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

Archives International Auctions - Sale 40 124 April 11,2017 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Nevada 749 749 Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad Co., 1914 Issued Stock Certificate. Nevada (Inc. in Philadelphia), 100 Shares, I/U, black on orange border and underprint, S/N 23, Rare Nevada railroad from well known Bullfrog mining district. Rare and attractive.����������������������������������������������Est. $400-600 New Jersey 750 750 Delaware and Raritan Canal and Camden & Amboy Rail Road and Transportation Co., 1833 Issued Stock Certificate. New Jersey, 2nd January, 1833, 2 Shares, I/U, Plain form with decorative counterfoil on left, S/N 2, Has printed “Increased Stock” on top margin, Issued to William B. Astor, signed on the back, but signature not readable and possibly not his. Extremely early and rare New Jersey railroad stock. William Backhouse Astor (1792 – 1875) was an American property tycoon who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor’s fortune. He worked as a partner in his father’s successful export business. His massive investment in Manhattan real estate enabled major donations to the Astor Library in East Village, which became the New York Public Library. (From the collection of John E. Herzog). �����������������������Est. $160-250 Texas 751 751 Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway Co., 1881 Stock Certificate. Texas, 2 Shares, I/U, Black without underprint, No vignette, S/N 3, Fine with toning on the top 1/3rd of the certificate and the upper left corner is missing, still as very rare certificate. This is the certificate pictured in Cox and is very possibly unique. (From a Texas Gentleman’s Collection). �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $140-200 752 752 Houston & Texas Central Railroad Co. 1890 Bond. Texas. $1000 6% Gold Coupon Bond. Issued. Cancelled. ABNC. POCs. Rough top edge. Cotton Picking vignette. Fine.������������������������������������������������������Est. $160-250 753 753 Oklahoma and Texas Southern Railway Company of Texas, 1921 Stock Certificate. Texas, 10 Shares, I/U, Black on gold underprint, locomotive straight on, VF, Very possibly unique. This is the only example known and is the Cox Plate Note. We sold this stock over 7 years ago and have not seen another since. (From a Texas Gentleman’s Collection).������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $180-280 754 754 Pittsburgh, San Jose Reduction and Railroad C., 1905 Stock Certificate. Texas (inc. in Delaware), 1000 Shares, I/U, Black on green border and underprint, Locomotive L-R on top middle. rare railroad. VF condition. All of the buildings and railroad property burned up and all of the tracks torn up by Pancho Villa during the revolution. (From a Texas Gentleman’s Collection). ��������������������������������������������������������������Est. $180-280