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 59 141 May 7,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 708 708 Chicago, Milwaukee and St.Paul Railway Co., South Western Division, 1879 Specimen Bond Rarity. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1879. $1000. 1st Mortgage 6% Coupon Bond. Specimen bond. Black border, text and vignette. Native American “Progress” vignette under ornate title flanked by allegorical standing woman on right and miners on left, cherubs on bottom. Coupons attached. VF condition with archival reinforcement of minor splitting at folds. Specimen overprints and POC’s. ABNC. Unique Specimen found in archives. Extremely Rare and attractive railroad bond. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-550 Wisconsin 709 709 Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co., 1911, $1000 Specimen Bond Trio. Wisconsin, Lot of 3 bonds from the same series, Includes $100, brown; $500, orange and $1000, green, all are Series “B”, Refunding and 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Coupon Bond Specimens, All with attractive vignette of Foringer Painted Allegorical woman with generator and man at top center, POC’s and red SPECIMEN overprints, VF condition, ABNC. The $500 and $1000 denominations from this series are listed in Cox, the $100 is unlisted. Attractive and rare bond series with only 3 complete sets of 3 found in the archives.��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-550 710 710 Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co., 1921 Specimen Bond. Wisconsin. $1000 Specimen 5% Refunding and 1st Mortgage Gold Bond, Series B. Black print with a green border and under tint. Vignette of an allegorical woman and man with electric generator besides them. Red specimen overprints, POC’s and “00000” serial numbers. VF condition with coupons attached. Rare and attractive bond. Unlisted railroad in Cox. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $130-260 711 711 Milwaukee, Lake Shore andWestern Railway Co., 1879 “Northern Division” Specimen Bond. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1879, $1000, 7% 1st Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond. Black on green border and under print, Locomotive at station on top, Ferry boat in harbor scene on bottom, Coupons attached, POC’s, XF condition, Rare and attractive bond. This is one of only 2 examples found in the archives. Unlisted early date and bond design as well as unlisted Northern Division. A prize for any Wisconsin railroad collector. ABNC.������������������������������������������������ Est. $300-500 712 712 Milwaukee,Sparta andNorthwesternRailwayCo., 1912Specimen Bond. Wisconsin, Specimen, 1912, $1,000. 4% first mortgage gold Coupon bond. Orange border and underprint with locomotives passing workers. XF. ABNC.���� Est. $120-240