Catalogue
New South Wales mining. The Central Blocks Silver Mining Co, 1887, 1888, 1890 (2), 1891, 1892 (3, consecutive) (two different plates); The Shoalhaven River Gold Dredging Company, 1901 (2, consecutive pair) (only 30,000 shares on issue); Sulphide Gold (Junction Reefs) Ltd, 1934 (6, consecutive numbers). A few of the first items with edge tears, overall fine - very fine. (16)
Estimate $190
SOLD $460
New South Wales mining. Champion Tin Company "Limited", 1872 (only 30,000 shares on issue) for 200 shares to George Lord. A scarce early issue, good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
New South Wales mining. The Clarence River Gold Dredging Company, 1900 (only 24,000 shares on issue); Cope’s Creek Dredging Co, 1914 (only 36,000 shares on issue); Cosgrove’s Broken Hill Silver Mining Coy, paid up shares, 1888 and contributing shares (different plate) (2, 1887 and 1888); Eureka Gold Mines, contributing shares, 1924; Flagstone Tin Mining Company, 1926 (3, includes two consecutive) (only 12,000 shares on issue); The Jennings Gold Sluicing and Dredging Co, 1899 (3, includes two consecutive); The Junction Consolidated Silver Mining Company, Broken Hill, 1896; Junction North Broken Hill Mine, 1918. Mostly with edge tears, some scarce, overall fine - very fine. (14)
Estimate $180
SOLD $300
New South Wales mining. The Cordillera Hill Silver Mining and Smelting Company, 1888, with three call paid stamps in ink and three call receipts; Mount Costigan South Silver Mining Company, Tuena, 1888, black on green, overprinted ’Contributing Shares’ in red. Pieces missing from top border and some staining on first scrip, good - fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Queensland mining. Drummond Copper Mining Company, Peak Downs, 1873, one hundred subscriber’s shares. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
New South Wales mining. Globe Gold Mining and Crushing Company, Chambers Creek, 1872, one Å“25 share of four hundred on offer, overprinted ’Paid up’ in red. A small tear and some foxing to top edge, good fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
New South Wales mining. The Greater Western Undaunted Gold Mining Company, 1873 and Rawsthorne’s Gold Mining Company, 1875, both at Hawkins’ Hill, Tambaroora. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
New South Wales mining. Great Lucknow Consols Limited (2), 1901 and 1905, both green on cream but different designs, second with payment instalments completed on back; Great Cobar Limited (3), 1906 and 1913 over 190-, both green on cream, second with change to capital and shares overprinted in red and handwritten notations in top border, and a warrant for twenty shares, 1907, large format, in english and french, black, light and dark green on cream, with nineteen dividend coupons attached, two Queensland duty stamps; Sandy Falls Mining Company Limited, 1920, for two hundred shares of Å“1 each, bearer also one of the directors, black on grey, overprinted ’Fully Paid’ in red; Samuel-Beresford Company Limited, stamped with name change to Beresford Kingsbury Co Pty Ltd, 1927; black on grey; Asia-Wyalong Gold Mines, 1934, for one hundred shares of 5s each, blue on beige, with one call paid stamp on back; South Lucknow Extended Gold Mining Company, overstamped ’Extended’ in black, Lucknow, N.S.W., 1931, blue on beige, overprinted ’Fully Paid Up’ in red. With pinholes, folds and some with wear to edges, very good - very fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
New South Wales mining. Gundagai Gold Mining Company, 1903, blue on white and pink, with eleven call paid stamps on back; North Lachlan Gold Mining Company Limited, 1907; ’Lloyd’ Copper Company Limited, 1912, green on cream, stamped ’Fully Paid’ in red on front and back; Mount Booralong Molybdenite Mines, near Armidale, 1918, for one hundred shares of Å“1 each, black on green, overstamped ’Paid Up to 6% per share as consented to by the Federal Treasurer’in red; Ecks (N.S.W.) Limited, 1920, black on pink; Elsmore Valley Deep Lead (Tin) Prospecting Syndicate, Elsmore, 1923, for one hundred shares of 10s each, black on grey; Riverina Collieries Limited, 1923, for one hundred shares of Å“1 each, black on blue; Tingha (N.S.W.) Hydraulic Tin Mines Limited, 1926, for one hundred shares of Å“1 each, green on cream, ornate border, with notations in pencil top border; Amalgamated Hawkins Hill and Hill End Gold Mines, Hill End, 1949, blue and orange on yellow, overprinted ’Fully Paid Up’ in red; N.S.W. Oil and Gas Company N.L., 1969, blue. Nearly fine - very fine. (10)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
New South Wales mining. Imperial Broken Hill Silver Mining Company, 1888 (light blue), 1889 (pink) (2), 1889 (light pink, and different plate). A few paper splits and spike and pin holes, each one signed by a different director, overall fine and scarce. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $190
New South Wales mining. Jeffree & Gellard’s Amalgamated Gold Mining Company, Hawkins’ Hill, 1873, to Albert Jeffree of Hill End, one hundred promotor’s shares. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
New South Wales mining. Koh-i-noor Gold & Silver Mining Company, Captain’s Flat, 1888 (2); The Little Dora Reef Gold Mining Company, 1888 (2) consecutive nos.274/5; Lubra Silver Mining Company, Silverton, Barrier Ranges (3, 1888 [2] brown, 1891 blue); Lucknow Pups Gold Mining Company, Lucknow, 1930 (2) consecutive nos.6637/8, the last with centre of seal punched out; The Macquarie No.1 Gold Dredging Company, Macquarie River, 1899 (only 30,000 shares on issue). The brown Lubra Silver certificates with tears and one with top left corner missing, the last certificate with tears, one of these 50mm, others with some small tears, overall fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $360
New South Wales mining. Krohmann’s Amalgamated Gold Mining Company Limited, 1888; Cambrian Silver Mining Company Limited, 1888. Fine - very fine. (2).
