Archives International Auctions - Auction 110 January 20, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 110 105 January 20, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 489 489 CO. Nonantum Gold & Silver Mining Company, 1880 I/U Stock Certificate Colorado (Inc. in Colorado, Office in Boston, Massachusetts), 100 Shares I/U stock certificate, issued July 24, 1880 to Abot A.S. Bell. Bold black print with decorative border. Central vignette depicts miners laboring underground, with tools and ore carts highlighting the intensity of silver mining operations during Colorado’s boom years. Incorporated April 1880 under the laws of Colorado, with administration in Boston—typical of Eastern-backed mining ventures that financed western expansion. Signed by Charles C. Barton as President and Thos. Rogers as Secretary. Noted “Non- Assessable” along lower border. This certificate represents the speculative optimism of East Coast investors in Colorado’s silver fields. Choice VF condition or better. �� Est. $120-240 490 490 CO. Paris Consolidated Mining Co., 1882, I/U Stock Certificate. Leadville, Colorado..., 1882. 100 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, Blue print with blue border and bronze underprint, Scenic vignette under company at center and mining vignette along right side margin, S/N 116, Fine to VF+ condition with minor stains and damage at bottom left corner. St. Louis Bank Note Co. Issued in Leadville during the height of the early-1880s carbonate-ore boom, the company reflects the widespread consolidation of lode claims as deeper development and heavier capital demands reshaped the district. Although not recorded as a major producer, it represents the speculative and developmental companies that drove Leadville’s rise as one of the most important silver-mining centers in Colorado. �� Est. $100-150 491 491 CO. Pennsylvania Town Company, 1885 I/U Stock Certificate Arlington, Bent Co., CO (Inc. in Colorado), 1 Share I/U stock certificate, brown print on light green paper with ornate border, central vignette of the Colorado state seal flanked by agricultural motifs, embossed corporate seal at lower left, signed by the company president and secretary, the Pennsylvania Town Company was incorporated in Colorado to promote development at Arlington Springs in Bent County during the mid-1880s settlement boom, Choice VF condition or better, Printed by Chieftain Print. �� Est. $90-160 492 492 CO. St. Louis Gunnison Mining Company, 1880 I/U Stock Certificate. Colorado (Office in Denver, and Inc. in Colorado), May 25, 1880, 24 Shares, I/U, black print on light gray paper with ornate border, vignette of Colorado state seal at top center, embossed company seal at lower left, S/N 23, signed by the president and secretary in purple ink, the St. Louis Gunnison Mining Company was one of several enterprises that sought to develop the Gunnison region during Colorado’s silver expansion period, representing Eastern and Midwestern investment in the Rockies, Extremely Fine condition with bold signatures and clean presentation. � Est. $120-200 493 493 CO. Steele Gold & Silver Mining Company, 1881 I/U Stock Certificate Georgetown, CO (Inc. in Colorado), 100 Shares I/U stock certificate, black print on white paper with ornate border, large vignette at left of miners working an underground shaft with ladders and ore hoists, signed by the company president and secretary, the Steele Gold & Silver Mining Company was incorporated in 1881 to operate mining properties in Clear Creek County during the height of the Georgetown silver boom, Choice Fine to VF condition or better �� Est. $130-260 494 494 CO. Susie Fisk Mining Company of Denver, 1882, I/U Stock Certificate. Denver, Colorado, 1882. 1000 Shares, I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black print and border with orange underprint, Baby at center with arms of Colorado at bottom left, with cornucopias on left and right, S/N 79, VF to XF condition. �� Est. $90-160