Archives International Auctions - Auction 112 6th & 7th April 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 112 148 April 6-7, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 755 755 Transportation, Banking & Infrastructure Stock Certificates, 1838 to 1890 Various States......., Lot of 4 stock certificates representing early American transportation, banking, lumber, and infrastructure enterprises. Includes North American Lumber Co.; Georgia Rail Road & Banking Co.; Chicago World’s Fair Bureau of Information, Arrangement & Protection; and St. Louis Bridge Co. Conditions range from Fair to Very Fine overall, with expected age wear including folds, edge wear, light toning, scattered stains, and small paper losses; one shows punch or cancellation holes. (4). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-90 Scripophily - Navigation, Shipping & Transportation Delaware 756 756 DE. Black Star Line, Inc., 1921, I/U Stock Certificate - Company Founded by Marcus Garvey. Delaware, 1921. 4 Shares, I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black with green border and underprint, Vignette above title shows man on the left pointing to a globe with the continent of Africa prominent with text reading ‘Africa the Land of Opportunity’ and an ocean liner with two smoke stacks to right, Signed by George Tobias as Secretary and Orland M. Thompson as President. Certificate is in Fine to VF+ condition with staple holes and splits at fold lines. The Black Star Line, Inc. was founded in 1919 by Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association as a bold effort to establish Black-owned shipping and trade. Although short- lived, ending by the mid-1920s due to financial and legal troubles, the company became a powerful symbol of Pan-African pride and economic independence, inspiring future movements for Black enterprise and self-determination. ��������������������������������������� Est. $250-400 Maine 757 757 ME. Portland & Boothbay Steamboat Co., 1889, I/U Stock Certificate Portland, Maine, 1889. 4 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, Black on simple black border with company title at top, S/N 93, Fine condition with staining on the margins, toning and slight edge faults. ����������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $45-75 Massachusetts 758 758 MA. Mariners’ Bethel Mission Ship Company, 1859 I/U Stock Certificate. Boston, MA, 1859, Mariners’ Bethel Mission Ship Company, 1 Share Stock Certificate (I/U). Printed in black with a decorative border and a central vignette of the missionary ship Adoniram Judson under sail, flanked by banners noting the company name and share value; embossed company seal at lower left with missionary scene and the motto “Missionary Work May 11, 1855”; founded amid the mid-19th- century missionary movement to outfit and send mission ships supporting Christian outreach among seafaring communities and abroad; issued to Edwin Watson of Meriden, Connecticut and hand-signed by the president and treasurer, dated September 3, 1859; the condition ranges from Choice Fine to VF condition or better. Printed by J. M. Hewes, Boston. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-120