June 2023 Catalog

[" "," ","Bid Live, Online, by Mail, Fax, or Phone \nwww.FHWAC.com or call us at 775-851-1859 \nAuction Date \nAuction Date \nHolabird Western Americana Collections, LLC \nPreview \nP \nreview \nWed, June 14, 2023 from 10am-5pm by appointment \nWe strongly advise you contact us at (775) 851-1859 if you plan to attend the preview \nor to schedule a private appointment. Phone and video previews are also available! \nPlease provide a list of items and minimum of 24 hours notice. \nShipping & Lot Pickup \nShipping & Lot P \nickup \nPlease allow 10-14 business days for shipping once your payment has posted \nunless your order is expedited. Whenever possible we encourage you to pick up your lots in person \nand say hello! Please schedule an appointment first so that we're prepared when you arrive. \n*Minimum of 24 hours advanced notice required for all pickups \nThursday-Sunday | June 15 - June 18, 2023 \nStarting Time: 8am Pacific time each day \n3555 Airway Drive, Suite 308, Reno, NV 89511 \nor bid online at www.FHWAC.com \n Auction Location \n Auction Location \nHolabird's High Grade \nFeaturing Part II of \nThe Comstock Collection","What do you get when you consign with us? \nHolabird Live: \n Live internet auctions put your material in \nfront of a larger audience than ever before. Our internet pres- \nence has opened up the market to a whole new generation \nof bidding. Not only do we offer live online bidding at no ad- \nditional charge, but we also offer phone bidding and have live \nagents readily available to secure bids on all platforms. Never \nbefore has bidding in one of our auctions been so easy. \nHistorically Researched Descriptions: \n Our team of re- \nsearch writers craft colorfully written historical descriptions \nthat tell the stories behind the items we sell. Through these \naccurately written descriptions we paint a picture for the col- \nlector and create a need and desire for your items. \nProfessional Photography: \n Colorful, vibrant, high resolu- \ntion photographs tell a story all their own. Our expert \nphotographer will give your items the attention they need to \nmake them look amazing both online and in print. \nCataloguing: \nFull color, high quality, artfully designed cata- \nlogs put your collections on the coffee tables of advanced \ncollectors. Our catalogs are more than a just a catalogue of \ngoods for sale, they\u2019ve become historic reference works that \nour clients have come to know and love. We also offer the \nsame high-quality catalog format online, making our catalogs \naccessible to more than 6000 bidders worldwide. \nMarketing: \n We market extensively to advanced collectors \nthrough online advertising, national print advertising, trade \nshows, and direct proprietary marketing among other public- \nity. We\u2019re seasoned marketers so you can rest assured know- \ning your material will get the recognition it deserves. \nSuperior Customer Service: \n At Holabird\u2019s Western Ameri- \ncana Collections, we pride ourselves in offering a high level \nof customer service that you can count on. Our commitment \nto you is what sets us apart from the rest. You want someone \nyou can trust, and we are by your side every step of the way. \n The Process: \nAppraisal & Inspection: \nWe begin the process with an \ninformal inspection of your item(s). We can do this in person \nor through photographs and descriptions, via email, fax, mail, \nor telephone. Once we have the opportunity to evaluate your \nitems, we will then provide you with a professional opinion \nof value. \nSubmit your photographs & descriptions to: \nHolabird\u2019s Western Americana Collections \n3555 Airway Drive, Suite# 308 Reno, NV 89511 \nEmail us at [email protected] \nCall us toll free 844-HWAC-RNO (4922-766) or send us a fax \n775-851-1834. \nConsignment: \nOnce we\u2019ve determined that your material is a \ngood fit for us and one of our upcoming sales, we will discuss \nthe perfect venue for your items and spend some time with \nyou to go over reserves, estimates, and sellers commission. \nOur commission rates are highly competitive and all inclu- \nsive. We have no photo or cataloging fees, no insurance fees, \nand no other hidden charges or gimmicks. \nEstimates & Value: \n We use decades of sound experience and \njudgment to assign estimates. We market extensively through \nnational advertising and participation in trade shows, and \nwe find that most items sell for premium prices. There are, \nhowever, unpredictable times when items sell for less than \nexpected. This is usually balanced by items selling for pre- \nmiums. We cannot predict market prices or conditions and, \nultimately, our buyers set the prices. \nShipping & Transportation: \nThere are many ways to get \nyour material to us for processing. You can arrange to bring \nyour material directly into our Reno office, we can arrange to \npick up your collection, or you may ship your items to us. \nCONSIGNING WITH \nHolabird Western Americana Collections, LLC \nWhy should you consign with Holabird Western Americana Collections? \n We combine the elements of historically researched descriptions, professional photography, artfully de- \nsigned catalogs, and a team of specialists to consistently produce record prices. Consign your items to the \nexperts and let us help you realize the most for your collections. We\u2019ve sold many fantastic collections over \nthe years, and we\u2019re always excited for more great material! Consign with us and enter into a lasting and \nbeneficial partnership. \nOur knowledgeable and friendly staff will help guide you through this simple process so you can see your hard- \nearned collections meet the right hands for the right prices. Contact our office for more information or for a \nconsultation. Here at Holabird\u2019s Western Americana Collections, we don\u2019t only achieve record-breaking sales \nprices\u2013we create legends.","Table of Contents \nDay 1 \n(Thur, June 15) Lots 1000-1504 \nTransportation (1000-1195) \nRailroad & Steamer Passes ...........................................9 \nRailroadiana & Transportation Ephemera ........24 \n Militaria & Weaponry (1196-1229) ..................29 \nStocks & Bonds (1230-1504) \nMining feat. the Aurora Collection ................................32 \nOil .........................................................................................50 \nRailroad .............................................................................56 \nMisc. Categories .............................................................59 \nDay 2 \n(Fri, June 16) Lots 2000-2513 \nArt (2000-2041) ....................................................... 66 \nGeneral Americana (2042-2513) \nGeographically Sorted ..................................................69 \nMisc. Categories incl. Books, Fire, \nArtistic Labels ..................................................................96 \nDay 3 \n(Sat, June 17) Lots 3000-3507 \nNative Americana (3000-3095) ........................116 \nMining (3096-3413) \nWestern Assay Collection .........................................123 \nIngots ................................................................................144 \nMinerals ...........................................................................155 \nEphemera featuring the Comstock Photograph \nCollection ........................................................................155 \nBottles featuring Colorado Medicines \n(3414-3507) ............................................................180 \nDay 4 \n(Sun, June 18) Lots 4000-4446 \nPhilatelic (4000-4134) \nPostcards ........................................................................ 188 \nCovers and Stamps ..................................................... 190 \nSports (4135-4215) ............................................. 196 \nNumismatics (4216-4446) \nCurrency ......................................................................... 202 \nEphemera ....................................................................... 206 \nCoins ................................................................................. 209 \nMedals ............................................................................. 213 \nTokens .............................................................................. 219","4 \nHolabird Western Americana Collections, LLC \nFrom: \nto: \nIncrement: \n$1 \n$95 \n$5 \n$100 \n$190 \n$10 \n$200 \n$475 \n$25 \n$500 \n$1,450 \n$50 \n$1,500 \n$3,400 \n$100 \n$3,500 \n$9,750 \n$250 \n$10,000 \n$30,000 \n$500 \n$30,000 \nup \n$1000 \n1. The placing of a bid shall constitute the bidder\u2019s acceptance of \nthese terms of sale. \n2. BUYER\u2019S PREMIUM & INSURANCE: \n There will be a 25% Buyer\u2019s \nPremium added to the sale price (hammer) of each lot. We accept cash, \nchecks, money orders, wire transfers, credit cards and PayPal. \n3. COINS, CURRENCY AND PRECIOUS METALS, Insurance \n. The buyer\u2019s \ncommission for this section is 20.5%. \nCoins and currency shall be \ndefined as any regular Federal issue circulating coins and currency. \nTokens are not considered coins. Precious metals shall be defined as \ningots, silver or gold rounds, bullion items and gold nuggets. Mineral \nspecimens are not considered under the precious metals category. \nCommemorative items such as metals and ribbons are not considered \ncoins of precious metals. However, lots that consist entirely of gold or \nsilver of high purity, including commemorative metals, are considered \nprecious metals. Please contact our office if you need clarification on a \nspecific lot. \n4. SALES TAX: \nSales tax may be applicable in any of the 50 states according \nto current tax laws regarding internet sales. Please check your state's tax \nregulations. HWAC will charge sales tax for those states that we know have \ninstituted internet sales tax. All bonafide resale dealers with a current valid \nresale license should submit their license in advance to HWAC. \n5. SHIPPING & HANDLING: \nThe customer is responsible for all shipping omissions by agents acting on behalf of bidders at our auctions. \nand packaging charges. We offer shipping service as a convenience to our \nbuyers. \nItems are not shipped until the invoice and shipping charges \nare completely paid. \n Shipping costs will be calculated and billed \nseparately after your items have been paid for. Purchases will be shipped connectivity issues are far beyond our control. Some folks have \nvia our approved, insured carriers: FedEx, UPS, USPS or DHL. Pick up is \navailable from our Reno office, once you have received your invoice post \nauction, with 24 hours notice given to HWAC prior to pick-up. Purchases \nnot picked up or shipped within a reasonable time period may be subject other factors, Internet signals may be delayed, such that bids may \nto additional storage fees. \n6. LIVE (FLOOR) BIDDING: \n Please arrive a few minutes early to check \nin and receive your bidding paddle. We will open lots with more than one \nbid at the current high absentee bid or 50% of the low estimate at the \nauctioneer\u2019s discretion. Please be sure to bid on the correct lots during \nthe live auction. Our auction progress is at a rate of between 60 and 150 \nlots per hour. An item is not sold until the next lot is announced. (We are \nnot responsible for Internet bids that arrive late.) The auctioneer will \nidentify the successful bidder by number and announce the winning bid \namount. If you are not sure whether you won the lot or not, it is your \nresponsibility to ask for clarification immediately, prior to the start of \nthe next auction lot. Auctioneer reserves the right to reopen the lot in the increments as outlined below. If you choose to submit bids in an \ncase of an immediate dispute at the actual time of the sale. \n7. TELEPHONE BIDDING: \n Telephone bidding MUST be scheduled prior \nto this auction. If you do not schedule in advance, and choose instead \nto call on the day of the auction to request a line for bidding, you may \nfind that we are unable to accommodate your request. Please limit your \ntelephone bids to items of value greater than $500, or to a string of items \nwith a similar total. \n8. LIVE AUCTION ABSENTEE BIDDING: \nMail or FAX Absentee bids for \nthe live auction MUST be received by 5pm Pacific Time the day before the \nauction. Bids accepted after the cutoff time will be represented live only \nif an agent is available and will not be considered absentee or given first \npriority as such. It is your responsibility to submit all lot numbers and bid \namounts accurately. Absentee bids MUST be equal to at least 50% of the \nlow estimate if an estimate is provided. Bids on \u201cNo Lots\u201d or \u201cWithdrawn\u201d \nLots will not be executed. Bids made in amounts that do not conform to \nthe bid increment table under Item #13 will be automatically rounded \nup or down by the computer, or rounded to the nearest proper bid \nincrement at the discretion of the auctioneer. Absentee bids are entered \ninto a computer that will bid live on your behalf at the auction. Absentee \nbids will compete live against other absentee bids, live internet bidders, \nfloor bidders and phone bidders. \n9. INTERNET BIDDING: \nBoth Absentee and Live Internet bidding are \navailable through our live auction networks. If you wish to bid LIVE via \nthe Internet, you MUST pre-register. A live feed is generally accessible \nduring the auction. Online bidding remains open through the live auction, \nand online absentee bids may be placed anytime. Live bidding \nwill open when the auction starts. Internet bidding is offered as a \nconvenience for those who cannot attend the live sale. Please note \nthat there may be delays or interruptions in Internet connectivity \nthat are beyond our control. Attending the live auction or arranging \nfor an agent is the most reliable way to secure your bids. \n10. NEW BIDDERS: \n Bidders unknown to us, who anticipate \nan expenditure in excess of $20,000, must provide commercial \nreferences or a deposit of 25% of the amount to be bid in order for \nthe auction staff to execute bids. Deposits will be credited towards \nlots won and any balance will be refunded within 10 business \ndays after the auction has concluded. New bidders will be given \na spending limit at their initial request to participate. In order \nto increase this limit, you may be required to provide a letter of \nauthorization from your bank in addition to providing references. \nPlease contact our office at any time if you have questions regarding \nspending limits or references required to bid. \n11. AGENT BIDDING: \n There are numerous professional agents \navailable to assist you should you require this service. Please contact \nthe office for a list or to arrange for representation on the floor \nduring the live auction. HWAC is not responsible for any acts or \nBE ADVISED: \n Auction participation through the live Internet bidding \nsite is not 100% foolproof. The technology for this process is always \nchanging, and the operation of it and the corresponding Internet \nattempted to use the live Internet bidding process as their primary \nmethod of bidding, and have been quite successful. Others have \nfailed completely. Depending upon your computer, server, host, and \nnot be received in time. \nWe cannot be held responsible for these \ndelays, or for the lack of placed bids in a timely manner, or any \nother factors leading to unaccepted bids that are far beyond \nour control. \nBidders should always have a backup plan for lots \nthey highly desire. \nLive participation is best, followed by phone \nparticipation. We will not reopen lots for missed bids. \n12. RESERVES: \n Most of the lots in this auction are unreserved. \nPrecious metals may be reserved at or near or slightly below spot, at \nthe auctioneer's discretion. \n13. BIDDING INCREMENTS: \n A \nll bids must be submitted in U.S. \ndollars and in whole dollar amounts only in the appropriate \nincrement not listed below, your bid will be rounded to the nearest \nincrement and you will be expected to pay the amount to which the \nbid was rounded should your bid be the winning bid. If you have any \nquestions about an appropriate bid amount, please call us. \nTERMS AND CONDITIONS \nThis is a Live Auction conducted by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC (HWAC).","5 \nBid online at \n FHWAC.com \nor call 775-851-1859 \n14. BID REDUCTION: \n All winning absentee bids will be reduced, if \nnecessary, to the next bidding increment up from the last competing \nbid, as long as the minimum bid requirement has been met. For \nexample, if you submit an absentee bid of $1000 and the next highest \ncompeting bid is $250, then you will win the lot for $275. \n15. BID INFORMATION: \nCollectors often ask in advance the price \nlevel of a particular lot. We will give out the current competitive \nhigh absentee bid until we close the day before the live auction. You \nmay also view absentee bids online at www.holabirdamericana.com. \nWhile we try to update the absentee bids as often as necessary, bids \nreceived close to the bidding deadline might not be reflected online, \nand we disclaim any responsibility for any bids made in reliance upon discrepancies; it is the bidders responsibility to determine condition \ninaccuracies on our website, which may be beyond our control. We \ndo not own any of the live Internet bidding platforms, and thus many \naspects of the Internet technology are out of our control. \n16. BID CANCELLATION: \nIf you wish to cancel or change a bid after \nyou have submitted your bids to us due to an error, you MUST PHONE \nus to advise us of this. Bid cancellations through mail, email, or faxes \nare not advisable. Errors are easy to make. Please call us if you have \nany questions on this. \n17. \nAll stock certificates, checks, warrants, and other financial \ndocuments sold herein are sold as antiquities, and have no financial, \nsecurities, or public trading value whatsoever. \n18. \n We reserve the right to reject any bid we feel is not made in good \nfaith. \n19. INVOICING: \nInvoices are mailed or emailed within two business \ndays after the close of all portions of the sale. Within 15 calendar \ndays of receipt of invoice, payment is due in full to Holabird Western \nAmericana Collections, 3555 Airway Dr., #308, Reno, NV 89511. \nLate \nfees may be added if payment arrangements are not made within \nthose 15 days. \n Sales tax will be added to all sales picked-up after the \nauction or shipped to Nevada addresses, according to Nevada State \nlaw, unless a resale certificate is provided. \n20. PAYMENT: \nWe accept Cash, Visa, Master Card, American Express, \nDiscover, Money Order\/Cashier\u2019s Check, Wire Transfer, Personal Check \nor PayPal. All returned checks are subject to a $25 fee. Cash received \nin amounts greater than $10,000 is subject to the filing of IRS form \n8300, as required by law. \n21. Automatic Credit Card Billing: \n Internet bidders are subject to \nthe payment terms and conditions outlined on the internet bidding \nplatform they utilize, which may include the automatic payment of \nauction invoices with the credit card information on file at the time of \nregistration. \n22. NON-PAYMENT: \nHWAC reserves the right to cancel any invoice \nnot paid in full within 15 days. A cancelled invoice does not relieve the \nbidder from their obligation to pay seller fees and buyer\u2019s premiums \ncompensating HWAC for its services in conducting the auction. \nInterest shall run on all outstanding balances at the highest rate \npermitted by law. HWAC shall have a lien against the merchandise \npurchased by the bidder, and any other of bidder\u2019s property then held be brought within one (1) year of the auction from which the claim \nby HWAC or its affiliates, to secure payment of the invoice, and with \nrespect thereto HWAC shall have all the rights of a secured creditor \nunder the Nevada Commercial Code, including but not limited to the \nright of sale. HWAC may sell the lot(s) securing the invoice to any \nunder bidders in the auction that the lot(s) appeared, or at subsequent \nprivate or public sale, or relist the lot(s) in a future auction conducted \nby HWAC. A defaulting bidder agrees to pay for the reasonable costs \nof resale (including a 10% seller\u2019s commission, if consigned to an \nauction conducted by HWAC). The defaulting bidder is liable to pay \nany difference between his or her total original invoice for the lot(s), \nplus any applicable interest, and the net proceeds for the lot(s) if \nsold at private sale or the subsequent hammer price of the lot(s) less \nthe 10% seller\u2019s commissions, if sold at an HWAC auction. If HWAC \nrefers any invoice to an attorney for collection, the bidder agrees to \npay attorney\u2019s fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by \nHWAC. \nAny bidder who fails to follow the terms of payment will be \nreported to iCollector, Live Auctioneers, Invaluable, or applicable \nbidding platform, and may be barred from participating in future \nHolabird Western Americana auctions. \n23. CONDITION: \n We strongly recommend that you attend the live \npreview to see lots in their entirety. Conditions are not always noted, \nand large lots may not be itemized due to catalog restraints. For \nquestions, detailed information, or additional images of any lot please \ncontact our office at 775-851-1859. Bidders are responsible for \nunderstanding the condition of items. Conditions noted are subjective, \nand may differ person to person. High resolution images of all items are \navailable online for inspection. HWAC is not responsible for condition \nprior to bidding. \n24. RETURN POLICY: \nAll items are guaranteed to be authentic unless \notherwise noted. If authenticity is challenged, please call our office \nfor assistance. \nALL SALES ARE FINAL. \nYou may only return any piece \nthat was significantly inaccurately described by calling our office \nwithin 10 days of receipt of item(s) and notifying us of the error and \nreason for return. We do not refund postage or insurance. Please call \nus if you require a more specific condition report. Any items that are \nreturned must be returned in the exact, unaltered condition. When we \nreceive your bids we will assume you have read the description in the \ncatalog, viewed the image of the item, have contacted us regarding any \nquestions you may have on any lot and\/or have previewed the lot in \nperson. \n25. \n This sale is being held under the laws of the State of Nevada. \n26. \n HWAC shall not be held responsible for any problem due to the \nbidder\u2019s failure to follow the rules, terms and conditions of this sale, or \nany failure to bid due to the loss of the online auction process provided \nby any of the online auction networks; or missed bids, changed bids \nor cancelled due the bidder\u2019s failure to follow the proper bidding \nprocedure outlined herein. \n27. By placing a bid or otherwise participating in the auction, \nBidder accepts these Terms and Conditions, and specifically agrees \nto the dispute resolution provided herein. \n28. \n HWAC shall not be responsible for consequential damages, \nincidental damages, compensatory damages, or any other damages \narising or claimed to be arising from the auction on any lot. Bidder\u2019s \nsole remedy for any proven act or omission shall be rescission of sale \nand refund of the amount paid by Bidder. \n29. \n Any claim, dispute, or controversy in connection with, relating to \nand\/or arising out of the Auction, participation in the Auction, award \nof lots, damages of claims to lots, descriptions, condition reports, \nprovenance, estimates, return and warranty rights, any interpretation \nof these Terms and Conditions, any alleged verbal modification of \nthese Terms and Conditions and\/or any purported settlement shall be \nexclusively heard by, and the parties consent to exclusive in personal \njurisdiction of, the Superior Court of Washoe County, Nevada. \nThe \nparties expressly waive any right to trial by jury. \nAny claim must \narose or the claim is waived. In every case, the prevailing party shall be \nentitled to an award of its attorney\u2019s fees and costs.","6 \nWelcome to \u201cHolabird\u2019s High-Grade\u201d Auction! \nThis 4-day live auction has close to 2,000 lots in several collecting categories, including Mining, Railroadiana, \nNumismatics, Native Americana, Philatelic, Bottles, General Americana, Stocks & Bonds, Sports, Art, and more. \nWe chose the name \u201chigh-grade\u201d for this auction for two reasons: 1) it represents the exceptional quality of many \nitems in several different categories in the sale and 2) for the specific reference to mining and assaying industries, \nwhere high-grade ore has the least impurities and highest concentration of the desired precious metals. In particular, \nthe Mining & Assay section in this sale is spectacular (see details below). \nHighlights & Featured Collections \nThe Comstock Collection, Part II \nWe began selling this world-class Nevada mining \ncollection in our March 2023 \u201cBig Bonanza Auction.\u201d That \nsale featured mining stocks, ore specimens, and rare \nmining checks and ephemera. \nThis sale features Part II of this collection: assay \ndocuments and artifacts; photographs; rare books and \nmaps; and a few choice Comstock ingots. \nThe Comstock Assay Group here is certainly one of \nthe best ever assembled. It has assay pieces for the \nkey Comstock firms, including Ruhling & Co., Conrad \nWiegand, Theall & Co., Palmer & Day, Van Wyck & Co., \nDW Balch, WS James, and more. These documents offer a \nunique behind-the-scenes window into the production of \nthe important mines including the Gould & Curry, Savage, \nand Con. Virginia. These documents would also make \ngreat companion pieces for your ore specimens and\/or \nmining ingots! \nThe Comstock Photograph Collection is phenomenal. \nThe group contains CDVs, cabinet cards, stereoviews, \nand mounted photos that span the rise and fall of the \nComstock Lode mining rush, from the territorial 1860s \nto post-1900 period. In addition to numerous views of \nthe various mines and mills, there are also special early \nviews of Gold Hill, Silver City, and Virginia City townsites. \nOur favorite photo may be a shot showing the area of the \nOriginal Comstock Discovery Site in Silver City! \nOther special items include: the spectacular and \nhistorically significant DeGroot Map of the Comstock, \n1860; plus other rare maps and mining books. And two \ndifferent original Comstock silver ingots: E. Ruhling \nPresentation Ingot to William Sharon, c.1869; and a Gould \n& Curry Mining Co. silver ingot, c.1904! \nAll Aboard! Railroad & Steamer Pass Bonanza \nA large batch of railroad and steamer passes from three \ndifferent private collections. A key piece is a Central \nPacific pass signed by Collis P. Huntington, one of the \u201cBig \nFour.\u201d Another one of our favorites is an 1890s pictorial \nstagecoach business card from Cripple Creek! Many \nfeature great vignettes. These are always a huge hit with \nour collectors; this is a robust collecting community! \nAnd if you have a collection of passes you\u2019re ready to sell, \nplease consider our auction house; we\u2019re setting records! \nNumismatics \nThis section features US coin collections incl. the always \npopular Carson City Morgan Dollars; US and foreign \ncurrency groups; US and foreign medals; gaming counters \nand tokens incl. an 1880s Lake Tahoe saloon; and more. \nA special item in this section is a California Gold Rush \nmoney vest, intended to hold gold coin and be worn \nunder clothing. This is an exceptional California Gold \nRush rarity; none were found on the SS Central America! \nWestern Assay Collection & Ingots \nIn addition to the premier Comstock group previously \nmentioned, this section also includes rare California assay \nmaterial including Bodie and San Francisco; Carson City \nMint gold & silver deposits; and rare assay publications. \nRounding out this impressive section are seven different \noriginal Western ingots: \n\u2022 Peck Mine Silver Ingot, Prescott, Arizona, 1883 \n\u2022 Gold Presentation Medallion, Cripple Creek, Colorado, \n1896 \n\u2022 North Star Sultan Mining Co. Ingot, Silverton, Colorado, \nc.1937 \n\u2022 J. T. Kennedy, Hamilton, Nevada Portrait Presentation \nSilver Ingot, 1870 \n\u2022 E. Ruhling Presentation Ingot to William Sharon, \nVirginia City, Nevada, c.1869","7 \nBid online at \n FHWAC.com \nor call 775-851-1859 \n\u2022 Gould & Curry Mining Co. Silver Ingot, Virginia City, \nNevada, c.1904 \n\u2022 Mathey, Kustel & Riotte Silver Ingot, 1880 \nAll have fantastic research and write-ups from Fred \nHolabird. \nBottles \nOffered this time are Colorado medicine bottles and \nIndian Territory & Oklahoma soda bottles from the Gary \nBracken Collection; a few rare Nevada bottles including \nthe Stephens & Jose soda from Virginia City, Nevada; and \na great group of etched beer steins including exposition \npieces! \nGeneral Americana \nA choice group of ephemera from Western states \n(particularly Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, and \nNevada) including: \n\u2022 great Arizona stereoviews and photographs of a 1908 \nhanging in Tucson \n\u2022 a group of Wells Fargo letters about a Montana \nstagecoach robbery tied to Black Bart\u2019s Capturer \n\u2022 a fantastic Nevada Legal Prostitution archive \n\u2022 rare books including an original late 1600s Ecumenical \nFarce; a first edition of Mark Twain\u2019s Roughing It, and \nmore \n\u2022 Gold Rush Collection incl. a ship\u2019s manifest for an \n1850 trip around the horn; a William King of James \nassassination lettersheet; SF directories and Gold \nRush books; and rare banking exchanges \n\u2022 Colorado and Montana billhead and check collections \n\u2022 Thousands of artistic labels and advertising from the \nMacKenzie Montana Collection \n\u2022 Sports collectibles including 1950s and 60s baseball \ncards; rare boxing postcards from the Prag Collection; \nand more! \nNative Americana \nA robust section with baskets, pottery, jewelry, kachinas, \nand beadwork items from a few private collections. \nKey pieces include a Hopi Coil Olla Basket, a Pomo Oval \nGift Basket, an early Maria Martinez Bowl, a \u201cSunshine\u201d \nReeves Silver Canteen, and a Cheyenne Pipe Bag. \nStocks & Bonds \nThis section features the Aurora Collection, a spectacular \ngroup of territorial stocks from this famous Nevada \nmining camp near Bodie; a group of 1860s oil, early \nAmerican, and express stocks from the Ken Prag \nCollection incl. Robert Morris autographs; and other \nWestern mining and railroad rarities incl. Utah Territory \nComstock mining pieces, the earliest Comstock stocks \naround. \nRare Books \nA number of exceptionally rare western assay and \nComstock mining books plus an original late 1600s \necumenical farce, very rare. \nPhilatelic \nLarge groups of California & other postcards; covers incl. \nGraf Zeppelin pieces; a special group of California poll tax \nreceipts with facsimile tax stamps from the 1870s; and \nrare stamps and covers from the Gary Bracken Collection \n(and others). \nPlease be sure to use the Keyword Search Tool on our \nwebsite (holabirdamericana.com) to search for items in \nyour collecting categories. \nTimed Auctions \nDon\u2019t miss the new auction format we have been \nexperimenting with since last December: special \nweekend timed auctions. These sales are a mix of both \nnew and old, and feature low-priced and dealer lots, as \nwell as previously run material. And we\u2019ve set the start \nprices to be very low ($10)! They\u2019ve been a huge hit with \nour bidders and are a fun format we will be continuing to \nuse in the future. Please check our website and subscribe \nto our email list to be notified of these internet-only \nauctions hosted exclusively on iCollector, our preferred \nauction platform. \nWe\u2019re always looking for high-quality consignments in \nmany categories, including Mining, Railroadiana, Native \nAmericana, Numismatics, Bottles, Firearms, Stocks, and \nmore. \nIf you would like to know more about consigning, or if \nyou have any questions or comments about this sale, \nplease give our office a call at 775-851-1859. \nOur friendly staff is ready to help you continue to build \nyour collection. We\u2019ve created an astonishing community \nof customers around the world, including private \ncollectors, institutions, and dealers. 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This is going to be an exciting summer for our \ncompany (and customers); please stay tuned for special \nannouncements. \nAnd, as we like to say, bid early and bid often! \n--The Holabird Team--","8 \nWe strongly encourage you to visit us \nonline at where you can: \n\u2022 Register for the auction \n\u2022 View current & opening bids \n\u2022 Place your absentee bids, or bid live online during the sale \n\u2022 Zoom in and see detail on high resolution images \n\u2022 Find up-to-date descriptions plus additional photos for many \nitems \n\u2022 \nKeyword search so you find everything you're looking for! \n\u2022 Participate in our new Timed Auctions \nwww. \nFHWAC \n.com \nCollecting the West since \n1984","9 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nTransportation \/ Railroads \nLot# \n1000 \nQuebec \n1890 \nQuebec, \nMontmorency \n& \nCharlevoix \nRailway \nAnnual Pass \nPass no. 482 issued for the year \n1890 to WH Wheeler. Signed by president HJ \nBemmer. Countersigned by EF Wurtele. Great \ndesign with three vignettes: Quebec harbor, \nMontmorency Falls, and Shrine Ste. Anne de \nBeaupre. Black and gold print on light cardstock. Printed by Geo. \nBishop, Montreal. Reverse has two small areas of paper loss from \nbeing in an album. The Quebec, Montmorency and Charlevoix Railway \nCompany (QM&C) was incorporated by an act of the Legislature of \nQuebec in 1881. The railway was to be built along the Saint Lawrence \nRiver and was intended to provide service to as far east as Baie-Sainte- \nCatherine, which was in turn expected to be developed into a major \nseaport with ice free shipping even in winter. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# \n165749 \nLot# 1001 \n 1896-1909 \n Three Different \nMexican Railroad Annual Passes \nLot of 3 \ndifferent. 1) Ferrocarril de Monterey al Golfo \nMexicano. 1896 pass issued to Frank Baker of \nthe Addison & Pennsylvania Railroad. Signed \nby the general manager. Trevino to Tampico. \n2) Ferro Carril de Vanegas Central. 1901 pass \nissued to GH Dietz of the Congress Gold Company. Signed by the \ngeneral manager. Vignette of mountains. 3) Ferrocarril de Cananea Rio \nYaqui y Pacifico. 1909 pass issued to GJ Bayless. Signed by the general \nmanager. A subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, this \ncompany was created on April 27, 1905. Intended to connect Cananea \nwith the San Marcial Mine. The railroad disappeared in 1909, when \nit merged with the Ferrocarril Sudpac\u201dfico de Mexico also of the \nSouthern Pacific Railroad. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 168035 \nLot# 1002 \n Alabama 1876 \n Montgomery & \nEufaula Railroad Annual Pass \nPass no. 300, \nissued to NH Hotchkiss. Signed by B. Durham. \nBlack print and green underprint. Reverse has \nstaining\/adhesive residue. The Montgomery \nand Eufaula Railroad was incorporated in 1860 \nto build a railroad across its namesake cities, \nconnecting Montgomery, AL with the Chattahoochee River at Eufaula. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165766 \nLot# 1003 \n Holbrook, Arizona 1925-28 \n Apache \nRailway Annual Pass Pair \nLot of 2 different. \nRare. Issued in 1925 (to WR Scott, president of \nSouthern Pacific) and 1928. Both have a Native \nAmerican vignette in the background. This line \nran 38 miles from Holbrook to the Snowflake \nPaper Mill beginning in 1917. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 168039 \nLot# 1004 \n Prescott, Arizona 1890 \n Prescott \n& Arizona Central Railway Co. Annual Pass \nGreat Western pass with vignette of a railroad \nmoving past cactus and deer in the desert! Pass \nno. 309 issued for the year 1890 to Will. H. \nWheeler of the Cape Girardeau Southwestern \nRailway. Signed by president TS Bullock (no \nrelation to Seth). Black and blue print on light tan cardstock. Printed \nby Peter Hall & Co., NY. Some soiling\/staining. Tom Bullock, who \nfirst bartended on Prescott\u2019s Whiskey Row before moving to New \nYork where he would make a fortune selling street railcars, was the \nfirst person\/driving force for suggesting and eventually building the \nPrescott & Arizona Central Railway. He organized a group of investors \nknown as the New York Syndicate, with the plain to build a narrow \ngauge line (to save money) to Jerome for the rich copper mines found \nthere. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165747 \nLot# 1005 \n Arizona 1913 \n Arizona & New \nMexico Railway Annual Pass \nPass no. 237, \nissued to GL Reynolds for the year 1913. \nPreprinted signature of the vice president \nCarmichael. Countersigned by P. Reisinger. Inc. \nin 1883. Lines extend from Hachita, N. Mexico, \nnorthwesterly to Clifton, Arizona, and from \nLordsburg and Hachita Junction, New Mexico, to Lordsburg, New \nMexico. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 168032 \nLot# 1006 \n Arizona 1918-20 \n Arizona & New \nMexico Railway Annual Pass Pair \nLot of 2 \ndifferent. 1) 1918 pass to CW Pidcock of the \nGeorgia Northern Railway. 2) 1920 pass to JT \nBate of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway. \nBoth passes have preprinted signature of the \nvice president Carmichael. Inc. in 1883. Lines \nextend from Hachita, N. Mexico, northwesterly to \nClifton, Arizona, and from Lordsburg and Hachita \nJunction, New Mexico, to Lordsburg, New Mexico. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 168031 \nLot# 1007 \n Arizona 1917-20 \n Arizona Eastern \nRailroad Annual Pass Trio \nLot of 3. Passes \nissued 1917, 1919, and 1920. Two signed \nby president Randolph. Two issued to Arch \nMacDonald, water service man. Two have \nsoiling. The Arizona Eastern Railway was \nchartered as the Gila Valley, Globe and Northern \nRailway (GVGN) in 1885. Before completion to Globe in 1899, the \nGVGN came under the control of the Arizona Eastern Railroad (AE). \nThe Arizona Eastern was leased by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) \nin 1905 and merged into the SP system in 1924. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# \n168037 \nLot# 1008 \n Arizona 1921-38 \n San Diego & \nArizona \/ Arizona Eastern Railroad Pass \nGroup \nLot of 4. 1-3) Three passes for the San \nDiego & Arizona Railway. Issued 1924, 1925, \nand 1938. Founded in 1906 as the San Diego \n& Arizona Railway (SD&A) by sugar heir, \ndeveloper, and entrepreneur John D. Spreckels. \nEstablished to provide San Diego with a direct rail link to the east \nby connecting with the Southern Pacific Railroad lines in El Centro, \nCalifornia. 146.4-mile) route originates in San Diego, California and \nterminates in El Centro, California. 2) Arizona Eastern Railroad. Pass \nissued in 1921 and signed by president Randolph. Heavy soiling. \nThe Arizona Eastern Railway was chartered as the Gila Valley, Globe \nand Northern Railway (GVGN) in 1885. Before completion to Globe \nin 1899, the GVGN came under the control of the Arizona Eastern \nRailroad (AE). The Arizona Eastern was leased by the Southern Pacific \nRailroad (SP) in 1905 and merged into the SP system in 1924. \nEst. \n$100-300 \nHWAC# 168040 \nLot# 1009 \n Arizona 1915-32 \n Arizona Railroad \nAnnual Pass Trio, All Mining Related \nLot \nof 3 different. 1) Morenci Southern Railway \nCompany. Pass issued for 1915 to WS Dawson \nof El Paso & Southwestern System. Preprinted \nsignature of the vice president. Countersigned \nby PM Ripley. Mining railroad built in 1901 \nby the Detroit Copper Mining Co., a subsidiary of Phelps Dodge \nCorporation. From the mines at Morenci to Guthrie, 1901-1922. 