Western Americana Signature Sale (May 2021 Auction)

Gorgeous, early uncancelled lumber certificate! No. 101, issued for 10 shares to Andrew Cochran on Dec. 4th, 1839 in Philadelphia. Signed by president

Number 60 for 2 shares for $10. Signed by president RW Nash. The association was headquartered int the Township of Plumstead, Bucks County, Pennsylvan

Lot of 2 different. 1) Pennsylvania Canal bond issued by the Treasury Department for $500 to James Taylor in 1828. Signed by auditor general David Man

Very early. Certificate number 37 to Mary Capener for $44.44 stock of the United States accruing on assumed debt of this state commencing on 1 Januar

Lot of 3 different. Big condition issues with each. As is. 1) Philadelphia and Great Bend Turnpike Road. Issued in 1822 to the Commonwealth of Pennsyl

1) # 2025 for $500 to Edward Hall. Signed by Commissioner Charles DeMorse. Vignettes include allegorical seamen, Texas star and semi nude allegorical

No. 2126. Republic of Texas Certificate of Stock in the ten percent consolidated fund Created by Act of Feb. 5th, 1840. Issued to John Price. Signed b

1) # 2025 for $500 to Edward Hall. Signed by Commissioner Charles DeMorse. Vignettes include allegorical seamen, Texas star and semi nude allegorical

1) Number 1209 with ten coupons – all signed by Charles Demorse of the Teas Stock Commission in 1940. Vignettes include allegorical lady, mil

1) Dallas County Levee Improvement Refunding Bond. 1923. NUMBER 5. Coupons 7-20 attached (taped). Signed by TH Alexander county judge county clerk and

Rare. No. 172, issued to DH Klaener for 5 shares on August 2nd, 1854 in Houston. Signed by Henry F. Fisher, agent. Not cancelled. 11.25 x 9.5" ...

Issued at Richmond, 28 January 1862, 8 % Bond for US-$ 500, #466, 22.5 x 35.2 cm, black, white, folds, 5 coupons remaining, vignette of a female figur

Beautiful bond, with a vignette of the mythological Phoenix bird rising from the flames. Virginia. 1906. Includes full sheet of coupons. Handsigned by

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

Early stock issued for 10 shares to Jacob Bean, esquire, on November 16th, 1824. Signed by treasurer Sam. Lewis. Not cancelled. 4 x 7.75" Black...

Two philatelic stock certificates, incorporated in West Virginia, issued in 1893 and 1919. Included are: American Philatelic Association, No. 431, one

Clifton Iron and Nail Company bond issued April 25, 1870. Company incorporated in State of West Virginia. Parchment, 12" x 9 1/2" bond has...

This stock is issued by The Barnum Lumber Company for 20 shares at $100 per share to George Irish, dated July 29, 1868 and signed by secretary George

This historic document has an ornate border around it with a very rare color vignette of an eagle "Old Abe" sitting on a globe. In 1865, J...

Small certificate stating that FK Phoenix has paid for 6 shares of stock in the "Joint Stock Association, organized for the purchase, ownership...

A pair of stock certificates issued by The American Ordnance Corporation. First is four shares of preferred stock at $100 per to Robert Herzog, dated

Seven stock certificates issued by midwestern companies. Certs include Acme Packing Company (Issued), Midland Packing Company of Souis City Iowa (Issu

Lot of four U.S. postal or philatelic association and companies' stock certificates, issued from 1906-1930. Includes: American Philatelic Associ...

13 stock certificates issued by various candy and confection companies. Certs include U.R.S. Candy Stores Inc., Brittingham Cndy Mfg. Co (with Eagle v

Three clock company stock certificates, all in excellent condition with slight folds, issued from 1893-1920. Includes: The Ansonia Clock Company, Conn

Four pottery, art, tile and glass company stock certificates from CA, NV and Maine, c1924-1955. Included are: California Glass Company, inc. ME, No. 7

Stock certificates issued by glass manufacturers. Included are fifty (50) shares issued by Corning Glass Works to Henry Sprague, dated Oct, 20, 1922

Lot of four industrial materials companies' stock certificates, from Eastern States, c1889-1903. Included are: Ashley's Bromine and Arsenic ...

A dozen iron and steel foundry stock certificates from the U.S., issued from 1920-1972, includes seven specimens. Five specimens are from the Central

Lot of five includes four steel and iron companies' stock certificates and one bond from eastern U.S. states, pre-1900. Included are: Bridgewate...

Eight sewing machine companies' stock certificates from eastern states, several with stamps, c1860s-1922. Included are: The Bond Sewing Machine ...

Three stock certificates from silk and wool companies, one in fine condition issued in 1867 from Pennsylvania and two unissued from Connecticut in the

One of the most colorful stock certificates! Vignettes include clowns, lions, acrobats, tigers, horse zebras, etc. Green underprint shows elephants an

The most iconic Disney certificate. A portrait of Disney is surrounded by Mickey Mouse, Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh, Donald Duck, etc. STRIKING! Issued in

Lot of two. 1) Light green, 1974, #C285788 for 100 shares. Issued to Pershing & Company. Vignette of Disney portrait with Mickey Mouse on his le...

