Summer Americana Auction--July 2019

# 456 for 600 shares to George E Morse. Signed by Charles H Briggs and president Isaac Goddard. Dateline New York 1890. Incorporated 1887. Gold deal.

Collection of 19 blueprints: loading bin, Quenner disintegrator, carriage frame, concentration plant and many more Date: State/Country: Arizona Ci

I/U Boston and Gila River Cattle 1882. I/U Copper Belt Mining 1884. Silver Nugget Mining 1881. Copper King of Arizona 1899. Gold Cliff Mining and Redu

I/U #145 Moses Severy 44 shares 1880. Pick and shovel vignette. Date: 1880 State/Country: Arizona City/County:

The Picacho Silver Mining Company of Arizona, Incorporated under the Laws of New York, cert No. 72. Issued to Wm W. Shepard for 120 shares. Dated (Ne

#386 $100 first mortgage interest warrant. 2 coupons attached. Waterfront vignette. Gold, silver and copper mines in AZ..3" tear on bottom Dat...

75 shares @ $100 each of Zacatero Gold Mining Company cert # 131 issued to Mrs. L. B Dimon on August 4, 1874. Located in Alpine, Co., CA. Inc. Feb, 1

Rare I/U quicksilver stock. #44 Archibald McGaw 500 shares 1891 Date: State/Country: California City/County: Altoona

Lot of 25, some duplication. Includes: Moore MC (1922); Lopez Mining & Milling Corp. (Plymouth, 1929); Little Illinois GMC (1909); Amador Climax...

Lot of 4 different, most self-identified. 1) North Star Improvement Co. Issued in Sutter Creek, 1888, not cancelled. Very fine. 2) Valparaiso Mining C

Gold Rush-era Amador County! No. 50, issued for one share to WP Jones on April 2nd, 1855 in Herbertville. Signed by the president (illegible) and Sam

Incorporated in 1863. Cert. #33, issued to John Edwards for one share on May 30th, 1863 in Ione City. Signed by Geo. Withington, president, and Joseph

Key mine. 27pp. in softcovers. Printed by Mining Record Press, NY. Poor condition: heavy folds, toning/soiling, foxing, pencil notations, rips. But

# 87 for 500 shares to John Bermingham. Datelined New York 1880. Signed by secretary Charles Puwhaw(?) and president PM Bowen. Uncancelled. Printed by

Early # 42 for 2,000 shares to Charles Hegarty. Datelined Cherokee, Nevada County, Cal. 1888. This is a very rare (unique?) dateline. Signed by secret

Lot of 3 issued stocks, two varieties. Incorporated in New York in 1909. Best is cert. #598, issued March 22, 1910 to Chauncey M. Depew for 5,000 shar

I/U #5320 JA Baker 1882. JA Baker signed stock certificate. Located in the old Salt Springs area of Death Valley (Lingenfelter, 1986, Death Valley &...

Choice. A key California Gold Rush rarity! Inc. May 1st, 1851. No. 1632, issued to PB Fagen for one share. Not dated. Signed by the president (Loyell?

i/u Consolidated Pacific Mining #4332 ER Grant 100 shares 1884. i/u Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone and Telegraph #121 Standard Con Mining 95 shares 190

#1025 for 100 shares to ER Grant trustee. Signed by FE Luty and vice president W Atkinson. Dateline San Francisco October 24, 1879. Inc. in Californi

# 60 for 100 shares to J Cheney trustee. Signed by secretary and president. Dateline 1879 San Francisco. Incorporated February 1879. Not cancelled. Sm

# 1704 for 50 shares to James Coffin trustee. Signed by FE Lutz and vice president A Rinsou(?). Dateline San Francisco 1879. Incorporated August 22nd

Very early #19 for 7,000 shares to William Ward. Nice vignette in the lower right-hand corner of a miner swinging a pick with the text "Bodie D...

