Archives International Auctions - Auction 107 October 29, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 107 71 October 29, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Luxembourg 306 306 Luxembourg. Fidelity Far East Fund and Fidelity Orient Fund, 1984 to 1987, Specimen Bond Group. Luxembourg, 1984-87. Lot of 6 Specimen Coupon Bonds, Includes: Fidelity Orient Fund (2) and Fidelity Far East Fund (4). All are marked Specimen and range from AU to UNC condition. S-CBNC. (6). The bonds were issued in Luxembourg for two Fidelity-managed offshore mutual funds. Includes two from the Fidelity Orient Fund, an international investment fund focused on equity markets across the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and other emerging Asian economies; and four from the Fidelity Far East Fund, a similar fund emphasizing growth opportunities in fast-developing Far Eastern markets, with exposure to sectors such as finance, technology, and manufacturing. Est. $180-280 Maine 307 307 ME. Augusta Bank, 1815 I/U Stock Certificate. Augusta, ME, 1815, Augusta Bank, 150 Shares Stock Certificate (I/U). Printed in black with a simple early 19th-century border and elegant typography; pink embossed corporate seal at lower left; issued to Reuel Williams of Augusta and hand-signed by President James Bridge, dated October 1, 1815; organized among Maine’s earliest chartered banks to provide stability and credit for the Kennebec region’s growing mercantile and agricultural economy in the post-Revolutionary and War of 1812 era; expected folds, light toning, and some edge wear; Choice Fine to VF condition or better. Scarce early Maine banking share certificate. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $180-350 Mississippi 308 308 MS. Agricultural Bank of Mississippi, 1845 I/U Stock Certificate. Natchez, MS, 1845, Agricultural Bank of Mississippi, 25 Shares Stock Certificate (I/U). Printed in black with a decorative border; left vignette of allegorical female figures; dramatic central vignette of a Native American and a settler with agricultural products and a river steamboat in the background; hand-signed by the cashier and president, dated May 21, 1845, with manuscript entries; chartered in Natchez during the cotton boom to provide capital and credit to planters and merchants in the heart of the cotton belt; like many Southern antebellum banks it became closely tied to the volatile cotton economy and land speculation and later suffered in the financial turmoil of the 1830s and 1840s; the condition ranges from Choice Fine to VF condition or better. ������ Est. $300-500 Netherlands Antilles 309 309 Netherlands Antilles. Equity Funding Capital Corp N.V., 1969, “Major Scam” Specimen Bond. Incorporated in the Netherlands Antilles and established in Curacao. $-Odd 7 1/2% Guaranteed Specimen Coupon Bond with blue border and underprint, AU to UNC condition, ABNC. Equity Funding Corporation was a financial firm that collapsed in 1973 due to a large-scale fraud, which involved falsifying insurance policies and inflating assets, resulting in bankruptcy and major legal consequences for its executives. The scandal contributed to increased regulatory reforms in the financial industry. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $180-350