Archives International Auctions - Auction 118 November 17 & 18 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 118 timed 134 November 18, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Pennsylvania 1186 1186PA. SalemRope orWire FerryCo., 1878, I/UStockCertificate. Beach Haven, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, 1878. 1 Share I/U Stock Certificate, Black print with simple black border and company title at top center, Fine to VF condition with water stains at top. Early Ferry company. Salem Rope or Wire Ferry Co., chartered in 1878 in Pennsylvania, operated a cable-guided rope or wire ferry, a common and economical means of crossing rivers before the era of widespread bridge-building. Such ferries used cables anchored on both banks to guide flat-bottomed boats carrying passengers, wagons, and livestock across the water, replacing slower, oar-powered crossings. Modest local enterprises like this one served small river communities well into the late 19th century, until railroads, bridges, and improved roads gradually rendered them obsolete. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-140 Texas 1187 1187TX. Texas Steamship Co., 1915 & Galveston Wharf Co., 1929 Specimen Bond Pair TX. Lot of 2 pieces, Includes: Texas Steamship Co. 1915 $1000 Specimen 6% Gold Coupon Note in orange; and Galveston Wharf Co. 1929 $1000 Specimen 5.5% Refunding Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond in brown. Both have red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. Fine condition, ABNC. Scarce Texas Navigation related specimens. 2 items. ���������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 Various States 1188 1188Turnpike, Railroad, and Transportation Stock Certificate Assortment, 1852 to ND (1900s). Various States..., 1852-ND (1900s). Lot of 17 Stock Certificates from Transportation related companies, Highlights includes: 1883, North Vernon, Indiana, North Vernon and Hardenburg Turnpike Co., S/N 50, 2 Shares, I/U; PA., 1852, Manheim, Petersburg and Lancaster Turnpike or Plank Road Co., I/C; CA. 18xx (ca.1860-70s), Swansea and Central City Wagon Road Co., U/U; 1866? & 1870, Old Colony and Newport Railway Co., I/C, both signed by Onslow Stearns as president; CO., 188x, Denver Circle Real Estate Co., U/U; and, VA. Portsmouth Transit Co. Certificates remainders, all U/U, Fine to XF condition. (17). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $160-280 Vermont 1189 1189VT. Rutland Transit Co., Ogdensburg Terminal, 1901. Steamship Specimen Gold Coupon Bond. New York. 1901. $1000, 4% Gold Coupon Specimen Bond. Black print with green border and underprint. Steamship top center with city behind it . POC’s and red SPECIMEN overprint. VF condition. ABNC. Listed railroad and bond in Cox. Rare as a specimen with only 3 examples found in the ABNC archives in 2002. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $65-130