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 92 May 7,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com California 496 496 Market Street Railway Co. 1894 Specimen Bond. California, 1894, $1000, Specimen 5% 1st Consolidated Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black on green border and underprint, Reclined allegorical woman reading book top center with cherub holding the end of telegraph lines bottom center flanked by moving trolleys, Red SPECIMEN overprints POC’s and red s/n “00000”, VF-XF condition, ABNC. This is the second example offered in over 8 years. The previous example, also a specimen was offered by my company 4 to 8 years ago and is the plate bond pictured in Cox.��� Est. $350-450 497 497 San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway Co. 1895 I/C Stock Certificate San Francisco, California, 1895, 5 Shares, Issued, Ink and punch cancelled, green border with light orange brown underprint with large vignette of locomotive R-L , Cert. #380, VF to XF condition, Issued to A.B. Spreckels and numerous other notables, Signature of Robert Watt as President and Alexander Mackie as Secretary, both well known railroad industry notables who each have interesting life stories. Attractive and historic California railroad certificate. ���������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $70-140 Canada 498 498 Canadian National Railways, 1920 Specimen Bond. Canada. $1000 Specimen Equipment Trust, Series E Coupon Bond. Black print with a brown frame and under tint, small sized. Vignette of a locomotive at top of certificate. Specimen overprints, POC’s, VF-XF condition. ABNC����������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200 499 499 Canadian Pacific Railway Co., ca.1900-1920 Trio of Specimen Bonds Canada. Lot of 3 Specimen Bonds, Includes Registered, $1,000, light blue with red overprint, (By Supplement Letters Patent - The Name of the Company has been changed to Canadian Pacific Limited); $10,000 Orange, both with same design of locomotive passing farmers in field; and 1918 $1000 Equipment Trust Series “A” 1918 Coupon Bond, Orange, no vignette, All are in VF condition, ABNC. All are only known as specimens in Cox, All are rare. (3) ���������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $110-220