LIVE AUCTION #24

MAIL BID SECTION

957. Alaska. Chilkoot Pass Postcards. Lot of 3 pcs. Three postcards showing vantage points of Chilkoot Pass. This laborious climb was the easiest pass along the trail to the Klondike from Alaska. The top of Chilkoot Pass marked the border between Canada and the United States. At the border, the Canadian Mountain Police required every man to have a minimum of one (1) ton of supplies, which required numerous trips up and down the pass to stockpile the supplies. Est. $20-30

958. Alaska. Klondyke ‘98. Hegg’s Album of the 1898 Alaska Gold Rush by Ethel Andersen Becker, 1949. Published by Binfords & Mort, Portland, Oregon. 127pps. Each page has a photograph taken by E. A. Hegg with a description written by the author. Fabulous photos show large gold nuggets in a miner’s pan. Miners working the gold bearing sands under frozen tundra. The sands were thawed by steam and hauled up to the surface. Many photos of the towns on the way to the Klondyke. Original paper cover is present but torn in two. Hard boards. 7 x 10.5”. Great book on the Alaska gold rush. Est. $25-50

959. Alaska. Fairbanks. Fairbanks Thermometer Real Photopostcard. Shot shows a thermometer of the McIntosh & Kubin Drug Store. Mfg by Tycos Taylor Thermometers. Captioned “59 Below, Fairbanks, Alaska, Jan 23. 1933. Photographer Cann. Very fine. Est. $25-50

960. Alaska. General. Alaska Photo Postcards. Lot of 4 pcs. (1) Ketchikan, Alaska. Shot of salmon jumping up falls. Postmarked Ketchikan, 1918. (2) Dog Cultivating Garden, Seward, Alaska. View is of dog pulling a plough. (3) Fairbanks’ Ice Carnival. Shot of Carnival Queen seated in throne with people around. (4) Unidentified shot of three men in a camp. All fine. Est. $75-150

961. Alaska. Haines. Teddy Bear Coffee Shop Trade Tokens. Lot of 7 pcs. Teddy Bear Coffee Shop / Haines / Alaska // GF / 10 (and 25) / IT. Rd, al, 24mm & 26mm. Common. Xf. Est. $35-75

962. Alaska. Mining. California Juneau Gold Mines Inc. Lot of 3 certs. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to T. G. McCarthy in 1931. Signed by Joseph Pheby president and Maguire secretary. No vignette. Two with orange borders, one with green. Uncancelled. Printer - Hamilton Bank Note. 8 x 11”. The company is listed without description, and presumed dead by 1937 (Mines Register). Staple holes. Very fine. Est. $50-100

ARIZONA

963. Arizona. Cochise. Bisbee. Bisbee Court House District Photo Postcard. Probably c. 1925-1930—note automobiles parked on the streets. 3 x 5. Some damage/stains on upper right, otherwise very clear. Est. $25-50

964. Arizona. Cochise. Bisbee. Ocotillo Copper Mining Co. Cert. #N-76. Incorporated “Under The Common Law.” Issued to F.G. May in 1920 for 100 shares. Signed by Robert A. Grant, president, and T.G. Sorter, secretary. Vignette of allegorical female “floating “ over a landscape of orchard, tilled fields, a hydroelectric dam, with mountains in background. Masthead has an Indian head in feathered headdress at either end. Bronze colored border on ecru colored paper, black print. Uncancelled. 8.5 x 10.5. Folds, minor foxing. VG. Property included 16 claims 4 miles from Bisbee. Formation is limestone and granite-porphyry. Developed by 3 shafts, deepest 100.’ This prospect is in an undeveloped area outside of Bisbee. Investors are warned to await results of development in a fairly large way. The Mountain Flower Gold M. & P. Co. in Colorado is controlled by the same interests. [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1926, p. 336.] Est. $30-60

965. Arizona. Cochise. Pearce District. Silver Wave Mining Co. Cert. #3252. Incorporated in Arizona Territory, 1907. Issued to Mrs. Emma Slade in 1910 for 100 shares. Signed by H.H. McCulloch, president, and Thos. L. Williams, secretary. Vignette of underground mining scene, top left, and 6 small vignettes of miners around border. Black border, green safety print and seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Goes. 8 x 11. Slight stains on right margin, folds. Fine. This company is not listed in the Copper or Mines Handbooks. Garbani indicated that the company was operating the Commonwealth mine in Cochise County. However, during the period of issuance of this certificate the Montana Tonopah MC controlled that mine. This company may have had property adjoining the Commonwealth. Est. $40-80

966. Arizona. Cochise. Tombstone. Claim Payment Receipts, 1907. To Mr. C.F. Bean, from County Recorder C.A. McDonald, a receipt for $3 for a filing and recording certificate for location work on the Sunflower and Oak Spring claims. Datelined Tombstone, and dated Feb. 26, 1907. Est. $40-80

967. Arizona. Gila. Dripping Springs.. Calarivada Silvers, Inc. Cert. #213. Incorporated in Arizona, 1921. Issued to Harry L. Schellenberg in 1922 for 400 shares. Signed by Harry Schellengerg, president, and Wesley Scheifele, sec’y. “California - Arizona - Nevada” printed on certificate. Silver border and seal on blue paper. Uncancelled. No printer noted. 8 x 11. A defunct subsidiary of Dripping Springs Mines Corporation, which was itself a 1920 consolidation of Dripping Springs Copper Co. and Universal Mines Co. and in 1924 became Dripping Springs Mines Consolidated, operating primarily in Arizona and California [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1926, p. 2118]. Est. $25-50

968. Arizona. Graham. Aravaipa. Grand Central Mining Co. Cert #733. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to Alexander C. Tener for 373 shares in 1927. Signed by Leo Doyle president and Henri Beroigey treasurer. No vignette. Blue border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Broun Green. 8 x 12”. Company took over the property of the Aravaipa MC and operated a 140 ton flotation mill treating lead oxide ores at the Grand Central mine tailings. Head grade averaged 4.7 pounds lead, 3 ounces silver and 80 cents gold. Operations ceased in 1928 (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.324-325). Minor wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $30-60

969. Arizona. Graham. Pima. Union Copper Smelter Co. Cert #218. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. $500 Bond issued 1901. Signed by W. H. Brothers president and A. T. Van Valkenburgh secretary. Vignette of miners underground. Green border. Uncancelled. 20 of 40 coupons cashed in. Printer - Heincke Fiegel, St. Louis. 10 x 16”. The listing for this company is short but very poignant. “Property was an imaginary smelter, devised to reduce ores from imaginary mines.” Company devised by Wm F. Wernse of St. Louis. He also ran a fraud at the same time with a company named Union Copper Smelting Co. Both of these were supposedly located at Pima, Graham County, Arizona. (Copper Handbook, 1910, p.1719.) Tears along fold creases. Fine. Est. $50-100

970. Arizona. Graham. Thatcher. Wells, Fargo & Co Express Memo, 1905. Datelined Thatcher, dated May 20, 1905, to Mr. George Carlton at Solomonville, Ariz. And signed by Edgar Sessions. Logo at top left shows map of the United States with Wells Fargo routes and caption “Ocean to Ocean and Across the Sea.” Half page (8 1/2 x 7”), torn across bottom half. Edgar Sessions was an agent for the company. Est. $40-80

971. Arizona. Mining. Arizona Mining Co Certificates. Lot of 3 pcs. (1) Troy Manhattan Copper Co, Cert #3937. Issued to Edmund B. Bradford for 100 shares in 1906. Signed, uncancelled. Green border and underprint. Vignette of coastal city with harbor and rivers. (2) Old Terrible Mining Co, Cert #576. Issued to Mrs. M. T. Snyder for 20 shares in 1902. Signed, uncancelled. Orange border, vignette of two griffins. (3) Fortuna Mining Co, Cert #2196. Issued to John Pyykko for 10 shares in 1912. Signed, uncancelled. Brown border, seal and safety print. Tears along fold creases. All fair to fine. Est. $100-200

972. Arizona. Mining. Arizona Mining Co Certificates. Lot of 4 pcs. (1) Bagdad Copper Corp. issued 1930, signed, cancelled. Vignette of woman with turbine, purple border and underprint., 8 x 11”. (2) Magma Copper Co, issued in 1933, signed, cancelled. Vignette of the Magma mine operation, blue border and underprint, 8 x 11”. (3) New Cornelia Copper Co, issued 1925, signed, cancelled. Vignette of ore being loaded to train from steam shovel, green border and underprint, 8 x 11”. (4) Arizona Commercial Mining Co, issued in 1929, signed, cancelled. Vignette of miners underground, brown border and underprint, 8 x 11”. A nice collection of the major mining companies in Arizona’s history. All fine. Est. $40-80

973. Arizona. Mohave. Katherine. Katherine Treasure Vault Gold, Inc. Cert. #1050. Incorporated in Delaware, 1921. Issued to Keith Bullitt in 1929 for 500 shares. Signed by M. B. Dudley as president and Chas. K. Marcy, secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Brown border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Goes. 8 x 11. Two blue rubber stamps on front; one at left and the other at right edge. Folds. This company is listed as a subsidiary of the Treasure Vault Mining Co. The President ran this and two other companies. Treasure Vault MC was formed to take control of the Pilgrim mine located near Chloride. No other direct information was offered for this company [Mines Handbook, 1931, p. 440]. Fine. Est. $40-80

974. Arizona. Mohave. Union Pass. Katherine Gold Mining Co of Delaware. Cert #1039. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to Reynolds Fish & Co for 1000 shares in 1927. Signed by Charles Sutro president and S. Evans asst secretary. Vignette of miners underground. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Security Bank Note. 8 x 11”. Company owned the Katherine mine and 9 other claims in the Union Pass district that was located about 30 miles west of Kingman and 26 miles from Union Station. There was over 10,000 feet of workings with an ore reserve of nearly 286,000 tons with a value of $2.5 million. In 1927, monthly shipments averaged $40,000. Company bankrupt by 1929 (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.349-350). Extremely fine. Est. $40-80

975. Arizona. Mohave. Wallapai. C.O.D. Leasing Co. Cert. #156. Incorporated in Arizona Territory, 1909. Issued to J.T. Vail in 1910 for 1000 shares. Signed by Thos. A. Lister as president and Robert ?, secretary. Three vignettes across top: center is a mill next to a stream in a valley, and two side vignettes are of miners underground. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer: Goes, 6 x 11. Stamped in large letters across the right end is: “Treasury Stock.” J.T. Vail is related to cattle and mining man Walter Vail. This company is not listed in Copper or Mines Handbooks. There was a C.O.D. mine located on the east range of the Cerbat Mountains that was mined extensively from 1875 to 1892 when most of the high grade ore was extracted, producing nearly $500,000. The COD Mines Co. was formed in 1901, lasting until 1904 and producing $50,000. The COD Leasing Co. may have had its operations at this same location. There were also COD mining companies in New Mexico and Colorado {Ref: Tenney, History of Mining in Arizona, pp.352-53]. VF. Est. $25-50

976. Arizona. Pima. Ajo. Cornelia Ajo Copper Co. Cert #1366. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to Louis A. Perrottet for 50 shares in 1917. Signed by James P. Harvey president and H. J. Schellenberg treasurer. Vignette of miners operating a pneumatic drill. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Security Bank Note. 8 x 11”. Owned property in the Ajo area. Some development work. (Mines Handbook, 1918, 338). Stains along fold creases. Good to fine. Est. $50-100

977. Arizona. Pima. Logan City. C.S. Shotwell & Co. Billhead, 188x. Unused billhead datelined Logan City, A.T. 188—-. Dealers in Gent’s Furnishing Goods, Groceries, Tinware, Hardware, Crockery, Etc. C.S. Shotwell formerly owned this same business in Galeyville, A.T. Est. $40-80

978. Arizona. Pima. Tucson. Tucson Lumber Co., Mill & Mining Timber A Specialty Billhead, 1905. Purchase made by Twin Buttes M & S Co. in 1905, for $175.05. Half-sheet size, 8 1/2 x 7.” White paper, black print and penciled sales items. Est. $25-50

979. Arizona. Pinal. Bunker Hill. Bunker Hill Arizona Mining Co. Lot of 5 identical. Cert #4566, 4134, 5846, 6469, 6494. All issued to Caleb Hanson, 1930 & 1933. All signed, but different officers. Vignette of a mill next to a stream with smaller vignettes of miners underground. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. Company owned mines in the Bunker Hill district on Sombrero Butte, 35 miles southeast of Winkelmann. Ore was of gold and silver, with cadmium, bismuth and antimony were reported in commercial quantities. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.277). All fine to very fine. Est. $35-70

980. Arizona. Pinal. Casa Grande. Monarch Gold Mining Co Report. Undated, but thought to be circa 1920’s. Properties are known as the Turning Point Group, situated about 22 miles south of Casa Grande. Consists of 6 claims: three of them, the Turning Point, Legal Tender and Golden Wonder being patented; the other three, the Colorado No. 1, Colorado No. 2, and Southern Cross being held by location duly made. These properties are located among well known mines, notably the Jack Rabbit, Orizaba, Reward, Standard, Silver Leaf and others. Carbon copy typescript, 5 pgs., 8 x 14 size, held together by brads. Report covers the structural geology, development ore bodies, improvements and equipment, assays by Luckhardt & Co., and the Ore. Folds and foxing. The Turning Point mine was incorporated in Arizona in 1923 [Ref: Mines Hdbk, 1925, p. 472]. Est. $75-150

981. Arizona. Pinal. Pioneer. Silver King of Arizona Mining Co. Cert. #B3568. Incorporated in Arizona in 1916. Issued to Lloyd Finsthwait in 1918 for 100 shares. Signed by president A. Hillebrand and secretary W. Ainsworth. Vignette of mill site, top center. Brown border, safety print and embossed seal on tan paper. Uncancelled. An old silver mine, popularly credited with a production of $10,000,000, and was known to have paid $1,950,000 in dividends up to 1887. Spoken of as a vein, the ore body was a stockwork, in which the extraordinarily rich ores, carrying various silver arsenical and animonial sulphides of silver, apparently gave out bottom levels. Lower grade, but payable ore lay below this level, hence, plans were to develop laterally. By 1924, the company was sold, becoming Silver King Mines, Inc. [Ref: Weed, 1920, pgs. 314-15]. Minor foxing to top edge, otherwise VG. Est. $75-150

982. Arizona. Pinal. Superior. Silver King of Arizona Mining Co. Cert #D2189. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Henrietta Yoppke for 20 shares in 1920. Signed by A. W. Hillebrand president and W. F. Ainesworth secretary. Vignette of mill with mountainous backdrop. Blue border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - E. Schmidt, NY. 8 x 11”. See story above. Rare. Minor wear to fold creases. Fine to very fine. Est. $100-200

983. Arizona. Santa Cruz. Tyndall. Santa Rita Copper Mining & Smelting Co. Cert. #6556. Incorporated in Arizona in 1901. Issued to James W. Moore in 1917 for 105 shares. Signed by Geo. P. Myers as president and C. F. Elliott as secretary. Green border and seal, three vignettes with underground miners upper left and right, mountain scene with mill and smelter, upper center. Uncancelled. Printer not shown. 8 x 11. Discoloration along right margin and 2” tear at top of left fold. The company held claims in the Tyndall district, Santa Rita mountains 38 miles south of Tucson. The property contained 10 veins in granite porphyry. Four of the veins were being developed and averaged 8 to 30 ft. wide with assays of 18% copper, 6-7% lead, 1-3% zinc, 40 oz. Silver per ton, and $2-$8 gold (0.1 -o 0.4 oz. Per ton). The property was developed by 5 shafts of 20-110 ft. deep with about 1,000 ft. of underground development. In 1906 it was reported that the company’s offices had closed, the company had changed officers repeatedly, and that it was a mere stock-jobbing scheme. [Ref: 1904 CH, p. 635, 1905 CH, p. 712, 1906 CH, p. 898] Est. $25-75

