Archives International Auctions Sale 61 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera October 4 & 5, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 61 123 October 4-5,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com California 857 857 Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway Company, 1892 Issued 6%Gold Bond. Los Angeles, California, $1,000. 1st Mortgage Gold Bond, 1892,Generator on left, street car on right, terminal on bottom, coupons attached, XF, rare bond in Cox. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400 858 858 Saratoga &Almaden RailroadCo., 1885 Bond. San Francisco, California. $500 I/U 20 Year, 6% 1st Mortgage Sinking Fund Gold Bond, Black on light gray, Ornate title, no vignette, S/N 51, VF condition, This is the only type from this railroad and is very scarce. Britton & Rey Lith, S.F.����������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $180-300 859 859 Sierra Railway Co. of California 1897 & 1904 Bond Pair California..... Lot includes 2 pieces: 1904 $1000 I/U 5% Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond with Black text and Brown border and green undertint, Scene at top of a train passing by on tracks, Fine condition with a 2 inch stain; 1897 $1000 I/C 6% First Mortgage Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond with Black text, green border and underprint, Scene at top of Train passing by grazing cows, Fine condition with many POC’s throughout. 2 pieces total. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-180 860 860 Southern Pacific Co., 1915 Specimen BondTrio. California, ND (1910s). Lot includes 3 pieces: $1000 Specimen 4% Registered First Mortgage Bond in Yellow- Orange; $500 Specimen 4% First Mortgage Bond in Brown; $5000 Specimen 4% Registered First Mortgage Bond in Red-Orange. All are San Francisco Terminal Bonds, Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, POCs. All three are unlisted in vertical format in Cox, Very Rare specimens. Unlisted bond design and year in Cox. All are unlisted. Attractive and rare. (3)����������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $160-280 Canada 861 861 Canada Southern Railway Co., ca.1880s Partially Issued Bond Signed by Cornelius Vanderbilt II. Canada.... $1,000 Partially issued 5% Second Mortgage Registered Bond, Black print on ornate green border. Company title at top with two vignettes at side; left has a locomotive and right side has man with flag waving at passing train. POC’s at bottom through signatures. VF-XF condition. ABNC. Signed by Cornelius Vanderbilt II. Cornelius Vanderbilt II was born on November 27, 1843 on Staten Island, New York to William Henry Vanderbilt (1821–1885) and Maria Louisa Kissam. Vanderbilt established a reputation for a strong work ethic while clerking at the Shoe and Leather Bank in New York City. This endeared him to his grandfather, the ‘Commodore’, who was a strong believer in personal industry. Vanderbilt was active in numerous organizations including the Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York, YMCA, Red Cross, Salvation Army, Trinity Church, St. Bartholomew’s Church, Sunday Breakfast Association, and the Newport Country Club. �������������������������� Est. $120-240 Colorado 862 862 Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Co., 1880 I/U “Western Division” Bond. Issued and Uncancelled $1000, 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Coupon Bond, I/U # 8419, Allegorical women and Natives vignettes, Company seal, Coupons attached, VF- XF, ABNC. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-130