Archives International Auctions Sale 53 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera June 20, 2019

Archives International Auctions - Sale 53 115 June 20,2019 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 816 816 Franklin Silver Mining Company of Colorado, 1869 Issued Bond. Territory of Colorado, March 20th, 1869, $100, 10% Coupon Bond, gold ink on white paper, mining and mill scene in middle, Colorado arms at right, and portrait of Benjamin Franklin at bottom middle. Signed by Benjamin Franklin Fisher, (1834-1915), Civil War Soldier, Officer, Lawyer and war hero. He enlisted on June 18, 1861, the first summer of the Civil War, for three years in Company H, 32nd Pennsylvania Volunteers, being formed in Bucks County. (Two brothers also served, one as an assistant surgeon and the second as a Lieutenant who was killed at the Wilderness in 1864.) He then joined the Army of the Potomac for the Peninsula Campaign in the Signal Corp., he saw action at Lee’s Mill, Williamsburg, Gaines’s Mill, and Malvern Hill. In 1862, he was appointed Chief Signal Officer of the Army of the Potomac to produce intelligence reports from “stations of observation” and from the saddle. As the battle of Chancellorsville was concluding, and Union forces were under orders to make every effort to learn where enemy forces were going next. On June 17, 1863, while shadowing Confederate columns near Aldie, Virginia, Capt. Fisher was captured and sent to Libby Prison in Richmond. On February 9, 1864, 109 prisoners tunneled out of Libby Prison. Fisher led the second party of ten, which included his future brother-in-law, Lt. Causten. Fisher evaded searchers for eleven days, and found his way to Union lines at Williamsburg. Brevetted Lieutenant-colonel for gallant and meritorious services in 1864, Fisher was with the Army of the Potomac from the Rapidan to Petersburg. After the war, Fisher practiced law in Philadelphia and was active in many financial ventures including mining. Historic stock certificate signed by the last surviving escapee of notorious Libby Prison. � Est. $250-500 817 817 Hibernia Consolidated Mining Co., 1881 Issued Stock Certificate Lake County, Colorado (Inc. in New York). 100 Shares Capital Stock Issued Certificate, Black print on green border and under tint on small check sized certificate, Image of buck at left side, Staple holes at top left corner and ink stain center left, Fine-VF condition, ABNC.���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 818 818 Moose Mining Co. 1880 Specimen Bond. Park County, Colorado, 1880, $100, 1st Mortgage 10% Issued Bond, Black border and underprint, Elk on left, Colorado arms on the right, VF-XF condition, Coupons attached, ABNC. At 13,700 ft, the Moose Mine was the highest elevation major producer of precious metals (mainly silver) in North America and is one of the Alma area mines. Moose Mine is located on Mt. Bross, CO. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-300 Idaho 819 819 Silver White Mica Mining Co., 1896 Stock Certificate. Moscow, Idaho. 500 Shares, I/U, Black on light green underprint, Mining scene art left, ornate title top middle-right. S/N 81. Signed by E.E. Rodgers as president and R.M. Crockett as Secretary. VF condition. Scarce Idaho mining certificate. ��������������������������������������� Est. $50-100 Idaho Territory 820 820 Sullivan Extension MiningCo., 1889 StockCertificate Idaho Territory. 136,000 Shares Capital Stock I/C Certificate, Black print on orange/brown border, Company title at top, Cancelled overprint, Fine-VF condition with glue on back from mounting. A. Anderson & Co.������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $40-75 Michigan 821 821 Michigan Alkali Co., 1900-1910 Production Specimen Stock Certificate Wyandotte, Michigan. Odd Shares Capital Stock Production specimen with notations Stock Certificate, Black print on black border and green under tint, Company title at center with Native American with bow and arrow beside it, Production notes cover certificate and margin, VF-XF condition.�������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 822 822 Quincy Mining Company of Michigan 1872 Stock Certificate With Imprinted Revenue. Michigan, 1872, 20 Shares., State seal flanked by ship and train, Imprinted orange 25 Cent revenue stamp, VF.������������������������������������������������ Est. $75-150