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1916 - Berkshire Mining & Development Company Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:12.00 USD Estimated At:25.00 - 75.00 USD
1916 - Berkshire Mining & Development Company Stock Certificate - Fenske Collection
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Wisconsin. Ashland. Mellen. Berkshire Mining & Development Co. Incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Certificate No. For 100 shares, issued to Katherine V. McBousvell. Datelined January 29, 1916. Signed by O.H. Hillikson as President and W.J. Wheeler as Secretary. Large vignette at center top shows mill and railroad alongside river with mountains in the background, with a smaller mining scenes in each upper corner. Green ornate border and embossed seal at bottom left with black and red print. U/C. Red documentary 2c revenue stamp at upper right with "O.H.H." and "1-29-19" hand-written on it. Printer: Goes. Measures 11" x 8". Owned the Berkshire iron mine in Ashland County, Wisconsin, near the town of Mellon on the west end of the Gogebic Range. Production began in 1922, with only $2200 in ore shipped. [Mines Handbook, 1925, p.1849]. Fold lines, otherwise very fine.