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Archives International Auctions AIA XXIX Part I
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219 Detroit Southern Railroad Co., 1902 Stock Certificate.MI. 40
Shares, I/U, Black on brown border and underprint, Locomotives
flank title, Common Trust Certificate, Rare railroad certificate, one
of two found in an old estate. ABNC. �����������������������������������Est.
$130-260
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220 Manistee and North-Eastern Rail RoadCo., 189x, Specimen StockCertificate.
Michigan. Odd Shares, Specimen, black on green border
and underprint, Locomotive leaving tunnel. Unlisted earlier date,
Printer and design in Cox, only listed as a bond. Very attractive and
rare Michigan railroad. XF, ABNC.����������������������������������������Est.
$160-300
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221 Mineral Range Railroad Co., 1886 Specimen Bond.Michigan,
Specimen $500 General Mortgage 4% Gold Coupon Bond. Ornate
chestnut brown border and undertint. Speeding Locomotive passing
telegraph wires on top and Griffins on bottom. VF-XF condition.
Coupons attached. Red specimen overprint, “00000” serial numbers
and POC’s. ABNC. Extremely attractive and rare Michigan mining
related railroad bond and previously unlisted denomination and
color. Unique in Archives. The $1000 is the plate bond in Cox which
was also unique and was auctioned by AIA in 2007 to 2008 and this is
the first time this unique bond has been offered. ��������������Est.
$500-1000
Missouri
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222 Missouri Pacific RailwayCo., 1880 Specimen Bond.Missouri, 1880,
Specimen $1000 Consolidated 1st Mortgage 6% Coupon Bond,
Black on brown border, Missouri Pacific Terminal building under
ornate title, Specimen Overprints, POC’s, VF condition, Extremely
rare and attractive. Very possibly a unique specimen and the only
one found in the archives. It is the same specimen that is reported
but not photographed in Cox. Franklin BNC. ���������������������Est.
$600-1200
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223 St.Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad Co. 1872 Specimen Bond.Missouri, 1872 Specimen $1000 or 200 Pounds, 2nd Mortgage 7%
Gold Coupon Bond. Horizontal format, Black with green border. Iron
Mountain in middle between titles, steamship on left, locomotive
right, Missouri Arms bottom, Specimen overprints, “00000” S/N’s,
POC’s, Fine to VF, ABNC. Impressive bond design and colors,
coupons attached, Previously only one issued bond was known in
Cox, now there is a single specimen added to the census, rare and
extremely attractive, Continental BNC. ���������������������������� Est.
$750-1500