AIA 105 B-Timed Auction August 26, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 105B 62 August 26, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1251 1251 U.S. Oil andGas Industry Proof & Progress Proof Stock Certificate Collection, ca. 1980 to 2000 Lot of 6 items, featuring Frontier Oil Corporation, an independent oil refining and marketing company based in Houston, Texas, specimen with brown border; DLB Oil & Gas, Inc., an exploration and production company active in various U.S. oil fields, specimen with maroon border; Benton Oil and Gas Company, a California-based energy firm engaged in domestic and international exploration, proof with blue border; Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., a leading offshore oil and gas drilling contractor operating globally, specimen with green border; Cross Timbers Oil Company, a Fort Worth-based exploration and production company later renamed XTO Energy and acquired by ExxonMobil, specimen with brown border; and CMS Nomeco Oil & Gas Co., a subsidiary of CMS Energy involved in exploration and production operations, specimen with green 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 (6). ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-160 1252 1252 U.S. Power and Energy Company Proof & Progress Proof Stock Certificate Collection, ca. 1980 to 2000 Lot of 5 items, featuring Charter Power Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of industrial batteries and power systems, progress proof with no colored border; Domain Energy Corporation, an independent energy company involved in oil and gas exploration and production, proof with blue border; Delmarva Power & Light Company, a regional utility providing electric service to Delaware and parts of Maryland and Virginia, progress proof with no colored border; Consumers Power Company, a Michigan-based public utility and one of the state’s largest energy providers, specimen with green border; and The Detroit Edison Company, a major electric utility in Michigan, represented by a depositary receipt 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 (5). ��������� Est. $70-1240 Scripophily - Group Lots - Prisons & Security 1253 1253 Corrections and Safety Proof & Progress Proof Stock Certificate Collection, ca. 1980s to 1990s Lot of 3 items, featuring Corrections Corporation of America, a private prison management company now known as CoreCivic and one of the largest correctional facility operators in the U.S., proof with blue border; AMERISAFE, Inc., a specialty provider of workers’ compensation insurance focused on hazardous industries such as construction and trucking, proof with green border; Cornell Corrections, Inc., a former private prison company that operated correctional and treatment facilities before merging with GEO Group, proof with green border; all printed by the American Bank Note Company; overall condition is Very Fine to Uncirculated (3). �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-120 Scripophily - Group Lots - Real Estate 1254 1254Major U.S. Hotel Industry Stock Certificate Proofs and Progress Proofs, ca. 1990s–2000s, FeaturingMarriott andStarwood Brands Lot of 5 items consisting of 2 different 2 piece progress proofs, border and vignette and tittle, featuring Host Marriott Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland, the lodging real estate investment trust spun off from Marriott Corporation and operator of hotel properties under major brands, proof with green border and vignette of allegorical male figure seated on rock; Marriott International, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, a global leader in hospitality with over 8,000 properties across more than 130 countries, undated proof with brown border and minimalist design featuring small classical vignette; and, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, White Plains, New York, one of the world’s largest hotel and leisure companies prior to its acquisition by Marriott in 2016, represented by a progress proof featuring allegorical figures standing before a globe. All are horizontal format stock certificate proofs; all printed by the American Bank Note Company; overall condition is XF to Uncirculated (4). �������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-180