Archives InternationalAuctions,PartXIX
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May20, 2014
Archives InternationalAuctions
Montana
580 East Granite Co. Stock Certificate
Philipsburg, Montana, 1891,
Mines located on Granite Mountain, 100 Shs., Issued and uncan-
celled,S/N6,Miners,Greenwithgoldseal,XF+.������������������Est.
$100-200
NevadaTerritory
581
581 CanadianGold & Silver MiningCo. 1863 NevadaTerritory Stock
Certificate.
VirginiaCity,NevadaTerritory, Sept. 7, 1863, 10Shares,
Issuedanduncancelled,Patrioticeagleandshieldontopandbottom
with light redunderprint, with Imperforate25ct Power ofAttorney,
1st issue revenue stamp on left, Cert.# 88, Issued to JamesMoore,
VF toChoiceVFcondition.RareNevadaTerritoryMiningstockcertif-
icate.����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est.
$275-350
NewYork
582 Aetna Explosives Company Inc., 1919 Specimen Coupon Bond.
NewYork. 1919.6%SeriesA,$50bond.Greenborderandunderprint
w/eaglevignette.FLD-ABNC.Specimen,POC’s,XF.Scarcegunpow-
deranddynamitebond. ������������������������������������������������������Est.
$100-200
583
583 AuroragoldandSilverMiningCompany,1857 IssuedStockCertif-
icate.
Incorporated inNewYork,butaWesternmine,either inNeva-
daorCalifornia, 500Shares, Issued to JohnStaggandsignedbyhim
aspresident,S/N12,Choicefinewith light inkburn inmiddledue to
endorsementonback, incrediblevignetteof chariotwithallegorical
men,womenandcherub.Rareandverydesirablecertificate. ���Est.
$500-1000
Scripophily -Miscellaneous
NewYork
584 FranklinManufacturing Co., 1826 IssuedBanknoteSizedBond.
$1000, Issued,Washington on left, Archimedes on topmiddlewith
globe and Franklin on right, small edge faults at left and right and
missingtoprightcornertip,stillattractive, rareearlyNewYorkBond.
A.B.&CDurand&Wright imprint. �����������������������������������������Est.
$75-150
Connecticut
585 Pomfret Club Issued Stock.
Connecticut, 1915, 5 Shares, Issued
Stock,Bustofman top left,VFcondition. �������������������������������Est.
$20-40
Scripophily -Navigation
Maine
586 CrowellandThurlowSteamshipCo.,1915SpecimenBond.
Maine,
$1000, Specimen 6% 1st Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, black on
gray-blue border and underprint with steamship under power on
top, FLBNC,VF-XF.Rarenavigationbond.���������������������������Est.
$100-200
NewJersey
587
587 InternationalMercantileMarineCompany, 1916SpecimenBond,
Owner of theTitanic.
New Jersey, 1916, $500, 6% First Mortgage
and Collateral Trust Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond Specimen,
Black on orange border and underprint, Large ship approaching
harborwith tugboats surrounding it,VF-XFcondition.Oneof IMM’s
subsidiarieswas theWhiteStar Line,whichowned theRMSTitanic.
IMMwasoverleveragedandsuffered from inadequatecashflowthat
caused it todefault onbond interest payments in late 1914.As a re-
sult,a“friendly” receivershipwasput ineffect in1915,whichallowed
IMM to reorganize its finances; it emerged from the receivership in
1916which this rarebond is representativeof.SavedbyWorldWar I,
IMMeventually reemergedas theUnitedStatesLines,ABNC.Only3
found in thearchives.RareandHistoricbond.���������������������Est.
$300-600
588 SouthernTransportationCo. 1924 Specimen Bond.
New Jersey,
$1000, 1st Mortgage 7% Gold Coupon Bond, Steamship and sail-
boatsat sea.Orangeborder.VF-XFcondition.ABNC. ���������Est.
$100-200
NewYork
EarlyAviationRelatedStockCertificate
589
589 AcceleratingSteamNavigationCo., 1852 IssuedStockCertificate
-ObsoleteLook-A-Like.
NewYork, 1852, 3Sharesat$1each. Issued
certificate, unique vignettewith angel holding curtains with image
of2 small shipswithballoonsas sails, possiblymeant tofly.S/N765,
red“THREE”protector.VGtoChoiceVG,Durand&Co.Rareandvery
interestingvignette.����������������������������������������������������������Est.
$750-1500
