Archives International Auctions Auction 80 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2022: Lots 1 to 826 in 2 SESSIONS

Archives International Auctions - Sale 80 137 October 25, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Germany 688 688 Celanese AG 2000 Specimen Stock Certificate Germany, 2000. Odd Shares Specimen Stock Certificate in German and English, Black text with blue and red background, Dr. Camille Dreyfus at left and Dr. Henri Dreyfus at right. Specimen POCs, VF-XF condition. ABNC. Celanese Corporation, formerly known as Hoechst Celanese, is a Fortune 500 global technology and specialty materials company �������������������� Est. $120-240 689 689 Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke - Auschwitz Satellite Work Camp 1943 I/U Bond Blechhammer, Germany, 1943. 1000 Reichsmark U/U 4% Coupon Bond in German, Black text with yellow border and background. VF. Translates to Upper Silesian Hydrogenations Works. This was a bond issued for the Blechhammer Labor Camp. Blechhammer was the location of Nazi Germany chemical plants, prisoner of war (POW) camps, and forced labor camps. Labor camp prisoners began arriving to Blechhammer as early as June 1942. Synthetic oil production began during April 1944 to support the German war economy. Also at this time, the Blechhammer became a satellite camp of the Auschwitz extermination camp, known as Arbeitslager Blechhammer. In total, there were around 48,000 forced laborers in Blechhammer, including 2,000 British POWs. The strategic importance of this chemical site led to 15 attacks by B-24 bomber units of the American Fifteenth Air Force from bases in Italy in the second half of 1944. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240 690 690 Rhine-Westphalia Electric Power Corp., 1927 Specimen Bond Germany. $1,000 Specimen 6% Direct mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black print on green border and under print, Allegorical figures together at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. ��������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 691 691 United Steel Works Corporation, 1927 Specimen Bond Germany, 1927. (Vereinigte Stahlwerke Aktiengesellschaft). Specimen Bond. $1,000. 20 year 6 1/2% Sinking Fund Debenture, Ser.A. Blue Border. Red specimen overprints, “00000” serial numbers and POC’s. Steel workers with large machine. VF condition with minor separations at folds. Coupons and warrants included. ABNC. ������������������������������ Est. $90-180