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 63 205 December 9-10,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1243 1243Tavares and Gulf Railroad Co., 1925 Specimen Bond Florida, 1925. $1000 Specimen 5% First Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with orange border and undertint, Eagle with spread wings at top center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, POCs. Fine condition, ABNC. Rare bond with only 3 examples found. Only known as a specimen in Cox.������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $325-650 France and Pennsylvania 1244 1244Pennsylvania Railroad Co. 1906, 2500 Francs, French-English Specimen Bond. France and Pennsylvania, 1906, 2500 Francs, Specimen, 3 3/4% French Franc Loan of 1906 Guaranteed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Black with brown border and underprint with locomotive #2186 passing signal towers and workers R-L, Printed in English and French, Specimen overprints and POC’s, XF condition with normal folds for storage, large and attractive coupons attached. Attractive and rare European variety that is unlisted in Cox. ABNC. Only 3 found of this variety in the archive.���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 Georgia 1245 1245Atlanta & West Point Railroad Co. 1894 I/C Stock Certificate Georgia, 1894. 2 Shares I/C Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with black border, Small illustration of a train at bottom center. POCs, Cancelled stamp at left. Fine condition. The Atlanta and West Point Rail Road (reporting mark AWP) was a railroad in the U.S. state of Georgia, forming the east portion of the Atlanta-Selma West Point Route. The company was chartered in 1847 as the Atlanta and LaGrange Rail Road and renamed in 1857. A large minority interest owned by the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company eventually passed under the control of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL), which later acquired a majority of the stock.���������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-100 1246 1246Atlanta and West Point Railroad Co. 1882 I/C Stock Certificate Georgia, 1882. 7 Shares I/C Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with black border, Profile of a train passing at left on its side. Fine condition with staining near bottom margin, POCs. The Atlanta and West Point Rail Road (reporting mark AWP) was a railroad in the U.S. state of Georgia, forming the east portion of the Atlanta-Selma West Point Route. The company was chartered in 1847 as the Atlanta and LaGrange Rail Road and renamed in 1857; construction of the 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge line was begun in 1849- 50 and completed in May 1854. A large minority interest owned by the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company eventually passed under the control of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL), which later acquired a majority of the stock. ���������������������������������� Est. $50-90 1247 1247Central of Georgia Railway Co., 1895, $1000 Specimen Bond. Georgia, 1895, $1000 2nd Preference Income Specimen Bond, Black printing with green border and underprint, Moving locomotive top center, POC’s and red SPECIMEN overprints, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Listed railroad in Cox but unlisted bond variety. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $140-280