AIA 105 B-Timed Auction August 26, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 105B 55 August 26, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Italy and Brazil 1223 1223 Industrial, Manufacturing and Petro-Chemical Proof and Progress Proof Stock Certificates, ca. 1970s-1990s Lot of 5 items, featuring Hydril Company, an oilfield equipment manufacturer, with red border; Maritrans Inc., a marine transportation company, with red border; Exide Corporation, a battery manufacturer, with blue border; Copene-Petroquímica do Nordeste S.A., a Brazilian petrochemical company, progress proof without border; and Montecatini Edison (Montedison) S.p.A., an Italian chemical and energy conglomerate, progress proof without border. All certificates are face-only with blank reverses and were printed by the American Bank Note Company. Overall condition is Very Fine to Uncirculated. ����������������������������� Est. $80-160 Scripophily - Group Lots - Industrial & Insurance Various Locations 1224 1224 Industrial and Insurance Proof & Progress Proof Stock Certificate Collection, ca. 1980 to 2000 Lot of 4 items. This group consists of five proof stock certificates from a selection of American industrial and insurance companies, each printed with a fully completed title, vignette, description, and colored border, with face-only printing and blank reverses. These proofs were used for approval and archival purposes and represent late-stage production material. Included are ABM Industries Incorporated, a provider of facility services and solutions, with a red border; Aztec Manufacturing Co, an industrial firm specializing in metal coatings and precision components, with a green border; ACE Limited, a global insurance and reinsurance company, with a green border; and Autoliv Inc, a worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, with blue borders. This well-composed group highlights the diversity of late 20th-century industrial and financial corporations and their associated security printing designs. Overall condition is Very Fine to Uncirculated (5). Almost all of these certificates are rare as proofs and progress proofs, with many being unique in this format, or only 2 or 3 known in the ABNC Archives. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $45-90 Scripophily - Group Lots - Industrial & Manufacturing 1225 1225 Homebuilding and Timber Proof & Progress Proof Stock Certificate Collection, ca. 1980 to 2000 Lot of 6 items, featuring Beazer Homes USA, Inc., a major U.S. home construction company focused on residential housing across multiple states, proof with blue border; Fletcher Challenge Building, a division of New Zealand-based Fletcher Challenge involved in construction and building materials, proof with red border; Cavalier Homes, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of factory-built and modular homes, proof with blue border; Fletcher Challenge Limited, a former New Zealand conglomerate with interests in forestry, energy, and building, proof with blue border; Georgia-Pacific Corporation Timber Group, a division of the large paper and building products company specializing in timberland ownership and forest management, proof with green border; and Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc., one of the largest private landowners in the U.S. and a major timber and forest products company before its merger with Weyerhaeuser, proof with green border. All are face- only stock certificate proofs with blank reverses; overall condition is XF to Uncirculated (6). ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 1226 1226Industrial and Manufacturing Proof & Progress Proof Stock Certificate Collection, ca. 1980s to 1990s Lot of 4 items, featuring Alamo Group Inc., a Texas-based manufacturer of industrial and agricultural equipment including mowers and vegetation maintenance products, proof with green border; Bush Industries, Inc., a furniture and office solutions company known for ready-to-assemble home and office furniture, proof with blue border; Bowater Incorporated, a major paper and pulp producer with operations throughout North America, later merged with Abitibi-Consolidated, proof with blue border; and Morrison Knudsen Corporation, a historic engineering and construction firm involved in major infrastructure and transportation projects, 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 (4). ��������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150