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 63 259 December 9-10,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Kentucky 1581 1581Middleborough Water Co., 1890 Specimen Bond Kentucky. $500 Specimen 6%General Mortgage Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond, Black print on brown border and under tint, Allegorical woman at top right corner, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF condition with slight splitting along fold lines, ABNC. �������������������������� Est. $85-150 Louisiana 1582 1582Shreveport Water Works Co., 1902 Specimen Bond Shreveport, Louisiana, 1902. $1000 Specimen 5% Consolidated Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with green border and underprint, Allegorical woman reclining with jug of water at bottom. Red specimen overprints, 0000 serial numbers, POCs. Fine-VF condition, ABNC. The McNeill Street Water Treatment Plant was constructed in 1887 as the original water works for the City of Shreveport, Louisiana. The franchise of the Shreveport Water Works Company, as it was originally known, lasted for 30 years and through four different owners, before the City of Shreveport forced the sale of the water system to the City.��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-160 New Jersey 1583 1583Driggs Drainage Co. 1872 I/U Stock Certificate Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1872, 100 Shares, I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with black border. Pastoral scene at top, VF condition with very slight stain at bottom right. ��������������������������� Est. $60-110 1584 1584DundeeWater Power and Land Co. 1882 Specimen Bond New Jersey, 1882. $500 Specimen 6% Mortgage Coupon Bond, Black text with black border and red underprint, Train passing by utilities building at top center. POCs, Return to Issue Room stamp at back. VF condition with some adhesive marks at back of coupons. HLBN. The Dundee Manufacturing Company (DMC), incorporated 1832, built the Dundee Dam across the Passaic River c. 1833, replacing an earlier wing dam it had built c. 1830. The DMC, which had reorganized in 1850, built the Dundee Canal between 1858 and 1861. This canal was not financially successful for navigation, and the company went into receivership in 1864. It reorganized as the Dundee Water Power and Land Company (DWPLC) in 1872, and the company’s new emphasis on supplying water and selling land was more lucrative. The Dundee Canal Industrial Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1999. Rare Homer-Lee Specimen Bond. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $75-150 1585 1585Peoria Water Works Co. 1898 Specimen Bond New Jersey, 1898. $1000 Specimen 4% First Consolidated Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with green border and undertint, Reclining allegorical woman with water at top center. Red specimen overprints, 0000 serial numbers, POCs. Fine condition, ABNC. The Peoria Water Works Company was bought by the Community Water Service Company by 1926, and that company was itself acquired by the American Water Works and Electric Company in 1936. In 1947 the company was reorganized as the American Water Works Company. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-90 New York 1586 1586Staten Island Edison Corp. 1923 Specimen Bond New York, 1923. $100 Specimen 6.5% Refunding and Improvement Mortgage Gold Bond, Black text with brown border and underprint, State of Liberty depicted at top center. Fine condition, POCs, some glue stains near margins. SBN. Rare and possibly unique.���������������� Est. $130-250