Archives International Auctions Sale 63 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera December 9th & 10th 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 63 179 December 9-10,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1088 1088 Colorado. Signal Ditch Co., Stock Certificates, ca.1904-1915. Denver, CO. Lot of 26+ Issued stock certificates, all are I/C Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with black border, Colorado State Seal at center. VG with tears to VF condition. The Signal Ditch Company was responsible for the construction of Signal Ditch located in the Denver Metro area. Signal Ditch is an irrigation ditch surrounding Brighton, Colorado. (26+) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-180 Florida 1089 1089Everglades Drainage District 1917 Specimen Bond Florida, 1917. Specimen $1000 U/C 6% Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with orange border and underprint, Florida State Seal depicted at top center. Cancelled POCs. VF condition, SBN.��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-130 1090 1090Land Company of Florida, 1910-30 Specimen Stock Certificate Florida. (Inc. in Maryland), ND (1910-1930s). Odd Shares Specimen Stock Certificate, Black text with orange border and underprint. Red specimen overprint, 00000 serial number, POCs. Fine condition, ABNC. Originally organized under the corporate name The Florida Land & Development Company. ������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $35-60 Illinois 1091 1091Chicago Stock Yards Co. 1941 Specimen Bond Chicago, Illinois. (Inc. in Maine), 1941. $1000 Specimen 3.5% Registered Bond, Black text with green border and underprint, Steer and train in circular frames at top center. Red specimen overprints, RM 0000 serial numbers, and POCs. VF condition, ABNC. Chicago Stock Yards Company was incorporated in Maine in 1911. The company owned and operated stock yards that were crucial to the development of the livestock industry in Chicago. ������������������� Est. $85-140 New Mexico 1092 1092Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation Housing Authority 1972 Specimen Bond New Mexico, 1972. $5000 Specimen 5 3/4% Leased Housing Revenue Coupon Bond, Black text with green border, Eagle depicted at top center. Red specimen overprints, POCs, VF condition, SCBN. The Mescalero Apache Tribe Housing Department was among eight tribal entities to receive federal housing grants out of the more than $31.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The aim is to improve Native American access to affordable housing.��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $70-140 Pennsylvania 1093 1093Pittsburgh and Allegheny Drove Yard Co. 1885 Specimen Bond Pennsylvania, 1885. $100 Specimen 5% First Mortgage Coupon Bond, Black text with black border, Cattle and pigs being herded by men on horseback at top center. Red specimen overprints, 0000 serial numbers, POCs. Fine condition, ABNC. The Pittsburgh and Allegheny Drove Yard Company was chartered in 1884, and in December of that year, the first tracts of land on Herr’s Island were purchased for the stockyards. Linked to the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio railroads by the Pittsburgh Junction Railroad, the Herr’s Island stockyards became a significant point of sale and resting place for livestock in transit between the Midwest (Chicago) and eastern markets (Philadelphia and New York City). The island is now a showcase project of urban redevelopment for the City of Pittsburgh. It is now a mixed-use community, home to townhomes and business parks, as well as a marina, the Three Rivers Rowing Association, and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. ���������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200