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

Archives International Auctions - Sale 64 66 January 27,2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Delaware 362 362 American Rust-Proof, Gun-Barrel, Brass-Lining and Gun Mfg. Co. 1910 I/U Stock Certificate Delaware, 1910. 32 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate #109, Black text with orange border, Allegorical Liberty depicted at top left corner. VF condition. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-350 363 363 Atlas Powder Co., 1912 Specimen Stock Certificate Delaware, ND (1912). <100 Shares Specimen Voting Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with light green border and underprint, Atlas depicted at top left corner. Red specimen overprints, 0000 serial number, and POCs. XF condition, RBN. In 1911, the United States won a lawsuit that it had brought against the Du Pont corporation under the Sherman Antitrust Act. The U.S. Circuit Court in Delaware found that Du Pont had been operating an unlawful monopoly, and ordered a breakup of its explosives and gunpowder manufacturing business. The breakup resulted in the creation of two new companies in 1912, Atlas Powder Company and Hercules Powder Company. Atlas received the explosives manufacturing portion of Du Pont’s business (including the facilities acquired from the Giant Powder Company), while Hercules received the gunpowder portion. Historic Gun powder and explosives company stock certificate. ������������������������������������������������� Est. $160-280 Scripophily - Explosives & Gunpowder 364 364 Hercules Inc. Specimen Bond Quartet, ca. 1976-1980 Delaware. Lot of 4 pieces: ND (1970s) $10,000 Specimen 8.75% Registered Bond in light blue; 1976 $1000 Specimen 8.75% Registered Bond in red; 1976 $5000 Specimen 8.75% Registered Bond in brown; 1980 $Odd Specimen 8.75% Registered Bond in olive. All have Specimen overprints or POCs. VF condition, SCBN. Hercules, Inc., was a chemical and munitions manufacturing company based in Wilmington, Delaware, incorporated in 1912 as the Hercules Powder Company following the breakup of the Du Pont explosives monopoly by the U.S. Circuit Court in 1911. (4) ���������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-350 Scripophily - Gunpowder, Ammunition & Weapons 365 365 Remington Arms Co., Inc., 1922 Specimen Bond Delaware, 1922. $500 Specimen 6% Series A 1st Mortgage Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond, Black print on orange border and under tint, Allegorical woman at top reclining on a lion, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Remington Arms Company, LLC is an American manufacturer of firearms and ammunition, and was the largest rifle manufacturer in North America according to the ATF statistics in 2015. �������������� Est. $400-600 New York 366 366 Aetna Explosives Co., Inc. 1919 Specimen Bond New York, 1919. $1000 Specimen 6% Series A Coupon Bond, Black text with green border and undertint, Eagle with spread wings at top center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. Fine-VF condition, ABNC. On January 1, 1919 Bankers Trust Company of New York became trustee of the company and the finances of the company were reorganized. Aetna Explosives tried to hang on, publishing a 156 page book/catalog describing its products and how to use them in 1920. The cover of that book listed thirteen branch offices, nine large plants, and one-hundred and ten distributing stations, but it was all for naught, for in 1921 Aetna Explosives was sold to the Hercules Powder Company, one of the companies formed after the breakup of the Powder Trust. Rare Transition bond issued for the takeover by Bankers Trust Company in 1919. ���������������������������������� Est. $130-260