Archives International Auctions Sale 64 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Scripophily; U.S. & World Coins; Medals January 27, 2021

Archives International Auctions - Sale 64 24 January 27,2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Michigan 133 133 S.S. Kresge Co. Transition Stock Certificate with Name Change to “K Mart”, 1975 Specimen Stock Certificate Michigan, 1975. <100 Shares Specimen Stock Certificate, Black text with green border and underprint, Allegorical woman with sword at top center. ‘Name Changed to K Mart Corp.’ overprint at center, Specimen POCs. VF condition, SCBN. Kmart Corporation is an American big box department store chain. The company was incorporated in 1899 as S. S. Kresge Corporation and renamed Kmart Corporation in 1977. The first store with the Kmart name opened in 1962. �� Est. $55-110 Montana Territory 134 134 Alhambra Flume & Mercantile Co. 1888 Stock Certificate Montana Territory, 1888. 5 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate #3, Black text with gold border, company name in red at top. VF condition. Early Montana mining and trading company. �� Est. $70-120 New York 135 135 F. W. Woolworth Co. 1940 “1 Million Dollar” Specimen Bond New York, 1940. $1,000,000 Specimen 2.5% Registered Sinking Fund Debenture Bond, Black text with orange border and underprint, Woolworth logo at top center with eagle and pair of globes. Blue specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. VF condition, ABNC. Well known “5 & 10 Cents” department store. �� Est. $100-200 136 136 Helena Rubinstein, Inc. 1971 Specimen Stock Certificate New York, 1971. <100 Shares Specimen Stock Certificate, Black text with blue border at left and underprint, Allegorical woman at top with cosmetics. Red specimen overprints, Not to be removed stamp at top margin, POCs, VF condition, SCBN. Helena Rubinstein was a Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist. A cosmetics entrepreneur, she was the founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein Incorporated cosmetics company, which made her one of the world’s richest women. �� Est. $40-75 137 137 Sears, Roebuck and Co. 1984 Stock Certificate Approval Mockup and Production Files New York. Lot includes several pieces related to the design and production of Sears, Roebuck and Co. Stock Certificates. <100,000 Shares Approval Mockup in black and white, mounted and protected behind plastic material; Facsimile copy of the approved stock certificate with edits and notes made in purple ink; A pair of other black and white facsimile copies of certificate border and undertint; Pair of order forms for stock certificate plates, typewritten on blue and yellow paper; Other facsimile papers of stock certificate plates; And a large yellow envelope to contain all the materials, with notes made in pencil throughout. VF condition. Unique lot related to the production of stock certificates for a well-known company. Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in 1892, and reincorporated by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald in 1906. �� Est. $180-280 Pennsylvania 138 138 Glen Mills 1880 I/U Bond From Well Known Paper Manufacturer Pennsylvania, 1880. $1000 I/U 6% Coupon Bond #40, Black text with black border and green underprint, Pennsylvania State Seal depicted at top center. Fine-VF condition. Glen Mills owned an operated a paper mill in Pennsylvania. The community of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, takes its name from the company and its mills that were located in the area in the early to mid 1800s. These mills supplied the United States government with a special, patented paper for the printing of government bonds and notes. �� Est. $80-160