AIA 105 B-Timed Auction August 26, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 105B 50 August 26, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1203 1203 International Insurance and Reinsurance Proof & Progress Proof Stock Certificate Collection, ca. 1980s to 1990s Lot of 8 items, featuring LaSalle Re Holdings Limited, a Bermuda-based reinsurance company focused on property and casualty coverage, represented by two proofs with red and brown borders; Provident Companies, Inc., a provider of disability insurance and employee benefits, later merged with Unum Corporation, proof with green border; American Premier Underwriters, Inc., the insurance and financial successor to the former Penn Central railroad holding company, proof with green border; Conseco, Inc., a financial services and insurance company serving middle-income consumers, later rebranded as CNO Financial Group, proof with green border; Acceptance Insurance Companies Inc., a provider of specialty property and casualty insurance products, proof with blue border; American Bankers Insurance Group, Inc., a leading insurer in credit-related and specialty insurance lines, later acquired by Assurant, proof with black border; and Chartwell Re Corporation, a reinsurance underwriter specializing in treaty and facultative reinsurance, proof with black border. All are face-only stock certificate proofs with blank reverses and were printed by the American Bank Note Company; overall condition is Very Fine to Uncirculated (8). ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240 1204 1204U.S. Financial Sector Stock and Trust Certificate Proof & Progress Proof Stock Certificate Collection, ca. 1980 to 2000 Lot of 9 items, featuring PaineWebber Premier Insured Municipal Bond Trust, a unit investment trust sponsored by PaineWebber specializing in insured municipal bonds, progress proof with brown border of the corporate seal; Providian Financial Corporation (2), a major credit card issuer and financial services provider prior to its acquisition by Washington Mutual, one proof with green border and one duplicate; Aames Financial Corporation, a subprime mortgage lender offering home equity loans and refinancing services, proof with blue border; Associates First Capital Corporation, a consumer finance company offering personal and auto loans, later acquired by Citigroup, proof with blue border; Everen Capital Corporation, a regional brokerage and investment banking firm that merged into First Union, proof with green border; Allmerica Financial Corporation, a financial services and insurance holding company based in Massachusetts, proof with blue border; and Allmerica Securities Trust, affiliated investment trust entity, proof with blue border. All are face-only stock certificate proofs with blank reverses; overall condition is Very Fine to Uncirculated (9). ������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 Various Locations 1205 1205 Banking and Financial Institution Proof & Progress Proof Stock Certificate Collection, ca. 1980 to 2000 Lot of 4 items, featuring Meridian Bancorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based regional bank holding company that merged into CoreStates Financial, specimen with maroon border; Star Banc Corporation, a Cincinnati-based bank holding company that merged with Firstar and later became part of U.S. Bancorp, proof with blue border; BCP International Bank Limited, an offshore banking unit affiliated with Banco de Crédito del Perú, specimen with green border; and BancWest Corporation, a major western U.S. bank holding company that later became part of BNP Paribas, specimen with blue border. All certificates are face- only stock certificate proofs or specimens with blank reverses and were printed by the American Bank Note Company unless otherwise noted; overall condition is Very Fine to Uncirculated (4). �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-100 1206 1206Finance and Business Proof & Progress Proof Stock Certificate Collection, ca. 1980 to 2000 Lot of 4 items. This group features Equifax Inc., a leading consumer credit reporting agency, orange specimen; Bell & Howell Holdings Company, a diversified manufacturer and service company, red specimen; American Eagle Group, Inc., an insurance and financial services provider, blue specimen; Cole National Corporation, a specialty retailer and optical services provider, pink specimen. All are face-only with blank reverses. Printed by the American Bank Note Company. Overall condition is Very Fine to Uncirculated. ������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150