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 63 248 December 9-10,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Wisconsin and Michigan 1508 1508Milwaukee and Northern Railroad Co., 1890 Specimen Bond Wisconsin and Michigan. $1000 Specimen 6% Equipment Bond, Black print with a green border and under tint, locomotive exiting tunnel at top, Specimen overprints, POC’s, VF-XF condition. ABNC. Unique in Archives, this was the only example found. This is the exact and only example photographed in Cox. ������������������������������������������������ Est. $300-600 Wisconsin. Minnesota. Illinois 1509 1509Chicago, Freeport andSt. Paul RailroadCo., 1884UniqueApproval Proof Bond. Wisconsin. Minnesota. Illinois, Specimen 1884, $1000. 1st Mortgage 6% Gold coupon bond, Proof printed on india paper mounted on thin white card, Green border and undertint, locomotive L-R passing telephone poles,. POC’s, Amazing and attractive design. Includes proof coupons, back and additional correspondence, ABNC. 1 of only 2 proof bonds reported, no issued or specimen examples have been seen. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400 SCRIPOPHILY - REAL ESTATE New York 1510 1510Eastern Offices, Inc. 1928 Specimen Bond - The Graybar Building in NYC. New York, 1928. $1000 Specimen 5.25% Serial Mortgage Leasehold Gold Bond, Black text with green border and underprint. Graybar building depicted at top left corner. Fine condition, some elements have been removed in the design process, SBN. The Graybar Building is a 30-story office building in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is located at 420–430 Lexington Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets, adjacent to Grand Central Terminal. The Graybar Building was designed by Sloan & Robertson in the Art Deco style. The building was erected within “Terminal City”, a collection of buildings located above Grand Central’s underground tracks, and as such, occupies the real-estate air rights above these tracks. The Graybar Building’s ground floor includes the “Graybar Passage”, a publicly accessible passageway that leads from Lexington Avenue to Grand Central Terminal. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Graybar Building as an official landmark in 2016.���������������������������� Est. $70-120 SCRIPOPHILY - RETAIL 1511 1511 Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1920 Specimen Bond. New York. 1920, $100, Specimen 7%, Serial Gold Note, Series A. Blue border. Early Sears building in middle, Red specimen overprints, POC’s and “00000” serial numbers. Uncirculated. Coupons on right. Rare and historic Sears, Roebuck stock certificate. ABNC. �������������������������� Est. $110-200 SCRIPOPHILY - SECURITY PRINTERS Rare American Bank Note Stock Certificate 1512 1512American Bank Note Company, 1873 Stock Certificate Rarity. New York, 19th June, 1873, 22 Shares, Issued and punch cancelled, Black on red and black border and underprint with Franklin and Washington on upper left and right corners, Seated allegorical Liberty with eagle and flag superimposed over U.S. Shield under ornate curved title, ABN Screaming Eagle Logo on the lower left, S/N 1701, Issued to James H. Comfort and signed by John Gavit as President and, Theodore H. Freeland as Secretary, VF condition with toning on the top left corner, red pen cancelled and POC’s in signature blocks. ABNC. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $3250-6500