Archives International Auctions Sale 40 2 Sessions -Tuesday April 11th, 2017 Click Lot Title to Bid

Archives International Auctions - Sale 40 122 April 11,2017 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com New Jersey 739 739 Vigo Bay Treasure Company of Camden, NJ, 1886 Stock Certificate. New Jersey, 1886. 100 Shares. I/U, Black printing. Steamship vignette on the high seas. XF condition. Certificate #666. Signed by Charles Pike as president. The Vigo Bay Treasure Company’s purpose was to find the treasure in the harbor of Vigo, Spain from the famous battle of 1702 known as the battle of Rande. Rare certificate.�����Est. $350-500 New York 740 740 South Mills Co., 1866 Stock Certificate, Notorious for Horace Greely being Scammed by a Southerner After the Civil War. New York, 10 Shares, I/U, Liberty portrait on left, slaves on wagon carrying cotton bales, S/N 34, Extremely rare and interesting certificate. Horace Greely invested in the company to form an area for freed slaves to own their own land and be able to make a living off the land. The company was supposed to purchase 4 square miles of land in the South. In the end, all that was purchased was a small tract of useless swamp. Historic scam stock certificate with an interesting story. ����������������������������������Est. $150-250 SCRIPOPHILY - NAVIGATION South Carolina Historic Blockade Runner 741 741 Blockade Runners: Chicora Importing & Exporting Company of South Carolina, 1863 Issued Stock Certificate. Charleston, South Carolina (SC), 2 Shares, Dec.11, 1863, Issued stock certificate, 8 x 4.75 inches, signed by A.S. Johnsten as president, Fine to VF condition. (From the collection of John E. Herzog)������������������������������������Est. $700-1200 SCRIPOPHILY - OIL & GAS New York 742 742 Frost Petroleum Co., 1865 Issued Stock Certificate. New York. 75 Shares Capitol Stock Issued and Uncanceled Certificate. Black print with a black border. Vignette of men working in an oil field at top of certificate. 25 cent revenue stamp at right side of certificate. Fine to VF condition with minor staining. �����������������������������������������������������Est. $180-300 Pennsylvania 743 743 Second National Petroleum Co., 1871 Issued Stock Certificate. Pennsylvania. 600 SharesCapitol Stock Issued andUncanceledCertificate. Multi-colored printed certificate with a black border. Vignette of the Capitol Building at top of certificate above an American Bald Eagle. 25 cent revenue stamp on left side of certificate. VF-XF condition. Est. $325-500