984. Arizona. Santa Cruz. Wrightson. Morrison Development Co. Cert #131. Incorporated in New Mexico 1926. Issued to F. Albert Morrison for 100 shares in 1926. Signed by Morningstar president and Mildred Allen secretary. Vignette of miners working underground. Brown border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8x 11”. Owned the Augusta mine located near the American Boy mine at the head of Mansfield Gulch. The company was barred from the Los Angeles Stock Exchange in 1927, but was reinstated after announcement of reorganization. Promoted by F. Albert Morrison of Los Angeles. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.381). Minor wear to fold creases. Very fine. Est. $30-60

985. Arizona. Yavapai. Lake Superior & Nevada Development Co. Cert #2254. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to Bearer in 1912. Signed by Hagberg president and Norman secretary. No vignette, green border. Uncancelled. No printer noted. 6 x 14”. Three $2 coupons attached at right edge. States “…certain real property belonging to Lake Superior & Nevada Development Company, situated in Yavapai County…” Principal office in Duluth, Minn. Not listed in Copper Handbooks. Rare. Very fine. Est. $50-100

986. Arizona. Yavapai. Property Warranty Deeds, 1877 & 1879. Lot of 2 pcs. Deeds are for the same piece of property in Prescott, Arizona, one dated December 1877 wherein William Strausky takes title to the property and the second is dated 1879 when William Strausky cedes the property to George Hartmann. Both signed by William Wilkerson, County Recorder. Est. $30-60

987. Arizona. Yavapai. Eureka. Bagdad Copper Corp. Lot of 2 different certs. Cert #C1339 & O1040. Both issued (1928, 1929), signed and cancelled. Vignette of woman holding a light with industrial machine near. One has blue border, other has purple border. Both fine. Est. $40-80

988. Arizona. Yavapai. Jerome. Michigan Verde Copper Co. Cert. #369. Incorporated in Arizona, 1916. Issued to Dr. Earnet J. Favell in 1917 for 100 shares. Signed by L.B. Eaton, president and E. D. Bowles, secretary. Vignette of spread-winged Bald Eagle over masthead, and two vignettes of underground mining scenes at either end of masthead. Orange border. Uncancelled. Printer: Mysell, Rollins, Co. 9 x 11. Owned 29 claims, 535 acres, which contains “outcrops” in a connecting belt of schist and diorite. The property is neither better nor worse than that of the many other Jerome companies who are exploring their tracts. No development is claimed, but the stock-sellers advertise that the property is owned outright and the money derived from stock sales will be used for development. The Michigan Verde was one of the worst of the many very questionable promotions of the boom days of Jerome in 1916. The manner of its promotion and the character of its sponsors were open scandal in the camp, and when the company lost its option and the Arizona Corp. Commission ordered the return of its promotion stock and forbade the sale of shares it was thought that the last had been heard of it. It is apparent that a new and different directorate has been successful in getting by the Commission prohibition, since the Western Copper Syndicate, which has a post-office box at Phoenix, Ariz., is advertising stock and sending out the same old hackneyed stories about the United Verde mine and among other misleading statements says this property end-lines the United Verde Extension property, whose mine workings are 1 1/2 miles away, though an outlying undeveloped group of claims belonging to that company does lie between Michigan Verde and the U.V. mine. From the known dip and extent of the orebodies of the United Verde and its great neighbor, United Verde Extension, it is certain that the Michigan Verde is entirely outside of any possible extension of those ore deposits. The geologic report published by the company is a rank example of supposedly technical writing. [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1918, pp.408-9]. Torn along folds, one end entirely separated from rest of certificate, piece missing at center on fold, on one corner, and along top margin, paper weakened. Est. $25-50

989. Arizona. Yavapai. Peck. Silver Princess Mining Co. Cert. #706. Incorporated in Arizona Territory, 1907. Issued to M. Heegan in 1909 for 1000 shares. Signed by H.F. Worth, vice president, and J. Hawnsaid, secretary. Vignette of 9 miners underground, top center, and two indiv. Miners on the side borders. Gilt border, safety print and seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Goes. 8 x 11. We could not find any reference to this company. Garbani indicates he believes that it was located in the Peck district of Yavapai. Extremely fine. Est. $25-75

990. Arizona. Yavapai. Poland. Poland and Walker Postcards. Lot of 4 pcs. Three black/white photo postcards and another photo, c. 1908-09, from Poland, Arizona and Walker, Arizona. 1) Non-posted card of three women in an aspen forest with a dog, with names of people penciled on the front. One of the women is Henrietta Hartmann, daughter of noted mining engineer George Hartmann of Prescott, Arizona. 2) Mailed postcard of Henrietta Hartmann in hat and white blouse standing amid some bushes, postmarked Poland, July 10, 1909. 3) Card without postmark, captioned “From the Ione Prairie near Jerome, Arizona, showing a group of 5 Apache men and one Anglo man standing in front of a two-story building with balcony. Dated 1908. Publ. For Boyd Drug Co., Jerome, Arizona, by N.P.C. Co., L.A. 4) Henrietta Hartmann in white blouse, dark skirt and hat, leading against a wickiup in the brush. Unlabeled, no date. All cards except the Apache one are from Henrietta Hartmann, daughter of George Hartmann, and are in great condition. Est. $30-60

991. Arizona. Yavapai. Prescott. Wells, Fargo Money Order Receipt & Yavapai County Assessor’s Notice and Cover, 1906. The money order is #AA 256596 in amount of $6.92 sent to C.P. Wingfield, Dealer in General Merchandise in Huron, Arizona, dated Oct. 6, 1906. Purchased by E.S. Wright. The Yavapai County assessor’s notice is addressed to W. & C.P. Wingfield, signed by Assessor E.J. Sullivan, notifying addressee of taxes due for 1906. Datelined Prescott, Arizona and dated July 1906. Cover is postmarked Huron, Arizona, Aug 23 1906 a.m., bears a 2cent stamp with George Washington, and is addressed to Mr. Ed. S. Wright, Prescott, Arizona. The receipt is scarce. Huron was named after the Huron mine of the 1860’s and was located 27 miles SE of Prescott on the Prescott-Middleton branch A.T. & S.F. Railroad. The Post Office was established in 1901 [Ref: Arizona Place Names, 1988 ed., p. 218]. Est. $25-50

992. Arizona. Yavapai. Providence. Great Belcher of Arizona Co. Cert. #248. Incorporated in Arizona in 1903. Issued to Chester F. Brown of Haverhill, Mass. In 1904 for 800 shares. Signed by Henry B. Clifford, president, and (illegible) secretary. Printed in purple ink across face and on reverse is a note stating this is a restricted certificate requiring purchaser to hold the stock until June ,1905. Vignette top center of 4 miners working underground. Green border and safety print, brown printing. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 1/2 x 12.” The company was a reorganization of the Great Belcher-Bullwhacker Gold Co. It was owned by Great Belcher Mine that had a 700’ shaft with about 4000 ft. of workings. In 1908 the company claimed to have hit ore worth $12 gold per ton and was planning to sink the shaft to 1000 feet. The company was dead by 1910. [Copper Handbook, 1908, p. 531] Ex. Est. $25-75

993. Arizona. Yavapai. Turkey. War Eagle Cons Mining Co. Cert #A369. Incorporated in Connecticut. Issued to Frank S. Lewis for 80 shares in 1905. Signed by George W. Tonug treasurer and C. W. Borton secretary and H. S. Lewis president. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border and underprint. Cancelled by rubber stamp. Printer - Franklin Bank Note. 7 x 11”. We have previously attributed this company to Cripple Creek. But this was probably in error. We know think this company was operating the War Eagle mine, aka the William & Mary claim, in the Turkey district, Yavapai County. Prior to issuance, several of the claims surrounding the War Eagle had been in litigation. (internet source). Very fine. Est. $30-60

994. Arizona. Yavapai. Verde. Lone Pine Mining Co. Cert #938. Incorporated in West Virginia. Issued to Walter W. Burdette for 100 shares in 1906. Signed by G. E. Johnson president and C. M. Clark secretary. Vignette of miner underground. Brown border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - New York Bank Note. 8 x 11”. Datelined of New York. This company was a scam. “The Arizona lands were inherited from the Lone Pine MC, alias Arizona, Eastern & Montana Co, promoted by the notorious Dr. R. C. Flower, and the notorious L. E. Pike, Flower being a fugitive from justice, while Pike is still plying his trade and selling swindling mining shares to fools.” (Copper Handbook, 1906, p.640-41). Small tear at top edge. Fine. Est. $50-100

995. Arizona. Yuma. Ellsworth. Bullard Rand Gold Mining & Milling Co. Cert #143. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to O. L. Arnold for 1000 shares in 1906. Signed by John J. Bullard president and A. L. Mock secretary. Vignette of a buffalo. Orange border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. The Bullard mine was operated by John Bullard (Copper Handbook, 1912, p.158), but were not able to determine the significance of Rand. The mine was located near Ellsworth in Yuma County. Minor wear to fold creases. Fine to very fine. Est. $30-60

AUTOMOBILE

996. Automobile. Certificate. Chrysler Financial Corp. Lot of 13 pcs. All issued in the 1970’s. Printed signatures. Elaborate vignette of two women with many industrial scenes. Green border. Cancelled. 8 x 11”. All fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

AVIATION

997. Aviation. Custer Channel Wing Corp. Lot of 4 pcs. Issued in the 19860’s. Printed signatures, cancelled. Vignette of the companies Channel Wing aircraft. Green border and underprint. 8 x 11”. All extremely fine. Est. $40-80

BANKING

998. Banking. American Express Co Receipts, 1879-80. Lot of 3 similar pcs. Two are dated 1879 the other is 1880. All are to C .S. Iron Works for items transported. All very fine. Est. $50-100

999. Banking. Chase Manhattan Corp. Lot of 3 pcs. Issued in the 1970’s. Printed signatures, cancelled. Vignette of a man, probably the founder. Orange border and underprint. 8 x 11”. All fine to very fine. Est. $40-80

1000. Banking. Trans Beacon Corp. Lot of 10 pcs. All issued in the 1960’s. Printed signatures. Vignette of the company logo showing a lighthouse typical of the eastern US coast. Red border. Cancelled. 8 x 12”. All very fine. Est. $40-80

1001. Banking. Certificate. Farmers Deposit National Bank. Cert #C1242. Incorporated in Pennsylvania. Issued to Anna M. Collins. Signatures obscured by cancellation stamps. Fabulous vignette of a dog named Prince. Green border and underprint. Cancelled. Printer - ABN. 8 x 10”. Datelined Pittsburg, Pa. Minor wear to fold creases. Est. $35-75

1002. Banking. Certificates. Interstate Credit Corp. Lot of 9pcs. All issued in 1960’s. Signed, uncancelled. Vignette of Interstate Highway Sign with company logo. Blue border. Very fine. Est. $30-60

1003. Banking. Checks. Bunker Hill Bank Checks, 1832. Lot of 2 similar pcs. One is issued to A Cole for $334.91 in 1832. Signed by Ambrose Cole. Cancellation hole at middle. The second check is Unissued. Both are printed in black with black design at left edge. 1.5 x 5”. Fine. Est. $25-50

1004. Banking. Checks. Imprinted Revenue Checks, 1869-1901. Lot of 46 pcs. All have imprinted revenues at middle. All different RN#’s. We did not look up each of the reference numbers as listed in Castenholz. Most are issued, but not all. Most date from the 1870’s and are mostly from eastern state towns. Various styles and sizes. All fine. Est. $150-250

1005. Banking. Checks. Revenue Stamped Checks, 1864-1937. Lot of 48 pcs. All have adhesive documentary stamps affixed to the check. The majority date from the 1890’s, but checks earlier are represented. Only one check dates after 1920. Some have vignettes, all are issued. Various styles and sizes. Fine. Est. $50-100

BOLIVIA

1006. Bolivia. La Paz. Tipuani. Bolivia Gold Exploration Co. Cert #4320. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Carl E. Johnson for 100 shares in 1927. Signed by Sharry O. Snied president and Dercy S. Morris secretary. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Cancelled by rubber stamp. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. Stub attached at left edge. 2 cent revenue stamp on reverse. Company owned 6 claims in placer ground located in Bolivia. Main office was located in Denver. Fine to very fine. Est. $20-40

BOOK

1007. Book. Young Ladies Piece Book, or A Selection of Elegant Pieces, In Verse and Prose, from Various Authors. Designed for the Private Instruction and Amusement of Young Ladies. By E. Thomas, 3rd Edition. Published by E. Thomas, and printed by Clark & Raser, Printers, 1831. 4 x 5.5”. 179pps. Inscribed Mary Besson’s Book, 1848 on first leaf. Pages are wrinkled by water or humidity. Binding is attached, but a little rough. Poor. Est. $15-30

1008. Book. Big-Little-Book. Popeye and the Deep Sea Mystery. by Better Little Book, Whitman Publishing, 1939. 422pps, original illustrated had cover. Wear to binding. 3.5” wide x 4.5” tall x 1.5” thick. Fully illustrated Popeye comic. Good condition. Est. $50-100

1009. Book. Fiction. Gene Autry and the Thief River Outlaws. by Bob Hamilton, 1944. Published by Whitman Publishing Co. 249pps, illustrations. “An original story featuring Gene Autrey famous motion picture star as the hero.” 5.5 x 8”, original blue hard borders with red print. Minor dings to corners and wear to binding. Fine. Est. $25-50

1010. Book. Fiction. Robinson Crusoe. in words of one syllable. By Mary Godolphin with color and b/w illustrations. 1882, published McCloughlin Brothers. 93pps. Wear to binding. Original hard boards. Est. $25-50

1011. Book. Western. Outdoorsman, Zane Grey’s Best Hunting and Fishing Tales Published in Commemoration of His Centennial Year, 1972. Edited by George Reiger. 349pps. Original hard boards with original slip cover. Vf. Est. $50-75

1012. Books. Poetry. Small Books of Poetry and Stories. Lot of 5 books. 1-2) Two copies of Hello, by James W. Foley, a book of poetry published by P.F. Volland Company of Chicago, hard cover, 5 pgs.; 3) Western and Miscellaneous Poems, by May Delaney Streater, published by Blue River Press, Shelbyville, Indiana, no date. Inscribed to Jessie Byers, and annotated by the author. Included are two real snapshots of the author and her husband, glued in front and back. 4) Santa Claus and Little Billie, John Kendrick Bangs, published by Browne & Howell Co., Chicago, 1914. Suede cover, 47 pgs. and inscribed as a gift from Granddad to Grandson, 1918. 5) Life’s Crosses, by Henrietta Heron, published by Elmer Miller, in Cincinnati, 1928. Est. $25-75

1013. Books. Western. Zane Grey Book Lot. Lot of 6 pcs. (1) Desert Gold, 1918. 326pps, original green hard boards, 5 x 7.5”. (2) West of the Pecos, 1931, 314pps, original burgundy hard boards, 5 x 8”. (3) Betty Zane, 1903. 291pps, original light green hard boards, 5 x 7.5”. (4) Red Ryder and the Secret of the Lucky Mine, 1947, 248pps, original dark green boards. (5) Shepherd of Guadeloupe, 1930, 335pps, original blue boards. (6) Mysterious Rider, 1921, 335pps, original green boards, some repair tape on side of boards. All fair condition. Est. $50-100

CALIFORNIA

1014. California. Book. American Biography & Genealogy California Edition. by Robert J. Burdette, c.1900. Published by Lewis Publishing. This is Volume II only, Volume I not included. Pages 553-1123. Indexed. Some illustrations. Binding in poor condition. Est. $25-50 (not illustrated)

