Archives International Auctions - Auction 109 December 16, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 109 108 December 16, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Scripophily - Guns, Gun Powder & Explosives Delaware 554 554 DE. Hercules Inc., 1974, 6 1/2% Due 1999, Specimen Registered Bond Assortment. Delaware, Issued in 1974, and Due in 1999. Lot of 6 Specimen Registered Bonds in varying colors and denominations from the same series, 3 have vignette of Hercules at top, and the balance have only company title, Either pin punched or Specimen overprints and POCs, AU to Gem Uncirculated condition. SC-BNC. (6). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $140-280 Scripophily - Land Companies California 555 555 CA. Suisun City Hotel & Central Land Co. Unissued Stock Certificate Group, ND (ca.1860s to 1880s). California, ND (ca.1860s-80s). Lot of 30 U/U Stock Certificates for Suisun City Hotel Co. (9) and for Central Land Co. (21), All have black print on white paper with simple black geometric borders, XF to Uncirculated condition. (30). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������� Est. $130-200 Kansas Territory 556 556 KS. White Cloud City Co., 1857, I/U Stock Certificate. Territory of Kansas....., 1857. 1 Share I/U Stock Certificate, Black print with multiple vignettes: allegorical Liberty at left, an eagle with shield at center, and a Native American holding a spear at right, Certificate is issued to Louise C. Denver, possibly the wife of Gen. James W. Denver, for whom Denver, Colorado was later named. Issued during the Kansas Territory land speculation boom, this certificate represents an early investment in the development of White Cloud, a Missouri River townsite near the Nebraska border. A highly desirable pre-statehood piece with possible direct ties to one of the most notable frontier families of the era. Fine to VF condition with light toning and folds. ������ Est. $180-280 Scripophily - Military Alabama 557 557 Ex-Soldiers Investment Industrial Co., Inc. 1927 I/U Share Certificate Alabama, 1927. $100 I/U Share Certificate, Black text with green border, Great Seal of United States at top center, above portrait of Hon. Ohio Bell. Red seal at bottom left corner. VF condition with some staining, and a hole at top margin. Alabama. $100 stock certificate. The certificate indicates that the company principal business was “…buying and selling real estate, hardware, farm products, fuel and other provisions…”. Organized in the years following World War I, the Ex-Soldiers Investment Industrial Company, Inc. was founded to provide returning American veterans with opportunities to invest in business ventures and industrial development projects during the postwar recovery period. Based in the 1920s spirit of veteran self-help and entrepreneurship, the company sought to channel the savings and bonds of former servicemen into manufacturing, construction, and small enterprise investments. The certificate is signed by D.B. Bell as president, whose name appears on most known issues. This certificate stands as a reminder of the economic optimism and civic-minded veteran initiatives that followed the Great War. Rare African-American Share Certificate. ����������������������� Est. $150-260