Archives International Auctions - Auction 107 October 29, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 107 88 October 29, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Historic mining stock certificate used on the cover of Garbani’s reference work on Arizona Mining 378 378 ArizonaTerritory. The Gold Mining Co., 1888, I/U Stock Certificate Rarity Arizona Territory, (Inc. in West Virginia with offices in Washington, D.C.), 1888. 1000 Shares, I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Green printing with gold underprint, Mountain view of Arizona at top right corner and map of Arizona as underprint, S/N 599, VF to VF+ condition, Printed by A. Gadney. The Muni Mountain district is located on the slopes of the Grand Wash Cliffs in the Music Mountains. Here a few prospects were located in the mid-1880 s within a limited mineralized area. The Gold Mining Company was the most important of the prospecting groups, working the Ellen Jane and Tommanotto. The work performed by this company appears to be of a prospecting nature. When they were reorganized in 1892, the new venture mined and processed 700 tons of ore at their mill. The mine was worked by lessees through the first part of the twentieth century until 1915 when the Lucknow and Music Mining Co. began further prospecting after tying up all the good properties in the district. The map and vignettes on this certificate tell all the story. The upper right corner of the certificate has a vignette drawing in gold of the mine site. The underprint of the entire certificate is a map showing the location of the mine and its relationship to neighboring mountains, railroads, stage routes, and mining camps. The Ellen Jane mine was accessed from a stage coach US Mail route that ran northwest of Hackberry, a community southeast of the Ellen Jane. The Ellen Jane and Tommanotto mines are nestled in the Music Mountains below Shipman Peak. The Atlantic & Pacific Railroad line is shown on the map as well, which stretches from south of Mineral Park eastward through Hualapai, Hackberry, and Truxton. The company was unable to produce significant quantities of precious metals to keep afloat. This extremely rare, extremely fine certificate was used for the cover of Garbani’s book because of its unusually attractive and artistic art work. Few certificates in America display this degree of artisanship. ���������������������������� Est. $800-1,600 379 379 CO. Tombstone Favorite Mining Co., 1882, I/U Stock Certificate. Tombstone, Arizona Territory (Incorporated in Colorado, Offices in Missouri), 1882. 500 Shares, I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Blue print with blue border and green/ blue underprint, Men working in mine at top left of title, S/N 49,VF to XF condition, Ramsey, Millett & Hudson Lith. The mines were located in Tombstone, Arizona (Cochise County), ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-300 California 380 380 CA. Consolidated Hidden Treasure Company, 1874 I/U Stock Certificate. San Francisco, CA, 1874, Consolidated Hidden Treasure Company, 1 Share Stock Certificate (I/U). Printed in black with an ornate border; left vignette of a patriotic eagle and shield above mining imagery and a central vignette of a fully rigged clipper ship at sea; bold red overprint “UNASSESSABLE” across the center; incorporated December 31, 1872 with a capital of $10,000,000, organized during the post–Gold Rush era when investors consolidated Nevada and California claims to capitalize on silver and gold production around the Comstock and adjacent districts; issued to M. R. Cheever, Trustee, and hand-signed by the president and secretary, dated July 1, 1874; Choice VF condition or better. Printed by Bacon & Company, San Francisco. ����������������������� Est. $200-400 381 381 CA. Occidental Copper Mining Company, Del Norte County, 1863, I/UStockCertificate Crescent City, California, March 20, 1863, Occidental Copper Mining Company, 50 shares at $10 each, I/U stock certificate. S/N 101. Printed in black with red “CAPITAL STOCK” overprint, with ornate border, vignette at center of seated allegorical woman with child writing on tablet “THE UNION, CONSTITUTION” flanked by patriotic allegorical female figures, and an affixed U.S. 25¢ revenue stamp at upper right. A scarce early California copper mining certificate issued during the Civil War period, reflecting the speculative era of copper mining along the Pacific Coast. AU to Uncirculated condition. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $230-375 California, Wyoming Territory, and Montana 382 382 CA, MT, Wyoming Territory, 1870s to 1900s, U/U Mining Stock Certificates. California, Wyoming Territory, and Montana, 1870s-1900s. Lot of 17 U/U Stock Certificates, from Gold Valley Main Tunnel & Mining Co. of Poverty Hill Mining District, Plumas County, California; Gold Hill & Lee Mountain Mining Co. of Helena, Montana Territory; Silver Cliff Mining and Tunnel Co. of Helena, Montana; and Eastern Montana Mining and Smelting Co. of Boseman Montana with Mine located in Clark’s Form, Wyoming Territory. Certificates range from XF to Uncirculated condition. (17). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-160