1015. California. Central. Central California Newspapers, 1873-1874. Lot of 3pcs. (1) Stockton Daily Independent, August 2, 1873, 4pps. (2) Sacramento Daily Record, October 23, 1874. (3) Oakland Daily Transcript, February 6, 1875. All fine. Est. $25-50 (not illustrated)

1016. California. Check. California Imprinted Revenue Checks, 1869-1901. Lot of 7 pcs. (1) North Pacific Transportation Co, RNB, Bank of California, 1869, vignette at left of sailing vessel. (2) National Bank of D. O. Mills, RND, Sacramento, 1874. (3) Wells, Fargo & Co, RND, San Francisco, 1876, signed by J. Jackson, attorney of Senator J. P. Jones. (4) Mayflower Mining Co, Citizens Bank, 1899, RNX, Nevada City, California. (5) California Street Cable Railroad Co, RNX, San Francisco, 1899. (6) Bank of Oroville, RNX, 1901, Oroville, California, vignette at left of spread winged eagle. (7) Citizens Bank, 1889, Facsimile RNG, Nevada City, California, 1889. All very fine. Est. $50-100

1017. California. Death Valley. Death Valley & Scotty’s Castle Real Photo Postcards. Lot of 12. Various outdoor angles showing Scotty’s Castle, and a number of interior shots, some showing Scotty himself. Black and white real photos. Est. $50-100

1018. California. Documents. California Mining Related Documents. Lot of 3 pcs. (1) Washington Mining Co. Cert #248. Incorporated in California. Issued to George Fletcher for 250 shares in 1879. Signed by H. Uphoff president and George Fletcher secretary. No vignette. Black border. Cancelled. Printer - A. L. Bancroft. 4 x 9”. “Location: Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada Co, Cal.” printed on certificate. Fine. (2) Tuolumne County Water Co Check, 1857. Issued to W. K. McLeod for $200, signed by Jos Ponnall secretary. Vignette at left of cross sectional view of shaft. Some staining at right edge. (3) Gavilan Mining & Milling Co. Cert #511. Incorporated in California. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of miners underground. Black border on yellow paper. 4 x 9”. Printer - Searle & McClinton. “Location Gavilan District, San Bernardino Co, State of California” printed on certificate. Very fine. Est. $150-300

1019. California. El Dorado. Red Raven Gold Mining Co. Cert #874. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to H. E. Wilson for 3000 shares in 1905. Signed by Geo C. Dotler president and secretary. Vignette at upper left of miners underground with smaller vignettes at miners. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, Phillips Printing, Los Angeles. 8 x 10”. Datelined Los Angeles, Cal. “Mines on the Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California” printed below title. Red Raven is not listed a place name and no other information was found regarding this company. Tape repairs to fold creases. Some water staining and red ink bleed through affects certificate. Fair. Est. $25-50

1020. California. El Dorado. Shingle Springs. Grit Gold Mining Co. Cert. #782. Incorporated in California, 1920. Issued to John H. Heitman in 1921 for 100 shares. Signed by president Walter P. King and secretary Charles E. Swezy. Uncancelled. Vignette of flatcars loaded with ore sacks in front of mill building with headframe and mining camp in background. Second vignette lower right corner of man leading two pack burros. Brown border and underprint, gold seal. 8.5 x 11. Printer: Goes form. The company took over the Vandalia mine in 1923 after having abandoned the Grit mine in Spanish Diggings in the same district. The Vandalia was a replacement deposit and the ore was amenable to treatment with cyanide. The company was reorganized in 1924 under the name Vandalia Mining Co. that forfeited its charter in 1928. [Mines Handbook, 1931, p. 683.] Folds, minor yellowing around edges. Est. $25-50

1021. California. Fraternal. Grand Army of the Republic Printed Documents, 1891. Lot of 9 pcs. Includes one-page circular; 4 copies of General Orders No. 1 of the Santa Cruz department commander; supply order information sheet; notice from the Adjutant General’s office to Post Commanders; and 3 General Orders, No. 20, 21, 22, from Headquarters in Rutland Vt. Naming Aides-de-Camp upon the staff of the Commander-in-Chief. All 5 x 8 size. Fine. Est. $30-60

1022. California. General. California & Western Collectibles. Lot of 40+pcs. (1) Three different die cut postcards. Two are in the shape of California with touristy map on the front, the other shaped like a cable car, made for San Francisco Cable Car Company. (2) Six different stock certificates. (3) 11pcs of b/w photo postcards of various scenes. (4) 7 souvenir chromolitho postcard packets. (5) 22 pcs misc chromolitho postcards. (6) 13 modern color postcards. (7) 3pcs. Melody Trails, 1958, periodical. Holiday on Ice Souvenir Program 1959. Pictures from Millar’s Butterfly Grove. All fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

1023. California. General. California Collectibles Found at Goldfield, Nevada. Lot of 7 pcs. (1) Little Star Wood Vesta Match (empty box) made by the Diamond Match Co, Chico, California. 1 x 1.5”. Box has been pushed down upon. (2) Top of a jewelry box with gilt embossing “F. Selkinghaus Jeweler, 502 So. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal.” 2 x 3”. (3) Unused prescription bottle label form Pratt Drug Company, Mariposa, California. The label has been stained by dirt and water. Tear in top edge. (4) Instruction pamphlet for OXO Bouillon Cubes, 2 x 3.25, 12pps, some wear, fold crease. (5) One package of Rainbow Dyes, Pink. The package is about the size of a seed pack. Text instructions on outside, unopened. (6) Small pamphlet titled “The Road to Wellville”, published by Postum Cereal Co, Battle Creek, Michigan. A cute pamphlet on how live and eat right. Back page has illustration of the Postum, Grape Nuts and Post Toasties Factories. 1.5 x 3”, 16pps. (7) A bundle of 29 tags that have “Oh You Scrub” all tied together with pink string. Use unknown. Est. $30-60

1024. California. General. California Postmarked Covers, 1879-96. Lot of 3 pcs. One postmarked Fresno, 1896, another postmarked Santa Ba(rbara?), 1889, and the third postmarked San Jose, (1879?). All about 3 x 5. VG. Est. $25-50

1025. California. Humboldt. Eureka. Eureka Postmarked Cover, 1914. Addressed to Sherwood & Sherwood in San Francisco, with return address of Delaney & Young, Eureka, Cal. Postmarked Oct 24, 1914, with 2-cent oval United States embossed stamp. 3.5 x 6. VF. FHA has an embossed whiskey bottle from this company. Est. $25-50

1026. California. Inyo. Coso. Coso Uranium Inc. Cert #641. Incorporated in California. Issued to Louis M. Semtei for 1000 shares in 1955. Signed by president and Wm J. Jans secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border. Cancelled by rubber stamp. Printer - Jeffries Banknote Co, Los Angeles. Operated in the Coso district in Inyo County. Very fine. Est. $30-60

1027. California. Los Angeles. Los Angeles (Judaica). V. Wolfenstein CDV. Temple Block, Los Angeles, Cal. Awarded at the Southern Dist. Fair California. First Premium to V. Wolfenstein for the Best Photographs. Seal of California. Photo of bearded man. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50


1028. California. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. 2nd Regiment Panoramic Photograph, 1916. by Charles Z. Bailey, 311 S Figueroa, Los Angeles, Cal. Captioned: F Co, Second Reg’t Calif, Infantry, at Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Cal, Nov 11, 1916.” 34” long x 8”. 47 men shown in uniform with cars in background. Very fine. Est. $100-300

1029. California. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Cabinet Card Photos by Los Angeles Photographers, 1885-90. Lot of two, a woman and a man. Woman’s photo taken by F.G. Schumacher on Spring Street in Los Angeles and has handwritten on reverse “Alice Curler.” The man’s photo is taken by E.W. fortune, also on Spring Street in Los Angeles, and is hand labeled on reverse, “W.R. Rucker.” A few dings to edges but otherwise very good. Alice Curler is probably the sister of Reno District Attorney Benjamin F. Curler, who prosecuted the case against Alice M. Hartley for the 1894 murder of Murray D. Foley, Washoe County Senator, and state representative to the Republican National Committee. Est. $25-50

1030. California. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Golden King Mining Co. Cert. #30. Incorporated in California, 1900. Issued to J.H. Baker in 1900 for 1000 shares. Signed by David Henderson as president and F.B. Yerby, secretary. Vignette of underground miners examining ore beside loaded ore carts. Green border and safety print. Uncancelled. No printer noted. 8 x.10. Dateline Los Angeles, Cal. Not listed in Mines Handbook. Folds, VG. Est. $75-150

1031. California. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. L. A. Rubber & Asbestos Works Ad Thermometer, c.1920. Early Los Angeles thermometer. 9” diameter. Face plate has printed Fahrenheit / (numbers of temperature) / L. A. Rubber & / Asbestos Works / Los Angeles, Cal. / Mutual 2211. Dial and thermometer are operational. Mfg by Standard Thermometer, Boston, Mass. Very fine. Est. $30-60

1032. California. Mining. Auburn Mining Co. Cert. #25. Incorporated in Illinois. Issued to W.H. Barns in 1886 for 20 shares. Signed by M.O. Brown president and L.G. Hodges, secretary. Black border, Greek key design, gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Geo. E. Cole & Co., Chicago. 5 x 10. Company may have been located near Auburn, but we are not sure. VF. Est. $100-200

1033. California. Mining. Auriferous Black Sands of California, 1907. by J. A. Edman. Published by State Mining Bureau, Bulletin 45, April, 1907. 22pps, 3 illustrations. Original paper wrap. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1034. California. Mining. California Mining Publications, 1940’s. Lot of 4 cps.. 1-2) Issues of the California Journal of Mines and Geology, including the State Mineralogist’s Report, April 1942 and January 1946. Paper covered with maps, charts and photographs. 220 and 70 pgs respectively. 3) Publications of the California State Division of Mines, 1948, a reprint of the California Journal of Mines and Geology. 90 pgs. 4) The National Amateur Mineralogist, published for the annual convention of the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies in 1941, with a featured article on mining diamonds in South Africa. Pages unnumbered, 50 +/-. Paper covered, some water stains. Est. $25-50

1035. California. Mono. Bridgeport. Mono County Delinquent Tax Receipt, 1875. Issued to T. W. Towle for $42.00 in tax paid for the year 1875-76. Towle’s property that was assessed included: Grazing claim, timber claim with saw mill, half interest in house at Munckton, lot in Bridgeport, 3 saddle horses, 5 Spanish horses, 1 colt, 15 calves, 50 stock cattle, watch and chain. Signed by G. G. Welch. Vignette at left of seated Indian. 8 x 9”. Printer - H. S. Crocker, Sacramento. Even in 1875, the government got its share of everything you owned. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60

1036. California. Nevada. Donner. Donner Original Photographs, c.1930. Six original photos from the McFarland collection (see our catalog containing same from 2003) of the new Donner highway. Views are of the railroad snow sheds, loop bridge, summit from below, summit with buildings and signs, and Donner Lake. All views are sharp focus and clarity with good contrast. Est. $100-200

1037. California. Nevada. Donner. Snow Shed Chromolitho Postcards. Four Mitchell cards of a locomotive in the snow sheds on Donner Summit, c 1907. Mitchell #’s 2090, 843, another 843, but different, and 7183 which may not be Mitchell. The latter is post marked 1914 from Auburn. Est. $50-75

1038. California. Nevada. Grass Valley. Carson City Gold & Silver Mining Co vs North Star Mining Co, 1897. 25pps. Original cover, minor staining along binding. 6 x 9”. No. 341 in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals of Ninth Circuit Opinion filed October 18, 1897. The suit concerns whether the North Star MC was underground mining beneath the property of the Carson City G&SMC. The claim in the petition is the Irish American claim, first patented in 1877 and was owned, at the time of the suit, but the Carson City G&SMC. The North Star mine was located just south of the Irish American with the ledge dipping 25 degrees northward. The Carson City Co was claiming that the North Star Co was following the ledge and crossed the property boundary of the Irish American. In the previous opinion, the North Star Co had won the suit. The Appeals Court agreed with the lower decision, upholding that the North Star MC was not in error. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

1039. California. Nevada. Grizzly Ridge. Iowa Mine Bill of Sale to the Illinois Co. Handwritten half-sheet size paper certifying sale to D. Ham , 1 1/2 shares in Illinois Co., Grizzly Ridge Nevada County, for the sum of five dollars for assessments. Signed by H.W. Roberts. 6 x 8 on blue paper. Stains and foxing. Est. $75-150

1040. California. Nevada. Nevada City. Pittsburgh Gold Co. Specimen. Cert. #00000. Incorporated in West Virginia. Unissued, unsigned, dated 189x. Nice vignette of mule pack train descending a steep mountain trail, with driver standing at right. Vignette flanked by griffins. Small eagle vignette at bottom. Green border and underprint, “Shares $10 Each.” Specimen stamped in red on signature lines, holes punched. Stub attached at left. “To be held for Reference” stamped in purple on face. Printer: ABNCo. 8 x 10. Slight foxing. VF. Est. $100-200

1041. California. Nevada. Steep Hollow. Black Bear Cons Mining Co. Cert #2204. Incorporated in Nevada, 1926. Issued to D. J. Lyons for 1000 shares in 1930. Signed by J. R. Cooke president and secretary. No vignette. Brown border and seal. Cancelled by hole punches. Printer not noted. 8 x 11”. Small tears at edges. 20 cent revenue stamp affixed on reverse. This company owned property in both Nevada and California. In Nevada, the company owned property in the Divide district, but was not actively developing the claims. In California, the company was actively working a hydraulic mine on Bear River in Nevada County and had option to Castagnetto mine in Hunter Valley, Mariposa County. [Mines Handbook, 1931, p.1387; Int’l Min. Dir., 1907, p. 78]. Fine. Est. $25-50

1042. California. Oil. Union Oil Co of California. Specimen Bond. #00000. Incorporated in California, 1911. $1000 denomination. Unsigned. #48819 and Specimen printed in red. Vignette of oil derrick spouting oil. Greenish-gray border. Printer: ABNCo. Meas. 10 x 15. Sheet of 40 coupons attached. Hand stamped in red on face: “Return to Issue Room to be held for Reference.” Est. $100-200

1043. California. Orange. Anaheim. White Lily Bakery / Anaheim, Cal. / L. A. Rub Stamp Co. // GF / 5 / Loaf of Bread. Sc(4), al, 28mm. Unc. Est. $20-30

1044. California. Placer. Applegate. East Applegate, Southern Pacific Co. Station Plan, 1956. The Pacific Lines station plan of East Applegate, eastward track, Placer county, Sacramento Division. Scale 1”=100’ and published Feb. 1956, but revised 4 times, final date being Nov. 21, 1958. Meas. 24 x 56.” Foxing along some edged, but VF. Est. $50-100 (not illustrated)

1045. California. Placer. Auburn. Abstract of Title, 1919, for F.W. Turner, Jr. Leather bound volume containing typewritten copies of title work from the Placer County Abstract & Title Company, Auburn, California. 54 pgs. Inserted are copies of a Highway Easement Deed and Right of Way Contract—State Highway, documents, typewritten. Volume boards covered in burgundy colored leather with gilt priinting, and tied with cord. Meas. 9 x 14, worn at corners and small tears on spine. Est. $100-200

1046. California. Placer. Auburn. Freeman Hotel Advertising Cover & other Correspondence. Lot of 8 pcs. (1-2) Freeman Hotel, Best Tennis Court in Northern California Free to All, advertising cover, postmarked 1908, includes original letter written on Freeman Hotel letterhead, 2 pages. (3-4). Cover and letter sent to Ohio, same author as wrote the Freeman Hotel letter. Cover has 2 cent stamp, no postmark. In the letter, the author notes “I wish some smart person would invent a machine that you could attach to your thinker and it would write out your thoughts. I can write beautiful letters when I am washing dishes, ironing, sweeping…call it Thinkagraph.” (5-8). Cover, postmarked Lebanon, Mo, 1908. Cover contains a business card from E. D. Barnesdale, Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist, Blissfield, Michigan. Two tintype photographs. All fine. Est. $50-100

