Archives International Auctions - Auction 107 October 29, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 107 119 October 29, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Missouri, Arkansas 522 522 MO. & AR. St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Co., 1907 to 1912, Specimen Gold Bond Trio Missouri, Arkansas, 1907 to 1912. Lot of 3 $1000 Specimen Gold Bonds, including: 1907 5% Equipment Coupon Bond with brown border; 1907 5% Registered Equipment Bond with purple border, both featuring same vignette of men at work to right of approaching train at top center; and 1912, 6% First and Refunding Mortgage Coupon Bond with brown border, men at work in between approaching and departing trains. All have specimen overprints, 00000 S/Ns and POCs. Condition ranges from Choice Fine to VF. ABNC. (3). Equipment Bond is Unlisted in Cox. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $140-260 Nevada 523 523 NV. Nevada and Oregon Railroad Co., 1881, Unique Approval Production Proof Coupon Gold Bond. Nevada, 1881. Nevada and Oregon Railroad Co., $1000 8% 1st Mortgage Coupon Bond Production Folder with ABNC Notes, Face, back and coupon Proofs printed on India paper with additional production material. Locomotive on upper left corner with winged angels on the bottom left and right. Black border and text. Rare proof bond and possibly the only format it is collectible. Crayon date written on bottom. Includes note on ABNC letterhead referencing notes to coupons, Rare Nevada railroad bond. ABNC. (7 items). This is the exact bond photographed in Cox and is possibly unique as a bond. ���������������������� Est. $350-500 New Jersey 524 524 NJ. ElizabethTown &Somerville RailroadCo., 1841, I/UMortgage Bond,Very PossiblyUnique. Elizabeth Town..., New Jersey, 1841. $1000 I/U 6% Mortgage Bond Certificate, Blue printing with pink border, S/N 170, VF condition. The Elizabeth Town & Somerville Railroad Co. was the predecessor of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The certificate is signed by Colonel John Kean as President. Unlisted as a bond in the Cox Manual, with only 1 stock certificate known on the railroad, no bonds have previously been seen. Colonel John Kean (March 27, 1814 – January 17, 1895) was an American businessman and public official. Kean invested in banks, railroads, and public utilities including the Elizabethtown Gas Light Company (which he founded), and the Elizabethtown Water Company (controlled by his son, John, and today a part of American Water). He helped to found the Central Railroad of New Jersey and served as its first president. While on the staff of Governor William Pennington (under whom he studied law), Kean acquired the rank of Colonel, a title he used the rest of his life. (Garden State Railroad Collection). ������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $375-750 525 525 NJ. Fort Lee Railway Co., 1892, I/U Stock Certificate, Unlisted in Cox and Possibly Unique Fort Lee....., New Jersey, 1892. 5 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black print with green border and underprint, Fort Lee railcar at top center with pedestrians at left and right, S/N 14, VF condition with minor splitting at fold lines. Courier Lith Co. Unlisted in Cox and the first time offered by us. From an old estate collection. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $280-450