2) \nArizona & Swansea Railroad. Pass issued for 1929 to the assistant to \nthe president. Signed by president Souden. This 21 mile line operated \nfrom Bouse to Swansea, beginning in 1908. Swansea served as a mining \ntown as well as a location for processing and smelting the copper ore \ntaken from the nearby mines. 3) Arizona Southern Railroad. Pass \nissued in 1932 to JM Davis, president of the Delaware, Lackawanna, \n& Western Railroad. Signed by the president. Red Rock, Ariz., on the \nSouthern Pacific Company, in a southwesterly direction to Silverbell, \nAriz., where the mines of the Imperial Copper Company were located. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 168033","10 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Transportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1010 \n Arizona 1926-30 \n Three Different \nArizona Mining Railroad Annual Passes \nLot \nof 3 different. 1) Tucson, Cornelia & Gila Bend \nRailway. 1926 pass with preprinted signature of \npresident Gordon Campbell. Gila Bend, Arizona \nto Ajo, Arizona. Incorporated in 1915 for use \nby the New Cornelia mine at Ajo. 2) Ray & Gila \nValley Railroad Company. 1928 pass issued to Carl Gray, president of \nthe Union Pacific System. Signed by the president. This railroad was \nstarted by the Ray Consolidated Copper Company in 1910 to transport \nore from the mines at Ray to Ray Junction and from Hayden Junction \nto the mill and smelter at Hayden, Arizona. 3) Magma Arizona Railroad \nCompany. Unissued 1930 pass. Built by the Magma Copper Company \nand operated from 1915 to 1997. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 168042 \nLot# 1011 \n Arizona 1921-27 \n Three Different \nArizona Railroad Passes (Two Mining) \nLot \nof 3 different. 1) Ray & Gila Valley Railroad \nCompany. Pass issued for 1921 to JE Gorman, \npresident of the Chicago, Rock Island & \nPacific. This railroad was started by the Ray \nConsolidated Copper Company in 1910 to \ntransport ore from the mines at Ray to Ray Junction and from Hayden \nJunction to the mill and smelter at Hayden, Arizona. 2) Magma Arizona \nRailroad Company. Pass issued for 1927. Built by the Magma Copper \nCompany and operated from 1915 to 1997. 3) Arizona Eastern \nRailroad. 1921 pass signed by president Randolph. Heavy soiling. \nThe Arizona Eastern Railway was chartered as the Gila Valley, Globe \nand Northern Railway (GVGN) in 1885. Before completion to Globe \nin 1899, the GVGN came under the control of the Arizona Eastern \nRailroad (AE). The Arizona Eastern was leased by the Southern Pacific \nRailroad (SP) in 1905 and merged into the SP system in 1924. \nEst. \n$100-300 \nHWAC# 168038 \nLot# 1012 \n Arizona 1914 \n El Paso & \nSouthwestern \nRailroad \nAnnual \nPass \n(Copper Mining) \nPass no. A1316 issued for \n1914 to FH Haas of the Rock Island Lines. \nPreprinted signature of the vice president. \nCountersigned by PM Ripley. Color logo. This \nrailroad operated from Tucson to El Paso and \nsouth to Sonora. It served the copper mines of Arizona, having been \nfounded by the Copper Queen Consolidated Co. (Phelps, Dodge) first \nas the Arizona & South Eastern Railroad in the 1880s. It was renamed \nEl Paso & Southwestern in 1901. This rail was also involved in the \nBisbee Deportation of 1917 when over 1,300 striking mine laborers, \ntheir families, and some innocent bystanders were loaded onto El Paso \n& Southwestern cattle cars and deported to Hermanas, New Mexico. \nEst. $50-100 \nHWAC# 168034 \nLot# 1013 \n Arizona 1922-30 \n Four Different \nArizona Railroad Passes \nLot of 4 different. \n1) Tucson, Cornelia & Gila Bend Railway. 1926 \npass issued to DA Munger of the San Joaquin \n& Eastern RR. Gila Bend, Arizona to Ajo, \nArizona. Incorporated in 1915 for use by the \nNew Cornelia mine at Ajo. 2) Arizona Eastern \nRailroad. 1922 pass signed by the president. Soiling. The Arizona \nEastern Railway was chartered as the Gila Valley, Globe and Northern \nRailway (GVGN) in 1885. Before completion to Globe in 1899, the \nGVGN came under the control of the Arizona Eastern Railroad (AE). \nThe Arizona Eastern was leased by the Southern Pacific Railroad \n(SP) in 1905 and merged into the SP system in 1924. 3) San Diego & \nArizona Railway Company. Pass issued for 1926. Founded in 1906 as \nthe San Diego & Arizona Railway (SD&A) by sugar heir, developer, and \nentrepreneur John D. Spreckels. Established to provide San Diego with \na direct rail link to the east by connecting with the Southern Pacific \nRailroad lines in El Centro, California. 146.4-mile) route originates in \nSan Diego, California and terminates in El Centro, California. 4) Apache \nRailway Company. Pass issued for 1930. Native American vignette in \nbackground. This line ran 38 miles from Holbrook to the Snowflake \nPaper Mill beginning in 1917. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 168041 \nLot# 1014 \n Arkansas 1886 \n Arkansas Valley \nRoute Railroad Pass \n\u201dLittle Rock & Fort Smith \nRailway and Little Rock, Mississippi River & \nTexas Railway.\u201d Pass no. 669 issued for 1886 to \nMH Arnot, vice president of the Seneca Lake SN \nCo. Signed by the general manger. Black and red \nprint on cardstock. The Little Rock, Mississippi \nRiver and Texas Railway operated in southeastern Arkansas from 1875 \nto 1887. The railway\u2019s mainline was 113 miles long and ran between \nLittle Rock and Arkansas City. The Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad \noperated in Arkansas between 1853 and 1875. It came to national \nprominence when its bonds were the subject of a scandal involving \nRepublican presidential candidate James G. Blaine in 1876. \nEst. $60- \n200 \nHWAC# 167935 \nLot# 1015 \n Arkansas 1892-1898 \n Two Different \nArkansas Railroad Annual Passes \nLot of 2. 1) \nMississippi & Little Rock Railway. Pass no. 39 \nissued to JH Haas of the Terre Haute & Peoria \nRailroad for 1892. Signed by the general manager. \nWhite print and logo on brown cardstock. The \nMississippi & Little Rock Railway was a twenty- \nseven mile logging railroad from Aurich to Ross, \nArkansas. 2) Arkansas Southern Railroad. Pass \nno. 809, issued to Leroy Springs, president of the \nLancaster & Chester Railway. Preprinted signature of the general \nmanager. Blue print on light green cardstock. The Arkansas Southern \nRailroad Company was a small carrier with track in Arkansas and \nLouisiana. It was incorporated in 1892 and merged out of existence in \n1905. 98 miles of track. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 166910 \nLot# 1016 \n California 1871 \n Central Pacific \nRailroad Pass Signed by CP Huntington, \n\u201cGoing East\u201d \nHistoric and rare Western \nautograph. \u201cGoing East\u201d from San Francisco to \nUnion Junction. Pass no. 100 issued in February \n1871 in New York to Hon. AH Lofliwall(?), wife \n& daughter. Signed by C(ollis) P. Huntington as \nvice-president. Black and green print on paper by EC Kemble & Co. Not \nendorsed on reverse. 3 x 5\u201d Very little exists from the original Central \nPacific signed by its founders. Collis P. Huntington was one of the Big \nFour (Stanford, Hopkins, Huntington, and Crocker) who founded the \nCentral Pacific. \nEst. $3000-5000 \nHWAC# 165745 \nLot# 1017 \n California 1912-1925 \n Sunset Railroad \nCompany Annual Pass Pair \nLot of 2 different. 1) \nPass no A338 issued to JF Beard for 1912. Preprinted \nsignature of the vice president. Countersigned \nby WH Brewer. Black print on yellow cardstock. \n2) Pass no. 328, issued for 1925 to JW Nowers of \nthe AT&SF. Preprinted signature of the general \nmanager. Countersigned by R. Klauman. Inc. in \n1912. The main line extended southwesterly from \nGosford to Maricopa, California, 32.754 miles. A \nbranch extends from Pentland to Shale, 17.105 miles. The total main- \nline mileage is 49.859 miles. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 165978 \nLot# 1018 \n California 1917-19 \n Two Atchison, \nTopeka & Santa Fe Railway Annual Passes \nLot \nof 2 different. 1) Western Lines, Panhandle & Santa \nFe Railway pass no. 260, issued for 1917 to WH \nSmith. Reverse says \u201cGood on the Rio Grande, El \nPaso & Santa Fe Railroad.\u201d Countersigned by RC \nMartini. 2) United States Railroad Administration, \n1919. Reverse states pass is good on AT&SF Coast \nLines, Southern Pacific Railroad in California, \nand Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad south of \nDaggett. Issued to AG Wild, trainmaster for the AT&SF Coast Lines. \nCountersigned by JH Keefe. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167940","11 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nTransportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1019 \n California \nAtchison, Topeka & Santa \nFe Ry Pass, Yucca to Needles \n1917 Yucca AZ to \nNeedles, CA special pass. \nEst. $60-100 \nHWAC# \n155124 \nLot# 1020 \n 1886-1910 \n Atchison, Topeka & Santa \nFe Railroad Annual Pass Pair \nLot of 2 different \nfor this iconic Western railroad. 1) Pass no. 30 \nissued to Randolph for the year 1886. Signed by \npresident Wm. Strong. Endorsed on the back by \nRandolph. Black print on light green cardstock. 2) \nPass A642, issued to CE Griggs, division engineer \nfor 1910 on the Eastern Lines. Preprinted \nsignature of the general manager Hurley. Black \nprint on yellow cardstock. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# \n167564 \nLot# 1021 \n California 1890-1923 \n Two California \n\u201cPacific\u201d Railroad Annual Passes \nLot of 2 \ndifferent. 1) Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, Western \nDivision. Pass no. 1258 issued to Geo. Cook of \nthe AT&SF. Signed by general manager Robinson. \nBlack print on green cardstock. The Atlantic and \nPacific Railroad operated two disjointed segments, \none connecting St. Louis, Missouri with Tulsa, \nOklahoma, and the other connecting Albuquerque, \nNew Mexico with Needles in Southern California. \nThis pass is for the latter division. 2) Northwestern Pacific Railroad. \nPass no. 1035 issued for 1923 to WN Irwin of the AT&SF. Preprinted \nsignature of the president, countersigned by FM Martin. The \nNorthwestern Pacific Railroad was a 271 mile mainline railroad from \nEureka to ferry connections in Sausalito with a connection to the \nnational railroad system at Schellville. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167938 \nLot# 1022 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado 1905 \nColorado Springs & Cripple Creek District \nRailway Co. Annual Pass \nNice pictorial pass. \nNo. B537, issued to DH Rawson and wife for \n1905. Signed by general superintendent FC \nSmith. Countersigned on reverse by JH Weimer, \nendorsed by Rawson. Black and red print on \ncardstock with great full face vignette of a locomotive coming through \nthe mountains. The Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway, \nconstructed in 1900 as a 45.8-mile route, ran between Colorado \nSprings in El Paso County and the Cripple Creek-Victor Mining District \nin Teller County, Colorado. Converted during the early 1920s to an \nauto toll road known from 1924 through 1939 as the Corley Mountain \nHighway. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 167560 \nLot# 1023 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado 1909 \nColorado Springs & Cripple Creek District \nRailway Co. Annual Pass \nPass no. 2476, \nissued for 1909 to HL Pease of MP Railway. \nPreprinted signature of the General Manager. \nCountersigned by JJ Cogan. The Colorado \nSprings & Cripple Creek District Railway, \nconstructed in 1900 as a 45.8-mile route, ran between Colorado \nSprings in El Paso County and the Cripple Creek-Victor Mining District \nin Teller County, Colorado. Converted during the early 1920s to an \nauto toll road known from 1924 through 1939 as the Corley Mountain \nHighway. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 168043 \nLot# 1024 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado 1919 \nMidland Terminal Railway Co. \/ Cripple \nCreek & Colorado Springs RR Annual Pass \nPass no. 1962 issued for 1919 to CH Smith of \nUSRRA, Toledo, Ohio. Preprinted signature of \nthe general manager and countersigned by AS \nGill. Signed on the back by Smith. The Midland \nTerminal Railway was a short line terminal railroad running from the \nColorado Midland Railway near Divide to Cripple Creek, Colorado. \nEst. \n$60-200 \nHWAC# 165963 \nLot# 1025 \n Cripple Creek, \nColorado \nc.1898 \nCripple \nCreek \n& \nVictor \nStage \nCompany Business Card \nFantastic! \nWe\u2019ve \nnever \noffered this piece before. \nPictorial business card for the \nCripple Creek & Victor Stage \nCo., LC Swink proprietor. For \nCripple Creek, Victor, and \nColorado Springs via Cheyenne Canyon. Offices at the Colorado Springs \nDrug Store and Williams & Welty livery in Cripple Creek. Vignette of a \nsix-horse Concord stagecoach! Reverse details the 3-day trip around \nPike\u2019s Peak, visiting Cripple Creek & Victor, and then down Ute Pass. \nStay over at the Half-Way House (on Pike\u2019s Peak). \u201cDo not miss a stage \nride over the mountains.\u201d This business appears to date to 1898-1899. \nLC Swink is listed as the proprietor of the Colorado Springs & Cripple \nCreek Stage Line in the 1898 Colorado Springs Directory. In the 1900 \ndirectory, Swink is listed as owning a freight barn. (William Gunn is \nlisted as the proprietor of the Cripple Creek & Pike\u2019s Peak Stage Line \nin this directory). Swink does not appear in later CS directories or \nCripple Creek directories. His name appears in articles mentioning \nRocky Ford road contracts. George Swink--likely LC Swink\u2019s father- \n-was an agricultural pioneer in Colorado, developing the industry \nin Rocky Ford in the 1870s. He also served as a State Senator and \nSwink, Colorado is named after him. In a December 15th, 1897 article \ndiscussing the murder of a teamster, George Swink is mentioned as the \nowner of the Cripple Creek Stage line. Perhaps he bought the business \nand then had his son run it? Previous mentions of the Cripple Creek, \nVictor, and Colorado Springs Stage Line in 1897 list Williams & Welty\u2019s \nlivery as the departure point, though HB Cave is listed as manager. \nIn July 1898, the tongue on the Swink\u2019s stage broke and 4 horses got \nloose in Colorado Springs, injuring an old woman. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 168044 \nLot# 1026 \n Colorado 1907-1914 \n Two Different \nColorado Railroad Annual Passes \nLot of 2 \ndifferent. 1) The Colorado & Southern Railway \nCompany. \u201cThe Colorado Road.\u201d Pass no. 1388 \nissued to AW Noyes for 1907. Company logo in \nupper left corner. Preprinted signature of vice \npresident Parker. Countersigned by WA Webb. \nPrinted on cardstock. The company incorporated \nin Colorado in 1898, operating from Wyoming, \nthrough Colorado, and into New Mexico and Texas, \nuntil the 1970s. 2) Colorado Midland. Pass 2557 issued for 1914 to LB \nValla of Southern Pacific Company. Black print on yellow cardstock. \nCountersigned by HW Conard. The Colorado Midland Railway was \nthe first standard gauge railroad built over the Continental Divide in \nColorado. Inc. in 1883. Ran from Colorado Springs to Leadville and \nthrough the divide at Hagerman Pass to Glenwood Springs and Grand \nJunction. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165976 \nLot# 1027 \n Dakotas 1907-1915 \nDakotas Railroad Annual Pass \nPair \nLot of 2 different. 1) Farmers \nGrain & Shipping Company. Pass no. \nX517, issued for 1907 to FA Hall of \nthe Yellowstone Park Railway. Signed \nby president Jos. M. Kelly. Black print \non light blue cardstock. The railroad \nof the Farmers\u2019 Grain & Shipping \nCompany extends from Devils Lake to \nRock Lake, North Dakota, 53.206 miles \n2) Pierre, Rapid City & North Western \nRailway\/ Pierre and Fort Pierre \nBridge Railway. Pass no. 397, issued to \nWF Cody for 1915. Countersigned by \nFE Greene. Black and red print on blue \ncardstock. The line extends from Fort Pierre in a westerly direction to \nRapid City, South Dakota, 165.522 miles. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167924","12 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Transportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1028 \n Florida c.1888-93 \n Orange Belt \nRailway Annual Pass \n\u201dTarpon Route.\u201d \nUnissued pass with preprinted signature of the \nvice president & general manager. Fantastic \nvignette showing tarpon jumping our the \nwater with islands in the background. Printed \nby Hosford & Sons, NY. Ran between Sanford \nand St. Petersburg. The original Orange Belt Railway was chartered \nin 1885 by men seeking to build a 35-mile 3 ft gauge line from Lake \nMonroe (part of the St. Johns River) to Lake Apopka in Florida. They \npurchased $9,400 worth of crossties from Russian immigrant Peter \nDemens\u2019 sawmill in Longwood, and had to turn over their railroad \nwhen they were unable to pay. Demens formed the Orange Belt \nInvestment Co., borrowed money from friends, and launched a $50,000 \nbond issue to complete the rail line to Oakland, east of Clermont. The \nfirst passenger train arrived in San Antonio on February 13, 1888. On \nJanuary 13, 1888, the Orange Belt Railway reached Tarpon Springs; \non May 1, 1888, it was completed to St. Petersburg. Sold by Demens in \n1889. The railroad entered receivership in 1893 and was sold by the \ncourt right back to its owners, who reorganized it as the Sanford and \nSt. Petersburg Railroad. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165755 \nLot# 1029 \n Florida 1899 \n Brunswick & \nFlorida Steamboat Company Annual Pass \n\u201dCumberland Route.\u201d Pass no. 1016 issued \nfor the year 1899 to BP Holland, supt. of the \nNorfolk, Virginia Beach & Southern Railroad. \nSigned by the manager. Red and brown print \non light green cardstock. Small vignette of \npaddlewheel steamer incorporated into logo. Printed by Maverick & \nWissinger, NY. This line ran from Brunswick, Georgia to Fernandina, \nFlorida, passing by Jekyll Island and Cumberland Island. \nEst. $100- \n300 \nHWAC# 165744 \nLot# 1030 \n Florida 1886 \n Central Line of \nBoats Steamer Pass \nReverse lists the three \nroutes: Chattahoochee River, Columbus, GA to \nChattahoochee, FL, 224 miles; Apalachicola \nRiver, Chattahoochee, FL to Apalachicola, FL, \n136 miles; and Flint River, Bainbridge, GA to \nChattahoochee, FL, 36 miles. Pass no.186 issued \nto the year 1886 to TC Power, president of the Benton Transportation \nCo. (and Indian Trader and Montana senator). Not endorsed by Power. \nSigned by secretary\/treasurer Geo. B. Whiteside. Great design on \nlight blue cardstock with vignette of alligator on the river shore as a \nsteamer passes by. Heavy discoloration around borders. Printed by \nCalvert Litho., Detroit. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165743 \nLot# 1031 \n Florida 1887 \n De Bary-Baya \nMerchants\u2019 Line Steamer Pass \n\u201dSaint Johns \nRiver Steamers\u201d printed under title. \u201cFlorida\u201d \nprinted at top. Pass no. 833, issued for 1887 to \nAL Hobart of the Central Vermont Railway Co. \nPreprinted signature of general manager Geo. \nCecil Jr. Red bell with year in lower left corner. \nVignette of tropical scene with star in the sky. Printed on light purple \ncardstock. Hosford & Sons, NY. Colonel Hanero T. Baya ran a grocery \nbusiness. In 1874, he purchased the steamer GAZELLE, WATER LILY \nin 1879, PASTIME in 1880, SYLVAN GLEN in 1881, and MAGNOLIA in \n1882. In 1882, the steamboat H. T. BAYA was built in Philadelphia. On \nMarch 28, 1883, Baya\u2019s Line merged with Frederick de Bary\u2019s DeBary \nMerchants\u2019 Line to form the DeBary-Baya Merchants\u2019 Line. \nEst. $100- \n300 \nHWAC# 165740 \nLot# 1032 \n Florida 1883-84 \n Iron Steamboat \nLine Pass \n\u201dSt. John\u2019s River, Florida\u201d printed at \ntop. Rare pass for two years: \u201cSeason 1883 and \n1884\u201d printed under title. \u201cPursers Steamer \nCignus and Florida.\u201d Issued to CA Arkins & wife. \nCountersigned by AL Hungerford. Red print. \nAdhesive and paper residue on reverse. 3 x 4.5\u201d \nThis appears to be the Florida branch of a steamship line mostly based \nout of New York City. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164553 \nLot# 1033 \n Florida 1886 \nNew York & Charleston \nand \nFlorida \nSteamship \nCompanies \nAnnual \nPass \nStated on reverse: \u201cThis \nPass is Good Over New \nYork & Charleston Steam \nShip Company, New York to \nCharleston; and Florida Steam \nShip Company, Charleston to \nFernandina, Jacksonville and \nPalatka.\u201d Pass no. 265, issued for 1886 to E. Clark of New York City & \nHudson River Railroad. Signed by the president (illegible). Black and \nred print on blue cardstock with nice steamship vignette. Hosford & \nSons, NY. Light wear. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164543 \nLot# 1034 \n Florida 1896 \n St. Johns River Day \nLine Steamer Pass \n\u201dSt. Johns River, Florida\u201d \nprinted under title. Pass no. 440, issued for \n1896 to JD Hawks, president of the Detroit \n& Mackinaw Railway Co. Signed by general \nmanager W. Gibson. Black and red print on blue \ncardstock with great underprint vignette of a \nsteamer in red. This company was owned by Captain Charles Edward \nGardner and also known as the Independent Day Line. The St. Johns \nRiver is the longest river in Florida and it is the most significant one \nfor commercial and recreational use. At 310 miles long, it flows north \nand winds through or borders twelve counties. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# \n165741 \nLot# 1035 \n Atlanta, Georgia 1892 \n Atlanta & \nFlorida Railroad Company Annual Pass \nPass \nno. 299, issued for the year 1892 to BP Holland \nof the NA&A Railway. Preprinted signature of \nsuperintendent Garrett. Black and red print on \nlight green cardstock. Vignette of locomotive. \nPrinted by Budden & Son, Atlanta. Some \nsoiling. In July 1886, the Atlanta and Florida Railway was chartered \nas the Atlanta and Hawkinsville Railroad to connect Atlanta, Georgia, \nand Hawkinsville, Georgia. The Atlanta and Florida Railroad name was \ninstituted in 1887, and in November 1888, the railroad reached Fort \nValley, 105 miles from Atlanta; however, it never reached Hawkinsville. \nThe company was reorganized as the Atlanta and Florida Railway in \n1893, and the property was sold to the Southern Railway in 1895. \nEst. \n$100-300 \nHWAC# 165742 \nLot# 1036 \n Georgia 1896 \n Georgia Southern & \nFlorida Railway Co. Annual Pass \n\u201dSuwanee \nRiver Route to Florida.\u201d Pass no. 664, issued for \n1896 to MCGill of the Southern States Freight \nAssociation. Large signature of the general \nsuperintendent (illegible). Black and red print \non cardstock with vignette of train crossing \na river with palm trees on the shore. Printed by Hosford & Sons. \nToning\/soiling. Founded in 1885 as the Georgia Southern and Florida \nRailroad, it began operations between Macon, GA and Valdosta, GA in \n1889, extending to Palatka, FL in 1890. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164545 \nLot# 1037 \n Georgia 1898 \n Hawkinsville & \nFlorida Southern Railway Annual Pass \n\u201dPine \nBelt Route.\u201d Pass no. 525, issued for 1898 to \nB. Holland of the BSRR. Signed by general \nmanager AB Steele. Black and red print on \ncardstock with ornate logo and locomotive \nvignette. Printed by Rand, McNally & Co. Light \nsoiling. Founded in 1896. By 1901, they were operating 43 miles of \ntrack from Hawkinsville to Worth, Georgia, where it connected with \nthe Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad. It also operated a 15-mile \nline between Davisville and Fitzgerald, Georgia. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# \n164551","13 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nTransportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1038 \n Georgia 1898 \nOconee \n& \nWestern \nRailroad Company Annual \nPass \nPass no. 1544, issued \nfor 1898 to ME Bishop of the \nFlorida Midland Railroad. \nSigned by general manager \nEngland. Countersigned on \nreverse by Hudson. Very \nattractive \ndesign: \nfancy \nlogo with Native American \nwoman vignette and vignette of cotton fields. Printed on cardstock \nby Woodward & Tiernan, St. Louis. Organized in 1892 in Georgia, the \nOconee and Western Railroad was founded to take over operations of \nthe failed Empire and Dublin Railroad. The E&D had built a line from \nDublin to Hawkinsville, and in 1896 the O&W had started to extend \nthe line to Grovania. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165750 \nLot# 1039 \n Georgia 1892 \nRome Railroad Company \nAnnual Pass \n\u201dRiver Side \nRoute.\u201d Pass no. 138, issued \nfor the year 1892 to Jas. \nWood. Preprinted signature \nof president WW Brooks. \nNice locomotive vignette \nand red underprint on \ncardstock. \nToning. \nThis \nrailroad was first chartered \nas the Memphis Branch Railroad and Steamboat Company of Georgia \nin 1839. This company built a 20-mile line between Rome, Georgia and \nKingston where it connected with the Western and Atlantic Railroad. \nThe name was changed to the Rome Railroad in 1850. In spite of this, \nthe railroad was often referred to as the Rome and Kingston Railroad \nin both the 1860 Census and during the Civil War. This railroad was \nacquired by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway in 1896 \nwho finally abandoned it in 1943. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165751 \nLot# 1040 \n Georgia 1888 \n Savannah, Florida & \nWestern Railway Annual Pass \nPass no. 2208, \nissued for 1888 to ER Beardsley of the H&Conn. \nW. RR. Signed by superintendent R. Fleming. \nBlack print on yellow cardstock with logo of \nthe railroad with locomotive vignette. Printed \nby Hosford & Sons. Reverse of the pass lists \nthe separate lines, 539 miles. Henry B. Plant bought the Atlantic and \nGulf Railroad in 1879 and renamed it the Savannah, Florida & Western \nRailway. Mostly operated in southern Georgia. The Plant Investment \nCompany was formed in 1882 to lease and buy other railroads and \nexpand the system. Other major lines incorporated into the system \ninclude the Savannah and Charleston Railroad and the Brunswick and \nWestern Railroad. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165767 \nLot# 1041 \n Idaho 1889 \n Idaho Central Railway \nAnnual Pass \nPass no. 151, issued for 1889 to \nFN Shelton of the Denver, Texas & Ft. Worth \nRailway. Good for passage between Nampa and \nBoise City. Signed by president C. Dickinson. \nPrinted on cardstock. The line of this company \nas originally proposed was from Nampa, \nTerritory of Idaho, to Yaquina Bay, Oregon, and from Nampa, Territory \nof Idaho, via Boise, northwesterly by the most eligible route to a \njunction with the Northern Pacific railroad. The line as constructed \nextended from a connection with the line of the Oregon Short Line \nRailway Company at Nampa, Idaho Territory, to a point near Boise, \na distance of 19.0 miles ,and was entirely located within the state of \nIdaho. Construction was begun in 1886 and completed in 1887. \nEst. \n$100-300 \nHWAC# 165960 \nLot# 1042 \n Chicago, Illinois 1876 \n Chicago \n& Northwestern Railway Annual Pass \nNo. \nC280, issued for 1876 to William Preston, \nvice president of the Utah Northern Railroad. \nSigned by the general superintendent. Blue \nprint on white paper. Reverse lists lines owned \nand operated by the company, over 2,000 miles. Te Chicago and North \nWestern Railway was chartered on June 7, 1859, five days after it \npurchased the assets of the bankrupt Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac \nRailroad. The C&NW became one of the longest railroads in the United \nStates as a result of mergers with other railroads, such as the Chicago \nGreat Western Railway, Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway and others. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167928 \nLot# 1043 \n Chicago, Illinois 1900-04 \n Chicago \nGreat Western Railway Annual Pass Pair \nLot of \n2 different. Both feature a great color leaf vignette. \nBoth in very good condition. 1) Pass no. 1449 issued \nfor 1900 to CM Baker of the Postal Telegraph-Cable \nCompany. Preprinted signature of the general \nmanager. Leaf vignette has map of route integrated! \nPrinted on green cardstock. 2) Pass no. 2413 issued \nfor 1904 to EE Smythe. Printed on cardstock. The \nChicago Great Western Railway linked Chicago, \nMinneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus \nBeede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the \nIowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad. \nThrough mergers and new construction, the railroad, named Chicago \nGreat Western after 1892, quickly became a multi-state carrier. \nEst. \n$100-300 \nHWAC# 166907 \nLot# 1044 \n Chicago, Illinois 1886 \n Frank \nParmelee\u2019s Chicago Omnibus Line Pass \nNo. 1358, issued to John R. Wood & family for \n1886. Signed by Frank Parmelee. Vignettes \nof steamship, train, and wagon. Printed on \ncardstock. Very good condition. The Parmelee \nCompany was an omnibus line that ferried \npassengers and their belongings from one train terminal to another \nin Chicago. Franklin Parmelee (1816-1904) began the business in the \n1850s. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165746 \nLot# 1045 \n Chicago, Illinois 1887 \n Frank \nParmelee\u2019s Chicago Omnibus Line Pass \nNo. 546, issued to John R. Wood & family for \n1887. Signed by Frank Parmelee. Vignettes of \nwagon and bird\u2019s-eye view of city. Printed on \ncardstock. Very good condition. The Parmelee \nCompany was an omnibus line that ferried \npassengers and their belongings from one train terminal to another \nin Chicago. Franklin Parmelee (1816-1904) began the business in the \n1850s. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 164540 \nLot# 1046 \n Chicago, Illinois 1896-1900 \n Two \nDifferent Chicago Railroad Annual Passes \nLot \nof 2 different. 1) Chicago, Rock Island & Texas \nRailway Company. Pass issued for 1896 to Jo \nHornby. Preprinted signature of the vice president. \nPrinted on cardstock with company name in a \ncloud vignette. The Chicago, Rock Island and Texas \nRailway was organized to extend the Rock Island \nfrom Oklahoma into Texas. 2) Chicago, Iowa & \nDakota Railway. \u201cThe Home Road.\u201d Pass no. 62 \nissued to Thomas Fowler, president of the NYO&W Railway. Signed \nby the general manger. Star logo. Printed on blue cardstock. Printed \nby Rand McNally & Co. Operated 1882 to 1893, when it became the \nChicago and North Western Railway. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 166908","14 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Transportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1047 \n Chicago, Illinois 1904 \n Two Different \nTransfer \/ Baggage Passes \n1) Frank Parmelee \nCo. Chicago Omnibus Line. Pass no. 977, issued for \n1904 to Chas. Phillips of the Chicago Rock Island \n& Pacific RR. Signed by president Shaffer. Black \nprint on light green cardstock. The Parmelee \nCompany was an omnibus line that ferried \npassengers and their belongings from one train \nterminal to another in Chicago. Franklin Parmelee \n(1816-1904) began the business in the 1850s. \n2) American Transfer Company, Baggage Pass. Issued for 1910 to CH \nPhillips. Signed by the president. Circular red and blue logo, printed on \ncardstock. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 165974 \nLot# 1048 \n Illinois 1875 \n Illinois Central \nRailroad Annual Pass \nLists Leased Lines: \nDubuque & Sioux City RR; Iowa Falls & Sioux \nCity RR; and Cedar Falls & Minnesota RR. Pass \nno. 275 issued for 1875 to CE Waldron, auditor \nof the CL&C RR. Signed by general manager Jas. \nC. Clarke. Black print, white underprint. Known \nas the \u201cMain Line of Mid-America,\u201d this was a railroad in the Central \nUnited States with primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with \nNew Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama, and thus, the Great \nLakes to the Gulf of Mexico. A line also connected Chicago west to \nSioux City, Iowa (1870). Incorporated in 1836. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# \n167933 \nLot# 1049 \n Illinois 1871 \n Peoria, Pekin, \n& Jacksonville Railroad Co. Pass \nNice \nearly, color pass issued for 1871 to Samuel \nRoss of the PC& St. Luis Railroad. Signed by \nsuperintendent Edward Hudson. Black print, \nwhite underprint date, green background, \nand detailed vignette of locomotive at depot. \nPrinted by Rand, McNally & Co. Soiling. Inc. in 1863. Took over the \nIllinois River Railroad route from Virginia, IL to Pekin, IL. The company \nbought a line from Pekin to Peoria from the Peoria and Hannibal \nRailroad in May 1868, and in 1869 the road was extended southwest \nto the Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway at Jacksonville. Eventually \nbecame part of the Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad. \nEst. $100- \n300 \nHWAC# 164550 \nLot# 1050 \n 1872-78 \n Chicago, Rock Island & \nPacific Railroad Pass Pair \nLot of two early \n1870s passes. 1) Pass no. 810 issued for 1872 \nto Charlesworth of the Lake Shore & Michigan \nSouthern Railway. Signed by general supt. H. \nRiddle. Black print, white underprint and yellow \nbackground. 2) Pass no. 1401 issued to Samuel \nRoss of the C & St. Louis Railway for 1878. \nPreprinted signature of president Hugh Riddle. \nDate is incorporated into a vignette of a book. \nBlack print on blue paper. This famous line operated 1852-1980 in \nArkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, \nMissouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, \nand Texas. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 167927 \nLot# 1051 \n Illinois 1896 \n Rock Island & Peoria \nRailway Annual Pass \nPass no. 754, issued \nfor 1896 to CL Chambers, passenger agent for \nthe ATSF RR. Signed by the supt. (illegible). \nEndorsed by Chambers. Black and red print \non pink cardstock. Locomotive vignette. Rand \nMcNally & Co. Some soiling. The Peoria and \nRock Island Railroad was 91 miles in length and provided service \nbetween the two cities listed in its corporate name. Chartered on \nMarch 7, 1867, it was built between 1867 and 1871 and first provided \npassenger service between these two cities on July 8, 1871. The Peoria \nand Rock Island went into foreclosure and, for legal purposes, changed \nits name to the Rock Island and Peoria Railway in October 1877. \nEst. \n$100-300 \nHWAC# 164541 \nLot# 1052 \n Dubuque, Iowa 1865 \n Dubuque \nSouth-Western Railroad Pass \nCivil War-era. \nPass no. 154, issued to James Low for the year \n1865. Singed by superintendent JP Farley. \nBlack print with purple underprint and green \nbackground. Reorganization of the Dubuque \nWestern Railroad which had been founded in \n1855. Proposed track was to be thirty-one miles long \u00f3 four between \nDubuque and the junction with the DUBUQUE AND PACIFIC RAILROAD \nand the balance between Farley and Anamosa. In 1878 the railroad \nwas purchased by the Milwaukee & St. Paul Company. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 166911 \nLot# 1053 \n Iowa 1890-98 \n Des Moines & Kansas \nCity Railway Company Annual Pass Pair \nLot of \n2 different. 1) Pass issued for 1890 to DJ Flanders \nof the Boston & Maine Railway. Stamp signature of \ngeneral manager Newton. Green and white print \non light blue cardstock. 2) 1898 pass that also lists \nthe Keokuk & Western Railroad Company. This \nwas the railroad that the Des Moines & Kansas City \nRailway merged into in 1898. This pass is issued \nto Koslowsky and signed by Goodrich. Has map on \nthe reverse! Black print on green\/brown cardstock. Map shows route \nfrom Des Moines to Cainesville and Van Wert to Keokuk. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 166914 \nLot# 1054 \n Iowa 1893-98 \n Two Different 1890s \nIowa Railroad Annual Passes \n1) Humeston & \nShenandoah Railroad. Pass issued for 1893 to WR \nBresie of the Pacific Express Company. Signed by \ngeneral manage Murphy. Purple and blue print \non cardstock. The Humeston and Shenandoah \nwas originally envisioned as part of a strategy \nto allow Jay Gould and his Wabash Railroad to \nreach Omaha, Nebraska. The line\u2019s construction \nwas contested, however, by the Burlington Route, \nand eventually Gould compromised and allowed the H&S Railroad \nto be built as a joint initiative with the Burlington. Upon completion \nof construction, the H&S line was leased for operation to a company \nowned jointly by the Wabash and the Burlington on April 1, 1881, and \noperated for their joint accounts. This arrangement continued until \nthe Wabash bankruptcy of 1899, after which the line was operated by \nthe Burlington Route under lease. 2) Iowa Central Railway Company. \nPass no. 804 issued for 1898 to Cummins of the Oregon Short Line. \nPreprinted signature of the general manager. Vignettes of a train depot \nand farming scene. Printed on cardstock. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 166909 \nLot# 1055 \n Iowa 1894-1912 \n Two Different \nIowa Railroad Annual Passes \nLot of 2 \ndifferent. 1) Des Moines Northern & Western \nRailway. \u201cHigh Bridge Route.\u201d Pass no. \n496, issued to Geo. A. Gilman of the Blue \nLine for the year 1894. Signed by general \nmanager Martin. Great design with fancy \nscript title and vignette of train crossing a \nbridge. Printed on cardstock by Woodward & \nTiernan. Consolidation of the Des Moines & \nNorthwestern Railway Company, extending \nfrom Farnham street in the city of Des Moines, \nPolk county, Iowa, through the counties of Polk, Dallas, Guthrie, Greene, \nCalhoun, and Pocahontas, to Fonda in said last-named county;\u201d and the \n\u201cline of railway heretofore owned and operated by the Des Moines & \nNorthern Railway Company, extending from Farnham street in the city \nof Des Moines, Polk county, Iowa, through the counties of Polk, Dallas, \nand Boone, to the city of Boone, in said last-named county.\u201d 2) Colfax \nSprings Railway. Pass no. 24, issued for the year 1912 to G. Gadsby of \nthe Interurban Railway Company. Signed by president James Donahue. \nBlue and red print on blue cardstock. Electric railway that started in \n1908. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 167923","15 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nTransportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1056 \n Kansas 1894-1902 \n Two Different \nKansas Railroad Annual Passes \nLot of 2 \ndifferent. 1) Hutchinson & Southern Railroad. \nPass no. 535, issued to Charles of the Rock Island & \nPacific. Preprinted signature of president Christy. \nBlack on green cardstock. 90.7 miles of trackage \nfrom Hutchinson, Kansas south through Kingman, \nKansas and Anthony, Kansas to terminate at \nWakita, Oklahoma. 2) Leavenworth & Topeka \nRailway. Pass no. 287, issued to CE Griggs of the \nAT&SF. Signed by president Tellon. Blue print on pink cardstock. \nEst. \n$60-200 \nHWAC# 167930 \nLot# 1057 \n New Orleans, Louisiana 1895 \n New \nOrleans & North Western Railway Annual \nPass \nRare. Pass no. 409, issued for 1895 to WW \nCrittenden, supt. of the OO&E Railway. Signed \nby receiver & general manager Louis Hyde. \nIllustrated title. Black print on light pink\/tan \ncardstock. Printed by Hosford & Sons. This \nwas a consolidation of the New Orleans, Natchez & Fort Scott Railway. \nOperated 1890-1909, when it became part of St. Louis, Iron Mountain \nand Southern Railway. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165965 \nLot# 1058 \n New Orleans, Louisiana 1893 \nNew Orleans & Southern Railroad Co. & \nSteamboat Lines Pass, 1893 \nPass no. 649, \nissued for the year 1893 to BP Holland of the \nNorfolk, Albemarle & Atlantic Railroad. Signed \nby president JA Lawerd. Steamship and railroad \nvignettes. Printed on cardstock by Rand, McNally & Co. Some staining \non reverse. The New Orleans & Southern Railroad was chartered on \nSeptember 15, 1891, as successor to the New Orleans & Gulf Railroad, \nwhose property was sold under foreclosure on March 6, 1891. That \ncompany purchased three steamboats and the Red River & Coast Line \nSteamboat Company, operating from New Orleans to the Jetties. This \npurchase included the United States mail contract. