Archives International Auctions - Auction 108 Timed Sale November 25 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 108timed 97 November 25, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1419 1419IL. Chicago, Indianapolis, & Louisville Railway Co, ca.1900 Specimen Stock Cert. Illinois. 100 Shares Class B Common Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print on green border and under tint, Allegorical figures sitting beside company title, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, SBNC. ���������������� Est. $40-80 1420 1420 IL. Illinois Central Corp., 1990 Specimen Stock Certificate Illinois. Odd Shares Common Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print on purple border and under tint, Freight train at top flanked by workers, Pin punched specimen, VF-XF condition, ABNC. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $50-100 1421 1421 IL. Illinois Central Rail RoadCo., 1874 to 1943, I/C StockCertificate Assortment. Illinois, 1874-1943. Lot of 8 Certificates, 7 are I/C and 1 is U/U, all for Varying Shares and Colors, all have same vignette at left - map of railroad route through the Midwest, Stocks are in Fine to XF condition with POCs, (8). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 1422 1422 IL. Illinois Central Rail Road Co., 1890, I/C Stock Certificate Issued toWilliamWaldorf Astor. Illinois, 1890. 100 Shares I/C Capital Stock Certificate, Black print with orange border and underprint, Map of train lines from Illinois to Gulf of Mexico at left, Company title at top, Issued to but not signed by William Waldorf Astor. William Waldorf Astor (1848–1919) was an American-born lawyer, politician, businessman, and member of the prominent Astor family. After serving in the New York State Assembly and Senate, he moved to England in the 1890s, where he became a successful newspaper proprietor and real estate magnate. Astor was naturalized as a British subject in 1899, and in 1917 was elevated to the peerage as the 1st Viscount Astor. His wealth and influence bridged the Gilded Age in America and the aristocratic world of Edwardian Britain. POCs and stamp cancelled, VF to VF+ condition. ABNC. �� Est. $75-150 1423 1423 IL. Illinois Central Rail Road Co., 1899, I/C Stock Certificate Issued to Joseph N. Field. Illinois, 1899. 100 Shares I/C Capital Stock Certificate, Black print with orange border and underprint, Map of train lines from Illinois to Gulf of Mexico at left, Company title at top, Issued to but not signed by Field. The back is endorsed but signed by Stanly Field “for the estate of Joseph N. Field”. Joseph N. Field was an American businessman and corporate officer active in the late 19th century. He served as a trustee, director, or executive in a number of railroad, insurance, and financial companies during the post–Civil War industrial boom. By the 1890s he was well established in corporate circles, appearing on stock and bond issues as an officer or signatory. Field’s career reflects the generation of financiers who helped manage the rapid expansion of transportation and utilities in the United States at the turn of the century. POCs and stamp cancelled, VF to VF+ condition. ABNC. ������������������������ Est. $60-120