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CO - Ouray,February 6, 1880 - St. Nicholas Consolidated Mill and Mining Company, Stock Certificate

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
CO - Ouray,February 6, 1880 - St. Nicholas Consolidated Mill and Mining Company, Stock Certificate
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!!!
Incorporated in New York in 1880. Cert. #273 issued to E.S. Eldridge for 50 shares. Signed by C.S. Longstreet, vice president, and D. J. Newland, secretary. Vignette at center of miners working outside, with tunnel mouth in background, and one at left of underground mining scene. Black print on pink paper. U/C. Printer not noted. 5 x 9.” The stock is accompanied by a photo copy of the certificate of incorporation. The property is no doubt related to the Osprey Consolidated Mill and Mining Company in Ouray, as their officers are the same and the properties were both incorporated in New York within a year of each other.