Holabird’s Western Americana BONANZA

Lot of 27. Start with the Goldfield Bull Dog Mines Corporation. Signatures and Early Stocks include #14 for the Lake Shore Mining and Reduction, (Zeb

Lot of 24. Three January Jones signed by Jones and one Jack Bell signed by Jack Bell. Oakland-Goldfield signed by prominent Tonopah mining man H. C. B

#1736 for 100 shares to Wein Bros. & Co. in 1909. Signed by William Eib(?) and Thomas (?). Cancelled. Four turtles adorn the corners. Green on w...

Milltown Mining Company #330 for 1 share to B. J. Henley in 1905. Signed by H. H. Howe secretary and George Wingfield president. Wingfield was the pol

Four are signed by president Martin Duffy. Duffy was a true Goldfield mining man. He wrote the book Goldfield's Glorious Pat and was buried in G...

Lot of eight; five different. Three are signed by George Wingfield. If you want a historically important signature from Wingfield, you couldn't ...

#1255 for 1,000 shares to Fred Martin in 1917. Signed by L. Ellis and J Borland. Vignette of a tiger in upper left. (Ames Collection) Date: 1917

1) Goldfield Berkeley Mining Company, office, Tonopah ,NV., dated 1906. 2) Goldfield Combination Fraction Mining Company, Goldfield, Nev., dated 1918.

Stock # 16 for 1000 shares to B F Richardson. Date: 1919 City: Goldfield County: Esmeralda State: NV

Certificate issued for 55,000 shares in 1909 to James Booker. Signed by W.S. Williams as president. Inc. in Arizona. This was an investment of $55,000

Certificate #139 issued at Goldfield, Nevada in 1908 for 5,000 shares. The company’s offices were at Goldfield, Nevada until 1911 when they moved thei

Ten certificates from the famous and long lasting mining company issued between 1952-55 and signed by Geo. Wingfield as president. The company incorpo

Incorporated in Nevada, 1905. No. 168 for 1,000 shares issued to David E. McCallops and signed by D.S. Johnson, secretary, and Fred. G. Cox, vice-pres

Certificate #113, issued for 50,000 shares to Chas. D. Osborne in 1916. Signed by Wm. Armstrong as president and T.J. Osborne as secretary. Osborne, a

PASS-CO grade of Uncirculated! Esmeralda Lead in the Hardin District in Humboldt County. Issued in Chico, Butte, California. Incorporated on Septembe

Lot of 3. 1) stock from the Winnemucca Mountain Mines Company. 11”x 8 ¼”.  Incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada. Cert. #1172...

Certificate issued in 1905 for 30 shares. Principal office, Ogden, Utah. The Kawich district, or the Gold Reed district, was located 53 miles east-sou

Certificate issued in 1905 for 1,000 shares. Issued at Goldfield, Nevada. Signed by W.J. Douglas as president and issued to Geo. H. Luris. Nice underg

Number 55 for 100 shares to A. B. Clark. Signed by Roberts and Matteson. Vignettes of horse drawn wagon in front of mining operations, underground min

Number 125 for 618 shares to the Honorable Samuel Campbell (manager of the properties in the 1870's and perhaps now). Signed by Matteson and Rob...

Lot of 3: 1) Deer Lodge Gold Mining & Milling Co., incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah with mines located in Lincoln County, Nevada...

This is a stock certificate for 500 shares at $100 per, issued by the Betty O’Neal Mining Co. the company was incorporated in 1879 and is located in t

Lewis Mining District. Incorporated in New York, 1881. No. 260 for 100 shares issued to Eldridge & Straine Ransom and signed by John A. Mothrull...

#572 for 2,000 shares to A. C. Crindle(?) in 1905. Signed by Blood and Hobson(?). Nice vignette of miner's tent and wagon in forest in front of ...

1) Scarce Stray Dog Manhattan Mining Company #3161 for 50 shares to Gust Keller. Signed by R. Cradlebaugh and J. Campbell. 2) Dexter-Union Mines #847

1) Three Manhattan Nevada Gold Mines. #'s 6988, 7295, and 1957. Al are signed by Charles Kapp and have a number of shares, but are unissued. Two...

