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

Archives International Auctions - Sale 64 5 January 27,2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Virginia 23 23 Continental Motors Corp. 1924 Specimen Bond Virginia, 1924. $500 Specimen 6.5% First Mortgage Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with orange border and undertint, Motor in oval frame at top center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. Fine-VF condition, ABNC. Continental Motors Company was a American engine and automobile manufacturer. ������������������������������������������ Est. $90-180 24 24 Hupp Motor Car Corp., 1915 Specimen Stock Certificate Virginia, 1915, <100 Shares Specimen Stock Certificate, Black text with olive border and undertint, Allegorical woman with flowers at top center. Red specimen overprints, 0000 serial numbers, and POCs. Fine-VF condition, RBN. Hupmobile was an automobile built from 1909 through 1939 by the Hupp Motor Car Company of Detroit. ������� Est. $130-200 25 25 Peerless Truck and Motor Corp. 1915 Specimen Bond Virginia, 1915. $100 Specimen 6% Secured Convertible Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with brown border and undertint, Pair of allegorical figures with beehive at top center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. Fine condition, ABNC. The company was incorporated on November 1st, 1915 and this bond was issued November 10th, 1915. The company was formed as a holding company to acquire control of Peerless Motor Car Company of Cleveland Ohio and the General Vehicle Company of Long Island City, NY. The Peerless Motor Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer that produced the Peerless brand of motorcars in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1900 to 1931. One of the “Three Ps” – Packard, Peerless, and Pierce-Arrow – the company was known for building high-quality luxury automobiles. Peerless popularized a number of vehicle innovations that later became standard equipment, including drum brakes and the first enclosed-body production cars. Historic bond issued for the acquisition of this historic automobile company. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400 West Virginia 26 26 Maxwell Motor Corp. 1924 Specimen Bond West Virginia, 1924. $100 Specimen 7% Convertible Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with brown border and undertint, Allegorical woman reclining with lion at top center. Red specimen overprint, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. Fine condition with archival reinforcements along fold lines, ABNC. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 Scripophily - Aviation Arizona 27 27 Aircraft FinanceCorporation ofAmerica, 1929 I/UStockCertificate & Letterhead. Los Angeles, CA. 1929, 10 Shares, I/U stock certificate, Black on orange border, No vignette, S/N 213, Signed by the President A.O. Hunsaker and O.K. Hunsaker as secretary, historic company that was a pioneer in early airline aviation including TWA. O.K Hunsaker, the son of A. O. and Alvaretta Hunsaker of Beverly Hills, had lived in Kansas City, Mo. before moving to Los Angeles in 1911. His father, A.O., was an investment banker with offices in Hollywood. O. K. grew up with money and invested variously including backing some Hollywood productions. He is reported to have produced the first all-negro movie in 1917. In 1929, Hunsaker founded the Aircraft Finance Corporation of America with his father and aviation pioneer Allan Loughead. The company, with an initial projected capitalization of thirty million dollars, specialized in aircraft production and sales nation-wide. �������������������������� Est. $120-200