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Two early Cornucopia stocks

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Two early Cornucopia stocks
1) Cornucopia Silver Mining Company #22 (early) for 2,000 shares issued to Howard Smith. 1866. Signed by Charles Richardson president and M Blanchard treasurer. 25 cent brown US revenue stamp. Not cancelled. No vignette. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Breuker & Kessler Lith, Phila. 8.5 x 10. Datelined Philadelphia. 2) Alameda Gold and Silver Mining Company #285 for 200 shares to C. E. Gillett(?) trustee. Signed by Gillett secretary and S Milboy president. 1877. Vignette at left of two miners shaking hands. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - H. E. Mathews, SF. 4 x 9”. Datelined Oakland. “Location of Works, Cornucopia Mining District, Elko Co, Nevada” printed on certificate. The Cornucopia district is located 65 miles northeast of Elko. The camp boomed from 1872-1883 until the post office moved to Tuscarora. City: [/b]CornucopiaCounty: ElkoState: NV