Western Trails & Treasures Auction (February 2022)

Number 86, issued for 10 shares to Miller & Kingsley. Signed by president W. Belcher and secretary Lawrence Owen. Dateline San Francisco, Sept. ...

Mines of the Indian Mining District were organized around 1864 when Nevada was still a territory. It lies east by northeast of Oreana on the eastern f

Mines Located at Vernon, Nevada (printed at bottom). Seven Troughs Mining District. Number 45 issued for 500 shares to president A. A. Williams on Apr

Although issued from San Francisco in 1863, this company was incorporated in early Utah Territory on December 29, 1860. Issued to the treasurer John S

Early number 12 for 100 shares to H .H. Flagg. Datelined Virginia 1863. Signed by secretary L. G. Clement and president pro tem Dighton Corson. Incorp

Gold Hill MD. Central Park Mining Company, Number 15 for 20 shares to JVP Perry in 1864. Signed by Joseph Loryea and Captain J. H. Malett. It was issu

Number 1971 for 50 shares to CN Taylor. Datelined Gold Hill 1875. Signed by secretary William Henry and president William Havenor. Rare printer - Brow

Gold Hill District, Storey County, N.T. (printed upper left). Inc. March 19, 1864. This stock has a territorial dateline (Gold Hill, N.T.) but wasn&...

Dateline Gold Hill Mining District, Storey Co, Nevada Territory, October 7, 1863. Number 83 for 10 shares to Henry Munch. Signed by Fred Luth and DK K

Number 409 for 50 shares to G. R. Hofer on December 17, 1886 in San Francisco. Incorporated October 25, 1881. Signed by president T. B. Shannon and se

This stock certificate has certainly seen better days. But its connection to Mark Twain and Adolph Sutro make it most intriguing. Number 73 for 10 sha

Although not the most eye appealing, this is the historically more important first rendition of Sutro Tunnel Stock. Very rare! Certificate No. 68. Dat

Inc. in California. No. C35973, issued for 100 shares to EC Birdsall on December 10th,1886 in San Francisco. Signed by vice president William Johns an

Number 257 for 60 shares to H Schwarze. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by secretary AC Teitman and president Caleb Hyatt. Incorporated May 20, 1

VERY EARLY NUMBER 6 for 20 shares to C. W. Allen. Datelined Virginia, N. T. 1863. Signed by W. W. Price secretary and Charles W. Allen president. Virg

Number 69 for 10 shares to SW Ferris. Datelined Virginia N. T. 1863. Signed by Clement T Rice and L Morris(?). Incorporated march 31, 1863. Small ship

Number 109 for 10 shares to WW Stern(?). Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by secretary N Shiverick and president JP Buckley. Virginia MD. Incorpor

Globe Mining Co., incorporated in 1863 in Nevada territory, datelined Virginia, N.T. Virginia MD., Cert Number 286 issued to J. G. Bloomer for ten sha

Number 254 for 50 shares to George Miller. Datelined Virginia 1863. Signed by Secretary CG Fink (Deputy Clark of Storey County) and president A Winton

NUMBER 1 for 50 shares to TI Keys (foreman of the Eureka Mill Flume). Datelined Stockton, Cal. 1863. Signed by LE Lyons and Timothy Paige. Incorporate

This stock has serious condition issues, but the story is priceless. Number 32 issued to John Pullen(?). Virginia ND. One share equaled five feet. Sig

Number 152 for 20 shares to James Hawley. Nevada dateline of Virginia, N. T. 1864. Signed by secretary Gearhart and president OC Steel. Virginia MD. I

Number 34 for 10 shares to HW Vesey. Datelined Gold Hill, N. T. 1864. Signed by secretary GW Pease and president Morison. Incorporated Feb. 17, 1864.

The Granite Mountain Mining Company was located in the Gold Mountain Mining District about 40 miles south of Goldfield near Death Valley and the Calif

Very old stock certificate issued by Washoe United Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company, Limited. 8 shares, 5 pounds each, dated March 186...

