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

Archives International Auctions - Sale 51 92 March 19,2019 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 649 649 American Express Company, 1865 Stock Certificate With Wells & Fargo Signatures. New York, NY, 2nd January, 1865. 1 Share, I/U stock certificate. Capital Stock 10,000 Shares at $500 each, Black border with no undertint, vignette of sad dog (Safety & Dispatch) underneath curved title, Signatures of William Fargo, Holland and Henry Wells as president. Fine condition with toning and light foxing in middle and top and bottom margins. 5 cents U.S.I.R. adhesive stamp on top left, S/N 1380. Scarce and historic stock certificate. Printer: John H. Duyckinck. ���������������������������������� Est. $300-500 650 650 Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust I, 1999 Specimen Stock Certificate. New York (Inc. in Delaware). Odd Preferred Securities Specimen Stock Certificate, Black print on teal border and under tint, Image of founding of company at top in Montgomery, Alabama with portraits of founders Mayer & Emanuel Lehman at bottom, Pin punched specimen, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial services firm. Before filing for bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch), doing business in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading (especially U.S. Treasury securities), research, investment management, private equity, and private banking. Lehman was operational for 158 years from its founding in 1850 until 2008. 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 assets by credit rating agencies, largely sparked by Lehman’s involvement in the subprime mortgage crisis, and its exposure to less liquid assets. Lehman’s bankruptcy filing is the largest in US history, and is thought to have played a major role in the unfolding of the late-2000s global financial crisis. The market collapse also gave support to the “Too Big To Fail” doctrine. Rare and historic stock certificate.�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-1000 651 651 Manufacturers & Traders Bank, 1858 Issued Stock Certificate New York. 20 Shares Capital Stock I/U Stock Certificate, Black print on black border and under tint, Company title at top with multiple vignettes on certificate, Images include Native American, metal workers, Agricultural scene and wood chopper, S/N 20, Fine- VF condition with toning and splitting at areas, Danforth, Wright & Co. Extremely attractive multi vignette certificate.������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $200-300 652 652 NYSEGroup, Inc. Commemorative Stock Certificate Specimen for the 2006 PublicOffering of the NewYork Stock Exchange. New York, NY. NYSE Group, 1906, Odd Shares, Black text, blue end panel and underprint in light brown of the New York Stock Exchange Building on Wall Street with an Oak Tree in middle. Pin Punch Specimen cancels with the date 2-15-2006 and large red SPECIMEN in middle right. Mint condition as made. Rare and from a new find. ABNC. ������� Est. $230-350 653 653 The Lehman Corporation, 1989 Specimen Stock Certificate. New York (Incorporated in Maryland), Not More Than 100,000 Shares, Specimen Stock certificate, Capital Stock, Black on blue border and underprint, Allegorical men flank Lehman Letter Logo, 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. ABNC. ������������������� Est. $500-800 Wisconsin 654 654 First National Bank of the City of Superior, Wisconsin, Charter No.3926, ca.1890’s Specimen Stock Certificate. WI. Odd Shares, Specimen, Brown on dark green border and underprint, Steamship at dock on top left under ornate title, Specimen overprints, POC’s, VF-XF, ABNC. Rare and extremely attractive design. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-300