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 73 132 January 18, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 638 638 Manhattan Beach Co. Consolidated 1880 Unique Approval Proof Stock Certificate New York. (Inc. Connecticut), 1880. 100 Shares Proof Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with brown border, Men standing on beach looking at ships at top center, Train passing at bottom. Handwriting on both front and back added during proof design process. Fine condition with some damage to margins, water stain on back. Rare, only listed as a proof in Cox, ABNC. Austin Corbin was President of the Manhattan Beach Company, which built a simple wooden drawbridge in 1880. Corbin ( July 11, 1827 - June 4, 1896) was a 19th-century American banking and railroad entrepreneur. He consolidated the rail lines on Long Island, bringing them under the profitable umbrella of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). He was the owner of Manhattan Beach, a resort in Brooklyn, New York City, from which he barred Jews. He was also the owner of the Sunnyside Plantation in Chicot County, Arkansas, from 1886 to his death in 1896, where he used convict laborers and later brought Italian immigrants to work on the land.. ...... ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-700 639 639 Manhattan Railway Co., 1890 Specimen Bond. New York. $1000, Specimen Consolidated Mortgage 4% Gold Bond. Green border. Elevated railroad in city. XF condition. Coupons attached. Red specimen overprints and POC’s. ABNC. Rare and attractive bond only known as a specimen or proof in Cox, none found issued . ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $180-280 640 640 NewYork and Stamford RailwayCo. 1908 Specimen Bond New York, 1908. $1000 Specimen 4% First and Refunding Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with blue border and undertint, New York & Stamford Railway car with waiting passengers at top center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. VF condition, ABNC. Only known as a specimen in Cox. ������������������������������������������ Est. $120-240 641 641 NewYork Central and Hudson River Rail Road Co., 1873 Specimen Bond Rarity. New York. Specimen $10,000, 7% 1st Mortgage Bond Payable in 1903. Black on red border, Vanderbilt in middle flanked by steamship and locomotive, Blue “00000” serial numbers, Specimen overprints and POC’s, Only listed as a specimen in cox. This is the only example available out of the 2 found in the ABN Archives in 2002. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-1000 642 642 Twenty-Third Street Railway Co., 1912 Specimen Bond New York. $1,000 Specimen 5% Improvement and Refunding Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black print on orange border and under tint, Street car at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Only 3 Specimen examples found in the ABN Archives........... ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $160-280