Eight watch companies' stock certificates, all in excellent condition with slight folds, issued from 1895-1959. Includes: Bulova Watch Company, ...

Collection of 17 includes 16 stock certificates and one bond, plus a trustee's folder, from the Crown Willamette Paper Company, inc. in Maine, a...

Three choice printing business stock certificates, from Eastern States, c1880s. Includes: The Dighton Color Works, of N.Y., inc. in Mass., No. 4, thre

Two U.S. bridge building companies' stock certificates, with beautiful vignettes, from Arkansas and Ohio. The lot includes: The Baring Cross Bri...

Group of three different 27th year gold loans for China, 1938. Five dollar US bonds, quantity six, blue border, US five at upper right, with coupons.

Three red US $10 bonds with coupons. Date: Country (if not USA): China State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

Three different bonds for this railroad. 1923. 50 million Frank bond, brown border with coupons. One piece. 1920 50 million Frank bond with coupons on

Set of five different liberty bonds in the 30th year of the Republic. Five dollar bond in orange, $10 in Brown, $50 in blue, $100 in green, and $1000

Three groups of nationalist government lottery loan bonds. 1926 lottery loan bonds in the amount of five dollars Canton currency, blue border, content

Three different denominations of these 1938 national defense loan bonds. All of these bonds are 100% written in Chinese and each has the same vignette

Very attractive smaller size Chinese bond about 4 x 7", with early airplane at center. The entire bond front and back is in Chinese. Please see...

A group of 18 small size Chinese bonds, approximately 4 x 7". On one side is the serial number at bottom center with vignette of Chinese leader...

Nine pieces, industrial vignette at top with Greek allegorical figure, Chinese rice field at left temple at right. 5% reorganization Gold loan of 1913

One bond, blue border 20 pound bond, British revenue imprint at right Date: Country (if not USA): China State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Col

15 bonds, orange border. For the construction of a railroad at Kaifong– Fou and Honan – Fou in Honan. dated 1907 Date: Country (i

Quantity of five and ten denomination liberty bonds. The five bonds are oriented on the front and blue on the back, from 1937. There are 47 bonds with

Three groups of these 1930 railroad construction bonds. 4 yuan, six pieces. 40 yuan, 15 pieces. 100 yuan, 19 pieces. These bonds are mostly with coupo

Three of the blue 50 funds with coupons, five of the hundred dollar green bonds with no coupons Date: Country (if not USA): China State: City:

Two bonds, no coupons attached. Green border £5 million red block imprint at bottom center Date: Country (if not USA): China State: City

Seven very attractive bonds, fresh reverse Chinese scene with food dogs at bottom hundred and Fr.50 million capital very attractive. Date: Country

Two bonds with coupons for industrial improvement by the government of the Republic of China 1924. Sorry 1914. France revenue upper left brown border.

Three different bonds issued 1930 by the Ministry of Railway. 4 yuan, 40 yuan, and 100 yuan. Date: Country (if not USA): China State: City: Pr

£100 Chinese imperial government bond for the Honan Railway at 5% gold loan 1905. Green border coupons. The second bond is a general company b

Bond certificate with two certificate numbers, 406 and 2095. Issued for Ten Dollars to Thomas Starkly (?) and signed by John B. Mahony, agent for the

Issued for 10 pounds. Bearer Bond, Second Issue. Issued at Jerusalem, 3rd April, 1945. Two coupons remain at the bottom. Purple stamp at top right in

Group of 10 original bonds for this African Goldmine with nice vignette of an African pushing an ore car and another in a canoe at a remote African si

Warrant certificate #210 good for one share. Printed by the Blades East, London. There is a red English One Shilling Six Pence Tax Stamp attached to t

Fabulous and in pristine condition! This is one of the most impressive stock certificates you will ever see. Eight gold nugget vignettes. Three miners

This is one of the most impressive stock certificates you will ever see. Eight gold nugget vignettes. Three miners with a gold nugget. Vials with gold

The Detroit Yukon Mining Company operated a placer gold mine in the early 1900s about 6 miles up the Klondike River valley from Dawson City. The comp

Issued at Windsor, Vermont in 1850 for ten shares. Three nice vignettes. The company had the power to establish mine with separate interest. The New G

Stock certificate for "sub-shares of Colombian Emerald Syndicate Limited," inc. in Delaware, issued in 1922. Certificate is No. 8746 for 1...