1047. California. Sacramento. Mason & Dubey, Inc. Book of Stock Certificates. Certs.# 2-25. Incorporated in California, 1959. #’s 2-11 are issued to John Mason or Jack Dubey in 1959 and signed by Jack Dubey as president and Jeune Dubey, secretary. Nos.2-8, and #10 cancelled certs. are stapled to back cover. Nos.12-25 are Unissued and attached to stubs in book. Black border, gilt underprint and seal, and eagle vignette. Printer: Goes form. Book meas. 5.5 x 14.5, certs approx. 5 x 10. Cert. stub #2 has 2 revenue stamps attached, $5 and $3. Mason Paint is handwritten on cover of book. VF. Est. $50-100

1048. California. Sacramento. Sacramento. Sacramento Cover, 1863. Addressed to Miss Carrie M. Young, Cincinnati, Ohio, and postmarked Sacramento Ca. June 19, 1863. 3-cent stamp. 3 x 5.5. Stained and foxing along right edge. Est. $20-40

1049. California. San Bernardino. Black Hawk. Arlington Mining Corp. Lot of 2 similar certs. Cert #588 & 589. Incorporated in California. Both issued to Henry Warne Flint, one for 750 other for 1500 shares, in 1935. Signed by Alirmon Del Mar president and Ray K. Voorheis secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer - Jeffries Bank Note of Los Angeles. 7 x 12”. Company owned 47 claims in the Black Hawk district near Victorville. Assays on the disseminated gold ran from $1.18 to $14 gold per ton. The last name of Vorrheis is not an uncommon name seen on certificates from the late 1920’s to the 1930’s. Now we know that he was a mining company officer as well as an active stock purchaser. (Mines Register, 1937, p.109). Fine to very fine. Est. $30-60

1050. California. San Bernardino. Clark. Mojave Tungsten Co. Cert #FB1029. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to Charles Head & Co for 100 shares in 1917. Signed by J. S. Hillman vice president and G. F. Stinger secretary. Vignette of several miners working underground. Uncancelled. Printer - Security Bank Note. 8 x 11”. “Mines Located in San Bernardino County, California” printed at top. Owned 32 claims with seven shafts near Clark, San Bernardino County. Also owned the Good Hope mine near Boulder. The Colorado property was more productive. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.614). Minor foxing along edges. Minor wear to fold creases. Fine. Est. $25-50

1051. California. San Bernardino. Ivanpah. Calipah Silver Mines Co. Cert #277. Incorporated in Nevada 1921. Issued to Jennie A. Brieux for 5000 shares in 1921. Signed by W. J. Douglass president and C. C. Boak secretary. Vignette of seated woman with many agricultural and industrial symbols around. Orange border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 9 x 12”. Owned 4 claims five miles from Ivanpah. Ores carried silver, gold and lead that was reported to run at $20 to $65 per ton (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.534). Minor wear to fold creases. Very fine. Scarce. Est. $50-100

1052. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Emmet Guard, Co. “E,” 3d Infantry Tickets, 1874 & 1880. Lot of 2 pcs. The 1874 item is an invitation to the Eleventh Annual Distribution of Prizes of The Emmet Guard, Co. E, Third Infantry, 2d Brigade N.G.C, on Thursday Evening, June 11, 1974, at the Irish American Hall, Howard Street Near Fourth. Compliments of Robert Cleary, Capt. Two vignettes of guardsmen in either upper corner and printed in blue, red, green and gilt on white card stock. 3 x 5. Item two is an invitation to the Eighteenth Annual Ball of the Emmet Guard, at Horticultural Hall, Dec. 31st, 1880. Printed on the card is: “Mustered out of the State service for parading at the reception of Michael Davitt.” Green and gilt print on white card stock with green vignette of a guardsman in one corner. Meas. 2.5 x 5. VG. Est. $50-100

1053. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Gold Rush. Geo. B. Hitchcock Bill of Lading, c.1850. Vignette at upper left of a sailing vessel. The bill of lading is not filled out. Datelined San Francisco, 18xx. 8 x 10”. Document glued to paper backing. Very fine. Est. $200-400

1054. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Golden Gate Bridge Souvenir Powder (makeup) Can. Souvenir of San Francisco, Cal. / (scene of the Bay looking from west to east with Golden Gate Bridge in foreground) / Golden Gate Bridge. 2.5” diameter. Powder pad and powder within. Mirror on inside of lid. Fine. Est. $50-75

1055. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Jacob Strahle & Co. / Billiard Mfr’s / (picture of billiard table) / 515 Market St. / San Francisco, Cal. // GF / C.O.D. / at / J.C Cargers / Saloon / Nord, Cal. Octag., br., 28 mm. Nord was located 7.5 m. WNW of Chico in Butte Co. The Post Office was established 1871, discontinued in 1919, re-established in 1920 and discontinued in 1933. [California’s Geographic Names.] XF. Est. $50-75

1056. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Justinian Caire Billhead for Bullion & Exchange Bank. Datelined San Francisco, 1885. For purchases made by the B. & E. Bank. Nice masthead, with list of specific articles sold at the store. Caire was an assay house supplier. 13 1/2” x 8 1/2”. Nice piece, folds, tears. Est. $40-80

1057. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Panama Pacific International Exposition Temple of Childhood, 1915. Certificate style. Issued to Henry Seabrook for the state of Maryland, 1913, in San Francisco. Two color, gold and green, vignette of the Temple of Childhood surrounded by other Exposition buildings, and in each corner is a picture of a child’s head. Green and gold border on crème paper. Signed by Richard M. Saurro, director of exhibits, and Louis Godfrey, attest secretary. 7 x 10”. VF. Est. $40-80

1058. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Perkins, Flint & Co. Commission Wool Merchants Check, 1870. Check paid to W.S. Jones for $180. Signed by Flint, Bisby & Co.’s B.P. Flint. Check No. is missing (torn). Printed revenue stamp. Dateline San Juan. Printer: John G. Hodge & Co. 2.75 x 7.75. Endorsed by W.S. Jones. Est. $40-80

1059. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Savings & Loan Society Installment Note, No. 35, 1859. Amount of $52.60 on a total loan of $684.80. Signed by G. W. Street. Nice vignette at left edge of a typical 3-story San Francisco storefront. Printer: Gillespie & Gray, and Britten & Co. Lith. S.F. 4.5 x 9. White paper, black print. Dateline San Francisco. XF. Est. $50-100

1060. California. San Francisco. San Francisco. South Bay Railroad & Land Co. No Cert #. Incorporated in California 1875. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of a steam train pulling passenger cars. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Edward Denny & Co, SF. 5 x 10”. Datelined San Francisco. A wonderful early San Francisco Bay railroad certificate. Rare. Est. $50-100

1061. California. Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara Documents, 1883-1909. Group of interesting Santa Barbara items. Two early business cards, circa 1900, from Field & Cole Curio Store and Pinal Dome Refining Co, K. B. McCarthy, agent. Also a very unusual cover with three embossed wax seals on the back from Santa Barbara County National Bank on a 1909 Registered envelope from the Santa Barbara County National Bank to Ben Kimber in Denver with 4 US 5 cent stamps (two pairs Scott 335). Very fine. Est. $50-100

1062. California. Santa Clara. Almaden. Quicksilver Mining Co. Cert #8476. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Ira Barrows for 100 shares in 1916. Signed by E. F. Tracey, secretary and Joseph Kaufmann president. Vignette of two mill workers pouring mercury into flasks. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - National Bank Note. 7 x 11”. Datelined New York. The company incorporated in 1866, but rarely paid any dividends, especially after 1882. As of 1916, property included 6800 acres adjoining the New Almaden Quicksilver mine, near San Jose. In 1915, the mine was leased to New Almaden and by 1917, the company was seeking a voluntary bankruptcy. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.617-618). Minero wear to fold creases, small pin holes at top center. Fine to very fine. Est. $75-150

1063. California. Santa Clara. San Jose. California Market Scrips, 1939. Lot of 2 pcs. No. 13150 and No. A13389, both dated Feb. 1, 1935. Signed by J.W. Weeks, pres., and Henry Brown, sec’y. 3 x 6. Blue print on buff paper. VF. One has paper clip rust mark, top left. Rare. Est. $50-100

1064. California. Santa Clara. San Jose. Farmers Union of San Jose. Lot of 3 pcs. All issued in the 1880’s. Signed, cancelled by red pen. Vignette of cows with a steam train in background. Black border. 6 x 10”. All fine to very fine. A good looking certificate. Est. $75-150

1065. California. Shasta. Shasta National Copper Co. Cert. #415. Incorporated in Nevada, 1917. Issued to George E. Glothen in 1917 for 5280 shares. Signed by M.P. Fries, vice-president, and E. Hunt, secretary. Three vignettes across top: center is mountainous scene showing roads, buildings and tramway, flanked by two underground mining scenes. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Mysell Rollins. 9 x 11. Company was organized to develop 1,000 acres of copper bearing land adjoining property of Mammoth Copper Co., in Shasta Co. Offices in San Francisco. [Ref: Mines Hdbk., 1918, p. 629.] Est. $25-50

1066. California. Shasta. Flat Creek. Pittsburgh & Mt. Shasta Corp., Cert #671. Incorporated in West Virginia. Issued to Richard Massey for 100 shares in 1927. Signed by Geo H. Clapp president and T. V. Scott secretary. Vignette of two men walking toward a mill with Mt. Shasta in background. Brown border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Republic Bank Note. 8 x 11”. Company owned the Bennington mine in the Flat Creek district, near Matheson in Shasta County. This mine was developed by a 4000 foot tunnel and a 520 foot shaft. Mining was stopped in 1921 due to the low price of copper. Company also owned the Black Hawk mine in the Randsburg district, San Bernardino County. Mine developed by a 700 and 400 foot shaft with 4500 feet of workings. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.644-645). Very fine. Est. $40-80

1067. California. Shasta. Flat Creek. Pittsburgh & Mt. Shasta Corp. Cert. # 0341. Incorporated in West Virginia, 1926. Issued to Richard Massey in 1927 for 10 shares. Signed by Thomas E. Doyle, v-president, and T.V. Scott, secretary. Vignette of mill site , two men walking, and waterfalls and Mt. Shasta in background. Orange border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer: Republic BNCo., Pittsburgh, Pa. 8.5 x 12. See story above. Slight wrinkling, VG. Est. $40-80

1068. California. Shasta. French Gulch. King’s Saloon / French Gulch, / Cal. // GF / One / Drink. Round with scalloped edge, alum. XF. Est. $50-75

1069. California. Shasta. Shasta. Wells, Fargo & Co Receipt, 1878. $1000 Receipt for F. Seitsch from “one bag dust” addressed to Kruse & Euber, San Francisco. Printed in red, 4 x 7”. Printed by Hodge & Co. Datelined Shasta, 1878. Extremely fine. Est. $30-60

1070. California. Sierra. Good Year Mining Co of Sierra County, Proof. Incorporated in West Virginia. Dated 18xx. No signatures, no vignette, no seal. Elegant brown border with Greek key design and floral corners. Printer: Theo. Leonhardt & Son, Phila. 9 x 11.75. Small tear into margin at lower right and two small chips missing along bottom. VF. Est. $50-150

1071. California. Sonoma. St. Helena. Hand-drawn Pelican on postcard, 1904. A unique postcard with a hand drawn pelican on the message side of a printed stamp postcard. The card was sent to Miss Joy Noble, St. Helena, CA. Bold postmark from Berkeley, 1904. A cute card. Est. $25-50

1072. California. Sonora. GF 5 Cents / When Returned with Bottle / Dennis & Devoto, Sonora. Paper token, rect, 30mm x 60mm. Blue paper with black print. Some staining. We assume this paper token is from Sonora, California. Est. $50-100

1073. California. Token. California Bicentennial Silver Medallion. California Bicentennial / (pic bear) / M.A.C. 1969 Van Samt / 1769-1969 // The Golden Land / (pic of 8 different people) / (pic of commodities of CA). Rd, silver, 63mm. Comes with original box from Medallic Art Co and documentation. Mint. Est. $25-50

1074. California. Tulare. Lindsey. A. R. Wilfley Signed Proxy & Construction Agreement, 1911. The proxy assigns A. R. Wilfley’s vote to D.J. Badger in the forthcoming meeting of Paradise Water Company in Lindsay, California. 8 x 8” on gray paper with blue typescript. The agreement, a purchase of pumping machinery with capacity of 145 gallons per minute, is between Brisco-Morley-Redmond Co. of Lindsay, California (Brisco Iron Works) and S.S. Jones. and A.R. Wilfley. 7.5 x 8.” Folds in both documents. A.R. Wilfley is the inventor of the famous Wilfley Table Concentrator and manufacturer of centrifugal pumps for chemical and mineral processing. Paradise Water Company sold water to mills for both placer and lode mines. Est. $100-200

1075. California. Tulare. Porterville. Sunflower Citrus Growers Original Box Label. Label is attached to the original box. Porter Brand. Image of a African American holding tray that has a Sunkist Orange on it. Sunflower Citrus Growers, Porterville, California. Product of U.S.A. Full color. 9 x 11”. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1076. California. Tuolumne. Columbia. Columbia Fire Truck Photo Postcards. 3 photo post cards of the Columbia fire engine and the fire house, circa 1920-40. Two are dated 1941, c.1930’s. Est. $50-75

1077. California. Tuolumne. Certificate. New York Gold Mining Co. Cert. #20. Incorporated in New York, 1886. Issued to Charles Davis in 1886 for 100 shares. Signed by S.L. Celise, president, and J.C. Hall, secretary. Vignette in center of two allegorical females flanking a shield with sunrise scene, with “Elcelsior” written below. A Bald Eagle perches above. Black border on white paper. Uncancelled. Printer: Tremain & Co., N.Y. Meas. 7 x 10.5”. Dateline New York. Left edge trimmed tight. Pososibly the New York mine in Tuolumne county [Report of State Mining, 1890, p. 674]. Est. $100-200

1078. California. Tuolumne. Woods Creek. St. Helena Group of Mines Reverse Blue Line Map, c.1920. Folds out to 20 x 33”. Not attached at bottom left offers five different scenarios for where to put in a tunnel. Claims include: Santa Ana, Oceanic, St. Paul, Porcupine, St. Helena, Santa Maria, Santa Rosa, etc. Woods Creek runs from left to right with north towards the upper left. Also shown is Sullivan Creek and Slate Creek. Map drawn by Theo Binge. Map is canvas backed. When folded, map is attached to hard backing about 5 x 9”. Geo E. Pilz is on attached paper. Very fine. Est. $75-200

CANADA

1079. Canada. British Columbia. Rossland. Cascade Gold Mining & Milling Co. Cert #669. Incorporated in British Columbia. Issued to Arthur Bonner for 100 shares in 1901. Signed by Wm. B. Townsend vice president and Euten Gooteau acting secretary. No vignette. Brown border with green safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted 8 x 10”. Datelined Rossland, B.C. Pen writing at top of “Vol I, No value as of March 15, 1907. Fine to very fine. Est. $30-60

1080. Canada. Nova Scotia(?). Micmac Gold Mining Co. Cert #1593. Incorporated in Maine. Issued to Max Keller for 100 shares in 1908. Signed by William B. Arnold vice president and Fred W. Moon treasurer. Great vignette of Indian with feathered headdress. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 11”. Micmac is a name of Canadian Indians that resided in the Canadian Maritimes which include Nova Scotia, New Foundland, etc. Company probably operated in this part of Canada. Some wear to fold creases. Minor foxing along edges. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

1081. Canada. Ontario. Porcupine. Canadian Gold Mines Corp. Cert #B173. Incorporated in Delaware. Issued to Theodore Gross for 20,000 shares in 1923. Signed by Leroy Gross vice president and H. S. Friedman secretary. Vignette of two miners operating a drill. Orange border. Uncancelled. Printer - New York Bank Note. 8 x 11”. This company was a subsidiary of British Porcupine Dev Co. Company owned all the stock of the Canadel Gold Ltd. Canadian Gold Corp was also a holding company for North Woods Mines, Dev Co of Porcupine and Hicsha Mines of Porcupine. Owned the Rochester mine with ore running at $8-10 gold per ton. (Mines Handbook, 1925, p.1975-76). Staple holes at upper left. Very fine. Est. $25-50

CIVIL WAR

1082. Civil War. Currency. Confederate $20 Note, 1861. Lot of 2 pcs. (1) #1215. Signed by R. M. Payne treasurer and R. Hill Jr. register. Vignette at middle of a schooner; vignette at left of a sailor on a dock or shipdeck. 3 x 7”. Poor to good condition. (2) #86019. Signed, but difficult to make out. Same style as prior described. Slightly better condition. Est. $25-50

1083. No Lot.

COIN & CURRENCY

Coin. Denver Mint Bullion Receipts, 1892 & 1897. Please see Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver.

