Archives International Auctions Auction 86 July 18, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 86 107 July 18 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Maryland and Cuba 499 499 Baltimore Copper Co. 1869. I/U Stock Certificate Baltimore, Maryland, and Cuba. 1869. 4 Shares, I/U Stock Certificate, Black printing with black border, large patriotic eagle under title in middle with the old name of the company being held by the eagle on a ribbon “The Baltimore and Cuba Smelting & Mining Co.”, a 25 cent revenue stamp at right, S/N 205, VF-XF condition. ������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $140-280 Mexico 500 500 Don Enrique Mining Co. 1888 I/UStock Certificate Mexico. (Inc. in New York), 1888. 100 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, S/N 687, Black text with black border, Allegorical woman at bottom right corner. VF condition with some toning, ABNC. The property consisted of 300,000 acres of land in the District of Abasolo, including 10 silver mines, two ranches, a reduction works, and 14 houses. A Mexican prospector named Don Enrique Miller had discovered the claims and was made the manager of the company when it was organized. A fire in 1891 destroyed the works and the company had suspended operation and let the mines fill with water. �������������� Est. $85-170 Michigan 501 501 Marquette Iron Co., 1930-1960s Specimen Bond MI. Marquette Iron Co., 1930s, Specimen Bond, <100 Shrs, Unc. Black on green, miners working, Specimen overprints, POC’s. ABNC. In 1849, a group of pioneering businessmen established the Marquette Iron Company near the mouth of the Carp River on Lake Superior. They came to the central Upper Peninsula to make money exploiting rich iron deposits in the area that became known as Negaunee and Ishpeming. Their work establishing a local iron industry contributed to the settlement of Marquette County. ���������������������� Est. $150-300 502 502 Michigan. Franklin Mining Co., 1912, I/U Stock Certificate Michigan, 1912. Franklin Mining Co., 100 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Black print on large orange border and underprint, Company title at top, VF-XF condition, John A. Lowell BNC. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $200-400 503 503 Portage Lake Mining Co., 1854 I/U Stock Certificate signed by William Hickok Michigan, 1854. 200 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Black print on black border, Men mining at top under company title, S/N 39, VF-XF condition, Snyder, Black & Sturn Lith. Certificate is signed by William Hickok. William Alonzo Hickok was a farmer and abolitionist. It is said that he and his wife, Polly Butler, used the family house, now demolished, as a station on the Underground Railroad. He is also the father of James Butler Hickok, better known as “Wild Bill,” a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $450-900