Archives International Auctions - Auction 118 November 17 & 18 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 118 timed 155 November 18, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Scripophily - Real Estate Delaware 1273 1273 DE. Charles BruningCo., Inc., ND (1950 to 1960s), SpecimenStock Assortment. Delaware, ND (1950-60s). Lot of 5 Specimen Stock Certificates for <100 Shares Common Stock (2), 100 Shares Common Stock, and Blank Shares Common Stock (2). Certificates all have Specimen overprints and POCs, and are in VF to XF condition. FL-ABNC. (5). Charles Bruning Co., Inc., a Delaware-chartered corporation, traces its origins to Danish immigrant Charles Bruning (1866–1931), who set up his own blueprinting company in Manhattan in 1897, which was incorporated as the New York Blue Print Paper Company in 1901. Around 1920 he purchased the American Blue Print Company of Chicago, and the combined firms became known as the Charles Bruning Company, Inc. Growth accelerated in the late 1920s after the firm introduced diazotype printing to the U.S., the chemical process that let whiteprints largely replace traditional blueprints for architectural and engineering drawings. Through the 1950s and 1960s, Bruning stood among America’s leading suppliers of reprographic equipment, drafting instruments, and specialty paper, before merging into Addressograph-Multigraph in 1963. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $140-200 New York 1274 1274NY. East Rockaway Improvement Co., 1913, I/U Coupon Bond. New York, 1913. $100 I/U 6% Gold Coupon Bond, Black print with green border and underprint, Vignette water way as seen from above below company title, S/N 827, Fine to VF condition. East Rockaway Improvement Co., incorporated in New York in 1913, reflects the wave of local development corporations that sprang up on Long Island’s South Shore in the early 20th century. East Rockaway, a village in Nassau County incorporated in 1900, was, by the 1910s, drawing steady residential and commercial growth as Long Island Rail Road service and improving roads made the area increasingly accessible from New York City. Companies bearing names like “Improvement Co.” typically financed local infrastructure, subdivided building lots, or developed waterfront and village properties. Signed by Martin Joseph as president, this certificate stands as a tangible relic of the small-scale civic and real estate enterprise that shaped Long Island’s growing suburban communities. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $90-140 Scripophily - Social, Fraternal, Political & Religious Organizations California 1275 1275 CA. Odd Fellows Hall Association of Sacramento, 1867 to 1872, I/U Stock Certificate Group Sacramento, California, 1867-72. Lot of 8 I/U Stock Certificates for Varying Shares, all have black print with simple black border and company title at top center, S/Ns 18, 29, 31, 33, 37, 115, 118, & 120, Most have 25 cent revenue stamp with 2 examples have one on front and a second on back, VF to VF+ condition. (8). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-200 Various States 1276 1276Masonic Temple Building and Lodge Related Issued Certificates, ca. 1900 to 1930s Various States.., ca. 1900-30s. Lot of 7 I/U Stocks and Bonds for Masonic temple building and lodge financing organizations, with ornate borders, symbolic eagle vignettes (with Masonic emblems), and embossed and printed seals. Includes Danielson Masonic Building Association; United Masonic Temple Corp.; Fortitude Masonic Temple Building Corp.; Logan Square Masonic Temple Building Corp.; and Winnetka Masonic Temple Building Certificate. Conditions range from VF to AU with typical folds and scattered toning. (7). Sold ‘AS IS’ no returns accepted. � Est. $50-80