1084. Coin. Flying Eagle One Cent, 1857. Engraved “Crow” above eagle and “Caw Caw” beneath. Rd. copper, 21 mm. Fine. Est. $50-75

1085. Currency. Mexican Paper Money. Lot of 9 different pcs. 2 Pesos, Republica Mexicana, 1914. 25 Centavos, Chihuahua, 1913. 1 Peso, Republica Mexicana, 1914. 1 Peso, Gobierno Provisional de Mexico, 1916. 50 Centavos, Republica Mexicana, 1914. 5 Pesos, Gobierno Provisional de Mexico, 1914. 1 Peso, El Estado de Chihuahua, 1914. 5 Pesos, El Estado de Chihuahua, 1914. 1 Peso, Banco de Mexico, 1970. All fine. Est. $25-50

COLORADO

1086. Colorado. General. Colorado Industrial Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado. Dated 1904. Series A. Denomination $1000. Specimen stamped in red across signature lines and holes punched. Vignette of seated allegorical woman with train and lake in background, and an allegorical child reclining at her feet, top left. Black border and underprint. Printer: International BNCo. 9 x 19. VF. Est. $100-200

1087. Colorado. General. Dangerlite Corporation of America. Cert #71. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 200 shares in 1931. Signed by R. C. Squire president and L. E. Scott secretary. Vignette of three allegorical figures. Brown border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. Small tears along fold creases. Fine. Est. $50-100

1088. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado 1892. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched across signature lines. #S44123 stamped in red at top left margin, and “Las Specimen” stamped top right margin. Vignette of miners underground with drill and large rock. Two smaller vignettes in top corners of allegorical figures reading incorporated within border. Green border and underprint. Across face is printed notice that articles of incorporation amended, changed from shares of par value of $100 each to shares without nominal or par value. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11. Small stain lower right corner, VF. This company was extremely profitable. They owned iron and coal mines as well as iron mines in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. The gross receipts for 1918 were in excess of $48 million with net profits of $8 million. [Mines Hdbk, 1920, p. 515.] Est. $150-300

1089. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 1892. Dated 1901. Specimen stamped in red across signature lines and holes punched. $1000 denomination. Colorado state seal vignette at bottom center. Green border and underprint. 20 coupons attached. inter: ABNCo. 13 x 9. See lot above for the story. Very fine. Est. $200-400

1090. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Denver Mint Bullion Receipts, 1892 & 1897. From the Ben Kimber Archive of mines at Black Hawk, Colorado. Both of these were for small ingots of about 15 ounces each. The silver ran 160 to 226 fineness and the gold 819 to 739 fine respectively. The former was for gold from the Wyandotte mine or mill. Rare. Est. $100-300

1091. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Denver Tramway Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Vignette of spread-winged Bald Eagle clutching American shield. Green border and underprint (“Common”). Printer: ABNCo. Stub attached at left with #48315. 8 x 12. The Denver Tramway Co. was a street railway that was consolidated with a number of other companies as the Denver City Tramway Co. in 1899. In 1902, the Denver and Northwestern Ry. Co. obtained control of this road, and practically all the stock of the Denver City Tramway Co. was exchanged for the securities of the Denver and Northwestern Ry. Co. [Ref: Poor’s Manual, 1906, pg. 908]. XF. Est. $200-400

1092. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Denver Tramway Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 18xx. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Vignette of streetcar at top right and of Colorado seal at bottom center. Brown border and underprint (“$100 Shares Each”). “Principal Office Denver, Colo.” printed on certificate. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11. See story above. VF. Est. $200-400

1093. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway Co, Preferred Stock Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Vignette of allegorical figure, top left. Green border and safety print (“Preferred”). Printer: International BNCo. “Last Specimen” stamped in black at top right. Dateline Denver. 7.5 x 11. Chartered in 1901 to build a line of railroad from Denver northwest to the coal fields, a distance of 10 miles; also to build a line, 10 m. in length, to the city of Golden, and other lines. [Ref: Poor’s Manual, 1906, p. 908]. XF. Est. $200-400

1094. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway Co, Common Stock Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Vignette of allegorical figure, top left. Brown border and underprint (“Common”). Printer: International BNCo., N.Y. 7.5 x 11.”Last Specimen” stamped in black at top right. XF. Est. $200-400

1095. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Gol DEN Sil VER Postcard, 1908. Shows view of Denver and golden domed state house, and a poem “…Half Golden and half silver is the city whence I write;” Printer: Strobridge Lith Co., Cincinnati. Copyright 1908 by Celia Doener, Denver, Colo. No message, not mailed. VF. Est. $30-60

1096. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Sears Investment Co. Cert. #150. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Adolf Zarback in 1905 for 3 shares. Signed by F.W. Sears, president, and J.S. Sears, M.D., secretary. Vignette at top left of allegorical figure wrapped in American flag and flanked by a bald eagle and shield. Black border, gilt safety print and seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Goes. Meas. 5.5 x 10. Dateline Denver. Folds. XF. Est. $50-100

1097. Colorado. Arapahoe. Denver. Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress, Denver, 1909. Bronze? pin/badge. Top part of pin has “Trans-Mississippi” banner embossed above a steamship, and a locomotive contained within a circle just below. A pendant is attached to the top part by a chain link; pendant shows a Bald Eagle embossed above a picture of a civic building and “Denver, Aug. 1909” embossed beneath the building. Meas. 3.25 x 1.75” overall. Est. $50-100

1098. Colorado. Boulder. Colorado Anthracite Co. Cert #85. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to A. S. Roberts for 1000 shares in 1882. Signed by H. P. Sloan vice president and W. H. McKnight secretary. No vignette. Black border. Uncancelled. Printer - National Bureau of Engraving, Philadelphia. 7 x 10”. More than 30 different companies produced coal in Colorado by 1885. This company is not listed among those. Boulder County had 9 coal mines in 1885, about twice as many as any other county in the state. Very fine. Est. $120-250

1099. Colorado. Boulder. Digger Chief Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #54. Incorporated in Colorado, 1917. Issued to Henry E. Miller in 1917 for 1000 shares. Signed by Thomas B. Everett, president, and D.E. Everett, secretary. Vignette of bald eagle about to take flight off a cliff above ocean. Black border, gilt safety print and seal. Uncancelled. 5.5. X 10. Thomas B. Everett was involved with the fraudulent operation of Arapahoe M&M Co., wherein the company’s stock was given for stock in La Anozoia GMC and operations were carried on for a few weeks in 1915. He also gave Digger Chief M&M stock for La Anozoia, and fathered the Minureka Mineral Milling Co. in 1919. [Mines Hndbk, 1924, p. 651]. Folds, VF. Est. $25-50

1100. Colorado. Boulder. Minureka Mineral Milling Co. Cert. #26. Incorporated in Colorado, 1918. Issued to Henry E. Miller in 1918 for 51 shares. Signed by Thomas B. Everett, president, and H.H. Hankins, sec-treas. Vignette, top left, of eagle about to take flight off ocean-side cliff. Black border, gilt safety print and bronze seal. No printer noted. Uncancelled. 5.5 x 10. This is the same Thomas Everett involved in the fraudulent trading of Arapahoe M&MC and Digger Chief MC stock for La Anozoia stock in 1915. [Ref: Mines Hdbk, 1924, p. 651.] Est. $30-60

1101. Colorado. Boulder. Boulder. Colorado & Northwestern Railway Co., Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 18xx. Specimen in red on signature line and holes punched, original stub attached at left. Top left vignette of steam engine. Blue border and underprint (“Shares $100 Each”). Printer: ABNCo. 7.5 x 11. Property sold under foreclosure in May 1904 and was taken over by the Colorado and Northwestern Railroad Company in June 1904. Lines from Boulder to Eldora and Sunset to Ward, CO. [Ref: Poor’s, 1906, p. 532]. VF. Est. $200-400

1102. Colorado. Boulder. Boulder. Colorado & Northwestern Railway Co., Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 18xx. Specimen stamped in red on signature line and holes punched. Vignette at top left of steam engine. Orange border and underprint (“Shares $100 Each”). Printer: ABNCo. Original stub attached at left. “To be held for Reference” stamped in purple at right. 7.5 x 11. XF. See story above. Est. $200-400

1103. Colorado. Boulder. Sugar Loaf. Livingston Gold Mining Co. Cert. #294. Incorporated in Colorado, “Under The Common Law,” 1922. Issued to Henry E. Miller in 1922 for 1530 shares. Signed by John R. Wolff, president, and W.T. McGuinis, secretary. Vignette of mining camp on treeless slope with two smaller vignettes of miners working underground. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Goes. 8 x 11. This company owned the Klondike group, Sphinx group and Livingston group, covering more than 300 acres in the Sugar Loaf district. The company also owned all the stock of the U.S. Reduction Co. The ore ran $4-12/ton gold. There was a 150 ton mill built in 1915. [Mines Handbook, 1931, p. 801]. Promoted from Boulder, CO and Attica, NY. The company owned a small cyanide plant, 4 millsites and the Sphinx and Livingston groups. The Pyramid tunnel was the primary development on the claims and was about 100 feet. Ore averaged around $25 with much higher values offered. Folds, F. Est. $25-50

1104. Colorado. Chaffee. Garfield. Taylor Mountain Mining Co. Cert #623. Incorporated in Colorado. $100 Bond issued in 1908. Signed by W. F. Norway president and C. S. Montgomery secretary. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 11 x 14”. Owned the Lily mine in the Monarch district, 1.5 miles from Garfield. Ore ran 6% copper and 2 ounce silver per ton. Company shipped 120 tons in 1914, but nothing through 1918. (Mines Handbooks, 1918, p.655-656). Very fine. Est. $75-150

1105. Colorado. Chaffee. Monarch. Zephyr Mining Co. Cert #259. Incorporated in New York. Issued to Geo N. Lawrence for 100 shares in 1882. Signed by A. Henderson president and Jas H. Kidder secretary. Vignette of two miners working windlass over a shaft. Black border with orange underprint. Cancelled by hole punches. Printer - John S. Hutton, NY. 6 x 9”. Owned the Zephyr, Bonnie Bell and Ben Hill all located on Taylor Gulch, six miles northwest of Marysville. Veins were 4 to 8 feet wide containing auriferous galena and pyrite assaying at more than 1 ounce gold and 40 ounces silver per ton. Developed by two shafts, 76 and 150 feet deep. (Burchard, 1883, p.423). Very fine. Est. $150-250

1106. Colorado. Clear Creek. Denbigh Mining Corp. Cert #C3201. Incorporated in Virginia. Issued to Hornblower & Weeks for 100 shares in 1920. Signed by Wm. Rotch president and John N. Reynolds treasurer. Vignette of miners underground. Blue border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Franklin Lee, ABN. 8 x 11”. This company is the reorganization of the Denbigh Silver Lead Mines Co, (see below) which went bankrupt in 1919 due to the market campaign of Thomas W. Lawson of “Frenzied Finance” fame. Owned property in Clear Creek and was dead by 1925 (Mines Register, 1925). Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

1107. Colorado. Clear Creek. Denbigh Silver Lead Mines Co. Cert #C5215. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Henry A. Cassidy for 100 shares in 1919. Signed by Wm Rotch president and John Reynolds asst treasurer. Vignettes of miners underground. Orange border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Franklin Lee, ABN. 7 x 11”. See story above. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100

1108. Colorado. Clear Creek. Gibson Gulch. Gold Medal Mining Co. Cert #3815. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to J. W. Peckham for 60 shares in 1927. Signed by John E. Griffith president and J. H. Nankervis secretary. No vignette. Black print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 10”. Company owned the Gold Medal, Silver Cycle, Silver Age Extension and French Flag mines on Seaton Mountain in Gibson Gulch, Clear Creek County. A potential merger with the Elkhorn Gold Mines Co was being discussed in 1929. (Mines Handbook, 1931, p.771). Wear to fold creases with small tears. Fine to very fine. Est. $25-50

1109. Colorado. Clear Creek. Idaho Springs. Donna Juanita Mines Inc. Cert #414. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 3000 shares in 1936. Signed by Jane Dixon asst secretary and Vincent Corbett president. No vignette. Orange border, seal and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, 8 x 11”. Stapled to the certificate is a receipt for an additional 2000 share purchased earlier than the cert. The Donna Juanita mine is located in Clear Creek County, but are not sure where. Fine. Est. $25-50

1110. Colorado. Clear Creek. Idaho Springs. Gem Lode Mining & Milling Co. Cert #59. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to W. W. DeWitt for 481 shares in 1919. Signed by C. E. McMakin president and L .H. Truck secretary. Vignette of three miners underground. Black border with green underprint and seal. Cancelled by red pen. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10:. Datelined Colorado Springs. This company was probably operating near the Gem Mining Co which became, for a short time, the Gem Cons MC, and borrowed the name Gem Lode (dm). Minor foxing along edges, two small tears at top edge. Fine to very fine. Est. $100-200

1111. Colorado. Clear Creek. Jackson. Bruce Cons Mining Co. Lot of 2 pcs. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy in 1935. Signed by Wm. A. Lamb president and George Randall secretary. Vignette of mining camp. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted, 8 x 12”. Owned the 35 claims in the Jackson district, Clear Creek County. Developed by a 3000 foot tunnel, 365 foot shaft with over 5000 feet of workings. (Mines Register, 1937, p.163). Extremely fine except for staple holes. Est. $40-80

1112. Colorado. Clear Creek. Montana. Montana Revenue Gold Mining Co. Cert. #269. Incorporated in Colorado 1899. Issued to Armstrong, Schirwes & Co. for 100 shares. Signed by C.C. Parsons as president and Harry W. Robinson as secretary. Uncancelled. Green border. No printer noted. 8 x 11. Slight stain along top edge. Included is typed note regarding this certificate, from Malcom & Coombe stock brokers in Springfield Mass, dated 1903. Dateline Denver, Colo. Company owned property between Dumont and Lawson in the Montana mining district [USGS, 106]. VF. Est. $40-80

1113. Colorado. Clear Creek. Montana. Montana Revenue Gold Mining Co. Cert #430. Incorporated in Colorado 1890. Issued to Madame Suzanne Marie de Mawry Talvaude for 333 shares in 1907. Signed by C. C. Parsons president and Harry W. Kabusse secretary. No vignette. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Owned property between Dumont and Lawson in the Montana district. Paper wrinkled. Good to fine. Est. $25-50

