Archives InternationalAuctions,PartXIX
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May20, 2014
Archives InternationalAuctions
Scripophily -Agriculture
Louisiana
536
536 West FelicianaPlantingCo., 1891 6%GoldCouponBond.
Louisi-
ana, $1000, Cottonbales beingpulledonwagon,Greenborder and
underprint, attractiveand rarebond.VF.ABNC.������������������Est.
$250-500
Scripophily -Autographed
Certificates
Delaware
537 VanSweringenCorp. 1931 IssueStock.
Delaware. 100Shares I/U
Stock. #TC2964. Black print with orange border and underprint.
Eagle vignette top center.VF condition. SBNC. Real-estate holding
company for theVan Sweringen brothers who are known for their
railroadholdings. ������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$50-100
NewJersey
538 Chesapeake andOhioGrainElevator Co. 1923 IssuedStockWith
VanSweringensSignature.
New Jersey. 5Shares I/CStock. #140.
Black print with ornate black border and grain elevator vignette in
center. POC’s and purple CANCELLED stamps. VF condition. H.G.
RileyStationer. Stock ismadeout toO.P.VanSweringen, early20th
centuryOhio railroadbaronwhowasclosepartnerswithhisbrother
M.J. andsignedbyhimonback. �������������������������������������������Est.
$50-100
Scripophily -Automobile
Michigan
539 ReoMotor Car Co. Proof Stock Certificate.
Lansing, MI, ND (ca.
1915-25),OddShares, Blackwithnounderprint or borders,Allegor-
icalwomenflankREOwinged logo, Purple cancelledoverprints and
“3317” referring to theplatenumber,VFcondition.HistoricMichigan
Automobilecompany.RepublicBNC.������������������������������������Est.
$50-100
NewYork
540 Locomobile Company of America, Inc. 1922 6% Gold Coupon
Bond.
NewYork. $500. Green border. Seated allegorical woman.
Coupons attached. Red specimen overprints, POC’s and “00000”
serial numbers. XF condition. Rare and attractive early automobile
bond. Franklin-LeeBNC. ����������������������������������������������������Est.
$120-240
Pennsylvania
541 ACF-BRILL Motors Co., 1944 Specimen Bond.
Delaware, 1944,
$1000, 6% IncomeSpecimenBond, Blackonorangeborder andun-
derprint,Allegoricalmenflanking company logo top center, POC’s,
VFcondition,ABNC. ������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$80-160
Scripophily -Aviation
Kansas
542 Beech Aircraft Corporation Specimen Stock.
ND (1950’s). Odd -
LessThan 100Shares, Blackwithgreenborder andunderprints,Al-
legorical men with airplanes flying behind them holding propeller,
Specimen stock certificate. Red “Specimen”overprints, “00000” se-
rial numbersandPOC’s. XFcondition. Thecompany’s founderwas
Walter Herschel Beech.OnNovember 29, 1950,Walter Beech died
suddenlyofaheartattack.Hewassucceededbyhiswife,OliveAnn,
who became one of the first female chief executives in American
business. Facsimile signature ofO.A. Beech. Rare aviation certifi-
cate from thishistoriccompany. ABNC.������������������������������Est.
$100-200
Missouri
543 Fokker Aircraft Corp., 1925 Specimen Voting Trust Certificate.
Missouri, 1925,OddShares,Specimenstockcertificate.Novignette.
Brown Border and undertint. Red specimen overprints, POC’s and
“00000” serial numbers. XF condition. Trustees include Anthony
H.G.Fokker, JosephPorterandFrankR.Ford.FokkerwasaDutchair-
craftmanufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker (“The
Flying Dutchman. In 1923, Anthony Fokker moved to the United
States, where he established anAmerican branch of his company,
theAtlanticAircraft Corporation inNew Jersey. In 1927 the Fokker
AircraftCorporation ofAmerica took over theAtlanticAircraftCor-
poration. InMay 1929, theGeneral Motors Corporation acquired a
41% stake in Fokker Aircraft Corporation. Eddie Rickenbacker was
appointed sales director. Both the Fokker Aircraft Corporation and
AtlanticAircraft Corporation became parts of theGeneral Aviation
Corporation.������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$150-300
Scripophily -Banking
Massachusetts
544
544 OxfordNational Bank, 1865 IssuedStock certificate.
Oxford,MA,
Charter # 764, Chartered 1865 - Liquidated 1905, 6 Large notes
known on bank, This certificate is for 48 Shares, I/U, Washington
flanked by figures, S/N 62, VF condition, Scarce bank with great
name.Thiswill beas closeasmost national banknote collectorswill
everget toowninganything related to thisbank. ���������������Est.
$200-400
