Archives International Auctions Sale 66 April 23, 2021 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Historic Financial Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 66 139 April 23, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 965 965 Consolidated Steamship Lines, 1907 I/U Stock Certificate Pair Maine, 1907. 2 pieces: 50 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate in orange; 100 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate in green. Both are in VF condition, ABNC. ������������������� Est. $130-200 Nicaragua and U.S. 966 966 Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua 1892 I/U Stock Certificate Nicaragua and the United States, January 21st, 1892. 2 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, S/N 0280, Black text with black border, Eagle with spread wings at top center. VF condition with toning, ABNC. The Maritime Canal Company was incorporated by an act of U.S. Congress in 1889 for the purpose of constructing a transisthmian canal through Nicaragua. When Congress incorporated the Maritime Canal Company, it excluded the government from any fiscal responsibilities. The project began on 23 March 1887, when Aniceto G. Menocal, a civil engineer with the U.S. Navy, negotiated an agreement with the Nicaraguan government that allowed his company to construct a canal within a ten-year period and to own it for ninety-nine years, after which it would revert to Nicaragua. Construction began at Greytown in 1889, and by 1893 the company had spent approximately $4 million on dredging the Greytown harbor, clearing the jungle, and other preliminary work. The project then collapsed owing to a lack of continued funding, corruption, and Nicaragua’s political turmoil. Menocal’s project officially came to an end in 1899, when the Maritime Canal Company defaulted on its contract. Rare early Panama Canal related stock certificate and first time offered by us. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-800 Pennsylvania 967 967 SunShipbuildingCo., 1917Specimen Bond Pennsylvania. $1000 Specimen 5% 1st Mortgage Serial Coupon Bond, Black print on brown border and under tint, Ship out on water at top with sun rising behind it, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, FL-ABNC. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-150 Texas 968 968 Port Arthur Canal & Dock Co. 1923 Specimen BondTrio Texas, 1923. 3 pieces, 2 are Specimen 6% Registered First Mortgage Gold Bonds, $5000 in brown and $1000 in green. Also included is a $500 Specimen 6% First Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond in green. All have red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. Fine-VF condition, ABNC. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-350 West Virginia 969 969 Buffalo Dry Dock Co. 1899 I/C Stock Certificate West Virginia, 1899. 10 Shares I/C Preferred Stock Certificate, S/N 11, Black text with orange border and underprint, Niagara Falls at top center. Cancelled in ink, Fine-VF condition, ABNC. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $70-120 970 970 Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steamship Lines. 1921 specimen Bond. $1000 Marine Equipment Trust Coupon Bond Specimen. With supplemental overprint. EF+ ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $140-280