Archives International Auctions - Auction 108 Timed Sale November 25 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 108timed 108 November 25, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1465 1465VA. Norfolk & Western Railway Co., 1965 $100 Reg 4.85% Specimen Bond XF -Brown The Norfolk and Western Railway (reporting mark NW) was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It was headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, for most of its existence. Its motto was “Precision Transportation”; it had a variety of nicknames, including “King Coal” and “British Railway of America”. During the Civil War, the N&Wwas the largest railroad in the Confederacy and played an important role in moving supplies for the war effort. The N&Wwas famous for manufacturing its own steam locomotives, which were built at the Roanoke Shops, as well as its own hopper cars. After 1960, N&W was the last major Class I railroad using steam locomotives; the last remaining Y class 2-8-8-2s would eventually be retired between 1964 and 1965. In December 1959, the N&Wmerged with the Virginian Railway (reporting mark VGN), a longtime rival in the Pocahontas coal region. By 1970, other mergers with the Nickel Plate Road and Wabash formed a system that operated 7,595 miles (12,223 km) of road on 14,881 miles (23,949 km) of track from North Carolina to New York and from Virginia to Iowa. In 1980, the N&W merged its business operation with those of the Southern Railway, another profitable carrier to create the Norfolk Southern Corporation holding company. The N&W and the Southern Railway continued as separate railroads operating under a single holding company. On June 1, 1982, the Southern Railway was renamed Norfolk Southern Railway and the holding company transferred the Norfolk &Western Railway to the control of the newly renamed company. ��������������������������������������������������������� Est. $40-80 Wisconsin 1466 1466 WI. Northern Pacific Railway Equipment Trust of 1964 Specimen 4 1/8% Coupon Bond, XF Serial Equipment Trust Certificate. The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. It was approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly forty million acres of land grants, which it used to raise money in Europe for construction. ��������������������������������������� Est. $60-120 Scripophily - Real Estate Delaware 1467 1467Charles Bruning Co., Inc., 1960s Specimen Stock Certificate, VF ABNC Pink Last specimen stamp at top right corner. Charles Bruning (1866–1931) was born in Denmark and immigrated to the United States. In Chicago during the 1890s, he became interested in the blueprint business. In 1897 he set up his own blueprinting company in Manhattan, which was incorporated at the New York Blue Print Paper Company in 1901. Around 1920 he purchased American Blue Print Company of Chicago, and the combined firms became known as the Charles Bruning Company, Inc. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $25-50 1468 1468 Patriot American Hospitality, Inc., 1999 Series B Preferred Specimen Cert, XF Patriot American Hospitality, Inc. is a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) which owns and leases hotels, and together with Wyndham International, Inc. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $25-50