"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Lot of five stock certificates from later Comstock ventures: 1) 1898 Consolidated Imperial Mining Company, signed by James Newlands, president, for 5

No. 262 for 1000 shares to John A Spargo signed by Seth Bullock as president. Dated December 8, 1886. Issued/uncancelled. While there are many autogra

No. 13 for 1 share to D.D. Hook. Dated March 25, 1865. "Canada East" A great gold certificate for early eastern Canadian gold. Choice vig...

Famous mostly NY and Pennsylvania mines. NY-issued 1865 Foster Iron Ore Mining with brown revenue stamp and foundry vignette. Issued 1877 Crown Point

Copper mining stock around America thru history. Issued 1865 Maryland Copper of Carroll & Baltimore Counties with brown revenue stamp and hammer...

Humboldt Electric Power & Mining Company Ltd. Stock Certificate #179 issued to William Potts for 100 shares at 1 pound each on Mar 25, 1889. Sha...

No. 69 500 shares dated 1902 with placer/hydraulic mining vignette. Six percent $500 gold bearer bond, signed by William D. Held of new York as presid

No 590 for 27, 043 shares to Andrew Whitlie & George Sutherland Coutts. Dated Jan. 19, 1903. Rare example of a stock issued for a mining conces...

Mariposa Land & Mining Company, $1000 Bond - Yielding 7% per Annum; signed by Solomon Heydenfeldt as president and Leonard Leavitt as secretary....

4 East coast coal mining stocks. 1866 issued National Coal Mining, Virginia, with brown revenue stamps and underground vignette, light brown toning. 1

5 mining stocks with fun names. Unissued-Chance Silver Mining. Issued-1909 First Jump Mining. 1896 Jimmies Luck Gold Mining. 1907 Honest Endeavor Mini

Mountaineer Mines Consolidated stock certs. All are preferred and unused. They have an eagle and globe vignette. Also, there is a San Mauricio Mining

Lot of twenty First Mortgage Six Per Cent Gold Bonds issued by the Nacimiento Copper Company. Bernalillo County New Mexico. Bonds are 14 x 17 inches

Lot of 20 First Mortgage Six Per Cent Gold Bonds issued by the Nacimiento Copper Company. Mining vignette. A major copper mine in the 1880s in Bernali

This unissued stock certificate is by the Philadelphia and California Mining Company of Mariposa County. Black border on white paper 7 in. X 10 in. Th

Stock Number 1635 for 5000 shares to J.H. Jennine. Vignette of a large gold nugget, the mine works, and a gold dredge, 1906. Great example of vignette

The Georgia Gold Rush began about 1828 and continued until about 1835, and on and off since that time. It did show the country that gold could be foun

Union Gold Mining Company Certificate for five shares, dated Nov 29th, 1834. Share No. 1286 to 1290. Signed by Sam Moore(?) as President and P. A. Rea

3 different issued Upper Mississippi Valley coal mining stocks. 1881 Carbondale Coal and Coke with train and mine vignette, and 1881 with smokestacks

Lot of seven. Niagara Mining and Smelting, #877 issued in 1890. Has an actual silver dollar seal in silver. 2) Moultan Mining Company with financier W

1) Philadelphia Mining & Smelting Company, 1882, Location, Alturas County, Idaho; 2) The Consolidated Alaskan Company, 1906; 3) Bear Creek Place...

6 issued Western mining stocks. 1883 Holyoko Mining, Cassia, ID. 1905 Atlanta Mines, Atlanta, NV. 1914 Hubbard Elliot Copper, Washington. 1970 Ida Ore

1.) "Three Pine Timber Co.", Medford, Oregon, Certificate No. 2 for 150,000 shares, issued to G. E. Howland on January 4th, 1904 Signed by...

3 Montana bonds. 2x County of Madison, 1870 with partial coupons. Colorful, 1 has 2.5" tear, other has right stain. Madison County funding bond...