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165763 \nLot# 1059 \n New Orleans, Louisiana 1894 \nNew Orleans & Southern Railroad Co. & \nSteamboat Lines Pass, 1894 \nPass no. 278, \nissued for the year 1894 to RH England of the \nToledo & South Haven Railroad. Signed by \npresident JA Lawerd. Steamship and railroad \nvignettes. Printed on cardstock by Rand, \nMcNally & Co. Some staining on reverse. The New Orleans & Southern \nRailroad was chartered on September 15, 1891, as successor to the New \nOrleans & Gulf Railroad, whose property was sold under foreclosure on \nMarch 6, 1891. That company purchased three steamboats and the Red \nRiver & Coast Line Steamboat Company, operating from New Orleans \nto the Jetties. This purchase included the United States mail contract. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165959 \nLot# 1060 \n New Orleans, Louisiana 1892 \n Red \nRiver Line Steamer Annual Pass \n\u201dFirst Class.\u201d \nPass no. 26, issued for 1892 to B. Hollander of the \nNA&A Railway. Stamped signature of president \nCharles Furstow. Printed on cardstock. Two \nred stars and a great paddlewheel steamer \nvignette. No printer listed. Operated out of \nNew Orleans. Owned the steamboats Valley Queen and Electra, among \nothers. In Louisiana, the Red River forms the boundary between \nCaddo and Bossier parishes and flows southeast, through Red River, \nNatchitoches, Rapides, and Avoyelles parishes to join a partial outflow \nfrom the Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya River. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164569 \nLot# 1061 \n Louisiana 1895-1912 \nTwo Different Louisiana Railroad \nAnnual Passes \nLot of 2 different. \n1) Arkansas & Louisiana Railway \nCompany. Pass issued for 1895 to WW \nTurner. Preprinted signature of general \nmanager Doddridge. Countersigned by \nFF Fitzpatrick. Blue print on cardstock. \n2) Lake Charles & Northern Railroad \nCompany. Pass no C138 issued for \n1912 to WC Rochelle. Signed by the \nsuperintendent. Endorsed by Rochelle. \nLocated in the southwestern part of \nLouisiana, the line forming a part of \nAtlantic System of the Southern Pacific \nCompany. The owned mileage extends in a northerly direction from \nLake Charles to De Ridder, La., a distance of 44.357 miles. \nEst. $60- \n200 \nHWAC# 166902 \nLot# 1062 \n Portland, Maine 1870 \n Portland, \nSaco & Portsmouth Railroad Co. Annual \nPass \nVisually striking! Pass no. 109 issued for \n1870 to JW Belden, of the Hartford, Providence \nand Fishkill Railroad. Signed by superintendent \nFrancis Chase. Black and blue print with \ngeometric underprint. National Bank Note, \nNew York. Red print on reverse. The Portland, Saco and Portsmouth \nRR was formed to build a railroad from Portland to South Berwick in \n1842. This connected with the Boston and Maine in South Berwick. In \n1887, Boston & Maine purchased the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth \nRailroad. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165759 \nLot# 1063 \n Portland, Maine 1888 \n Portland \nSteam Packet Company Annual Pass \nPass no. \n744, issued for the year 1888 to John H. Henly \nof the White Star Line. Preprinted signature \nof manager JB Coyle. Red and green print \non cardstock with large detailed steamship \nvignette. Printed by Franklin Bank Note Co. \nOrganized in 1844 by Maine businessman to provide nightboat service \nbetween Boston and Portland, Maine. The paddle-ship Portland, \nowned by the company, sank in a blizzard in 1889. There were no \nsurvivors and likely over 100 deaths (the passenger list went down \nwith the ship). Modern estimates place the death toll over 200. {See: \nhttps:\/\/archive.hnsa.org\/conf2004\/papers\/marx.htm for a nice \nhistory of the company] \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164555 \nLot# 1064 \n Baltimore, Maryland 1872 \nBaltimore & Ohio Railroad Annual Pass \nPass issued for the year 1872 to Earl Mason, \npresident of the Baltimore & Worcester \nRailroad. Signed by vice president John Knigh. \nRed print, gold underprint, and nice vignette \nof train moving past telegraph poles. Includes \npassage over the Washington & Parkersburg Branches. Nice condition. \nOldest railroad in the US. Operated 1830-1987. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# \n166904 \nLot# 1065 \n Baltimore, Maryland 1890 \nMaryland Steamboat Company of Baltimore \nAnnual Pass \nGorgeous pass issued to Frank M. \nParker for the year 1890. Signed by president \nHoward Ensign. Black and red print on light \nblue cardstock with fantastic paddlewheel \nsteamship vignette. Printed by Hosford & Sons, \nNY. The company offered service to Cambridge. The company went \nbankrupt in 1894 and sold its property to the Baltimore, Chesapeake \n& Atlantic Railway. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165769","16 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Transportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1066 \n Benton, Michigan \n1904 \n Graham & Morton \nTransportation \nCompany \nAnnual Pass \nPass no. 1164 \nissued for 1904 to RH England \nof the New York & Pittsburgh \nCentral Railroad. Signed by \npresident \nGraham. \nFancy \ndesign with rope borders \nand a circular vignette of a \nsteamship. Black and red print on cardstock. Reverse states it is only \ngood on the St. Joseph division. Began operations in the 1880s and \nbecame one of the largest steamer lines on Lake Michigan, running \nbetween Chicago and Benton Harbor, Michigan. Transported fruit \nfrom Southern Michigan and passengers. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 165973 \nLot# 1067 \n Michigan 1883 \nMarquette, \nHoughton \n& \nOntonagon \nRailroad \nAnnual Pass \nPass no. 967, \nissued for the year 1883 to F. \nClark of the St. Johns Railway. \nSigned by general manager \nSchock. Black and red print \nwith rare mining vignette \nshowing two miners with \nheadlamps and picks. Printed \nby Hosford & Sons, NY. Stains on the reverse. This railroad formed in \n1872 and was a consolidation of the Marquette & Ontonagon Railroad \nand Houghton & Ontonagon Railroad. The line in 1872 was from \nChampion to L\u2019Anse. In 1890, the line was sold to Duluth, South Shore \n& Atlantic. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164557 \nLot# 1068 \n Michigan 1887 \nMichigan Central Railroad \nCompany \nAnnual \nPass \nPass no. 1600, issued to HH \nHurlburt for the year 1887. \nSigned by the president \n(illegible). Black print on \ntan cardstock with vignette \nif train crossing a bridge. \n\u201cNot Good on Trains Nos. \n5 & 6\u201d stamped above the \ntitle. Some soiling. Incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service \nbetween Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. Later operated \nin Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois and Ontario in Canada. After about \n1867, the railroad was controlled by the New York Central Railroad. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164562 \nLot# 1069 \n Minnesota 1876 \n Central Railroad \nof Minnesota Annual Pass \nPass no. 24C, \nissued for the year 1876 to NW Merrill, supt. of \nthe SV & St. Louis Railroad. Signed by president \nHenry A. Taylor. Fancy scrollwork font. Light \nsoiling. Chartered in 1857 as the Minnesota and \nNorthwestern Railroad with rights to construct \na railroad from the Iowa line via Mankato to Big Stone Lake. Became \nthe Central Railroad of Minnesota in 1871. In 1880, it was transferred \nto the Milwaukee Road, which operated the line until its abandonment \nin 1978 after several years of no service. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 167562 \nLot# 1070 \n Minnesota 1883 \n Minneapolis & \nSt. Louis Railway Annual Pass \nPass issued \nto WW Walker of the St.L&H&R Railroad for \n1883. Signed by superintendent E. Ryder. \nTwo Nature vignettes. Printed on cardstock \nby Western Bank Note & Eng. Co., Chicago. \nEndorsed by Walker. Light wear. Founded in \n1870 by a group of Minnesota investors interested in establishing a \nrailroad connection between Minneapolis and the agricultural regions \nto the south. Succeeded by Chicago & North Western in 1960. \nEst. \n$100-300 \nHWAC# 164561 \nLot# 1071 \n Minnesota 1880 \n Saint \nPaul & Sioux City Railroad \nAnnual Pass \nPass no. 684, \nissued to JH Page of the Chicago, \nMilwaukee & St. Paul Railway for \n1880. Signed by general manager \nBishop. Western Bank Note & \nEng. Company. Reverse lists the \n465 miles of track. Stamped in \nblue on the reverse. In 1866, the \nSaint Paul and Sioux City Railroad line from St. Paul to Belle Plain \nwas completed. Originally known as the Minnesota Valley Railroad \ncompany and incorporated by an act of the Minnesota Legislature \napproved on March 4, 1864. In 1869, the name changed from the \nMinnesota Valley Railroad Company to the St. Paul and Sioux City \nRailroad Company. The company operated lines from Minnesota to \nIowa and lasted until 1881 when it merged with two other Wisconsin \nrailroads to form the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165966 \nLot# 1072 \n Kansas City, Missouri 1878 \nMissouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad \nCo. Annual Pass \nPass no. 340 issued for \n1878 to S. Higginson. Signed by the general \nsuperintendent. Illustrated logo with brown \nprint. The Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf \nRailroad was first established as the Kansas & \nNeosho Valley Railroad in March 1865. However, it was taken over by \na Boston group represented by a man named James F. Joy, president of \nthe Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad system in August 1868. \nIn October 1868, the corporate name of the railroad was changed to \nthe Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# \n165964 \nLot# 1073 \n Kansas City, Missouri 1898-1910 \nTwo Different Kansas City Railroad Passes \nLot of 2 different. 1) The Kansas City & Omaha \nRailway Company. Pass no. K1359, issued for \n1898 to JB Rhodes of the BZ&C Railway. Signed by \ngeneral manager Robinson. Black print on green \ncardstock. 2) The Kansas City, Mexico & Orient \nRailway Company. Pass no. 890 issued to CA Chase \nfor 1910. \u201cGood Only in Kansas & Oklahoma.\u201d \nPrinted on blue cardstock with color vignettes of \nAmerican and Mexican flags. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167926 \nLot# 1074 \n Kansas City, Missouri \n1884 \n Kansas City & Southern \nRailway \nCo. \nAnnual \nPass \n\u201dFormed by Consolidation of Iron \nMountain & Helena & Kansas \nCity & Southern Railways.\u201d Pass \nissued for 1884 to AH Man of \nthe Sea Beach Railway. Signed \nby president William Bailey. \nVignette of locomotive at night. \nMap on reverse. Printed on cardstock by Hosford & Sons, NY. Ran \nfrom Kansas City to Springfield, Missouri. Reorganized in 1891 as the \nKansas City, Osceola & Southern Railway. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 167925 \nLot# 1075 \n Salem, Missouri \n1884 \nSalem \n& \nEastern \nRailroad Annual Pass \nPass \nno. A265, issued to AH Man \nfor 1884. Signed by general \nsuperintendent \nThomas \nJ. \nScott. Fancy font on cardstock. \nOperated from Salem, Missouri \nto Riverside, MO. Connection \nwith St. Louis, Salem & Little \nRock Railroad. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167939","17 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nTransportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1076 \n St. Louis, Missouri \n1886 \n St. Louis Bridge Upper \nRoadway Annual Pass \n\u201dOn Foot \nor with Carriage.\u201d Pass no. 47, \nissued for 1886 to Wm. Kerrigan \nof the Missouri Pacific Railway. \nSigned by the general manager. \nFancy title on front and great \nvignette of the Eads Bridge on the \nreverse! Printed on cardstock by \nA. Gast & Co. The Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge \nover the Mississippi River connecting the cities of St. Louis, Missouri \nand East St. Louis, Illinois. Work on the bridge began in 1867, and it \nwas completed in 1874. On June 14, 1874, John Robinson led a \u201ctest \nelephant\u201d on a stroll across the new Eads Bridge to prove that it was \nsafe. A big crowd cheered as the elephant from a traveling circus \nlumbered toward Illinois. The Eads Bridge was the first bridge across \nthe Mississippi south of the Missouri River. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# \n165969 \nLot# 1077 \n St. Louis, Missouri 1894 \n Terminal \nRailroad Association of St. Louis, St. Louis \nBridge Pass \nPass no. 984 issued for 1894 \nto JW Everman. Preprinted signature of the \npresident. Fancy title on front and great \nvignette of the Eads Bridge on the reverse! \nPrinted on cardstock by Woodward & Tiernan. \nThe Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the \nMississippi River connecting the cities of St. Louis, Missouri and East St. \nLouis, Illinois. Work on the bridge began in 1867, and it was completed \nin 1874. On June 14, 1874, John Robinson led a \u201ctest elephant\u201d on a \nstroll across the new Eads Bridge to prove that it was safe. A big crowd \ncheered as the elephant from a traveling circus lumbered toward \nIllinois. The Eads Bridge was the first bridge across the Mississippi \nsouth of the Missouri River. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 166903 \nLot# 1078 \n St. Louis, Missouri 1892 \n St. Louis, \nCape Girardeau & Fort Smith Railway \nAnnual Pass \nGreat looking pass issued for the \nyear 1892 to CW O\u2019Brien of the Memphis Route. \nPreprinted signature of the president. Design \nhas bridge and track vignette incorporated into \nthe title. Printed on cardstock by Woodward \n& Tiernan. Operated 1891-99 when it became part of the Southern \nMissouri and Arkansas Railroad. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165968 \nLot# 1079 \n St. Louis, Missouri 1903-1906 \n St. \nLouis Southwestern Railway Annual Pass Pair \nLot of 2 different. \u201cCotton Belt Route.\u201d Operated \nbetween St. Louis, Missouri, and various locations \nin the states of Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, \nand Texas from 1891 to 1980. 1) Pass 496 issued \nto Geo. T. Ross for 1903. 2) Pass 2233 issued to AL \nHeadburg for 1906. Both printed on cardstock and \nwith preprinted signature of the vice president. \nCountersigned and endorsed on the reverses. \nEst. \n$100-200 \nHWAC# 165967 \nLot# 1080 \n Missouri 1881 \n St. \nLouis, Salem & Little Rock \nRailroad Annual Pass \nPass \nno. 504 issued to HS McComb, \npresident of the Mississippi & \nTennessee Railroad for 1881. \nSigned by supt. Saukey. Black \nand blue print on brown paper. \nCompleted in 1873. Ran from \nCuba, Missouri to Salem, 41 \nmiles. Built to transport iron ore and lead from area mines, and later \npassenger service was added. In 1887, it was acquired by the St. Louis \n& San Francisco Railroad Co. Never reached Little Rock. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167931 \nLot# 1081 \n St. Louis, Missouri 1891- \n1916 \n Two Different St. Louis \nRailroad Annual Passes \nLot of 2 \ndifferent. 1) St. Louis, Keokuk & \nNorthwestern Railroad. Pass issued \nfor 1891 to FN Chase of the Boston \n& Maine Railroad. Signed by the \ngeneral \nsuperintendent. \nPrinted \non cardstock. Back has logo for \n\u201cBurlington Route.\u201d 2) St. Louis & \nHannibal Railway. Has underprint \nvignette of Mark Twain standing in \nfront of his childhood home! Pass no. \n146 issued to C. Farquhar for 1916. \nCountersigned by HM Modisett. \nToning. The line began in 1857 as the \nSt. Louis, Hannibal & Keokuk RR. It was sold in 1885 and renamed \nthe St. Louis & Hannibal Railway Co. A portion was sold off to John \nRingling (of circus fame) in 1919 and it was subsequently renamed \nthe St. Louis & Hannibal Railroad, operating until 1960. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 166913 \nLot# 1082 \n Missouri 1874 \nMissouri, Kansas & Texas \nRailway Annual Pass \nGreat \npictorial pass issued to Samuel \nRoss, Cincinnati & St. Luis \nRailroad. Preprinted signature \nof general manager RS Stevens. \nCountersigned by OH Warren. \nThree nice vignettes: bales of \nhay, railroad crossing bridge, \nand livestock. No printer listed. Created in 1865 as the Union Pacific \nRailway, Southern Branch, this company was an extensive rail network \nin Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. In 1988, it merged with the \nMissouri Pacific Railroad and is now part of Union Pacific Railroad. \nRun by Jay Gould in 1880. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164546 \nLot# 1083 \n Missouri 1884 \n Missouri Pacific \nRailway Company Annual Pass, 1884 \nPass \nno. A1069, issued for 1884 to Barnhart. Signed \nby the general trans. manager. Black and red \nprint on cardstock. Reverse lists lines. One of \nthe first railroads in the United States west \nof the Mississippi River. Predecessor was the \nPacific Railroad, first constructed in the 1850s. The railroad was once \nunder the control of Jay Gould. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 166905 \nLot# 1084 \n Missouri 1889 \n Missouri Pacific \nRailway Company Annual Pass, 1889 \nGood \nover: Missouri Pacific Railway & Branches; \nSt. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway \n& Branches; Little Rock & Ft. Smith Railroad; \nKansas & Arkansas Valley Railway; and \nCentral Branch Union Pacific Railroad. Pass \nno. A2397, issued to Hurlburt of the New York, Lake Erie & Western \nRailroad. Preprinted signature of 1st vice president\/general manager \nClark. Vignette of train passing under bridge. Printed on cardstock. \nCountersigned by Geo. C. Smith. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164567 \nLot# 1085 \n Missouri 1890 \n Missouri Pacific \nRailway Company Annual Pass, 1890 \nPass \nissued for 1890 to HF Whitcomb, general \nmanager of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & \nWestern Railway. Preprinted signature of \nvice president Clark. Countersigned by Geo. \nC. Smith. Ornate design with brown borders \non cardstock. One of the first railroads in the United States west of \nthe Mississippi River. Predecessor was the Pacific Railroad, first \nconstructed in the 1850s. The railroad was once under the control of \nJay Gould. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 166906","18 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Transportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1086 \n Missouri 1879 \n St. Joseph & Denver \nCity Railroad Annual Pass \nPass no. 1297, \nissued to Hurlburt of the Canada Southern \nRailway. Preprinted signature of the general \nmanager. William Bond, Receiver. This could be \nconsidered an early Colorado railroad, though \nthey never got there. Started in the 1860s, the \nplan was to connect towns along the Missouri River with the mining \ncommunities popping up in Colorado (then a territory). When the \nKansas Pacific, in 1866, reached Denver, the St. Joseph Co. decided to \nhead northwest to a connection with Union Pacific in central Nebraska. \nBy December 1872, they reached Hastings, Nebraska, 227 miles from \nSt. Joseph. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165970 \nLot# 1087 \n Missouri 1896-1921 \n Two Different \nMissouri Railroad Annual Passes \nLot of 2 \ndifferent. 1) St. Louis, Kennett & Southern \nRailroad. Pass no. 84, issued for 1896 to TG Ryman \nof the NP&C and N&EP Co. Preprinted signature \nof the president. Fancy font. Dark green print \non cardstock. 2) Rock Port, Langdon & Northern \nRailway. Pass no. 132, issued for 1921 to JH \nWaternman, supt. of the TPCB&Q Railroad. Signed \nby president Pete Hedgpeth. Black and red print \non yellow cardstock. Atchison County, Missouri. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# \n167932 \nLot# 1088 \n Nebraska 1875-1892 \n Burlington & \nMissouri River Railroad in Nebraska Annual \nPass Pair \nLot of 2 different. 1) Pass issued for \n1875 to Orrin S. Gardiner, supt. of the Providence \n& Springfield Railroad. Signed by the vice \npresident (illegible). Black print. Printed by Wm. \nH. Brett & Co., Boston. 2) Pass no. E1660 issued for \n1892 to Chase. Preprinted signature of the general \nmanager. Countersigned on reverse by Loomis. \nBrown print on cardstock. Printed by John A. \nLowell & Co., Boston. The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad \nwas incorporated in Burlington, Iowa in 1852. It was developed to \nbuild a railroad across the state of Iowa. A sub-branch of the railroad \nwas founded in Nebraska in 1869, with rails first entering the state \nin 1870 via Plattsmouth. That summer, the railroad reached Lincoln. \nIt continued to lay rails westward and eventually joined with the \nUnion Pacific Railroad on September 3, 1872 at Kearney. Became a \nsubsidiary of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 167563 \nLot# 1089 \n Goldfield, Nevada 1926 \n Railroad \nPass for Southern NV Lines, 1926 \nTonopah & \nTidewater R.R., Bullfrog Goldfield R.R. & Death \nValley R.R. Pass for Gregory Twomey, Chief Rate \nClerk, Union Pacific System, No. 386 for 1926. \nIncludes postcard for the Montana -Tonopah \nMine. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 163521 \nLot# 1090 \n Tonopah, Nevada \n1938 \n Tonopah & Tidewater \nRailroad Annual Pass --The \nDeath Valley Route \nPass no. \n350, issued for 1938-39 to AJ \nMorgan, AT&SF RR. Preprinted \nsignature of the vice president. \nCountersigned by Cahill. Signed \nby Morgan on reverse. The \n\u201cNevada Short Line\u201d operated \nbetween Ludlow, California \nand Beatty\/Tonopah\/Goldfield, Nevada. It was originally conceived \nof by \u201cBorax\u201d Smith as a way to transport borax from his mines to \nthe market. From 1908-1914 (and after 1918), the Bullfrog Goldfield \nRailroad was combined with the T&T. The line operated until 1940. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 165962 \nLot# 1091 \n Nevada 1925-1934 \n Two Different \nWestern Railroad Annual Passes: Tonopah\/ \nGoldfield and Rio Grande \nLot of 2 different. 1) \nTonopah & Goldfield Railroad. Pass no. 701 issued \nfor 1934-35 to WS Dawson of the Southern Pacific. \nCountersigned by Titlow. Nevada railroad that \noperated 100.4 miles from Mina to Goldfield, 1905- \n1947. After decades of decline in gold mining, \ngasoline rationing in Nevada during WWII (1942) \ngive this railroad some late-in-life importance, as \nit could bring fuel into that area of Nevada for ranchers and miners. \nAlso during WWII (1942-45), the railroad transported passengers to \nthe Tonopah Army Airfield. After the war, when rationing stopped and \nthe airbase closed, the railroad quickly declined again and stopped \noperations in 1947. 2) The Rio Grande Southern Railroad Company. \nPass no. 569 issued for 1925 to RB Delafield. Countersigned by EE \nEmerson and signed by president Marshall. The Rio Grande Southern \nRailroad (RGS) was a 3 ft narrow gauge railroad which ran from \nDurango to Ridgway in the western part of Colorado. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167922 \nLot# 1092 \n Buffalo, New York 1891 \n CW \nMiller\u2019s Omnibus & Baggage Express \nAnnual Pass \nGorgeous pass no. 577, issued for \n1891 to Robert Chapman & family. Preprinted \nsignature of proprietor CW Miller. Ornate logo \nand design with vignette of a baggage tag \nincorporated into the logo! Brown cardstock. \nCharlie Wright Miller\u2019s father established the second transit line in \nBuffalo in 1847, with an omnibus line of four vehicles that ran from \nCentral Wharf to Cold Spring. Miller took over his father\u2019s business \nafter his death. In 1872, he bought a building at 202 & 206 Pearl \nStreet, added a coach and baggage express and the next year in 1873 \nhe secured a contract with Commodore Vanderbilt to put agents of \nMiller\u2019s company on board all incoming New York Central trains. They \ntook orders from passengers arriving Buffalo for their transportation \nand delivery of their baggage. He would eventually secure rights to \ndo the same from every railroad line entering Buffalo. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 167565 \nLot# 1093 \n New York 1890 \n Mount McGregor \nRailroad Company Annual Pass \nOne of the \nmost unique railroad passes we\u2019ve come across. \nBoth sides of the pass are entirely illustrated. \nThe front has a vignette of a winding railroad \ntrack with two locomotives headed towards \neach other. \u201cOnly road in the world where \ntwo trains can pass on a single track.\u201d \u201cGrade 230 Feet to the Mile.\u201d \nReverse of the pass has a man holding a copy of a publication, Judge, \nand advertises that \u201cAn Annual Pass Goes With Each Subscription \nTo The Judge.\u201d Pass issued to WH. Wheeler. Signed by the president. \nPrinted on cardstock. Soiling. This was the 1889 reorganization of the \nSaratoga, Mount McGregor and Lake George Railroad. This railroad \nled from North Broadway in Saratoga Springs, New York, and was \ncontrolled by the financier Joseph William Drexel. The railroad ran \nfor approximately 12 miles through the towns of Saratoga Springs, \nWilton, Moreau and Corinth to the top of Mount McGregor. Its purpose \nwas to convey building materials and later passengers to the Hotel \nBalmoral on the top of Mt. McGregor. Judge was a weekly satirical \nmagazine published in the United States from 1881 to 1947. It was \nlaunched by artists who had seceded from its rival Puck. \nEst. $100- \n300 \nHWAC# 165765 \nLot# 1094 \n New York 1884 \n National Express \nCompany Annual Pass \n\u201dSaratoga, Montreal, \nThe Adirondacks\u201d listed on the left. Pass issued \nto Albert Allen for the year 1884. Preprinted \nsignature of vice president Winchester. \nLocomotive and elk vignettes. Printed on light \ngreen cardstock by ABN. Reverse has paper and adhesive residue. This \nexpress company operated over the West Shore road and several New \nEngland lines. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165768","19 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nTransportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1095 \n 1890 \n Pacific Express Company \nAnnual Pass \nPass no. 1224 issue for 1890 \nto BH Garland of the Wabash Railroad. \nPreprinted signature of president E. Morsman. \nCountersigned by EP Newhall. \u201cFor Packages \nNot Exceeding Twenty Pounds.\u201d Blue print on \ncardstock with railroad and wagon vignettes. \nToning and soiling. Formed from the Kansas Pacific and Union Pacific \nExpress Companies and developed a strong business liaison with the \nUnited States Express Company to provide trans-continental express \nservice. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165757 \nLot# 1096 \n New York 1881 \n New York City & \nNorthern Railroad Annual Pass \nPass no. 43 \nissued to WH Gatzner of the P&AC Railway. \nSigned by C. Goddard for the president. Black \nprint on tan cardstock. Great vignette of \nlocomotive head-on with date on the front. No \nprinter listed. Formed in 1878. Leased the New \nYork, Westchester & Putnam Railway and West Side & Yonkers Railway. \nThe company went into receivership by 1887 and was reorganized as \nthe New York & Northern Railway. By 1894 it was reorganized as the \nNew York & Putnam Railroad by J. P. Morgan, who in turn leased the \nrailroad to the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad. \nEst. $100- \n300 \nHWAC# 164547 \nLot# 1097 \n New York 1880 \n New York, Lake \nErie & Western Railroad Co. Annual Pass \nVery attractive pass with a vignette of a train \ncrossing a bridge over a waterfall. Pass no. 43, \nissued for 1880 to EO Ruggles. Signed by the \ngeneral superintendent (E.S. Bowen). Black \nand red print on cardstock. Printed by Franklin \nBank Note Co. Adhesive residue on reverse. Originally the Erie Railway. \nTook on this name in 1878. Went into bankruptcy in 1893 and became \nthe Erie Railroad in 1895. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165753 \nLot# 1098 \n New York 1884 \n New York & Sea \nBeach Railway Co. Pass Issued to John Insley \nBlair \nPass no. A333, issued for 1884 to John I. \nBlair of the GBW& St. Paul Railroad. Signed \nby vice president W. Lowell. Not endorsed on \nthe reverse. Fancy logo design on cardstock. \nStains. John Insley Blair (August 22, 1802 - \nDecember 2, 1899) was an American entrepreneur, railroad magnate, \nphilanthropist and one of the 19th century\u2019s wealthiest men. The New \nYork and Sea Beach Railroad was organized on September 25, 1876, \nas a steam-powered excursion railroad. It opened from a junction \nwith the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad (West End Line) \nand concurrently-opened New York, Bay Ridge and Jamaica Railroad \n(Manhattan Beach Line) to Coney Island on July 18, 1877. \nEst. $100- \n300 \nHWAC# 165764 \nLot# 1099 \n New York 1896 \n Niagara Falls & \nLewiston Railroad Company Annual Pass \n\u201dThe Gorge Route.\u201d Pass no. 672, issued for \n1896 to BP Holland. Signed by president \nBrinker. Blue and red print on cardstock with \nvignette of train moving under telegraph \npoles along a river. No printer listed. Operated \nbetween the two locations in the name. In January of 1886, the Niagara \nFalls and Whirlpool Company was formed in order to build a new \nrailway from Prospect Point to the area north of the Whirlpool. The \nplan was to build a narrow rail line along the American shoreline at \nthe base of the Niagara Gorge slightly above the river. Two Buffalo \nbusinessmen Captain George M. Brinker and George A. Ricker \nreorganized the Niagara Falls and Whirlpool Company and renamed it \nthe Niagara Falls and Lewiston Railroad. This company had expanded \nthe original railroad plan and wanted to extend it from the Niagara \nFalls to Lewiston. The distance of the railroad, once completed, would \nbe 7 miles. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164548 \nLot# 1100 \n New York 1884 \n Ogdensburgh \n& Lake Champlain Railroad Pass \nName \nmisspelled. Pass no. 1405, issued for the year \n1884 to Geo. Merchant. Signed by general \nmanager Gaddis. Black print on tan cardstock \nwith nice locomotive vignette. Printed by \nRand Avery Supply Co., Boston. Stains. The \nOgdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad was founded in 1849 as \nthe Northern Railroad running from Ogdensburg to Rouses Point, \nNew York. The 118-mile (190 km) railroad was leased by rival Central \nVermont Railroad for several decades, ending in 1896. It was purchased \nin 1901 by the Rutland Railroad and became its Ogdensburg Division. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164558 \nLot# 1101 \n Cincinnati, Ohio 1875 \n Ohio & \nMississippi Railway Annual Pass \nPass no. 587 \nissued for 1875 to LD Rucker, general manager \nof the Canada Southern Railway. Signed by vice \npresident AN Chrystie. Nice looking pass with \ncity names in the four corners and vignette of \nships moving under a bridge. Reverse has a \nmap of the line. Printed by Western Banknote & Eng. Co., St. Louis. \nClipped corners. The Ohio and Mississippi Railway ran from Cincinnati, \nOhio to East St. Louis, Illinois. Operated 1857-1893. Notable events \noccurred on this rail line. First, a train carrying Union troops in 1861 \nfell through a sabotaged bridge at Huron, Indiana, injuring or killing \n100. Second, on Oct. 6,1866, an Adams Express Company car was \nrobbed by the Reno Gang just east of Seymour, Indiana, becoming \u201cthe \nfirst train robbery in U.S. history.\u201d \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165756 \nLot# 1102 \n Ohio 1890 \n Ohio Valley Railway \nCompany Annual Pass \nPass no. 145, issued \nfor 1890 to WL Wheeler. Signed by president \n& general manager PG Kelsey. Red and black \nprint on cardstock with two vignettes including \nrare mining vignette. Printed by Rand, McNally \n& Co. Toning and soiling. Operated 1871-1890. \nSucceeded by Pittsburgh, Ohio Valley and Cincinnati Railroad. \nEst. \n$60-200 \nHWAC# 165758 \nLot# 1103 \n Ohio 1894 \n Toledo, St. Louis, & \nKansas City Railroad Company Pass \nPass \nB73, issued for 1894 to BD Webber. Signed \nby president Callaway. Black print on blue \ncardstock with green four-leaf clover vignette \nincorporated into the title. Composed of 3 \ncompanies: Toledo, Dupont and Western \nRailway of Ohio; Bluffton, Kokomo and Southwestern Railroad of \nIndiana; and Toledo, Charleston and St. Louis Railroad of Illinois. \nReorganized in 1900 and renamed as the Toledo, St. Louis and Western \nRailroad. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 165971 \nLot# 1104 \n Oklahoma 1914-16 \n Two \nDifferent Oklahoma Railroad Annual \nPasses \nLot of 2 different. 1) Oklahoma \nCentral. Pass no. 304 issued for 1914 to \nCA Richards of the Rock Island Lines. \nCountersigned by RC Boles. Black and red \nprint on yellow cardstock. Construction \nwas started in Lehigh, Oklahoma, in \n1906 and was completed to Chickasha, \nOklahoma, in 1908. The route was \nprimarily constructed to transport coal \nfrom the mines at Lehigh to Purcell in \norder to service steam locomotives on the \nSanta Fe, which maintained a division point \nat that location. Operated 1914-42. 2) Okmulgee Northern Railway \nCompany. Pass no. 115 issued to 1916 for CE Pulcipher. Countersigned \nby WB Moses. Black and red print. The Okmulgee Northern Railway \nCompany was a short-line rail carrier in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. \nIt was in operation from 1916 to 1964. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167936","20 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Transportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1105 \n Oregon 1911-13 \n Two \nDifferent Oregon Railroad Annual \nPasses \nLot of 2 different. 1) Oregon- \nWashington Railroad & Navigation \nCompany. Lines between Portland, \nOregon, Gray\u2019s Harbor, & Seattle, \nWashington. Issued for 1911 to \nAR Anderson of AT&SF. Preprinted \nsignature of vice president\/general \nmanager. Printed on cardstock. 2) \nOregon Short Line Railroad Company. \nPass issued for 1913 to J. Nance of \nUPRR. Preprinted signature of the \npresident, countersigned by Smith. \nPrinted on cardstock. The Oregon \nShort Line Railway was organized \nin 1881 and operated in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah & Wyoming. \nUnion Pacific wanted it be the shortest line between Wyoming and \nOregon. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165958 \nLot# \n1106 \nGeorgetown, \nPennsylvania 1898 \n Pittsburgh & \nCincinnati Packet Line Steamer \nPass \n\u201dThe Waterway of the World.\u201d \nPass no. 1261, issued to ET Brinker \nof the Niagara Falls & Lewiston \nRailroad. Signed by president \nJas. A. Henderson. Great looking \ndesign with wheel logo and red \nvignette of steamship. Printed on \ncardstock. No printer listed. Soiling, creased side. Organized in the \n1870s by Thomas Stevenson Calhoon and Jackman Taylor Stockdale of \nGeorgetown, PA. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164554 \nLot# \n1107 \nPottsville, \nPennsylvania \n1906 \nBrotherhood of Locomotive \nEngineers Travelling Card \n1906 pass for M. Fahl of \nPottsville, Pennsylvania. Signed \nby the CE and FAE. Printed on \ngreen cardstock with vignette \nof a man. The Brotherhood \nof Locomotive Engineers and \nTrainmen is a labor union founded in Marshall, Michigan, on 8 May \n1863 as the Brotherhood of the Footboard. \nEst. $60-100 \nHWAC# 164559 \nLot# 1108 \n Venango County, Oil City, \nPennsylvania 1880 \n Oil City & Ridgeway[sic.] \nRailroad Annual Pass (Coal Mining) \nFantastic pass with an ultra-rare underground \nmining vignette! Pass issued for the year 1880 \nto CH Jones of the Jones Line Steamers. Signed \nby general manager A. Kent (ink very faint). \nGreat design with vignette of 5 miners with mining lamps. Printed by \nRand Avery & Co., Boston. Ridgway is misspelled on the pass. Serviced \nthe coal mines of Oil City, located in Venango County, Pennsylvania. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165957 \nLot# 1109 \n Pennsylvania 1880 \n Oil City & \nRidgeway[sic.] Railroad Annual Pass (Coal \nMining) \nFantastic pass with an ultra-rare \nunderground mining vignette! Pass issued for \nthe year 1880 to WW Walken of the St. Louis \nH&K Railroad Co. Signed by general manager \nA. Kent. Great design with vignette of 5 miners with mining lamps. \nPrinted by Rand Avery & Co., Boston. Ridgeway is misspelled on the \npass. Serviced the coal mines of Oil City, located in Venango County, \nPennsylvania. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165748 \nLot# 1110 \n Pennsylvania 1896 \n Mauch Chunk, \nSummit Hill, & Switch Back Railroad Annual \nPass \nPass no. 31, issued to Isaac McQuilking of \nthe LVRR. Signed by supt. HJ Mumford. Black \nand red print on cardstock with great vignette \nof railroad car at the bottom of steep tracks \nleading up a hill. Printed by Rand, McNally \n& Co. The Mauch Chunk and Summit Railroad was a coal-hauling \nrailroad in the mountains of Pennsylvania that operated between \n1828 and 1932. Built by the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company. The \ndownhill trip continued to be powered by gravity. The uphill track was \nequipped with a ratchet which would prevent a car that detached from \nthe cable from running away downhill. This invention later evolved \ninto the anti-rollback device used on roller coasters! \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164544 \nLot# 1111 \n Pennsylvania 1869 \nPennsylvania Railroad Pass \nVery early with nice graphics! \nPass no. 2060, issued for the year \n1869 to CE Noble of the Michigan \nCentral Railroad. Signed by \ngeneral supt. Edward Williams. \nBlack print, white underprint \ndate, and orange design with \nstate seal vignette. Printed by \nAmerican Bank Note Company. Headquartered at Philadelphia, this \nrailroad dates back to 1846. By 1882, the Pennsylvania Railroad \nhad become the largest railroad (by traffic and revenue), the largest \ntransportation enterprise, and the largest corporation in the world. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164556 \nLot# 1112 \n Pennsylvania 1869 \n Pittsburgh, \nCincinnati & St. Louis Railway Pass \n\u201dPan- \nHandle Route.\u201d Pass no. 1572, issued for the \nyear 1869 to CE Noble of the Michigan Central \nRailroad. Signed by the superintendent. Great \ndesign with vignette of train crossing a bridge. \nBlack print, white underprint, and green \nbackground. Printed by Krebs & Bro., Pittsburgh. On April 30, 1868, \nthe S&I, Panhandle, and Holiday\u2019s Cove Railroad merged to form the \nPittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway\u2019s (PC&StL) Panhandle Line. \nIn September 1890, the PC&StL was merged with the Cincinnati & \nRichmond Railroad and the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis \nRailroad to form the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis \nRailway (PCC&StL). \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165761 \nLot# 1113 \n Pennsylvania 1869 \n Pittsburgh, \nFort Wayne & Chicago Railway & Branches \nAnnual Pass \nHighly illustrated early pass. \nNo. 86, issued to JM Belden of the Hartford, \nProvidence and Fishkill Railroad. Signed by \ngeneral superintendent J. McCullugh. Ornate \npurple print and design with small building \nvignette. Reverse has green print. Printed by Krebs & Bro., Pittsburgh. \nThe Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway was a major part \nof the Pennsylvania Railroad system, extending the PRR west from \nPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, via Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Chicago, Illinois. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164568 \nLot# 1114 \n Memphis, Tennessee 1881 \nMemphis & Ohio River Packet Co. Annual \nPass \nPrincipal cities on the route printed in \nthe corners: \u201cCincinnati\u201d, \u201cLouisville\u201d, \u201cCairo\u201d, \nand \u201cMemphis.