Archives International Auctions Sale 57 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic U.S. Liberty Loan Bonds February 13, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 57 109 February 13,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 719 719 Second Avenue Railroad Co., 1898 Specimen Bond New York. $-Odd Specimen 5% Registered First Consolidated Mortgage Gold Bond, Black text with ornate brown border and underprint. Red “0000” serial number, POC’s, VF condition. The Second Avenue Railroad was a street railway company in Manhattan. Unlisted railroad bond in Cox. Unique in Archives. This is it.���������������������������������������������� Est. $400-600 720 720 Staten Island Rail-Road Co., 1867 I/U Stock Certificate. NY, 5 Shares, I/U Stock Certificate. 25 cent adhesive revenue stamp at left. S/N 92, Fine with a small split on the bottom middle margin and a stain on the top right corner tip, Attractive and scarce. Henry Seibert, Lith.������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 721 721 Twenty Third Street, Street Railway Co., 1889 Unique Specimen Bond New York. $1000 Specimen 5% Equipment Trust Note Coupon Bond, Black text with green border and undertint, depiction of horses pulling trolly car on tracks at top. Red specimen overprints, “0000” serial numbers and POC’s, Fine condition with Archivally reinforced folds and a 1/4 inch split at left margin, Printed by ABNC. Unknown color and denomination in Cox. This is the only example found. ������ Est. $500-1000 722 722 Twenty-Third Street Railway Co., 1912 Specimen Bond New York. $1000 Specimen 5% Improvement and Refunding Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with orange border and undertint, Illustration of passengers disembarking from a trolly car at top. Red specimen overprints, “00000” serial numbers in blue, and POC’s, VF-XF condition, Printed by ABNC. ���������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $140-280 723 723 Ulster & Delaware Railroad Co., 1888 Specimen Bond Rarity New York. $1000 Specimen 5% First Consolidated Mortgage Coupon Bond, with two illustrated female figures in recline at top. Red specimen overprints, no serial number, POC’s, VF condition, printed by ABNC. Listed as issued but not listed as specimen. Only 2 examples were found in the ABN Archives in 2002. �������������������������������������������� Est. $180-280 724 724 Ulster & Delaware Railroad Co., 1902 Specimen Bond Rarity New York. $1000 Specimen 4% Refunding Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with navy border and undertint with illustration of a train approaching a railyard platform at top. Red specimen overprints, “00000” serial number, and POC’s, VF condition with slight signs of wear along horizontal folds, printed by ABNC. Unlisted design and color in Cox, Rare. Only 2 examples were found in the ABN Archives in 2002. ������������� Est. $180-280