Archives International Auctions Auction 79 September 6, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 79 124 September 6, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Rhode Island 607 607 Narragansett Steamship Co., 1869 Issued Bond Signed by Civil War General Ambrose Burnside as President. Massachusetts. $1000 7% 1st Mortgage Issued Bond. No vignette. Black border with red $1000 in middle and blue PAID in middle. Signed by Onslow Stearns as trustee, he was 34th governor of New Hampshire. This bond was issued and possibly helped finance the merger of the Narragansett Steamship Company with the Boston, Newport and New York Steamboat Company. Ambrose Burnside signature as President. Well known Civil War general, he was the 30th Governor as well as being a U.S senator from Rhode Island. ����������� Est. $130-260 SCRIPOPHILY - OIL, GAS & ENERGY Pennsylvania 608 608 Kentucky Oil Co., 1865 I/U Stock Certificate. Erie, Pennsylvania. 100 Shares, I/U, brownish pink, oil scene top middle, printed on thin paper, back printing showing through paper, S/N 90. VF condition. Also includes letter from an old friend, Coleman Leifer, to another collector discussing the certificate and adventures in collecting land. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240 609 609 Lick Run and Sugar Creek Oil Co. 1865 I/U Stock Certificate Pennsylvania, 1865. 800 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Light brown text with Oil scene at top center, Low S/N 7, Embossed company seal at bottom left, Adhesive Internal Revenue stamp on back. Fine-VF condition with tape stains at top left and right. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240 610 610 Nicholson Run Oil Co., 1865 I/U Stock Certificate. Venango County, PA., 1865, 500 Shares, I/U stock certificate, Black without underprint, Oil wells, tanks, barrels workers in middle with train on right and steamboat on left, native Americans lower left. S/N 139, VF condition, 25ct adhesive 1st issue revenue stamp on upper left, Scarce oil certificate and first time seen by us. Lith by A. Hoen & Co., Balto.. ����� Est. $120-200 SCRIPOPHILY - OLYMPICS AND SPORTS California 611 611 State of California under the “CaliforniaTenthOlympiad BondAct of 1927”, Bond Proof. California, 1927, Proof bond face of vignette, title and text without border. No border proof included. Vignette of Sprinter ready to leave the starting line, Olympic rings above the title, Bond was issued under the “California Tenth Olympiad Bonds Act of 1927”. XF condition. This is an extremely important Olympic item that helped finance the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Extremely rare certificate, only 2 found in archive as proofs, no specimens were found and this is the only one available, the last one sold for $1400+ in our January 2007 auction. �������������������� Est. $600-1200