\u201d Pass no. 265, issued for 1881 \nto Bowen of the W & Southern Railroad. Signed \nby general superintendent Jas. S. Wise. Red \nprint on cardstock with fabulous underprint vignette of paddlewheel \nsteamer with company name on its side. No printer listed. Soiling. \nGreat steamer pass! \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164552","21 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nTransportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1115 \n Tennessee 1898 \n Nashville, \nChattanooga & St. Louis Railway Annual \nPass \nPass No. 2004 issued for 1898 to Williams. \nSigned by the president (Childs?). Brown print \non cardstock. Agricultural and boat vignettes. \nUnderprint date. Printed by American Bank \nNote Co. Soiling. Known as the \u201cDixie Line.\u201d \nOperated 1851-1957 in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. \nSucceeded by Louisville and Nashville Railroad. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# \n164564 \nLot# 1116 \n Texas 1873 \n International & \nGreat Northern Railroad Co. Annual Pass, \n1873 \nSpectacular booklet pass. International \n& Great Northern and Houston Railroad \nCompanies. Issued to WR Woodard, general \nsupt. of the MK&T Railway. Signed by president \nGalusha Aaron Grow. Blue illustrated design \nwith allegorical vignette. \u201cWestward the Co of Empire.\u201d City names in \ncorners: New York, Galveston, Mazatlan, and Chicago. Inside of pass \nhas the Conditions and a Table of Distances (Galveston to Houston, \nHouston to Red River, New York to Fulton, and more) showing over \n3,000 miles of routes. Back of pass has a map of the routes. Grow was \nan American politician, lawyer, writer and businessman, who served \nas 24th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1861 to \n1863. Elected speaker for the 37th Congress, Grow presided over the \nHouse during the initial years of the American Civil War. \nEst. $100- \n300 \nHWAC# 164660 \nLot# 1117 \n Texas 1903 \n International & Great \nNorthern Railroad Co. Annual Pass, 1903 \nPass no. A1811, issued to Avery Turner of the \nPecos Valley Lines for 1903. Signed by the 2nd \nvice president\/general manager. Printed on \ncardstock with raised color vignettes of US and \nMexican flags. Printed by The Bailey Banks & \nBiddle Co. The International & Great Northern Railroad Company, a \nmajor component of the Missouri Pacific in Texas. In 1903 the railroad \nacquired the Houston, Oaklawn and Magnolia Park Railway Company \nand the Henderson and Overton Branch, giving the International and \nGreat Northern its peak of 1,106 miles. It was a Jay Gould owned \nrailroad. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164565 \nLot# 1118 \n Texas 1891-97 \n Pecos Valley Railway \nCompany Annual Pass Pair \nLot of 2 different. \u201cThe \nFruit Belt Route.\u201d 1) Pass A397, issued to Hurlburt \nfor 1891. Signed by general manger Judy. Vignette \nof pear incorporated into the company title. Black \nprint on light gray cardstock. 2) Pass no. 485 \nissued for 1897 to MA Otero. Signed by receiver EO \nFaulkner. Black and red print on green cardstock. \nIn 1891, the Pecos Valley Railway stretched from \nPecos, a hamlet on the Texas and Pacific Railroad \nin Texas, to the town of Eddy (Carlsbad), New Mexico. Brainchild of \nJJ Hagerman of Colorado mining fame. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165972 \nLot# 1119 \n Texas 1896 \n San Antonio & \nAransas Pass Railway Annual Pass \n\u201dMission \nRoute.\u201d Nice pictorial pass featuring vignettes \nof two missions (San Jose and Concepcion). No. \n1536, issued for 1896 to A.J. Welch, (Nashville, \nChattanooga and St. Louis Railway). Printed \nsignature of the general manager. Endorsed by \nWelch. Printed on gray cardstock with ornate logo. Toning, especially \naround the edges. The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway began \noperation in Texas in 1886. Uriah Lott and businessmen of San Antonio \nbuilt it as a direct route from the city to Aransas Bay on the Texas Gulf \ncoast. Absorbed by Southern Pacific. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164542 \nLot# 1120 \n Texas 1898-1908 \n Two Different \nSouthern US Railroad Annual Passes \nLot of 2 \ndifferent. 1) Bentonville Rail Road. Arkansas. Pass \nno. 111 issued for 1898 to Bryan Snyder of the St. \nL&SF Railroad Co. Signed by general manager N \nHenry. Black print on cardstock. 2) Gulf Coast Line \nof the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway. \nPass no. 988 issued for 1908 to Mrs. EE Smythe. \nSigned by the vice president & general manager. \nBlack and blue print on cardstock. Operated from \nBrownsville, Texas, to Gulf Coast Junction in Houston, Texas. The \nGulf Coast Lines was the name of a railroad system comprising three \nprincipal railroads, as well as some smaller ones, that stretched from \nNew Orleans, Louisiana, via Baton Rouge and Houston to Brownsville, \nTexas. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167937 \nLot# 1121 \n Texas 1894-1912 \nTwo Different Texas Railroad \nAnnual Passes: Texas & Pacific, \nand Houston & Brazos Valley \nLot \nof 2 different. 1) Texas & Pacific \nRailway. Pass issued for 1894 to B. \nOlds of the Union Pacific, Denver & \nGulf Railway. Signed by the third \nvice president. Fancy logo with \nstar and clouds incorporated. \nPrinted on cardstock. Chartered in \n1871 with the purpose of building \na \nsouthern \ntranscontinental \nrailroad between Marshall, Texas, \nand San Diego, California. T&P \nnever reached San Diego; instead it \nmet the Southern Pacific at Sierra \nBlanca, Texas, in 1881. Jay Gould \nwas an investor. 2) Houston & Brazos Valley Railway Company. Pass \n227 issued for 1912 to JF Auch of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway. \nSigned by vice president Warfield. Printed on cardstock. The Houston \nand Brazos Valley Railway Company was chartered on April 3, 1907, \nto acquire the property of the Velasco, Brazos and Northern Railway \nCompany. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 166900 \nLot# 1122 \n Texas 1901-13 \n Two Different Texas \nRailroad Annual Passes: Texas Midland and \nTexas, Oklahoma & Eastern \nLot of 2 different. \n1) Texas Midland Railroad. Pass no. A612 issued \nfor 1901 to JS Jones, Forth Worth & Rio Grande \nRailway. Preprinted signature of president E. \nGreen. Countersigned by Quill. Green print on \ncardstock. Incorporated in 1892, it was a 52 mile \nportion between Garrett and Midland Junction of \nthe Texas Central. Reached Paris, Texas by 1897. \n2) Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern Railroad Company. Pass no. 556 issued \nfor 1913 to EE Smythe of the Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad. \nCountersigned by HL Dierks. Endorsed by Smythe. Printed on light \nblue\/green cardstock. Runs from Valliant, Oklahoma through Wright \nCity, Broken Bow, and Eagletown to the Oklahoma\/Arkansas border, \nwhere the DQE continues through De Queen, Lockesburg and Dierks \nto Perkins, Arkansas. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 166901 \nLot# 1123 \n Texas 1899 \n New York & Texas \nSteamship Company Annual Pass \n\u201dMallory \nLines.\u201d Great looking pass no. 807, issued \nfor 1899 to Mrs. RW Lightburugh. Signed by \npresident Henry R. Mallory. Blue and red print \non cardstock, printed by American Banknote \nCo. Pictorial logo and porthole vignette \nshowing steamship. Formed by Galveston merchants and capitalists \nwho wanted a regular steamship line to be established between \nGalveston and the Eastern Seaboard. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164549","22 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Transportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1124 \n Salt Lake City, Utah \n1920-1938 \n Two Different \nSalt Lake City, Utah Railroad \nPasses \nLot of 2 different. 1) \nSalt Lake Route of the Los \nAngeles & Salt Lake Railroad \nCompany. Issued for 1920 \nto EE Balling of Southern \nPacific. Countersigned by CJ \nBalch. 2) The Salt Lake & Utah \nRailroad Corporation. Pass \nissued for 1938-39 for AE \nPerlman of the Denver & Rio \nGrande. Preprinted signature \nof the vice president and \ncountersigned by HB Keating. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 165975 \nLot# 1125 \n Utah \nUtah Central \nRailway Annual Pass Signed \nMormon Leader John Sharp \nEarly Utah pass signed by \nan important figure in Utah \nhistory. Pass issued for 1884 \nto W.H. Hurlburt . Signed by \nJohn Sharp as superintendent. \nPrinted on gray cardstock \nby Hosford & Sons, NY. John \nSharp \n(1820-1891) \nwas \na prominent leader in the LDS church in the 19th century in Utah \nTerritory. He came to Salt Lake City in 1850 with other Mormon \npioneer parties. Six years later, he was appointed first bishop of the \nSalt Lake Twentieth Ward and made a member of the LDS Church\u2019s \nCouncil of Fifty. At the historic Transcontinental Railroad Golden \nSpike ceremony at Promontory Summit on May 10, 1869, it was Sharp \nwho was sent by Brigham Young to represent the Mormon Church. \nLater, he was an officer for this railroad, the Utah Southern and Union \nPacific. His practice of plural marriage caused him to be prosecuted for \nunlawful cohabitation under the Edmunds Act in 1885. Unlike other \nprominent Mormons charged, Sharp plead guilty and paid a fine. His \nguilty plea led the church to ask for his resignation as first bishop, \nwhich he did. The Utah Central Railroad was the first railroad in the \nUtah other than the main line of the First Transcontinental Railroad. \nBuilt by Mormons, it connected Salt Lake City to the transcontinental \nline at Ogden. A similar 1885 pass signed by Sharp sold a year ago \nin our Western Trails & Treasures auction for $1,050 plus b.p. The \ncorners have been rounded whereas the 1885 pass had it\u2019s corners \nclipped. Very clear signature by Sharp, signing as superintendent of \nthe railroad. \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 145737 \nLot# 1126 \n Utah 1913-28 \n Two Different \nUtah Railroad Passes \nLot of 2 different. \n1) Salt Lake & Utah Railroad Company. \n1928 pass to the wife of the asst. general \nfreight agent for the Bingham & Garfield \nRailway. The Salt Lake & Utah Railroad \nwas an electric interurban railroad \nthat operated over its own tracks from \nSalt Lake City to Payson. 2) Bingham \nand Garfield Railway Company. 1913 \npass to TC Peck, SPLA&SL RR. Signed \nby the president (illegible). Printed \non cardstock. The Bingham & Garfield \nRailway was incorporated in Utah by \nindividuals who were also officers of \nUtah Copper Company; the company was organized on July 1, 1908. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165961 \nLot# \n1127 \nVermont \n1899 \nBennington & Rutland Railway \nCompany Annual Pass \nNo. 68, \nissued for the year 1899 to Col. \nAB Chandler. Signed by president \nMcCullough. Black and red print \non \nlight \ncardstock. \nFantastic \nvignette of the Bennington Battle \nMonument. Printed by RA Supply \nCo. Not endorsed on the reverse. \nSome staining. The Bennington Battle Monument is over 300 ft. tall \nand was completed and dedicated in 1891. It is constructed from blue- \ngrey magnesian limestone. The Monument was built to commemorate \nthe Battle of Bennington which occurred on August 16, 1777, and \nis considered to be the turning point in the Revolutionary War. This \nrailroad ran from Bennington to Rutland, Vermont. Col. AB Chandler \nis likely Vermont resident Albert Brown Chandler, known for his \nassociation with Abraham Lincoln during Chandler\u2019s service as a \nWar Department telegraph operator during the American Civil War, \nand his later work as president of the Postal Telegraph Company. In \n1875, Chandler became general manager of the Atlantic and Pacific \nTelegraph Company. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165762 \nLot# 1128 \n Vermont 1878 \n Portland & \nOgdensburg Railroad Line Annual Pass \n\u201dVermont Division.\u201d Pass issued for 1878 to D. \nFlanders of Boston & Maine Railroad. Signed \nby superintendent AB Jewett. Red underprint \n\u201c1878\u201d and small vignette of locomotive. \nPrinted by Maverick & Wissinger, NY. Staining \non left border; paper and adhesive residue on reverse. The Portland \n& Ogdensburg Railroad was a railroad planned to connect Portland, \nMaine to Ogdensburg, New York. The plan failed, and in 1880 the \nVermont section was reorganized and leased by the Boston & Lowell \nRailroad. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164560 \nLot# 1129 \n Virginia 1883 \n Old Dominion \nSteamship Co. Annual Pass \nPass no. 216, \nissued for 1883 to FM Clark of the St. Johns \nRailway of Florida. Signed by the president pro \nterm (illegible). Nice design with paddlewheel \nsteamer vignette. Printed on cardstock. \nReverse states that this is good over the New \nYork, Norfolk, & Richmond Division. Toning, small paper loss on \nreverse. In 1882, the Elizabeth City and Norfolk Railroad expanded \nits operations again by signing a five-year contract with Norfolk\u2019s Old \nDominion Steamship Company. Steamships would provide passenger \nand freight service from Elizabeth City to New Bern and Washington, \nNorth Carolina. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165754 \nLot# 1130 \n Washington 1907 \n Washington & \nColumbia River Railway Annual Pass \nPass \nno. 270, issued for 1907 to AW Noyes of the \nChicago Great Western Railway. Signed by \ngeneral superintendent Cutter. Black and red \nprint on light blue cardstock. Some soiling. \nOrganized in 1892. Operated in Oregon and \nWashington: state line to Pendleton, Killian Junction to Athena, and \nEureka Junction to Pleasant View. In 1907, it was taken over by the \nNorthern Pacific Railway. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167561 \nLot# 1131 \n West Virginia 1890 \n Ohio River \nRailroad Company Annual Pass \nPass no. \n350, issued for the year 1890 to Chas. C. Lord \nof the Boston & Maine Railroad. Signed by \nthe president (illegible). Black and red print \non light blue cardstock. Circular locomotive \nvignette. Homer Lee Bank Note Co. \nEst. $100- \n300 \nHWAC# 165760","23 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nTransportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1132 \n Racine, Wisconsin \n1871 \nWestern \nUnion \nRailroad \nAnnual \nTicket \nEarly pass. Pass. no. 539, \nissued to AB Andrews, supt. \nof the Raleigh & Gaston \nRailroad. Signed by general \nsuperintendent DA Olin. Black \nprint with green background \nand white underprint. This \nwas a Wisconsin railroad that \noperated 1863-1900; taken over by Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul \nRailway. An ad in 1876 says they offer the \u201cShortest and Most Direct \nRoute To Beloit, Dubuque, Freeport, Fulton, Rock Island, St. Louis, \nCouncil Bluffs, Omaha, San Francisco...\u201d \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164566 \nLot# 1133 \n Wisconsin 1880 \nChicago, Milwaukee & St. \nPaul Railway Annual Pass \nPass no. 240 issued for \n1880 to S. Manson on the \nWisconsin Central Railroad. \nSigned by general manager \nSS Merrill. Black and red \nprint on green paper. This \nline was known as the \n\u201cMilwaukee Road.\u201d Earlier \niterations opened in 1850. Took on this name in 1874. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167934 \nLot# 1134 \n Wisconsin 1885 \n Chicago, St. Paul, \nMinneapolis, & Omaha Railway Annual Pass \nPass no. 1465, issued for the year 1885 to A. \nWallont. Vignette sign at upper left lists the \nstates of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Dakota, \nand Nebraska. Reverse lists the mileage in \neach of those states, with Wisconsin having the \nhighest. Circular vignette of train crossing curved bridge. Printed by \nABN. Soiling. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167929 \nLot# 1135 \n Wisconsin 1890 \n Milwaukee, \nLake Shore, & Western Railway Annual \nPass \nPass no. 1399 issued to CC Church & \nwife for 1890. Preprinted signature of general \nmanager Whitcomb. Countersigned by WG \nMoore. Endorsed by Church. Ornate logo with \nlocomotive vignette. Printed on cardstock by \nAmerican Bank Note Co. Soiling. This was the 1872 reorganization \nof several predecessor roads: Appleton and New London Railway, \nMilwaukee, Manitowoc & Green Bay Railroad, The Vieux Desert & Lake \nShore Railroad Company, and The Wolf River Railroad Company. By \n1888, the Lake Shore was operating daily mainline passenger trains \non the Milwaukee to Ashland route as well as frequent branch service \nto Rhinelander, Wausau, Oconto, Two Rivers and Oshkosh. In the \n1890s, this line merged with the Chicago & North Western Railway. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 164563 \nLot# 1136 \n 1912-30 \n Santa Fe System Pass \nGroup (Fred Harvey Eating Houses & Two \nClubs) \nLot of 4 different. This is a rare group \nof passes for clubs associated with the Santa \nFe railroad system. 1-2) Two different passes \nfor the Santa Fe Eating Houses, Fred Harvey, \nmanager, 1912 and 1920. Signed by TG Payne. \n3) Santa Fe Masonic Club member pass, 1924. Signed by the secretary. \n4) Santa Fe \u201cAll Try and Stay Fit General Office Recreation Club\u201d \nmember pass, 1930. Signed by the secretary. \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# \n168036 \nLot# 1137 \n 1894-1918 \n Two Different \nMidwest US Railroad Passes: Ozark \nValley and Omaha Bridge & Terminal \nLot of 2 different. 1) Omaha Bridge & \nTerminal Railway. Pass no. 601 issued \nfor 1894 to CH Hudson. Signed by the \ngeneral manager. Brown and red print \non cardstock. The railroad of Omaha \nBridge and Terminal Railway Company \nis a double-track line from Council \nBluffs, Iowa, to Omaha, Nebr., 4.398 \nmiles, including a bridge across the \nMissouri River and terminal facilities \nin Omaha. 2) Ozark Valley Railway \nCompany. Pass no. 103 issued for \n1918 to E. Mower of the Central West Virginia & Southern Railroad. \nCountersigned by Emilee Butler. Black and red print on cardstock. \nThe Ozark Valley Railroad is a 27-mile shortline railroad connecting \nMexico, Missouri, and Fulton, Missouri. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167941 \nLot# \n1138 \n1894-1924 \nTwo \nDifferent Railroad Annual Passes: \nOklahoma Union and Baltimore & \nOhio \nLot of 2 different. 1) Baltimore \n& Ohio Southwestern Railway \nCompany. Pass no. M1275 issued \nfor 1894 to BS Olds of the UPS&G \nRailway. Preprinted signature of \nthe vice president. Brown print \non cardstock. \u201cGood on lines West \nof Cincinnati only\u201d printed on \nthe reverse. 2) Oklahoma Union \nRailway Company. Pass no. 193, \nissued for 1924 to TL Peeler of the \nMissouri-Kansas-Texas \nRailroad. \nCountersigned by RV Miller. The \nOklahoma Union Railway Company operates hourly interurban service \nbetween Sapulpa and Tulsa. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 167942 \nLot# 1139 \n 1918-1938 \n Two Miscellaneous \nRailroad Passes: American Express & Stockton \nElectric \nLot of 2 different. 1) American Express \nCompany pass issued for 1918 to FP Blount of \nthe Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway. Preprinted \nsignature of president Taylor. Reverse signed by \nthe vice president. 2) Stockton Electric Railroad \nCompany. Pass issued for 1938-39 to HO Marler \nof the Pacific Electric Railway. Countersigned by F. \nGriffin. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 165977 \nLot# 1140 \n 1918-1927 \n Two Pacific Coast \nRailroad Annual Passes \nLot of 2 different. 1) \nTacoma Eastern Railroad Company. Pass no. 266 \nissued for 1918 to EP Allen. Countersigned by AH \nBarkley. Printed on pink paper. Tacoma Eastern \nRailroad was a 30-inch narrow gauge logging road, \nabout two miles long, running from a shallow- \nwater wharf at the head of Commencement Bay in \nTacoma, Washington. The railroad left the wharf \nfronting Dock Street and continued southward \nthrough a steep chasm to a sawmill located near South 38th Street. \nThe railroad, the wharf, and the sawmill were owned and operated by \nbrothers John F. and George E. Hart. 2) Pacific Coast Railroad Company. \nPass no. 204, issued for 1927 to EP Allen. Countersigned by BL Moore. \nPrinted on yellow paper. Founded by the Pacific Steamship Company. \nThe original 10-mile link from San Luis Obispo to Avila Beach and Port \nHarford was later built southward to Santa Maria and Los Olivos, with \nbranches to Sisquoc and Guadalupe. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 166912","24 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Transportation \/ Steamship\/Marine \nLot# 1141 \n 1893 \n Red Star Line Steamers \nAnnual Pass \nPass no. 650, issued for the year \n1893 to WB Pearsons, president of the Boston \n& Portsmouth Steamship Co. Signed by general \nmanager Miller. Fancy logo with wheel and \nporthole vignette with view of steamship. \nPrinted on cardstock. Some soiling. The Red \nStar Line was a shipping line founded in 1871 as a joint venture \nbetween the International Navigation Company of Philadelphia, and \nthe Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Anonyme de Navigation Belgo-Am\u00c8ricaine of Antwerp, \nBelgium. The company\u2019s main ports of call were Antwerp in Belgium, \nLiverpool and Southampton in the United Kingdom, and New York City \nand Philadelphia. The International Mercantile Marine Co. (Titanic) \ntook it over in 1902. Red Star Line survived IMM\u2019s financial crisis in \n1915. In the 1930s Red Star Line was part of Arnold Bernstein Line. \nThe company declared bankruptcy in 1934. It operated until 1935 \nwhen its assets were eventually sold to the Holland America Line. \nEst. \n$100-300 \nHWAC# 165752 \nLot# 1142 \n 1919-24 \n Two Different Steamer \nLine Annual Passes: Crosby and Cumberland \nLot of 2 different. 1) Crosby Transportation \nCompany. \u201cCrosby Line Steamers.\u201d Pass no. \n175, issued for 1919 to Ivers Wilder. Black \nand red print on green paper. Milwaukee, Wisconsin steamer line. 2) \nCumberland Transportation Company. No. 227, issued for 1924 to CJ \nRhodes. \u201cCumberland River Route.\u201d Burnside, Kentucky to Nashville, \nTennessee. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 160226 \nLot# 1143 \n 1914-1932 \n Two Different Steamer \nLine Annual Passes: Manhattan and Nippon \nYusen Kaisha \nLot of 2 different. 1) Manhattan \nNavigation Company. \u201cManhattan Line.\u201d Pass \nissued for 1914 to EB Jones of Erie Railroad Co. \nBlack and red print with green flag vignette on cardstock. 2) Nippon \nYusen Kaisha. Between Seattle and Victoria or Vancouver. Issued \nfor 1932 to JE Courtney of the Denver & Rio Grande. Red logo with \nunderprint vignette. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 160252 \nLot# 1144 \n 1919-32 \n Two Different Steamer \nLine Annual Passes incl. Ocean Steamship \nCompany of Savannah \nLot of 2 different. 1) Island \nTransportation Company. Washington state. Pass \nissued for 1919 to Ivers Wilder of the Chicago \n& South Haven Railroad. Signed by the general \nmanager. The Island Transportation Company \nbegan running passenger ferries between Mukilteo \nand south Whidbey Island in 1911, with car ferry \nservice added in 1919. The company sold to \nPuget Sound Navigation Company (the Black Ball Line) in the 1920s. \n2) Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah. Pass issued for 1932 to \nEdward French, president of the Boston & Maine Railroad. Preprinted \nsignature of the president. Flag vignette on pink paper. \nEst. $60-200 \nHWAC# 165979 \nLot# 1145 \n Cisco, California \nGrizzly Hill \nTunnel Stereoview from C.P.R.R. Series (CA) \nStereoview from the Central Pacific Railroad \nseries titled, \u201cGrizzly Hill Tunnel from the \nNorth\u201d, 500 feet long. The Grizzly Hill Tunnel \nwas the first one necessary to build the Central \nPacific Railroad and it was built in 1865. The location was 77 miles \neast of Sacramento, just east of Cisco. The next tunnel built was the \nEmigrant Gap tunnel at the 84 mile mark. Both were built using \nblack powder. Ultimately, to get to the Comstock and to Reno, ten \nmore tunnels would need to be built. These tunnels were so difficult \nto dig that Leland Stanford tried experimenting with nitroglycerin \nexplosives. After 2,000 nitroglycerin insertions in the west tunnel, \nCrocker resisted using any more efforts to use it. It was eight times \nmore powerful to blast, but extremely unpredictable. The tunnels \nwere then built with black powder and Chinese labor (Promontory, \nthe Golden Spike, 1869). Some wear to the mount, but the views are \nclear. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 145738 \nLot# \n1146 \nColfax, \nCalifornia \nStereoview \nof Central Pacific RR \nEngine at American \nRiver \nForks, \nCalifornia \nTitle \nof \nthe view is \u201cView of \nthe Forks, American \nRiver, \nCal.\u201d \nshows \nmen standing astride \na Central Pacific Railroad engine running through the American \nRiver Canyon. Located in today\u2019s I-80 corridor. View is from the \nPopular Series. Photographer isn\u2019t noted but this was likely a Hart \nor Houseworth view. The Central Pacific Railroad was run through \nDonner Pass and ultimately to Promontory Point in Utah to connect \nthe Transcontinental railroad. Condition is excellent and the view is \nvery clear and bright. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 145715 \nLot# 1147 \n Nevada City, California \nNevada \nCity Railroad Map Group \nNevada City, CA \nrailroad maps. 4x Narrow Gauge about 20x36\u201d, \n1 stained, 1 4\u201d tear. Nevada Traction, 20x36\u201d, 6\u201d tear. Narrow Gauge \nstation map 36x74\u201d. 4x Narrow Gauge about 36x96\u201d, staining. \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 166820 \nLot# 1148 \n Nevada County, California \nNevada \nCounty Railroad Map Group \nNevada County, \nCA railroad maps. 4 about 25x36\u201d. 3 about \n36x145\u201d. 20 smaller railroad car bule prints including narrow gauge \nrailroad. \nEst. $200-700 \nHWAC# 166819 \nLot# 1149 \n Colorado \nColorado Railroad \nChecks and Ephemera \n3 Colorado railroad \nchecks, San Luis Southern 1912, Florence & \nCripple Creek 1905, Rio Grande Southern 1914. \n2 Pike\u2019s Peak by Rail booklets, 1 with detached \ncover. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 163031 \nLot# \n1150 \nColorado \nColorado \nRailroad Photos, 2 \n2 Colorado railroad \nphotos. High Bridge above Georgetown \nbridge scene by TA Thompson, \n4.25x7.25\u201d. Locomotive and tender, \nSchenectady Locomotive Works 3x8.5\u201d. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 163301 \nLot# 1151 \n Kentucky \nLouisville & \nNashville Railroad Posters \n14 large \nL & N Railroad poster calendars, each \nwith a map of the routes, circa late \n1940s-1960s. Overall size 22 x 28, each \nwith crude plastic frames. Each poster at \nleast two different colors printed by the \nStandard Printing Company of Louisville. \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 166764 \nLot# 1152 \n Montana \nRailroad Commission \nMap of Montana, 1908 \n1908 Railroad \nCommission of Montana map, 41x53\u201d. Color \nstate borders and railroad lines. Tape repairs, small edge tears and \nwear. Please inspect. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$500-1000 \nHWAC# 166812","25 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nTransportation \/ Stage \nLot# 1153 \n Montana \nMonida and \nYellowstone Stage Co. Checks \nTwo checks from the Monida \nand Yellowstone Stage Co. drawn \non the First National Bank of \nDillon, Mont. Vignette at left \nfeatures The Monida Line from \nThe Oregon Short Line Railroad \nthrough Yellowstone Park. Checks \nnumber 2602 & 2605; datelined \nSt. Paul, Minn., 190_. 1905 - E.H. \nHarriman, an executive of the \nUnion Pacific Railroad, is invited \nto tour Yellowstone. At the time \nof his visit, the closest rail to the \nwest entrance is in Monida. Immediately following his visit, Harriman \nauthorized the Oregon Short Line, a subsidiary of the UPRR, to \nconduct surveys and prepare estimates for a line to Yellowstone\u2019s \nwest entrance. Construction of the Union Pacific\u2019s Yellowstone Branch \nbegan in the fall of 1905. 1908 - The first passenger train arrives to the \narea on June 11th and the community\u2019s first businesses are there to \naccommodate visitors. In 1908, Madison National Forest grants leases \nat $10 a year to four enterprising men: Joe Clause, Sam Eagle, Charles \nArnet, and L.A. (Dick) Murray. The west entrance quickly becomes the \nmost popular entrance to Yellowstone National Park and remains as \nthe most popular entrance over a century later. \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# \n161492 \nLot# \n1154 \nMontana \nAssorted Montana Railroad \nEphemera \nCollection \nAbout 120 or more pieces \nof railroad ephemera from \ninto or out of Montana, c. \n1887-96. \nPittsburgh \nand \nLake Erie, Cleveland Canton \nand Southern, Chicago Great \nWestern, Chicago Rock Island \nand Pacific, Kankakee Line, \nChicago and Northwestern and more. Receipts, billing of lading etc. \nEst. $400-600 \nHWAC# 168095 \nLot# 1155 \n Montana \nMontana Union Pacific \nRailroad Ephemera Group \nAbout 40 pieces \nof Union Pacific Railroad ephemera into and \nout of Montana. c. 1879-92. Receipts, pictorial \ncheck, billheads, letterheads, bills of lading etc. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 168099 \nLot# 1156 \nNorthern Pacific Railroad Freight \nTariff Ephemera \n3 Northern Pacific Railroad \nJoint Freight Tariff pamphlets. c. 1890, 2x1891. \n2 tariff associated agent bulletins c. 1891. \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 168149 \nLot# 1157 \nNorthern Pacific Railway \nDistances Schedules \n3x Northern Pacific \nRailway Table of Distances, c. 1925, 1926, 1930 \nsingle page only. Blue print style Distance Schedules-Montana Union \nRailway, Rocky Mountain Division, Montana Division-these 3 are in \nused condition. Please inspect. \nEst. $240-500 \nHWAC# 168093 \nLot# 1158 \nNorthern Pacific Railway \nEmployee Manuals, 4 \n4 Northern Pacific \nRailway employee manuals c. 1911-47. Work \nrules, engine specs, promotions etc. Schedule \nfor Firemen, 2x Schedule for Engineers, \nSchedule for Locomotive Firemen and Hostlers. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# \n168098 \nLot# 1159 \n Montana \nNorthern Pacific & \nGreat Northern Railway Ephemera Group \nNorthern Pacific and Great Northern Railway \nephemera, into and from Montana, about 20 \nitems. c. 1890-1901. Expense bills, way bills, \nletterheads, receipts, bill of lading etc. \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 168094 \nLot# 1160 \n Montana \nMontana Train and \nExpress Group \nLot of 40. Three express \npieces: Virginia City License to SR Buford 1891 \nof Virginia City for stage and express, Pacific \nExpress Company note on Letterhead and RC \nHalliday of Dillon 1888 Virginia City delivery \nwith steamboat pictorial. Busk Tunnel Railway \n1890 $103,155 bill Leadville. Galen Stage Company (crossed out) \nbill. Sunburst Sate Bank of Sunburst Montana with oil car pictorials. \nUPRR shipment to Halliday at Dillon Montana. Union Pacific Railway \nletterhead from Eagle Rock Idaho to Dillon Montana 1886. Six 1889 \nUnion Pacific Railway bills to Dillon. Wabash Western Railway 1889 \nbill. Monon Route of the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Line bill. \n25 ENGINE POSTCARDS. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165358 \nLot# 1161 \n Virginia City, Montana \nVirginia City and Red Bluff \nStage Tickets, 1891, 8 and \nLetter \n8 rare Virginia City and Red \nBluff Stage tickets, c. 1891. 1 with \nstaining. 1893 letter to S R Buford \nfrom one of his stage drivers \nabout a dispute over 2 horses \ngetting shod and disrupting the \ndeliver schedule and envelope . \nEst. $180-350 \nHWAC# 168100 \nLot# 1162 \n Nevada \nNevada \nRailroad Library with Key \nReferences \nLot of 5 different \nNevada railroad books. 1-3) \nRailroads of Nevada by Myrick, \nVols. 1-3. All first edition \nhardcovers with original dust \njackets. a) Volume I. 1962. \n443pp. A record of over forty- \nthree railroads of Northern \nNevada, many of them never \nbefore chronicled. A great deal \nof information is provided about \nthe economic history of Nevada \nand the eastern slope of the \nSierra, as it is as much a history \nof the region as it is a railroad \nbook. Much on Chinese and Irish track gangs who built the railroads, \nas well as European capitalists who provided the money for greater \nexpansion. Many industries are discussed including mining and gold \nmining, lumber and timber, fiberboard mills, etc. b) Vol. II, 1962. The \nauthor expands the history of the economic development and railroad \nexpansion into Southern Nevada and Eastern California, from Death \nValley and the Mojave Desert to the hard rock tunnels of Goldfield \nand the isolated communities of Rhyolite and Pioche. Much on silver \nmines. c) Vol. III. 392 pp., preface, acknowledgments, chronological \nlist of selected events, illustrated from photographs, maps and \ncharts. Covers short lines and lumber trains. 4) Virginia & Truckee, \nThe Bonanza Road by Ferrell. 1999 hardcover 1st edition. 300pp. \nwith many photos. 5) Bonanza Railroads by Kneiss. Revised edition \n1963. Hardcover 187 pp. 14 pp. photographs, with numerous textual \ndrawings. History of the short-lived rail lines that were constructed \nin Nevada and Northern California during the gold and silver booms, \nincluding the Sacramento Valley Railroad, San Francisco and San Jose \nRailroad, the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, the Eureka and Palisade \nlines, and the Nevada Central Railroad. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 166800","26 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Transportation \/ Railroads \nLot# 1163 \n Nevada \nVirginia & Truckee \nRailroad Ephemera (Comstock) \nLot of 15 \noriginal Virginia and Truckee Railway items: \n1917 time table; Virginia Truckee Transit Co. \ndocument; Parcel Revenue document; Report \nof animals killed or injured; Daily Balance \nSheet; Forwarding sheet in triplicate; Payroll \nVoucher service check; Railway Car Service \nVoucher; Station Agents draft check; Green thirty day excursion ticket \nto Gold Hill; V & T Railway Ship This Order stick-on shipping label; \nWestern Pacific and V & T shipping label; brand new unused V & \nT box car tag; cartoon map of the V & T Railway showing points of \ninterest drawn by Ward Kimball in 1941. Items are authentic and were \nacquired when the railway shut down. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 165468 \nLot# 1164 \n Nevada \nVirginia & Truckee \nRailroad Ephemera \nAbout 14 pieces of \nTruckee and Virginia Railroad ephemera-1917 \ntimetable, report of animals killed, forwarding \nsheets, blank payroll check, blank ledgers, \ntickets etc. Unused metal box car tag. \nEst. \n$150-300 \nHWAC# 167995 \nLot# 1165 \n New York, New York c.1910s \nHutchinson Train Indicators Catalog \nRare. \nNational Indicator Company, New York. Brown \nwrappers, string binding, 38 pp. full of B&W \nphotographs of train terminals and diagrams of the \ntrain indicators offered by the company. No printer \nor publication date, but text mentions 1909. 11.75 \nx 9\u201d \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 165319 \nLot# 1166 \n Pennsylvania \nPennsylvania Railroad \nTime Table, c. 1898 \nc. 1898 Pennsylvania Railroad \ntime table. Service between Washington, Baltimore, \nNew York, Erie etc. Some toning. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 168085 \nLot# 1167 \n Utah \nUtah Central and Utah & \nNorthern Railroad Ephemera \nRare Utah \n& Northern Railroad ephemera including \npictorial \ncheck, \nforwarding \nbillheads, \nletterheads including pictorial Overland \nFreight Line etc., c. 1870-80. 3 Utah Central \nRailway receipts c. 1880-88. About 15 total \nitems. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 168148 \nLot# 1168 \n Virginia \nChesapeake and Ohio \nRailroad Time Tables, 5, c. 1890\u2019s \n5 c. 1890\u2019s \nChesapeake and Ohio railroad time tables. \nNicest is colorful Spring Mountains and Sea \nShore Resorts version with color map and \nscenic photos. Cover has some chips and light \nverso stain. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 168097 \nLot# 1169Buying a Locomotive Letterheads, \n4 \n4 Birmingham Rail and Locomotive Co. c. \n1935-38 pictorial letters to Trap Rock Co in \nMinneapolis, MN about buying a Baldwin, \nBrowning and American locomotives. Also \noriginal photos of a locomotive, crane car and \ncoach car. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167819 \nLot# 1170 Early Railroad Ephemera - 6 \nEarly Miscellaneous Railroad Ephemera (6). \n1) McCloud River R.R., Gold Spike Special, \npubl. by The Western Railroader, Vol. 18, No. 9, \nIssue 189, 1955 Text by Jack Wagner. Rail Line \nruns between Mt. Shasta City and Burney and \nconnects a vast timber area to 3 major railroads \nin Siskiyou & Shasta Co\u2019s. Headquarters are in \nthe logging town of McCloud. (5-1\/2\u201d x 8-1\/2\u201d booklet contains 61 \nphotographs, a double-page map in the center and a total of 48 pages). \n2) The Atchison, Topeka & Railway System Map, 1924, Striking 36\u201d x 17- \n1\/2\u201d 3-color map 3) \u201cHeritage Fleet\u201d, Preserving the Past While Serving \nThe Future, Union Pacific\u2019s Passenger Train History, which began in \nMay of 1869. This booklet was given as memento to the passengers \nwho were fortunate enough to travel in one of U.P.\u2019s Heritage Program \nSteam Locomotives (Excursion Service). (6-1\/4\u201d x 10-1\/2\u201d, 32 pages). \n4) First in the West, compiled and published by the Southern Pacific \nCo. in 1955. The story of the building of the Sacramento Railroad, the \nfirst railroad west of the Great Rockies marking the real beginning of \nrailroading in the Far West. (5\u201d x 8\u201d Booklet, 16 pages). 5) Ticket to \nSilverton, by Ed Crist, R. B. Grenard & John Krause, publ. by Associated \nArtists of Dixie, Inc., 1988. Denver & Rio Grande R.R. begins operations \nbetween Durango & Silverton in the San Juan Mtns. in the S.W. corner \nof Colorado in 1870\u2019s. (11\u201d x 8-1\/2\u201d booklet contains 71 photographs, \n3 maps and 48 pages). 6) Railfair \u201891 Souvenir Program, publ. by Calif. \nState R.R. Museum Foundation in Sacramento for its 10th Anniversary. \nOver 27 preserved steam & diesel locomotives as shown in booklet \n(40 pgs.), are on display. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 163522 \nLot# 1171 Early Railroad Excursions, \nWestern US - 5 \nEarly Railroad Excursion Trips \nin Western States (5). 1) \u201cThe Central Pacific \nRailroad, A trip across the North American \nContinent from Ogdon to San Francisco, publ. \nby T. Nelson & Sons, N.Y., 1871. A pictorial \nguidebook containing 32 pages of text & 11 \ncolor photos (4\u201dx 6\u201d HB). 2) \u201cYour Shasta \nDaylight\u201d Trip, Portland - S.F., 1954. Multi 7-fold brochure opens up to \n6-1\/2\u201dx 31\u201d 2-sided map showing locations of stops and times along \nthe way (excellent condition). 3) \u201cThe Cripple Creek Trip\u201d, through \nthe Heart of the Rockies into the Land of Gold. \u201cThe one-day trip that \nbankrupts the language\u201d. Consists of a multi-fold strip of 14 postcard \nsize pictures of the amazing scenery experienced during the trip. \n4)\u201dThe Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R.R., Repro of 1876 Timetable. \nAttractive 2-sided multi-folded pamphlet in multiple colors. When \nunfolded, the backside be- comes a majestic collage of maps, scenery & \ntext. Messages in large type include: \u201cThe Arkansas Valley Route\u201d from \nthe Missouri River to Colorado & New Mexico\u201d and \u201cThe only Direct \nRoute to the Famous San Juan Mines!\u201d (4-1\/2\u201d x 7-1\/2\u201d opens to 36\u201d x \n13\u201d). 