Archives International Auctions Auction 84B May 2 & 3, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 84b 86 May 3, 2023: Lots 2001 to 2451 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com New York 2149 2149 American Cable Co., 1877, Unissued Stock Certificate with Portrait of S.B. Morse at bottom. New York, 1877. Unissued Stock Certificate spuriously made out to S.B. Morse, Fine condition with water stains, CBNC. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single- wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy. Est. $ 35-70 2150 2150 AmericanTelephone &Telegraph Co., “AT&T”, 1940 Specimen Bond New York. $1000 Specimen 2 3/4% Coupon Bond, XF. AT&T Corporation, originally the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, is the subsidiary of AT&T Inc. that provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications and professional services to businesses, consumers, and government agencies. Est. $ 45-90 Pennsylvania 2151 2151 Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1920 Specimen Bond Quartet. Pennsylvania. Lot of 4 Specimen bonds, Includes 1925 $10,000 Registered 5% Gold Bond, VF; 1925, $100, red and $500, brown 5% Gold Coupon Bonds, both Fine with minor splitting at top horizontal fold; and a 1941 $1000, blue, 2 3/4% Coupon Bond, All with Alexander Graham Bell in middle, all with specimen overprints, POC’s Red “00000” serial numbers and coupons attached. All in XF condition. Attractive telephone company bonds. (4) Est. $ 120-200 South Dakota 2152 2152 Dakota Central Telephone Co., 1915 Specimen Bond. South Dakota. 1915 Specimen $1000 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Coupon bond. Black on green border, Reclining allegorical woman in middle top. VF. ABNC. Est. $ 75-140 2153 2153 Dakota Central Telephone Co., 1915, Specimen Bond South Dakota, 1915. $500 Specimen 6% First Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black on orange border and underprint with allegorical woman at top, Specimen overprint and POCs, Fine- VF condition with toning, FL-ABNC. Est. $ 55-110 Various States 2154 2154 Communication Stock Certificates, ca.1897 to 1960s, Assortment of 9 Different Various States, Lot of 9 stocks and bonds, Mackay 1929, American Cable & Radio 1953 & 1954, AT & T 1952 & 1956, Commercial Cable 1897, Chute Cable Communication unissued, International Telephone & Telegraph 1958, Marconi Wireless Telegraph 1913. All VF or better, issued, Cancelled and uncancelled unless otherwise mentioned. Est. $ 60-120