Archives International Auctions - Auction 110 January 20, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 110 110 January 20, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Scripophily - Western Hotels Colorado 517 517 CO. Mesa Hotel & Improvement Co., 1893, I/U Stock Certificate. Pueblo, Colorado, 1893. 5 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, Blue print with bronze border, View of hotel at top center with gold embossed seal at bottom left, S/N 5, VF to VF+ condition. Mesa Hotel & Improvement Company was a Pueblo-based real estate and hospitality enterprise formed during Colorado’s late-19th-century economic boom. Organized in 1893, the company was established to develop and operate hotel accommodations while promoting related property improvements tied to Pueblo’s rapid growth as a railroad, steel, and commercial center. �������������������������������������� Est. $100-150 Scripophily - Mining Dakota Territory 518 518 Dakota Territory. Empire Carbonate Mining Company of Dakota, 1881 I/U Stock Certificate Dakota Territory, 1881, The Empire Carbonate Mining Company, 1,226 shares at $5 each, I/U stock certificate. S/N 477, Printed in black on green undertint with ornate border and multiple mining-themed vignettes including miners at work, ore cars, and a central view of mining operations in a mountainous district. Embossed seal at lower left. The company was incorporated under the laws of the Dakota Territory during the early 1880s, a period marked by speculative mining ventures across the Black Hills. AU to Uncirculated condition or better. �������������� Est. $120-240 519 519 Dakota Territory. Fort Meade Silver Mining Co., 1881 I/U Stock Certificate Deadwood, Dakota Territory, September 19, 1881, The Fort Meade Silver Mining Company, 5,000 shares at $5 each, I/U stock certificate. S/N 26, Printed in black and light metallic silver on cream paper with bold oversized “$5” across center, embossed company seal at lower left, and ornate border design. Certificate issued shortly after the company’s incorporation under the laws of Dakota Territory, reflecting the speculative silver mining boom in the Black Hills region during the 1880s. VF to Choice VF condition or better. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240 520 520 SD. Tornado Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining and Milling Company, 1892, I/C Stock Certificate Lead City, Dakota Territory, August 10, 1892, Tornado Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining and Milling Company, 80,138 Shares, I/C, printed in blue with ornate blue border and orange underprint, large purple CANCELED overprint across face, embossed seal at lower left, signed by company officers. The company operated in the Whitewood Quartz Mining District of Lawrence County during the Black Hills mining boom era, reflecting significant speculative capital raised in the early 1890s. XF condition or better. �������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-90 Dakota Terr. & New York 521 521 Dakota Territory. Father De Smet Consolidated and Amie Consolidated Mining Co., 1880 & 1883, Issued Stock Certificate Pair. Dakota & New York, 1880-83. Lot of 2 I/U Stock Certificates, Includes: Dakota Territory, 1880, Father De Smet Consolidated Gold Mining Co., 100 Shares Capital Stock Cert., Orange border with vignette of Pierre-Jean De Smet negotiating with Native American tribes at top center, S/N A78; New York, 1883, Amie Consolidated Mining Co., 100 Shares Capital Stock Cert., Black on green border with allegorical women at each side and mining scene at top, S/N 12129. Certificates are in VF to XF condition and printed by ABNC. (2). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������� Est. $90-160