Archives International Auctions Auction 87 September 12, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 87 131 September 12, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Montana Territory 629 629 Fairplay Mining Co. 1880 I/U Stock Certificate from Montana Territory Montana Territory (Inc. and offices in New York), 1880. 100 Shares I/U Capital stock Certificate #100, Black text with black border and red undertint, Mining scenes at bottom left and top right respectively. VF condition with some toning along vertical fold lines, still in great condition for its age. The mines were located in the Bears Paw Mountains in North-Central Montana, located approximately 10 miles south of Havre, Montana. Rare and early Montana Territory mining stock certificate. ������ Est. $140-280 Nevada 630 630 GraniteCreek Smelting and RefiningCo. 1900 I/UStockCertificate Nevada, (Inc. in South Dakota), 1900. 15,000 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with ornate green border and no underprint, At top is a distant scene of a train passing through a refinery. S/N 162, VF condition, Printed by WBN. �������������������� Est. $75-150 631 631 Roman Brothers Silver Mining Co. 1866 I/U Bond. Lander County, Nevada. 1866. I/U $100 Bond. Coupons attached. Black border with no undertint. S/N 14, XF condition. Printed on translucent paper. Scarce and attractive Nevada mining certificate. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240 New Mexico Territory 632 632 Mammoth Consolidated Mining Milling and Smelting Co. 1881 I/U Stock certificate Santa Fe, New Mexico. 25 Shares I/U stock certificate. Black ink with ornate black border. Vignette of miners working under arched title of company at center of certificate. XF condition. Rhodes & Allen, Kansas City, printer. Scarce and attractive New Mexico stock certificate. ���������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 633 633 San Pedro and Canon Del Agua Co.,1880 I/U bond. New Mexico, (Inc. in Connecticut), 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. $200-400