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

Archives International Auctions - Sale 50 13 December 3-4,2018 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Virginia 62 62 Norfolk and St.Nazerine SteamNavigationCo., 1865 Spectacular Security printer Production File. Virginia, Lot of 4 production items including 2 Specimen certificates, a stock and bond; a mockup with different design elements pasted on it as well as handwritten text; and original artwork of a steamship between globes well executed. Unique production file. VF to VF condition. Columbian and Manhattan BNC. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $400-800 SCRIPOPHILY - RAILROADS Colorado 63 63 Colorado Central Rail Road Co. 1872 Issued StockWith Imprinted Revenue & Henry M. Teller Signature. Colorado (Inc. in Boston), 1872, 100 Shares, Issued, punch and ink cancelled, black border with ornate vignette of men laying down railway lines with following behind and wagon train ahead of them with mountains in the background. Imprinted Revenue RN-T4, 25 Cents, orange with eagle revenue. Certificate # 78. ITASB Henry Moore Teller as President. Teller served in the Senate and Cabinet for over thirty years, and was connected with the Free Silver question, beginning in 1880. Rare and popular Colorado railroad with Imprinted revenue and autograph of notable. VF condition. ������������������������������������������������ Est. $400-600 Louisiana and Texas 64 64 Texas and Pacific Railway Co., 1888 Specimen Bond Louisiana and Texas, 1888, $1000, 1st Mortgage 5% Specimen Gold Bond, Vertical format, Black on light brown border and underprint, Locomotive at station top center passengers at ticket booth on left and passengers boarding train on right, Not stamped or cancelled, XF condition, HLBNC. Listed railway and previously unlisted bond in Cox. ������������� Est. $500-800 Mississippi 65 65 GrandGulf Rail Road &BankingCo., 1846 IssuedStockCertificate. Mississippi (Incorporated in Philadelphia), 12 Shares, GRA-153a-S30, I/U, Black on thin beige paper, Atlas on left and right, seated allegorical women on top middle and small train on bottom. Bank of the United States, Philadelphia in the agency bank, S/N 520, VF condition with light toning, DTL. Only one previous certificate is listed in Cox. Rare and desirable Mississippi railroad stock. ���������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $600-900 New Jersey 66 66 Central of New Jersey Railroad Co. 1887, Specimen Bond. New Jersey, 1887, $50000, 5%General Mortgage 100 Year Gold Specimen Bond, Black on olive green border and underprint, Vignettes in the four corners men loading ship in upper left man with anvil top left mining facility by railway tracks lower left and steamship lower right with moving locomotive bottom center, Red SPECIMEN overprints POC’s and red s/n “00000”, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Famous reaper vignette on back. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $600-1000 New York 67 67 Union Elevated Railroad Co., 1887 Specimen Bond. Brooklyn, NY. Specimen $1000 2nd Mortgage Registered Income Gold Bond, Black on brown border and underprint, Steamboats, ferries and sailboats sailing under the Brooklyn Bridge on top, NY arms at bottom, No coupons attached, VF condition, ABNC. Cox lists a similar appearing bond in green that is a coupon bond, this is a different color registered bond. First time offered by us and this is the only example found in the ABN archives in 2002. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $700-1200