Lot of 7 GG Rice items. Includes six stock certificates, three signed by Rice, plus a 1918 typed letter on George Graham Rice Securities letterhead si

Inc. in Colorado. No. 186, issued for 100 shares to William H. Holmes on October 28th, 1881. Signed by president H.E. Paine and the secretary, S.B. La

Inc. in Colorado. No. 475, issued for 1000 shares to D.W. Middleton on November 10th, 1881. Signed by president H.E. Paine and the secretary, S.B. Lad

"of San Francisco, California." Inc. in California. No. 2754, issued for 100 shares to E. J. Meyers on April 23, 1903 in SF. Signed by Let...

This certificate is in Extremely Nice condition. #59 for 500 shares to Elijah Sells. Signed by Sells as president and Paddock as secretary. Small ore

Number 15! $500. Two allegorical vignettes. Goldish under print $500. Signed by president Jonathon Bourne and secretary Herbert E Thompson. Brown, gre

Location: Seattle, W.T. (printed at top center). Inc. 1874. No. 785, issued for 2 shares to JC Bateman on April 18th, 1876 in San Francisco. Signed by

Lot of 4 different. 1) Grays Harbor Company. No. 143, issued for 5 shares to Geo. M. Lyon on May 27th, 1890. Signed by president Chester A. Congdon an

Lot of 4 different. 1) The Slocan-Liberty-Hill Mining Company. No. 1001, issued in 1898 in Spokane. Stamp cancelled. Allegorical vignette. Some separa

Rare. No. 112, issued for 100 shares to Sara K Perry in September 1923. Signed by president MM Lucey and treasurer MB Reese. Vignette of early cars an

Lot of five includes a rare issued certificate for 20 shares in 1912. Incorporated in Indiana. Hole cancels. Also, four unissued certificates in diffe

Great lot includes stocks from Ford Motor (3), American Motors (1), Greyhound (2), Chrysler Corporation (1) and Chrysler Financial (1). Also, three di

Lot of 13 includes 7 from Studebaker and 6 from Ford. Mixture of common stocks and bonds from the companies proper plus bonds from Ford Motor Credit

Inc. in Michigan. No. 33965, issued for 50 shares to Romaine Shackelford on Jan. 7th, 1938. Printed signatures of Joseph B. Graham and the secretary.

Tucker's issued in 1947 and 1948. A brown one is issued for 100 shares and the green one is issued for 20 shares. Both uncanceled and in very go...

Lot of 5 different. Great group. Includes: Pan Motor Company (1918, Signed by Pandolfo, great vignette, not cancelled); Moore Motor Vehicle Company (1

Lot of 4 different. Includes: United States Motor Company (1910, signed by automobile pioneer Benjamin Briscoe, eagle vignette, not cancelled); Ancien

Lot of 4 different. Includes: Afloat Motor Company (Oakland, 1908, Native American vignette); Continental Motors Corporation (1946, motor vignette); G

Lot of 4 different. Included: Moore Motor Vehicle Company (1918, Minneapolis, not cancelled); Stevens Duryea Inc. (1921, not cancelled); REO Motors, I

Lot of 3 different. 1) Pan Motor Company. No. 44583, issued to Thomas J Rhoads in 1919. Signed by president Samuel C. Pandolfo and secretary John Barr

Seven different from Northway Motors, 1919; Lafayette Motors Corporation, 1922; Kaiser Motors Corporation, 1953; Leach-Biltwell Motor Car Company, 192

Group includes Chrysler Corporation, 1981; Doble Steam Motors Corporation, 1923; Hudson Motor Car Company, 1950 (large punch holes); Ben Hur Motor Car

Lot includes Star Motors, Incorporated, 1924, I/U; Rickenbacker Motor Company, 1927, I/U; Peerless Motor Car Corporation, 1929, Hole cxls; Pierce Arro

Lot includes Lincoln Motor Company temporary certificate, 1920 I/C; Eagle Macomber Motor Car Co, 1920, I/U; Flint Motor Company (MI), 1925, I/U; Imper

Lot of five includes Delling Motor Company, 1926, I/U; Hudson Motor Car Company, 1946, I/C; Pan Motor Company (MN), 1921, car vignette, I/U; General M

Lot of 9 different. Four different auto manufacturers. Includes: Nash Motors Company (1916 and unissued); Packard Motor Car Company (two different, 19

Six different rare ones includes certificates from Ben Hur Motor Company, 1916 (tightly trimmed); Bond Automobile Company, 1925; Deppe Motors Corporat

Lot of 5 different. Included: H&C Garage (uniss.., great car vignette); Detroit & Canada Tunnel Co. (1931); United Transportation Co., Inc. ...

