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 60 151 July 7-8,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 985 985 McClintockville Petroleum Co., 1865 Cancelled Stock Certificate Pennsylvania. 100 Shares Capital Stock Issued and Cancelled Certificate, Black print on simple black border, Small image of refinery and storage buildings at top, Hand written cancelled over certificate, VF-XF condition, Stein & Jones Lith.������������������������������ Est. $85-140 986 986 Morris Farm Oil Co., 1865 I/U Stock Certificate. Greene County, PA., 1865, 500 Shares, I/U stock certificate, Black without underprint, Train being loaded with oil barrels by canal. S/N 162, VF condition, 25ct adhesive 1st issue revenue stamp on left. Brysons & Sons, Printers ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 987 987 Nicholson Run Oil Co., 1865 I/U Stock Certificate. Venango County, PA., 1865, 500 Shares, I/U stock certificate, Black without underprint, Oil wells, tanks, barrels workers in middle with train on right and steamboat on left, native Americans lower left. S/N 139, VF condition, 25ct adhesive 1st issue revenue stamp on upper left, Scarce oil certificate and first time seen by us. Lith by A. Hoen & Co., Balto.. ����� Est. $100-200 988 988 The Dalzell Petroleum Co., 1866 I/U Stock Certificate. Venango County, PA., 1866, 100 Shares, I/U stock certificate, Black without underprint, Oil well and tank at left along a bucolic river and hills view. VF condition but cut into the left margin slightly, 25ct adhesive 1st issue revenue stamps on lower left and back, Scarce oil certificate, Stein & Jones Lith, Phila. ���������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240 Texas 989 989 Houston Natural Gas Corp - ENRON Predecessor Company, 1969 Unique Production Progress Proof Group 4 Pcs ENRON PREDECESSOR COMPANY. Houston, TX. Unique Progress proof vignettes and Stock Certificate. Items, Includes Portrait of Sam Houston by itself; a portrait of a monument with an oval area; a complete specimen with the monument and portrait and the final proof of the stock certificate with title, text, and matching vignette. All printed on lightly glossy paper. Approval signature on the large stock certificate. From the ABN archives and printed by SCBNC. Uncirculated. (4 proofs). Houston Natural Gas Corp (HNG) was a gas utility headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company was acquired by InterNorth Inc. in 1985, with HNG executives taking top positions at InterNorth. Following the transaction, InterNorth was renamed Enron Corporation, and the company headquarters was moved from InterNorth’s base in Omaha to the former HNG offices in Houston. The company is notable for former CEO Kenneth Lay who became CEO of the newly formed Enron.����������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-300 990 990 Houston Natural Gas Corp., 1985 Specimen Bond, ENRON Predecessor companywith Ken Lay FacsimileSig. TX. Houston Natural Gas Corp 1985 Specimen $-Odd, 12 1/8% Registered Bond, ENRON Predecessor company with Ken Lay Facsimile Signature, XF condition, SC-USBN. ������������������� Est. $75-150 West Virginia & Ohio 991 991 Ohio Fuel Oil Co., ca.1900-20 Specimen Stock Certificate West Virginia and Ohio. Odd Shares Capital Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print on green border and under tint, Oil well at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, RBNC. Attractive and rare stock certificate. ���������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200