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 67 143 May 26, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Indiana 844 844 State of Indiana, 1867 Patent for Swamp LandSigned byGovernor Oliver P. Morton Indiana, 1867. Issued Patent for Swamp Land, for 48 and 11/100 acres of land, located in Starke County. This land was sold for $60.13, and the patent was signed by the Governor of Indiana at the time, Oliver P. Morton. Black text with black border, green seal at bottom left corner. Fine condition with some splitting and holes. Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (August 4, 1823 – November 1, 1877), commonly known as Oliver P. Morton, was a U.S. Republican Party politician from Indiana. He served as the 14th Governor (the first native-born) of Indiana during the American Civil War, and was a stalwart ally of President Abraham Lincoln. ��������������������������������� Est. $140-280 Iowa 845 845 Dubuque Central Improvement Co. 1857 I/U Stock Certificate Iowa, 1857. 1 Share I/U Stock Certificate, S/N 49, Blue text with blue border, red underprint, Portrait of man flanked by allegorical women at top center. Fine condition with splitting and staining. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-180 Montana Territory 846 846 Great Falls Improvement Co. 1886 I/U Stock Certificate with Low S/N #5 Montana Territory, 1886. 1 Share I/U Capital Stock Certificate #5, Black text with black border, green underprint Great Falls of the Missouri River at center. Fine-VF condition. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $110-160 Pennsylvania 847 847 Pittsburgh and Allegheny Drove Yard Co. 1885 Specimen Bond Pennsylvania, 1885. $100 Specimen 5% First Mortgage Coupon Bond, Black text with black border, Cattle and pigs being herded by men on horseback at top center. Red specimen overprints, 0000 serial numbers, POCs. Fine condition, ABNC. The Pittsburgh and Allegheny Drove Yard Company was chartered in 1884, and in December of that year, the first tracts of land on Herr’s Island were purchased for the stockyards. Linked to the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio railroads by the Pittsburgh Junction Railroad, the Herr’s Island stockyards became a significant point of sale and resting place for livestock in transit between the Midwest (Chicago) and eastern markets (Philadelphia and New York City). The island is now a showcase project of urban redevelopment for the City of Pittsburgh. It is now a mixed-use community, home to townhomes and business parks, as well as a marina, the Three Rivers Rowing Association, and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. ���������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $110-200