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CO, Fort Collins-Larimer County-Gray Goose Airways & Colorado Stock Certificates

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
CO, Fort Collins-Larimer County-Gray Goose Airways & Colorado Stock Certificates
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday April 11, 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment

Live Auction
Friday & Saturday
April 12-13, 2012
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

Lot Pick Up
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday April 14th, 10am-1pm

Lot of 5: 1 is unique; a 50 share uncancelled certificate for Gray Goose Airways, Inc. Serial No. 3474. This one is quite ornate, with an embossed gold seal, a goose vignette in the upper left, and an artistic border with changing corners. The black on white printing is lovely. The reverse is fully printed in green. Signed by J.E. Caldwell, a mysterious self-taught aeronautical engineer. This stock was being sold to finance development of Caldwell`s Ornithopter, a flexible wing craft that required no forward motion. No viable prototype was ever produced. 2 is a card given to passengers of The Mil-Hi Airways and Flying Circus of Denver, certifying (not what you think!) that the passenger(s) reached an altitude of 1500` at 100 mph in a Lincoln Std. 3-place Bi-plane, and period of flight was 15 minutes. It is signed by the pilot. 3 is a Great Northern Oil Inc. certificate from Ft. Collins, for 1000 shares at 1 cent each. Embossed seal, colorful and ornate border, with nice oil derrick vignettes. Reverse side is printed also. There are 2 Automatic Ball Valve Company certificates, for 50 shares each at 1 dollar per share. Embossed center bottom border, with ornate wrap-around borders. Again, the reverse sides are printed. Spradling-Wingfield Estate HKA#62842