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 63 260 December 9-10,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ohio 1587 1587Cleveland Gas Light and Coke Co., 1891 I/C Stock Certificate Ohio... 1891. 18 Shares I/C Capital stock Certificate #20, Black text with black border, Large industrial vat illustrated at top center. Fine condition with some signs of wear along margins. The Cleveland Gas Light and Coke Company was the first company to provide gas to Cleveland’s downtown and east sides. The company was the first utility company and the first to light the streets and City Hall. The company began in 1849, started by several successful businessmen.�� Est. $20-40 Pennsylvania 1588 1588Philadelphia Electric Power Co., 1926 Production Progress Proof and Specimen Trio Philadelphia, PA. Lot includes 3 pieces of materials made during bond production process: $500 Production Proof 5.5% First Mortgage Gold Bond in brown, edits made in ink throughout; Sheet of Production Proof coupons with edits made in ink throughout; Proof border and background for bond. Unique lot of production materials for the Philadelphia Electric Power Company. The Philadelphia Electric Company was incorporated under the laws of New Jersey on October 5, 1899, for the purpose of merging the National and Pennsylvania Manufacturing, Light & Power Companies. In 1901 it acquired the Kensington Electric Company, the last independent in the city. VF condition. ABNC (3)�� Est. $70-120 1589 1589Tidioute Water & Gas Co., 1873 I/C Stock Certificate Pennsylvania…. 1873. 1 Shares I/C Capital Stock Certificate #28, Black text with black border, Large oil or water drum at top center, allegorical woman to left. Fine condition. �� Est. $20-40 Texas 1590 1590Texas. Denison CityWater Co., 1880’s Specimen Stock Certificate Denison, Texas, 1880s. Odd Shares Specimen Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with black border, Man on horseback with cattle at top center. Purple specimen overprints. VF condition. �� Est. $50-80 1591 1591TX. Texas Power & Light Co., 1946 Specimen 2.75% $500,000 Coupon Bond, VF ABNC Texas. $500,000 coupon bond. The first instance of electricity generation in North Texas dates to 1882 when Dallas Electric Lighting Company, an indirect TXU Energy predecessor, began providing electric light service to the city of Dallas. A few years later, in 1885, Fort Worth Electric Light and Power Company, another indirect TXU Energy predecessor, was founded and began servicing areas west of Dallas. A number of electric companies formed in the years that followed: TXU Energy’s direct forerunners, the Texas Power & Light Company (TP&L); Dallas Power & Light (DP&L), to serve the Dallas area; and Texas Electric Service Company (TESCO) to serve Fort Worth and areas west of Abilene. In 1984, DP&L, TESCO, and TP&L merged as divisions of a new principal subsidiary, Texas Utilities Electric Company. TXU Energy is a retail electricity provider headquartered in Irving, Texas, serving residential and business customers in deregulated regions of Texas since the deregulation of the Texas electricity market in 2002. A subsidiary of Vistra Energy, it is one of the largest retail electricity providers in Texas. XF ABNC.�� Est. $45-90 Various States 1592 1592Large Group of Northern States Utilities Stocks and Bonds, ca.1897-1937. North Eastern States, Lot include over 15 items, highlights include: Associated Gas and Electric Co.; Empire Public Service Corp.; Lowell Electric Light Corp. #4; Boston Water Power Co.; Jersey Central Power & Light Co; and National Public Service Corp. (15+)�� Est. $50-100