Lot of 18. Most different. Included: Western Autowash, Ltd. (1930); Valley Electric Motor Works, Inc. (uniss..); Toquet Carburetor Corp. (1923); Tire

Lot of 12 different. Included: Sterling Tire Corporation (1920); Sound Rubber Co. (Tacoma, 1921, tire vignette); Pressurelube Inc. (1947); Keystone Ti

Lot of 21. Duplication. Includes: Danhof Chevrolet (uniss..); Thomas B. Jeffery Co. of California (1910 and uniss..); Moore Motor Vehicle Co. 1918); M

Lot of 3 different. 1) Speedway Corporation of Los Angeles. Issued in 1925. Not cancelled. Eagle vignette. Inc. in 1924. 2) Malibu Grand Prix Corporat

Lot of 13. Duplication. Includes: Asa International Airlines (1967-1968); Puerto Rico International Airlines, Inc. (1972); Universal Airlines Co. (197

Lot of 43. Includes pieces for: Pan American World Airways; United Air Lines; Universal Aero-Transportation Company; Trans World Airlines, Inc.; Ameri

Lot of 22. Duplication. Includes: Pan Am Corporation (1991); Delta Air Lines, Inc. (5 different, four marked as Specimen); Trans World Airlines (1978

Lot of 21 different US airline stock certificates and bonds. Includes: Hornell Airways Inc. (1935); Trans-East Airlines Inc. (1968); New York Airways

Lot of 60. Duplication. Companies include: Rotor Wings Inc. (1948); Sperry Rand Corporation (1950s and 60s); Canaveral International Corp. (1968); Lin

Lot of 16. Duplication. Includes: National Aero Corp. (two diff. 1932); Porterfield Aircraft Corp. (1933); Hiller Aircraft Corp. (1960); Butler Aviat

Lot of 15. Duplication. Includes: WTC Air Freight (1971-1974, two varieties); The Universal Aero-Transportation Co. (two uniss.); Capital Flying Servi

Lot of 4. Includes: Central Airport, Inc. (1929); Air Lanes, Inc. (two issued in 1948); and American Airports Corporation (1929). Date: 1929-1948 Co

Lot of 7, four different companies. Included: Helipod USA (Nevada, unissued); Berlin Doman Helicopters Inc. (1968); San Francisco & Oakland Heli...

Lot of 17, many different, for this important aerospace corporation involved in aircraft, the space industry, defense and commercial electronics, comp

Lot of 9. Included: Sperry Corporation (3 stocks, 1954-55); Custer Channel Wing Corporation (two stocks, 1973); Aireon Manufacturing Corporation (1946

Inc. in Nevada. Low number 14, issued for 500 shares to Northwestern Development Company in 1907. Signed by president George Williams and the assistan

Lot of 5 different. Includes: Arizona & Swansea Railroad (1931 stock); Apache Railway Company (unissued bond); Tucson Rapid Transit Company (uni...

Rare bond for this railroad built in 1881 that ran from Bodie to the lumber mills south of Mono Lake. Bond no. 244. Signed by HM Yerington as presiden

Six rare railroad stocks and bonds from Los Angeles. 1) Los Angeles Cons. Electric Rwy Bond, $1000, Signed by M.H. Sherman in 1892. On October 14, 189

Rare. No. 2161, issued for $1,000 in 1892. Signed by president Moses Sherman and secretary McDonald. Not cancelled. Light brown border, fancy logo, an

Lot of 2 pretty rare certificates from Nevada County Traction Company. Streetcar from the Nevada City & Grass Valley line pictured. These are no...