1114. Colorado. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Colorado Midland Railway Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado. Specimen stamped in red on signature lines and holes punched. Large vignette, top center, of men surveying and clearing trees, with train going across a bridge in background, and another on a track below the bridge. Green border and underprint (“Shares $100 Each”). Printer: ABNCo. 7.5 x 10.5. “Last Specimen - Reserve” stamped in blue top right corner. Company was chartered Oct. 11,1897 as successor to the Colorado Midland RR. Co., whose property was sold under foreclosure on Sept. 8, 1897. In May 1900 a majority of the stock of this company was purchased in the joint interest of the Colorado and Southern and the Rio Grande Western Ry. Cos. [Poor’s Manual, 1906, p.1673]. XF. Est. $200-400

1115. Colorado. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Colorado Midland Railway Co, Preferred Stock Specimen. Incorporated in New York. Specimen in red on signature line and holes punched. Two steam engine vignettes, one on either side of masthead. Orange border and underprint (“Preferred”). Printer: ABNCo. Dateline New York, 189x. Original stub attached at left. 8 x 12. “To be held for Reference” stamped in purple at top right. See above story. XF. Est. $200-400

1116. Colorado. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs Cover, 1883. From R. Lockwood, Counsellor at Law, Colorado Springs (formerly Kingston, N.Y.) to Hon. John Evansbetten (?) in Kingston. Three-cent G. Washington stamp. Postmarked May 1, 1883. 3 x 6. VF. The Post Office in Colorado Springs was established in 1871, incorporated 1872, in El Paso County. This is a very early cover from that Post Office. Est. $25-75

1117. Colorado. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Golden Cycle Corp. Mill Department Ledger Sheets and Payroll Time Cards of Cresson Consol. G.M. & M. Co. In brown ledger book with Koppel Industrial Car and Equipment Co. on the cover. 1938. Seven time cards from Elkton and Victor, Colorado, and 44 pgs. of ledgers from the Golden Cycle Mill Corp., bought from The Doctor-Jack-Pot Mining Co. Pages are loose inside the Koppel binder. Creased, with tears along edges. Est. $100-200

1118. Colorado. El Paso. Colorado Springs. Little Cut Diamond Cons Gold Mining Co. Cert. #251. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to John Pedersen in 1902 for 1000 shares. Signed by J. Bishoff, president and W.G. Newman, secretary. No vignette, but elaborate masthead with clover blossoms. Pink border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 11. Dateline: Colorado Springs. Folds. VG. Est. $75-150

1119. Colorado. El Paso. Garden of the Gods. Glass Negative: Gateway of the Garden of the Gods, West to Pike’s Peak, Colo. Glass negative measures 3.25 x 4”, copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood, N.Y. circa 1900, #246-6205. Est. $25-50

1120. Colorado. Fraternal. Colorado Fraternal Ribbons. Lot of 5 pcs. Wide Awake Grange No. 268 Member, Eleventh Annual Cantonment I.O.O.F., 1897 (2), and Ladies of the G.A.R., 1899. Jim’ Pool Receipt. Wide Awake Grange ribbon is blue with gold metal fringe at bottom and gilt-edged pinback at top saying “Member.” Ribbon denotes grange is in La Junta, Colorado. The two Eleventh Annual Cantonment ribbons have no pins, are silver with blue print and show picture of a soldier’s head with cap. Ladies of the G.A.R. pin has brown metal pinback showing Liberty Bell with Philadelphia written below. Gold ribbon: “Ladies of the G.A.R.” Attached is brown metal medallion with gold center disc, red star. 33rd National Encampment printed around the center disc. Mfg. by J.K. Davison, Phila.4 1/4” long. Jim’s Pool Receipt is dated 10/10/27 for $1.00. Yellow paper with red print, produced for Macon & Company, Inc. Mes. 3.5 x 7.” A receipt for participation in a pool with, “What We Consider Most Unusual Profit Possibilities.” (Printed at top). Est. $100-200

1121. Colorado. Fremont. Canon City. Watersville Oil Co. Lot of 5 pcs. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued from 1933-36. Signed by different officers. Vignette of oil field. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. Datelined Canon City, Colorado. Staple holes. Fine. Est. $50-100

1122. Colorado. General. B E M Stores Co. Lot of 2 different pcs. Cert #26. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Florence R. Krieger for 25 shares in 1926. Signed by Max A. Harrington president and Samuel Hawkins secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Black border with gilt seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. The other is a $100 Bond, no vignette. Very fine. Est. $50-100

1123. Colorado. General. Cash Savings Stores Co. Lot of 2 pcs. Cert #82 & 84. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy in 1921. Signed by N. B. Cross president and R. E. Mattison secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle atop crag. Black border with green safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, 8 x 10”. Wear and small chips to top edge. Fine. Est. $25-50

1124. Colorado. General. Colorado Business Cards. Lot of 15 business cards collected by miner Ben Kimber at Black Hawk or on his travels. Some of these are particularly nice, a few are illustrated cards. The best two are: A) a saloon card from Drum’s Sample Room, Denver with risqué stuff on the back B) photo card of the Rauh Monument works in Denver. The rest are mostly mining related. All circa 1890-1902. Seven pieces. There are also 8 of Ben Kimber’s personal cards, probably much earlier, perhaps from the early 1870’s. Est. $150-300

1125. Colorado. General. International Automatic Headgate & Construction Co. Cert #253. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 250 shares in 1920. Signed by S. Chas. Strong president and Floyd Ruthroff secretary. Attractive vignette of a stream flowing though agricultural setting. Black border with gold seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 10”. Headgates are used in water control within ditches and irrigation canals. Staple holes. Fine. Est. $25-50

1126. Colorado. General. Toliver Sales Co. Cert #94. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 500 shares in 1920. Signed by W. C. Fircher president and W. S. Laif secretary. Vignette of a snow capped mountain with steep walled canyon in foreground. Gold border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - W. H. Kistler. 8 x 11”. Unique looking certificate. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

1127. Colorado. Gilpin. Gilpin County Revenue Checks, 1880-1900. Lot of revenue stamped and other local checks, circa 1890’s-1900 from the Kimber archive. Five checks comprised of two different RNX varieties of FNB, Central City checks, all signed by Kimber for the Gunnel GMC. There are also about 15 checks without adhesive revenue, 2 have adhesive revenue. These are generally 1880’s. Est. $75-150

1128. Colorado. Gilpin. Golden Gilpin Ore Reduction & Refining Co. Lot of 2 pcs. Cert #101 & 258. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy in 1935. Signed by W. C. Riter president and O. Sullivan secretary. Vignette of a mining operation. Black border with gilt seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, 8 x 10”. We assume that this company was operating in Gilpin County. Not listed in the Mines Register. Both very fine. Est. $50-100

1129. Colorado. Gilpin. Morning Star Group, 1887. Lot of 3. Two location certificates on the Morning Star Lode and Morning Star Extension, and a receipt from the Denver National Bank certifying that Richard Mackey has deposited $180 for surveys of the Morning Star, the MS Extension, and other lodes in Clear Creek Co. VF. The Morning Star was one of the locations belonging to the Gregory and Gregory No. 2 Tunnel people, along with the Evening Star, Mollie Stark, and Mollie Stark Extension, containing gold-bearing quartz and iron pyrites. [Ref: Colo. Mining Dir., 1883, Pgs 281-2] Est. $100-200

1130. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Banker Mining & Milling Co., Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 190x. Specimen stamped in red on signature line and holes punched, and stub attached. Vignette, bottom center of 3 miners working at face underground. Orange border and underprint. Printer: ABNCo. 8 x 14. Within 3 miles of Central City is the Banker Lode which falls within the Russell Gulch. This may be the same name as the company. [Hollister, p. 212]. VF. Est. $150-300

1131. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Bates-Hunter Mining Co. Cert. #2212. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Albian Little in 1891 for 100 shares. Signed by C.E. Taylor, president, and Geo. H. Kohn, secretary. Location of Mines, Central City, Colorado printed on face. Pink paper with black print. Printer: Denver Lith Co. 4 x 9.5. Dateline Denver. Poole, 1892, lists the company with offices in Denver, a gold company. “Shaft: free: steam.” (p. 199). VF. Est. $60-120

1132. Colorado. Gilpin. Black Hawk. Fifty Gold Mines Co. Cert #383. $100 Bond issued 1914. Signed by G. Stevens president and A. B. Forsyth secretary. Vignette of two allegorical people. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer - Brown Green Co. 11 x 14”. All original 10 coupons attached. Owned 50 claims including the Bobtail, Gregory, Fiske and others. The company was liquidated in 1913. (Copper Handbook, 1912, p.365). Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

1133. Colorado. Gilpin. Central City. Colorado-Gilpin Gold & Radium Mining Co. Cert. #307. Incorporated in Colorado, 1915. Issued to Horace T. Greenwood in 1916 for 17,400 shares. Signed by Wm. Wright, president, and R.R. Grumer, secretary. Vignette of miners underground with drill and one holding lantern. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer: Security BNCo., Phila. 8 x 12. Pin holes at top left and folds, VF. Property is the Wood mine, at Central City, developed to a depth of 350’ and reported to carry a vein from 18” to 2’ thick, containing gold and pitchblende. A notable shipment of 112 tons of ore, valued at $85,000 and estimated to contain 715 milligrams of radium, was sent to the Colorado School of Mines for the U.S. Bur. Of Mines in 1916. Is a close corporation and refuses to give information of its operations. [Ref: Mines Hdbk, 1918, p. 673]. Est. $25-50

1134. Colorado. Gilpin. Russell Gulch. Pewabic Cons Gold Mines Co. Cert. #205. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to William Lash in 1904 for 500 shares. Signed by Jno. C. Fleschhutz as president and by secretary. Vignette of Colorado seal. Green border, safety print and gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8.5 x 10. Folds, VF. Dateline Central City, Colorado. Property…has 2 shafts, known as the Pewabic and Iron, developing auriferous and argentiferous copper ore, with values mainly in the precious metals. Equipment includes a steam plant with hoists and air-compressor. The property has a 70-stamp mill, and a 150-ton concentrator, known as the New York Mill, at Black Hawk [Ref: Copper Handbook, 1910-1911, p. 1402]. Est. $75-150

1135. Colorado. Gilpin. Telluride. Sheridan Hotel Lettersheets, 1894. Three letterheads from 1894 from the Sheridan Hotel, Mrs. J. Y. Burnett, Proprietor. The back of each sheet has a full page story of Telluride promoting the town as a tourist locale. Two of the sheets are from the Ben Kimber archive. One is an expense bill for the Suffolk Mining Co., who probably paid Kimber to look at their mine, and the other is a tally by Kimber of mills on Clear Creek stating the number of stamps, the number running, the number above and below the Mead Mill. The third sheet is blank. Nice early Telluride. Est. $50-100

1136. Colorado. Grand Junction. Moslander / 417 Main St. / Grand Junction // GF / 10 / IT. Rd, br, 24mm. Believed to be from a pool hall. Wear to high points. Vf. Est. $10-20

1137. Colorado. Lake. New Alps Cons Mining Co. Cert #277. Incorporated in South Dakota. Issued to Henry J. Rudd for 500 shares in 1907. Signed by P. S. Burlingame president and M. J. Friedman secretary. Vignette at upper left of miners underground. Bronze border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, Albert & King, NY. 8 x 10”. This company is listed as having been located in Lake County, but no other information was available. Small tape repairs to fold creases and minor foxing to edges. Fine. Est. $40-80

1138. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Amie Cons Mining Co. Cert #A322. Incorporated in New York. Issued to E. K. Rossiler for 50 shares in 1880. Signed by A. A. MacFarland vice president and T. Ebech secretary. Vignette of miners working above ground. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 10”. Datelined New York. Owned the Amie claim located on Foyer Hill, three quarters of mile from Leadville. Ore ran 30% lead and 15-30 ounces per ton. The mine had five shafts and a production of $1.3 million with $350,000 in dividends (Corregan & Lingane, p.397-98). This is a rare border color. Very fine. Est. $150-300

1139. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Amie Cons Mining Co. Cert #14319. Incorporated in New York. Issued to J. H. Griffith for 100 shares in 1883. Signed. Vignette of miners working above ground. Green border. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 10”. Datelined New York. See lot above. Est. $130-250

1140. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Iron Silver Mining Co. Cert #2554. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Leon Newman for 50 shares in 1912. Signed by Abbott vice president and secretary. Vignette of miners working outcrop above ground. Orange border. Cancelled by purple rubber stamp. Printer - ABN. 7 x 10”. Datelined New York. “Location of Property, Lake Co, Col” printed on certificate. Owned the Iron Hat, Luella, Tucson, Stone, Rock, Dome and Seventy Six mines all located two miles east of Leadville. These are considered the most production mines on Iron Hill. Buchard (1992) states the Iron property was worked through two inclines. Staple holes at left edge. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

1141. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Mt. Elbert Tunnell & Mining Co. Cert #222. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to H. H. Collins for 1000 shares in 1903. Signed by R. S. Pinegar president and C. E. Seawan secretary. Vignette of miners underground with smaller vignettes of miners at corners. Black borders with green seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. Mount Elbert is a peak located near Leadville that is 14,433 feet tall. Wear to fold creases. Fine. Est. $50-100

1142. Colorado. Lake. Leadville. Postal Savings Certificate, 1946. These certificates of deposit are most often seen from major metropolitan areas, but we have never seen one from Leadville. Typically, Postal Savings certificates were cashed in. Extremely fine condition. Est. $100-200

1143. Colorado. Mining. Acme Mining & Milling Co. Cert #177. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 50 shares in 1935. Signed by L. E. Kloodohl president and Redfield secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes, 8 x 10”. “Denver, Colorado” printed on certificate. This company is listed but not described in the Mines Register 1942. Staple holes. Small tears along fold creases. Probably was operating in Colorado. Fine. Est. $25-50

1144. Colorado. Mining. Brainard Mining, Milling & Development Co. Cert. #10. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to E.G. Brown in 1918 for 10,000 shares. Signed by A.W. Beam as president and L.J. Beam, secretary. Vignette of miners working with hydraulic drill underground. Brown border, gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer: W.H. Kistler Stat’y Co., Denver. 9 x 11. Not listed in our references. Brainard is a town in Massachusetts, which it may be named for. Folds, tears along folds at edges. Est. $40-80

1145. Colorado. Mining. Bridgeport Gold Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #8. Incorporated in Colorado, 1896. Issued to George W. Chase in 1896 for 10,000 shares. Signed by president and George M. McConauely, secretary. Vignette of men working underground, top center. Brown border and safety print, and black print. Uncancelled. Printer: A.S. Carter & Co., Denver. 8.5 x 10.5 Datelined Denver. Est. $75-150

1146. Colorado. Mining. Colorado Hydraulic Mining Co. Cert #386. Incorporated in California 1902. Issued to Frank H. Gould for 200 shares in 1904. Signed by Blumenburg president and Alex Murdock secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Black border with green seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. Datelined San Francisco. Probably worked placer claims in Colorado. Minor foxing at edges. Fine to very fine. Est. $25-50

1147. Colorado. Mining. Colorado Mining Postcards. Lot of 16pcs. 13 pcs are chromolitho postcards. 2pcs are photo postcards. 1pc modern photocard. All of the cards show mining scenes from Colorado, such as Cripple Creek, Leadville, Portland mine, Gilman mine, etc. All very fine. Est. $30-60

