Archives International Auctions Sale 54 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera July 24, 2019

Archives International Auctions - Sale 54 Archives International Auctions www.arcchivesinternational.com 112 July 24,2019 804 NewOrleans, Texas & Mexico Railway Co., 1924 Specimen Bond Louisiana. $500 Specimen 5% Series B 1st Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black print on purple border and under tint, Men farming beside oncoming locomotive at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Est. $130-200 804 805 Tehuantepec Co., 1853 Issued Bond New Orleans, Louisiana. 125 Pounds Sterling I/U 7% Bond. Black print with simple black border and a red under print. Vignettes frame the border of the certificate including George Washington, two allegorical figures flanking the Mexican Seal, and a locomotive. All coupons attached at bottom of certificate. The Tehuantepec Company was formed as a result of a grant given to Don Jose de Goray by in 1842 by Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the President of the Republic of Mexico. The grant stated the purpose of the company was to open “a line of com- munication...between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, through the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.” Through a combination of canals, railroads and steam-carriages, the Tehuantepec Company would provide a fast, commercially feasible link between the two oceans opening a profitable Asiatic trade via San Francisco and Tehuantepec. Support of the concept was widespread and included Judah Benjamin, President Fillmore, Daniel Webster and numerous other notables. Unfortunately, the company dissolved amid a rivalry between the promoters and ultimately, financial failure. An attempt at resurrecting the company was begun with four rival groups claiming ownership to de Goray’s original grant in 1842. An extremely historic forerunner to the Panama Canal. Est. $700-1200 805 806 Texas and NewOrleans Railroad Co. Sabine Division, 1882 Spec- imen Bond Texas. $1,000 Specimen 6% First Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black print on black border in horizontal format, Steer at top center flanked on either side by a locomotive and horse drawn cart, Specimen overprints and POC’s, Fine-VF condition with splitting and archival reinforce- ments and repairs at fold lines and damage to margins, ABNC. Rare Texas railroad bond. Est. $180-280 806 Louisiana & Texas 807 Chicago, St. Louis and NewOrleans Railroad Co., 1881 Specimen Bond Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, & Kentucky. $1,000 Specimen 5% Gold Bond, Black print without any border or under tint on large sized certificate, Seal of Louisiana at top left corner, Red overprint stating interest has been lowered to 3 1/2%, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF- XF condition, ABNC. Unlisted Railroad on Cox. Est. $250-500 807 Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, & Kentucky 808 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co., 1898 Registered Specimen Bond Pair. Maryland. Lot of 2 Registered 1st Mortgage, 50 Year Gold bonds, Includes $1,000, green and $10,000, Orange-red, horizontal format with locomotive on top left corner, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Est. $120-240 808 Maryland 809 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co., 1915 Specimen Bond Maryland. $1,000 specimen 5% series A refunding and general mortgage coupon bond, Black print on green border and under tint, Locomotive moving down track at top, Specimen over- prints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Est. $75-150 809 810 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co., 1946 Pair of Specimen Bonds Maryland. Lot of 2 different “Series K” 5% Specimen bonds, Includes $500 Bond in red and a $1,000 Bond in orange. Both are in VF-XF condition with specimen overprints and Poc’s, ABNC. 2 Pieces. Both are unlisted Series K bonds in Cox and only known as specimens. Discovered in the ABN Archives in 2002. Est. $85-170 810 811 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co., Toledo-Cincinnati Division, 1917 “Series A” Specimen BondTrio Maryland. Trio of 1917 Registered 4% Specimen Bonds. Includes $10,000 in orange, $5,000 in purple and $1,000 in brown. All are in VF-XF condition. Listed railroad on Cox, all are unlisted types. 3 Pieces. Est. $120-240 811