Nice east bay railroad group includes some rare ones including a certificate from Claremont University and Ferries Street Railroad Co, issued at Berke

Nice group of stocks from the Key System of the East Bay. Includes Key System Transit Co (3 diff. varieties), Oakland Terminal & Whart (2), East...

Sixteen stocks and bonds from the Western Pacific Railroad. The Western Pacific Railroad (reporting mark WP) was a Class I railroad in the United Stat

Nine different stocks and bonds from this western railroad. The rail ran through Portola, California in Plumas County. Lot includes extremely rare com

Four issued certificates from the Western Pacific Railroad issued from 1949-1967. Three blue style and one orange preferred certificate. The preferred

Lot of 8 includes a Fair Oaks Transit stock issued in 1912; a very rare Central California Traction Company stock issued in 1909 for 999 shares. Stamp

Rare! $1000. #206, issued in 1891. Signed by Chas. Crocker as president. Not cancelled. Brown border, black print, and vignette of street car. Eighte

Lot of 4 includes three issued common stocks from the California Street Cable Railroad issued between 1916 and 1920. Great cable car vignette. All in

Nice group of rarely seen San Francisco electric street railway bonds. Lot includes Geary Street Railway, Northern Electric Railway, Northern Electric

Lot includes ten from Market Street Railway including 6 common and preferred certificates, plus a $1000 bond issued in 1910. Also, two scrip certifica

Lot of 10 includes three very rare San Francisco -Sacramento Railroad Company common stocks issued in 1923 and 1924. This west coast describer has nev

#1449 for 6 shares to CE Foote in 1925. Cut cancelled. Incorporated in 1920. The Oakland, Antioch and Eastern Railway was incorporated in 1911 to buil

San Francisco Terminal Railway and Ferry Company stock certificate #1, 10 shares @ $100/share, issued to President W. J. Bartnell and signed by him as

These are all very rare. Rare bond certificates from Monterey & Pacific Grove Railway Company, $1000, 1907; Saratoga & Almaden Railroad Comp...

Nice selection of Yosemite includes two $1000 bonds from Sierra Railway issued in 1897 and 1904. Also, a $100 bond from Yosemite Short Line Railway is

Spectacular vignette of Yosemite Valley with Yosemite Falls and El Capitan! Inc. Calif. 1902. Specimen bond, $1000, 5%, Sinking Fund, 30 year gold.

Very rare. Specimen stock certificate. $100 par shares. Dateline 18xx. Black and green border, vignette at bottom of three allegorical females. Printe

These four are unissued but all are rare. Included are certificates from the Tidewater and Southern Railroad; San Diego, Riverside & Los Angeles...

Large group of rare California railroad stocks and bonds includes: 1)Los Angeles Cons. Electric Railway Bond, $1000, 1892, signed by W.H. Sherman. 2)

Lot of 3 includes Pacific Rail Road Bond, (CA), 1865, City and County of San Francisco. $1000, due 1895, redeemed May, 1884. Some water damage, a litt

Lot of 8. 1) Canon City & Royal Gorge Railroad Company. Five unissued stocks, two varieties. All with gorge vignette. 2) Canon City-Florence &am...

Lot of 8. 1) Denver, Cripple Creek & Southwestern Railroad Company. Low stock number 6, issued to William Borst in 1896. Signed by president CW ...

Lot of 10 different. Includes: 1893 (bird's-eye vignette), 1901 (prospectors vignette, foreign revenue), 1906 (not cancelled, bird's-eye vig...

Lot of 6 different. 1) Two stocks. One issued 1946, not cancelled. Blue border and train depot vignette. ABN. Second is a different design and is a Sp

Lot of 2. 1) No. 1085, issued in July 1890. Signed by Otto Mears as president and the secretary (illegible). Not cancelled! Pristine Mears autograph.

Lot of 13. 1) Denver Circle Railroad Company stock issued in 1885. Signed by WH Loveland as president (namesake of Loveland, Colorado). Punch cancelle