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Archives International Auctions - Sale 36
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October 22&25,2016
Archives International Auctions
www.archivesinternational.comScripophily - Aviation
California
205
205 Vega Airplane Co. (A Lockheed Corporation Subsidiary), ca.1920- 1930 Specimen Stock.California. Odd Shares Specimen Stock
Certificate. Black ink with grey border and under print. Vignette of
Mercury throwing an airplane around the world at top center of
certificate. Specimen overprints, POC’s, SBNC. The Vega Aircraft
Corporation was a subsidiary of the Lockheed Aircraft Company
responsible for much of its parent company’s production in World War
II. By the end of 1943, Vega had merged back into Lockheed. Historic
aviation company. AU condition. �������������������������������������������������Est.
$150-250
Delaware
206
206 Air Investors, Inc. Specimen Stock.Delaware, ND (ca.1920-40’s).
100 Shares, Specimen, Common, Light brown border, Zeppelin, Tri-
Motor Airplane over airport with locomotive and steamship. POC’s. XF
condition, HBNC. ������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$150-250
Scripophily - Banking &
Finance
California
207
207 California Building & Loan Society, 1866 Stock Certificate.San
Francisco, CA. 1 Share, I/U, Black with light green under print, eagle top
middle, arms bottom, counterfoil with U.S.I.R. stamp, Issued to George
Treat and signed by Thomas Mooney as president. Mooney’s bank was
the first of several to fail in 1870 due to mis-management, his gambling
habits, illegal stock purchases and other unsavory practices. Mooney left
for a vacation to the orient and never came back which began a run on all
of the San Francisco banks. Rare and historic California stock certificate.
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$400-600
Colorado. California
208
208 Wells Fargo and Company, ca. 1900 Specimen Stock Certificate.Colorado, California, 19xx (1900-1920). Less than 100 shares. Green
border with “Progress” vignette with native Americans looking out
over settlers. ABNCo. Specimen, XF, Well known Express and Banking
company. Rare and very attractive certificate.������������������������������Est.
$300-500
Delaware
209
209 Chase Manhattan Corp., 1984 Specimen Bond.Delaware. Odd
Amount Specimen 8 1/2% Floating Rate Subordinated Registered
Bond in a Horizontal format. Black print with orange border and under
print. Vignette of Salmon Portland Chase, founder of the company at
top center of certificate. Specimen overprints, POC’s, VF-XF condition,
ABNC. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$120-200
210
210 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 1999 Specimen Stock.Delaware, 19xx
(1999), Specimen Stock certificate, Black on multi colored border and
under print, Early photograph on top right of 30 Pine St offices and
portraits of Marcus Goldman and Samuel Sachs top left, XF condition,
ABNC. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$250-500