Archives International Auctions - Auction 109 December 16, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 109 128 December 16, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Mississippi Extremely rare if not unique Serial #1 “Southern Railroad” - Unlisted as a stock certificate in Cox. 649 649 MI. Southern Rail Road Co., 1858, Serial #1, I/C Stock Certificate, Previously Unlisted in Cox, Only Listed as a Bond.. Vicksburg......, Mississippi, 1858. 450 Shares I/C Capital Stock Certificate, Black printing with decorative black border, Overseer of slaves picking cotton on horseback at left; The Steamboat “Vicksburg-New Orleans” at right; and, portrait of man at center, locomotive at bottom center, S/N 1, Red “Cancelled - June 27, 1880)” written vertically at center, VG condition with a few small internal holes or tears, counterfoil on left and minor glue stains where the counterfoil is attached. The certificate is issued the Girard Bank of Philadelphia, signed by William C. Smedes as President, The back has a very long endorsement discussing the company, the shares, the railroad and dividends related to the railroad, all hand written by Smedes. The Southern Railroad Company was organized in 1846 to build a line from Brandon through Meridian to the Mississippi-Alabama state line, with William C. Smedes at the first president. The entire line was completed in June 1861. After the Civil War the company was reorganized as the Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad. On February 1, 1889, it was sold under foreclosure to the owners of the Queen & Crescent, and on March 18 was reorganized as the Alabama & Vicksburg Railway. TCC. Unlisted as a stock certificate in Cox and very possibly unique with the designation of Serial #1 only adding to its desirability. ������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $400-800 Missouri 650 650 MO. Kansas City Southern Railway Co. 1900 Specimen Gold Coupon Bond Missouri, 1900 Specimen $1000 First Mortgage 3% Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with ornate green border and undertint, Passenger train approaching in rectangle at top. No specimen overprints, “00000” serial number and POC’s, VF-XF condition. Only listed as a specimen in Cox. Only 2 examples were found in the ABN Archives in 2002. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-250 Missouri, Arkansas 651 651 MO. & AR. St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Co., River and Gulf Divisions, 1903, Specimen $700/$1000 Gold Coupon Bond Missouri, Arkansas, 1903. $700 (Over printed over $1000) Specimen 4% River and Gulf Divisions First Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black printing with green border, Allegorical woman at top left. Red overprints in bottom corners change denomination from $1000 to $700. Red specimen overprints and POCs. VF condition, IBN. Only known as a specimen in Cox. ���������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-250 New Jersey 652 652 NJ. Central RailroadCo. of New Jersey, 1887 Specimen Registered Gold Bond New Jersey, 1887. $1000 Specimen 5% Registered General Mortgage Gold Bond, Black text with green border and underprint, Men loading a ship at top left, Man with an anvil at top right. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. XF-AU condition, ABNC. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $300-500