Archives International Auctions Auction 78 July 27, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 78 155 July 27, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Virginia 797 797 Atlantic Mississippi & Ohio Rail Road Co. 1871, I/C Bond Signed by Confederate General William Mahone. Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad (AM&O), 1871, $1000 7% First Mortgage Coupon Bond with Imprinted Revenue, was formed in 1870 in Virginia from 3 east-west railroads which traversed across the southern portion of the state. Organized and led by former Confederate general William Mahone (1826-1895), the 428-mile (689 km) line linked Norfolk with Bristol, Virginia by way of Suffolk, Petersburg, Lynchburg, and Salem. The AM&O was promoted as a trade link to the west, and further expansion was envisioned with the goal of increasing Virginia’s Ohio Valley and Mississippi Valley commerce. It was heavily backed by investors from England and Scotland. The AM&O went into receivership after the U.S. Financial Panic of 1873. After several years of continuing financial problems, Mahone’s relationship with the bondholders soured, and he was removed as trustee, but was permitted to continue to lead operations. Finally, in 1881, the AM&O was sold at auction. It was acquired by other U.S. interests based in Philadelphia who outbid Mahone. They were already building Shenandoah Valley Railroad and had a new commodity in mind: bituminous coal. The AM&Owas renamed to Norfolk andWestern Railway (N&W). Norfolk &Western Railway was expanded west into the coalfields, and later into a much large system, eventually tapping the Ohio Valley and Mississippi Valley commerce as earlier promised Virginia. The N&W was combined with the Southern Railway, another profitable carrier, to form Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) in 1982. Today, much of the former Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad remains in service for Norfolk Southern. �� Est. $130-250 Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama 798 798 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, 1904-26, Trio of Bonds Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama...., 1904-23. Trio of Issued Bonds, Includes: $1000 Specimen 4% Gold Coupon Bond with dark brown border; $1000 Specimen 4 1/2% Series A Gold Coupon Bond with green border; $10,000, Issued and Cancelled, Registered 4% Gold Bond in orange border. All pieces range from Fine-VF condition. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �� Est. $70-140 SCRIPOPHILY - STATE & CITY Louisiana 799 799 Board of Levee Commissioners for the Levee District, Carroll & Madison Parishes, 1859 Bond Trio Parishes of Carroll and Madison, Louisiana, 1859. Lot of 3 pieces, all the same: $1000 I/U 8% Coupon Bond, Black text with black border, Louisiana state seal depicted at center. All are in Fine to VF condition with some signs of wear, toning, and fragile fold lines. Sequential S/Ns are 124, 125, 126. (3) �� Est. $120-240 800 800 New Orleans and Louisiana Stocks, Bonds, Ephemera and Proof Vignette Group, ca. 1853-1971 New Orleans, Louisiana, 1853-1971. Lot of 6 pieces, Includes: New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad Co., 1853, $1000 I/C 8% Promissory Note; New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Co. Proof Intaglio Bond Header in green, Louisiana state Arms at center, Train scenes at left and right; Keystone Life Ins. Co., 1906 10 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate; Orleans and Jefferson Railway Co. Ltd., 1897 20 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate; City of New Orleans, 1971 $5000 Specimen 6% Sewerage, Water and Drainage Serial Coupon Bond; and City of New Orleans, 1948 $1000 Specimen 2.5% Temporary Union Passenger Terminal Revenue Coupon Bond. All are in VF to AU condition. (6) �� Est. $250-400 Mississippi 801 801 State of Mississippi, 1914 Specimen Bond. Mississippi, 1914, $1000, 4 1/2 % Bond of 1914, Specimen bond, Patriotic Eagle, Green, POC’s, XF, ABNC. �� Est. $70-120