Archives International Auctions Sale 59 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera May 7, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 59 131 May 7,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 666 666 Lehigh Valley Railroad Co., 1903 Trio of Specimen Bonds Pennsylvania. Lot of 3 Registered Specimen Bonds; Includes $1,000, 4 1/2%, Purple and 5%, brown; and $10,000, 5% Registered bond. All are VF-XF condition. (3 Pieces). all with the same design, just different colors. The Lehigh Line is now owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway and has lost its trackage miles between Manville, New Jersey, and Newark, New Jersey. Rare as specimens. (3)����������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-160 667 667 Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad Co., 1891 I/U Coupon Bond. Reading, PA. $100. I/U 1st Mortgage 6% Loan of 1891 for $60,000 Coupon Bond, Black with red “$100” underprint, locomotive L-R. S/N 115, VF condition, also included are 3 Extension Contracts dated 1902; 1912 and 1922. The Station was located in Mineral Springs Park, within easy access by street cars from all parts of the city and railroad stations. A mountain climb behind a powerful engine, two and a half miles to the summit of Mt. Penn, 1200 feet above the sea-the Black Spot. A lofty solid Stone Tower on the mountain top, from which appears a magnificent view of the city of Reading, the broad and fertile Schuylkill and Lebanon Valleys, the distant ranges and peaks of the Blue Mountains, to the horizion-30 miles in every direction. Large pavilions for shelter and rest and a well-conducted restaurant. From the summit a rapid flight BY GRAVITY, 5 miles, over a road of light grades, through groves, vineyards, and mountain farms to the starting-point. Along the road, attractive summer resorts and picnic grounds. First time seen by cataloger. Rare and attractive. ���������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-400 668 668 Pennsylvania Company, 1915 Specimen Gold Bond. Pennsylvania, $1000, Specimen, 4 1/2% Gold Loan of 1915 Guaranteed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., Coupon Bond, Locomotive 2106 passing workers R-L, XF condition with normal folds for storage, Unlisted bond design and year in Cox. ABNC.����������������������������� Est. $70-140 669 669 Pittsburgh Junction Railroad Co., 1882 Specimen Bond Rarity. Pennsylvania, 1882 Specimen $1000 1st Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Locomotive passing telegraph poles L-R, Allegorical women support columns on left and right, ornate borders, Specimen overprints, POC’s, only known as specimen or proof in Cox, this was the only specimen found and is the exact one pictured in Cox. Very possibly unique. ABNC.�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $450-750