Archives International Auctions - Auction 110 January 20, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 110 87 January 20, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Scripophily - Farming & Agriculture Colorado 399 399 Colorado Land, Irrigation, and Transportation Companies, 1870s to 1900s Colorado...., 1870-1900s. Lot of 10 Stock Certificates representing late nineteenth-century land speculation, irrigation and canal development, water utilities, wagon road transportation, and regional investment ventures tied to Colorado’s rapid expansion period. Includes multiple certificates from Denver Circle Real Estate Co. and Desert Land, Reservoir and Canal Co., reflecting land promotion and water- control schemes essential to western settlement; Brookside Water and Improvement Co.; Swansea and Central City Wagon Road Co.; and Colorado Investment Co. Designs feature ornate engraved borders, state eagles, allegorical figures, and period typography typical of western promotional securities. Conditions range from VG to XF overall, with expected folds, cancellations, light staining, and age toning consistent with age and use. (10). Sold ‘AS IS’ no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 Minnesota 400 400 MN. Minnesota Thresher Manufacturing Co., 1885, I/U Stock Certificate. Minnesota, 1885. 100 Shares Common Stock I/U Certificate, Black print with brown border and underprint, Buck at center under title, VF to XF condition. John A. Lowell. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-150 Wyoming and Nebraska 401 401 Western Irrigation and Cattle Enterprises, 1886 to 1912, Stock and Bond Trio. Wyoming and Nebraska. 1886 to 1912. Lot of 3 Issued Bonds and Stock Certificates representing western agricultural development, irrigation projects, and cattle operations during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Includes: Independence Irrigation Company, State of Wyoming, First Mortgage Six Percent Gold Bond, $100, 1912, featuring detailed agricultural vignettes and irrigation imagery; Union Cattle Company, United States, $1,000 Gold Bond with prominent cattle vignette and gold embossed seal; and Big Springs Land and Cattle Company, Incorporated under laws of Nebraska, Stock Certificate dated April 24, 1884, illustrated with cattle ranching scene. Designs reflect period optimism in western land improvement, irrigation infrastructure, and large-scale livestock enterprises. Printed by major security printers of the era. Condition ranges from VF to XF overall, with expected handling wear and light aging. (3). Sold ‘AS IS’ no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 Scripophily - Fishing Delaware 402 402 Booth Fisheries Co. 1922 Specimen $1000 Gold Coupon Bond VF ABN Incorporated in Delaware May 10, 1909, acquiring the A. Booth & Co., Chicago. 111. Later acquired the Northwestern Fisheries Co., through which company acquired the International Fisheries Co., Tacoma, Wash.; Gorman & Co., Macheasport Packing Co. Company owns the Anacortes Fisheries Co., incorporated in Washington, April 15, 1915, and operating five salmon canneries in Alaska and Puget Sound; Booth Cold Storage Co., St. Louis, Mo.; and the Booth Fisheries Co. of Canada; incorporated in Canada as a subsidiary of the company to acquire and operate the New Brunswick Sardine Canning1 Co. Company buys, sells, and cans all kinds of seafood. Owns a large fleet of fishing boats on the Great Lakes and Pacific Ocean. Through the various companies controlled, company operates salmon and sardine canneries in Alaska, Puget Sound, Maine, and New Brunswick. Has five large cold storage and freezing plants. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� `Est. $90-180