Archives International Auctions - Auction 113 May 27, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 113 128 May 27, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, Maine, and New York 598 598 Railroad Specimen Stock and Bond Collection, ca.1890s to 1985 Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, Maine, and New York, ca.1890s to 1985. Lot of 10 Specimen Railroad Stocks and Bonds, Includes: Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Co., Cleveland Short Line Railway Co., Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Co., Rutland Railroad Co., New York Central Railroad Co., and more. All are marked Specimen with overprints and POCs and range from Fine to AU condition, some with archival repairs. (10). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������� Est. $150-250 Mississippi 599 599 MS. Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Co. 1907 Specimen Bond Mississippi, 1907. $1000 Specimen 4% Registered Gold Improvement Bond, Black text with brown border and underprint, Train approaching on tracks at bottom center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. VF condition, ABNC. Unlisted Series in Cox, Rare. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $50-100 Mississippi and Missouri 600 600 MS & MO. Mississippi & Missouri Railroad Co., 1859, I/C Stock Certificate, signed by “John Dix”. Mississippi and Missouri, 1859. 31 Shares Capital Stock I/C Certificate, Black print with black border, Bridge over Mississippi River at top center with Native Americans on horseback at bottom, Hand cancelled across face and POCs along bottom, S/N 440, Signed by John Dix as President. Fine to VF condition. John Adams Dix (1798 to 1879) was a prominent American statesman, Union general, and influential railroad executive whose career spanned both public service and private industry during the nation’s expansion. He served as U.S. Senator and later as Secretary of the Treasury under James Buchanan, and gained national recognition at the outbreak of the American Civil War for his firm pro-Union stance. In the years before the war, Dix was also active in railroad development, serving as president of the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad, where he helped oversee expansion across Iowa, contributing to the creation of vital transportation links that supported westward settlement and economic growth. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-160 Missouri 601 601 MO. Kansas City and Southern Railway Co., 1883 Specimen 6% Gold Coupon Bond Rarity Missouri. $1,000 Specimen 6% First Mortgage Sinking Fund Coupon Bond, Black print on green border and under print, Locomotive at top with factory and smokestacks visible behind, Punched out cancelled at bottom and minor damage to 2 coupons at top and light thins on back of face due to removal from mounting some time in the past, VF condition. Franklin Bank Note Company. Listed in Cox but no example is shown. Very possibly unique ������������������������������� Est. $200-300