Catalogue
Tasmania mining. Penguin Silver Mines Company, 1870, to J.P.Hobkirk, with embossed company seal and Tasmanian duty stamps, 2 x one shilling and 1 x one penny. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
Tasmania mining. The New Pinafore Gold Mining Company, Lefroy, 1901; The Tasmania Gold Mine Limited (stamped, In Liquidation), 1916, typed on back the full details of Order in Bankruptcy, 1926; The Thomas Blocks Silver Mining Company, Mount Farrell, 1908, capital and share value adjusted. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Tasmania mining. The Princess River Gold Mining Company, West Coast, 23rd April, 1888. With three folds, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $340
Tasmania mining. The Red Hills Tin Mining Company, Main Creek, 25th Feby, 1889. With brokers stamps, very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Tasmania mining. The Red Hills Mining Company, West Coast, 1900; The Tasmanian Metals Extraction Company Limited, 1912; Zeehan-Queen Limited, 1903, named to Sir Edward J. Reed, Broadway Chambers, Westminister. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Tasmania mining. The Shallamar Tin Mining Company, 12th December, 1882. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $360
Tasmania mining. The South Garibaldi Tin Mining Company, Wyniford River, 2nd Feb, 1888. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $320
Tasmania mining. The South Hercules Mining Company, Mount Reed, 1907, No.5740 for one hundred shares to James Boag of Launceston, written in pencil at right edge, 'Forfeited for April Call 1909'. Spike and pin holes at top left edge, foxing, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Tasmania mining. South Oceana Silver Mining Co, Zeehan, 1891; The Silver Crown Extended Prospecting Association, Mount Zeehan, 1888 (only 250 shares issued); The Silver Hills proprietory Silver Mining Company, Mount Zeehan, 1891. The last two companies being of small nominal capital are scarce, very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $520
Victoria. Melbourne & Suburban Railway Company, ten pound share, 5th November 1859, No.10530. With two folds, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
South Africa mining. Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, 1918, option certificate; Ashanti - Adowsene (Banket) Goldfields, 1936; The Barberton Exploring & Development Company, 1904; De Beers Consolidated Mines, 1902, bilingual Anglo-French share warrant; The Klersdorp Gold and Diamond Company, 1901, No.A1000; another identical dated 1903; The New Midas Estate & Gold Mining Coy, Witwatersrand, 1896; Modderfontein East Limited, 1919, The Monastry Diamond Mines and Estate Company, 1903; Palmietkuil Gold Mining Company, 1940; The Victory Hill Consolidated Gold Mining Company, 1889; Vosperton Gold Mines, 1902, to Lieut-Colonel William H.B.Baldwin. The first item is laminated, second with edge tears, fine - good very fine. (12)
Estimate $450
SOLD $160
South Africa mining. The Barrett Gold Mining Company, 1892; Consort Reef Gold Mining Company, 1888; The East Nigel Gold Mining Company, 1901; The George Walker (Moodies) Gold Mining Company, 1889, Vendors shares, No.101; The Golden Arrow Mine, 1897; The Mines Trust Limited, 1892, five Founders' shares; Moria Gold Limited, The Transvaal, 1926; The New Callao and Trojan Consolidated Company, Barberton, 1887, 25 Vendors shares; The North Sheba Gold & Exploration, 1895; The Sheba Gold Mining Company, 1894. Fine - very fine. (10)
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
South Africa mining. The Blaaumbank United Gold Mining Company, 1888, one hundred shares, No.392, endorsed and company stamp on back. Flattened, fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
South Africa mining. The Boshof Victorian Diamond Syndicate, 1906; East African Goldfields Limited, 1935; Eastern Extension Mining and Exploration Company, 1903; Liberian Diamond & Gold Trust Limited, 1912; The Lydenburg Minerals Exploring Company, 1895; New Machavie Gold Mining Company, 1947; The Otters Kopje Diamond Mines (1903) Limited, 1904; Premier Gold Mines, 1904; The Romela Nigel Gold Mining Company, 1913; Roodeplaats (De Beer) Diamond Mines, 1914. Fine - very fine. (10)
