Archives International Auctions Sale 50 The Milestone Auction U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Autographs and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 50 114 December 3-4,2018 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com SCRIPOPHILY - AUTOGRAPHS Delaware 782 782 North American Edison Co., 1928 Stock Certificate ITASB Ed Wynn. 1928, 50 Shares, I/C, Black on olive green border, seated allegorical Mercury on generator between globes, ITASB Ed Wynn, Pin-punch Cancels, VF condition, additional paper work stapled to back of certificate. Isaiah Edwin Leopold, better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian noted for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor.������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $250-400 Maryland 783 783 Baltimore andOhio RailroadCo., 1901 Stock Certificate Signed by E.H. Harriman. Maryland, 100 shares, I/C stock certificate, black on brown border and underprint, Allegorical Liberty top left with flag and shield, S/N C10340, ITASB E.H. Harriman, Harriman was nearly 50 years old when in 1897 he became a director of the Union Pacific Railroad. By May 1898, he was chairman of the executive committee, and from that time until his death, his word was the law on the Union Pacific system. In 1903, he assumed the office of president of the company. From 1901 to 1909, Harriman was also the President of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The vision of a unified UP/SP railroad was planted with Harriman. (The UP and SP were reunited on September 11, 1996, a month after the Surface Transportation Board had approved their merger.) At the time of his death Harriman controlled the Union Pacific, the Southern Pacific, the Saint Joseph and Grand Island, the Illinois Central, the Central of Georgia, the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and the Wells Fargo Express Company. Estimates of his estate ranged from $150 million to $200 million. It was left entirely to his wife�������������� Est. $250-400 Michigan 784 784 Studebaker-Packard Corp., 1963 Stock Certificate ITASB Kirt Kerkorian. MI. 500 Shares, I/C, Black on brown border, allegorical man in middle holding piston, Overprinted in red “Name Changed to Studebaker Corp.”, ITASB Kirt Kerkorian on the transfer slip. Kerkor “Kirk” Kerkorian (1917 – 2015) was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was the president and CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian is known for having been one of the important figures in the shaping of Las Vegas and, with architect Martin Stern, Jr. described as the “father of the mega-resort”. He built the world’s largest hotel in Las Vegas three times: the International Hotel (opened in 1969), the MGM Grand Hotel (1973) and the MGM Grand (1993). He purchased the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio in 1969. VF to XF condition. ��������������������������������� Est. $200-300 Missouri 785 785 St. Louis Refrigerating and Cold Storage Co., 1930 Stock Certificate Signed by August A. Busch. St.Louis, MO. 1930, 9 Shares I/C stock certificate. Black on light brown border and underprint, Preserved Fruits with dove and fruits in middle top, S/N 317, Counterfoil on left. August Anheuser Busch Sr. (1865 – 1934) was an American brewing magnate who served as the President and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, based in Saint Louis, Missouri, from 1913 to 1934. It became the world’s largest brewery in 1957 under direction of his son August A. “Gussie” Busch Jr. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-375 New Jersey 786 786 Cateret & Sewaren Railroad Co., 1892 Stock Certificate ITASB George F. Baker. NJ. 1 Share, I/U stock certificate. Black border with curved title, no vignette, S/N 8, ITASB George F. Baker. George Fisher Baker (1840 – 1931) was a U.S. financier and philanthropist. Known as the “Dean of American Banking,” Baker was known for his silence in public. He made a huge fortune after the Civil War in railroads and banking, and at his death he was estimated to be the third richest man in the United States, after Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller. He was a major benefactor to Harvard, Columbia and Cornell Universities among his endeavors. ������������������������������������ Est. $200-300 SCRIPOPHILY - AUTOMOBILES & TRANSPORTATION Delaware 787 787 Studebaker Corp., 1935 Specimen Bond Delaware. $1000 Specimen 6% Convertible Debenture Coupon Bond, Black print on purple border and under tint, Image of First Studebaker Shop at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC.���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-250