1) Manhattan Gold Wedge Mining Company, Tonopah, Nevada, dated 1907. 2) Manhattan Gold Mines Company, Tonopah, Nevada, dated 1935. Date: 1907-1935

Certificate #127, issued in 1906 for 1,000 shares to Kate E. Mullis. Signed by M.C. Jones as president. Inc. in Arizona. We are guessing that this com

Incorporated in Nevada. No. 359 issued to George Temperley for 100 shares. Signed by A. R. Cave, sect., and Roy R. Woods, Pres. Date: City:

Incorporated in Nevada. No. 784 issued in 1944 to A.N. Nelson for 2000 shares. Signed by Pat Mooney, sect., and the company president. Vignette of min

Certificate issued at National, NV in 1910 for 10,000 shares of “Promotion Stock”. Principal place of business, National, Nevada. Issued to J.E. Kenda

Incorporated in Nevada, 1928. No 385 issued in 1928 to Lewis & Broy for 500 shares. Signed by E. Armstrong, sect., and J.E. Sullivan, vice pres....

Dated 1871. Located Pah Ranagat District, State of Nevada. Date: 1871 City: Pah Ranagat County: Lincoln State:

Certificate issued for 1,000 shares in 1907 to Eva L. Graves. Signed by Calvert Wilson as secretary and vice-president Illegible. Inc. in Arizona. Par

Rare Newark Silver Mining Company Stock by African-American Lithographer Date: 1874 City: Pioche County: State:

Certificate issued in 1907 to C.H. Means. Signed by L. Holbrook as president and B.S. Hinckley as secretary. The company operated 4 miles NW of Poker

1) Tonopah Ralston Mining Company #114 for 2,500 shares to J. Penningham in 1920. Signed by Maeduff and Perry. 2) Letter from J. A. Burgess, superinte

Incorporated in Nevada, 1927. No. 256 issued to L.G. Wilson for 1000 shares. Signed by L.G. Wilson, asst. sect., and Barstow, pres. Vignette of rail r

Stock # A45099 for 100 shares. Issued to Chas. Armbrecht, signed by R M VanDorn & C F Beeser Date: 1909 City: Rawhide County:

Certificate #771 from the Grey Eagle Fraction Mining and Leasing Company issued for 100 shares to Mary L. Macomber at Reno, Nevada in 1908. Signed by

The Ray Consolidated Gold Mining Co. Certificate for 100 shares. Cert. # 323 issued to Annie M. O'Key on Sept. 8, 1905. Signed by M Mckeever and...

$500 Bond Certificate, Reese River, Lander County, 1867. First Mortgage Bond cert. No. #5, issued at New York. Secured by a Deed of Trust holding the

Certificate #17 issued in 1908 to R.J. Colvin for 10,000 shares. Signed by W.A. Massey as president and company secretary (ill.). Principal office, Re

Reno, Nevada, Washoe County, Pyramid Mining District. Incorporated May 1st, 1883. Certificate No. 46, issued to Alvaro Evans for 500 shares at $100 ea

Lot of 3. 1) The Veta Grande Mining Company. No. 112 issued to M.L. McCray for 100 shares of Capital Stock. Transferred on September 26, 1928. Registe

In 1867 Reveille had some fifty mines working in the area. All of their ore was being shipped to the 5 stamp mill in Reveille Valley. The Gila Silver

Certificate #10 issued to Stedman Bent for 100,000 shares as part payment for mining properties. Dated March 20, 1907, it states the shares would not

#78 to Thomas Weathered for 600 shares in 1883. Signed by J. E. Jones and Mitchell. One assessment stamp on back signed by Jones. John Edward Jones w

Stock certificate from the Rye Patch Agnes Mining and Milling Company issued in 1926 for 1,000 shares to E.C. McGarry. Signed by F.D. Kimball as presi

