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 90 November 23, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Michigan 455 455 Detroit Aircraft Corp., 1930 I/U Stock Certificate. MI. 1930. 100 Shares I/U stock certificate. Green border and undertint. Vignette with blimp, early airplane and propeller airplane heading straight at viewer. XF condition. E.A. Wright BNC. Scarce and popular certificate. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200 SCRIPOPHILY - BANKING & FINANCE Belgium and Africa 456 456 L’Africaine Banque D’etudes et D’entreprises Coloniales 1898 I/U Bond Belgium and Africa, 1898. 100 Francs I/U Bond, Blue printing, border, and undertint, Ornate trees surrounding Allegorical woman holding flag and landscape along bottom of certificate. VF condition. ������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $130-260 Dakota 457 457 Western Loan andTrust Co. 1880s Specimen Bond Pierre, Dakota, ND (1880s). $Odd Specimen 6%Debenture Coupon Bond, Black text with black border, Men plowing with pair of horses at top center. Red specimen overprints, 000 serial numbers, and POCs. Fine condition with a pair of small holes at center fold lines, otherwise in Fine condition. HLBN. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $140-280 Delaware 458 458 Enron Corp. 1998 Specimen Bond With Facsimile Ken Lay Signature. Texas (Inc. in Delaware), 1998. $Odd Specimen 9 7/8% Registered Bond, Black text with yellow-orange border and underprint. Red specimen overprint and specimen POCs. VF condition, SC-USBN. Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. At the end of 2001, it was revealed that Enron’s reported financial condition was sustained by an institutionalized, systematic, and creatively planned accounting fraud, known since as the Enron scandal. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 459 459 Merrill Lynch &Co. Inc. Specimen BondQuintet & Intaglio Printed Progress Proof Vignette, ca. 1980-90s New York (Inc. in Delaware). Lot of 6 pieces, Includes 5 Specimen Registered bonds with different percent yields: $Odd in brown; $Odd in purple; $Odd in orange; $Odd in blue; and $Odd in teal; also included is a 9.75 x 2.5 inch intaglio printed progress proof bond header of the vignette with the World Trade Center, black and white and printed on glossy paper. All are in Uncirculated condition. SC-USBN. (6) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-700