#421 for 20 shares to Henry Snyder. Signed by president Bryon E. Huntley and secretary William B. Sylvester. The company was formed in 1881 to fund si

Inc. in New York. No. C3607, issued for 100 shares to Charles H. Dickey on Nov. 12th, 1907. Signed by Henry W. Catlin, president, and K.L. Breeman, as

# 2777 for 5,000 shares to George M. Wheeler on June 18, 1918. Signed by treasurer James Crane and president (?). This mine was incorporated in 196 in

Sopori Land and Mining Company Stock Certificate May 1st, 1858. "This Certifies that Samuel Pratt proprietor of 25 shares of the Sopori Land an...

Inc. in New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1859. U/U. "New Mexico and Arizona" at left. Eagle vignette top. Printed by H. Whermann, New Orlean...

Cert. #132, I/U, at New York Jan 3, 1883 to Geo. J. Weuck for 25 shares. Inc. in New York. Signed by president Albert Welles . Gold embossed corp. se

Choice, rare! Named for Teddy Roosevelt's, "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick." Number 443 for 200 shares to Frederick E Hoyt Sr. Si...

Nice Tombstone, Arizona mining stock issued in 1910. The company operated 25 miles outside of Tombstone. Two mining vignettes. Issued for 1000 shares.

Lot of five. 1) Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company, Ltd. Special Contract Bond. 1901. Signed. Unissued. All coupons are attached. 21 x 12". 2...

The Picacho Silver Mining Company of Arizona, Incorporated under the Laws of New York, cert No. 72. Issued to Wm W. Shepard for 120 shares. Dated (Ne

Cert. #181, issued for $100 in 1866. Inc. in Pennsylvania. The company operated gold, silver and copper mines in Arizona. Specie basis refers to an an

Incorporated July 14, 1879. Certificate No. 2032 issued for 100 shares to G.B. Bayley, Trustee, on December 6, 1880. Signed by T. E. (illegible) as Pr

Rare Bodie stock certificate by African American lithographer Grafton T. Brown of San Francisco for the McClinton Mining Company of the Bodie Mining

Unissued but signed by Stanford as president. Vignette shows mountain with shaft depths superimposed: Cumberland 600', Bunker Hill, North Americ...

Porter Gold &Silver Mining Co., incorporated 1863, issued Dec 9, 1863 to J.G. Porter, signed by Victor B. Masson as president, cancelled with r...

"Butte Co., Cal." printed above vignette. Inc. Aug. 24th, 1863. No. 92, issued to J Chappie for 5 shares on July 6th, 1864. Signed by pres...

The location was discovered by a miner named Jack Keane. Keane and a partner named Domingo Etcharren had scouted the area, called Chloride Cliffs, and

Cert. #1653, issued in 1882 for 100 shares to Louis J. Falk. Signed by Hughes and Laude as president. Kelsey Mining District, El Dorado County, Califo

The American River Water and Mining Company was formed in 1854 to build a ditch to divert water from the North Fork of the American River providing wa

Incorp. 1906 South Dakota. Cert. #1727, I/U, issued in 1906 to P.J. Cadagan & Co. for 100 shares. Signed by Malcolm Macdonald as president. Blac...

Lot of three C.C. Julian & Company documents includes a Participating Oil Agreement (1923) and two stock certificates from the 1930s. Julian was...

# 8(?) for 25 shares to Josiah C Huch(?). Datelined Dutch Flat 1867. Signed by secretary Charles F (?) and president (?). Incorporated June 26, 1867.

Although not rare, this is an important early California stock certificate. But what makes this one special is the reference on the certificate to Joh

A certificate for stock in the Philadelphia and California Mining Company, completed on Sept. 28, 1852, granting Theodore Walter 100 shares in the ven

Cert. #210, issued to J.P. Fowler for one share, Jan. 7th, 1863. Issued at Petaluma, California. Steam engine vignette at left and Eureka at the cente

Lost Camp District, Placer County, Cal. (printed above title). In.c June 1867. Low number 7, issued July 23rd, 1867 at Dutch Flat to Tuck for 25 share

Cert. #858, issued for 100 shares in 1886. Location of property: Plumas County, California. Vignette show miners working above ground. The Taylor Plum

Rare and historic California oil stock issued in 1894. The Torrey Canon Oil Company was incorporated in 1889 with Thomas R. Bard as president (who sig

This 1902 Bond is number 75. All coupons are still attached. 14.5 x 9.5". Signed by William Saxton secretary and William D (?) president. 25c U...

Location: Sugar Pine District, Tuolumne Co., California (printed at top center). No. 110, issued for 100 shares to Robert Solefree on Nov. 19th, 1866

Group of seven issued California miners includes: 1) Landecker Gold M.C., Placerville, 1905 2) Grass Valley Consolidated Gold Mining Company, 1902 3)

Certificate No. 555 for 1000 shares of stock dated May 1, 1891 and made out to J. E. Miller. Incorporated in Colorado on June 10, 1863. Signed by pres

Wow, this is a stunner. Issued in 1882, the full title is, "Clear Creek Gold and Silver Mining Company of Clear Creek, Colorado". Not list...