1148. Colorado. Mining. Crest Gold Mining & Milling Co. Cert #34. Incorporated in Maine. Issued to Abraham Ehrlich for 150,000 shares in 1912. Signed by Jacob Ehrlich vice president and Abraham Ehrlich treasurer. Vignette of a placer mining operation with smaller vignettes of miners inspecting ore. Black border with gilt seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. We presume that this company was operating in Colorado, but are not sure. A search for members of the Ehrlich family showed that family members immigrated to the US with several of the family have been buried in Greeley and Windsor, Colorado. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1149. Colorado. Mining. Ethni Mining & Milling Co. Cert #108. Incorporated in Territory of Arizona. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 35714 shares in 1905. Signed by J. H .Morris treasurer. W. H. Chandler secretary. Vignette at upper left. Bronze border seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Pueblo Lith. 8 x 20”. Datelined Pueblo, Colo. Company not listed within our library. Stains, wear to fold creases. Fair. Est. $25-50

1150. Colorado. Mining. Frontier Gold Mining Co. Cert. #478. Incorporated in Arizona Territory. Issued to Burt M. Sleight in 1904 for 100 shares. Signed by C. M. Andersen, vice president, and C.E. Rich, secretary. Vignette of mountain cabin amidst pine trees with covered wagon and horse nearby and snow-capped mountain in background; bracketed by crossed pick and shovel on either side. Corners have small vignettes of mining scenes. Gilt border, safety print and seal. No printer noted. Uncancelled. 8 x 10. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Folds, with some wear. Not listed in Mines Handbook. Est. $50-100

1151. Colorado. Mining. Gold Mines Cons Inc. Lot of 3 pcs. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Mary E. Woesner in 1946. Signed by F. E. Pauls secretary and K. M. Ohlander president. Vignette of miners underground. Black border with gilt seal. 7 x 11”. The company owned several different silver, lead and zinc mines in many different districts: War Eagle Mine, Gilpin County; Golden Flint mine, Tip Top; Egyptian mine on Quartz Hill; Donna Juanita, Idaho Springs; Stanley Mine; Joe Dandy and Commonwealth mine, Cripple Creek; Sun-up mine, La Plata County. Mines Register, 1946, p.127. Staple holes. Very fine. Est. $50-100

1152. Colorado. Mining. Gold Mines Cons Inc. Lot of 4 pcs. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy from 1938-46. Signed by K. M. Ohlander and H. P. Burr. Vignette of miners underground. Black border with gilt seal. 7 x 11”. See story above. Staple holes. Very fine. Est. $50-100

1153. Colorado. Mining. Las Animas Mining & Milling Co. Specimen Bond. #00000. Incorporated in Maine, 1905. $500 denomination. Unsigned. Specimen printed in red on signature lines and holes punched. Vignette of eagle clutching a snake. Green border and underprint (“500”). Printer: ABNCo. Meas. 10 x 15. Sheet of 20 coupons attached. Could possibly be Las Animas, New Mexico in Hildago County. Est. $100-200

1154. Colorado. Mining. Little Kingdom Land & Mines Co, Specimen.. Incorporated in Colorado, 19xx. Specimen #74879 in red on attached stub, and Specimen stamped in red on signature lines, with punched holes. Three vignettes across top: center is allegorical “Justice” figure with scale and sword, flanked by one scene of miners working an outcropping and another of a large turbine inside a factory. Olive green border with black print. Printer: Franklin Lee Division, ABNCo. 8 x 11. Not to be confused with the Little Kingdom Mining Company, in Gilpin County, Enterprise district, which was incorporated in Arizona and operated from approximately 1905-15 [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1920, p.544]. XF Est. $100-200

1155. Colorado. Mining. Margaret Darling Mining Co. Cert #4. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Sam Hoel for 25 shares in 1939. Signed by Margaret Darling president and L. C. Kinkin secretary. Vignette of treeless slope with mining camp; smaller vignettes of miners underground. Gold border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. Not listed in the Mines Register. A very unique certificate where the company was named for the president. Even in the 1930-40’s it is rare to see a woman running a mining company. Very fine. Est. $40-80

1156. Colorado. Mining. Nascent Extraction Metal Co. Cert. #37. Incorporated in Colorado, 1894. Issued to G. Morrison Taylor in 1894 for 25 shares. Signed by John Logan, president, and Robert McKnight, treasurer. Vignette of underground mining scene, top center. Black border, gilt masthead, tan safety print and orange seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 10. Folds and tears are margins along folds. Datelined Philadelphia. Est. $50-100

1157. Colorado. Mining. Natalie Occidental Cons M & M Co. Cert. #21. Incorporated in Colorado, 1903. Issued to A.L. Peirson (sic) in 1903 for 100 shares. Signed by Thomas J. Tilney, vice president, and W. Harold Cockcroft, secretary. Attractive vignette of mining camp showing many people working outside mine portal with mill in background. Brown border and gilt seal. Datelined New York. Uncancelled. Printer: Palmer & Oliver, N.Y. 8 x 12. XF. Est. $25-50

1158. Colorado. Mining. Natalie Occidental Cons Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #94. Incorporated in Colorado, 1903. $1000 denomination. Signed by F.E. Pinto, Jr., president, and Thomas J. Tilney, secretary. Green border and safety print with gold seal. 14 coupons attached. 9.5 x 15. Minor foxing. Fine. Est. $75-150

1159. Colorado. Mining. National Gold Process Corp. Lot of 2 pcs. Cert #15 & 20. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy in 1930. Signed by R. M. Fulbright president and George L. Cassidy secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle under arch. Orange border. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 11”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. Not listed within our library. Both very fine. Est. $40-80

1160. Colorado. Mining. Retla Mining Co. Cert #1. Incorporated in New York. Issued to C. Walker Randall for 20 shares in 1911. Signed by John H. Whyte president and S. S. Suthey secretary. Vignette of treed foothills with smaller vignettes of miners underground. Green border and seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Broun Green, NY. 9 x 11”. We have not been able to locate this company, but believe it be in Colorado. Tears along fold creases from top edge. Fine. Est. $75-150

1161. Colorado. Mining. Spearmint Gold Mining Co. Cert #590. Incorporated in Arizona. Issued to James C. Ley for 1000 shares in 1913. Signed by Arnold president and Stockman secretary. Vignette of miners working underground. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer - W. H. Kistler, Denver. 8 x 10”. Datelined Denver, Colo. We were not able locate any information on this company. Probably operating in Colorado. Small tears to fold creases. Fine. Est. $25-50

1162. Colorado. Mining. Treasure Mining & Reduction Co. Cert #1039. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to J. A. Arnold for 200 shares in 1911. Signed by F. W. Lowry president and Henry Eggen secretary. Vignette of woman holding American flag. Black border with gilt seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 6 x 10”. Probably operated in Colorado. Small tear a top of left fold crease. Fine. Est. $25-75

1163. Colorado. Mining. United States Reduction & Refining Co. Cert #B2142. Incorporated in New Jersey. Issued to Mrs. Henrietta M. Yoppke for 100 shares in 1912. Signed by vice president and Cecil Giffen asst sect. Vignette of bald eagle with stars and stripes shield behind. Brown border, print and underprint. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 8 x 11”. In 1916, the company defaulted on bond payments and was court ordered to sell off all assets. Property included the Standard Plant at Colorado city; the Union plant near Florence; metallic cyanide plant at Cyanide, Fremont County; all interest in Cripple Creek Sampling & Ore Co and a host of other plants and property (Mines Handbook, 1916, p.1155). Staple holes at left, wear to fold creases. Fine. Est. $50-100

1164. Colorado. Mining. Western Uranium & Placer Corporation Stock Certificate Book. Incorporated in Colorado 1953. Green ledger book with stock certificates 6—of original 250—3 issued and uncancelled and 3 cancelled, dated 1954. All signed by Mabel Reynard, president and H. Dungan as secretary. Large eagle vignette, top center, with orange border and embossed seseal. Stubs for remaining certificates give names of purchasers. Certs. Are 8 x 10, book measures 9 x 14. Cover is dinged on corners, worn places on spine. Est. $50-100

1165. Colorado. Montrose. Montrose Mining Co. Cert #54. Incorporated in California. Issued to E. R. Grant for 100 shares in 1887. Signed by Edward H. Bunker vice president and E. Repaus asst secretary. Vignette of several miners loading ore bucket. Brown border. Uncancelled. Printer - Railway & Bankers, NY. 8 x 11”. Montrose County had several placer districts that have their source from the eroding highlands of the San Juan Mountains to the southeast. The first production was in 1886 with over 2000 ounces of gold being reported. There was no production record between 1888 and 1894. A short lived boom for the placer mines matches with the issuance date and may have been a scam to capitalize on mining investors’ pockets rather than placers. (Vanderwilt, 1947, p.151-155). Some foxing along edges and minor spotting at upper right. Fine to very fine. Est. $130-250

1166. Colorado. Oil. Colorado Oil Stock Certificates. Lot of 6 pcs. (1-2) Big Eight Oil, Gas & Dev Co. Inc in CO. Issued in 1918-19. Signed by John E. Millar president and secretary. Vignette at upper left of spread winged eagle. Brown border, printer - R.M.B.N, 8 x 10”, Uncancelled. Datelined Pueblo, Colorado. (3) Cooper Dome Oil & Refining Co. Inc in CO. Issued in 1920, signed, vignette of spread winged eagle, orange border, Goes, 8 x 10”, uncancelled. Datelined Pueblo, Colorado. (4-6) Florence Petroleum Co. Inc in CO. Issued in 1926-27, signed, vignette of oil field with derricks, green border and seal, uncancelled, Goes, 8 x 10”. Datelined Canon City, Colorado. Staple holes. All fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

1167. Colorado. Oil Colorado Oil Stock Certificates. Lot of 7 different pcs. (1-3) American Bankers Oil & Refining Co. Inc in CO. Issued in 1919. Signed by Cory Baker president and Duncan secretary. Vignette of oil field, orange border, uncancelled, Goes, 8 x 11”. (4) Blue Cedar Oil & Gas Co. Inc in CO. Issued in 1917. Signed by J. E. Rapaler president and H. H. Hamilton secretary. Vignette of oil field, green border, uncancelled, Goes, 8 x 11”. (5) Pueblo Oil & Drilling Co. Inc in CO. Issued in 1929. Signed by Wilson president and secretary. Vignette of oil field, brown border, uncancelled, Goes, 7 x 11”. Datelined Pueblo, Colorado. (6-7) Pueblo Oklahoma Oil Co. Inc in CO. Issued in 1917. Signed by R. J. Weaver president and R. La Graha secretary. Vignette of oil field, brown border, Goes, 8 x 11” Datelined Pueblo, Colorado. All have staple holes. Fine to very fine. Est. $75-100

1168. Colorado. Oil. Crescent Oil & Gas Co. Cert #1. Incorporated in Colorado. Issue to T. G. McCarthy for 1 share in 1917. Signed by T. G. McCarthy president and W. H. Burnett secretary. Vignette of oil field with derricks. Black border with bronze seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Mysell, 9 x 10”. Datelined Pueblo, Colorado. This a founder’s share certificate. T. G. McCarthy (1857-1940) founded the McCarthy Funeral Home in Pueblo, Colorado c.1885. He was the first mayor of Pueblo and a Colorado Senator. His first house was made a historic building and the family has endured in Pueblo since. Rough edges, tears along fold creases. Lot also includes the following: (2) Walls Frogless Switch & Manufacturing Co. Inc in CO. Issued in 1911, signed. Vignette of industrial scene. Fabulous green underprint showing the Frogless Switch. Uncancelled, orange border, 9 x 10”. Poor condition hurts this unique certificate. (3) Electrochemical Manufacturing Co. Inc in CO. Issued in 1919, signed, vignette of spread winged eagle, orange border, uncancelled, 8 x 11”. Poor to fair. Est. $50-100

1169. Colorado. Oil. Mountain States Oil Co. Lot of 2 different styles. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy in 1934. Signed by president and Laurent secretary. Fabulous underprint photovignette of a real oil field operation. Green border. Uncancelled. The other cert has no vignette and orange border. 8 x 11”. Datelined Denver, Colorado. One of the certificates mentions a claim by name: Nicolai No.1 located in Section 10, Township 24 S, Range 62 W. Probably located in southern Colorado. Small tears to fold creases. Fine. Est. $25-50

1170. Colorado. Oil. Pueblo. National League Oil & Gas Co. Cert #7. Incorporated in Colorado. . Signed by H. H. Daugherty president and Wm Johnson Jr secretary. Vignette of oil field with derricks and train. Black border with gilt seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. Datelined Pueblo, Colorado. Great name, possibly for baseball. Probably operating in Colorado. Very fine. Est. $25-50

1171. Colorado. Oil. Nee No She Oil & Refining Co. Lot of 7 similar pcs. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued in 1923. Signed by C. W. Switzer president and R. L. Hughes secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Black border with gilt seal, underprint and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. Datelined Denver, Colorado. Great Indian name. Nee Noshe Reservoir and dam are located in southeastern Colorado. Staple holes. Very fine. Est. $75-100

1172. Colorado. Oil. Pueblo. Pueblo Oil Wells Co. Cert #34. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 100 shares in 1903. Signed by George Johnes president and Brian secretary. Vignette of oil derricks with a stream flowing through. Black border with brown seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Pueblo Lith & Print. 7 x 10”. Datelined Pueblo, Colorado. Wear to fold creases. Some staining to edges. Fine to very fine. Est. $30-60

1173. Colorado. Ouray. San Pedro Gold Mining Co. Cert #5351. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to F. C. Yoppke for 300 shares in 1907. Signed by F. S. Mallory vice president and Charles B. Burt secretary. Vignette at middle of treeless slopes with mining camp, smaller vignettes of miners underground. Bronze border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”. Datelined New York. “Ouray, Colo” within corporate seal. This company is not listed in our references, but with such a high certificate number, one would think the company was successful at mining or marketing. Wear to fold creases. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

1174. Colorado. Ouray. Mt. Sneffles. Atlas Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #2024. Incorporated in Colorado 1905. Issued to A.B. Shipman in 1918 for 12,652 shares. Signed by C.H. Austin, president, and C.C. Carson, secretary. Vignette of spread-winged eagle clutching American shield and surrounded by flower blossoms. Black border, brown safety print, embossed seal. Uncancelled. No printer noted. 8.5. X 10.5. Datelined Ouray, Colorado. Property is 28 claims in Mt. Sneffles district. Includes the Atlas & Crown Point mines. Ore, which occurs in 3’ fissures vein in andesite, is a complex sulphide, carrying gray copper, gold, silver and lead. Average assays are reported to run 9 oz. Silver and .05 oz. Gold per ton. The vein is developed by a 2-mile tunnel to depth of 1500’, with a total of 20,000’ of underground workings. Management expects to further solve treatment of complex ores and increase recovery to 95%. Employs 75 men. [Ref: Mines Hdbk., 1918, p. 690.] Est. $30-60

1175. Colorado. Park. Alma. Moose Smelting & Refining Co. Cert. #182. Incorporated in Colorado, 1911. Issued to Charles B. Wheeler in 1912 for 25 shares. Signed by Henry W. Scott, president and Fernand Rodrigues, asst. secretary. Vignette of mill on hillside with rail line in front; two smaller vignettes in lower corners of miners underground. Green border with gilt seal. Uncancelled. 9 x 12. Printer: Albert B. King & Co., Litho., N.Y. Wear along folds. The property, Moose mines, was sold in 1909 by the Patton estate to H.W. Scott who formed a company which failed. In 1920 the property reportedly was owned by the Louisiana-Colorado MC, which also owned the adjacent Dolly Varden mine [Ref: Mines Handbook, 1920, pp.545 & 552]. Fine to very fine. Est. $25-50

1176. Colorado. Park. Alma. Pactolus Hydraulic Mining & Milling Co. Cert #67. Incorporated in Colorado. $250 Bond issued in 1898. Signed by F. C. Carne president and Dalton secretary. Vignette of Colorado State Seal. Green border and underprint. Uncancelled. 12 x 18”. Two of the original four coupons attached. This company may have had operations in Alma or Fairplay as these were locations with active hydraulic mining during the time of issuance. Very fine. Est. $75-150

