Archives International Auctions - Auction 109 December 16, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 109 117 December 16, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 597 597 CO. Granada Gold Mining Company, 1864 I/U Stock Certificate. Colorado Territory (Offices in New York), September 8, 1864, 200 Shares, black print on cream paper with ornate border, central vignette of miners at work underground, embossed seal at lower left with attached orange 25-cent U.S. Internal Revenue adhesive, S/N 133, countersigned by the secretary and president, the Granada Gold Mining Company represented early post-Civil War investment in Colorado’s gold fields during the first wave of corporate financing, Very Fine condition with light folds and clear signatures. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-300 598 598 CO. Hope Gold Company, 1867 I/U Stock Certificate Colorado Territory... (Offices & Inc. in New York, NY), 25 Shares I/U stock certificate, black on off- white with ornate geometric border and scrollwork title, central vignette of an anchor with “HOPE” banner within a wreath, 25¢ U.S. revenue stamp at left, signed by the company secretary and treasurer, New York–incorporated company formed to purchase mining property in Colorado, VF to Choice VF condition or better, Printed by Lainhart Bro’s & Seymour, New York ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500 599 599 CO. Kip & Buell Gold Mining and Tunneling Company, 1866 I/U Stock Certificate Colorado Territory... (Offices & Inc. in New York, NY), 25 Shares I/U stock certificate, black and purple print on white paper with simple ornamental border, embossed 25¢ U.S. revenue stamp at left, signed by J.H. Harrison as Secretary and John Stanton Jr. as President, the Kip & Buell Gold Mining and Tunneling Company was part of New York–financed efforts to work rich lodes and develop tunnel projects in Colorado during the mid-1860s boom, Choice Fine to VF condition or better. ���� Est. $200-400 600 600 CO.MountAlpineGoldCo. ofColorado, 1865, I/UStockCertificate. Colorado Territory, (Incorporated in New York), 1865. 200 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, Black print with black border, Company title at top, 25 cent revenue stamp at left side, S/N 609, VF to XF condition. The Mount Alpine Company built a large handsome mill with 24 stamps. It started them then stopped. They did a good deal of work on the Griffith, Corisannie and other lodes. Subsequently the Company was reorganized and is now known as The What Cheer. Colonel Wm M Hale of Providence represents it. Henry Spear. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $140-280 601 601 CO. Philadelphia and Boston Gold and Silver Mining Company, 1875 I/U Bond Certificate Colorado Territory (offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 1875, The Philadelphia and Boston Gold and Silver Mining Company, $500 Bond, 7% Interest. Issued in 1875, this $500 bond of the Philadelphia and Boston Gold and Silver Mining Company was secured by mortgages on mines, stamp mills, and properties in Lake County, Colorado Territory. Printed in black on cream paper, the certificate features an engraved vignette of miners working underground, flanked by ornate borders and embellished with the company’s embossed seal. The bond carried a 7% annual interest rate, payable in Philadelphia, and reflects the common practice of Eastern capital markets financing Colorado’s mining development during the silver and gold rush era. Signed by company officers and bearing the official seal, Choice VF to XF or better. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $130-260