Archives International Auctions Sale 60 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Coins, Historic Ephemera, Security Printing Ephemera, Stamps & Postal History July 7 & 8, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 60 133 July 7-8,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 871 871 Mexican National Railroad Co. 1887 Specimen Registered Bond Rarity Mexico (Inc. in Colorado), 1887. $1000 Specimen Registered 6% Series B Gold Bond, Black text with brown border and undertint, Ornate title at top, native Mexican woman in canoe below. Red specimen overprints, “00000” serial numbers, POCs. VF condition, Printed by ABNC. Unlisted color and denomination in Cox. Very Rare. Only 2 examples found. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $700-1000 Scripophily - Foreign Germany 872 872 German American Steel Ball Co. 1904 Specimen Bond Germany and New Jersey, 1904. $1000 Specimen 6% First Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, black text with ornate green border and undertint, features a depiction of an American eagle and flag with a German eagle and flag at top. Red specimen overprints, “00000” serial numbers, POC’s, VF condition. Printed by ABNC.������������������������������������������������ Est. $110-220 New Zealand 873 873 Government of New Zealand, 1966 Specimen Bond Pair. New Zealand. 1966, Lot of 2, Specimen Government of NZ bonds. Includes $-Odd, 10 year 7% bond due 1976 with blue border; and, $-Odd, 20 year 6.5% bond due in 1986 with orange border, both Uncirculated and printed by De La Rue. (2)�������������������������� Est. $100-200 Norway 874 874 Aktiebrev Aktieselskapet Hektor 1912 Whaling Company Bond Norway, 1912. 1000 Kronor I/U Bond $1042, Black text, Ship at top hunting a whale. Aktieselskapet Hektor was a whaling company, and in 1912 was issued with a license to establish a shore-based whaling station. The company set up a permanent base on Deception Island, located in the South Shetland Islands archipelago, with the safest harbors in Antarctica. This was the only successful shore-based industry ever to operate in Antarctica, reaping high profits in its first years. Following the collapse of the whale oil industry, the Hektor factory finally ceased operations in 1931, ending commercial whaling at the island entirely.���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 875 875 City of Bergen, 1924 Specimen Bond Norway. $500 Specimen 6% Municipal External Dollar Loan Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond, Allegorical woman at top, Black print on blue border and under tint, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 876 876 Kingdom of Norway, 1962 Specimen Bond Norway. $1,000 Specimen 15 Year 5 1/2% External Loan Coupon Bond, Black print on teal border and underprint, Norway’s crest top center flanked by two sitting allegorical men, VF-XF condition, ABNC. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $55-100