5) The Cripple Creek Short Line Trip, the Most Wonder full Sight- \nSeeing Trip in America. This 5-fold brochure contains 12 postcard size \nscenes in color and 3 maps and text in B&W (unfolded measures 33\u201dx \n7\u201d). \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 163520 \nLot# 1172 \nEarly Union Pacific Local \nFreight Tariff Booklet \nFrom the beginning \nof Union Pacific, this is a 1869 Local Freight \nTariff booklet with general directions, rules \nand conditions with classification of freight \nby product and towns. 10.5x7\u201d with some \nfront and back cover staining extending \nto lower pages as well..5\u201d back tear. Please \ninspect. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 167775","27 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nGeneral Americana \/ Ephemera \nLot# 1173 \nUnion Pacific Railroad Ledger \nPages, 1877-1882 (3) \n1.) May 1877 payroll \nfor the mountain division track department. \nThe document contains 21 workers names \nand their job, and the amount paid on June 23 \n1877. signed by J D Blayent as payroll agent \nand S W Garrett as auditor. 2.) Sept - Dec \nPayroll records on 2 pages, containing names \nof about 50 people, their jobs and amount paid. \nThese large pages measure 17 x 14\u201d \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 167500 \nLot# 1174 Freight Forwarding and Express \nEphemera \n5 items. Utah Northern RR cover \nand freight receipt 1875. 2x BF White bill of \nlading and pictorial receipt 1880 and 1879. \nEst. \n$100-200 \nHWAC# 162152 \nLot# 1175 Railroad Cover Collection, \nAmerican, c 1915-1979 (230+) \nA very \nnice collection of railroad covers collected \nand assembled by a young man in Michigan. The collection itself \nis emblematic of America\u2019s fascination with trains, and a special \nfascination that hits nearly every American at some time in their life. \nThe collection contains in excess of 230 covers: special cachets, railroad \npost office markings, railroad company corner advertising covers, \nspecial covers using rail related stamps, commemorative covers and \nthe like, all circa 1910-1979 or so. A few post cards are present as well. \nThe collection is contained in two philatelic cover binders, the front \ncover on one is repaired. \nEst. $400-500 \nHWAC# 165461 \nLot# 1176 Railroad Post Card Collection, \nAmerican, \nc1920-1980 \n(450+\/-) \nA \nmarvelous postcard collection assembled by a \nyoung man in Michigan. The collection shows \nthe fascination of trains, especially to America\u2019s \nyouth during a time when all transportation \nswitched to air travel. There are about 450 \npost cards, c 1920-1980ish, with perhaps 6-8 \nreal photo black and white cards with trains. \nThe trains depicted in the cards are all over \nAmerica, from coast to coast. They show steam trains, diesel, and every \naspect of the American railroad train business. The great majority of \nthe collection is from the post-WW2 era, c 1950-1970, an era when \nmany of these cards were thrown away, rendering this a wonderful \narchive. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 165462 \nLot# \n1177 \nVintage \n19th \nCentury Railroad \nPieces (3) incl. \nTwo Bonds \n1.) \nTraveling \non \nthe \nLiverpool \nand \nManchester \nRailway \n1831. \nPrinted color litho \nby tuck and sons London Paris and NY, published and printed 1894. \nCopyright MB Cotsworth, Holgate, York. 28\u201d x 11.5\u201d overall dimensions. \nOriginal frame no glass, backing paper label still present though is in \npoor condition. 2.) Columbus and Maysville Railway Co. 1877 First \nmortgage bond printed by Strawbridge and Co Cincinnati. 40 coupons \nattached, unissued. Overprint in red, underneath the title \u201cSouthern \nDivision\u201d Frame size is 25.5 x 21\u201d excellent condition. 3.) International \nRailroad Co, $1000 Bond, 1871 Texas. 40 coupons attached unissued. \nNo glass. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 167438 \nLot# 1178 Brass Scale Model Locomotive \nand Caboose in Boxes \nUnited geared \nlocomotive, 2 truck, Shay Class B, small scale \nbrass locomotive in original box, made in \nJapan, 2x6x1.5\u201d. Kadee brass plated white \nmetal? caboose in original box, made in Japan, \n2x5.5x1.5\u201d. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 160746 \nLot# 1179 Model Railroad Ephemera \nGroup \nNice group of model railroad ephemera \nwith lots of Lionel, also Tyco, Korber, Varney, \nMarnold, Roundhouse Products, Fleischmann, \nBachmann, Ahearn etc., . c. 1950\u2019s-1992. \nEst. \n$200-300 \nHWAC# 161879 \nLot# 1180 Marysville and \nGould Stage Line Sign \nPaper \nsign for Marysville and Gould \nStage Line. We are unsure if \nthis is in California. 11x13.75\u201d. \nPartially delaminated from multi \nlayer paper backing, top center \n.5\u201d tears, edge wear, indentation \nunder S in Marysville. Please \ninspect. \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# \n167832 \nLot# \n1181 \nAssorted \nStage \nReceipts \nIncluding Holladay, 7 \n7 pieces of stage related \nephemera. Unused c. 1860\u2019s Holladay Overland \nMail & Express receipt. Also HF Gallen\u2019s \nExpress receipt, 3x Montana & Idaho Stage and \nForwarding receipts. 1909 Armstead, Medicine \nLodge and Grant Stage 2pp receipt. \u201cBenjamin \nHolladay (October 14, 1819 - July 8, 1887) \nwas an American transportation businessman \nresponsible for creating the Overland Stage \nto California during the height of the 1849 California Gold Rush. Ben \nHolladay created a stagecoach empire and he is known in history as \nthe \u201cStagecoach King\u201d. A native of Kentucky, he also was hired as a \nprivate courier to General Alexander Doniphan of Missouri. Doniphan \nrefused point-blank to carry out orders to kill the Mormons during the \n1838 Mormon War in Missouri. Through Holladay\u2019s friendship with \nBrigham Young, Holladay established a profitable freighting contract \nto Salt Lake City. His transportation empire later included steamships \nand railroads in Oregon.\u201d from Wikipedia \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 162173 \nLot# 1182 American Line Steamer Archive, \nc. 1870\u2019s to 80\u2019s \nNice and rare American \nLine steamer mini archive, c. 1870\u2019s to 80\u2019s. \n2 small promo sheets with map for journey \nfrom Philadelphia to Liverpool, England-1 is \nmissing middle section. List of passengers, \nconcert program, 5 menus with hand written \nselections-creases etc. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 167777 \nLot# 1183 Lusitania 1909 Ephemera \n6 pieces of paper ephemera from a \nMay 1909 voyage of the RMS Lusitania \nof the Cunard Line. The ephemera is \nattached to a scrap album, page and \nincludes 3 second cabin menus for \nmay 21, 22, 23, 1909, a passenger list \nbooklet, and 2 tickets to the 2nd saloon. \nThe Lusitania was sunk in 1915 by the \nGermans causing the start of WWI. \nEst. \n$300-500 \nHWAC# 167503","28 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n General Foreign \/ Other \nLot# 1184 White Star Line Silver Salt \nShaker \nSilver plate salt shaker from White \nStar Line with flag emblem on lower portion, \ndetachable top. 6.75x2.25\u201d. \u201cThe White Star \nLine was a British shipping line. Founded \nout of the remains of a defunct packet \ncompany, it gradually rose up to become one \nof the most prominent shipping companies \nin the world, providing passenger and cargo \nservices between the British Empire and the \nUnited States. While many other shipping \nlines focused primarily on speed, White Star \nbranded their services by focusing more on \nproviding comfortable passages for both \nupper class travelers and immigrants. Today, \nWhite Star is remembered for the innovative \nvessel Oceanic and for the losses of some of \ntheir best passenger liners, including the \nwrecking of Atlantic in 1873, the sinking \nof Republic in 1909, the loss of Titanic in \n1912 and the wartime sinking of HMHS \nBritannic in 1916. Despite its casualties, the \ncompany retained a prominent hold on shipping markets around the \nglobe before falling into decline during the Great Depression.\u201d from \nWikipedia \nEst. $300-700 \nHWAC# 167533 \nLot# 1185 Graf Zeppelin Photo \nRare 6.5x9.5\u201d \nphoto of LZ 27, Graf Zeppelin. \u201cLZ 127 Graf \nZeppelin was a German passenger-carrying \nhydrogen-filled rigid airship that flew from \n1928 to 1937. It offered the first commercial \ntransatlantic passenger flight service. The \nship was named after the German airship \npioneer Ferdinand von Zeppelin, a count in the German nobility.\u201d from \nWikipedia.. Enlarged by James United, Kodak. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# \n168143 \nLot# 1186 Aviation Collection \nIncluding a TWA Clock \nA group \nof aviation things: an electric clock \nfrom Trans World Airline; ten \ninches in diameter; flyers from \nAmerican \nAirlines \nadvertising \nCalifornia, Arizona Texas and New \nMexico service. Stock certificates \nfrom Fairchild Aviation Corporation \n(seven);Four of the six artist\u2019s prints \nfrom the Nut Tree Aviation Collection: one of a race between a Curtiss \nBiplane and Barney Oldfield at the Emeryville, California race track \nin 1913. another of The Black Cats over Burdett Airport, Los Angeles. \nAnother of Jimmy Doolittle wins the 1932 Thompson Trophy race in \na Gee-Bee R-1 Super Sportster. A page of the March 1928 National \nGeographic with Charles Lindbergh on one side, and the U.S. Navy \ndirigible \u201cLos Angeles\u201d (A harbinger of the coming aerial age) on the \nother. And eight poker chips with biplanes on them. \nSalvatore Falcone \nCollection \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 147275 \nLot# 1187 Vintage Large Airline \nTravel Posters, 16 \n16 vintage airline \ntravel poster, c. 1960\u2019s to 70\u2019s. All but \n1 are laminated. About 37x24\u201d. The \nWest, Western Airlines. San Francisco, \nWestern Airlines. London TWA. Air \nCargo TWA 3 corners have damage. \nKetchikan, Alaska Airlines. Marseille. \nSwitzerland, TWA. Philadelphia, TWA, \nright side chips. Paris and Nice, bottom \n.5\u201d tear. Pacific Northwest, United \nAirlines, creases. Lighthouse, United Airlines. Tunise, Washington, \nTWA. Hawaii, United Airlines. Bermuda, Pan Am, right side damage \nand creases. San Francisco, United Airlines. Nice display group! \nStuart \nMackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $300-1000 \nHWAC# 167754 \nLot# 1188 Martin Marietta Rocket Engineer \nc. 1966 to 80\u2019s Notebooks \nArchive of a \nMartin Marietta rocket engineer, c. 1966-80\u2019s. \n1966 Martin Company Engineering Laboratories Notebook with \nhandwritten drawings, complex mathematical formulas etc. This \nis perhaps a study book for state certification in fundamentals in \nengineering as per booklet in back. 1962-63 Martin Marietta binder \nwith assembled pages about batteries, with Gemini mission as well \nas Minuteman and Scout missiles. Includes graphs, charts, typed \nand handwritten notes. Martin Marietta binder with 17th Annual \nPower Source Conference program, 188pp. Includes session on solar \nenergy, batteries including nickel cadmium and alkaline, electrical \nconversion etc. Some space applications also included. 1973 binder \nwith Titan rocket systems including discussing separation of stages, \n1, 2 and 3 related to electrical systems, meeting notes, specifications, \ntest results, battery operation etc. 1981 Boeing Aerospace binder on \nelectrical power systems with schematic diagrams, meeting notes etc. \n22lbs. \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# 164177 \nLot# 1189 \n 1969-81 \n U.S. Moon Shuttle \nCollection: Magazines, Patches, Newspaper \nand More \nLot of over 40 items. Includes over \n10 Life, Time and Space traveler dated 1969 and later. Challenger 7 \nmemorial collector pack NIB, 1986 Fresno Bee regarding Challenger \n7 disaster, Apollo \u201c11\u2019 glasses, Moon Rover salt and pepper shaker, \nvarious shuttle patches, four postmarked shuttle covers 1981, Kenner \nApollo \u201c11\u201d astronaut NIB, Amelia Earhart doll in box and other items. \nEst. $250-500 \nHWAC# 148444 \nLot# 1190 Automotive \nLogos and Name Plates \n80+ Pcs \nThis collection \nof \nautomotive \nbrand \nlogo, nameplates, and \ncollectibles includes well- \nknown names such as \nFord, BMW, Mercedes- \nBenz, and Cadillac along \nwith branded items from \nPacific \nCoast \nDream \nMachines, \nAmerican \nLocomotive Co., Antique Automobile Club of America, and many more. \nThe collection was built over many years of trade-and-swap. See photo \nfor a sampling of what is in the lot. \nSalvatore Falcone Collection \nEst. $240- \n500 \nHWAC# 146434 \nLot# 1191 \nChevrolet \nand \nCadillac \nShop \nManuals \nThere are two \nshop manuals for the \nCadillac 1958, 1960. The \n\u201858 is for the 62 series \ncoupe in a three ring \nbinder. A 1960 Cadillac \nShop Manual Supplement, \nfoxed \ncorners \nheavily \nused. A Chevrolet Shop \nManual for 1953-1958 in \na three ring binder, very good condition. A Chevrolet passenger car \nshop manual supplement for 1959; Passenger car shop manual 1961 \nChevrolet very good condition. Corvette Service Guide 1962 torn \ncover otherwise very good condition. A 1968 Chassis Service Manual \nfor Chevrolet in very good condition. A 1967 Chassis Service Manual \nin fair condition. The 1967 Chassis Overhaul Manual heavily notated \nfair to good condition. A 1969 Chassis Service Manual heavily notated \nfair condition. 1969 Chassis Overhaul Manual some foxing very good \ncondition. Two 1978 Chevrolet Service Manuals; service and electrical. \n1979 Chevrolet Electrical Troubleshooting Manual well illustrated \nin very good condition. Plus over twenty issues of NIA the National \nImpala Association from 1981 to 1983. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 162496","29 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nTransportation \/ Automobile \nLot# 1192 Corvette Restoration and Repair \nBooks 1963-1984 \nThis lot contains books \nto help you with the correct restoration of \nyour vintage Corvette; 1953-1972 Corvette \nSpecifications Guide NCRS by John Amgwert \npaperback pp. 166 excellent condition; \n1968-1982 by Richard Prince paperback, \npp.256 heavily notated. Chilton\u2019s Corvette \nRepair Manual #28500 paperback 1997. Chevrolet by the Numbers \n1965-1969 by Alvin Colvin pp. 336 paperback very good condition, \nthis book identifies driveline parts. The Corvette Black Book 1953- \n1988 by Michael Antonick published 1988 heavily notated. A great \nguide to establish options by model year. Corvette Paint Color Chips \n1963-1972 by CTR a fold-out color chart book with real color chips. \nA must-have book with the actual paint colors published in 1994. In \nexcellent condition. Chilton\u2019s Corvette String Ray 1963-1976 Repair \n& Tune-up Guide paperback pp. 281 foxed corners lightly notated. \nCorvettes Technically Speaking 1953-1977 pp. 800. 1984 Corvette \nShop Manual by GM. There are five coffee table books on the Corvette: \nCorvette Milestones by Mike Mueller pp 96, paperback 1996 in very \ngood condition; Corvette America\u2019s Star-Spangled Sports Car by \nKarl Ludvigsen 1973 long out of print fabulous photography pp. 288 \ndust jacket torn at binding; Corvette by Barry Coleman 1983 pp.96 \nhardcover with torn dust jacket; The Real Corvette by Ray Miller \n1975 first edition, pp. 320 hardcover red cover foxing on dust jacket; \nThe Complete Book of Corvette by Richard Langworth 1987 pp.319 \nhardcover very good condition with DJ. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 162492 \nLot# 1193Corvette Restoration \nBooks \n1963-1967 \nNoland \nAdams and M.F. Dobbins \nThis \ncollection of Corvette restoration \nbooks includes \u201cThe Complete \nCorvette Restoration & Technical \nGuide Vol. 2 1963-1967\u201dwritten \nby Noland Adams and sometimes \nreferred to as the \u2018bible\u201d by \nrestorers in excellent condition \nwith DJ. Noland literally wrote the \nbook on body-off restorations. \nPublished in 1987. He was a \nfounding father of NCRS (the National Corvette Restoration Society) \nand you will find his likeness in the Corvette Hall of Fame. There is \nthe 1963 Corvette Shop Manual printed in 1962 by General Motors \nCorp. in very good condition. This lot includes the 1964 Corvette Shop \nManual Supplement. Section 1-1 says:\u201d The rear window center pillar \nof the aero-coupe has been eliminated to afford improved visibility \nand appearance.\u201d (Bet me Buckwheat!). There is the 1965 Corvette \nShop Manual supplement also in very good condition. Lastly there \nis \u201cthe Vette Vues Fact Book of the 1963-1967 Sting Ray\u201d by Dr. M. F. \nDobbins; another NCRS member, 3rd edition 1979 with a \u201867 big block \non the cover. A must have for any mid-year enthusiast. The Grand- \nSport photographs are worth the price of admission. All books are out \nof print. \nEst. $180-300 \nHWAC# 162487 \nLot# 1194 National Corvette \nRestorer\u2019s \nMagazines \nand \nDriveline 1974-2011 \nThis is a \ncollection of two publications \nfrom the National Corvette \nRestoration Society (NCRS). \nDriveline magazine covered \nparts and cars for sales; issues \nfrom \n2002-2011, \nforty-one \nissues. The Corvette Restorer \nMagazine covers restoration techniques and repairs; 138 issues \nfrom 1974-2011, including vol.1 number 1 Summer 1974! Excellent \ncondition with some issues unopened. There is also the Corvette \nRestorer Magazine Index from 1974-1992 that will help you find any \nrestoration project in print from NCRS. One 20th anniversary calendar \nwith excellent photography. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 162486 \nLot# 1195 The Complete Corvette Restoration \n& Technical Guide Vol. 1 Noland Adams 1953- \n1962 \nThis collection of Corvette restoration books \nincludes \u201cThe Complete Corvette Restoration \n& Technical Guide Vol. 1 1953-1962\u201dwritten by \nNoland Adams and sometimes referred to as the \n\u2018bible\u201d by restorers in very good condition with \nDJ. Previous owner notation in front leaf. Noland \nliterally wrote the book on body-off restorations. \nPublished in 1980. He was a founding father of \nNCRS (the National Corvette Restoration Society) and you will find \nhis likeness in the Corvette Hall of Fame. There is the 1962 Corvette \nServicing Guide printed in 1962 by General Motors Corp. in good \ncondition, cover is soiled, some notations. There is also the Corvette \nV8 Complete Owner\u2019s Handbook 1955-1962 by Clymer Publications \nCo-Authored by Thomas and Ritch, 428 pp. notated, good condition. \nA Technical Training Manual published by the A.E.A. (Automotive \nElectrical Association published in 1957, 100 pp. In very good \ncondition. This training manual teaches many technical points of how \nsystems work on older automobiles. That knowledge may give you \nthat edge during restorations. All books out of print. \nEst. $160-300 \nHWAC# 162489 \nLot# 1196 Sherand Osborn Autograph, Royal \nNavy admiral and Arctic explorer \nCut square \nautograph of Sherand Osborn, 1.25x3.5\u201d. He \nwas a Royal Navy admiral and Arctic explorer \nin charge of trying to find what happened to the \nJohn Franklin expedition in 1848. Small photo of \na photo. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 165236 \nLot# 1197 Letter addressed to Winthrop B \nNorton USS America, South Berwick District \nMaine \nFrom sandwich islands July 4, 1817. \nThe writer, Augustus Norton is writing to his \nparents who apparently are on board the USS \nAmerica. The writer is sending a letter by the \nBrigg Pantheon of Boston which will leave \nJuly 5th going to the islands. He notes the ship \nwill continue on to Canton after the sandwich islands. He notes he \narrived at the islands safe after passage of 142 days going around cape \nhorn having had a severe time of it so severe \u201cwe all suffered beyond \naccount, we were 45 days going around the horn and had to lay to 32 \ndays\u201d \nEst. $500-2000 \nHWAC# 167501 \nLot# 1198 Original Revolutionary War \nDrumsticks, With Provenance \nHandwritten \nNote from 1867; Drumsticks owned by James \nBaldwin, who was born in Saybrook Town \nMiddlesex County Conn in the year of our \nLord 1472, and used by him in the service of \nhis country in the French war and also the \nRevolutionary Way. Presented to CE Reeve by \nMary Ann Reeve. The wooden sticks are 19\u201d long. \nEst. $500-2500 \nHWAC# 167504 \nLot# 1199 \n Utah \nBrass Shield of the U.S. Army \nMormon Battalion 1846-1847 \nA battalion of \nMormons were mustered into service in July \n1846 and traveled from Iowa to San Diego, \nCalifornia, a total of 2100 miles. These men did \nnot have proper uniforms but their commanding \nofficers wore army regulation uniforms with \nthis small shield on their caps. This shield has a \nbail with two drop pins at 1.5 in. in length. This \nbattalion was responsible for establishing trials \nthrough the Sierras from present day Placerville, California to Carson \nCity, Nevada and were also detailed to bury the victims of the Donner \nParty winter camp. A piece of forgotten Mormon history. \nEst. $200- \n500 \nHWAC# 162526","30 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Military \/ Other \nLot# 1200 \n 1898 \n \u201cThe American Navy and \nCuba\u201d Booklets of Photographs, Spanish \nAmerican War \nLot of 2 different of a series by \nBelford, Middlebrook & Co., 1898. Part Thirteen \nand Part Fifteen. Spanish American War \nrelated. Full of black and white photographs of \nmilitary ships, maps, and military officials like \nAdmiral Dewey. 16 photo repros in each. 10.25 \nx 14\u201d Toning to covers, one cover is detaching. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$100-200 \nHWAC# 165893 \nLot# 1201 War Silks, 2 \n2 old war silks. Green, \nRemember the Maine, 7x9.25\u201d. Red, white blue flag \nwith Union Jack, French flag and sort of US flag in \ncenter, 8x11\u201d with grease. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# \n167541 \nLot# 1202 \n Camp Crowder, Missouri \nCamp \nCrowder Signal Corps Silk Banner \nVery fine \nand Colorful! Red on white banner. With signal \ncorps logo. 16\u201dx16\u201d. Camp Crowder was a \nmilitary installation in Newton and McDonald \nCounties named in honor of Major General \nEnoch H. Crowder, Provost Marshal of the \nUnited States during World War I and author \nof the 1917 Selective Service Act. The camp, \nlocated near Neosho, Missouri, was established \nin 1941. Camp Crowder was deactivated on Jan. 13, 1947. Especially \nfine condition! \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165706 \nLot# 1203 US Armed Forces RPC & Photo \nAlbum, c. 1919 \nc. 1919 US Soldiers album \nconsisting of 100+ RPC\u2019s and original photos, \nabout 3.5x5.25\u201d. Some have typed descriptions \nsuch as Vladivostock. Other identified as \nNagasaki, Manila, Olongapo. Ships of various \nsorts. Fire department looking somewhat like \na scene from the film Fahrenheit 451! \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 167535 \nLot# 1204 \n Nevada \nJack Streeter, WW 2 Hero, \nXmas Gifts 1973, 2 \n2 1973 Xmas gift plaques \nof Wells Fargo checks on wood from Jack and \nVera Streeter. Jack Streeter \u201cwas Nevada\u2019s \nmost-decorated veteran. He won five Silver \nStars, two Bronze Stars, five Purple Hearts, an \nArrowhead Award for the assault landing on \nD-Day, a French and Belgium Croix de Guerres \nwith palm, as well as the Combat Infantryman\u2019s \nBadge. Streeter left the Army in December 1945 with the rank of \ncaptain. He received his final Silver Star during halftime of a University \nof Nevada football game in 1946.\u201d from rgj.com. Plaque is 5.5x11.5\u201d \nand is identified on back as a gift from Jack and Vera Streeter. \nEst. \n$150-250 \nHWAC# 164178 \nLot# 1205 RPCs of Adolph Hitler \nWW2 and WW1 Machine Gun Nest \nThis lot holds three RPCs with Adolph \nHitler and German youths one corner \nstained, artillery, labor workers, as \nwell as two photos for WW1 \u201cthree of \nthe boys\u201d and a machine gun nest of \nmen in training; light corner foxing. \nEst. $70-100 \nHWAC# 162515 \nLot# 1206 Scrap Book in Nice Embossed \nWW 2 Leather Album \nNice embossed red \nleather scrap book cover featuring a battleship, \nbomber, artillery and a US political theme. \nScrap book has family photos, newspaper \nclippings etc. from an Ohio family. 11.5x15\u201d. \nEst. $120-150 \nHWAC# \n167687 \nLot# 1207 World War 2 Paper Signs, 2 \n2x \nWorld War 2 paper signs. Anaconda Copper \nMining, We Are At War! 19x11\u201d with verso \nrepair of horizontal tear. He\u2019s up to his neck, \ntoo\/but he\u2019s giving. 22x14\u201d with 3 damaged \ncorners and bottom water stain. \nGary Bracken \nCollection \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 166105 \nLot# 1208 WW 2 Air Force Coca Cola \nAdvertising Signs, 6 \n6 WW 2 Air Force Coca \nCola advertising signs. Martin PBM, Grumman \nAvenger, Lockheed P 38, Boeing B 17, North \nAmerica A 36, Bell P 39. 14.5x12.5\u201d. Tack holes \nand surface wear, please inspect. \nEst. $120- \n200 \nHWAC# 167468 \nLot# 1209 WW 2 Christmas War Bond Poster \nc. \n1942 US Government Printing Office WW 2 Christmas \nWar Bond poster featuring Santa with his sleigh and \nreindeer. 60x40\u201d in nice condition! \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 167620 \nLot# 1210 WW 2 War Bonds Poster \nOriginal \n\u201cDoing all you can, brother?\/ BUY WAR BONDS\u201d \nWW2 poster with head bandaged soldier. Nice \ncondition, 40x28\u201d. \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 167628 \nLot# 1211 Right in Der Fuehrer\u2019s Face, \nPoster WWII \nWWII Poster based on the classic \nSpike Jones song in Der Fuehrer\u2019s Face. It is a \nsecond war loan poster to buy war bonds. Some \ndamage along left edge. Crudely framed, poster \nitself is 15\u201d x 22.5\u201d Spike Jones was known for \nhis humorous tunes during WWII designed to \nraise American\u2019s spiritus. \nEst. $300-1000 \nHWAC# 167507 \nLot# 1212 US War and Census Posters, 2 \n2 US \nposters. Liberty Loan 28x21\u201d, several large tears. \n1940 Census 35x25\u201d, edge wear and stain. Please \ninspect. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 166826 \nLot# 1213 WW 2 Photo Collection \nAbout 750 \nmostly original WW 2 b\/w photos. Some 8x10\u2019, \nmostly smaller. Some loose, some in albums. \nShips, mess, Naval shipyard San Francisco, \nbombed Japan, bulldozers, US bombers, \npostcards, family albums, and other military \nephemera. \nEst. $400-1000 \nHWAC# 167323","31 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nMilitary \/ WWII \nLot# 1214 Military Photo Group and \nEphemera \nMilitary photos and personal \nmementos from Mario Di Francesco of Illinois. \nOriginal b\/w military 8x10\u201d photos of WW 2 \nnaval scenes and Pacific landings with index, \nc. 1941-45. Dog tags, Navy patches etc. Nice \npersonalized group. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# \n167332 \nLot# 1215 \nNorth Vietnamese Army \nMagazine Pouch Chest Belt SKS \nThis is a Viet \nCong army chest magazine belt for the SKS. \nIn like-new condition with room for ten mags \nwith wood toggle closures. Part description in \nChinese on the back. Sized for a slight frame \nperson. C. 1970\u2019s. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 162509 \nLot# 1216 Police Shoulder Patches \nThis is \na collection of Police shoulder patches largely \nfrom the state of California, but also from \nWashington state, Honolulu, Hi., and Texas. \nA total of seventeen patches. \nSalvatore Falcone \nCollection \nEst. $150-400 \nHWAC# 132846 \nLot# 1217 \n New York \nFDR, NY Governor \nSigned Letter \n1931 Franklin D Roosevelt signed \ntypewritten letter as Governor of New York on gold \nembossed printed letterhead. To Albert Ackerman, \nexecutive secretary, Mount Vernon, NY chamber of \ncommerce, declining dinner invitation due to work \npressures. Bold signature, fine. 9.75x7.5\u201d. Verso has \n2 horizontal tape repairs, some adhesive bleed thru \nto front. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 167898 \nLot# 1218 \n Washington, D.C. 1944 \n Dwight \nD. Eisenhower Autograph & World War II \nCover \nLot of 2. Dwight David \u201cIke\u201d Eisenhower \nwas an American military officer and \nstatesman who served as the 34th president \nfrom 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he \nserved as Supreme Commander of the Allied \nExpeditionary Force in Europe and achieved \nthe five-star rank as General of the Army. 1) \nAutographed card from when he was president. Printed \u201cThe White \nHouse Washington.\u201d Bold signature in black pen. 2.5 x 4\u201d 2) Postal \ncover from April 1944. Corner printed with General Dwight D. \nEisenhower, APO 757, U.S. Army. Sent to Edward R. Stettinius Jr. at the \nClaridges Hotel in London. Military cancels. No contents. Stettinius \nwas Secretary of State at the time. What World War II secrets could \nthis have held? \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 167943 \nLot# 1219 President Gerald Ford Signed \nPhotograph \nThis is an 8 in. X 10 in. signed \nphotograph of President Gerald Ford. An Official \nWhite House press release photo from 1974. \nSalvatore Falcone Collection \nEst. $180-400 \nHWAC# \n132849 \nLot# 1220 \n Bridgeport, Connecticut c.1930s \nRemington Dupont Cutlery Catalog \nFabulous! \n\u201cFamous for their razor sharp edges.\u201d Remington \nArms Company, Catalog No. C36. Not dated, but \nbased on the fashion depicted, looks to be c.1930s. \n96pp. Full of detailed illustrations on pocket knives, \nkitchen knives, scissors, and dinnerware. Most \nblack and white with a few color. 12 x 9.25\u201d Very \ngood condition. Rare. If you\u2019re a knife collector, you \nneed this catalog! \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 165896 \nLot# 1221 Gurkha Knife, Bowie Knife Grab \nBag \nThis lot has a Gurkha knife with sheath at \n14.5 in. and a 10 in. blade. It has light engraving \nneed the guard both sides, and horn grips. \nCountry of origin may be Nepal, Pakistan, or \nIndia. There is also a very large Bowie knife \nat 18.5 in. with a 13 in. clip point Damascus \nblade. It has heavy brass guard a wave pattern \nDamascus scene, blade hook at the guard, with a heavy leather sheath. \nLike new condition; likely made in Pakistan. A homemade dagger at \n14 in. with leather sheath. And a assisted open knife in the shape of \na semi-automatic pistol 4.5 in. close and 8 in. open maker unknown. \nLike new condition. Please see photo for details. \nEst. $160-200 \nHWAC# \n161256 \nLot# 1222 Lakonia Sword with Sheath \nThis \nis a lakonia sword with horn grips. The overall \nlength is 22 in. with a 16.5 in. blade. The blade \nis made with fullers on both sides and held \ntogether with unique style rivets. The sheath is \ncovered in a thin leather over wood. Condition \nis good, age unknown. \nSalvatore Falcone Collection \nEst. $375-700 \nHWAC# \n108707 \nLot# 1223 Powder Horn for a Day Hunter \nThis \npowder horn was made to hold a days\u2019 supply of black \npowder. The tip is not present. The construction is \ncow horn made to be translucent so that you can \nsee your powder capacity when held to the light. 9 \nin. in length. The butt is of pine, mounted with wood \nscrews and functional. C.1900. \nEst. $120-160 \nHWAC# \n162529 \nLot# 1224 Colt Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. \nEphemera 1865-1953 \nThis lot includes the \nsigned payroll slip to R. Chamberlin for his \nwork in September of 1865 at C.F.A.M. Co. It \nincludes the tax stamp for the U.S. Internal \nRevenue Service. One fold line in very good \ncondition. A Colt letterhead dated 1883 with \nthe familiar vignette of the Hartford facility \non the Connecticut River. Very good condition \nwith folds. An unissued check from Sam Colt\u2019s Phoenix Bank account \nHartford 18__. Side printed Sam. Colt on the border. Excellent \ncondition without folds or foxing. Stock issue #6 for 125 shares of the \nColt Manufacturing Company 1953. The seal is inked not stamp sealed \nlower left, punch cancelled lower right. President B.F. Conner signature \n(1949-1955), Dana W. Hayward Secretary signature with a brown ink \nborder. The stock was issued to Josephthal & Co. and transferred to \nJosephthal (25) and to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane (100 \nshares). Four folds, multiple pin perfs. left side. Good condition ready \nfor framing. A single ledger page of daily production and sales, a \u201cDaily \nReport of Pistols\u201d dated 18__. An open page listing all (then) current \nproduction models and available options (important to collectors) \nincluding finishes available and \u201cFancy\u201d options. It is without folds or \nfoxing. 10 in. x 17 in. \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 162513 \nLot# 1225 Lone Ranger \nsigned 45 Caliber Silver \nBullet TLR inc. \nThis is the \none bullet you cannot reload. \nIt is a .45 cal. bullet in silver \nwith the inscription \u201cLone \nRanger\u201d and TLR Inc. on the \ncase. In the second episode, \na silver mine funds the Lone Ranger, gives his horse a name, and the \nraw metal for his signature bullets. These bullets were given away \nby Clayton Moore at appearances as souvenirs. Vintage 1950\u2019s. The \nterm \u201csilver bullet\u201d has become a saying to find a miraculous fix to a \nproblem. You might have a lot of ammunition, but I bet you don\u2019t have \nthis one. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 161846","32 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n General Americana \/ Collectibles \nLot# 1226 Playing Cards: Smith & Wesson \nand Operation Desert Storm \nThis collection \nof playing cards holds a three-pack of Operation \nDesert Storm Leaders and one sealed pack of \nSmith& Wesson cards. One of the Desert Storm \nLeaders packs has been unsealed but all intact. \nPlease see photo for details. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 162527 \nLot# 1227Confederate Revolvers \nby William Gary and The Taming \nof the West Age of the Gunfighter \nby Joseph Rosa \nConfederate \nRevolvers by William Gary may \nbe the most complete book on the \nsubject, 1987. pp. 175, hardcover, \nlike new, no dust jacket, CS gold \nmedallion in the corner. Cowboy \nand Gunfighter Collectibles by Bill \nMackin, paperback, pp.171 foxed \ncorner, great reference book of \nmakers, 1989. Still relevant except \nthe pricing. The Taming if the West Age of the Gunfighter by Joseph \nRosa 1993, hardcover with DJ excellent condition. Excellent gun \nphotography. The Westerners by Dee Brown pp. 277, hardcover with \nDJ, corner tear in DJ, complete biographies of many explorers with \ngreat prints. A paperback of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center Cody, \nWyoming 1977 great reference to art and trappings of the West; foxed \ncorner. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 162517 \nLot# 1228 Guns Library Collection \nThis \nlibrary of gun books is the reference material \nfor both shooters and reloaders alike. Most \nbooks are long out of print. Handloading Ammunition by Mattern, \nWolfe Publishing Hardcover 1926 like new owner signed; The \nWinchester Book by Madis hardcover like new author autographed; \nUnited States Military Muskets Rifles-Carbines by Martin Rywell soft \ncover VG; The Bullets Flight by Mann 1980 hardcover very good cond. \nowner signed; 71st Annual Encampment of the Dept. of Penn. Grand \nArmy of the Republic 1937 hardcover good cond.; Jane\u2019s Fighting \nShips 1960-1961 hardcover loose binding good cond.; Famous Guns \nfrom the Smithsonian Collection by Bowman 1966 with DJ owner \nsigned very good cond.; Beretta Automatic Pistol by Wood 1985 \nhardcover with DJ excellent cond.; Artists and Illustrations of the Old \nWest y Taft hardcover with DJ 1953 very good cond.; World War 11 \nRemembered by Schwan and Boling 1995 hardcover excellent cond. \nThis lot has several more related softcover edition for machine guns, \ntanks, armored vehicles, the Snider Rifles in PB. Please see photos for \ncomplete lot. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 162506 \nLot# 1229 Double Gun Journal three Issues \nHere are three issues of the Double Gun \nJournal; volume twelve issues 4, and 8 (2001), \nand volume fourteen issue 8 (2008). After 33 \nyears of publishing this magazine is no more \nin 2023. If you love beautiful guns, blued steel, \nDamascus, and European walnut -you have to \nread these issues. Articles about Elmer Keith, an article written by \nMiles Gilbert, guns that you have to own in your lifetime, and others \nyou couldn\u2019t afford unless your name starts with \u201cLord\u201d. Beautiful art \nand photography at your fingertips. \nEst. $100-160 \nHWAC# 162528 \nLot# \n1230 \nBre-X \nStock \nCertificate, \nLargest Mining Hoax \nIn History, Very Rare \nBre-X \nMinerals, \nLtd. \nstock certificate issued \nfor one share in 1997 \nand uncancelled. The \ncompany \nannounced \nin 1995 that they had \ndiscovered an enormous \ngold deposit at Busang, \nIndonesia of up to 200 \nmillion ounces. The Busang discovery made the Bre-X team including \nMike de Guzman, the mining geologist a rock star in the mining world. \nWhen others tried to confirm the deposit, they found nothing. The \ncompany had partnered with Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold \nCompany, which soon discovered that they had been duped. They \ncalled de Guzman to return immediately to Indonesia. Within days, \nMike de Guzman threw himself out of a helicopter over the jungle. His \nbody wasn\u2019t found until four days later after being eaten by wild boars. \nThere is speculation to this day that Mike de Guzman faked his own \ndeath as no DNA test was ever done on the remains. How did Bre-X \ndo it? Their crushed core samples were salted with gold to create the \nmost elaborate fraud in the history of mining. Bre-X stock went from a \npenny stock to a peak of $286.50 per share Canadian and a total value \nof $6 Billion. The certificate is in VF condition and is uncancelled. \nEst. \n$500-1000 \nHWAC# 145732 \nLot# 1231 \n Mineral Park, Arizona 1879 \nFair View Solver Mining Company Stock \nCertificate \nNumber 3 for 500 shares to Daniel \nRude. Signed by H Wright and president EC \nBodley. Dateline San Jose 1879. Incorporated \nApril 23, 1879. Not cancelled. Location of \nmines: Mineral Park, Mohave, Arizona. Mall miner with pick vignette. \nLeCount Bros. of San Francisco printer. We found no reference to this \nmine with a quick search. Vertical and horizontal fold. No dog ear, edge, \ncorner or pin hole issues. Prag Collection \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# 166131 \nLot# 1232 \n Pima County, Arizona \nNorth \nExtension Atlanta Mining Co Stock, Pima \nCounty, Arizona, 1881 \n# 81 for 1000 shares \nto James Skeene. Signed by SH Brown and \npresident Silas A George as president. Dateline \nCamden, New Jersey 1881. Location: Meyers \nDistrict, Pima County. Vignette of two miners \nworking underground next to an allegorical \nfemale. The Arizona Weekly Citizen on January 15, 1881 reported \nthat the shaft was down 20 feet. It was a good prospect. Printed by \nthe National Bureau of Engraving, Philadelphia which is unique. The \ncertificate was issued for property purchased. VF. Uncanceled. \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 165470 \nLot# 1233 \n Pinal County, Arizona \nChristmas \nGift Gold Mines Stock, Arizona- Miner Holds \nUp Gold Nugget! \nVery nice certificate #41 \nissued for 500 shares in 1905. The company \nincorporated in Arizona. The Christmas Gift \nGold Mines Company owned and operated \nthe Christmas Gift group of claims in the Casa \nGrande mining district in Pinal County, Arizona. The Mining Investor \nin 1908 noted that the shaft on the mine was down to 270 feet, on \nthe way to their 600 foot target. The company had ordered much \nequipment including air compressors, pumps, drills, and an 80 h.p. \nboiler. The certificate has a fantastic vignette of a miner at the top \nholding up a gold colored nugget, a.k.a. the \u201cChristmas Gift\u201d. Very \nunique and rare. VF. Uncanceled. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 145720 \nHigh Resolution \nImages of ALL LOTS \navailable online at \nFHWAC.com","33 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1234 \n Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona \n1896 \n Sun Dance Gold Mining Company \nStock Certificate \nAnother rare Arizona stock \ncertificate. Number 121 for 5000 shares issued \nto GH Whitacre. Signed by LA Davies and KL \nHollister. They operated the Silver Trail and W. \nE. Thorne Gold Mines. \nEst. $150-250 \nHWAC# \n166132 \nLot# 1235 \n Tombstone, Arizona 1888 \n Gordon \nMining Company Stock Certificate \nNumber \n67 for 100 shares to Sarah O Ludborough. \nSigned by JC Johnson and JM Pattee. Vignette \nhas been worked into the stock below the \ncompany name. Nice underground scene of \nthree miners and an ore cart. Crisp brown on \nlight brown safety paper. Spectacular! The \nGordon Mining Company developed into a sound, promising property. \nMore impressively, it was under female directorship, rare in western \nmining. In 1881, Canadian Martha A. Gordon organized the company \nto speculate. [http:\/\/legacy.historycolorado.org] Large size stock. \nOn nick bottom right. Two vertical folds. Bottom left is dogeared. \nOtherwise this is a bright and clean stock certificate. (Laguna \nCollection) \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 166130 \nLot# 1236 \n Arizona 1898-1924 \n Two Different \nArizona Mining Stocks incl. Unique Vignette \nLot of 2 different. 1) Dripping Springs Mines \nCorporation. Inc. in Arizona. No. 5982, issued \nfor 4,000 shares in 1924. Signed by president \nBailey and the secretary. Blue border and seal \nwith unique photo vignette of \u201cthe Dripping \nSpring.\u201d The Dripping Springs Mining District is located Gila County, \nArizona. 2) Springfield Mining Company. Inc. in Maine. No. 226, \nissued for 50 shares to Rodd in 1898 in Portland, Maine. Signed by \nthe president and treasurer. Black border and print, gold seal. Mine \nproperty at People\u2019s Valley in Pima County. \nEst. $100-120 \nHWAC# \n165336 \nLot# 1237 \n Bodie, California 1880 \n Addenda \nSilver & Gold Mining Company Stock, Bodie, \nCalifornia \nIssued June 22, 1880, Bodie Mining \ndistrict. Incorporated in 1878. Cert. #1787, \nissued to Geo. T. Marye & Son, Trustees in 1880 \nfor 100 shares. Signed Samuel Dixon as vice president and by T. Dixon \nas secretary. Fancy \u201cmonogram\u201d vignette at left end. Uncancelled. \nYellow paper with black border and print. Printer: Britton & Rey, S.F. \n4 x 9.\u201d The Addenda mine was one of several that Burchard reports \nwere closed down throughout 1882. Folds, fine. \nEst. $320-800 \nHWAC# \n123542 \nLot# 1238 \n Bodie, California 1860s \n Bodie \nBluff Consolidation Mining Co. Stock signed \nby Leland Stanford \nIncorporated in 1863. \nUnnumbered, unissued stock certificate but signed by Leland Stanford \nas president. Yellow ground with pink underprint: $11,100 and \ntwo women in long gowns holding branches. In center of pink area \nis vignette of a mountain with house in the foreground and a road \nrunning past the house into the tunnel entrance. Written on the side of \nthe mountain are names of 11 mines and depth in feet of each, all of the \nlodes at Bodie under the company\u2019s umbrella: Cumberland, Bunker \nHill, North America, St. Charles, New Mexico, Main Top, Osceola, \nMizzen Top, Fore Top, Oneida, and Isabella (with a backwards \u2018S\u2019). 5.5 x \n12.5\u201d including stub. Agnew & Deffebach printers. XF. Stanford was an \nimportant western financier, president of the CPRR, Gov. of California \n(1861-63), and US Senator (1885-93). This was the first consolidation \nof mines at Bodie, but failed for Stanford. The Bodie Bluff was the \nforerunner of the famous standard mine. Please see full description \nonline. \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# 166929 \nLot# 1239 \n Bodie, California 1864 \nEmpire Gold & Silver Mining \nCompany Bond, Bodie \nVery early \nBodie mining piece! Issued 1864, \nNo 387, $1,000 7% bond signed \nby Alonzo Child and Henry K Gates \nSecretary. \nOrnate \nborder \nwith \nthree vignettes (two mining & one \nallegorical). Printed by Wm. H. Arthur, \nNY. 14 coupons present. Framed. 21\u201d \nx 27\u201d overall size. Incorporated in \nNew York, the company used the bond \nissue to acquire several Bodie claims, \nincluding Leland Stanford\u2019s Bodie \nBluff mine. The New York company \ninvested heavily in publicizing the \ncompany with a \u201cProspectus for \nthe Empire Gold & Silver Mining Company\u201d by Professor Benjamin \nSilliman and William P Blake published in New York in 1864. J. Ross \nBrowne mentions it multiple times during his account of his trip to \nBodie (\u201cA Trip to Bodie Bluff and the Dead Sea of the West\u201d 1865). See \nfull description online. \nEst. $600-1000 \nHWAC# 168001 \nLot# 1240 \n Bodie, California 1878 \nHandly Mining Company Stock \nCertificate \nEarly Bodie boom period. \nInc. August 1878. Low number 11, \nissued just 5 days after incorporation \nfor nearly 1\/3 of the company (30,000 \nshares) to Fred Hadley. Signed by the \nsecretary and president Clinton Gurnee. Pen and punch cancelled. \nNice vignette in the lower right-hand corner of a miner swinging a pick \nwith the text \u201cBodie Dist.\/ Mono County, Cal.\u201d Printed by Britton & Rey, \nSan Francisco. 4 x 9\u201d The Handly Mining Company\u2019s mine was located \nbetween the Goodshaw and the Bodie (to the south) and covered an \narea of 1,500 feet by 100. It \u201cranks as among the earliest locations \nmade in Bodie\u2019\u201d and the \u201ctitle is complete and unquestioned.\u201d In 1878, \na vertical shaft had been sunk 70 feet and the ore was carrying from \n$300 to $400 a ton in gold. [ref: United States Annual Mining Review \nand Stock Ledger, pg. 202, 1879] \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 164595 \nLot# 1241 \n Bodie, California \nSouth \nStandard Mining Company Stock, \nBodie, Cal. 1880 \nIncorporated 1877. \nCertificate No. 1851. Signed by secretary \nC. A Sankey and vice president Thomas \nCole and issued to E.A. Richardson, \nTrustee for 100 shares in 1880. Bodie \nMining District printed at the bottom. Woman with flags at bottom left. \nBlack border. Embossed seal in the bottom center. Printed by Britton \n& Rey. The Standard Company produced $784,523 in gold and silver \nbullion during 1877 and rewarded stockholders with four consecutive \nmonthly dividends. [Ho For Bodie]. The mine was east of the famous \nStandard Consolidated mine and adjacent to the Bodie and the Bulwer \nmines (Official map of the Bodie District, 1879 by D.V. Goodson, pub. \nby Lecount Bros, San Francisco. EF. Uncanceled. \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# \n145731 \nLot# 1242 \n Bodie, California \nTioga \nCons. Mining Company Stock, Bodie, \nCal. 1880 \n1882. Incorporated March \n14th, 1878. Bodie Mining District, \nCalifornia. Certificate #5003. Issued \nfor 100 shares on Feb. 2, 1880 to \nG.B. Bayley, Trustee. Signed by A.J. \nRalston (president) and the company secretary. This was one of many \ncompanies that H.M. Yerington (of Virginia City fame) was involved \nwith. Printed by Britton, Rey & Co., San Francisco. Pinholes at left. By \n1882, a report notes that: \u201cMain shaft is down 65 feet below the 982 \nlevel. Very little water is encountered\u201d (Mi. Sci. Press, pg. 151, 1882). \nVF. Uncanceled. \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 145717","34 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1243 \n Columbia, California 1855 \nColumbia Gulch Fluming Company Stock, \nCalifornia Gold Rush \nDateline Columbia, May \n25th, 1855. No. 97, issued for one share to \nDavid Alexander. Signed by president John G. \nSparks and secretary O. Ronney. Not cancelled. \nOrnate logo and border, no vignette. Printed on thin paper. Folds, \nlight wear, light discoloration on right. Competed early on with the \nTuolumne County Water Co., but later combined and supplied most \nof the ditch water used in the county by 1867. Supplied water for the \nGold Rush camps of Columbia, Yankee Hill, Gold Springs, Mormon \nGulch, Saw Mill Flat, Martinez, Jamestown, Montezuma, Chinese Camp, \nand others. Columbia was founded in 1850 and known as the \u201cGem of \nthe Southern Mines.\u201d Between 1850 and the early 1900s, $150 million \nin gold was removed. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 161417 \nLot# 1244 \n Columbia, Tuolumne County, \nCalifornia 1854 \n Tuolumne County Water Co. \nStock with Three Mills Brothers, Signed by \nDO Mills \nNo. 919, issued to James Mills for one \nshare in Columbia on April 24th, 1854. Signed \nby president William H. Clark and secretary R. \nRobinson. Notation on the back says to transfer \nthe stock to Edgar Mills, signed by DO Mills, administrator for the \nestate of James Mills. Fantastic California Gold Rush sluicing vignette. \nLith. Britton & Rey, SF. 6 x 10\u201d Spindle cancel, some wrinkles and stains. \nDO Mills was one of the co-founders of the Bank of California and part \nowner of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, among other ventures. \nPlease see full description online. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-500 \nHWAC# 165287 \nLot# 1245 \n Death Valley, California 1913 \n Keane \nWonder Mining Company Stock Certificate \nExtra rare. Major and important Death Valley \nmine. Inc. in Arizona. No. 501, issued for 50 \nshares to C.T. Boyd on Jan. 23rd, 1913. Signed \nby vice president WH Wells and the secretary \nGeorge Thomson. Not cancelled. Brown \nborder and background with company name \nincorporated into the underprint design. Black print and vignette of \nthe mine property. No printer listed. 9 x 12.5\u201d Pinholes, folds, toning. \nLocated in the Funeral Mountains east of Death Valley and Furnace \nCreek, California. The location was discovered by a miner named Jack \nKeane in 1903. Keane and a partner named Domingo Etcharren had \nscouted the area, called Chloride Cliffs, and had located a potential \nsilver mine. Etcharren eventually left while Keane stayed behind to \nscout the area more thoroughly. As Etcharren was leaving he noticed \nan outcropping of quartz, which can often be found near gold deposits. \nWhen Keane investigated further, he discovered gold. Keane named \nthe find \u201cKeane\u2019s Wonder\u201d and the two miners quickly sold an option \non the claim to a New Yorker named Joseph DeLamar. Now part of \nDeath Valley National Park. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# \n165843 \nLot# 1246 \n El Dorado County, California 1853 \nEureka Quartz Mining Company Stock \nCertificate, Gold Rush Era \nEl Dorado County, \nCalifornia. Unissued for two shares, but signed by Jacob A Shorb as \npresident and E.H. Cornwall as secretary in January 1853. Fold, clean. \nPrinted on thin paper by Geo. E. Leefe, NY. Vignette of mill and miners. \nMeasures 11\u201d x 6\u201d. Not cancelled. The Eureka Quartz Mining Company \nwas likely operating in Georgetown, California. There was a second \nEureka Mine in Placerville, but it was not active until decades later. \nThe Eureka quartz mine at Georgetown had a 130-foot deep shaft in \n1867. It was located immediately north of the Woodside on the same \nquartz vein, which was about two feet wide. They had a steam hoist, \nbut no mill. The vein had a NE-SW strike and easterly dip averaging \nabout $30 per ton, according to J. Ross Browne in Mineral Resources \nWest of the Rocky Mountains, 1868. By 1882, the mine was 230 feet \ndeep, inactive, and full of water, according to the History of El Dorado \nCounty, 1883. This is quite possibly the earliest known lode mining \ncompany stock certificate extant. \nEst. $800-1200 \nHWAC# 166966 \nLot# 1247 \n Inyo County, California 1861 \n Bullion Gold & Silver Mining \nCompany Stock Certificate, Mazourka Canyon, Inyo County, 1861 \nThis is a fantastic piece. Not seen before by us. It tells an exceptionally \nrare and important story about the beginning of mining in Inyo \nCounty, California. \u201cMazourka Quartz Lode, Russ Mining District, \nTulare County, Cal.\u201d (printed on the left border). Inc. July 26, 1861. No. \n33, issued for 50 shares to Geo. V. Hight in San Francisco on August \n12th, 1861. Signed by president Edward Mackinley, Secretary T.H. \nGoodman, and treasurer Geo. Wheeler. Not cancelled. Pen ink transfer \non reverse. Blue ink, Towne & Bacon Printers. 5.25 x 9.5\u201d Folds, toning \nfrom the ink. Please see our online catalog for a complete description. \nEst. $2000-4000 \nHWAC# 166870 \nLot# 1248 \n Inyo County, California \nCombination G&S MC, Telescope \nDistrict, Inyo, 1862 \nRare Combination Gold & Silver Mining Company \ncert printed in Red with yellow background. Incorporated Jul 24, \n1861. Cert No 397 issued to B.F. Whiten for 40 shares on Jun 26, \n1862. Signed by James T Jones as president, CS Higgins secretary. \nAgnew and Deffenbach print SF. Embossed corporate seal at center in \noriginal paper. The Telescope district marked the first discoveries of \nores of the Panamint district in the Panamint range adjacent t death \nvalley the district was named after telescope peak, the highest peak \nin the Panamint range. The district was organized in the spring of \n1861 after discoveries by Samuel S George and William Henderson. \nThis company operated through 1863 until Panamint Indians killed \n4 minors and burned the mining camp. Chalfant in his history of Inyo \ncounty has a significant discussion of the early telescope district. \nDatelined San Francisco. The president James T Jones was the senior \npartner of Jones and Harris who ran a saloon in the business district \nof SF known as Jones Sample Liquor rooms at 436 California Street. \nHiggins interestingly had a full time job as secretary of the union \ncompany in the rust district as well as the combination. His office was \nat 410 Montgomery Street (1862 Langley SF Directory). Mines in this \nregion were in Tulare County. Inyo county was split out of Tulare in \n1866. By 1866 both the Rust district and the Telescope district appear \nto have lost interest. \nEst. $2000-4000 \nHWAC# 168020","35 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nMining \/ Ephemera \nLot# 1249 \n Inyo and Mono County, California \nInyo and Mono County Stock and Cover \n1880 \nHomer Mill & Mining stock. Inyo Development \ncover to H Yerington per W F and Co\u2019s Express, \n1892 cover. \nEst. $200-250 \nHWAC# 166239 \nLot# \n1250 \nLake \nCounty, \nCalifornia \nKearsarge \nCons. \nQuicksilver Mining \nStock, Lake County, \nCal. \n1875 \nCert. \n#74, issued for 100 \nshares \nto \nJames \nMcHaffie \nTrustee \nin 1875. McHaffie \nsigns as secretary and the president was Jno. Hanscom. Vignette \nof an Indian brave seated at left. The company was a consolidation \nof the three Kearsarge claims, located near the Cincinnati mine, 6 \nmiles west of Middletown (C.S.M.B. Issue 78). In 1876, some of the \nKearsarge company specimens showed native mercury, some of \nwhich could not be handled without globules of the metal rolling \noff (Scientific American, 1876). The most interesting specimens \nwere some botryoidal masses of metacinnabarite, a very rare and \ncomparatively new mineral, which was very nearly analogous to \nthe black sulphuret of mercury of the laboratory. The certificate \nis in VF, uncancelled condition. A similar example of this certificate \nsold for $1,250 in our 2014 Great American Treasure Hunt auction. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 145734 \nLot# 1251 \n Mariposa, \nCalifornia \n1852 \nPhi la d el p hi a \n& \nCalifornia \nMining \nCompany \nStock \nCertificate, \nCalifornia \nGold \nRush \nVery \nearly \nCalifornia \nStock \nCertificate. No. 1776, \nissued for 100 shares \nto Theodore Walter \nin Philadelphia in \n1852. \nSigned \nby \nsecretary \nSolomon \nAlter and president \nParson \nSerrill(?). \nIncorporated 1851. Above ground quartz mining vignette. Not \ncancelled. Cut close on left. Heavy toning and some brittleness. Part \nof John C. Fremont\u2019s Mariposa Estate and one of the first Fremont \nleases to Americans. This appears to be the first of a series of \nmining investments by Philadelphia parties in Western mines (see: \nPhiladelphia & Arizona, Philadelphia & Nevada, Philadelphia & \nMontana, etc.). This is one of only three mining ventures of the 1850s \nthat was \u201chands on\u201d for Fremont. 7.75 x 9.25\u201d \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$300-500 \nHWAC# 165836 \nLot# 1252 \n Mokelumne Hill, California c.1850s \nMokelumne Hill Canal & Mining Co. Stock \nCertificate, Gold Rush \nIncorporated in the \nState of California. Certificate No. 1205 issued for one share to J.C. \nHam. No date listed, however most likely between 1852 and 1854. \nSigned by Henry Eno as President and E. Pomeroy as Secretary. Not \ncancelled. Endorsed by J.C. Ham on reverse. Black print on creme \npaper; printer: Lith. Britton and Rey, S.F. 3.5 x 8.75\u201d. An attorney and \nprospector, Henry Eno was an important pioneer in both California \nand later Nevada Mining history. His letters spanning 20 years \nprovide an intimate glimpse in the mining camps Mokelumne Hill in \nthe early 1850\u2019s, Alpine County in the mid 1860\u2019s and White Pine, \nCounty, Nevada in the late 1868-9. (Reference: Twenty Years on the \nPacific Slope - Letters of Henry Eno from California and Nevada 1848- \n1871 by Turrentine Jackson.) The Mokelumne Hill Canal and Mining \nCompany was organized in 1852, and a 16 mile canal was constructed \nfor $180,000 from the South Fork of the Mokelumne River to the \nmining and agricultural districts around Mokelumne Hill. The area \nboomed with the arrival of water in 1853. This company was one of a \nnumber of western financed ditch companies organized for bringing \nwater to the California placer gold deposits and Mokelumne Hill was \none of the richest areas of California\u2019s Mother Lode. This company \nwas the predecessor for the Mokelumne Hill and Camp Seco Ditch Co. \nThey first built a wood flume, but replaced it with a ditch at a cost of \n$500,000. These ditch or canal companies charged for the water by \nthe inch. In 1853 water arrived from the Mokelumne River and the \narea boomed. This company later reorganized as the Mokelumne Hill \nand Campo Seco Canal Company and extended to Campo Seco and \nmining camps along its course. The company later reorganized as the \nMokelumne Hill and Campo Seco Canal Company. (ref: Browne, 1868, \np195 and calaverashistory.org). \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 166959 \nLot# 1253 \n Mormon Island, California 1854 \nAmerican River, Water & Mining Co. Stock \nCertificate, Gold Rush \nRare Gold Rush \nlocation: Mormon Island. No. 19, issued to company president Amos. \nCatlin for 20 shares in 1854 in Mormon Island. Signed by Catlin and \nsecretary WA Eliason. Pen cancelled. Black border and print with \nallegorical vignette. Printed by Britton & Rey. 4.5 x 9\u201d Many folds and \ncreases. Written on the reverse are three notes on share division and \nwork at the river\u2019s bars. The company was working placer works at \nMormon Island and \u201cDoton\u2019s Bar\u201d on branches of the American River \nearly on. The company was formed in December 1854 to build a ditch \nto divert water from the North Fork of the American River. According \nto Gudde the 1850 census lists forty-two miners living at Doton\u2019s Bar \nand another forty-two at nearby Longs Bar. Hutchings describes it \nas a very busy little town in 1855, after it obtained water from the \nNorth Fork Canal. The North Fork Ditch was dug from 1854-1856, and \nprovided water for drinking, irrigation and to area mining operations. \nMormon Island was located on the South Fork of the American River, \nthree miles from the junction with the North Fork. It was actually a \nsand bar, not an island. According to Gudde, it was the first regular gold \ncamp after the discovery at Sutter\u2019s Mill. Two Mormons discovered \ngold at the spot on March 2, 1848. Gudde argues that the findings at \nthis place actually started the Gold Rush. Mormon Island is currently \nunder Folsom Lake. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 166954 \nLot# 1254 \n Nevada County, California 1857 \nWashington City & Mining Company Bond, \nCalifornia Gold Rush \nRare. Inc. in States of \nVirginia & California. No. 347, issued for $500 to \nE. Lott in May 1857. Signed by treasurer Henry \nMalleson. Two vignettes of George Washington, \nplus locomotive and farming vignettes. Fourteen \ncoupons attached. 20 x 17.25\u201d Folds, creases, \nrough edges, toning. Washington is located on \nthe banks of the South Yuba River in Nevada \nCounty. Formerly known as Indiana Camp in 1849 because it was \nfounded by miners from Indiana. Renamed to Washington in 1850. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 165329","36 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1255 \n Oakland, California 1887 \n Judson \nManufacturing Company Bond, Mining \nExplosives \nPictorial $500 bond No. 309 issued \nin 1887 to Henry L. Dodge. Signed by Egbert Judson as President \nand the secretary (illegible). Beautiful bond with brown border and \nvignette of San Francisco Bay at sunset. Pen and stamp cancelled. \nTen coupons present. Printed by Bosqui Eng. Co., SF. 16.5 x 13.75\u201d \nFounded in 1882 with operations consisting of structural steel shops, \nmachine shop, foundry, and more in Emeryville and Oakland. Judson \nwas an inventor and manufacturer of explosives and involved in \nearly explosives formation and testing in San Francisco in the 1860s. \nJudson received his patent for \u201cGiant Powder, No.2\u201d after Alfred \nNobel patented dynamite in 1866. Judson assigned his patent to the \nGiant Powder Company. For certain purposes, such as railroad bank \nblasting, the early dynamites were too quick. A powder was needed \nthat would give a heaving, rather than a shattering effect and would \nbe free running as black powder, but also stronger. Judson was the \nfirst to patent and market such a powder, known as Judson powder or \nrailroad powder. Judson was involved with the Giant Powder Company \nuntil 1890 and was a company director at the company\u2019s founding. \nJudson left the company in 1890 and formed the Judson Dynamite & \nPowder Company. Judson was also involved in mining operations such \nas the Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Co. and the Anaconda Mining \nCompany. \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 166955 \nLot# 1256 \n Randsburg, California \nDesert King \nMining & Milling Stock, Randsburg, Cal. Plus \nCopper Basin Stock \nThe Desert King Mining and \nMilling Company was a mining company that was \nincorporated in California in 1914. The company \nwas founded by a group of investors who wanted \nto extract gold and other precious metals from the \nMojave Desert region of California. The company \nset up operations near the town of Randsburg, \nwhich was known for its gold and silver deposits. \nThe company built a mill to process the ore it extracted from the nearby \nmines, and it also built a town for its workers called \u201cDesert King.\u201d \nToday, the former site of the Desert King Mining and Milling Company \nis part of the Mojave Desert Cultural and Historic Association\u2019s Living \nGhost Town, which preserves the history of the area\u2019s mining towns \nand their inhabitants. The second certificate is from the Copper Basin \nConsolidated Mines Company, issued in 1922. The company held 9 \nclaims, 180 acres in Monumental district, San Bernardino County, 15 \nmiles north of Parker, Arizona. Two mineralized zones were found but \ndevelopment was meagre with only a 100\u2019 tunnel. Both certificates are \nin very good condition and are uncanceled. Both of these certificates \nare exceedingly rare. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 145724 \nLot# 1257 \n Shasta County, California \nThree \nScarce Shasta County, California Mining \nStocks \nThree scarce ones from Shasta County, \nCalifornia. Mining stocks from this locale are not \nseen very often. Included are 1) Afterthought \nCopper Company, Trust certificate dated 1916. \nThe company owned a copper and zinc mine \nat Ingot, Cal., 12 miles from Bella Vista. The \ncompany helped incorporate the California, Shasta & Eastern Railway \nin 1913 to run between Anderson and Ingot. The company wanted the \nAnderson and Bella Vista Railroad to be extended to Ingot to lower \ntheir transportation costs. 2) Shasta May Blossom Copper Mining & \nSmelting Company, issued in 1902. The company operated at Winthrop \nand held 18 claims, 300 acres from the Bully Hill in the Copper City \ndistrict, 37 miles northeast of Redding (1910 Copper Handbook). 3) \nEsperanza Gold Mining & Development Company, issued in 1910. The \ncompany operated in Harrison Gulch and was adjacent to the prolific \nMidas mine. The certificate is signed by A.J. Oswald as president. \nOswald had previously been the mine manager. All three certificates \nare VF and uncanceled. \nEst. $120-300 \nHWAC# 165474 \nLot# 1258 \n Tuolumne County, California 1863 \nGold Hill Mining Company Stock Certificate \nVery rare. \u201cLocation, Sonora, Tuolumne Co.\u201d \n(printed upper right). Inc. April 1863. No. 119, issued for 5 shares to \nCH Hitchcock on Nov. 12th, 1863 in San Francisco. Signed by president \nWilliam Keith and secretary Nassault. Not cancelled. Purple print and \ntwo allegorical vignettes. No printer listed. 20 and 5 cent adhesive \nrevenue stamps attached on the left. Creases, missing bottom left \ncorner. No additional information located. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# \n166968 \nLot# \n1259 \nWashington, California \nGiant King Mining \nCompany \nStock, \nWashington, Nevada \nCounty, Cal. \nThese \nare \nactually \nquite \nscarce. Issued for 100 \nshares in 1907. Inc. \nin Delaware in 1906. \nSigned by Frederick \nBuckhalter as president. The company\u2019s property consisted of four \nclaims and was located near the Celebrated California mine, one of \nthe largest producers in the state. The property was bounded by the \nSierra Madre Exploration Company. The Washington district is in \neast-central Nevada County in the vicinity of the old mining town of \nWashington, 18 miles northeast of Nevada City. It is in the south end \nof the Goodyear\u2019s Bar- Allegheny Belt and includes the \u201cdiggings\u201d at \nAlpha and Omega. The Omega and Alpha hydraulic mines opened in \nthe mid- 1850\u2019s during the gold rush. The certificate has three mining \nvignettes. Uncanceled. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 145749 \nLot# 1260 \n Washington, \nNevada \nCounty, \nCalifornia \n1912-13 \nRed \nLedge \nQuartz \nMining Company Stock \nCertificate Group \nLot of \n10 stocks issued 1912-13. \nAll issued to Vera Frances \nGrousand. \nSigned \nby \npresident Chas. Johnson \nand secretary Walton. \nNot \ncancelled. \nBlack \nborder, gold seal, and \nthree mining vignettes. \nLocated in Washington, \nWashington \nMining \nDistrict, Nevada County, \nCalifornia. Known for its gold leaf specimens! \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 165823 \nLot# 1261 \n Animas Forks, San Juan County, \nColorado 1879 \n Chicago Enterprise Gold & \nSilver Mining Co. Stock Certificate \nPrincipal \nOffices at Animas Forks and Chicago. No. 160, \nissued for 5 shares to Silas Biglow in 1879. \nSigned by president Griswold and secretary \nHunt. Not cancelled. Black print, gold seal, \ngreen background, and allegorical and mining \nvignettes. Deep folds and creases, pinholes. 7.5 x 10.25\u201d Owned 4 \nclaims: White, Emma N. and Little Bessie in the Horseshoe Basin \nand on the NW slope of Wood Mountain, 1.25 miles NE of Animas \nForks, Eureka District; and Path-finder on the NW slope of Cinnamon \nMountain. [C&L, 1883, pg. 623] \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# 165323","37 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1262 \n Buckskin Joe, Fremont County, \nColorado \n1866 \nAmerican \nExploring \nCompany of Philadelphia Stock Certificate \nEarly! Incorporated Feb 5, 1866 by special charter. No. 90. Issued for \ntwo shares to George A. Wood in Philadelphia on April 25th, 1866. \nSigned by Wm. (William) H. Stevens (president) and Ward B. Haseltine \n(treasurer). Blue artwork and lettering. Vignette of a mining tunnel and \na bucket hoist (left). Vignette of an eagle (top center) . Twenty-five cent \nrevenue stamp attached at left. Printed by J.F . Finkeldsy, Philadelphia. \n7 x 10\u201d Pinholes, folds. By 1861, when the Laurette\/Buckskin Joe \nPost Office opened, in the newly formed Colorado Territory, the town \nboasted two hotels, fourteen stores, and a bank. On January 7, 1862 the \ncounty seat of Park County moved to Buckskin Joe from Tarryall, now \nalso a ghost town. At its peak, the town was credited with a population \nof 5,000. After 1866 mining diminished but the American Exploring \nCompany of Philadelphia was formed to explore for more promising \nore. The town of Buckskin Joe is well known as where Horace and \nAugusta Tabor had run a store and the post office there before moving \non to Leadville, where Horace amassed a huge fortune. Silver Heels, \nthe prostitute with a heart of gold, had reportedly nursed minors \nthrough an outbreak of smallpox here in 1862, then disappeared into \nlegend. Although some of the town\u2019s more civilized residents had tried \nto name it Laurette, it could never shake the Buckskin Joe moniker \ninspired by Joseph Higgenbottom, the buckskin-wearing prospector \nwho found gold in the area in 1859. \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 166928 \nLot# 1263 \n Creede, Colorado 1892 \n King \nSolomon Mining & Milling Company Stock \nCertificate \nRare. \u201cMines at Creede, Colorado\u201d \n(printed under title). Inc. in Colorado. No. \n1083, issued for 100 shares to SW Decker \nin 1892. Signed by vice president Gelder \nand secretary Rogers. Not cancelled. Green \nborder, gold seal, black print, fancy logo, and \nunderground mining vignette. 9 x 11.75\u201d Deep folds. Great name for \na mining company as it evokes the hunt for King Solomon\u2019s famous \nmines. The King Solomon Mining District was located ten miles above \nWagon Wheel Gap (The Salida Mail, Volume 11, Number 50, November \n25, 1890). This company was incorporated by NC Creede (namesake of \nCreede), who also served as the company president. They owned the \nKing Solomon and Eclat Mines on Mammoth Mountain (The Colorado \nDaily Chieftain, March 12, 1892). \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $120-250 \nHWAC# 155681 \nLot# 1264 \n Crested Butte, Colorado \nPoverty \nGulch Mining Company Stock, Crested \nButte, CO. 1881 \nCert. #2546, issued for 10 \nshares at Crested Butte in 1881. Crested Butte \nwas founded in 1880 as a supply town for the \nhard rock mines in the surrounding mountains \nbefore becoming a coal mining town in its own right as the hard rock \nmining wound down (gunnisoncrestedbutte.com). Burchard in 1881 \nestimates that production for Gunnison County in 1880 amounted to \nabout $300,000, all silver. Poverty Gulch is a ravine on the Slate River \nin the Gunnison National Forest. The certificate is VF. Uncanceled. \nEst. \n$200-400 \nHWAC# 165478 \nLot# 1265 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado 1901 \nErnestine Gold Mining Company Stock \nCertificate \nRare Cripple Creek. Inc. in \nColorado. No. 2982, issued for 1,000 shares \nto Henry Myar in 1901. Signed by president \nEdward Arkell and secretary Chas. Brooker. Not \ncancelled. Blue print with gorgeous company \nlogo featuring allegorical woman in the clouds \nwith stars behind her. Printed by Hall Litho. Co., Topeka. Folds, \npinholes. 7 x 9.5\u201d According to Hills, the company was inc. in 1895 and \nowned the Oxford Lode and the Ferrell on Galena Hill, adjoining the \nCameron townsite. The Oxford has a 70 ft. shaft, and the Ferrell has a \n42 ft. shaft. [Hills, 1900, pg. 174] \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 165326 \nLot# 1266 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado \nIndicator \nGold Mining Company Stock, Rare Cripple \nCreek Certificate \nCert. #757, issued in 1900 \nat Cripple Creek, Colorado for 1000 shares \nto Tucker Ballard Co. Trustee. Signed by W.B. \nPullin as vice president and W.G. Hoopes \nas secretary. W.R. Foley was the company \npresident but doesn\u2019t sign here. Moon goddess vignette at the left. This \nis a rare Cripple Creek certificate. Not listed in Hills Manual of 1900, \nbut it is listed in Hills 1902 Official Manualette. The company held \nthe Nightengale, Monarch and the Monte Christo claims, all patented. \nThere were sundry shafts on these properties ranging from 45 to 100 \nfeet in depth. The Monte Christo was worked by the company, but idle \nin 1902. It was leased from Feb. 1, 1901 for two years. The Monarch \nwas leased from Jan. 1, 1900 for 18 months. It was listed as a prospect. \nPullin and Foley also managed The Humboldt Gold and Silver Mining \nand Milling Company which was incorporated in 1892. That company \nowned the Humboldt and the Grouse claims on Ironclad Hill. It is listed \nin the 1900 Hills Manual. The certificate is VF. Uncanceled. \nEst. $120- \n300 \nHWAC# 165471 \nLot# 1267 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado 1896- \n1904 \n Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificate \nCollection--8 Different \nLot of 8 different. \nInstant collection! Includes: The Findley \nGold Mining Company (1899, punch cxl); The \nFavorite Gold Mining Company (1899, stamp \nand punch cxl); The Orphan Gold Mining \nCompany (corp. signed but not issued); Victor Gold Mining Company \n(1896); The Cedar Hill Gold Mining Company (1904, not cxl); The \nAvondale Gold Mining Company (1896, not cxl); The Denver-Joplin \nMining & Milling Company (1900, not cxl); and The Golden Age No. \n2 Mining & Milling Co. (1903, pen and punch cxl). Please inspect. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $160-250 \nHWAC# 155699 \nLot# 1268 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado \nCripple \nCreek Mining Stock Group \nLot of 11. 1) Ela \nHelean, 1894, dateline Colorado Springs, \n20,000 shares. Discovered by Billie Wanner; \nprospector, gold miner, developer and \nspeculator. 2) Sacramento Gold, 1895, dateline \nColorado Springs, gold title. Signed by well- \nknown Cripple Creek banker and mining investor Sherwood Aldrich. \n3) Fannie B Mining & Milling, 1899, dateline Colorado Springs. 4) Little \nMan Gold, 1901, dateline Colorado Springs. 5) Rose Archer Gold, 1901 \npink on beige. Signed by president HJ Newton-head of the Colorado \nSprings Stock Association. 6) Shannon Gold, 1904, dateline Colorado \nSprings. Located on Gold Hill. 7) Golden Age Gold, 1904, datelined \nColorado Springs. 8) Lucrative Consolidate Mining, 1904, dateline \nColorado Springs. 9) Golden Cycle Mining and Reduction, 1915, \ndateline Colorado Springs. Largest cyanide mill in the U. S. at one time. \n10) Golden Cycle Corporation, 1929, dateline Colorado Springs. 11) \nThree Cripple Creek City Warrants. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 165689 \nLot# 1269 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado \nCripple \nCreek Mining Stocks in Frames, 5 \n5 different \nCripple Creek mining stocks in nice frames. \nIsabella Gold Mining 1897. Golden Cycle Mining \n1915. Elkton Cons. Mining 1905. Stonewall \nIndependent Mining 1900\u2019s. Ironclad Mining \n1900. Frames 12.5x15.5\u201d \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165139 \nLot# 1270 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado \nCripple \nCreek Stock and Check in Frames, 4 \n3 \ndifferent colorful varieties in nice frames of \nthese mining stocks and 1 check. Frames are \n12.5x16\u201d. Isabella Gold 1897. Golden Cycle \nMining and Reduction 1915. Elkton Cons. \nMining 1914. Stratton Cripple Creek Mining \nwith W S Stratton Vignette. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165137","38 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1271 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado \nRose \nNichol Gold & Red Spruce Gold Framed \nMining Stocks, 4 \n2 different colorful varieties \nin nice frames of these mining stocks. Frames \nare 12.5x16\u201d. Rose Nichol Gold Mining 1901 \nand 1917. Red Spruce Gold Mining 1901 and \n1902. \nEst. $200-400 \nHWAC# 165135 \nLot# 1272 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado \nKey Cripple \nCreek Stocks in Frames, 2 \n2 framed key Cripple \nCreek stocks. Elkton Cons. Mining 1915. Cripple Creek \nCentral Railway 1917. Frames 12x16.5\u201d. \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 165138 \nLot# 1273 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado 1896- \n1905 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado Mining Stock \nCollection--8 Different \nLot of 8 different. \nInstant collection! Includes: The Union Gold \nMining Company (1896, stamp and punch \ncancelled); The Reno Mining & Milling Co. of \nColorado (1900, pen cancelled); The Rocky \nMountain Gold Mining & Milling Company (1905, not cxl); The Lillian \nRussell Gold Mining Company (1897, not cxl); The Little Puck Gold \nMining Company (1904, not cxl); The Margery Gold Mining Company \n(1899, not cxl); Cripple Creek Consolidated Mining Company (1899, \nnot cxl); and The Anaconda Mining Company (1901, punch cxl). Please \ninspect. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $160-250 \nHWAC# 155698 \nLot# 1274 \n Cripple Creek, Colorado \n1897-1900 \n Two Scarce Cripple Creek, \nColorado Mining Stock Certificates \nLot \nof 2 different. 1) The Independence Town \n& Mining Company. Inc. in Colorado, 1894. \nNo. 6042, issued for 500 shares to Lindley \n& Greenwood on Sept. 3rd, 1900. Signed by \nthe vice president and the secretary. Not \ncancelled. Brown border black print, and \nvignette of town and mill site. Printed by \nThe Pueblo Litho & Print Co. Pinholes, folds, \nvery fine. 7 x 10.5\u201d The company owned \nthe Hull City placer (38,894 acres) and the \nReindeer Lode (0.184 acre) near the Independence townsite. 2) The \nPhiladelphia and Cripple Creek Consolidated Gold Mining Company. \nInc. in Colorado. No. 211, issued for 1,000 shares to A.F. Broeyr on Feb. \n5th, 1897. Signed by president J.M. Ellison and secretary C.P. Beattly. \nNot cancelled. Gold seal, gilt border, very ornate logo and vignette of \nminers underground. Printed Gowdy, Colorado Springs. \u201cOperating \nFive Mines\u201d (printed below logo).Folds, very fine. 8.5 x 11.75\u201d Not \nlisted in the 1900 Manual of Cripple Creek. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. \n$150-200 \nHWAC# 155640 \nLot# 1275 \n Eagle County, Colorado \n1882 \n Anglo American Mining \nCompany \nof \nColorado \nStock \nCertificate \nInc. in Illinois. No. 582, \nissued for 100 shares to James A. \nBovelt in Chicago in 1882. Signed by \npresident B. Raynee and secretary D. \nJackson. Not cancelled. Black border, \ngreen background and two vignettes: \nbald eagle and man with pick. 7.5 x \n10\u201d Deep folds. This company owned the Rose, Emma, Union, Texas \nGirl, and Grand Review on Horn-silver Mountain, Horn-silver Mining \nDistrict, 1.75 miles from Red Cliff. Developed by 1,500 ft. of tunnels, \nshafts, drifts, and winzes, and a stamp mill. [C&L, 1883, pg. 233] \nEst. \n$150-200 \nHWAC# 165322 \nLot# 1276 \n Gilpin County, Colorado 1892 \n The \nMint Mining Company Stock Certificate \n\u201dMines Gilpin County Colorado\u201d (printed under \nvignette). Inc. in Colorado. No. 21, issued for \n100 shares to John Meyer in 1892 in Denver. \nSigned by president Howard L. Morris and \nsecretary George Lonsbery. Not cancelled. Gold \nborder and seal, black print, and state seal \nvignette. 9 x 11.5\u201d Folds, creases. In 1892, the Aspen Daily Chronicle \nreported that the Mint MC of Gilpin County was shipping a carload \nof ore running from $1,000 to $10,000 per ton in silver, rivaling the \nrichest silver ore in Colorado from the Mollie Gibson. They have found \nthis at a depth of 175 ft. \u201cThe Mint is proving to be a truly wonderful \nproperty.