Incorporated in Nevada, 1929. U/I. Vignette of mill at center with miners at lower right. This mine was in the New York Canyon, Santa Fe District. Thi

Incorporated in Nevada. Cert. #479 issued in 1911 to O. Kreutzer for 100 shares. Signed by president Williams and Scott, Sect. Central vignette of min

NUMBER 6 for 1 SHARE issued to P. Farr in 1906. Signed by Eugene Cey and Ernest Leeho(?). Issued at Tonopah. (Ames Collection) Date: 1906 Ci

Pick and Gad Gold Company of Silver Peak. Stock number 40 for 52,718 shares to Fred Ninnis on October 24th, 1908. Signed by president H. Stimler and s

Lot of 2.  1). Nevada Silver Horn Mining Co.  No. 3862 issued in 1922 to Weir Bros. & Co. for 1000 shares. Signed by H.L. Gillman, sec...

#214 for 2,000 shares to Fenwick & Co in 1919. Signed by N. M. Chafey and C. C. Boak. Silver-lead ore was discovered here in 1879, but only smal...

#835 for 1,000 shares to Victor Barndt, trustee, in 1919. Resident agent in Tonopah was Hugh H. Brown. The Spanish Belt District was located 7.5 miles

Very attractive and scarce unissued certificate from this company which dates to the 1870’s. The company was closely held and controlled by H.M. Yerin

Number 3377 for 100 shares to George Hilyard on November 19, 1889. Signed by H. H. Thayer and Theodore Sutro. The Comstock Tunnel was the reorganizati

Certificate issued in 1908 at Tenabo for 5,000 shares. Inc. in Arizona. Tenabo, located 24 miles southwest of Battle Mountain, enjoyed a large rush in

#311 for 500 shares to W. McGregor in 1906. Signed by Thomas Kearns and Edward VanDyck. Mining began in Tokop in the late 19th century. Surface discov

Butte-Tonopah Mining Company number 124 for 1,000 shares to Charles Warren on September 27, 1902. Signatures unreadable. No vignettes, detailed black

Number 2018 for 200 shares to Joseph Stork on March 6, 1906. Cancelled over names, but George Wingfield clearly signs this stock as president of the c

Lot of 38. 1) West End Consolidated Mining Company #2388 for 10 shares to J. Hughmanick in 1907. Large stamp stating the company name has changed and

Lot of 14. Starts with the famous Tonopah Divide. #1390 for 100 shares to E. L. Hart signed by H. C. Brougher (important Tonopah mining man). Other To

#107 Participation Certificate for H. L. H. Blair. Signed by president Jim Butler. Tonopah began circa 1900 with the discovery of gold and silver-rich

Then there was Wingfield. One of many mining companies that Wingfield owned in the area. #2069 for 500 shares to Candido Bonetti in 1905. Signed by pr

First there was Pittman. U. S. Senator from Nevada and ally of Wingfield . (But then again you could not run for a major office without Wingfield...

Dated 1922. Signed By Smith. Date: 1922 City: Tonopah County: Nye State: NV

Tonopah, Nevada. Dated 1912. Date: 1912 City: Tonopah County: Nye State: NV

Certificate issued at Tonopah, Nevada in 1906 for 2,000 shares to Edward J. Kurtz. Signed by Z. (Zeb) Kendall as president and Hugh H. Brown as secret

Certificate #6, issued for 50,000 shares in 1903 to B.M. Blythe. Signed by A.P. Hoffman as president and J.F. Heartwell as secretary. This certificate

Lot of 2. Tonopah Mining District, Incorporated under the laws of Utah in September 1902. Certificate no. 1966 issued to Thomas S. Robinson for 500 sh

Certificate issued in 1932, the company optioned control of Lucky Boy Divide Mining Company in 1929 and in 1930 purchased the Mary mine on which the L

Although the company incorporated in 1912, very few of these earlier date certificates have surfaced. Issued to and signed by H.C. Brougher as vice-pr

NUMBER 8 for 1 SHARE to J. R. Davis issued in 1920. Hard to find, hard to get information on, The Toquima store as located was located in a fairly rem

One of a kind specimen proof for the Empire Consolidated Milling and Silver Mining Company. Circa 1869 Date: c 1869 City: Treasure Hill

Lot of 3. Incorporated in Nevada, 1926. 1) Cert #99 unissued, cut cancelled at bottom edge. Central vignette of underground mining scene. Brown on c...

