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

Archives International Auctions - Sale 50 153 December 3-4,2018 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1045 1045Union Canal Co. of Pennsylvania, 1853 Issued Bond Pair. Pennsylvania. Lot of 2 Issued bonds. Includes 1) $500 Issued 6% Tax Exempt Coupon Bond and 2) $1,000 Issued 6% Tax Exempt Coupon Bond. Both have black print on black borders with canal scene, reapers and sailors at corners and seated allegorical women below company title. Certificates are in Fine-VF condition with minor splits along edges. Baldwin, Adams & Co. Scarce and attractive.��������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400 1046 1046Union Canal Company & North Branch Canal Co., Trio of Stock Certificates ca.1857-1878 Pennsylvania. Lot of 3 certificates, 1) Union Canal Co. of Pennsylvania, 1857, 50 Shares Issued Stock Certificate, Blue print on blue border with company title at top, VF-XF condition. 2) Union Canal Co. of Pennsylvania, 1878, 40 Shares 6% Preferred Stock Issued Certificate, Red print on red border with company title at top and allegorical figure below, VF-XF condition. 3) North Branch Canal Co., 1859, 50 Shares Capital Stock Issued Certificate, Black print on black border with company title at top and image of canal above, Fine condition with rips, tears, and splits around all edges, Consignor claims this is the only one he has ever seen in 50 years. (3) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $140-250 1047 1047West Branch & Susquehanna Canal Co., 1868 Issued Stock Certificate Pennsylvania. 60 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Black print on black border with woman and children at top with railroad and sea in background, Revenue stamp at left side of certificate, S/N 215, VF-XF condition. Samuel Sartain, Philadelphia (well known as an engraver. Signed by Alfred Mordecai, American soldier; officer in the United States army; born Jan. 3, 1804; died in Philadelphia Oct. 23, 1887. He entered the United States Military Academy at West Point June 24, 1819, and was graduated, the first in his class, July 1, 1823. In 1842 he was appointed assistant to the chief ordnance, officer in Washington, D. C. He served as a member of the Board of Ordnance from 1839 to 1860. He was brevetted major on May 30, 1848, for meritorious services during the war with Mexico. He was in charge of some of the largest arsenals in the United States: Washington, D. C., in 1833 and again in 1844-55. In 1867 he was made secretary and treasurer of the Pennsylvania Canal Company, in which position he continued until his death. .�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-300 SCRIPOPHILY - OIL, GAS & ENERGY Delaware 1048 1048Amoco International Finance Corp., 1969 Specimen Bond Delaware. $50000000 Specimen 5 1/2% Convertible Guaranteed Debenture Bond, Black print on purple border and under tint, Allegorical reclining man at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, FL-ABNC.����������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $110-160 1049 1049Mexican Petroleum Co. Ltd., of Delaware, 1911-1921 Pair of Specimen Bond. Delaware. Pair of Specimen Bonds. 1) 1911, $1,000 Series C 10 Year 6% Convertible 1st Lien and Refunding Sinking Fund Gold Specimen Bond, Vertical format and coupons attached, Black on blue border and underprint. 2) 1921 $500 15 year 8% Sinking Fund Convertible Gold Coupon Bond, Black print on orange border and under tint in vertical format with coupons attached. Both have oil storage facilities with ocean in the distance, Red SPECIMEN overprints POC’s and red s/n “00000”, VF-XF condition, ABNC. ������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $140-250