Archives International Auctions Sale 48 May 23, 2018

Archives International Auctions - Sale 48 135 May 23,2018 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Pennsylvania 930 930 Jamestown, Franklin and Clearfield Railroad Co., 1909 Specimen Bond Pennsylvania. $1,000 Specimen 4% 1st Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Group of Allegorical figures together at top, Black print on blue border and under tint, VF-XF condition, ABNC.�� Est. $100-160 931 931 Jamestown, Franklin and Clearfield Railroad Co., ca.1900-1920 Specimen Bond Pennsylvania. $1,000 Specimen 4% Registered 1st Mortgage Gold Bond, Black print on green border and under tint on horizontal format, Group of allegorical figures together at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. �� Est. $100-200 932 932 Mt.Penn Gravity Railroad Co., 1891 issued Coupon Bond. Reading, PA. $100. I/U 1st Mortgage 6% Loan of 1891 for $60,000 Coupon Bond, Black with red “$100” underprint, locomotive L-R. S/N 115, VF condition, also included are 3 Extension Contracts dated 1902; 1912 and 1922. The Station was located in Mineral Springs Park, within easy access by street cars from all parts of the city and railroad stations. A mountain climb behind a powerful engine, two and a half miles to the summit of Mt. Penn, 1200 feet above the sea-the Black Spot. A lofty solid Stone Tower on the mountain top, from which appears a magnificent view of the city of Reading, the broad and fertile Schuylkill and Lebanon Valleys, the distant ranges and peaks of the Blue Mountains, to the horizion-30 miles in every direction. Large pavilions for shelter and rest and a well-conducted restaurant. From the summit a rapid flight BY GRAVITY, 5 miles, over a road of light grades, through groves, vineyards, and mountain farms to the starting-point. Along the road, attractive summer resorts and picnic grounds. First time seen by cataloger. Rare and attractive. �� Est. $250-400 933 933 Pennsylvania Co. & Pennsylvania Rail Road Co. Quartet of I/C Stock Certificates, 1880-1929 Pennsylvania. Group of 4 Issued and Cancelled Stock Certificates, All are in VF-XF condition, ABNC. 4 Pieces.�� Est. $70-120 934 934 Pennsylvania Company 1873 Quintet of I/C Stock Certificates signed by Thomas Scott as President. Pennsylvania. Group of 5 Issued and Cancelled Stock Certificates all for 112 Shares of Common Capital Stock, Green print on green border with company title at top, All certificates are in VF-XF condition. Certificates are nearly in ascending order with numbers 31, 32, 35, 36, &37. Scott was appointed in 1861 by President Abraham Lincoln as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of War during the American Civil War, and played a major role in using railroads in the war effort. He had a role in negotiating the Republican Party’s Compromise of 1877 with the Democratic Party; it settled the disputed presidential election of 1876 in favor of Rutherford B. Hayes in exchange for the federal government pulling out its military forces from the South and ending the Reconstruction era.�� Est. $180-280 935 935 Pennsylvania Railroad Bond and Stock Certificates ca.1803-1888 8 Pieces. Group of Issued and Cancelled Stock Certificates from Railroad companies such as Oil Creek & Allegheny River Rail Way Co., Western Pennsylvania Railroad Co., Connecting Railway Co., and Ohio & Pennsylvania Rail Road Co. All certificates are ranging from Fine-VF condition. 8 Pieces.�� Est. $70-130 936 936 Pennsylvania Railroad Bond and Stock Certificates ca.1854-1894 10 Pieces. Group of Issued and Cancelled Stock Certificates from Railroad companies such as Mifflin & Centre County Rail Road Co., Allentown Rail-Road Co., Schuylkill Haven & Lehigh River Rail Road Co., and Sunbury & Lewistown Railway Co. All certificates are ranging from Fine-VF condition. 10 Pieces.�� Est. $80-150