Archives International Auctions Sale 67 May 26, 2021 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Coins, Historic Financial Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 67 141 May 26, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Scripophily - Gunpowder, Ammunition & Weapons Delaware 833 833 E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. 1921 Specimen Bond Delaware, 1921. $5000 Specimen 7.5% Registered Gold Bond, Black text with yellow border and underprint, Man leaning against stone building at top center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, POCs. VF condition, ABNC. DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly known as DuPont, is an American company formed by the merger of Dow Chemical and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company on August 31, 2017, and the subsequent spinoffs of Dow Inc. and Corteva. Prior to the spinoffs it was the world’s largest chemical company in terms of sales. ���������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-500 834 834 E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 2006 Odd Shrs Specimen Stock Certificate Delaware, Odd Shares, Specimen stock certificate, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American conglomerate that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by French- American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont. ����������������������������� Est. $100-200 Scripophily - Industrial & Manufacturing Connecticut 835 835 Boston & Meriden Manf’g Co., 1869 I/U Stock Certificate. Connecticut. 1869, 200 Shares, I/U stock certificate. Black on light red underprint, Seated men in middle, Native American at left, S/N 4, Rare stock certificate and very attractive. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $230-375 Delaware 836 836 National Starch and Chemical Corp., ca.1950-60’s Uncut Sheet of 2 Proof Stock Certificates. DE. Uncut sheet of 2 stock certificates, Black on green border and underprint printed on light orange-brown paper, borders with alignment notches, VF condition due to archival storage. SCBN. Unique as uncut sheet. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $160-280 New Jersey 837 837 A.C. SmithWatch Co. 1890’s Specimen Stock Certificate. New Jersey. -Odd Shrs Stock Certificate. Specimen. Image of clock face in middle. Black on brown border and underprint, POCs. Very Fine. ABNC. Upon the Non-Magnetic Watch Co. of America being placed into the hands of a receiver, A.C. Smith, and others, they immediately formed the Paillard Non-Magnetic Watch Co. The stated purpose of the new company (according to their August 1890 trade journal ad) was “... continuing the manufacture and sale of non-magnetic watches containing Paillard’s inventions. ... The Paillard Non-Magnetic Watch Co. are licensees under the Paillard patents and no other organization possesses the right to use them. ...” However, Mr. Smith and his partners were a little premature with this ad. The Non-Magnetic Watch Co. was bought out by the A.C. Smith Watch Co. in August 1894 as seen in a press release published on August 8, 1894 and an ad printed September 5, 1894. Shortly thereafter, the A.C. Smith Watch Co. brought out a line of Swiss-made movements under the Princeton name and, “to make room for regular movements ...,” discontinued the sale of complete (cased) Paillard Non-Magnetic (and other) watches. Historic and early watch company certificate. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $180-280