Archives International Auctions Sale 67 May 26, 2021 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Coins, Historic Financial Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 67 148 May 26, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 874 874 Chino Copper Co. I/C Stock Certificate Group of 19, ca. 1911-17 New Mexico, (Inc. in Maine), 1911-1917. 19 pieces, all are Issued and Cancelled Stock Certificates: 18 are <100 Shares in green; 1 is 100 Shares in orange. All have cancelled stamps or POCs, and are in Fine condition. ABNC. (19) �� Est. $80-140 875 875 Chino Copper Co. I/C Stock Certificate Group of 20, ca. 1912-17 New Mexico, (Inc. in Maine), 1912-1917. 20 pieces, all are Issued and Cancelled Stock Certificates: 16 are <100 Shares in green; 4 are 100 Shares in orange. All have cancelled stamps or POCs, and are in Fine condition. ABNC. (20) �� Est. $80-140 New Mexico Territory 876 876 San Pedro and Canon Del Agua Co.,1880 I/U bond. New Mexico, 1880. I/U bond. $1000. 1st Mortgage 7% Income Bond. Black border. XF condition. Rancher with cattle under ornate title. Coupons attached. This company was the subject of a long-term lawsuit with the U.S. government that was begun in 1881(right after this bond issue and the company was started) and completed in 1897 when the U.S. courts found that the property claimed by this company in New Mexico was obtained by a fraudulent survey. The company tried to control all of the copper and gold mining in the area but the survey was inaccurate and included a large and valuable mining area that should have been in the public domain. Rare and Interesting mining Company. FBNC. � Est. $250-500 New York 877 877 Grand Belt Copper Co. 1885 I/U Stock Certificate With Company Established by George McLellan. New York, 1885. 100 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, S/N 799, Black text with brown border, Eagle with shield at center flanked by plowing and mining scenes. VF condition but cut close on left, ABNC. George B. McClellan, former commander of the Army of the Potomac, took up mining after the Civil War. He noticed copper deposits in northwest Texas while on an expedition in 1852. He formed the Grand Belt Copper Company in 1877 based on a geologic report and eyewitness accounts of plentiful copper deposits. The company purchased 200,000 acres in Hardeman County for 25 cents per acre. After a three-year suspension in operations while McClellan served as governor of New Jersey, mining resumed in 1884. He and his employees found ore mainly near the surface. They collected it from a broad area, including multiple sites within the present-day park. Up to 100 employees worked the steam-powered machinery and rock-crushing equipment. A nearby shantytown of saloons, brothels and other frontier businesses soon appeared. Major obstacles blocked McClellan’s dream of riches, including fuel and water shortages, transportation issues, and unfortunately his death in 1885. The company continued limited operations for three more years before closing. �� Est. $160-250 878 878 South Pacific Mining Co. 1882 Stock Certificate New York, 1882.... 100 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with ornate black border, no underprint, Scene at center of men drilling and at work in underground mineshaft. Fine condition, Printed by HLBN. Signed by and issued to J.A. Baker, the namesake of Baker, California. �� Est. $60-120 Utah Territory 879 879 NewBedfordSilver Mining Co. of Utah, 1881 I/UStockCertificate. Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. 1881, 250 Shares, I/U stock certificate, black on thin beige paper, Eagle in middle under curved title, S/N 344, ITASB Fred C. Macomber, Signed by John S. Barnes as Vice President and C.E. Barnes as secretary, Fine to VF, ornate border, rare Utah Territory stock certificate �� Est. $140-280