Archives International Auctions - Auction 107 October 29, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 107 103 October 29, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Wyoming & Montana 456 456 Wyoming & Montana Territory. Yellowstone Park Association, 1886, I/CStockCertificate. Wyoming &Montana, 1886. 100 Shares I/C Capital Stock Certificate, Black with Old Faithful erupting at top center, S/N 43, Cancelled written over page at center, Signed by park founder Charles Gibon, VF to XF condition, Rare and early U.S. National Park certificate, home of old Faithful. The Yellowstone Park Association was established in 1886. Charles Gibson, Nelson Thrall, and John Bullitt formed this new company with financial backing from the Northern Pacific RR. They bought out the National Hotel, and assumed control over the Fire hole Hotel and other Yellowstone Park Improvement properties. �� Est. $600-1,000 Scripophily - Navigation & Shipping Delaware 457 457 DE. Black Star Line, Inc., 1921, I/U Stock Certificate. Delaware, 1921. 4 Shares, I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black with green border and underprint, Vignette above title shows man on the left pointing to a globe with the continent of Africa prominent with text reading ‘Africa the Land of Opportunity’ and an ocean liner with two smoke stacks to right, Signed by George Tobias as Secretary and Orland M. Thompson as President. Certificate is in Fine to VF+ condition with staple holes and splits at fold lines. The Black Star Line, Inc. was founded in 1919 by Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association as a bold effort to establish Black-owned shipping and trade. Although short-lived, ending by the mid-1920s due to financial and legal troubles, the company became a powerful symbol of Pan-African pride and economic independence, inspiring future movements for Black enterprise and self- determination. �� Est. $300-600 Florida 458 458 FL. Southern Inland Navigation & Improvement Co., c.1871 I/U Coupon Bond Florida, c.1871, $1000 First Mortgage Land Grant Convertible Construction gold coupon bond (also £200 at right); black print with green underprint and large ornamental “$1000” protector; top-center vignette of an inland waterway with vessels and town; ornate left denomination panel; embossed green company seal at lower left; serial No. 287; fully signed by company officers; with attached coupons; printer imprint not seen. Organized in 1871 under William H. Gleason, the company aimed to obtain Internal Improvement Fund swamp-land grants, cut inland canals, and reclaim lands to spur settlement; the program became entangled in litigation, with contracts rescinded in 1873 and later court decisions effectively ending the venture—making these bonds a tangible relic of Florida’s Reconstruction-era internal-improvement ambitions; attractive display piece of Florida fiscal history. Choice VF condition or better. Cowan & Co., Stationary, NY. �� Est. $120-180 Massachusetts 459 459 MA. Mariners’ Bethel Mission Ship Company, 1859 I/U Stock Certificate. Boston, MA, 1859, Mariners’ Bethel Mission Ship Company, 1 Share Stock Certificate (I/U). Printed in black with a decorative border and a central vignette of the missionary ship Adoniram Judson under sail, flanked by banners noting the company name and share value; embossed company seal at lower left with missionary scene and the motto “Missionary Work May 11, 1855”; founded amid the mid-19th- century missionary movement to outfit and send mission ships supporting Christian outreach among seafaring communities and abroad; issued to Edwin Watson of Meriden, Connecticut and hand-signed by the president and treasurer, dated September 3, 1859; the condition ranges from Choice Fine to VF condition or better. Printed by J. M. Hewes, Boston. �� Est. $90-180