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 67 February 13,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com West Virginia 476 476 Maxwell Motor Corporation 1924 Specimen Bond. Detroit, Michigan, 1924, $100, Specimen, 7 % Convertible Sinking Fund Gold Bond. Black with brown border and underprint, Warrior woman hugging resting lion, Coupons attached. Red specimen overprints, POC’s and “00000” serial numbers. XF condition. Historic automobile bond issued right after the company released the first Chrysler automobile. It was during the early 1920s that Walter Chrysler assumed the presidency of Maxwell. In January 1924, Walter Chrysler launched the well-received Chrysler automobile at Maxwell Motors. The Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Chrysler on June 6, 1925, when the Maxwell Motor Company was re-organized. Following the introduction of the Chrysler, the Maxwell was dropped after its 1925 model year run, although the new line of lower-priced 4-cylinder Chryslers which were then introduced for the 1926 model year were basically Maxwell’s which had been re-engineered and rebranded. ABNC. Rare automobile bond.�� Est. $140-250 Scripophily - Aviation New York 477 477 Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co., 1916 Progress Proof Stock Certificate New York. Odd Shares Preferred Stock Certificate, Progress proof printed without border, Black print, Bald Eagle at center flanked by farming scenes at either side, Purple cancelled overprint at bottom, Fine-VF condition with large counterfoil on left folded over. Republic BNC. Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was an American aircraft manufacturer formed in 1916 by Glenn Hammond Curtiss. After significant commercial success in the ‘teens and 20s, it merged with the Wright Aeronautical in 1929 to form Curtiss-Wright Corporation.�� Est. $200-400 Scripophily - Banking, Finance & Insurance Delaware 478 478 Christiana Securities Co., 1950-1960s Specimen Stock Certificate Delaware. Odd Shares Common Stock Specimen Certificate, Green print on green border, Allegorical male at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, S-CBNC. The Christiana Securities Company was a private, closed-end investment company established by A. Felix, Pierre S., Irénée and Lammot du Pont and their associates. Its primary function was to retain control of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company in that branch of the family through the ownership of a large block of stock. In 1948, the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in the District Court of Northern Illinois charging that the interlocking holdings of the Du Pont Company, General Motors, the U.S. Rubber Company, Christiana Securities, and the Delaware Realty and Investment Company violated the Sherman Antitrust Act. After fourteen years of litigation, the du Ponts were forced to divest themselves of their General Motors Stock, a process that was completed on March 1, 1962. (From the John E. Herzog Collection)�� Est. $150-250 479 479 Citicorp, 1975 Specimen Registered Bond Quintet Delaware. Group of 5 Specimen Registered Bonds: One green for $5000, one purple for $1000, one red for $10,000, one teal for $25000, and one brown for $-Odd. All are 5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes in Uncirculated condition. SCBNC.�� Est. $300-500 480 480 NYSE Group, Inc. 2006 Commemorative Stock Certificate Delaware. NYSE Group, Odd Shares, Black text, blue background at left and underprint in light brown of the New York Stock Exchange Building on Wall Street with an Oak Tree at center. Red specimen overprint, pin-punch specimen and POC’s, in VF-XF condition. The NYSE is by far the world’s largest stock exchange, with an average daily trading value of over $100 billion.�� Est. $180-280