Estimate $250
SOLD $120
South Africa mining. The Bulawayo Gold Reefs Development, 1897; Harmony Gold and Land Company, 1895; International Gold Mining Company, Pietermeritzburg, 1889, with three duty stamps; Malmani Primrose Gold Mining, 1889 with duty stamps front and back; Orange River Estates Company, 1899; The Woodstock (Transvaal) Gold Mine, 1899. Fine - very fine, some scarce. (6)
Estimate $250
SOLD $90
South Africa mining. The Consort Consolidated Mines Limited, 1895, fifty shares, No.1156. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $20
South Africa mining. Bi-lingual Anglo-French share warrants, French Rand Gold Mining Company, Witwatersrand, The Transvaal, 1908, five shares, with two of twenty dividend coupons removed; King Solomon's Gold Mines, 1897, twenty five shares, with embossed duty stamp; Kopermyn (Transvaal) Limited, 1906, with embossed duty stamp; Randfontein Estates, Witwatersrand, 1899, no dividend coupons. Fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $50
South Africa mining. The New Belgian (Transvaal) Land and Development Company, 1889, fifty ordinary shares, No.48; Transvaal Land Exploration and Mining Company, undated (c.1892), multi-lingual, Anglo - French - Dutch, dividend coupons intact. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $30
South Africa mining. The Ulverston Mining Company Limited, 1873, one share No.6289, shareholder's name of James Garstang Brogden included as part of original printing of certificate, obviously a founder's share as one of the signing directors is named Brogden, only 8,000 shares in total. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
U.S.A. railways. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, 1906, Warrant Nos. 961/2 and 964/6 consecutive pair and trio; The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company, 1958; Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Company, 1960; Erie Railroad Company, 1953; General Railroad Equipment & Services Inc, unused; Great Northern Railway, 1976; Illinois central Railroad Company, 1962; The New York Central Railroad Company, 1941 (less than 100); same but for 100, 1948; The New York Chicago and St Louis Railroad Company, 1951 (less than 100, orange); same but for 100 (green), 1947; same company but different design for Nickel Rate Road, 1951 ($20 shares less than 100, brown); same again but for 100 x $15 shares (green), 1960; The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 1965; same company but different design, 1948. Very fine - extremely fine. (19)
Estimate $190
SOLD $40
U.S.A. railroads. Green Bay and Western, 1936; Gulf Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company, 1942, less than 100 (brown); same but for 100 shares (blue), 1940; same but for 100 shares $5 preferred stock (green), 1965; same as previous but less than 100 shares (orange), 1955; Louisville Railway Company, 1895; Western Maryland Railway Company, 1955 (less than 100); same company but different design, 1959 (less than 100, green); same company but for 100 (blue), 1959; West Shore Railroad Company, First Mortgage Guaranteed Bond, 1914; Mexico Tramways Company, Deposit Receipt, 50-year gold bonds, 1916 (4, two of these consecutive numbers). Top right corner of second last scrip damaged otherwise very fine - good very fine. (14)
Estimate $120
SOLD $30
U.S.A. share scrip, Security State Bank of Borup, Minesota, 1910; The Home State Bank, Kansas, 1908; The Timpus State Bank, Colorado, 19- (unissued); Tobacco Products Corporation (4 different), Virginia, 1924-1930; U.S.Bureau of Engraving & Printing, replica, printed for American Numismatic Association, 1976, one dollar (1896) back, two dollars (1896) front and back, five dollars (1896) front, ten dollars (1897) front; American Bank Note Company, special hologram vignette produced for IBNS 25th Anniversary 1986; Bradbury Wilkinson, commemorative note no.000834 printed for IBNS 15th Annual European Congress 1985. Fine - uncirculated. (14)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50