Archives International Auctions Part XXI Fall Auction 2014

Archives International Auctions, Part XXI 31 October 25, 2014 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Iowa 267 267 Boyer Valley Railway Company Specimen Bond. Iowa, 1898. $5000. Registered 1st Mortgage 3-1/2%Gold Bond. Slate-blue bor- der. Train L-R in middle flanked by two large allegorical figures in robes. Red specimen overprints, POC’s and “”00000”” serial num- bers. No coupons attached. XF condition. Only known as Specimen in Cox. Rare bond. ��Est. $150-300 268 268 Burlington, Cedar Rapids andMinnesota RailwayCo., 1874 Stock Certificate. Iowa. 1874. 100 Shs, Issued and uncancelled, Locomo- tive speeding by miners left to right in middle and patriotic Liberty vignette on the lower left. Black border and vignette. XF condition. Possibly unique issued. Signed by George Greene as president. George Greene, (April 15, 1817 – June 23, 1880) was a lawyer, justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, and one of the founders of Cedar Rap- ids, Iowa. ��Est. $300-600 269 269 Chicago, St.Paul and Kansas City Railway Co., 1889 Approval Proof Bond. Iowa. 1889, $1000 Proof bond printed on india paper, Black with green border and undertint, Locomotive at station on left, ornate title and borders, Red hand stamp for approval on low- er left, POC’s, VF to XF condition which is superb for proof bonds. Franklin BNC. Extremely rare as a proof and unique as an approval proof. Rarely found this nice and so attractive. �� Est. $400-800 270 270 Keokuk and North Western Railroad Co., 1880 Specimen Bond. Iowa. 1880, $1000 Specimen 1st Mortgage 6% Coupon Bond, Black without underprint, Locomotive R-L with steamboat in back- ground, POC’s, Mounting remnants on top margin, otherwise in Fine condition. Unknown as an issued bond and extremely rare as a bond. Franklin BNC. ��Est. $500-1000