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558 Bethlehem Steel Corp, Specimen Stock.
New Jersey, 1917, <100
Shares, Black on orange border and underprint, Steel cannon top
center, POC's, VF condition, ABNC. ..............................
Est. $100-200
559 Bethlehem Steel Corp, Specimen Stock.
New Jersey, 19xx, <100
Shares, Steel turret cannon top center, Red SPECIMEN overprints
and POC's, VF-XF condition, ABNC. ..............................
Est. $110-180
560 Edison Storage Battery Co., Specimen Bond.
1916. $1000, 1st
Mortgage 5% Specimen Gold Bond. Coupons attached. Angels
flanking image of battery with “Edison “ written in front of it. FL
Division-ABNC. XF condition. Scarce early Edison item.
Est. $180-360
561 International Steam Pump, Specimen Bond.
New Jersey, 1909,
$100 US Gold, 1st Lien 20 Year 5 % Sinking Fund Gold Specimen
Bond, POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Bond also payable in Sterling,
Francs and Guilders. Benjamin Guggenheim was an heir in the
wealthy Guggenheim family. At the age of 20, Guggenheimwent to
Colorado to handle the family’s mines in Leadville. After taking a
break in Europe, Guggenheim returned to the United States and
started building mining machinery. That business later became part
of the International Steam Pump Company in 1906. Guggenheim
was elected president in 1909. Following a trip to Europe in 1912, he
decided to sail on the maiden voyage of the Titanic in which he per-
ished. ............................................................................
Est. $150-300
562 Otis Elevator Co., Specimen Bond.
New Jersey, 1910, $1000,
Convertible 5% Gold Specimen Bond, Coupons attached, Vertical
format, POC’s, VF condition, ABNC. .............................
Est. $120-240
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563 United States Steel Corp. Specimen Bonds. Lot of 5.
New
Jersey, 1901, Registered 50 Year 5% Gold Specimen Bonds, Series
A,B, C, D, F, Black on red, purple, brown, orange and blue border
and underprint, Vignette top center of locomotives at steel plant,
Red SPECIMEN overprints and POC’s, red s/n “00000 “, VF-XF con-
dition, ABNC. Specimen of company IPO certificate. Company was
formed by J.P. Morgan and attorney Elbert Gary by combining
Andrew Carnegie’s Carnegie Steel, Gary’s Federal Steel and William
Henry Moore’s National Steel for $492 million. .............
Est. $300-600
564 United States Steel Corp., Specimen Bond.
New Jersey,
1903, $1000, 10-60 Year 5% Sinking Fund Gold Specimen Bond,
Black on brown border and underprint, Vignette bottom center of
Bald Eagle vignette top center of locomotives at steel plant, Red
SPECIMEN overprints and POC’s, red s/n “00000 “, VF-XF condition,
ABNC. Company was formed by J.P. Morgan and attorney Elbert
Gary by combining Andrew Carnegie’s Carnegie Steel, Gary’s
Federal Steel and William Henry Moore’s National Steel for $492
million. ..........................................................................
Est. $400-800
565 United States Steel Corp., Specimen Bond.
New Jersey,
1903, $5000, 10-60 Year 5% Sinking Fund Gold Specimen Bond,
Black on green border and underprint, Vignette bottom center of
Bald Eagle vignette top center of locomotives at steel plant, Red
SPECIMEN overprints and POC’s, red s/n “00000 “, VF-XF condition,
ABNC. Company was formed by J.P. Morgan and attorney Elbert
Gary by combining Andrew Carnegie’s Carnegie Steel, Gary’s
Federal Steel and William Henry Moore’s National Steel for $492
million. ..........................................................................
Est. $450-900
566 United States Steel Corp., Specimen Bond.
New Jersey, 1901,
$5000, Series A 50 Year 5% Gold Specimen Bond, Black on blue bor-
der and underprint, Steel manufacturing plant and rail yards bottom
center with allegorical woman sitting top center with city behind
her, POC’s red SPECIMEN overprints and red s/n “00000 “, VF con-
dition, ABNC. ...............................................................
Est. $600-1200
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