Archives International Auctions Sale 52 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Coins and Security Printing Ephemera May 14, 2019

Archives International Auctions - Sale 52 111 May 14,2019 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Massachusetts Historic Anti-Slavery Company. The Company’s ultimate purpose was to transport anti-slavery immigrants into the Kansas Territory. The Company believed that if enough anti-slavery immigrants settled en masse in the newly-opened territory, they would be able to shift the balance of political power in the territory, which in turn would lead to Kansas becoming a free state 764 764 NewEngland EmigrantAidCo., 1855Anti SlaveryStockCertificate Massachusetts. 50 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Black print on simple black border printed on blue paper, VF-XF condition, Damrell & Moore. The New England Emigrant Aid Company (originally the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company) was a transportation company founded in Boston, Massachusetts by Eli Thayer in the wake of the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed the population of Kansas Territory to choose whether slavery would be legal. The Company’s ultimate purpose was to transport anti- slavery immigrants into the Kansas Territory. The Company believed that if enough anti-slavery immigrants settled en masse in the newly-opened territory, they would be able to shift the balance of political power in the territory, which in turn would lead to Kansas becoming a free state (rather than a slave state) when it eventually joined the United States. �� Est. $300-600 Michigan 765 765 Sotheby’s Holdings, Inc., 1980s Specimen Stock Certificate Michigan. Odd Shares Class A Limited Voting Common Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print on green border and under tint, Image of Sotheby’s auction circa 1788 at top and portrait of John Sotheby at bottom, Pin punched Specimen, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Sotheby’s is a British-founded American multinational corporation headquartered in New York City. One of the world’s largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewelry, real estate, and collectibles, Sotheby’s operation is divided into three segments: auction, finance, and dealer. The company’s services range from corporate art services to private sales. It is named after one of its cofounders, John Sotheby. Sotheby’s is the world’s fourth oldest auction house in continuous operation, with 90 locations in 40 countries. As of December 2011, the company had 1,446 employees worldwide. It is the world’s largest art business with global sales in 2011 totaling $5.8 billion.�� Est. $90-150 SCRIPOPHILY - NAVIGATION Missouri 766 766 Robot Diver, Inc. 1953, Stock Certificate, UniqueVignette. Missouri, USA, 5 Shares, Comical Today, Futuristic then... Drawing of Underwater Robot with a propeller working underwater. I/U, VF, Neat! (From the collection of John E. Herzog). �� Est. $70-120 SCRIPOPHILY - MISCELLANEOUS New Jersey 767 767 ANiceSelection of 18Chesapeake&OhioGrain ElevatorCompany Shares New Jersey. 1883, Lot 18 Stocks, (17 I/C and one U/C), All with grain elevator and plant, VF condition, stubs on left. �� Est. $60-110 768 768 Large Group of Chesapeake & Ohio Grain Elevator Company Shares Grain elevator and plant, excellent condition, 100+ unissued examples�� Est. $50-100 Ohio 769 769 Chesapeake & Ohio Grain Elevator Company $1000 Gold Bond Signed by Collis P. Huntington NJ. 1882, $1000, brown underprint and seal, grain elevator by railroad tracks, full sheet of coupons, issued, cancelled, VF+. Signed by Collis P. Huntington as president of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. The signature is punch cancelled. Huntington was one of the Big Four of western railroading, and along with Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker, invested in the Central Pacific Railroad, the Western portion of the Transcontinental Railroad.�� Est. $140-250