Archives International Auctions Auction 84 April 4, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 84 134 April 4, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 666 666 South Pacific Mining Co., 1881, I/U Stock Certificate From One of the Biggest Mining Frauds of the 19th Century Salt Springs Area of Death Valley, California….. New York, 1881. 100 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Black on black border with mining vignette at top middle, ornate borders, Early large stock market scam, XF condition. Homer Lee BNC. ���������������������������������������������� Est. $55-110 667 667 Wurtz Amalgamation Co., 1866, I/U Stock Certificate New York, 1866. 50 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Black print on black border with ornate title at top, Orange 25 cent revenue stamp at left, Low serial number #188. VF-XF condition. Printer: Wm. H. Arthur N.Y.. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $40-80 Pennsylvania 668 668 Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co., 1924 and 1929, Trio of Specimen Bonds Pennsylvania, 1924 and 1929. Lot of 3 Specimen Bonds, Includes: 1924, $1000 5% Refunding Mortgage Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond with an Orange border and underprint; 1929, $100 6% Convertible Debenture Coupon Bond with Dark Brown border and underprint; and, 1929, $1000 6% Convertible Debenture Coupon Bond with Green border and underprint. All with vertical additonal text changing the terms of the bond in red. All have Specimen overprints, POCs, and are in VF-XF condition. ABNC. (3). The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company was the largest producer of anthracite coal in the United States from 1871 through the 1920s. Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $110-220 669 669 Reading Company and the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co., 1897, Specimen Bond Trio Pennsylvania, 1897. Lot of 3 Specimen Registered 4% General Mortgage Gold Bonds, Includes: $1000 with a Brown border and underprint; $5000 with blue border and underprint; and, $10,000 with an Olive Green border and underprint. All have Specimen overprints, POCs, and are in VF condition. ABNC. (3). The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company was the largest producer of anthracite coal in the United States from 1871 through the 1920s. After the Panic of 1893, and the failure of Archibald A. McLeod’s efforts to turn the Reading into a major trunk line, the Reading was forced to reorganize under suspicions of being a monopoly. The Reading Company was created to serve as a holding company for the Reading’s rail and coal subsidiaries: the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, and the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, respectively, Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $140-280