Archives International Auctions - Auction 109 December 16, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 109 112 December 16, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 573 573 CO. Gold Valley Placer Mining Co., 1893 Stock Certificate Aspen, Colorado....... (Inc. in Colorado, offices in Aspen, Colorado), issued February 21, 1893, for 500 shares to Theodor D. Sutton. Capital stock $2,000,000 divided into 2,000,000 shares at $1 each. Attractive certificate printed in yellow and black with bold type and patterned background, featuring an embossed gold corporate seal at lower left. The term Placer Mining refers to the extraction of gold from alluvial deposits, often using water and gravity separation, a common method during Colorado’s late-19th century mining surge. Incorporated under the laws of Colorado in 1892, the Gold Valley Placer Mining Co. reflects the speculative rush into placer claims in the Roaring Fork and Aspen districts, even as the national economy approached the Panic of 1893. Signed by Ed. S. Robinson, Secretary, and George H. Allen, President. Bright and visually engaging example. Choice to XF-XF condition. �������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-300 574 574 CO. Helmick Tunnel Company of Colorado, 1876 I/U Stock Certificate Colorado (Inc. in Colorado, Offices in Washington, D.C.), 1876, 50 Shares I/U stock certificate, black print on cream paper with ornate border, bold vignette of a spread-winged American eagle clutching arrows and shield at top center, embossed company seal at lower left. S/N 8, Issued January 12, 1876 to W. H. Purdette. The Helmick Tunnel Company of Colorado was incorporated December 22, 1875. Tunnel companies played a critical role in Colorado’s mining development, driving access to deeper ore veins and connecting multiple claims. This early certificate reflects the intense capital investment of the post–Civil War mining expansion in Colorado. Choice VF condition of better. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 575 575 CO. Iowa Related Colorado Mining Stock Certificate Pair, 1881 & 1883 Colorado..., Lot of 2 I/U Stock Certificates, Includes: 1881, Iowa Gulch Mining Co. of Leadville Colorado, 100 Shares Capital Stock Certificate; and, 1883, Iowa & Colorado Consolidated Mining Co., 258 Shares Capital Stock Certificate. Both have multiple mining vignettes and are in VF to XF condition. (2). ������������������������������� Est. $160-280 576 576 CO. La Fave Mining & Milling Company, 1884 I/U Stock Certificate Leadville, CO (Inc. in Colorado), 500 Shares I/U stock certificate, black and gold print on white paper with ornate border, central vignette of miners at work in front of a mill with surrounding mountain landscape, embossed gold corporate seal at lower left, signed by the company president and secretary, the La Fave Mining & Milling Company was incorporated in Colorado to operate in the Leadville district during the height of the silver boom, Choice VF condition or better, Printed by Franklin Printing House, Leadville. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-300 577 577 CO. Lincoln Mining Company, 1881 I/U Stock Certificate Leadville, CO (Inc. in Colorado, Offices in Philadelphia, PA), 500 Shares I/U stock certificate, black print on white paper with bold ornamental border, central vignette of miners at work underground with tools and ore cars, embossed company seal at lower left, signed by the company president and secretary, the Lincoln Mining Company was organized in Leadville during the silver boom of the early 1880s to operate claims in one of Colorado’s most productive districts, Choice VF condition or better, Printed by Allen, Lane & Scott, Philadelphia. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-300