Archives International Auctions Auction 104 July 23, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 104 86 July 23, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Switzerland 417 417 Switzerland. Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., World War I Emergency Certificate. Specimen Shares. 1918 Cham, Switzerland. Red border and full tint, Specimen for 1000 shares, ABNC, Uncirculated, One of a series of only 20 Evidentiary Certificates temporarily taking the place of 20 original share certificates until “the resumption of safe transportation of valuable mail matter....now interrupted by the war.” Very unusual, and with only 20 issued examples, possibly all destroyed or in safekeeping by the company, rare. ������������������������������ Est. $350-700 Scripophily - Automobiles & Transportation New York 418 418 NY. Merchants Dispatch Transportation Co., 1871, I/C Stock Cert. Signed by James FargoWith IR RN-P2, 5 Cents Brown Lincoln New York, New York, 1871. 50 Shares I/C Stock Certificate, Black print with red border, building at top center, Ink Cancelled at center, 2 examples of IR RN-P2, 5 Cents Brown Lincoln in the middle of the certificate and on the counterfoil on the left. Signed by James Fargo as president and Alex Holland as Treasurer, VF to VF+ condition, J. H. Duyckinck Printer and Stationer. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $260-375 Scripophily - Banking, Finance & Insurance Delaware 419 419 DE. American Foreign Securities Co. 1916 Specimen Gold Coupon Bond Pair Delaware, 1916. Lot of 2 Specimen Bonds from the American Foreign Securities Co., both are Specimen 5% Collateral Gold Coupon Bonds: $100 in brown; and $1000 in orange. Both have a pair of allegorical women at top center, Specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. VF-XF condition, ABNC. (2). Clarence Dillon was a director of American Foreign Securities Corporation, which he had set up in 1915 to finance the French Government’s purchases of munitions in the United States during WWI. In July, 1916 the French secured loans of $100,000,000 through the company to help fund their war effort against Germany. �������������������������������������� Est. $160-280