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NV - Nye County - 1903-1927 - Tonopah Group - Clint Maish Collection

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Postcards Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
NV - Nye County - 1903-1927 - Tonopah Group - Clint Maish 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!!!
Lot of three stocks, two postcards, and one photograph.



1) Theo Montana-Tonopah Mines Company stock; Incorporated in Delaware in 1912. No. 927C issued on January 10, 1914 to Arthur Elliot for 10 shares. Signed by treasurer M. C. McCrate and vice president W. R. [Illegible]. One vignette in the top center of two miners working below ground with mechanical equipment. Intricate, dark blue border. Embossed seal on the bottom left. U/C, printed by American Bank Note Company. Certificate measures 10.75"x7". 2) Rescue-Eula Mining Company Stock; Incorporated in Nevadain 1910. No. 13877 issued on January 4, 1927 to Norman Rutherford for 1000 shares. Signed by secretary Geo Leary and S. Shamman. No vignette. Simple black border and text. Embossed seal in the bottom center. U/C by R. J. Orozco. Certificate measures 9.75"x5.5". 3) Rescue Mining Company of Tonopah stock; Incorporated in Arizona. Certificate No. 882 issued on June 18, 1903 to A. S. Roberts for 250 shares. Signed by secretary illegible and president N. J. H[illegible]. One large vignette of five miners working below ground in the upper left corner. Six smaller vignettes at the corners and on the left and right side show miners with pickaxes. Border is black. Seal and safety print are gilted. U/C. PrintU/Ceasures 11"x 8". 4) Montana-Tonopah mine postcard. A.J. 13, published by Newman Post Card Co. No. 62270. Blank card. Color image on the front shows the mine at Montana-Tonopah. "Loading Ore at Montana-Tonopah, Nevada, Mine." 5) Montana-Tonopah mine postcard. No. 818. Published by Edward H. Mitchell. Blank card. Color image on the front shows the Montana-Tonopah Mine, "Montana-Tonopah Mine, Tonopah Nevada." 6) Black and white mining photograph of the Montana-Tonopah mine. No photographer listed. Non-period writing on the reverse dates the image at c. 1907. Photograph is poorly printed and cut. Very grey image with low contrast.