I/C #10 issued to illegible 2000 shares at $100 each equal to $2,000,000! Mine was located between Goodshaw and Bodie claims. One of the earliest clai

"of Bodie District, California" (printed under vignette). Rare! Inc. in New York. No. 247, issued for 500 shares to H.L. Underwood, truste...

Bodie Mining Dist., Cal. (printed upper left). Inc. August 1876, early for Bodie. No. 193, issued for 4,000 shares to FM Luce, trustee, on Jan. 13th,

Bodie Mining District. Incorporated in New York in 1880. Cert. #146, issued to HA Dickenson in 1881 for 100 shares. Signed by Nat B. Freeman as presid

Burns' Ranche Union Mining Company. Location: Mariposa County. Dateline San Francisco, April 2, 1851. No. 473. Issued to E.W. Kimball for one sh...

Lot of 7. Included: Shirt-Tail Gold Dredging Co. (1908, 3 mining vignettes); Genii Consolidated Mines Co., Ltd. (1931, mining vignette); Premier Metal

Located in Butte County, California (printed along the top). Inc. July 14, 1874. No. 177, issued for 25 shares to George Swift on January 25th, 1876.

Lot of 13 different. Included: Carson Hill GMC (Angels Camp, Specimen, photo vignette of mine); Calaveras Copper Co. (1912, mining vignette); Blazing

# 15 (early) for 10 shares to George M. Folsom (namesake of mine?). Officer names are difficult to read. Dateline Campo Seco 1863. Incorporated Novemb

Rich cobalt ore area. Photos-10, up to 7x8.5" of mine exteriors, workers, ore etc. Mar Johm Mines stock 1926. 1929 cobalt mine assays, unknown ...

Incorporated in the State of California. Certificate No. 1785, issued for one share to James Walton. No date listed, however most likely between 1852

Lot of 2 different, both self-identified. 1) Zacatero Gold Mining Company. West Point District (according to Raymond). No. 116, issued for 200 shares

Lot of 2 different. 1) Shenandoah Mining & Development Company. Mountain Ranch, Calaveras County (according to Minerals Yearbook, 1909). Inc. 18...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Stickle Quartz Mining Company. Angels Mining District, Calaveras Co., Cal. (printed under title). Inc. 1871. No. 48, issued for

Extra rare and very early. Melones and Stanislaus Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Company incorporated October 29, 1862. Stock is # 1124 datelined ...

No. 68 for 200 shares issued to Michael Reese. Amazing vignette is there. Takes the entire left side as water runs down the mountainside to the river

Rare. "Gopher District, Calaveras Co., Cal." (printed under vignette). Low number 3, issued for 50 shares to L.L. Bullock on Jan. 17, 1877...

Assortment of 4 stocks include: Calaveras Water and Mining Company, No. 557 for 100 shares to W. S. Rockwood signed by president H. Marshall. I/U; Rio

Rare location. Dateline Carrollton[sic.], Cal., January 28th, 1856. Low stock number THREE, issued for 25 shares to John W. Shaw. Signed by president

LOT Withdrawn DO NOT BID

Inc. in Arizona. No. 366, issued for 100 shares to Warner Miller on Nov. 22nd, 1905. Signed by vice president Chamberlain and secretary Goldbreth. Not

LOT Withdrawn DO NOT BID

Dateline Columbia, May 25th, 1855. No. 98, issued for one share to Adam Fairley. Signed by president John G. Sparks and secretary O. Bonney. Not cance

Place of Business: Sacramento City, Sacramento County, Cal. No. 115, issued for 10 shares to Philip Steiner on Oct. 2nd, 1899. Signed by the president

Extremely rare. I/U #20 Charles Stracey? 50 shares 1865. Mine in Calaveras. Signed by James M Latimer. RN stamp, underground miner vignette. Creases,

#141 for 50 shares to Robert Devine. Signed by John Wood(?) and president John (?). Dateline November 2, 1866. Incorporated 1865 in New York. Not canc

Lot of 5 different. 1) Furnace Creek South Extension Copper Company. Issued in 1906, not cancelled. Blue border, black print, ornate logo. Pinholes,