Location-Trinity (Arabia) Humboldt Co. Nevada. Date: 1876 City: Trinity County: Humboldt State: NV

Certificate issued in 1917 to Morris Ochs, signed by J.C. Daniels as vice president. Inc. in Delaware. Tungsten claims were developed in 1900 near Mi

Certificates from two different companies issued in 1920-21. 1) Universal Silvers Company stock issued for 100 shares in 1920. Signed by F.W. Dennis a

No. 9065 issued July 5, 1866. Virginia City dateline. Made payable to Ophir S M Co. in the amount of $500.00. Signed by Louis Janin. One orange 2 ce

Number 91140 for 20 shares issued to E. Grant, trustee, on May 17, 1879. Signed by C. R. Gordon and (?). Eight assessment stamps on back. The Californ

Number 39515 for 50 shares to Coffin, Sanderson, & Cook, trustees, on September 14, 188?. Vignette of large building and one of soldier with swo...

Location, North End of the Comstock Lode, where in 1884 they were the deepest mine in the west at 3,300 ft. Date: 1897 City: Virginia C

Incorporated in Nevada, 1915. No. 13 issued in 1915 to George Wingfield for 5000 shares. Signed by the company sect., and Joseph Hill, Pres. Vignette

Set of 2 Getchell Mine, Inc. stock certificates issued in 1945-46, one signed by Wingfield as president and the other signed by Getchell as vice-presi

Lot of 3 stocks. First is from the Nevada-Douglas Consolidated Copper Company.  Measures 11”x 8 ½”. Incorporated under the laws of the sta...

Signed by the first Governor of Nevada: H. G. Blasdel. Issued. Only one stamp remains. Cancelled. Date: 1867 City: County:

First bond is numbered 91 and issued to Sol Lewis. Signed by the first Governor of Nevada Henry Blasdel and controller Nightingill. Lithograph by Brit

1) Nevada Alpine Mining Company of Alpine. #326 for 500 shares to J. S. McCord in 1906. Signed by W. Shepard and W O'Meara. McCord was a Philade...

Unissued and in great shape. Fabulous vignette of train in yard with railroad workers. (Ames Collection) Date: City: County:

1&2) Silver Glance Mining Company of Nevada. #'s 323 and 400 issued in 1906. Both signed by president Douglass. 3) Tonopah Divide #18170 for...

LOT of 5: 1) Gibraltar Silver Hill Mining Company, dated 1920. 2) Florence Goldfield Mining Company, dated 1925. 3) Gilbert Eureka Mining Company, dat

1) Gold Reef Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company, dated 1906, located Tonopah-Gold Reef District, Nevada. 2) Unissued Stock, Gold Gulch Mi...

Issued to Charles D. Olney for 1000 shares, # 493 Date: 1921 City: County: State: NV

Stock # 6462 for 500 shares issued to Joseph B. Toplitz Date: 1906 City: County: State: NV

1) Mizpah Extension Company of Tonopah, Tonopah, Nevada, dated 1917. 2) Unissued Stock, Gold Gulch Mining and Milling Co., dated 19--. 3) Unissued Sto

1) Eastern Star Mining Company, dated 1912. 2) Jumbo Copper Mountain Mining Company, Goldfield, Nevada, dated 1918. 3) Lampazos Silver Mines Company,

1) January Jones Leasing and Developing Company, Goldfield, Nevada, dated 1906. 2) Mac Namara Mining & Milling Company, Location Tonopah, Nevada...

1) Diamond "C" Mining Co., dated 1912. 2) Goldfield Deep Mines Company of Nevada, Goldfield, Nevada, dated 1920. 3) Goldfields Consolidate...