1177. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Richmond Hill Mining Milling & Leasing Co Payroll Ledger, 1920. Payroll ledger for August, 1920, for 20 workers, men and women. They were being paid between $1-$6.50 per day, less $1.50 deducted per month for “hospital” costs. Printer: W.H. Kistler, Denver. Property has a lease and option on the Little Annie silver-lead mine and mill, and a lease on the upper levels of the Hope M., M. & L. Co. in roaring Fork district. Dump was said to contain 5,000 tons of payable ore, besides 4,000 tons of ore broken in the mine. The mill was remodeled in 1919 with capacity of 75 tons; includes ball mill and flotation cells. Company operated and produced 1919 to latter part of 1922, when it was subleased to the Midnight Mng. Co. [Ref: Mines Hndbk, 1925, p., 784]. 12 x 17. Folds. VF. Est. $25-75

1178. Colorado. Pitkin. Aspen. Taylor & Brunton Sampling Works Co Billhead. Received from The Mineral Farm, B. Cloak Wheeler, Agt. Dated 1894 and datelined Aspen, Colorado. 5 x 13. Folds, VG. Est. $50-100

1179. Colorado. Pueblo. Arkansas Valley. Arkansas Valley Portland Cement Co. Lot of 2 pcs. Both certs are numbered 119. Issued to T. G. McCarthy in 1923. Signed by president and Delbert Hessick secretary. No vignette. Brown border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Datelined Florence, Colorado. Goes, 8 x 11”. Both certs have long tears along fold creases. Some foxing and wear to edges. Fair condition. Est. $25-50

1180. Colorado. Pueblo. Pueblo. Mammoth Iron Mines Co. Cert #117. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 200 shares in 1917. Signed by Harry A. House vice president and Will J. Orange secretary. Vignette of two miners underground. Green border with gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 10”. Datelined Pueblo, Colorado. We were not able to locate this company. Probably Colorado or Utah. Fine. Est. $30-60

1181. Colorado. Ranching. Western Live Stock Land Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 189x. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched across signature lines. Vignette of cattle lying down on the range, top left, and small vignette of cow nursing a calf at bottom center. Orange border and underprint. Stub attached. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11 without stub. Taped repairs to top left corner. Est. $100-200

1182. Colorado. Ranching. Western Union Beef Co, Specimen. Incorporated in Colorado, 189x. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched across signature lines. Vignette of cattle lying down on the range, at left, and crow nursing a calf, bottom center. Green border and underprint. Stub attached. Printer: ABNCo. 7 x 11. “To be Held for Reference, Jan., 1891” stamped in purple at top of certificate. Est. $100-200

1183. Colorado. Rio Grande. Summitville. Gold Placer Mining Co. Cert #2999. No incorporation data. Issued to A. H. F. Hamilton for 100 shares in 1880. Signed by president and Banker secretary. Fantastic hydraulic mining scene vignette. Black border with small gilt seal. Uncancelled. Printer - Globe Stationery, NY. 8 x 10”. Datelined New York. Probably was located in Summitville area. At the time of issuance, the largest operation was the Little Annie (Eberhart). Minor foxing to edges. Fine to very fine. Est. $100-200

1184. Colorado. Routt. Steamboat Springs. American Marble & Onyx Co. Cert. #21. Incorporated in Colorado, 1903. Issued to Florence C. McDowell in 1903 for 50 shares. Signed by Francis E. Howard, president and by secretary. Spread-winged eagle vignette, clutching American shield. Black border, green safety print and seal. Uncancelled. Printer: J.E. Hetsch, N.Y. 8 x 11. Binder holes punched at top and 2 holes for brads on left margin. Wrinkled corner and around punch holes. Fine. Around Steamboat Springs there were deposits of onyx and marble, as noted in the “Steamboat Pilot” in 1899. “The Colorado Onyx company, which owns the onyx deposit at the edge of the town of Steamboat Springs, has been employing from five to fifteen men the greater portion of the season, and they now have piled on the dump onyx valued at many thousands of dollars. They have the largest continuous deposit ever discovered. They recently shipped a carload to New York and another to Chicago. Of course, with transportation facilities, this quarry would be a heavy shipper, but the price obtained is such that a profit can be realized for wagon transportation. J. H. Crawford, the discoverer of the onyx, also discovered this summer an immense deposit of marble within three miles of Steamboat Springs. The outcrops can be traced for over half a mile. A peculiar feature is that the marble is found in an Archean granite formation, a very rare occurrence and one regarded by experts as exceptionally favorable. from The Steamboat Pilot Wednesday, January 11, 1899. Text - Copyright © 1999 LecClier A. Edrich. Est. $50-100

1185. Colorado. Saguache. Bonanza. Aetna Mining Co, Specimen. Incorporated in West Virginia, 1892. $100 shares. Specimen stamped in red and holes punched across signature lines. Vignette of volcano, with horsemen crossing a lake above a waterfall in foreground. Reddish brown border and underprint, with allegorical figures on pedestals within border. Printer: ABNCo. Stub attached. 7 x 16. Dateline New York City. This may be the mine located at Bonanza, Saguache Co., Colorado, which was slightly developed, showing argentiferous copper ore, and employed about 10 men, 1902. Now dead. [Copper Handbook, 1910-11, p. 274]. VF. Est. $75-150

1186. Colorado. San Juan. Davenport Cons Mining & Smelting Co. Cert. #A136. Incorporated in New Jersey, 1880. Unissued, unsigned. Stub attached. Vignette of underground miners working on face. Brown border on crème paper. Printer: Peter Hall, N.Y. 8 x 11 without stub. Not in C&L [Ref: Balch, p.1155, Burchard.] There was another Davenport in Park County at the same time, but it was part of a group owned by another company. Stained on right side, foxing and chips missing, crayola mark. Est. $75-150

1187. Colorado. San Juan. Silverton. Gold Hub Mines Co. Lot of 5 pcs. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy from 1935-36. Signed by C. S. Downing president and C. H. Cooper secretary. Vignette of spread winged eagle. Black and gold border with gilt seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 8 x 10”.

Owned 46 claims between Silverton and Gladstone in San Juan County. The property was developed by the 3400 foot Yukon tunnel and a 2000 foot drift crosscut. Mines Register, 1937, p.360. Staple holes. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

1188. Colorado. San Miguel. Ophir. Butterfly-Terrible Gold Mining Co. Cert. #311. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to David D. Stewart in 1900 for 500 shares. Signed by Calvin Bullock, president, and Francis J. Stobbs, secretary. Gilt seal, crème paper with masthead printed in red. Uncancelled. No printer noted. 8 x 10. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. Ten claims, six of which were patented. Rail siding present at the mine. Two miles of underground workings. 1300 foot aerial tram. Large cross section in center. Located along Lake Fork Creek. They claim that one stope produced $225,000. Est. $40-80

1189. Colorado. Stamps. Colorado Covers & Postmarks. Lot of 33 covers. The best are Argo 1892 (no stamp, but bold cancel), Denver & Silver Plume RPO, Gilpin County full face reverse advertising cover 1900; 30 corner advertising covers from Denver, Central, Golden, etc. No rare postmarks and some rag right covers. Est. $75-150

1190. Colorado. Summit. Progress Mining & Milling Co. Cert. #376. Incorporated in Colorado, 1914. Issued to Goodman Bros. In 1916 for 100 shares. Signed by Philip Smith as president and A.J. Pearson secretary. Vignette of miners working underground, top left, and 6 small vignettes of individual miners within border. Black border, green safety print and seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Albert B. King & Co. Litho., N.Y. 8.5 x 11. We could find no reference to this company among our resources. We believe it to be in Summit County. Creases, folds, foxing, some staining along edges. Est. $25-50

1191. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Buckeye Tunnel & Mining Co. Cert. #11. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Miss Lou A. Wraser in 1902 for 500 shares. Signed by W.H. Sherman, pres., and by secretary. Vignette at op center of allegorical figures astride a winged wheel, and small gilt vignette at bottom of allegorical figure leading over a large disc. Black border with gilt safety print and seal. Uncancelled. Goes format. 25-cent revenue stamp on face. 8 x 10. Probably was a successor to the Buckeye Gold MC. Dates and location seem to match. Folds, but VG. Est. $50-100

1192. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Jennie Sample Cons Mining Co. Cert #1533. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to Fred Crosby for 100 shares in 1906. Signed by W. D. Morris president and Geo Sturgiss asst secretary. No vignette, no border. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 7 x 9”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colo. Company owned 5 claims on Raven Hill, Cripple Creek district. In 1915, the company earned $42,000 from ore sales but was inactive by 1917. (Copper Handbook, 1918, p.724). Very fine. Est. $25-50

1193. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Jerry Johnson Gold Mining Co. Cert #229. Incorporated in Wyoming. Issued to Wm. A. Otis & Co for 1000 shares in 1903. Signed by A. P. Mackay president and John W. Graham Jr secretary. Vignette at upper left of cross sectional view of a shaft. Gold border, seal and safety print. Cancelled by pen of same. Printer - W. H. Kistler. 8 x 9”. Datelined Cheyenne, Wyoming. Owned 35 claims in the Cripple Creek district. Developed by a vertical shaft to 850 feet. In 1916, total production was $45,000 and employed 20 men. (Mines Handbook, 1918, p.724). Small tears along fold creases. Bottom edge a little rough. Fine. Est. $35-70

1194. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Kittie Lane Gold Mining Co. Cert. #874. Incorporated in Colorado, 1912. Issued to R.E. Dalmasse in 1917 for 1000 shares. Signed by Marx Lorig, president, and Arthur Cornforth, secretary. Very plain, no vignette, white paper and embossed seal, black print. Uncancelled. No folds, paper clip mark lower left. 4 x 7. Property consisted of about 30 acres on Raven Hill adjoining the Elkton. Includes the Nil Desperaundum, Rhinoceros, Kittie Lane and Sitting Bull Nos. 1 and 2. Some work had been done on the property in 1925-6 and its prospects were said to be favorable [Mines Handbook, 1926, p. 648]. XF. Est. $25-50

1195. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Miners’ Protective Association Membership Application. Application for Dan Maher, #7925, dated May 29, 1916. An Irish immigrant, gives DOB, job experience, last employed by the C & A MC in Bisbee, Ariz. Indicates he was not a member of the Western Federation of Miners (WFM), but had been formerly. Pink paper with two punch holes at top for ring binder, 5 1/2 x 9.” VF. Est. $25-50

1196. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Orphan Gold Mining Co. Cert #384. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Bulkeley Wells for 10,000 shares in 1899. Signed by Henry M. Blackmer president and A. H. Bendle secretary. Vignette of a mill operation. Green border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches and rubber stamp. Printer - Gowdy Simmons, Colorado Springs. 7 x10”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colorado. Company was the successor to the Orphan Bell M&MC. Owned the Ida Belle and had produced a large amount of ore from these mines. Henry Blackmer was the El Paso County Attornery in 1892. He founded the Colorado Trading and Transfer Co. In the 1910’s, after being heavily involved in Cripple Creek mining companies, he left for Wyoming oil fields where he got caught up in the Teapot Dome scandal. He fled to France to avoid prosecution. He eventually returned to the US and paid more than $4 million in fines. (Levine, p40-41). Stub attached at left edge. Fine to very fine. Est. $50-100

1197. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Rebecca Gold Mining Co. Lot of 3 different bonds. Bonds for 1, 5 & 25 Shares. Issued to bearer in 1895. Signed. Vignette of two miners underground. Brown, green and blue borders. Uncancelled. Printer - ABN. 7 x 9”. Coupons attached. Printed half in English and French. Owned the Rebecca and COD mines in Poverty Gulch. There were two shaft houses, a blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, ore house and bins, engine and boiler house, office building and bunkhouse. Developed by 2000 feet of workings accessed by a 700 foot shaft. In 1900, gross production was about $300,000 with half that amount paid out in dividends. (Hills, 1900). All extremely fine. Est. $150-300

1198. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Red Bird Gold Mining Co. Cert #756. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to T. G. McCarthy for 100 shares in 1898. Signed by E. W. Thompson president and P. A. Zroutfetter secretary. Vignette of three miners underground. Light gray border and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Geo Collier. 8 x 10”. “Properties Cripple Creek” printed on certificate. This company is not listed in Hills, 1900. We have never handled this piece before. We did place some document repair tape along the fold creases which are torn and fragile. The condition hurts this piece, but it is rare. Poor-Fair. Est. $30-60

1199. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Sedan Gold Mining Co. Cert. #3714. Incorporated in Colorado, 1895. Issued to Burke & Fry in 1902 for 1000 shares. Signed by president West and by asst. secretary. No vignette, but masthead surrounded by clouds. Beige paper with brown print and seal. “Mines in Cripple Creek Mining District” printed on certificate. Uncancelled. Printer: Pueblo Litho & Prtg. 7 x 10. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colo. Folds, and a very few pin holes at top left. VF. Not listed in Weed or USGS for 1902, 1905. Not in Mines Handbook, 1937, or on internet. Est. $75-150

1200. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Vanderbilt Gold Mining & Milling Co. Cert #100. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Emma A. Kingdom for 500 shares in 1896. Signed A. A. Brown president and H. T. Davis secretary. Vignette of several miners underground. Gold border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer not noted. 8 x 10”. Datelined Cripple Creek, Colo. “Mines Located at Cripple Creek” printed on certificate. The condition hurts this piece. A large piece is missing from top edge. Wear to fold creases. Some staining. Still a rare certificate. Poor. Est. $25-50

1201. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Victor Gold Mining Co. Lot of 3 different bonds. Issued between 1895-1911. All signed. 1895 has 1896 French Revenue stamp. Vignette of miners on break above ground. Orange border. Uncancelled. 52 of original 58 coupons cashed in. (2) Cert C51. 1897 French revenue stamp, signed by C. H. Smith, vignette of miners underground. 53 of original 76 coupons cashed in. Orange border. Uncancelled. (3) Cert #D7710. 1911 French revenue stamp. 54 of original 76 coupons cashed in. Signed by W. Duane asst secretary. Vignette of miners underground. Uncancelled. All bonds are printed by ABN. All very fine. Est. $170-300

1202. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Volcano Gold Mining Co. Cert #1975. Incorporated in Colorado. Issued to Garner & Co for 1000 shares in 1901. Signed by W. R. Foley president and secretary. Vignette of miners working underground. Gold border, seal and safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - W. H. Kistler. 8 x 10”. Datelined Colorado Springs, Colo. Owned the Mound Rock, Red Jacket, What Is It and Volcano mines located on Gold Hill. The Volcano shaft went down 200 feet. (Hills, 1900, p.477). Very fine. Est. $50-100

1203. Colorado. Teller. Cripple Creek. Yellow Bird Gold Mining Co. Cert. #179. Incorporated in Colorado, 1915. Issued to Henry E. Miller in 1916 for 1000 shares. Signed by J.J. Yeckel, president and J.C. Lind, a. sec’y. Three vignettes across top: center shows mining site in hills with winding dirt roads, clouds in background, trestle in foreground; to right and left are underground mining scenes. Gilt border, safety print and seal. Uncancelled. Printer: Goes. 8.5 x 11. Datelined Cripple Creek, Colorado. A new company promoted to revive and develop a group of claims, about 40 acres, on Gold Hill, Cripple Creek, Teller Co., including the Yellow Bird, Red Bird, Cottontail, Volcano, Mound Rock and Red Jacket. These properties have been inactive for years except for a little work by lessees. Initial offer of stock was made at 2 1/2 cents /share. Work resumed after Feb. 1917. [Ref: Mines Hdbk., 1918, p. 734.] Folds, slight foxing along bottom. VG. Est. $25-50