Archives International Auctions Auction 82 January 24th, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 82 126 January 24, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Scripophily - Land Companies & Scams 627 627 South Mills Co., 1866 I/U Stock Certificate, Notorious for Horace Greely being Scammed by a Southerner After the Civil War. New York, December 7th, 1866, 10 Shares, I/U, Liberty portrait on left, slaves on wagon carrying cotton bales, S/N 34, Extremely rare and interesting certificate. Horace Greely invested in the company to form an area for freed slaves to own their own land and be able to make a living off the land. The company was supposed to purchase 4 square miles of land in the South. In the end, all that was purchased was a small tract of useless swamp. Historic scam stock certificate with an interesting story. ������������������������� Est. $180-280 Scripophily - Mining California 628 628 Bodie Bluff Consolidated Gold Mining Co. 1879 I/U Stock Certificate Bodie Mining District, Mono Cty, California, 1879. 100 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, S/N 145, Black text with black border. VF condition. ��������������� Est. $130-260 Alaska 629 629 Mother Lode Copper Mines Co. of Alaska, 1916 Specimen Bond. Alaska (Inc. in Washington). 1916, $500 Specimen 6% 1st Mortgage 10 Year Convertible Gold Coupon Bond, Vertical format, Lincoln portrait top center, POC’s , VF condition, FL-ABNC. Red overprint regarding conversion option being waived. Rare specimen with only 3 examples found of this denomination. ����������������������������������������������� Est. $180-350 Maryland 630 630 Baltimore Copper Co. 1869. I/U Stock Certificate Baltimore, Maryland, 1869. 4 Shares, I/U Stock Certificate, Black printing with black border, large patriotic eagle under title in middle with the old name of the company being held by the eagle on a ribbon “The Baltimore and Cuba Smelting & Mining Co.”, and a 25 cent revenue stamp at right, S/N 205, VF-XF condition. ������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 631 631 Maryland Mining Co., 1841 I/U Stock Certificate. Maryland, 1841. 1 Share. I/U stock certificate. Extremely ornate and detailed. Vignettes of allegorical woman on UR; cherub below and old fashioned train on bottom right, middle top has seated and topless allegorical woman with Arms of NJ; bottom middle has another cherub with basket of plants on head; left counterfoil is ornate with 3 allegorical figures on left margin in middle. XF condition. Rare and early Maryland mining stock certificate. RWH, NY. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400