for 2,500 shares. Same signatur

One green (# 2153 for 1000 shares) and two orange Series A (# SA 213 and # SA 225 for 500 shares). All issued to Henry Maxwell and signed by William W

1) Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Company, unissued, yellow. 2-3) Eureka Smelting & Mining Company. 1923. Signed by Charles Sigeson and George Wil...

A rarer Eureka, Nevada stock. Location: Eureka, Nevada. Inc. in Maine, 1881. No 464. not cancelled. Issued for 18 shares to Geo. Stautial on Oct. 28,

Inc. in Nevada Aug. 24, 1876. Certificate No. 80, not cancelled. Issued for 500 shares to H.B. Harrab (?) on Oct. 26, 1877 in Eureka. Signed by the co

This is a lot of four Nevada stocks. 1) Nevada Hills Florence Mining Company, stock #136 for 1,000 shares to H. B. Davis in 1906. Signed by S. Tucker

Located Gold Hill District. Inc. in California. No. 34958, issued for 200 shares to Roehfisch & Co. on Aug. 27, 1897. Signed by Thomas Cole (pre...

Location: Gold Hill Mining District, Storey County. Inc. Sept. 1878. No. 893, not cancelled. Issued for 200 shares to H.S. Stone (the company secretar

Stock no. 778. issued to H. S. Stone, Trustee for 100 shares, 1880. Signed by W. Smith (?), president and H. S. Stone, secretary. Curtis Consolidated

No. 811 for 100 shares. Issued to H. S. Stone and also signed by Stone, secretary. (Prag Collection) City: Gold Hill District State: Nevada Date:

Great certificate. Excellent condition. Nice vignette of two miners on horseback. #5428 for 50 shares to Hagen & Billing in 1882. Signed by Lee ...

#A3525 for 50 shares to LK Taylor in 1881. Excellent condition. Not cancelled. Signed by Lee Shryock, president, and D. Yerdenal, secretary. Vignette

1) Two prospectuses: The Forward Mining Development Co. and The Goldfield Mascot Co. 2) "Facts" About Goldfield booklet created by The For...

Eight stocks total. Three are Red Hill Florence Mining Company (1923, 1926 and 1938). All issued and uncancelled. Folds and pinholes. Three others are

Lot of 2. The first certificate has a fantastic hydraulic mining vignette at top center. No. 9, issued for a staggering 280,000 shares (almost 3/4 of