Archives International Auctions - Auction 107 October 29, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 107 82 October 29, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 353 353 DE. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 1976 to 1981 Specimen Stock Certificate Trio Delaware, 1976-81. Lot of 3 Specimen stock certificates, All have Specimen overprints and POCs and are in XF to AU condition. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American conglomerate that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������� Est. $130-200 354 354 DE. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co. 1981 to 1990, Registered Specimen Bond Quartet. Delaware, 1981-90. Lot of 4 Specimen Registered Bonds in varying colors, All are $-Odd denominations, Bonds all have Specimen overprints, POCs, and are in UNC to Gem UNC condition. (4). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $120-180 New York 355 355 NY. Aetna Explosives Co., Inc., 1919, Specimen Bond. New York, 1919. $75 Specimen 6% Series B Gold Coupon Bond, Black print with purple border and underprint, Bald Eagle at top center, Specimen overprints and POCs, VF to XF condition, FLABNC. On January 1, 1919 Bankers Trust Company of New York became trustee of the company and the finances of the company were reorganized. Aetna Explosives tried to hang on, publishing a 156 page book/catalog describing its products and how to use them in 1920. The cover of that book listed thirteen branch offices, nine large plants, and one-hundred and ten distributing stations, but it was all for naught, for in 1921 Aetna Explosives was sold to the Hercules Powder Company, one of the companies formed after the breakup of the Powder Trust. Rare Transition bond issued for the takeover by Bankers Trust Company in 1919. �������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 Scripophily - Historic Bonds & Shares 356 356 NJ. The Florence & Keyport Joint Companies, 1835, I/U Stock Certificate New Jersey, 1855, The Florence & Keyport Joint Companies, 100 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, issued toW.S. Toland for 100 shares at $2 each; blue border and ornate title with allegorical vignette of Agriculture at left, scenic river view at top showing a steamboat, sailing ships, and a large building, and an inset map at lower left illustrating the company’s proposed route connecting Florence on the Delaware River to Keyport on Raritan Bay; printed by Rawdon, Wright & Co., New York; the company was chartered in 1853 with $800,000 in capital to create a direct link between New York and Philadelphia, but soon collapsed during the speculative boom of the 1830s, leaving behind few surviving certificates; issued and dated 1855 with manuscript signatures; condition VF with folds and light toning. ��������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500 357 357 NY. American Submarine Tunnel Company, 1874 I/U Stock Certificate. New York, NY, 1874, American Submarine Tunnel Company, 5 Shares Stock Certificate (I/U). A Spectacular certificate with reportedly, only 3 known, Printed in black with an ornate border; left panel states “Capital $10,000,000”; large central vignette depicts a proposed underwater tunnel entrance with pedestrians entering beneath a busy harbor of ships, steamboats, and factories; part of the late-19th-century wave of speculative ventures promoting ambitious under-river tunnel schemes during New York’s rapid expansion, though this project never materialized and surviving certificates are prized for their connection to period engineering vision and finance; issued to J. H. Washburn and hand-signed by the secretary and president, dated April 10, 1874; the condition ranges from Choice Fine to VF condition or better. �������� Est. $1,250-2,500