Archives International Auctions Auction 104 July 23, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 104 87 July 23, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Illinois 420 420 IL. Board of Trade of the City of Chicago & Chicago Depositary Inc., 1982, Specimen Certificate Pair. Illinois, 1982. Lot of 2 Specimen Stock Certificates, Includes: Board of Trade of the City of Chicago Specimen Leaded Regular Gasoline Demand Certificate for Provision of 100 Barrels (42 Gallons Each) of Leaded Regular Gasoline; and, Chicago Depositary Inc., Heating Oil Depositary Receipt for heating Oil Futures Contracts “…IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ONE HEATING OIL DEMAND CERTIFICATE.” Both have Specimen overprints and POCs, and are in Uncirculated condition. ABNC. (2). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������ Est. $120-200 Maryland 421 421 MD. Lehman Capital Fund, Inc., 1984 Odd Shrs Capital Stock Specimen Certificate Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial services firm. Before filing for bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth- largest investment bank in the United States (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch), doing business in investment banking, equity and fixed- income sales and trading (especially U.S. Treasury securities), research, investment management, private equity, and private banking. Lehman was operational for 158 years from its founding in 1850 until 2008. ���������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $450-750 Massachusetts 422 422 MA. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, ND (1940-60s), Specimen StockCertificate. Boston, Massachusetts, ND (1940-60s). Odd Shares Capital Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print with green border and underprint with Bald Eagle at top center, Stock “issued in Pursuance of the provisions of the Act of Congress approved Dec. 23, 1913, known as the federal Reserve Act as amended, is paid up to the extent of fifty percent of its par value.” On December 23, 1913, the Federal Reserve Act became law, and within a year the 12 Federal Reserve Banks were open for business. The Boston Fed, along with the other 11 Federal Reserve Banks nationwide and the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up our nation’s central bank. The Boston Fed serves the First Federal Reserve District that includes the six New England states: Connecticut (excluding Fairfield County), Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston was organized in October 1914. It opened for business on November 16, 1914, in temporary quarters at the corner of Milk and Pearl Streets with a staff of three officers and 14 clerks. Permanent quarters were secured on January 1, 1915, at 53 State Street, formerly occupied by The First National Bank of Boston. Fine to VF with damage to right side. ����������������� Est. $120-180 New York 423 423 NY. Republic Corp., ND (1930-1940s), Uncut Sheet of 7 Unmarked Specimen Stock Certificates. New York, ND (1930-1940s). Uncut Sheet of 7 Stock Certificates, All for 100 Shares Common Stock with blue border and underprint, Allegorical women at top flank bald eagle, Archival notation at left margin, VF to XF condition, S-CBNC. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $350-500