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 57 115 February 13,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 753 753 Marietta, Columbus & Northern Railroad Co. 1887 I/U Stock Certificate Ohio. 1887, 50 Shares, S/N #116 I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with brown border and underprint, Illustration of miners at work on upper left and right corners in circle with a small coal train on the top middle. Brown text with brown border and underprint, Fine-VF condition, FBN. Only found as I/U in Cox. Rare with this being the second example found. From an old-time Ohio collection. ���������������������������� Est. $200-300 754 754 Ohio Central Railroad Co., 1881 “Certificate of Lease of Rolling Stock” Specimen Bond. Ohio. Specimen. 1881, $1000, 8% Secured by Rolling Stock Gold Coupon Bond, Horizontal bond, Black with red under print, Locomotive passing telegraph wires with harbor scene behind on top right, POC’s, VF condition. ABNC, Only 3 found in the archives. Unlisted Bond variety in Cox. ��������������������� Est. $100-200 755 755 Ohio Southern Railroad Co. 1881 Specimen Bond Rarity Ohio. 1881, $1000 Proof 6% First Mortgage Gold Bond, Black text with black border and no undertint, Coal Train approaching factory at top under title, with POC’s. VF condition with several edits made in pencil on the front and back of bond, most notably that the type of paper “will not do,....we want the very best paper and will not accept anything else”, printed by Franklin BN. Extremely Rare bond and unique.������������������������ Est. $300-500 756 756 Pittsburgh, Maysville & Cincinnati Rail Road Co., 1854 I/U Stock Certificate Ohio. 2 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with thin black border, no undertint, features a depiction of Atlas at left, Train passing by a Roman-style building at center, and a blacksmith and two women next to an ocean scene at left. Fine- VF condition. RWH&E. Scarce ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $100-200 757 757 Shawnee and Muskingum River Railway Co. 1887 Specimen Bond Rarity Ohio. 1887, $1000 Specimen 6% Sinking Fund First Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with brown border and undertint, Illustration of a train passing on tracks in the distance at top. Red specimen overprints, “0000” serial numbers, POC’s, VF condition, ABNC. Rare in Cox, unlisted in any format in Cox and this is the only example found in the ABN Archives in 2002. ��������������������������������������������������������� Est. $300-600 758 758 Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Co. 1894 Specimen Bond Ohio. 1894, $1000 Specimen 5% General Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond. Black text with green border and undertint, Scene of a train passing by trolly car at top, Red “0000” serial numbers and POC’s. Fine-VF condition with toning along margins. Rare specimen in Cox. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240