Archives International Auctions Auction 71 November 23, 2021 U.S. & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Security Printing Ephemera, and Historic Financial Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 71 114 November 23, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com SCRIPOPHILY - NAVIGATION & SHIPPING Delaware 558 558 Booth Fisheries Co., 1926 Specimen Bond Delaware. $100 Specimen 6 1/2% 1st Mortgage and Collateral Trust Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond, Black print on purple border and under tint, Men fishing out on water at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, Fine condition with splitting along fold lines and minor toning over certificate condition, ABNC. Incorporated in Delaware May 10, 1909, acquiring the A. Booth & Co., Chicago. 111. Later acquired the Northwestern Fisheries Co., through which company acquired the International Fisheries Co., Tacoma, Wash.; Gorman & Co., Macheasport Packing Co. Company owns the Anacortes Fisheries Co., incorporated in Washington, April 15, 1915, and operating five salmon canneries in Alaska and Puget Sound; Booth Cold Storage Co., St. Louis, Mo.; and the Booth Fisheries Co. of Canada; incorporated in Canada as a subsidiary of the company to acquire and operate the New Brunswick Sardine Canning1 Co. Company buys, sells, and cans all kinds of seafood. Owns a large fleet of fishing boats on the Great Lakes and Pacific Ocean. Through the various companies controlled, company operates salmon and sardine canneries in Alaska, Puget Sound, Maine, and New Brunswick. Has five large cold storage and freezing plants. �������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-200 New York 559 559 Larchmont Yacht Club, 1926 Specimen Bond. Larchmont, New York, 1926, $250, Specimen 10 Year, 5-1/2% Gold Registered Bond. Blue border. Photo vignette of “Flagship Varuna” under full sail. Red specimen overprints, POC’s and “00000” serial numbers. XF condition. Rare and attractive yacht club bond. ABNC........ ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200 Virginia 560 560 Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. 1890 Specimen Bond Virginia, 1890. $1000 Specimen 5% First Mortgage Coupon Bond, Black text with ornate green border and undertint, Scene at top of ship disembarking from dry dock. Red specimen overprints, “00000” serial numbers, POC’s, VF condition. Printed by ABNC. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $110-200 SCRIPOPHILY - OIL, GAS & ENERGY California 561 561 Torrey Canon Oil Co. 1894 I/C Stock Certificate Signed by Thomas R. Bard California, 1894. 1 Share I/C Capital Stock Certificate, S/N 16, Black text with black border, Oil platform depicted at bottom left corner. Cancelled in ink, Fine condition, Printed by Crocker & Co. Signed by Thomas R. Bard as company president. Thomas Robert Bard (December 8, 1841 – March 5, 1915) was a political leader in California who assisted in the organization of Ventura County and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1900 to 1905 as a Republican. In 1867, Bard became the first person in California to produce oil from a drilled well. He is known as the “Father of Port Hueneme” for his efforts in building and expanding the city, as well as the first and only deep water port in the area. He is one of the founders of the UNOCAL company, and held profitable interests in several oil companies. �������������������������������������������� Est. $230-375