Archives International Auctions Auction 79B October 4, 2022 Timed Internet Auction U.S., & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 79b 218 October 4, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1875 1875Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway Co. 1922 Specimen Bond. Virginia. $100. 1st and Consolidated Mortgage 6% Gold Bond. Series A. Olive green border and undertint. Train workers in yard with locomotive in background. VF condition. Red “Specimen”, “00000” serial numbers and POC’s. Unlisted railroad denomination in Cox. ABNC. Rare. ������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $55-110 1876 1876James River & Kanawha Co., 1866, I/U Stock Certificate Virginia, 1866. 20 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, S/N 968, VF-XF condition. The James River and Kanawha Canal was a partially built canal in Virginia intended to facilitate shipments of passengers and freight by water between the western counties of Virginia and the coast. Ultimately its towpath became the roadbed for a rail line following the same course. Encouraged by George Washington, the canal project was begun in 1785 as the James River Company, and later restarted under the James River and Kanawha Canal Company. It was an expensive project which failed several times financially and was frequently damaged by floods. Though largely financed by the Commonwealth of Virginia through the Virginia Board of Public Works, it was only half completed by 1851, reaching Buchanan, in Botetourt County. When work to extend it further west stopped permanently, railroads were overtaking the canal as a far more productive mode of transportation. After the American Civil War, funds for resuming construction were unavailable from either the war-torn Commonwealth or private sources. The project also did poorly against railroad competition, finally succumbing to damage done by massive flooding in 1877. In the end, its right-of-way was bought and the canal was largely dismantled by the new Richmond and Allegheny Railroad, which laid tracks on the former towpath. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $70-120 1877 1877Maryland Virginia Railway Co., 1900-20 Stock Certificate Rarity Virginia, ND (190-30s). <100 Shares U/C Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with blue border and underprint, Bridge over a wooded valley at top center. Red Cancelled overprint, POCs, Fine condition, SBN. Unlisted color in Cox, Rare. ����������������������� Est. $85-170 1878 1878Southern Railway Co. 1901 Specimen Bond Virginia, 1901. $10,000 Specimen 4% Registered St. Louis Division First Mortgage Gold Bond, Black text with orange border and underprint, Allegorical woman seated among goods at top center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. Fine-VF condition, ABNC. Rare specimen in Cox. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $40-80