Archives International Auctions - Auction 107 October 29, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 107 102 October 29, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com South Dakota 452 452 SD, Great Cariboo Gold Co., 1906, I/U Stock Certificate. South Dakota...., 1906, Stock certificate, I/U, 100 Shares at $1.00 each. Green border and underprint with bold company title; left and right margins illustrated with glass vials containing genuine placer gold samples (printed simulation); central vignette of mining operations and panning; lower border with scenes of underground miners at work. Capital Stock $2,000,000. Corporate seal at center-left. A visually impressive and highly collectible mining stock with exceptional graphics and gold-in-ore motifs. Crisp VF condition or better. S/N 1155, The Great Cariboo Gold Company was incorporated in South Dakota in 1906, named after the famous Cariboo gold fields of British Columbia that had drawn prospectors since the 1860s. Like many promotional ventures of the period, the company evoked legendary mining districts to attract investors, combining bold imagery with the promise of rich ore deposits. Certificates such as this, featuring embedded “gold” vignettes, are among the most decorative examples of early 20th- century mining securities. A. Hoen & Co., Lith, Baltimore MD. ������������������������ Est. $500-1,000 Utah Territory 453 453 Utah Territory. New Bedford Silver Mining Co. of Utah, 1881 I/U Stock Certificate. Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. 1881, 250 Shares, I/U stock certificate, black on thin beige paper, Eagle in middle under curved title, S/N 344, ITASB Fred C. Macomber, Signed by John S. Barnes as Vice President and C.E. Barnes as secretary, VF condition, ornate border, rare Utah Territory stock certificate. The New Bedford Silver Mining Company of Utah was incorporated in 1881 during a period of intense silver speculation in the Utah Territory. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, the company took its name from New Bedford, Massachusetts, reflecting a common practice of eastern investors financing western mining ventures. Utah’s mining industry was thriving in the late 19th century, with rich silver discoveries in districts such as Bingham Canyon, Little Cottonwood, and Tintic drawing nationwide attention. Est. $120-180 454 454 UtahTerritory. SevierSilverMiningCo., 1870, I/UStockCertificate. Illinois & Utah, 1870. 10 Shares, I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black print with green border and orange and green underprint, Mining scene at center under title, S/N 35, Fine to VF+ condition. Included in lot is correspondence from 1951 questioning the stock certificate from the Office of the Secretary of State and J.A. Hogle & Co. Probably a Utah certificate. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������� Est. $150-300 Scripophily - National Parks Montana 455 455 MT. Yellowstone Fair Association, 1893, I/U Stock Certificate Billings, Montana, 1893. 1 Share I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Blue on blue border, Company title at top, S/N 183, VF-XF condition. Donnell founded the Yellowstone Fair Association, where he began an annual ritual of promoting irrigation, scientific agriculture, and the cultivation of alfalfa and sugar beets, which he had successfully cultivated at Hesper Farm, in Montana. ����������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200