Archives International Auctions Auction 74 February 23, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 74 121 February 23, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Delaware 646 646 Bethlehem Steel Corp. 1940 Specimen Bond Delaware, 1940. $1000 Specimen 1% Serial Debenture Coupon Bond, Black text with brown border and undertint, Man seated with ship and machines in background. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. VF condition, ABNC. ����������������������������������������� Est. $70-120 647 647 Cigar Machine Corporation of America, 1919 Issued Stock Certificate Delaware. 40 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with green border, Great vignette of cigar rolling machine at tope center. Fine-VF condition with slight paper clip rust. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-150 Pennsylvania 648 648 Bethlehem Steel Corp., 1970 Specimen Registered Bond Trio. Bethlehem Steel Corp., Lot of 3 different denomination specimen bonds, All are Specimen Registered 9% Debentures. Includes $-Odd, Lime green; $1000, burgundy; and, $10,000, light orange. All with the same vignette of seated man with ship, train and industrial steel workers behind him. The Bethlehem Steel Corporation (commonly called Bethlehem Steel) was a steel and shipbuilding company that began operations in 1904 and was America’s second-largest steel producer and largest shipbuilder. The Bethlehem The Bethlehem Steel legacy began in 1899 with the formation of the first Bethlehem Steel, the Bethlehem Steel Company which was two years before the Bethlehem Iron Company ceased operations. The Bethlehem Steel Company is the first Bethlehem Steel while the Bethlehem Steel Corporation is the second Bethlehem Steel; both companies existed simultaneously after 1904, but the Bethlehem Steel Company was eventually merged into the Bethlehem Steel Corporation in the 1960s. All in Uncirculated condition. (3) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $160-280 West Virginia 649 649 West Virginia Lumber, Paper, Coal and State Bond Trio Specimen Bonds, ca.1901-1925 West Virginia, 1901-1925. Lot of 3 Specimen Bonds, Includes: West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., $500 Specimen 5% Coupon Bond in brown, VF condition; West Virginia Coal & Coke Co., $1000 Specimen 6% First Mortgage Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond in green, VF condition with some staining; and State of West Virginia, $10,000 Specimen 5% Registered Gold Bond in olive, VF condition. All are printed by ABNC. (3) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200