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
New South Wales mining. ’Lady Belmore’ Gold Mining Company Limited, Hill End, Tambaroora, 1872, for fifty shares of 15s each. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
New South Wales mining. Molong Consols Copper Mining Company, Molong, 1872, Invicta watermarked paper. Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
New South Wales mining. Monte Christo Gold Mining Company, Hawkins’ Hill, Hill End, 1872 (only 33,000 shares on issue) (4) consecutive nos.154/7. Tiny holes and edge tears but scarce early issue, fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
New South Wales mining. Mount Costigan South Silver Mining Company, Tuena, 1889; The Mount Galena Silver & Lead Mining Company, Emmaville, 1891, with attached slip, With L.P.Bain’s Compliments, 1892; The Mount Poole Gold Mining Co, Dalmorton, 1891 (4) includes a consecutive pair, 1892 (2) consecutive pair. One 1891 issued certificate of the last item with some small edge tears, otherwise fine - very fine. (8)
Estimate $160
SOLD $260
New South Wales mining. The Mount Costigan Lead & Silver Mining Company, fully paid up shares of Å“1 (pink), 1888 (12) includes two sets of consecutive pairs and three consecutive, 1889 (6); same company, shares of Å“1 paid up to fifteen shillings (grey) stamped ’Fully Paid’, 1888 (19). One of the last items from a different plate, one of these with top right corner missing, overall fine - very fine. (37)
Estimate $400
SOLD $680
New South Wales mining. The Mount Costigan South Extended Silver & Lead Mining Coy, 1888, Mount Costigan, Tuena, contributing shares (13) includes low certificate no.4 (different plate to other certificates) as well as three sets of consecutive pairs and four consecutive. Overall fine - nearly very fine. (13)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
New South Wales mining. New Bathurst Company, Trunkey, 1890 (only 76,000 shares on issue) four consecutive certificates nos. 327/30. Centrefold otherwise extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
New South Wales mining. The New Pinnacle Group Silver Mining Company, Pinnacles, Broken Hill, 1897, partly paid (brown print) (53, consecutive 51 and 2); same company but fully paid up (red print), 1897 (3, includes consecutive pair, low numbers 1 and 2 as well as 5), 1900 (2, consecutive). Fine - very fine. (58)
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
New South Wales mining. The Niangula Morning Star Gold Mining Company, Niangula, 1891; The North Broken Hill Silver Mining Company, Broken Hill, 1891; Pinnacle Tribute Silver Mining Company, Silverton, 1888; The West Wallsend Coal Company, Newcastle, for 90,000 shares (grey), 1888 (4); same company but for 135,000 shares (green), 1891 (2). A few with tattered edges, overall fine. (9)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
New South Wales mining. The One Tree Cordillera Silver Mining Company, Tuena, 1888 (2, consecutive pair); The Pioneer Silver & Lead Mining Company, Thackaringa, Barrier Ranges, 1889, named to John Kidd; The Pye’s Creek Silver Mining Company, paid up shares, 1887 (blue print); the same company but contributing shares, 1888 (red print) (4, includes consecutive pair); Silver Hill Mining Company, Barrier Ranges, 1889 (3), 1891 (6, includes two consecutive pairs). A few with edge tears, last issue with spike hole, fine - very fine. (17)
Estimate $250
SOLD $500
New South Wales mining. Phoenix Gold Mining Company, Parkes, 1898 (only 15,000 shares on issue); Tamerlane Gold Mines Limited, 1896. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
New South Wales mining. Post Office Reef Gold Mining Company, 1888 (2, low consecutive nos.3 and 4) (only 12,000 shares on issue). Some foxing otherwise nearly very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
New South Wales mining. Prices’s Hill Gold Mining Company Limited, 1873, for twenty shares of Å“1 each, bearer was one of the directors. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
New South Wales mining. Rawsthorne’s Gold Mining Company, Hawkins’ Hill, Tambaroora, 1872 (10, consecutive), 1874. Scarce, the last very good, the first ten very fine. (11)
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
New South Wales mining. The Rising Sun Silver Mining Company, Broken Hill, 1888 (7, includes three consecutive), 1889 (2) (two different plates); Rising Sun Extended Silver Mining Company, Broken Hill, 1888 (20, includes consecutive run of five). Some small tears, spike holes, foxing, overall very good - fine. (29)
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
New South Wales mining. Rivertree Proprietary Silver Mining Co., (Clarence River), 1890, for one hundred shares of Å“1 each. Small tears top and bottom edge, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
New South Wales mining. The Royal Standard Gold Mining Company, Stewart’s Brook (near Scone), 1888 (11, includes three consecutive trios), 1889 (6, includes two and three consecutive), 1890 (only 24,000 shares on issue); The Silver Prince Silver Mining Company, Emmaville, 1888 (3, including low consecutive nos.3 and 4); Starlight Reef Gold Mining Company, Glen Innes, 1891; Sunny Corner Silver Mining Co, 1892 (3, consecutive). The last item tatty around edges and a few with edge splits but scarce, overall fine. (25)
Estimate $250
SOLD $480