Archives International Auctions Sale 48 May 23, 2018

Archives International Auctions - Sale 48 103 May 23,2018 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Scripophily - Explosives & Gun Powder Delaware 730 730 Atlas Powder Co., 1921 Specimen Gold Coupon Bond. Delaware, 1921, $500, Specimen 15 year 7-1/2% Convertible Gold Coupon bond. Grey border. Atlas holding up globe. XF condition. Red specimen overprints, POC’s and “00000” serial numbers. Coupons attached. Rare and attractive bond. Laflin & Rand Powder Company collaborated with rival DuPont in 1882 and formed Hercules Powder. In 1902 DuPont purchased Laflin & Rand, operating it as a subsidiary. In 1912, a successful Federal antitrust suit against DuPont for its prior “Powder Trust” activities forced the company to dissolve Laflin & Rand and divest a portion of its explosives business into two newly created companies, the Hercules and Atlas Powder Companies. Rare explosives and gunpowder certificate. ������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-500 Scripophily - Farming & Agriculture New Jersey 731 731 Chesapeake and Ohio Grain Elevator Co., 1882 Bond with Collis P. Huntington Signature. New Jersey. $1000 Issued and Cancelled 6% 1st Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black print on ornate black border and orange under tint on horizontal format, Locomotive pulling up to station at top beside men farming, POC’s, VF-XF condition, Kendall Bank Note Co. Signed by C.P. Huntington. ���������������� Est. $110-220 Scripophily - Finance New York 732 732 Empire City Bank, 1852 Stock Certificate. New York, 20 Shares, I/U, S/N 101, Patriotic eagle at top, VF condition. BA&C. Scarce.��������������������������������������� Est. $150-250 Scripophily - Fire Fighting Maine 733 733 Shaw Fire Escape Ladder Mfg. Co. 1883 Issued Stock. Maine, 1883, 100 Shares, I/U Stock, Black on black border and underprint, Vignette top center of Maine’s arms surrounded by agriculture and shipping, VF-XF condition. ����������������������� Est. $120-200 Scripophily - Food & Drink Pennsylvania 734 734 Hershey Chocolate Co., 1922 Specimen Bond Pennsylvania. $1,000 Specimen 6% 1st Mortgage Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond, Black print on green border and under tint, Allegorical figures at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC.���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $230-350