Archives International Auctions Auction 84 April 4, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 84 130 April 4, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 646 646 Hercules Inc., 1979 Unique Production Department Mockup Design Proof Stock Certificate. Delaware. 1979, Odd Shares, Proof stock certificate with archival notations made with green crayon. Hercules, Inc., was a chemical and munitions manufacturing company based in Wilmington, Delaware, incorporated in 1912 as the Hercules Powder Company following the breakup of the Du Pont explosives monopoly by the U.S. Circuit Court in 1911. Hercules Powder Company became Hercules, Inc. in 1966, operating under this name until 2008, when it was merged into Ashland Inc. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 SCRIPOPHILY - INDUSTRIAL & MANUFACTURING New Hampshire 647 647 Rock Manufacturing Company, 1838 I/U Stock Certificate. Claremont, NH, 1838, 1 Share, I/U, Plain form with black text, S/N 175,VF with foxing, the company was a manufacturer of cotton and woolen goods, scarce early NH certificate. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $80-160 New Jersey 648 648 United States Steel Corp., 1901 Registered Specimen Gold Bond Assortment New Jersey, 1901. Lot of 6, $-Odd, Registered 50 Year 5% Gold Bonds from Series A, B, C, D, E and F, All with similar designs but different color borders, large steel mill in middle top, Includes: Series A with pink Border; Series B with steel gray border; Series C with brown border; Series D, $1000 denomination, with orange border; Series E with olive green border; and Series F with blue border. All have Specimen overprints and POCs, range from Fine-XF condition, and were printed by ABNC. (6). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. J. P. Morgan formed U.S. Steel on March 2, 1901 (incorporated on February 25, 1901) by financing the merger of Andrew Carnegie’s Carnegie Steel Company with Elbert H. Gary’s Federal Steel Company and William Henry “Judge” Moore’s National Steel Company for $492 million ($17.1 billion in todays dollars). In 1901, it controlled two-thirds of steel production and, through its Pittsburgh Steamship Company, developed the largest commercial fleet on the Great Lakes. Historic bond group from the initial establishment of this iconic and historic company. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $325-650 649 649 United States Steel Corp., 1901 Registered Specimen Gold Bond Assortment New Jersey, 1901. Lot of 6, $-Odd, Registered 50 Year 5% Gold Bonds from Series A, B, C, D, E and F, All with similar designs but different color borders, large steel mill in middle top, Includes: Series A with pink Border; Series B with steel gray border; Series C with brown border; Series D, $1000 denomination, with orange border; Series E with olive green border; and Series F with blue border. All have Specimen overprints and POCs, range from Fine-XF condition, and were printed by ABNC. (6). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. J. P. Morgan formed U.S. Steel on March 2, 1901 (incorporated on February 25, 1901) by financing the merger of Andrew Carnegie’s Carnegie Steel Company with Elbert H. Gary’s Federal Steel Company and William Henry “Judge” Moore’s National Steel Company for $492 million ($17.1 billion in todays dollars). In 1901, it controlled two-thirds of steel production and, through its Pittsburgh Steamship Company, developed the largest commercial fleet on the Great Lakes. Historic bond group from the initial establishment of this iconic and historic company. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $325-650