Archives International Auctions - Auction 107 October 29, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 107 111 October 29, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Illinois, Mississippi, Virginia 491 491 IL. MS.VA. Illinois, Mississippi,Virginia Specimen Bond and Share Certificate Quartet, 1912 to 1957 Illinois, Mississippi, Virginia, 1912 to 1957. Lot of 4 Specimen Certificates, Includes: VA. Virginian Railway Co. $1000 5% Coupon Bond, 1912; Illinois Terminal Railroad Co. $- Odd and $1000 Vertical Registered Bonds, 1957; and, Mississippi, Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Co., <100 Shares Specimen Stock Certificate. All have Specimen overprints, POCs, and in XF to CU condition. (4). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $120-180 Indiana 492 492 IN. Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad Co., 1900, I/C Stock Certificate, ITASB, J. Pierpont Morgan Indiana, 1900. 100 Shares I/C Capital Stock Certificate, Black on brown border and land survey of hill at top with train passing in distance, The certificate is issued to and signed by J.P. Morgan on the back. John Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) was the most powerful American financier of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Founder of the banking house J.P. Morgan & Co., he played a decisive role in reorganizing the nation’s railroads, consolidating industries such as steel and electricity, and stabilizing financial markets during the Panic of 1907. Morgan’s influence extended well beyond Wall Street, shaping the course of American capitalism and leaving a legacy that defined modern investment banking. S/N 786, Pin punched cancelled at bottom center, VF to VF+ condition with toning at edges, ABNC. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500 493 493 IN. Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad Co., 1912, I/C Stock Certificate ITASBWilliam Rockefeller. Indiana, 1912. 10 Shares I/C Capital Stock Certificate, Black on brown border and land survey of hill at top with train passing in distance, S/N 812, ITASB William Rockefeller. William Rockefeller (1841–1922) was an American financier, industrialist, and co-founder of the Standard Oil Company alongside his brother John D. Rockefeller. By 1912 he had become one of the most powerful figures in American business, serving as president of the National City Bank of New York and holding major interests in railroads, copper, steel, and insurance. Often working behind the scenes, William played a central role in expanding Standard Oil’s financial network and was closely associated with influential Wall Street circles. His career made him one of the wealthiest men of the Gilded Age and an enduring figure in U.S. financial history. POCs and hand written cancelled at bottom center, VF to VF+ condition with toning at edges, ABNC. ������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $250-400 494 494 IN. Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad Co., 1914, I/C Stock Certificate, ITASB Harold S. Vanderbilt Indiana, 1914. 10 Shares, I/C Capital Stock Certificate, Black on brown border and land survey of hill at top with train passing in distance, Issued to and signed by Vanderbilt, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1884–1970) was an American railroad executive, banker, sportsman, and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. A graduate of Harvard and Columbia Law, he served as a director of the New York Central Railroad and other family enterprises but became best known for his contributions to competitive sailing, successfully defending the America’s Cup three times (1930, 1934, 1937). He also invented the modern rules of contract bridge, revolutionizing the game. S/N 816, POCs at bottom, VF to VF+ condition with toning at edges, ABNC. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-300