Archives International Auctions Auction 83 February 28, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 83 123 February 28, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com California & Oregon 582 582 Oregon and California Railroad Co., 1887 Specimen Gold Coupon Bond California and Oregon. $1,000 Specimen 5% 1st Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black print on ornate green border and under tint, Native American looking out at top, small train at bottom, Specimen overprints and POC’s, Fine-VF condition, ABNC �� Est. $250-500 China 583 583 Shanghai Hangchow Ningpo Railway, 1938, I/U Bond China, ca.1940. £50, I/U 6% Completion Loan of the 25th Year of the Republic of China Coupon Bond, Black on dark green border and light green underprint with small circular portrait of SYS at top right corner, Printed in Chinese at top and English at bottom, VF-XF condition with 3 coupons missing. �� Est. $200-400 Cuba 584 584 Cuba Northern Railways Co., 1927 Specimen Bond. Cuba, 1927, $1000, 5 1/2% 1st Mortgage Gold Specimen Bond, Vertical format, Coupons Attached, Black print on orange border and underprint, Man fixing locomotive top center flanked left by cattle on sugar plantation and flanked right by locomotive loading sugar cane, VF-XF condition, HBNC. �� Est. $60-120 Dakota Territory 585 585 Dakota Central Railway Co., Southeastern Division, 1882 Specimen Bond Rarity. Dakota Territory. Specimen $5000 1st Mortgage 6% Registered Bond, Horizontal, Black on brown border and underprint, train sitting at station in middle under title flanked by allegorical children, VF with minor splitting at folds, ABNC. Extremely attractive bond. Listed in Cox as a specimen only issue. This example last sold in Smythe’s 2000 Strasburg auction and I do not think any have been offered since. Territorial railroads are extremely rare. If this were a territorial national banknote, you could add 2 or 3 zero’s after the price. �� Est. $300-450