990 Confederate States of America, 1864 Issue Assortment.
Richmond, VA, Lot of 7 notes, All are 1864 Confederate issues,
Includes 50 Cents, Choice XF-AU; $2, VF; $5, Fine; $10, Choice VF-
XF; $20, AU; $50, Fine and $100, Choice XF-AU. Attractive 1864
grouping. ..................................................................
Est $300-600
Scripophily - U.S.
Confederate Bonds
Confederate States
991 Confederate States of America 1863 7% Cotton Loan Issued
Bond.
Confederate States, 1863, 500 Pounds Sterling or 12,500
Francs, Series B, 7% Cotton Loan, Issued and Uncancelled Bond,
Black ornate border, Allegorical woman top center by cotton bales
holding a Confederate flag while the sun rises (or sets) over the
ocean, VF to Choice VF condition. Scarce, attractive and popular
Confederate issue. .....................................................
Est $600-1200
Scripophily - Confederate
992 Confederate Certificate of Deposit, 1864.
1864. $2300 I/C Bond.
#165. Ornate border in black with Confederate shield top center
with drum and cannon. Fine condition. Archer Lithog. (Photo in
Back)..........................................................................
Est $75-150
Rare Confederate Blockade
RunnersSouth Carolina
993 Blockade Runners: Importing & Exporting Company of South
Carolina, 1863 Issued Stock Certificate.
Charleston, South
Carolina (SC), $1000 Shares, March 6, 1863, S/N 49, Issued stock cer-
tificate, 7.5 x 5.5 inches, signed by William C. Bee as president, Fine
to VF condition, William Bee and a group of other investors had
formed the Importing & Exporting Company soon after the block-
ade was established in April 1861. Bee took personal charge of the
company, purchasing among other things the steamer Cecile to run
goods in and out of city. Historic certificate. .............
Est $1000-2000
990
991
993
South Carolina
994 Consolidated Steamship Co. Issued Stock.
South Carolina.
1864, 1 Share. Issued and uncancelled. Blue border and blue and red
text with steamship in middle and small dog on bottom. The certifi-
cate has toning, but is intact and is very attractive and would grade
VG+ to Fine. After the war, most Blockade runner companies took
care of their investors, however Consolidated president, Henry Hart,
fled for New York claiming he had no liability since the business was
illegal under United States law. Signed by Hart as president. Rare
and notorious Civil War Shipping “Blockade Runner”
company. ..................................................................
Est $1400-1800
U.S. Fractional Currency
995 Fractional Currency Assortment of 20 Different Notes.
Lot of
20 pieces, Highlights include four 1st Issue notes, 5 cents; 10 cents
and (2) 25 cents, VG to Fine+; three 4th issue notes, 10 cents, 15
cents and 25 cents, Fine to Fine+ and various other issues. Overall
VG to Fine..................................................................
Est $250-500
996 5 Cents, First Issue Fractional Currency
5 Cent, Fractional
Currency, Fr. 1230, Str. Edges W. Monogram, PMG 62 EPQ, (Looks
Better…) ....................................................................
Est $125-150
997 25 Cents, second Issue Fractional Currency
25 Cents, Fractional
Currency Second Issue Fr. 1284, With Surcharge 18-63 PMG 64 EPQ,
Wonderfully Preserved Bronzing! ..............................
Est $200-300
995
996
997
994
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