Archives International Auctions - Auction 117 September 30, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 117 98 September 30, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Maine 467 467 ME. International Automatic Life Boat Co., 1910, I/U Stock Certificate. Maine, 1910. 50,000 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Black print with orange border, Image of submarine/life boat at top center, S/N 45, VF to XF condition with staple holes. missing small piece out of the top right margin far from the certificate design. The International Automatic Life Boat Company was incorporated in Maine in 1910. The firm sought to manufacture and promote innovative self-launching lifeboats designed for use on passenger and cargo vessels, reflecting heightened maritime safety concerns in the early 20th century. Issued before the Titanic disaster of 1912, the company’s concept anticipated public awareness of automatic lifesaving technology. Its certificate, with ship vignette and orange border, symbolizes early efforts in marine safety innovation. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-150 Scripophily - Oil, Gas & Energy New York 468 468 NY. Standard Oil Company Related Specimen Bond Collection - VacuumOil Co. & SOCONY-VacuumOil Co., ca.1921 to 1946, New York. Standard Oil / Vacuum / SOCONY-Vacuum, 1921–1946 Specimen Bonds, Lot of 12. Vacuum Oil Co.: 1921 $500 coupon (orange); 1921 $1,000 coupon (green). SOCONY- Vacuum Oil Co.: 1935 $500 coupon (brown); 1935 $1,000 coupon (blue); 1935 $1,000 registered (green); 1937 $1,000 coupon (brown); 1939 $500 coupon (pink); 1939 $1,000 coupon (olive); 1939 $1,000 registered (purple); 1939 $10,000 registered (brown); 1946 $1,000 registered (green); 1946 $5,000 registered (brown). All are ABNC specimens with overprints and POCs; AU to UNC. (12). Standard Oil was broken up by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1911, creating (among others) Standard Oil Co. of New York—SOCONY— and an independent Vacuum Oil (founded 1866; controlled by Standard from 1879). In 1931, SOCONY merged with Vacuum to form SOCONY-Vacuum Oil Co.; the firm adopted “Socony Mobil Oil Company” in 1955 and “Mobil Oil Corporation” in 1966, later merging with Exxon (the former Jersey Standard) on Nov. 30, 1999 to become ExxonMobil. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $325-500 Scripophily - Railroads California 469 469 CA. Los Angeles Railway Co., 1898, Specimen Coupon Bond Rarity. Los Angeles, California, 1898. $1000 Specimen 5% First Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black print with blue border and underprint, Electric train car at top center, Specimen overprints and POCs, VF to XF condition. ABNC. Rare railroad bond with only 3 examples found in the ABNC archives and the only example available/ � Est. $120-180 470 470 CA. San Juan Pacific Railway Co., 1908, I/U Sequential Coupon Bond Quartet. California, 1908. $100 I/U 6% First Mortgage Sinking Fund Forty Year Gold Coupon Sequential Bonds (4), Black print with green border and underprint, Train vignette at top center above company title, SNs 154 to 157, VF to XF condition. (4). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-250