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April 11,2017
Archives International Auctions
www.archivesinternational.comNew 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