Archives International Auctions Auction 73 January 18, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera
Archives International Auctions - Sale 73 121 January 18, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Utah Territory 587 587 NewBedfordSilver Mining Co. of Utah, 1881 I/UStockCertificate. Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. 1881, 250 Shares, I/U stock certificate, black on thin beige paper, Eagle in middle under curved title, S/N 344, ITASB Fred C. Macomber, Signed by John S. Barnes as Vice President and C.E. Barnes as secretary, Fine to VF, ornate border, rare Utah Territory stock certificate ����������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 SCRIPOPHILY - NAVIGATION & SHIPPING Delaware 588 588 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. 1989 Specimen Bond Delaware, 1989. $Odd Specimen 8 3/8% Registered Debenture Bond, Black text with yellow border and underprint, UPS logo at top center. Specimen overprints and POCs. VF condition, SC-USBN. United Parcel Service (UPS) is an American multinational package delivery and supply chain management company. ���������������������������������� Est. $110-220 New York 589 589 American Merchants Union Express Co. 1869 Issued Stock Certificate Signed byWilliam FargoWith Imprinted U.S. Revenue New York, 1869. 100 Shares I/C Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with black border and an orange imprinted internal revenue stamp at center, Men driving horse carriage at top center. Cancelled stamps, adhesive internal revenue stamp on back and imprinted 5 Cents Revenue with Lincoln facing left on the front middle, Fine condition with some staining at top right corner. The American Merchants Union Express Company was organized in 1868 through the merger of the Merchants Union Express Company and American Express Company. The company was renamed American Express Company in 1873. Signed by William Fargo as President, who was also the 27th Mayor of Buffalo, serving from 1862 until 1866 during the U.S. Civil War. ����������������������������������������� Est. $140-260 590 590 Submarine Monitor Co. 1885 I/U Stock Certificate New York, 1885. 100 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate #29, Black text with green border and underprint, Eagle on rock at left in circular frame. Fine condition. The company designed and manufactured a submarine boat designed for use in placing torpedoes under the bottoms of war vessels. It is the design of her owners, The Submarine Monitor Company, to construct a larger vessel, to be provided with many additional improvements. Yet the little Peacemaker has obtained such success that, if the new craft does any better, it will be a subject of congratulation for those interested. The Peacemaker is thirty feet long, seven and a half feet wide, and six feet deep. Signed by M. Rosewell Schuyler as president. ABNC. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200 Pennsylvania 591 591 Pennsylvania Canal Co. 1870 I/U Bond Quintet Signed by Alfred Mordecai, Jr &General Isaac JonesWistar Pennsylvania...... 1870. 5 pieces, all the same: $1000 I/U 6% General Mortgage Bond, Black text with black border and blue underprint, Men standing beside canal with ship at top center. Adhesive internal revenue stamp at left, embossed company seal at bottom left. Fine condition with pronounced fold lines, some with a hole at center. All are signed by Alfred Mordecai, Jr (1840-1920). Mordecai was the son of Major Alfred Mordecai, from a very prominent Philadelphia Jewish family, graduating from West Point in June of 1861. He was active as assistant Adjutant-General during the defense of Washington in August of 1861 and participated in the Manassas Campaign and the Battle of Bull Run. General Mordecai also taught mathematics for a period at West Point, and held other positions at USMA during the Civil War. He was also the Superintendent and Commandant of the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts. Isaac J. Wistar (November 14, 1827 - September 18, 1905) was an American lawyer, miner, farmer, soldier, and author. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, in which he was wounded twice, and was noted for his criticized performance during the 1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign. After the conflict Wistar became a distinguished penologist and a writer. (5) ������� Est. $160-280
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