Archives International Auctions Auction 75 March 30, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 75 89 March 30, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Nevada 476 476 Mustang Ranch, Inc. 1990 Specimen Stock Certificate - Famous Brothel Nevada, 1990. Odd Shares Specimen Stock Certificate, Black text with blue border and underprint, Company name with border at top center. Specimen POCs. VF- XF condition, SC-USBN. The Mustang Ranch is a brothel in Storey County, Nevada, about 20 miles east of Reno. Under owner Joe Conforte, Mustang Ranch Brothel, the precursor to Mustang Ranch, became Nevada’s first licensed brothel in 1971. This eventually lead to the legalization of brothels in 10 of 17 counties in the state. Mustang Ranch opened to the public in 1976 and was America’s largest brothel with 166 acres, and the most profitable. The Mustang Ranch was forfeited to the federal government in 1999 following Conforte’s convictions for tax fraud, racketeering and other crimes. It was auctioned off and reopened in 2005, 5 miles to the east under the same name but different ownership. This was issued under the original owners in 1990. Rare and interesting piece. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-450 Scripophily - Communications & Telecommunications Pennsylvania 477 477 Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1920 Specimen Bond Quartet. Pennsylvania. Lot of 4 Specimen bonds, Includes 1925 $10,000 Registered 5% Gold Bond, VF; 1925, $100, red and $500, brown 5% Gold Coupon Bonds, both Fine with minor splitting at top horizontal fold; and a 1941 $1000, blue, 2 3/4% Coupon Bond, All with Alexander Graham Bell in middle flanked by operator on left and man working with wired on telephone pole on right, all with specimen overprints, POC’s Red “00000” serial numbers and coupons attached. All in XF condition. Attractive telephone company bonds. (4) �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200 478 478 Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1923 Specimen Bond Quartet. Pennsylvania. Lot of 4, 1923 dated Specimen 5% gold bonds, Includes $10,000 Registered 5% Gold Bond, VF, Black; $100, blue; $500 Orange; and $1000 Brown 5% Gold Coupon Bonds, All with allegorical angels in middle flanking “Bell System” Logo in Middle, all with specimen overprints, POC’s Red “00000” serial numbers and coupons attached. All in VF-XF condition. Attractive telephone company bonds. (4) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200 Scripophily - Computers, Internet & Technology Delaware 479 479 Apollo Computer Inc. 1983 Proof Stock Certificate Now Part Of Hewlett Packard. Delaware, 1983. Odd Shares Proof Stock Certificate, Black text with blue border at left, Allegorical man seated with company logo by feet. VF condition, SC-USBN. Apollo Computer Inc., founded in 1980 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, by William Poduska and others, developed and produced Apollo/Domain workstations in the 1980s. Along with Symbolics and Sun Microsystems, Apollo was one of the first vendors of graphical workstations in the 1980s. Apollo was acquired by Hewlett- Packard in 1989 for US$476 million (equivalent to $982 million in 2019), and gradually closed down over the period 1990-1997. ����������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200