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 63 230 December 9-10,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1391 1391Lebanon Springs Rail RoadCo. 1867 I/U Bond New York, 1867. $1000 I/U 7% Mortgage Coupon Bond #174, Black text with black border and green underprint, Illustration of a train passing at top left corner. Fine condition. Signed by Horace F. Clark as company president. Horace Francis Clark (November 29, 1815 – June 19, 1873) was a railroad executive and U.S. Representative from New York. R.C. Root, Anthony & Co., NY. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-80 1392 1392Metropolitan Street Railway Co., 1905 I/U Stock Certificate. New York, NY. 1905. 100 Shares, I/U Stock Certificate. Black on green border, VF, International BNC. Scarce stock certificate in Cox. In 1892, Thomas Fortune Ryan organized the Metropolitan Street Railway Co., a large traction syndicate in New York City whose securities-holding firm, the Metropolitan Traction Company, is considered to have been the first holding company in the United States. The syndicate ultimately merged with August Belmont’s Interborough Rapid Transit Company in 1905. Historic and early subway stock certificate. The company went out of business due to the financial panic of 1907. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $70-110 1393 1393NewYork, Albany and Buffalo Railroad Co. 1879 Unique Approval Proof Stock Certificate New York, 1879. Odd Shares Proof Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with ornate brown border, Profile of a train exiting a station at top center. Approval date added at bottom left in red ink, other writing on back of certificate. VF condition with paper wrinkling on the right that could be fixed, ABNC. This is a known railroad but no reported certificates have appeared previous to this discovery piece. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $140-250 1394 1394NewYork & Northern Railway Co., 1887 Specimen Bond. New York, 1887, $1000, 1st Mortgage 40 year 5% Specimen Gold Bond, Vertical format, Coupons attached, Black on green border and underprint, State seal bottom center locomotive passing by house and white picket fence top center, POC’s, VF condition, FBNC. This is the plate bond pictured in Cox. Rare with only 2 examples found. This is the only bond type known for this railroad. Rare to say the least. ������������������������������������������������ Est. $200-300 1395 1395NewYork Central Lines, 1912 and 1913 Specimen Bond Trio NY. Lot 3 Specimen 4.5% Registered Equipment Trust Bonds, Includes 1912, 1 Share = $1000 in orange; 1913, 1 Share = $1000 in olive green and 1913, 10 Shares = $10,000 in purple, all with train # 3404 under bridge in center over title, ; $1000 Specimen 4.5% Registered Equipment Trust Bond in olive; $1000 Specimen 4.5% Registered Equipment Trust Bond in red. All have red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, POCs, and are in XF condition, ABNC. The 1912, $1000 denomination is unlisted in Cox, all are only known as specimens, no issued examples known, Rare trio of bonds. (3)������������� Est. $120-240 1396 1396New York Central Railroad Co., 1900-20 Specimen Stock Certificate. New York, 19xx (1900-1920), Odd Shares, Specimen Stock, Black on light blue underprint, Vanderbilt flanked by steamship and locomotive, POC’s, XF condition, Attractive and scarce earlier design, ABNC. ������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $70-120