Lot of 5 different: four bonds and one stock certificate. Mines at Cima, San Bernardino County, California (printed on bonds). Inc. in Wyoming. 1) Sto

Lot of two different. Both issued in 1910, $10 and $25. Same design with different border colors (brown or green). Signed by president RA Salisbury an

Lot of 3 different. 1) Death Valley Mining and Milling Company. Issued in 1906, not cancelled. Elk vignette. Deep folds, hole in seal, some soiling. 2

Lot of 3 different. 1) Death Valley Golden Buck Mining Company. Inc. 1906. Low number 5, issued in 1906 to secretary (and Nevada political figure) Cla

Extra rare. Major and important Death Valley mine. Inc. in Arizona. No. 556, issued for 13 shares to C. Boyd on Dec. 15, 1913. Signed by vice presiden

Extra rare. Major and important Death Valley mine. Inc. in Arizona. No. 1001, issued for 100 shares to C. Boyd on Jan. 23rd, 1913. Signed by vice pres

Extra rare. Major and important Death Valley mine. Inc. in Arizona. No. 4500, issued for 1,000 shares to Dauser & Co. on August 23rd, 1917. Sign...

Lot of 3 different. 1) Death Valley Big Bell Mining Company. Inc. in Arizona. Issued in 1907 for 500 shares to JE Basch. Pen cancelled. Signed by pres

Inc. in Arizona, 1905. Principal Office: Rhyolite, Nevada. Low certificate #5, issued to Clay Tallman for 1 shares in 1906. Signed by W.H. Seaman as p

4 I/U stocks. Furnace Creek Copper 1907, Death Valley Arcalvada MC 1910, Furnace Creek Oxide Copper 1906, Tecopa Con MC 1915 Date: State/Country:

Rare I/U #86 1000 shares 1882. Signed by President Smiley. From a massive sulfide deposit. Underground miner vignette. Vertical creases Date: 1882 S

I/C #4 to ? 25 shares 1863. Inc 1862 signed by President Moody. Ship and eagle vignettes. We could find very little info on this mine online. Printe

# 51 for 100 shares to BC Jackson. Signed by CC Emery and president AW Mann. Dateline San Francisco 1878. Incorporated March 25, 1878. Not cancelled.

Rare Gold Rush location. Dateline Dotan's Bar (handwritten over printed Mormon Island). No. 91, issued for one share to M. Andrews on April 14th...

Lot of 4 different. 1) Golden Scepter Gravel & Quartz Mining Company. Issued in 1909, mining vignette, not cxl.; pinholes, folds, separation. 2)...

Mine in Eldorado County. Mine ran for for several decades before closing around 1882. Since gold can be fond in quartz veins this was a good operatio

# 70 for 10 shares to Mrs. Lydia V Elliot. Signed by PF Mohrhards and Job M Seamans as president. Dateline San Francisco 1872. Incorporated April 25,

Lot of 11. Included: Union Mine Extension (Placerville, 1914, mining vignettes); Mount Pleasant Cons. GMC (Grizzly Flat, two different, 1903 and 1905)

Lot of 2 different. 1) The Placerville Gold Bug Mining Company. No. 48, issued for 50 shares to FR Pedlar on Sept. 26th, 1898 in Fresno. Signed by vic

Location at Garden Valley Mining District, El Dorado Co. (printed under title). FH notes that Garden Valley is known for its fabulous native gold. Inc

2 choice I/U. Argonaut Milling and MC 1880, Oro Fino Gold MC 1882 Date: State/Country: California City/County: Eldorado County

I/U #13 AJ McClure 50 shares 1863. Signed by president Ac???s"A former Au-Pb-Mo-Ag-Cu occurrence/mine located in the SE¼SW¼ sec. 24 &...