\u201d (The Aspen Daily Chronicle, July 27, 1892) \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165327 \nLot# 1277 \n Grand Junction, Colorado 1902 \nGrand Junction Smelting Company Stock \nCertificate \nInc. in Maine. No. 98, issued for 50 \nshares to E Kurtz in Boston in 1902. Signed \nby vice president Edwin Rogers and treasurer \nSamuel Phillips. Not cancelled. Black border, \nred seal, and vignette of bald eagle on globe. \nFolds, pinholes. 8.25 x 10\u201d The company \noperated a 125 ton smelter at Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado. \nThey got the rights from the Loder Pyritic Reduction Co. to use its \nPatent Smelting Process. (The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction), Volume \n9, December 30, 1901) \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 165337 \nLot# 1278 \n Leadville, Colorado 1879-80 \n Highland \nChief Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate \nPair \nLot of 2 different. Owned the Highland Chief, \nHighland Mary, and Robt. Burns on the summit of \nBreece Hill, California Mining District, 3.5 miles \nfrom Leadville. Developments reported in 1883 \nincluded 5 shafts and considerable tunneling, \ndrifting and other work. [C&L, 1883, pg. 417] 1) \nNo. 283, issued for 100 shares to Neils Larsen in \nLeadville in 1879. Signed by president Manners and \nsecretary Steele. Pen and punch cancelled. Green border, underground \nmining vignette. 2) No. 386, issued to secretary Horace Steele for 25 \nshares in Leadville in 1880. Signed by Manners and Steele, punch \ncancelled. Brown border. \nEst. $220-400 \nHWAC# 165331 \nLot# 1279 \n Leadville, Colorado \n1880-1904 \n Leadville, Colorado \nMining \nStock \nCollection--Six \nDifferent \nLot of 6 different. 1) \nColorado Mine Developing Company. \nIssued to FB Rice in 1880. Signed \nby \npresident \nHumphreys \nand \nsecretary Mathews. Not cancelled. \nInteresting cross section mining \nvignette. Very good condition. 2) \nThe Bonanza Gold Mining Company. \nIssued to Maddison in 1882. Signed \nby president William Sears and the \nsecretary. Not cancelled. Gold border and seal, green background, \nand mining vignette. Folds, portion missing on left border. 3) The \nMiner Boy Mining Company. Issued to Brown in 1881. Signed by the \npresident and secretary. Not cancelled. Black border, green border, and \nunderground mining vignette. Discoloration. 4) The Bald Mountain \nMining Company. Issued to Peckham in 1880. Signed by president \nPeyton and the secretary. Not cancelled. Vignette of Fryer Hill in \nLeadville. Folds, creases. 5) The Alleghany Mining Company. Issued \nto president James Marshall in 1888. Also signed by the secretary. \nStamp cancelled. Nature vignettes. Folds, creases, discoloration on left \nborder. 6) The Crews-Beggs Trading Company. Issued in 1904 to Mary \nParks. Signed by president RH Beggs and secretary Henry Schuck. Pen \ncancelled. Folds. Please inspect. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 155676","39 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1280 \n Leadville, Colorado 1882-1919 \nLeadville, Colorado Mining Stock Certificate \nTrio \nLot of 3 different. 1) Royal Mining, Smelting \n& Prospecting Co. of Leadville, Colorado. \nNo. 164, issued for 500 shares to Stickley in \n1882. Signed by president James Houston and \nsecretary Hill. Not cancelled. Gold underprint \nand seal. Vignette of miners inspecting ore. \nFolds, toning. 8 x 11\u201d Not listed in C&L. 2) The Continental Mining \nCompany. No. 248, issued for 50 shares E. Moeser in 1882. Signed by \nthe president and secretary. Not cancelled. Mine hoisting vignette on \nright side, plus eagle and state seal vignettes. Folds, discoloration. 8 \nx 10\u201d This company has been previously attributed to Leadville by \nmany, but the company owned claims in the Monarch and Chalk Creek \nDistricts (Chaffee County) and the Quartz Creek District (Gunnison \nCounty). President Sheafor had interests in other Gunnison County \nmines also. [Ref: History of the State of Kansas, 1883, pg. 576] 3) The \nElgin Smelting Company (handwritten on stock for The Queen Mining \nCompany of Leadville). Issued in 1919 to the president for 47 shares. \nNot cancelled. Mining vignette. Interesting use of an 1880s stock. C&L \nlist the Elgin as owning a smelting works situated on Stray Horse \nGulch, about one mile above Leadville (pg. 410). \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 155674 \nLot# 1281 \n Leadville, Colorado \n1880-1904 \n Leadville, Colorado \nMining \nStock \nCollection--Six \nDifferent \nLot of 6 different. 1) \nIron Silver Mining Company. \nIssued to Parker in 1883. Signed \nby president Mason and asst. \nsecretary Hoit. Stamp cancelled. \nOrange border and prospector \nvignette. Pinholes, folds. 2) The \nJocelyn Mining Company. Low cert. \nno. 2, issued for 100,000 shares to \nthe treasurer in 1880. Signed by \npresident Jocelyn and secretary Hance. No cancelled. Black border \nand print, Colorado state seal vignette. Folds. 3) The Brookland Mining \nCompany. Issued in 1882 to Gelshener. Signed by president Adams and \nsecretary Duane. Pen and cut cancelled. Toning. 4) Central Colorado \nProspecting and Mine Developing Company. Issued to president \nNeedles in 1880. Also signed by secretary Loomis. Not cancelled. Black \nborder, green underprint design, and mining vignette. Folds. Rare. 5) \nThe Alleghany Mining Company. Issued in 1887 to Dustan. Signed \nby president Marshall and secretary Keeler. Pen cancelled. Nature \nvignette. Folds, toning, discoloration on left. 6) The Crews-Beggs \nTrading Company. Issued in 1904 to Johnson. Signed by president RH \nBeggs and secretary Henry Schuck. Pen cancelled. Please inspect. \nGary \nBracken Collection \nEst. $300-600 \nHWAC# 155677 \nLot# 1282 \n San Juan \nCounty, \nColorado \n1882 \nTuttles \nPeak \nMining \nCompany \nStock \nCertificate \nUncompahgre \nMining \nDistrict, San Juan County \n(printed under title). \nInc. in Colorado in 1880. \nNo. 78, issued for 1,000 \nshares to Emma Hunt in January 1882. Signed by president SP Parmly \nand secretary Hunt. Not cancelled. Ornate black border and print, red \nseal in the bottom center. Pinholes, deep folds. 5 x 9.5\u201d The company \nowned the Mountain Maid (300x1500 feet), situated on the Mineral \nBasin Slope of Mineral Point Mountain, 1.5 miles NW of Animas Forks, \nEureka district. Pay streak 26 inches, assays 40 ounces of silver per \nton, developments include one 25ft tunnel. Also owned the Royal \nArch, Boston Belle, and Victoria in Poughkeepsie Gulch, Uncompahgre \nDistrict. [Ref: C&L, 1883, pg. 679] \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 165321 \nLot# 1283 \n Smuggler, Colorado \nIona Gold \nMining Stock from Rare Smuggler, Colorado \nLocation \nIona Gold Mining Company stock \nissued in 1912. Inc. in Maine. Cert. #851, \nissued for 100 shares. The company operated \nat Smuggler, San Miguel County, Colorado \n(International \nMining \nManual, \n1911). \nSmuggler, Colorado is the site of the famous Smuggler-Union mine. \nThe company mined gold and silver by tunnel. In 1911, the company \nemployed 15 men and operated a 5 stamp mill. In EF condition. Miners \nworking underground. Printed by American Bank Note Company, New \nYork. \nEst. $160-400 \nHWAC# 145719 \nLot# 1284 \n Summit County, Colorado 1882 \nTrophy Mining Company Stock Certificate \nInc. in New York. No. 182, issued for 500 shares \nto vice president Herbert Smith in 1882. \nSigned by Smith and secretary McKnight, \nstamp cancelled signatures. Black border and \nprint, vignette of miners working with lamps. Printed by ABN.6.75 x \n11.5\u201d Folds, glue from stub on left border. According to E&MJ Vol. 34 \n(1882), the company worked the Trophy and Seventy-Nine Lodes in \nthe Leadville District. However, the company is described in the 1883 \nColorado Mining Directory as operating the same lodes in Summit \nCounty on Sheep Mountain. They own 9 claims: the Trophy, Seventy- \nnine and Yellow Jacket, situated on the south slope of Sheep Mountain; \nand the Neusitz, Lone Dane, St. Elmo, Little Bertie, Little Aldenburg, \nand Arctic Light on the SE slope, near Robinson in the Ten-mile \nDistrict. Claims located in 1870. Developments include 20 shafts from \n20-200 ft. deep plus several drifts [C&L, 1883, pg. 875] \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165325 \nLot# 1285 \n Colorado 1904-1913 \n Colorado \nMining Stock Collection \nLot of 9 different. \nIncludes: Little Mattie Mining, Milling & Power \nCo. (1906, Clear Creek County); Burns-Moore \nMining & Tunnel Co. (1906, Idaho Springs); \nHighland Mary Mining & Milling Co. (Boulder, \n1913); Spearmint Gold Mining Co. (1912); \nPierce Supply Co. (1908, Pierce, CO); Eldora Mines Co. (1908); Estella \nMining Co. (1911); Verde Gold Mining Co. (1904); and Hyland Mining \n& Milling Co. (1904). Please inspect. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 165774 \nLot# 1286 \n Colorado 1900-60 \n Western US \nMining Stock Collection (Mostly Colorado) \nLot of 10 different. 1) COLORADO: Seven \ndifferent stocks. Includes: Untied Rico Mines \nCompany (1908); Golden Cycle Corporation \n(1939); Clear Creek Gold Dredging Company \n(1904); Oklahoma & Colorado Mining & Milling \nCompany (1910, Clear Creek County); Saw Tooth Gold Mining & \nDeveloping Company (1914, Beaver Mining District, SW of Gunnison); \nThe Turret-Independence Mining Company (1905, Salida); and Salida \nGranite Company (1914). 2) NEVADA: Goldfield Consolidated Mines \nCompany, 1960. 3) FOREIGN: Golfo Del Oro Mining Company (1904, \nInc. in Colorado, mines in Sonora, Mexico); and The Gold Exploration \nCompany (1900, Inc. in Colorado, mines in Mexico). Please inspect. \nGary Bracken Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 155641 \nLot# 1287 \n Michigan 1892-1915 \nGreat Lakes Region Copper \n& Iron Mining Stock Group \nLot of 13. Duplication. Includes: \nOnondaga Copper Co. (five stocks, \n1912-18); Calumet-Corbin Mines \nCo. (1915); The Oneota Iron \nMining Company (1892, Duluth, \nMinnesota); McCaskill Mining Co. \n(6 stocks, 1892, Duluth). \nKen Prag \nCollection \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# \n165870","40 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1288 \n Duluth, Minnesota \nAllegheny \nIron \nMining \n& Milling Stock, Duluth, \nMinnesota \nCert. #17, issued \nfor 1000 shares in 1895. \nDuluth, Minnesota is on the \nmasthead. \nThe \ncompany \nincorporated \nin \n1892. \nMinnesota\u2019s Mesabi Range \niron ore contributed about \n70% of the total that America \ndevoted to the WW-II effort, \ntotaling 333 million tons (startribune.com), according to Pam \nBrunfelt, a retired Vermilion Community College faculty member and \nhistorian. The certificate is VF and is uncanceled. Large eagle vignette. \nEst. $160-250 \nHWAC# 145725 \nLot# 1289 \n Argenta, Montana \nCarbonate \nMining & Milling Co Stock, Argenta, \nMontana, 1889 \nCert. #174, issued for 200 \nshares to Gus Altheimer. Signed by A.H. Geisel \nas secretary and Edwards as president. Mines \nlocated at Argenta, Montana printed on the \ncorporate seal. The company operated the \nCarbonate mine is a gold, silver and lead mine \nat Argenta at 7,100\u2019 elevation. The certificate is uncanceled. \nEst. $200- \n400 \nHWAC# 145713 \nLot# 1290 \n Butte, Montana 1881 \n Moulton \nMining Co. Stock Certificate #2 Issued, \nSigned by WA Clark \nUltra-rare #2 issued; \na special piece retained by MacKenzie and \nlikely the earliest piece in circulation. No. 2, \nissued for 25 shares to Wolfgang Gierisch \n(spelled correctly on reverse) in 1881. Signed \nby WA Clark as president and secretary Prescott. Large tear at Clark\u2019s \nsignature, folds, creases, and soiling. Black border and print with \nmining vignettes. ABN. We could not locate much information about \nGierisch. Newspaper articles from the 1890s-1900 mention someone \nwith that name buying land in Southern California and getting a divorce \nto wife Mary. Clark is one of the \u201cCopper King\u201d mining millionaires \nof Montana. He also served as a US Senator for Montana from 1901- \n07. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# \n165268 \nLot# 1291 \n Butte, Montana 1881 \n Moulton \nMining Co. Stock Certificate #5 Issued, \nSigned by WA Clark \nUltra low stock number 5; \none of the early issues retained by MacKenzie. \nIssued to HC Dall for 50 shares in January \n1881. Signed by WA Clark as president and \nsecretary Prescott. Signatures are punch \ncancelled. Signed by Dall on the reverse. Dall was based in Chicago and \nwas a major investor in public companies including banks. William A. \nClark was one of the \u201cCopper King\u201d mining millionaires of Montana \nand also served as a US senator from 1901-07. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165269 \nLot# 1292 \n Butte, Montana 1880s \n Moulton \nMining Co. Stock issued to CP Moorman (JH \nCutter Whiskey), Signed by WA Clark \nStock \nA191 issued to CP Moorman for 100 shares. \nNot dated or endorsed. Signed by WA Clark \nas president. Clark was one of the Copper \nKing mining millionaires of Montana, and also \nserved as US Senator for Montana. CP Moorman became associated \nwith the JH Cutter celebrated whiskey firm in Louisville in 1858. When \nCutter died in 1860, Moorman and his silent partner MJ Hardy bought \nthe brand for $1,900. Nice companion piece for your whiskey bottle! \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# \n165347 \nLot# 1293 \n Butte, Montana 1892-1923 \nMoulton Mining Co. Stock Group: Clean \nWA Clark Signature, Plus Pieces Issued \nto His Son \nLot of 3. Two different styles. WA \nClark was one of the \u201cCopper Kings,\u201d Montana mining millionaires, \nwho also served as a US senator from Montana. 1) No. 334, issued in \n1892 to WA Clark, signed by WA Clark as president and signed on the \nreverse. Signature is NOT cancelled, which is very rare. Black border \nand print, mining and agricultural vignettes. ABN. 2) Two later stocks, \n1923 and 1924, issued to WA Clark Jr., Clark\u2019s son. Signed on the back \nby his attorney. In addition to being a lawyer and serving on boards \nfor his father\u2019s mining interests, WA Clark Jr. collected antiquarian \nand fine press books as a serious hobby. His library of rare books \nand manuscripts, the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, was \ndonated to the University of California, Los Angeles upon his death in \n1934. He also founded the Los Angeles Philharmonic and helped to \nfund the construction of the Hollywood Bowl. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana \nEphemera Collection \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 165265 \nLot# 1294 \n Butte, Montana 1900 \n Parrot Silver \n& Copper Co. Stock issued to Henry Clews \nNo. 10389, issued to Henry Clews & Co. for \n400 shares in 1900. Possibly signed by Clews \non reverse. Punch cancelled signatures. Black \nborder and print, vignette of parrot on bullion \nbars. Henry Clews (August 14, 1834 - January \n31, 1923) was a British-American financier and author. In 1877, he \nstarted Henry Clews & Company, a member of the New York Stock \nExchange, which made him enormously wealthy. \nStuart Mackenzie \nMontana Ephemera Collection \nEst. $100-300 \nHWAC# 165349 \nLot# 1295 \n Norris, Montana \nMonitor Gold \nMining Co Stock, Norris, Montana, 1889 \nCert. #9, issued for 25,000 shares to S.K. Knox. \nSigned by Chas. E. Knox as secretary and \nWilliam McCoy as president. Inc. in Montana \nTerritory in 1889. The Monitor Mining \nCompany operated in the town of Norris, \nMontana, during the late 1800s and early \n1900s. The company quickly established itself as one of the largest \nemployers in the region with their operations centered around the \nMonitor Mine, one of the richest gold and silver mines in Montana. \nThe mine also produced wire gold. At its peak, the Monitor Mining \nCompany employed hundreds of workers and produced significant \namounts of gold, silver, and copper. Charles Knox was later a major \ninvestor in the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company in Nevada and \nhe was president of the Montana-Tonopah Mining Company in 1912. \nThe company operated the Belmont mine there. The certificate is \nuncanceled. \nEst. $150-300 \nHWAC# 145730 \nLot# 1296 \n Montana \nBetter Montana Mining \nStocks, 20 \nAbout 20 better issued and unissued \nMontana mining stocks. Moulton Mining, River \nPress, Great Falls Water, Montana Fire Clay. \nStuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection \nEst. \n$300-500 \nHWAC# 163754 \nLot# 1297 \n Aurora, Nevada 1864 \n Aetna Gold \n& Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate \nVery \nrare. \u201cLocation: Esmeralda\u201d printed under \nvignette. Low certificate number 13, issued for 10 shares to Charles \nSchnaittacher on January 4th, 1864 in San Francisco. Signed by \npresident Simon Mayer and secretary Hugo Dreschfeld. Not cancelled. \nBlack border and print. Three vignettes: Native American (left border), \nlocomotive (center), and dog next to safe (bottom center). Printed \nby Cooke & Co., SF. 25 cent US IR Power of Attorney stamp with tied \ncancel. Folds, creases. 5.5 x 10.25\u201d Schnaittacher was a bookkeeper \nwith Max Morganthau in SF. Simon Mayer was a commission merchant \nand a stockbroker and Dreschfeld a real estate and money agent, both \nalso in S.F. (Ref. Langley\u2019s S.F. Directory for 1863, p. 129, 243 and \n320.) No information located about this mining company in online \nnewspaper archives. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166919","41 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1298 \n Aurora, Nevada 1864 \n Antelope \nSilver Mining Company Stock Certificate \n-- Mark Twain Connection \n\u201dEsmeralda\u201d \nprinted at top center. Certificate #519 for one share to Alex Gamble. \nSigned by Jno. L. MacKenzie and President William Norris. Dateline \nSan Francisco May 20, 1864. Not cancelled. Antelope vignette. Britton \n& Co. printer. 25c Power of Att\u2019y revenue stamp attached at upper \nright. 5.5 x 9.5\u201d Pinhole, folds, clean. According to the Sacramento \nDaily Union, the Antelope Silver Mining Company of San Francisco \nwas incorporated around February 1, 1861--this would actually put \nthis stock certificate in Utah Territory! Esmeralda Mining District. The \nAntelope was one of the big three in 1860\u2019s Aurora mining companies. \nAlexander Gamble was a stockholder in two others of the richest \nmines in Aurora, the Real Del Monte and the Wide West. However, \nhe went from rags to riches on these stocks and then back to rags. \nThis is one of a few Aurora mines that Mark Twain got interested in. \nIn a letter of May 4, 1862, he wrote to his brother Orion: \u201cYesterday \nwe took a spirit level and got the angle of the celebrated \u201cAntelope\u201d \nledge, and tomorrow we shall commence a hunt after the second E. \nextension of it. We may find it and we may not. The thing has often \nbeen tried before, but with no success. If we find it, our fortunes are \nmade - if we don\u2019t, - they isn\u2019t. I have 75 feet in a spur of the \u201cAntelope,\u201d \nwhich promises nothing save that it is an offshoot from a good family \n- and I am aristocrat enough to attach some importance to that sort of \nthing.\u201d On May 5 he writes, \u201cHunted for \u201cAntelope\u201d today, and found \na ledge - but hardly think it is the right one. Four of us boys have dug \ntwo trenches, each 20 feet long and 6 feet deep, to-day, in the gravelly \nhill side. Finally, if we do find the \u201cAntelope,\u201d we shan\u2019t care a damn \nanymore.\u201d [Letters from the Mark Twain Project] \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# 166931 \nLot# 1299 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n Consolidated \nSilver Hill Mining Company Stock Certificate \n\u201dEsmeralda\u201d printed at top center. No. 732, \nissued for 5 shares to William Feast on April 23, 1863 in San Francisco. \nSigned by president Alex Gamble and secretary Solon Pattee (also the \nofficers for the First North Extension). Not cancelled. Black border \nand print with vignette of two miners pushing a cart of ore away \nfrom a mine entrance. Lith. Britton & Co., SF. 25 cent US IR Insurance \nstamp at upper left with tied cancel. 5.5 x 9.9\u201d Folds, clean. Braly, \nCory & Hicks staked the first claims in the Aurora Mining District on \nSilver Hill on August 24, 1860. The first shipment of ore was made \non November 10, 1860. Shortly thereafter the Esmeralda Mining \nCompany and the Consolidated Silver Hill Mining companies were \nformed and incorporated. Although the certificate says the company \nwas incorporated in January of 1861, the Daily Alta California \nreported that articles of incorporation for the company was flied early \nNovember 1860! They report the mines are in Mono County, said to \nbe Calaveras County. William Feast was in Aurora by 1861. He owned \na cabin on the northeast corner of Silver & Del Monte. He was the \nMono County Treasurer and continued in this capacity after Aurora \nwas proven to be in Nevada. Feast was the secretary of the West Wind, \nFairy Queen, Utah, Gibraltar etc. He died in Aurora in 1864. Gamble \nwas a very successful merchant in Big Oak Flat, California during the \nGold Rush. He took that money and became a mining speculator and \ninvestor. His brother Peter and he were founders of the immensely \nsuccessful Wide West Mine on Last Chance Hill. They sold their stock \nat a great profit and bought Real Del Monte stock cheap. Within a few \nmonths it had risen to $500 a share and Gamble was a millionaire. Not \ntoo long after that Governor R. K. Colcord of Nevada in his memoirs \nof territorial Aurora noted that he had fallen into poverty, \u201c...his shirt \nwas unlaundered and he was living in a two-bit restaurant.\u201d \nEst. $600- \n1200 \nHWAC# 166940 \nLot# 1300 \n Aurora, Nevada 1864 \n Dan Earl Gold \n& Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate \nVery rare; we have not offered this before. \u201cLast \nChance Hill, Esmeralda District\u201d printed above vignette of bald eagle \nfeeding babies in a nest. Incorporated May 1863. No. 47, issued for \n25 shares to WS Card on January 11th, 1864. Dateline Aurora, Mono \nCo., Cal. Signed by president AD Allen and secretary LA Armstrong. \nNot cancelled. Rare 25 cent Imperforate brown \u201cWarehouse Receipt\u201d \nInternal Revenue stamp attached on left. Agnew & Deffebach print, \nSF. 5 x 9\u201d Deep folds. No information located in online newspaper \ndatabases. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166938 \nLot# 1301 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n Davis \nConsolidation Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock \nCertificate \nVery rare; we have not offered this \nbefore. \u201cLocation, New Esmeralda\u201d (printed to the left of vignette). \nNo. 123, issued for 20 shares to Mathew Watts on April 20th, 1863 in \nSan Francisco. Signed by president J. Muck and secretary Buskingham. \nNot cancelled. Black border and print. Vignette of hillside with mine \nentrance (partially covered by 25 cent US IR Insurance stamp). Left \nsides list the 17 ledges owned by the company including Esmeralda, \nGrand Turk, Crittenden, Pyramid, Dayton, Virginia, Cleopatra, Yankee \nMaid, New World, Burton, and more. Pen notations about \u201c4 feet to \nshare.\u201d Printed by Towne & Bacon. Folds, creases, archival tape repairs, \nand some soiling. 5.5 x 10.25\u201d We found an 1863 ad for the company \nin the Daily Alta California that announces a company meeting to be \nheld at the office of JB Blanchard in Aurora. No other info located. The \nmining district in the Aurora area was originally named Esmeralda. \nThe New Esmeralda was located to the east, between the Esmeralda \ndistrict and the historic Van Horn district to the east. \nEst. $600-1200 \nHWAC# 166932 \nLot# 1302 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n Eagle Tunnel \n& Mining Company Stock Certificate \nRare. \n\u201cEsmeralda District Mono County, Cal.\u201d printed \nunder title. Inc. April 6th, 1863. No. 34, issued for 10 shares to WS \nCard on June 4th, 1863 in Aurora. Signed by president Samuel Young \nand secretary Livermore. Not cancelled. Black border and print. Eagle \nvignette with factories and ship in the background. No printer listed. \n25 cent US IR Life Insurance stamp attached on the left. Folds, stains. \n4.25 x 8.75\u201d No information located about this company in newspaper \narchives. \nEst. $400-700 \nHWAC# 166923 \nLot# 1303 \n Aurora, Nevada 1866 \n Enterprise \nGold & Silver Mining Company Stock \nCertificate \nInc. in Pennsylvania. Issued for \n50 shares to JL Hess on April 13th, 1866 in Philadelphia. Signed by \npresident H.G. Sickel and treasurer John Thackeray(?). Not cancelled. \nRed border and print, blue seal, with two different mining vignettes \nand a 25 cent US IR adhesive stamp attached on the right. Heavy folds, \nburn marks, hole. 7.5 x 11\u201d The Enterprise owned a claim of the same \nname on Last Chance Hill in Aurora, Esmeralda County during 1865- \n66. Not surprising to see the company incorporated in Pennsylvania, \nas this was an active period of investment in Nevada mines by \nPennsylvanians. [Ref: Stretch, Angel] \nEst. $400-700 \nHWAC# 166933 \nLot# 1304 \n Aurora, Nevada 1861 \n Esmeralda \nConsolidation Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock \nCertificate \nVery early 1861 Aurora stock! Inc. \nDecember 1st, 1860. No. 177, issued for 10 shares to Dr. Em Smith \non February 13th, 1861 in San Francisco. Signed by president William \nD. Robinson and secretary Hopkins. Not cancelled. Black print, green \nunderprint and eagle on shield vignette. No printer listed. Folds, \ncreases. 5.25 x 10.25\u201d The Daily Alta California, May 20, 1863 confirms \nthis company was located in the Esmeralda District (Aurora). The \nnotice of incorporation (Daily National Democrat, Volume 5, Number \n90, 6 December 1860) lists the location as Aurora, Carson County, \nUtah--a great example of how Aurora was technically in 3 states (Utah, \nCalifornia, Nevada) before finally being considered part of Nevada. We \nfound no other information on this mine. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166918 \nHigh Resolution Images of \nALL LOTS available online at \nFHWAC.com","42 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1305 \n Aurora, Nevada 1861 \n First North \nExtension Esmeralda Mining Co. Stock \nCertificate \nAn incredibly early 1861 issued \nAurora stock! Inc. March 2nd, 1861. No. 90, issued for 5 shares to \nIsaac Kirkpatrick on July 15th, 1861 in San Francisco. Signed by Alex. \nGamble, president, and Solon Pattee. Not cancelled. Beautiful design \nby Britton & Co. Grey background, fancy logo, vignette of child with \ndog. Fold, extremely fine. 5.25 x 9.25\u201d Pattee was the secretary for a \nnumber of Aurora mines, including the Wide West. Gamble is listed in \nthe SF directory as being in the mining business. Gamble was a very \nsuccessful merchant in Big Oak Flat, California during the Gold Rush. \nHe took that money and became a mining speculator and investor. \nHis brother Peter and he were founders of the immensely successful \nWide West Mine on Last Chance Hill. They sold their stock at a great \nprofit and bought Real Del Monte stock cheap. Within a few months \nit had risen to $500 a share and Gamble was a millionaire. Not too \nlong after that Governor R. K. Colcord of Nevada in his memoirs of \nterritorial Aurora noted that he had fallen into poverty, \u201c...his shirt \nwas unlaundered and he was living in a two-bit restaurant.\u201d Clemens \nnever mentioned this mine and its activity is unknown. The original \ndistrict was ten miles square and named by M.J. Corey, one of the three \noriginal discovers in the summer of 1860. James Braly, E.R. Hicks, and \nCorey were camped at Esmeralda Hill when Hicks went out to shoot \nsome game for breakfast. He noticed quartz outcrops, and brought \nback chunks to camp. They tested them for quartz and gold. The first \nclaim was the Old Winnemucca Ledge, located August 25, 1860. The \nfirst mill was built in June 1861. Within a year, there were ten mills. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166917 \nLot# 1306 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n General \nHooker Consolidated Mining Company \nStock Certificate \n\u201dEsmeralda District, Aurora, \nMono Co., Cal.\u201d printed under title. Inc. February 14th, 1863. No. 122, \nissued for 10 shares to JA Gruber in Aurora on March 30th, 1863. \nSigned by president William Meredith and secretary AC Morse. \nNot cancelled. Blue border and print with two allegorical vignettes \n(woman and eagle with flags). Printed by Towne & Bacon. Three \nadhesive revenue stamps on the reverse: two 10 cent Bill of Lading \nand one 5 cent Agreement. 5.25 x 10.25\u201d Folds, clean. Meredith was \na lawyer, notary public, conveyancer and commissioner of deeds in \nAurora. \u2018Captain\u2019 often proceeds his name. Morse was also an attorney \nand notary public. He was located in the Wingate Building on the west \nside of Silver Street. Hooker was involved in quicksilver and silver \nmining in Sonoma County. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166922 \nLot# 1307 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n Lexington \nConsolidated Gold & Silver Mining Co. \nStock Certificate \nLocated on Last Chance Hill, \nAurora, Mono County. Technically this is a Nevada territorial stock, \nthough Aurora was in California at this time. Early certificate No. 27 \nfor five shares issued to R. G. Surdam on April 28, 1863. Signed by \nSecretary E. W. Kuster and President B. F. Porter. Not cancelled. Black \nprint on creme paper with black border; yellow underprint \u201c240,000\u201d. \nPrinted by Robbins & Co. Print, 417 Clay St. San Francisco. Measures \n9.75 x 5.5\u201d. Vignette of woman at center by Loomis and vignette at left \na man with a team of oxen. Rare. In the early days of the Comstock, \nHarvey Harris, a well-known assayer in California with offices in \nSan Francisco, Sacramento and Marysville was busy scouting new \nlocations for expanding his assaying business in the Nevada Territory. \nAurora was on the border with California and was county seat to both \nMono County, CA and Esmeralda County, Nevada Territory. In late \n1864, after the boundary survey prior to Nevada statehood in October \nof 1864, Aurora was firmly identified as part of Nevada. Harris opened \nup branch offices first in Aurora (June 5, 1861) and then Carson City \nin the Nevada Territory by the late summer of 1861. He hired Ernst \n(Edward) W. Kuster--the E.W. Kuster that signed this stock-- to head \nhis branch assay office in Aurora and later sold out to him. Later \nconsolidated by the Real del Monte Mining Company, which took over \nthe highly productive \u201cold\u201d Aurora claims on Last Chance Hill in 1877. \n[Ref: EMJ, Vol. 27] \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166916 \nLot# 1308 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n Lord Byron \nGold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate \nVery rare; we have not offered this before. Inc. \nSeptember 26th, 1862. No. 41, issued for 20 shares to JH Martin on \nFeb. 10th, 1863. Dateline Aurora, Mono Co., Cal. Signed by president \nWW Vaughn and secretary E. Rhoades. Not cancelled. Pink floral \nunderprint with black print and multiple allegorical vignettes \nincluding two angels (on either side of the title) and a woman riding \na stag. Agnew & Deffebach print, SF. 5.5 x 10.5\u201d Horizontal fold, clean. \nNo information located in online newspaper databases. Likely named \nafter the famous English poet. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166936 \nLot# 1309 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n Martin\u2019s \nGold & Silver Mining Company Stock \nCertificate \nRare. Inc. March 21st, 1863. Low \nnumber 10, issued for 25 shares to secretary Martin Levy on June 6th, \n1863. Dateline Aurora, Mono Co., Cal. Signed by Levy and president \nF. Huard. Not cancelled. Black border and print, pink dot underprint, \nand vignette of bear. Imperforated red brown \u201cWarehouse Receipt\u201d \nR50 R425 cent Internal Revenue stamp attached at left. 5 x 9\u201d Folds, \ncreases, uneven left border. No additional information located on \nCDNC or newspapers.com. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166926 \nLot# 1310 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n Monitor Gold \n& Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate-- \nSamuel Clemens Investment \nThis is one of \nthe three mines that Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) had an interest \nin! \u201cLocation, Aurora, Esmeralda District, Mono County, Cal.\u201d (printed \nto the left of vignette). Inc. February 28th, 1863. Low no. 12, issued \nto president John W. Martin on August 11th, 1863 in Aurora. Signed \nby Martin and secretary CH Arnold. Black border and print, green \nunderprint, and vignette of the Civil War battleship Monitor. Printed \nby Towne & Bacon, SF. 25 cent US IR certificate stamp attached on the \nleft. Folds, clean. 4 x 9\u201d See full description online. \nEst. $1000-2000 \nHWAC# 166925 \nLot# 1311 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n Monte \nChristo Tunnel & Mining Company Stock \nCertificate \n\u201dLast Chance Hill, Esmeralda \nDistrict\u201d printed in the upper left corner. Incorporated March 24th, \n1863. Dateline San Francisco, June 7th, 1863. No. 56, issued for 10 \nshares to T.J. Hubbard. Signed by the president, Thos. A. White, and the \nsecretary John B. Bailey. Not cancelled. Black print, purple underprint, \nwith an allegorical and mythical vignette in the upper right. Lith. Britton \n& Co., SF. 25 cent IR adhesive revenue stamp attached at left. Folds, \nsome wear to edges. Not in Filer. Multiple J. Hubbards are listed in the \n1863 Langley directory. This mining company is not listed. Thomas \nA. White is listed as having a mining office at 34 Metropolitan Block. \nNo additional information located in online newspaper databases. \nEst. \n$500-800 \nHWAC# 166937 \nLot# 1312 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n Nevada \nTunnel & Mining Company Stock Certificate \n\u201dEsmeralda, Mono County, Cal.\u201d printed in the \nupper right. Dateline Aurora (printed boldly under the title), August \n30th, 1863. Certificate no. 85, issued to William Feast for 30 shares. \nSigned by president Epstein and secretary William Watson. Not \ncancelled. Black border and print. Rare red Imperforate R50-R4a \n\u201cWarehouse Receipt\u201d Internal Revenue Stamp affixed on the right. \n3.75 x 9.5\u201d Lith. Britton & Co., SF. Folds, clean. William Feast was in \nAurora by 1861. He owned a cabin on the northeast corner of Silver \n& Del Monte. He was the Mono County Treasurer and continued in \nthis capacity after Aurora was proven to be in Nevada. Feast was also \nthe secretary of the West Wind, Fairy Queen, Utah, and Gibraltar. He \ninvested heavily in a number Aurora mines. He did the same for the \nComstock. He died in Aurora in 1864. Henry Epstein was city treasurer \nof Aurora when it was in California and elected an assemblyman for \nthe Nevada Territory on January 19, 1864. No additional information \nlocated about this mining company. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166927","43 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1313 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n Oxford \nBeta Tunnel & Mining Company Stock \nCertificate \nLocation: Silver Hill, Esmeralda \nDistrict, Mono Co., Cal. (printed to the left of the title). Inc. July 1863. \nNo. 107, issued for 15 shares to Geo. C. Perkins on Sept. 17th, 1863 \nin San Francisco. Signed by president C. C. Knowles and secretary \nGeo. H. Peck. Not cancelled. Black border and print, red underprint. \nSmall California state seal vignette (center), dog next to safe (bottom \ncenter), and bushel of hay (bottom right). No printer listed. 25 cent US \nrevenue stamp on left side. Deep folds, adhesive repair on reverse over \nstamp.5.5 x 10\u201d Although the certificate says Esmeralda District, Mono \nCo. it was actually in Nevada. California claimed this rich gold and silver \nore area when their neighbor (Nevada) had no official government. \nThe governmental structure of the area had disappeared when the \nMormons left. When the Territory of Nevada was created, it still took \ntime for any official government to be created. An official survey in \n1864 finally confirmed beyond all doubt that Aurora was in Nevada. \nThe Oxford appeared in local newspapers from 1863 until 1867. They \nnever let in a visitor or let out ore samples. In 1867 they sent some ore \nsamples to Virginia City - they didn\u2019t have the value they hoped for! [from \nGold Hill News] C. C. Knowles was a leading dentist in San Francisco. \nEst. $400-700 \nHWAC# 166920 \nLot# 1314 \n Aurora, Nevada 1860s-1880 \n Real \ndel Monte Mining Co. Stock Certificate & \nReceipt \nLot of 2 for this mine named after a \nfamous mine in Mexico. 1) \u201cEsmeralda District, Esmeralda Co., Nev.\u201d \nprinted under title. Stock no. 506 issued to Chas. L Weill for 10 shares \non May 21st, 1880 in San Francisco. Signed by both the secretary C. \nV. D. Hubbard and President A. J. Ralston. C. Van Dyck Hubbard was a \nmember of the S. F. Stock and Exchange Board. A. J. Ralston was president \nof the Selby Smelting and Lead Co. and a nephew of William Ralston of \nBank of California\/Comstock fame. Black border and print. 4 x 9.25\u201d \nPinholes, toning. Re-incorporated on Oct. 15, 1877 (originally June 12, \n1862 and capitalized at $260,000; 2600 shares at $100 each). Now \ncapitalized at $10,000,000; 100.000 shares at $100 per. The mine was \nlocated in the Esmeralda District in Aurora and formed by combining \nparts of the Juanita and the Last Chance grounds, both previously \npatented, forming a property 1000 feet long. By 1881 a shaft had \nbeen sunk over 800 feet with drifts running towards the Prospectus \nmine, but much difficulty was encountered with large water flows \ncausing work stoppages. Assays of a six-foot body of ore encountered \nin digging the shaft were high. (Ref.: Burchard, Production of Gold and \nSilver for 1881, p.124; also see Pacific Coast Annual Mining Review \nand Stock Ledger, 1878, p. 234; Langley\u2019s S.F. Directory for 1879-80 \nand King\u2019s History of the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board). \n2) Unused 1860s draft for the company. Dateline Aurora. Allegorical \nvignette. 4 x 9\u201d \nEst. $240-400 \nHWAC# 166930 \nLot# 1315 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n Roanoake \nGold & Silver Mining Company Stock \nCertificate \nRare, but damaged. \u201cLocation, \nRoanoake Lode, Last Chance Hill, Esmeralda District, Cal.\u201d (printed \nto the left of the vignette). Inc. March 13th, 1863. Low number 15, \nissued to James Herrick on June 3rd, 1863 in SF. Signed by president \nJohnson and secretary Chas. Herrick. Not cancelled. Black border and \nprint with Native American vignette. Printed by Towne & Bacon, SF. 25 \ncent US IR Warehouse Receipt stamp attached on the left. Two holes \nright below the dateline. Also folds, creases. 5.5 x 10.25\u201d No other \ninformation located. \nEst. $400-600 \nHWAC# 166941 \nLot# 1316 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n San Francisco \nGold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate \n\u201dEsmeralda District\u201d in red underprint. Inc. \nDecember 10th, 1862. No. 22, issued to Charles Hosmer for 36 shares \non March 10th, 1863 in San Francisco. Signed by president Jas. Van \nReed and secretary Blood. Not cancelled. Ornate black border and \nprint with beehive vignette. 25 cent US IR certificate stamp attached \non the left. No printer listed. Folds, creases, some discoloration. 5.5 x \n10\u201d Hosmer was a mining agent in SF who was also involved in mines \nin Nevada. Reed is listed as a real estate agent. No information located \nabout the mining company. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166934 \nLot# 1317 \n Aurora, Nevada 1864 \n United \nStates Tunnel Mining Co. Stock Certificate & \nAssessment Receipt \nLot of 2. Not mentioned in \nMark Twain\u2019s letters. This mine was located on Middle Hill (Mountain \nDemocrat, Volume 10, Number 16, 18 April 1863). In May 1863, the \ntunnel was in 75 feet (Daily Alta California, Volume 15, Number 4842, \n28 May 1863). 1) Inc. March 23, 1863. No. 274, issued for 25 shares \nto JW Sprague on January 21st, 1864. Dateline Aurora, Mono Co., Cal. \nSigned by president AC Glenn and secretary W. Wyatt. Not cancelled. \nBlack print with pink background and underprint with company \nname. Nice hydraulic mining vignette at center and patriotic vignette \non the left. 25 cent US IR Power of Attorney stamp attached in the \nupper left. HS Crocker & Co. print. Folds. 4.25 x 9.25\u201d 2) Assessment \nreceipt from February 1864. Dateline Aurora. For James Whitehead. \nSigned by secretary A Schord. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166939 \nLot# 1318 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n Lexington \nConsolidated Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock \nCertificate \nLocated on Last Chance Hill, Aurora, \nMono County. No. 55 issued for five shares issued to R. G. Surdam on \nMay 2nd, 1863. Signed by Secretary E. W. Kuster and President B. F. \nPorter. Not cancelled. Black print on creme paper with black border; \nyellow underprint \u201c240,000\u201d. Printed by Robbins & Co. Print, 417 Clay \nSt. San Francisco. Measures 9.75 x 5.5\u201d. Vignette of woman at center \nby Loomis and vignette at left a man with a team of oxen (partially \ncovered by 25 cent US IR Warehouse stamp). Rare. In the early days \nof the Comstock, Harvey Harris, a well-known assayer in California \nwith offices in San Francisco, Sacramento and Marysville was busy \nscouting new locations for expanding his assaying business in the \nNevada Territory. Aurora was on the border with California and was \ncounty seat to both Mono County, CA and Esmeralda County, Nevada \nTerritory. In late 1864, after the boundary survey prior to Nevada \nstatehood in October of 1864, Aurora was firmly identified as part of \nNevada. Harris opened up branch offices first in Aurora (June 5, 1861) \nand then Carson City in the Nevada Territory by the late summer of \n1861. He hired Ernst (Edward) W. Kuster--the E.W. Kuster that signed \nthis stock-- to head his branch assay office in Aurora and later sold \nout to him. Later consolidated by the Real del Monte Mining Company, \nwhich took over the highly productive \u201cold\u201d Aurora claims on Last \nChance Hill in 1877. [Ref: EMJ, Vol. 27] \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166935 \nLot# 1319 \n Aurora, Nevada 1863 \n Yancey Gold \n& Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate \nUnique Aurora stock--we have not offered this \nbefore! \u201cSilver Hill\u201d printed at upper right. Inc. March 23rd, 1863. \nNo. 14, issued for 10 shares to RG Northup on August 8th, 1863 in \nAurora. Signed by president Henry Smith and secretary FP Wales. Not \ncancelled. Of the 1,000s of mining stock designs we\u2019ve seen, this one \nis unique: an allegorical woman holds up a bucket of ore that has the \ncertificate number written in! The other corner has an ingot vignette \nfor the number of shares. Vignette of a nude woman surrounded by \ncoins and flag at center. Printed by Britton & Co., SF. 20 and 5 cent \nadhesive revenue stamps attached on the left. Folds, creases, pinhole, \nheavy toning. 5.25 x 9.5\u201d No additional information located about \nthis mining company in online newspaper archives. \nEst. $600-1200 \nHWAC# 166924 \nLot# 1320 \n Aurora, Nevada 1864 \n Young \nAmerica Tunnel Gold & Silver Mining Co. \nStock Certificate \n\u201dEsmeralda District, Silver \nHill, N.T.\u201d printed at bottom center. Rare designation as Nevada \nTerritory. Inc. Feb. 27, 1863. No. 420, issued for 10 shares to Thomas \nWilburn in Aurora on July 5th, 1864. Rare Aurora dateline! Signed by \npresident William Hughes and secretary Geo. S. Morton. Pen cancelled. \nTwo 25 cent US IR Power of Attorney stamps (one on front and one on \nback). Two allegorical vignettes. Printed by HS Crocker & Co. 4 x 9\u201d \nCreases, staining on left border. The Sacramento Daily Union reported \non March 1, 1864 that the company had struck a rich ledge and had \ntaken out rich ore. \u201cIt was supposed to be the Antelope ledge, but it \nis about 400 feet west of where the Antelope Company are working...\u201d \nMorton owned a brickyard in Esmeralda Gulch. Hughes was one of the \nfirst five aldermen in Aurora in 1864. \nEst. $500-800 \nHWAC# 166921","44 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1321 \n Bullfrog, Nevada 1906-29 \nBullfrog, Nevada Mining Stock Certificate \nTrio \nLot of 3 different. 1) Original Bullfrog \nMines Syndicate. One of the classic Bullfrog \nstocks with vignette of green bullfrog. This \none is damaged (portion missing near seal). \nIssued in Goldfield in 1906 to John Donnellan \nCo. for 1,000 shares. Signed by president John \nLutz and secretary Milton Detch. 5.5 x 9.25\u201d \n2) Bullfrog Gold Bar Mining Company. \u201cMines \nat Bullfrog, Nevada\u201d in red underprint. Issued \nin Goldfield in 1906 for 500 shares. Signed \nby vice president Jas. R. Davis and the asst. \nsecretary. Not cancelled. Black border, gold \nseal, and green print with eagle vignette. 5.5 \nx 10\u201d 3) Trinity Goldbar Mining Company. \nIssued in 1929 for 500 shares. Signed by president JR Whitmore and \nsecretary Schmitt. Punch cancelled. Multiple mining vignettes. 8.5 x \n10.75\u201d Bullfrog is now a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada. Located \nabout 4 miles west of Beatty and less than 1 mile from the ghost town \nof Rhyolite. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 165837 \nLot# 1322 \n Bullfrog, Nevada \nBullfrog, \nPioneer and Goldfield Mining Stock \nGroup \nLot of three. 1) Lige Harris Bullfrog \nGold. 1905. Datelined Goldfield. President \nHoggatt was an activist that convinced \nPresident T. Roosevelt to open Federal \nland to farmers and ranchers in Alaska. It \ncost him a giant moose head. Lige Harris \n(namesake) made the original Bullfrog \ndiscovery, The stock was active in 1906, but \nby 1909 was sold by the sheriff for taxes. \n2) Goldfield Banner Gold. 1907. Datelined \nColorado Springs. Gold and silver mine with \n80 acres of land. 3) Pioneer Consolidated. \n1912. #2535 for 200 shares. Pioneer \nwas within a couple of miles to Bullfrog. \nDatelines Denver. \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# \n165698 \nLot# 1323 \n Delamar, Nevada \nTwo Scarce \nDelamar, \nNevada \nMining \nStocks \nIncluding Rare Bamberger Stock \nTwo \nnice Delamar, Nevada pieces that are seldom \nseen. 1) De Lamar Company, Limited Share \nWarrant to Bearer for 10 shares issued \nin London in 1901. Two coupons remain \nat the bottom. 2) Bamberger=De Lamar \nGold Mines Company stock issued for 100 \nshares in 1902. Engraved by Franklin Lee \nBank Note, New York. Nice mining vignette \nof miners working underground. This one we don\u2019t think we\u2019ve seen \nbefore. Gold was discovered at De Lamar in 1890 and the Ferguson \ndistrict was organized in 1891. The district\u2019s fortunes rose when Capt. \nJohn De Lamar of Montana purchased the principal claims in 1893 for \n$150,000 (Paher, Ghost Towns & Mining Camps of Nevada). The mines \nat Delamar became known as the \u201cwidow makers\u201d as many miners \nthere died of the fatal silicosis, caused by improper ventilation of the \nmines. The mines were the largest producers in Nevada for a five year \nperiod due to a lull in the state overall. Capt. De Lamar sold out his \nposition in 1902 to Simon Bamberger (hence the name on our second \ncertificate in this lot). Bamberger installed a 400 ton mill in 1903, and \nDelamar still ranked as the third largest producer in Nevada behind \nGoldfield and Tonopah as late as 1906. Both of the certificate are in VF \ncondition. \nEst. $160-400 \nHWAC# 165480 \nLot# 1324 \n Goldfield, Nevada \n1912 \n Diamondfield North Star \nMines Co. Stock #1 Signed by \nFrank Golden \nInc. in Nevada, \nApril 1, 1912. Stock certificate \nnumber ONE, issued to secretary \nCT Boyd for 10 shares in \nSeptember 1912. Signed by \nBoyd and Frank Golden as vice \npresident. Not cancelled. Green \nborder, black print, and three \ndifferent mining vignettes. Folds. 8.5 x 12\u201d Frank Golden was a miner \nand banker who made his fortune in Tonopah in the early 1900s. He \nrelocated to Reno and built the Golden Hotel. He was once president \nof the Nye and Ormsby County Bank. Before he went to Tonopah, he \nwas a co-owner of a jewelry business in Virginia City in the 1880s. \nThe Diamondfield North Star Mines was located in the Diamondfield \nsection of Goldfield and owned the Fog and Fog Extension properties \n(Mining Investor, 1912). \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# \n165842 \nLot# 1325 \n Goldfield, Nevada \nGoldfield \nChristmas Mining Company Stock Specimen, \nGoldfield, Nevada \nSpecimen certificate \nengraved by Security Bank Note Company, \nPhiladelphia. Although the certificate is not \nstamped, \u201cSpecimen\u201d, it clearly is as it is \nstamped at top right, \u201cNot To Be Removed \nFrom File\u201d. The usual hole punches down near the signature line. \nThe company incorporated in South Dakota in 1906. Printed on the \ncertificate it states, \u201cMines at Goldfield, Nevada\u201d and \u201cOffices Tonopah, \nNevada\u201d. EF. \nEst. $140-300 \nHWAC# 145718 \nLot# 1326 \n Goldfield, Nevada 1905 \n Goldfield \nGolden Dream Mines Company Stock \nCertificate \nRare! \u201cProperty Located in \nGoldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, \nNevada\u201d printed under title. Inc. in Arizona. \nNo. 417, issued for 100 shares to CC Horn in \n1905 in Denver. Signed by vice president AL \nWhitney and the asst. secretary. Not cancelled. \nGold border and seal, black print with floral \nvignettes next to company title. Also a nice mine hoisting vignette. \nPrinted by the WH Kistler Stationery Co., Denver. Deep folds with \narchival tape repairs. 8.5 x 10\u201d \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 165332 \nLot# 1327 \n Goldfield, Nevada 1906-34 \nGoldfield, Nevada Mining Stock Certificate \nCollection \nLot of 7 different. Some rare pieces \nhere. Included: Goldfield Kewanas Extension \nMining Company (1914); Red Hill Florence \nMining Company (1922); Diamondfield North \nStar Mines Company (1913); COD Consolidated \nMining Company (1912); Bullfrog Gold Bar \nMining Company (1906); Trinity Goldbar Mining Company (1927); and \nGoldfield Consolidated Mines Co. (1934, signed by George Wingfield). \nPlease inspect. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $120-250 \nHWAC# 165840 \nLot# 1328 \n Lander County, Nevada 1880 \nNevada Silver Mining & Mill Co. Stock \nCertificate \nRare. \u201cMines in the Reese River \nMining District Near Austin, Lander County, \nNevada\u201d printed under the title. Inc. in Illinois. \nNo. 68, issued for 100 shares to Henry Horine \nin 1880. Signed by president Ira Benson and \nsecretary E. Horine. Not cancelled. Black \nborder and print, silver seal, and allegorical vignette. Printed by \nShaber & Corqueville, Chicago. 8.75 x 10.5\u201d Deep folds, creases. No \nother information located. \nEst. $200-300 \nHWAC# 164596","45 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1329 \n Lander County, Reese River Mining District, Nevada 1864 \nWall Street Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Nevada \nTerritory \nExtremely rare; we did not sell one of these when we sold \nthe Prag, Elcano, or Franklin collections of Nevada Territorial stocks! \nInc. Dec. 1863. \u201cReese River D., Nev. Ter.\u201d printed on the left border. \n\u201cOne Foot to a Share\u201d printed at top. No. 63, issued for 10 shares to \nsecretary William Dudley in San Francisco in April 14th, 1864. Signed \nby Dudley and president LH Bessing. Not cancelled. Black border \nand print. Fantastic and unique vignette of Wall Street scene. Lith. \nDrouaillet, SF. 5.5 x 9.75\u201d Folds. No information located about this \ncompany. There was another company at Devil\u2019s Gate on the Comstock \nwith the same name. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 165320 \nLot# 1330 \n Lincoln County, New York District, \nNevada 1882 \n Bismark Silver Mining \nCompany Stock Certificate \nExtra rare. No \nprevious listings found. Inc. in New York. \n\u201cLocation of Mines, New York District, Nevada\u201d \nprinted under title. No. 529, issued for 50 \nshares to RP Purdy in New York in 1882. Signed \nby president L. Ehranger and the secretary. Not cancelled. Black border \nand print, underground mining vignette. Printed by Chapman & \nBloomer, NY. 6.75 x 10.5\u201d Folds, creased corner. No mentions found in \narticles on newspapers.com. The New York Mining District was located \nin Lincoln County, Nevada, 30 miles north of Goffs. (The Pioche Record \n15 Dec 1892) The New York Mining District was organized April, 1870, \nwith Thomas McMahan as recorder. It embraced 15 square miles on \nthe south slope of the New York Mountains. Rare district! \nEst. $160- \n250 \nHWAC# 164594 \nLot# 1331 \n Tonopah, Nevada \nMontana Midway \nExtension Mining Stock Signed by Zeb \nKendall, Rare \nVery attractive and rare stock \ncertificate issued for 500 shares at Tonopah in \n1906. Signed by Z. (Zeb) Kendall as president. \nThe company held 50 acres of unpatented gold \nbearing land in the Tonopah mining district. \nDevelopment was by shaft powered by steam hoist (Mines Directory, \n1910). Zeb Kendall was a founding father of Goldfield and a renowned \npromoter around Tonopah. His brother was the first murder victim in \nGoldfield (over a mining claim). Zeb also promoted Rawhide (Nevada) \nand later the Divide district. A notorious gambler, he lost a number \nof small fortunes. In the 1930\u2019s, he bought up much of the Comstock \ntailings and, with a superior milling process, proceeded to make yet \nanother fortune. In 1902 he built the Palace Hotel, the first hostelry in \nTonopah. At the beginning of the excitement in Goldfield, Zeb Kendall \nopened the January lease which was the first in that camp. He and his \nassociates struck it lucky on this and hit the ledge when they had been \nworking only two days. \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 145729 \nLot# 1332 \n Tonopah, Nevada \nWest End Cons. \nMines Full Stock Book \nFull book of unissued \nstocks from West End Cons. Mines, #5251- \n5500. Nice mine vignette. \nEst. $250-500 \nHWAC# 161873 \nLot# 1333 \n Tonopah, Nevada \nTwo Tonopah \nDivide District Stocks Plus a Tonopah \nAspen Mining Co Stock \nThree stocks from \nthe Tonopah area of Nevada. First is a scarce \nTonopah Aspen Mining Company stock \nissued in 1903. The mine was located at the \nnorth end of the district. Also, a signature \npiece from the Reorg. Rosetta Divide \nMining Company, signed by January Jones \nas president. The company incorporated in \n1920, when the district had it\u2019s boom. This \none was issued in 1931, which is pretty \nlate to the party. They must have produced \nsomething to have lasted 11 years. January \nJones was one of the mining kings of \nNevada\u2019s Tonopah and Goldfield booms. \nNice clear signature. Lastly, certificate from the Divide Consolidated \nMining Company issued in 1919. Nice mining vignette. Uncanceled. \nEst. $100-200 \nHWAC# 145742 \nLot# 1334 \n Gold Hill, Nevada \n1861 \n Caledonia Gold and \nSilver Mining Company Stock, \nUT Territorial \nCaledonia Gold \nand Silver Mining Company \nStock Certificate: Incorporated \nMarch 1861 in Utah Territory \n- Cert. #274 issued to P. Casson \nfor 10 shares. Signed by Joseph \nL. Watkins, president, and W. \nB. Agard, secretary. Capitalized at $220,000; 2200 shares at $100 \neach. Vignette of beehive at center. Typical of Utah documents. Black \nborder on creme paper, with light gold underprint: C.G. & S. M. Co. \nU\/C. Datelined San Francisco April 20, 1864. 5.75 x 9.\u201d The Company \nis listed in the Pacific Coast Mining Review for 1878-79, Mines-Men- \nMoney, etc. as being in Gold Hill (p.180). It lies between the Overman \nand Justice Mines and yielded over $345,000 of bullion to date. The \ncompany was financed in San Francisco where all the major Comstock \nmines were financed in the 1860s. \nEst. $400-800 \nHWAC# 163582 \nLot# 1335 \n Gold Hill, Nevada 1863 \n Cedar Hill \nTunnel & Mining Company Stock \nCedar Hill \nTunnel & mining Company stock certificate, \nNo. 1110, for 50 shares, dated Sept 12, 1863, and issued to John \nShirley. Signed by Chas V. Hobart, sec; M.S. Martin, pres.; J. Shirley, \ntreas. Printer is B.F. Butler\u2019s Lith, San Francisco. Dark red 25c revenue \nstamp on left and on back. Signed on the back by Henry Harris and \nJohn Shirley. Cedar Hill Tunnel and Mining Company was incorporated \nin 1860 and was a working mine from that time forward. On July 16, \n1863, the Stock Market Report included the Cedar Hill Company \n-- bidding price was $3.50 a share, asking price was $7.00. See full \ndescription online. \nEst. $500-900 \nHWAC# 162398 \nLot# 1336 \n Gold Hill, Nevada \n1864 \n Crescent Gold & \nSilver Mining Stock - Gold \nHill \nGold Hill District, Storey \nCounty, N.T. (printed at \nupper left). Incorporated \nJanuary 7, 1864. #72, issued \nfor 10 shares to George Smith \non March 2, 1864 in Gold \nHill. Signed by president \nO. H. Platt and secretary. Not cancelled. Black border and print, two \nvignettes: eagle on patriotic shield (top center) and allegorical woman \n(lower left). Gold Hill News Print. Some discoloration. Otherwise good. \nDespite being advertised on the certificate as $500 each, the highest \nprice we saw for a share being sold was $8. We only found reference to \nthis company the first six months of existence. Platt was a stock broker \nand commission agent. \nEst. $300-400 \nHWAC# 161406","46 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1337 \n Gold Hill, Nevada 1860 \n Lafayette Gold and Silver Mining \nCompany Stock, UT Territorial \nLafayette Gold and Silver Mining \nCompany Stock - Utah Territory, Incorporated August 18, 1860. \nAlthough listed in \u2018Nevada Territory\u2019 in 1860 this area was still part \nof the \u2018Utah Territory.\u2019 This may seem like there is an error in printing \nas very few 1860 corporations are known. But the Sacramento Daily \nUnion lists the Lafayette of Utah Territory incorporated in September \nof 1860. Certificate N0.111 to Mrs. Emma C. Osmer on Feb. 6, I864, \nfor 5 shares. Signed by Ingoldsby (frequent secretary to mining \ncompanies) and president, John (?). Dateline San Francisco February \n6, 1864. Endorsed on back. Capitalized at $330,000; 3300 shares at \n$100 each. Horse drawn ore cart vignette - unusual. Printed by Britton \n&Co. 25-cent Power of Att\u2019y Revenue stamp. Not cancelled. Location: \nGold Hill Mining Dist., Nevada Territory. Two small nicks upper right. \nVery fine! \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 163584 \nLot# 1338 \n Gold Hill, Nevada 1864 \n Montreal \nSilver Mining Co. Territorial Stock Signed by \nHM Yerington (V&T Railroad) \nThis is the only \nterritorial Comstock mining stock signed by \nYerington we\u2019ve come across. It was originally \nbought out of the Prag Collection. \u201cAmerican \nFlat, Gold Hill Dist.\u201d printed under title. No. 94, issued to James Fraser \nfor 25 shares in Virginia, N.T., May 20th, 1864. Signed by HM Yerington \nas president and Moore as secretary. Not cancelled. Brown and orange \ncolors. Daily Union Print, Virginia, N.T. While most associate Yerington \nwith his later involvement in the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, Carson \n& Colorado Railroad, and numerous other lumber and land projects \nin Nevada, this stock highlights his early arrival on the Comstock and \ninvestments in mining companies! Rare district (American Flat), rare \nVC printer, and extremely rare president signature. You will not find \nanother! \nEst. $400-600 \nHWAC# 167948 \nLot# 1339 \n Gold Hill, Nevada 1864 \n Sam Patch \nGold and Silver Mining Company Stock \nCon- \nVirginia Mining Company - Virginia Mining \nDistrict, Nevada Stock Certificate No. 9507 for 1000 shares made out to \nWilliam Kendall dated, August 19, 1931. The Company was capitalized \nat $2,160,000; 2,160,000 shares at $1.00 each and incorporated in San \nFrancisco on January 12th, 1921. Signatures include M. R. Lincoln., \nSecretary and William Kendall, President. \u201cZEB\u201d WILLIAM KENDALL, \nFROM RAGGED MINER TO MILLIONAIRE [Interview: November 10. \n1992 with his son] about 1920, he got interested in speculating in \nthe Comstock Lode mining stocks and bought a heavy position in the \ncompany-the old big bonanza firm of the Con Virginia Mining Company \n[Consolidated Virginia]. Apparently, he got suckered into buying that \nstock, because after he achieved control of the company, he found out \nthe rumor of rich ore down there that they had supposedly discovered \nwas very insignificant. But he was stuck with the stock, and he stayed \nwith the company for the rest of his life. He made himself president \nof the company, since he controlled it, and was president of the Con \nVirginia Mining Company from 1920 to his death in 1954. Green print \non white. Cancelled. On reverse Assessment 12 paid June 16, 1932; \nalso two red 20-cent stock transfer stamps. Pass-co # STGD17526. \nEst. \n$600-1200 \nHWAC# 162399 \nLot# 1340 \n Gold Hill, Nevada 1882 \n Mining \nStock Issued to & Signed by Almarin B. Paul, \nGold Hill Banker & Mining Man \nThis is a \nCalifornia mining stock issued to an important \nfigure in California and Nevada mining history. \nLocation: Nimshew, Butte County, California \n(printed at top). No. 19, issued for 500 shares to A.B. Paul, trustee, on \nApril 28th, 1882 in San Francisco. Signed by A.B. Paul as secretary and \nN.T. Sheldon as vice-president. Also signed by Paul on reverse. Punch \ncancelled. Black print on yellow paper, Native American vignette. \nFolds, stamp and pen writing at upper right. A(lmarin) B. Paul was \nan early important figure on the Comstock. Paul arrived in California \nin 1849 having travelled through Panama. He briefly operated a \nhardware business in Sacramento before heading to Nevada City in \n1850 to pursue mining. There, he built one of the first quartz mills in \nNevada County, and became associated with George Hearst. In the mid \n1850s, he made his way back to San Francisco and was an important \nfigure in its development. See full description online. \nEst. $500-1000 \nHWAC# 164613 \nLot# 1341 \n Silver City, Devil\u2019s Gate Mining \nDistrict, Nevada 1874 \n Goodman Gold & Silver \nMining Co. Stock Certificate \nDevils Gate \nMining District, Nevada. Dateline Virginia City, \nNev. March 13th, 1874. No. 44, issued for 500 \nshares to William Dormer. Signed by John Mills as president and Miles \nGoodman as secretary. Not cancelled. Two different vignettes of a \nprospector (one underground). Printed by H.S. Crocker & Co., SF. Folds \nand some toning. 4\u201d x 9.25\u201d The Goodman held two patented claims \njust west of Silver City next to the South End. The Goodman is named \nafter the editor and publisher of the Territorial Enterprise while Sam \nClemens was a writer there. John H. Mills was an insurance agent in \nGold Hill. (Becker Atlas, 1878) \nEst. $120-200 \nHWAC# 166873 \nLot# 1342 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1863 \n Best & Belcher Mining \nCompany Cert \n#1, 1863 \nUnique \nand \nimportant \nearly Comstock \nstock certificate. \nNumber \none \nfor \n4 \nshares \nissued Sep 25 \n1863 to Donald \nDavidson, signed \nby \n(President \nsignature with \ndiamond cutout) \nand \nsecretary \nWilliam Willis. \nPrinted \nby \nBritton and Co SF, \u201cVirginia Dist., Storey County, NT\u201d Originally \nincorporated Nov. 24, 1862 and reincorporated Jul. 23, 1863. This \ncertificate is thought to be unique. It has a vertical tear through the \ncenter and another in the lower right half. Its edges have been adhered \nto a matte and appears to have been in a frame on a wall for decades \nor more. The piece was found in a San Francisco antique shop, thus the \npossibility it hung in a SF saloon or business office for a long period \nof time. It is the only such early Best & Belcher stock in existence. The \nBest & Belcher sat at the center of the Comstock lode between the \nGould and Curry and Con Virginia. The mine produced more than 36 \nmillion by WWII. This is a key piece, one of the very few territorial \nstocks from the important companies at the center of the Comstock \nlode. Stocks from the Gould & Curry during the 1863-65 period are \nscarce with only about 11 known. At the time of the issuance of this \ncertificate mines on either side of this company had achieved great \nsuccess. The reincorporation of the company was clearly an attempt to \nraise more money to drive the shaft deeper and expand drifting in the \nsearch for rich ore. By 1868 the Best & Belcher ground was connected \nto the Gould & Curry on the 339 level. The B&B 479 level drifted into \nGould & Curry ground as shown on the King map, which would have \ncaused trouble. \nEst. $1500-3000 \nHWAC# 168019","47 \nView complete catalog, Register, and Bid online at \n FHWAC.com \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \nStocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1343 \n Virginia \nCity, \nNevada \n1863 \nGould & Curry Silver \nMining \nCompany \nStock, NV Territorial \nGould & Curry Silver \nMining Co. Virginia \nCity, N.T. Incorporated \nin 1860. Cert #1048 \nissued to Platt K. \nDickinson for 4 shares \n0n May 30th, 1863. Signed by John A. Earl president and Jas. C. L. \nWadsworth secretary. Vignette of Mt. Davidson at center. Adhesive \nrevenue on front. Cancelled. Black border on white paper. 6 x 9.\u201d \nTrimmed tight at left end. Wadsworth came to California in 1847 from \nNew York. He was an alcalde in Stockton in 1849, and a resident of \nSan Francisco after that. (Alcalde is a Spanish term for a Sheriff or \nJustice of the Peace. It was an office with slightly different duties than \ntoday. Alcaldes were one of the important law enforcement officers of \nthe period.) Bancroft said he was a \u201cwell known mining man.\u201d He is \nlisted in \u201cmining\u201d in later S.F. directories, residing at the Grand Hotel. \nJohn O. Earl was handpicked by Hearst and Tevis to run the company, \nwhich he did from his San Francisco office. He was responsible for the \nhuge assessments that were levied in 1862 that brought in the money \nnecessary for the exploration that found the bonanza ore body. He \nwas later a director of the San Francisco and Colorado River Railway \nCo., which had been formed to purchase the Central Pacific RR, but \nthe Stanford gang would have northing of it. Smith lists Earl right \nbehind Hearst as one of the Comstock millionaires who gained his \nfortune from the G&C. He listed himself as a \u201ccapitalist\u201d in 1875, and \nin \u201cmining\u201d in 1881. Curiously, he is not in each annual S.F. directory. \nLittle else has been written on Earl, who seems to have retired from \nthe presidency of the G&C after the big bonanza was hit and lived a life \nof relative ease. See full description online. \nEst. $1000-1500 \nHWAC# \n163634 \nLot# 1344 \n Virginia \nCity, Nevada 1861 \nHaul-Off \nand \nJump-Up \nMining \nCompany \nStock, \nUT\/NV \nTerritorial \nHaul-Off and Jump- \nUp Mining Company \nStock - We can\u2019t \ndecide what is more \ninteresting about this \ncertificate: the name, \nthe incredibly early date or the person who bought this certificate! \nThe Haul-Off and Jump-Off Mining Company was located on the Fine \nLedge. This is cert #40 for 8 shares to John Vignot. It is signed by C.S. \nEllis and L.W. Donaldson. HS Crocker printer. Location: Devil\u2019s Gate \nMining District. Dateline Virginia City, April 16, 1861. This is 14 days \nafter Nevada Territory won its independence from Utah Territory \n(April 2nd, 1861) but since 40 certificates were issued before, it may \nhave been actually incorporated during Utah Territory days. Although \ndatelined Virginia City, the mine is located in the Devil\u2019s Gate Mining \nDistrict. Not cancelled. Discoloration on edges and a few small tears. \nOverall Fine! John Vignot\u2019s cabin built in 1859 was one of the first four \nor five substantial buildings at Gold Hill. In 1861 he and three others, \nIncluding McLaughlin, surveyed the area around Gold Hill for water. \nL William Donaldson, WW Caperton and the Ophir Mining Company \non August 12, 1861, sold land with water privileges and mill sites \nbetween Virginia City and American Flat to the Washoe Turnpike \nCompany. In the 1862 Nevada Territorial Directory (p.124) Ellis was \nowner of the Virginia Saloon. Donaldson, Ellis and Vignot can all be \nfound mentioned throughout the book \u201cRecords of Carson County in \nthe Utah and Nevada Territories\u201d by Ellison. \nEst. $1000-3000 \nHWAC# \n163581 \nLot# 1345 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1863 \n Marlette \nGold & Silver Mining, NV Territorial \nMarlette \nGold & Silver Mining Co. - Virginia Mining \nDistrict, Storey County, Nevada Territory Stock \nCertificate No. 66 for 10 shares made out \nto J. S. Fried dated July 10th, 1863. The Company was capitalized at \n$220,000; 2200 shares at $100 each and incorporated in Virginia N.T. \nin April 1863. Signatures include J.G. Libbey, Secretary and S. (Seneca) \nH. (Hunt) Marlette, President. Marlette was appointed first Surveyor \nGeneral in Nevada in 1864 and Marlette Lake (formerly Alta Lake) just \nwest of Carson City is named in his honor. He is listed in J. Wells Kelly\u2019s \nFirst Directory of Nevada Territory 1862 as being a County Surveyor \nand Civil Engineer boarding at Main Street hotel in Gold Hill. Vignette \nof eagle on left and a dog next to a safe at the bottom. Printed black on \nlight brown patterned paper. Rare, not in J. Ross Browne, Becker or the \nNevada state mineralogist Report of 1866; signatures of Marlette are \nseldom seen. Very Fine condition. Please see our online catalog for a \ncomplete description on this lot. \nEst. $700-1200 \nHWAC# 163643 \nLot# 1346 \n Virginia City, \nNevada \n1863 \nNevada \nSilver Mining Company \nStock, \nNV \nTerritorial \nNevada \nSilver \nMining \nCompany Stock - One \nof the great Comstock, \nNevada Territory Stock \nCertificates. Blue and Red \non light pink background. #93 for five shares (numbers 974 1\/2 to \n979 1\/2) to Samuel Wittgenstein. Dateline Virginia, NT July 13,1863. \nNot cancelled. Incorporated March 10, 1863. Signed by William A. M. \nVan Bokkelen and president M. (?). Mountain ledge quartz and placer \nmining vignette. Van Bokkelen\u2019s drinking establishment attracted the \n\u201cbetter sort\u201d of Virginia City residents, mine owners, merchants, and \nprofessional people. He located the place a mile or so outside the bustle \nof town, amidst the sagebrush and trees of Six Mile Canyon, below. \nHS Crocker printer. Location Mountain Ledge. Light pink underprint \n\u2018Nevada Mining Co. Rare partial imperforate (top & bottom) 25-cent \nCertificate Revenue Stamp. Excellent example of this quality certificate. \nVan Bokkelen was an often-used mining secretary in Virginia City. \nEst. \n$1000-2000 \nHWAC# 163629 \nLot# 1347 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1863 \nOriental Gold & Silver Mining Co Stock, \n1863, N.T.- Rare Comstock Find! \nUnknown \nNevada Territorial issued at Virginia, Nevada, \nFeb. 14, 1863. Cert. #41, issued for 10 shares \nto Alfred James. Signed by James Laconey as \npresident and John McBride as secretary. Two eagles and a sailing ship \nvignette. This one is rare as F.H. hasn\u2019t seen this one before. Virginia \nMining district printed at the top. Dog and safe at the bottom. Only \n2,400 shares authorized at $500 each. Very few mining stocks of the \nday were at $500 per share. They must have really had something. \nPrinted by Enterprise Job Print, Virginia City. Uncanceled. \nEst. $300- \n600 \nHWAC# 165473 \nLot# 1348 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1861 \n Utah \nGold and Silver Mining Company Stock, \nNV Territorial \nUtah Gold and Silver Mining \nCompany Stock Certificate. Virginia City. Storey \nCounty. N.T. VERY EARLY, just after Nevada \nTerritory (March 2, 1861) previously under Utah control. The Mine \nwas located in 1859 and incorporated May 1, 1861. Certificate No. 15 \nfor 15 shares datelined San Francisco to A. C. Chapman on April 6, 1864. \nSigned by A. P. Hotaling (major San Francisco whiskey distributor) \nPresident and Edward Lovell, Secretary. Carson County has been \nchanged to Storey County on cert. A 25-cent U. S. Revenue Power of \nAttorney stamp at left. Uncancelled. Approximately 4\u201d X 9.25\u201d. Black \nprint on creme paper. Red print on reverse. Vignette of eagle at bottom \ncenter. Certificate No. 15 for 15 shares. Creases but otherwise very \ngood. One of the key mines in the gut of the Comstock at the north end \nof Virginia City. Very rare. \nEst. $600-1500 \nHWAC# 163647","48 \nJune 2023 \nDAY 1 \n Thur, June 15 \n Stocks & Bonds \/ Mining \nLot# 1349 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1867 \n Waller\u2019s Defeat Mining \nCompany Stock, signed by Wm. Sharon \nWaller\u2019s Defeat Mining \nCompany to William Sharon, Signed by President William Sharon. \nCertificate 533 for 450 shares issued to Sharon. William Sharon was \nthe first President of the mining company. Also signed by secretary \n(illegible) and president William Sharon. Datelined Virginia October \n28, 1868. The goal was to mine for gold and silver in the Gold Hill \ndistrict and Devil\u2019s Gate district. Incorporated on September 10, 1867, \nand capitalized at $800,000; 8000 shares at $100 per. The Territorial \nEnterprise reported on February 19, 1868, that the Bank of California \n(Sharon and Ralston) had applied for a patent for a streak of ground \naround 1,800 feet in length and 400 feet in width commencing at the \nold Waller\u2019s Defeat Mine and running south. This is located in Devil\u2019s \nGate mining district. \nEst. $1500-2000 \nHWAC# 163600 \nLot# 1350 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1877 \n Wells Fargo Mining Company \nStock Certificate \nWells Fargo Mining Company - Virginia District, \nStorey County, Nevada Stock Certificate No. 4797 for 100 shares made \nout to Golley & Epstein, Trustees (stockbrokers in S.F.) dated Feb. \n28th, 1877. \u201cThis is one of the oldest locations in the mining section \nknown as the North Virginia. It is situated a little less than a mile in a \ndirect line and Eastward from the original locations on the Comstock. \nFormations similar to those on the Comstock are plainly traced across \nthe dividing canon and are found in North Virginia. The situation of \nthe Wells Fargo is directly east of the Utah, Sierra, etc. A shaft has \nbeen sunk that cut through a large ledge of promising vein matter, \nfrom which liberal assays have been made. Hoisting works have been \nerected, with machinery sufficient to conduct operations1200 feet, at \nleast. No. of feet, 1500; No. of assessments, 11. Amount, 50c per share. \nLevied September 11, 1878. Total assessments $226,800.\u201d Reference: \nPacific Coast Annual Mining Review and Stock Ledger October 1878, \np. 256. Officers at this time were D. M. Seaton, president and W.M. \nHellman, secretary. The Company was capitalized at $10,800,000; \n108,000 shares at $100 each and incorporated in San Francisco, on \nJanuary 28th, 1875. Signatures on this earlier certificate include O. \n(Olander) H. Bogart, Secretary and D. L. McDonald, President. Please \nsee our online catalog for a more complete description of this piece. \nEst. $1500-2000 \nHWAC# 163601 \nLot# 1351 \n Storey County, Flowery District, \nNevada 1887 \n Golden Prize Consolidated \nMining Company Stock Certificate \n\u201dLocation: \nFlowery Mining District, Storey County, \nNevada\u201d printed at bottom center. Inc. in Nov. \n1887. No. 589, issued to Elbridge Durbrow for 100 shares in 1887 in \nSan Francisco. Signed by president Fields and secretary Bennet. Black \nborder and print on yellow paper. Printed by Payot, Upham & Co., \nSF. 4 x 9\u201d Pinholes. In the later 1880s, the Golden Prize was involved \nin litigation with the Lady Bryan Mining Company, the dominant \nmining property in the Flowery District. The Grand Prize owned the \nDreadnaught Claim (E&MJ March 10th, 1888). \nEst. $150-200 \nHWAC# \n165324 \nLot# 1352 \n Virginia City, Flowery District, Nevada \n1879 \n North Bonanza Mining Co Stock, Storey \nCounty, Nevada, 1879 \n#3856 for 50 shares to \nTrustee D. W. Yost & Company on December 3, \n1879. Signed by secretary W. Olson and president \nJ. Clark. Datelined San Francisco. Printed on certificate was the mine\u2019s \nlocation - Storey County. Printed by W. T. Galloway of San Francisco. \nAssessment stamps 5 and 6 are on the reverse. Incorporated September \n11, 1878. The North Bonanza was the dream of North Consolidated \nVirginia superintendent Jackson. The mine was still listed in the San \nFrancisco city directory as late as 1890, but little profitable ore was \nuncovered. Located in the Flowery District on the Comstock at Six \nMile Canyon. Two pages of notes on the mine and district included. \nEst. $100-150 \nHWAC# 166899 \nLot# 1353 \n Virginia City, Nevada 1880s-1960s \nComstock Lode Mining Stock Collection \nLot of 80. Great group covering the major \nproducers of the district. Mix of issued and \nunissued pieces. 1) Yellow Jacket Silver Mining \nCompany. Famous Gold Hill mine that was the \nsite of a horrific fire. Issued in 1880. Signed by the vice president \n(Wallace) and secretary James Newlands. Not cancelled!! Allegorical \nvignette. In Pass-Co holder. 2) Curtis Consolidated Mining Company. \nGold Hill. Issued in 1880 to secretary Stone. Signed by president \nSmith. Not cancelled. 3) Gould & Curry MC. 5 stocks issued 1927-32. 4) \nUnion Consolidated MC. 10 stocks issued 1927-1968. Major producer \nadjacent to the Sierra Nevada. 5) Con-Virginia MC. 2 stocks issued in \nthe 1930s. Site of the Big Bonanza discovery. 6) Chollar G&SMC. One \nstock issued in 1932. 6) Exchequer MC. Gold Hill. 10 stocks, issued \n1907-08. 7) Hale & Norcross. 10 stocks issued 1907-12. 8) Ophir \nMC. 20 unissued stocks, c.1920s. Discovery site of the lode in VC. 9) \nMexican G&SMC. 20 unissued stocks. \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 160338 \nLot# 1354 \n Nevada 1927-31 \n CC Julian Signed \nStock Certificate Trio -- Notorious Swindler \nLot of 3 different. Rare trio. 1-2) The New \nMonte Cristo Mining Company. Stock and bond. \nPrincipal place of business was 146 North \nCenter Street, Reno, Nevada. Stock issued in \n1927 to CP Gould for 100 hundred shares. Bond \nis for $100, 1928. Both signed by president \nC.C. Julian, the notorious stock swindler. 3) CC Julian Oil & Royalty \nCompany. Stock issued in 1931, signed by CC Julian. Not cancelled. The \nLos Angeles Julian Petroleum Company sold hundreds of millions of \ndollars of fraudulent stock to naive investors. Julian sold the company \nin 1924 to Sheridan C. Lewis and moved to Nevada. Julian had three \nconsecutive firms (Western Lead, Julian Merger Mines and New Monte \nCristo Mining) that tried and failed to duplicate the success, short- \nlived and unsustainable as it was, he\u2019d scored with \u201cJulian Pete.\u201d One \nnews article, titled \u201cJulian Back, Vociferating,\u201d published in the Los \nAngeles Times on 27 May 1927, described how the colorful promoter \nreturned and declared his intention to \u201cput the crooks in jail.\u201d While \nhe claimed to be protecting the stockholders, the paper pointed out \nthat Julian had a half-dozen schemes that were undertaken with \u201ca \nconsistent and persistent effort to evade the laws provided for the \nsafeguarding of investors.\u201d After jumping $25,000 bail, he committed \nsuicide in March of 1934 in Shanghai. \nKen Prag Collection \nEst. $300-500 \nHWAC# 165829"]