Montana non mining stocks and bonds. Stocks-Bitter Root Lumber, A L Powell Power, Montana Phonograph, Gallatin Valley Electric. Bonds-Amador Railway x

Two bonds from Madison County Montana: 1) Unissued, cancelled $1000 funding bond of the County of Madison. 40 coupons still attached. Elk vignette. 17

3 unusual attached stock tickets for 1 share each of Clark Webster & Co, New York, undated. 8x5.25", horizontal creases. New York

Mostly stocks and a few bonds from Oregon, all non mining, mostly issued. c. 1893-1929. Excelsior Packing, Eastern Oregon Banking, Seeck Differential,

Lot of 10. Blue First Mortgage Six Percent Sinking Fund Bond. Signe by Harry Eby. Not cancelled. 1926. The Eby Shoe Company is located at 136 N. State

Lot of five. Each has coupons 17-20 attached. First Mortgage and Collateral Trust. Consecutively numbered from 257 to 261. Excellent condition! Galet

Wow! Very early wine stock certificate! No. 363, issued for one share to Joseph Warner on May 23rd, 1811, in Philadelphia for "promoting the Cu...

Amity Canal, Reservoir and Improvement Company $500 First Mortgage Six Per Cent Bond No. 117. Signed on the back by Charles H. Dow who was a trustee o

Incredible warranty certificate from the cabinet organ maker granting the purchaser a five-year warranty on purchase. The certificate shows ten medals

About 50 assorted US stocks. American Water Motor, Hercules Electric, National Tool, Westgate Metal, Washita Lumber, Otero Gas, Barge Vincennes etc. I

Inc. in New York. Properties in San Luis Obispo County, California. 75,000 acres including the Manuela Ranch, Arroyo Grande Ranch, Balsas Chemical Ran

Cert. #45, issued for 20 shares at Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1867. Issued to S.A. Mattison and signed by E.O. Haven as president and J.H. Burleson as se

Issued 1865 Ocean Petroleum stock, oil derrick and blacksmith vignettes. Imprinted revenue stamp. 2 taped vertical tears, rough edges, please inspect.

Lot of 3 stocks issued in 1890, all punch cancelled. Identical design: black border and print, vignette of gas facility? Printed by WJ Morgan & ...

About 60 oil stocks. American Refining, Black Magic Oil, Butte Oil, Button Butte Oil, Capitol Dome Oil, Clark Fork oil etc. Stuart Mackenzie Mont

A large assortment of oil stocks from all over the country. Included are certificates issued by Gaines Oil Lease Syndicate, Hiawatha Oil Company Inc,

2 different Marysville Electric Railway bonds. 1911 w/o coupons. 1911 Marysville and Colusa Branch with most coupons. Marysville California

2 different Northern Electric Railway bonds. 1911 w/o coupons. 1911 Marysville and Colusa with most coupons. Marysville California

Very rare. $1,000 bond. No. 61. Oct. 1st, 1859. The company owes the money to A. Boody of New York and James Lawrence English of Sacramento. "B...

$1,000 bond to be paid in gold coin in 1886. Dateline Marysville, July 11th, 1866. Signed by Chairman Board of Supervisors Wm. Carpenter, County Audit

Issued 1849 Georgia Rail Road & Banking Stock. Issued 1849, No. 1711. Signed by J W Wilde and Jonathan P King. Tiny vignette of early locomotive...

Lot of 8. 1) Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company. $5,000 bond issued in 1880, punch cancelled. Brown border, black print and train/s...

Lot of four. 1) Peoria & Bureau Valley. The railroad of the Peoria and Bureau Valley is a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad, located ...

$1,000 bond no. 2064, issued in 1871 to John Edgar Thompson of Philadelphia. Signed by president James Crew and secretary John Cushman. Punch cancelle

Signed by presidential candidate Samuel Tilden (S. J. Tilden). Samuel Jones Tilden was the 25th Governor of New York and the Democratic candidate for

$1,000 bond issued in 1872. Signed by the president and treasurer. Not cancelled. RN-U4 imprinted revenue stamp. Two vignettes: bald eagle on shield (