Archives International Auctions Sale 51 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Autographs and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 51 91 March 19,2019 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com SCRIPOPHILY - AVIATION Delaware 643 643 Fairfax Airports Inc., 1931 Specimen Stock Certificate Delaware. 100 Shares Common Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print on orange border and under tint, Allegorical figure at top with airplanes behind him, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, RBNC. Fairfax Airport was named in 1928 when Sweeney Airport “was taken over by Wood Brothers Corporation”--Charles Lindbergh and Phil Love landed at the port “in Love’s Ryan monoplane” on August 2, 1928. Dedicated in 1929, the facility was operated by the “Fairfax Airport Company” (“Fairfax Airports, Inc.” in 1931), and the 1st Fairfax passenger service aircraft was a Fokker Super Universal cabin plane (5 passengers) of the Universal Aviation Corporation. The Southwest Air Service Express airline scheduled flights from “Fairfax Air Port” to Dallas/Ft Worth in March 1929. Rare specimen stock certificate previously only known as a proof without border. �� Est. $180-280 Kansas 644 644 Beech Aircraft Corporation Specimen Stock. KS. ND (ca.1930-40’s). Less Than 100 Shares, Screaming eagle in middle, Black with green border and underprints, “Specimen” overprints, “00000” serial numbers, XF condition. The company’s founder was Walter Herschel Beech. Facsimile signature of Walter H. Beech. Rare aviation certificate from this historic company. ABNC. �� Est. $250-375 SCRIPOPHILY - BANKING & FINANCE Delaware 645 645 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 1999 “IPO” Specimen Stock Certificate. New York, (DE Inc.) 1999, Odd Shares, Pin-Punch Specimen Stock, Black on multi colored border and underprint, Picture on top right of 30 Pine St offices and portraits of Marcus Goldman and Samuel Sachs top left, VF-XF condition, ABNC. �� Est. $200-300 Louisiana 646 646 Canal Bank & Trust Co., ca.1900-1910 Specimen Stock Certificate Louisiana. <100 Shares Capital Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print on green border and under tint, Company title and logo at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, RBNC.�� Est. $85-140 Maryland Rare Specimen stock certificate from this historic Investment company thought to have played a major role in the late - 2008 global financial crisis. 647 647 The Lehman Corp., 1981 Specimen Stock Certificate Maryland. <100,000 Shares Capital Stock Specimen Certificate. Black print with a blue border and underprint. Image of allegorical men flanking the Lehman Logo. Specimen overprints, POC’s, VF-XF condition. ABNC. Lehman Corporation was formed in 1929. On September 15, 2008, the firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following the massive exodus of most of its clients, drastic losses in its stock, and devaluation of its assets by credit rating agencies. The filing marked the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history and is thought to have played a major role in the unfolding of the late-2008 global financial crisis. Rare Specimen certificate from this historic Investment company.Est. $400-600 New York 648 648 American Express Co., 1873 Stock Certificate Signed by William Fargo as President. New York. 20 Shares Capital Stock Issued and Cancelled Certificate, Black print on black border with orange under tint, Company title at top with small image of dog below, POC’s at bottom, VF-XF condition, ABNC. William George Fargo was a pioneer American expressman who helped found the modern day financial firms of American Express Company and Wells Fargo with his business partner, Henry Wells. He was also the 27th Mayor of Buffalo, serving from 1862 until 1866 during the U.S. Civil War. �� Est. $300-500