# 135 for 300 shares to George Wallace. Datelined San Francisco 1865. Signed by secretary James Ganiss(?) and president JP Dyer(?). Incorporated April

# 50 for 50 shares! How cute! To (?). Datelined San Francisco 1865. Signed by secretary John (?) and president McCullough. Incorporated April 20th, 18

Gold Rush era. Dateline Folsom. No. 363, issued for one share to John W. Shaw on Oct. 30, 1857. Signed by president AT Arrowsmith and secretary CTH Pa

# (unreadable) for 5 shares to NA Bruner. Signed by secretary Bruner and president Burgess. The number of shares is a word and not a number. It is wri

I/C #24 Joseph Vowden 100 shares signed by president Redding. Mine in Forest City near Downieville in Sierra County. River vignette. RN stamp, creases

2 I/U. Sterling MC 1884, North Fresno MC 1880 Date: State/Country: California City/County: Fresno

Location: Fresno County, Cal. (printed at top center). Inc. Jan. 1880. Stock number one, issued to company president W.F. Myers on Feb. 11th, 1880. Si

Extremely rare bond. #388 to C Lott $500 1857 signed by Treasurer Henry Malleson. Yellow seal. 2 Washington vignettes and 2 train vignettes, 1 bald ea

# 44 for 31 shares to BF Mauldin. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by secretary Elmore and president Hof. Incorporated March 13, 1863, Location ...

# 349 for 400 shares to William White. Signed by RB Symington and president George E Turner. Dateline Grass Valley 1879. Incorporated February 1877. L

Issued September 1899 to Henry P Walter for 500 shares in the Powning Gold and Silver Mining Stock Date: 1899 State/Country: California City/County

I/U #329 MA Burke 5623 shares 1878. Nice mine entrance vignette and 2 ingots for # and shares. Signed by president Burke Date: 1878 State/Country:

# 144 for 100 shares to Charles Kingenspor. Signed by Rolfe as secretary (an original incorporator) and Isoard as president (also an original incorpor

18 x 24" black ink on linen. "The Gracie Mine, Nevada City, Calif., scale 100 ft to the inch. Edw. C. Uren, ME, 1932" with a cross se...

Lot of 9, seven different mining companies. Included: Rocky Bar GMC (unissued 1870s); New York Hill GMC (two, one unissued, one issued in 1880); Penns

Three published geologic maps and one proprietary geologic map (1938) from the old Newmont files from the Grass Valley Office. The 1938 map was made t

25 x 36 black ink on linen. Map showing underground works at the Rocky Bar Quartz Mine. Nevada County, CAl. July, 1887. 50 feet to the inch. W.F. Engl

6" diameter, 7" tall odd shaped mortar and pestle from the Empire Mine at Grass Valley. This piece is from the old Newmont office in Grass...

Three Empire Mine Stamp Mill original black ink on linen drawings for engineering and construction purposes. 1914. Approx 2' x 2' each. 60 s...

Framed hand colored sketch of mine buildings and water pipe system. "Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in diabase and granodiorite. The o...

Lot of 3 different with Grass Valley in the company name. 1) Grass Valley Exploration Company. Inc. in West Virginia. No. 109, issued for 3 shares in

14 x 23" black ink on linen, undated, no engineer shown. Four views of the W.Y.O.D. Mill and two views of the Penn Mill (Pennsylvania), 1"...

2 feet x 40", 1" =200', undated map, perhaps 1930's, showing reserve blocks in a long section. From the old Newmont office in Gras...

Lot of 6 different including a No. 1. Includes: Grass Valley Consolidated GMC (1904, not cxl); Mountaineer Mines, Consolidated (Nevada County, unissue

Lot of 3 different. 1) South Idaho Consolidated Mining & Milling Company. No. 52, issued for 40 shares in 1893 in Grass Valley. Not cancelled. B...

This original ledger for the Powning Gold and Silver Mining Company has receipts for 191 issued certificates, and over 200 unissued certificates. The

Lot of 3 from two different companies. 1) Greenville-Pacific Development Company. Inc. in Nevada. Office in Carson City. Stocks number 2 and 3, issued

Greenville, Plumas Co., Cal. (printed under title). Inc. in California. No. 381, issued for 500 shares to William A. Caldwell on May 21st, 1878. Signe