Archives International Auctions - Auction 107 October 29, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 107 89 October 29, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com California 383 383 CA. South Pacific Mining Co., 1881, I/U Stock Certificate From One of the Biggest Mining Frauds of the 19th Century Salt Springs Area of Death Valley, California. (Inc. and Offices in New York), 1881. 100 Shares, I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black on black border with mining vignette at top middle, ornate borders, Early large stock market scam, XF condition. Homer Lee BNC. In 1881, J. M. Seymour and C. A. Luckhardt gave this worthless property an exotic stage name, added to the board some respected individuals not previously associated with mining scams, and promoted the property until it became the speculative favorite of Broadway. The price went from $1 par to over $14. ���������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 Colorado Territory 384 384 CO. Colorado Gold Mining Co. of Philadelphia, 1866, I/U Stock Certificate Issued to Thomas A. Biddle. Colorado Territory, Pennsylvania, 1866. 350 Shares, I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black print with black border, Bald eagle at center under title and mining vignette down left side, 25 cent revenue stamp at left, S/N 153, Certificate is made out to Thomas A. Biddle who was the senior partner of the firm of Thomas A. Biddle & Co., bankers and brokers, and a director of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company, the Allentown Iron Company, the Equitable Life Insurance Company, and other corporations. VF to XF condition. J. F. Finkeldy Agent Lith. Est. $140-280 385 385 CO. Dauphin & Colorado Gold Mining Co., 1865, I/U Stock Certificate. Gilpen & Clear Creek Counties, Colorado Territory, (Incorporated in Pennsylvania), 1865. 200 Shares, I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black printing with company title at top and Spectacular vignette of mining scene ad mountains along left side, this is one of the more elaborate mining scenes of the period; Mine was located in Gilpin & Clear Creek Counties, the heart of the Gregory Lode and “Richest Square Mile on Earth” during Colorado’s earliest gold boom; S/N 34, 25 cent revenue stamp at top center, embossed company seal at bottom center; red 25¢ revenue stamp at top; signed by J. H. Anderson as President and D. P. Southworth as Secretary; capital $1,000,000 with shares valued at $5 each; VF to XF condition, Chas. DeSilver Map Publisher. ������ Est. $400-800 386 386 CO. Gold Mining Co. of Colorado, 1864 I/U Stock Certificate Gilpin County, Colorado Territory (Offices & Inc. in New York, NY), 100 Shares I/U stock certificate, black on buff with ornate border and three steel-engraved vignettes including an allegorical figure and prospector at left, a busy mining camp at upper right, and a small scene of Native American hunting buffalo below, “Mining Works, Gilpin Co., Colorado” noted at bottom, signed Edward T. Latham, Secretary and George Hyatt, President, organized in 1864 during the New York–financed boom to work gold lodes in Gilpin County and typical of issues traded on the New York Mining Stock Board, the condition ranges from Choice Fine to VF condition or better, Printed by Sarony, Major & Knapp, New York. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $300-600