Archives International Auctions Auction 86 July 18, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 86 124 July 18, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Panama 574 574 Panama Rail Road Co., 1872, I/C Stock CertificateWith Imprinted Revenue RN U-1 Panama Rail Road Co., 1872 I/C 14 Shrs Stock Cert VF 25 cents Imprinted Revenue RN U-1 with George Washington. The certificate is made out to Frederick Probst & Co.. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-120 Pennsylvania 575 575 Buffalo, St. Mary’s and Southwestern Railroad Co., 1897, Specimen Bond Pennsylvania, 1897. $1000 Specimen 5% First Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black on olive green border and underprint, Multiple vignettes of allegorical figures at top and miners at bottom, Specimen overprints and POCs, VF-XF condition. ABNC. Only 3 examples were found in the ABN Archives in 2002. ���� Est. $100-200 576 576 Lackawanna Rail Road Co. 1855 I/U Bond Signed by Morris Ketchum Jesup Pennsylvania, 1855. $500 I/U 7% Coupon Bond, Black text with black border, Long coal train passing on tracks at top center. VF condition. Signed by Morris K. Jesup as company president. Morris Ketchum Jesup ( June 21, 1830 – January 22, 1908), was an American banker and philanthropist. He was one of the original founders of the American Museum of Natural History, and served as the Museum’s president for over 25 years, overseeing its expansion and much of its golden age of exploration and collection. The Museum’s hall of Northwest Coast Indians is named after him. He also was a major contributor to fund the Arctic expeditions of Robert Peary. Cape Morris Jesup, the northernmost point of mainland Greenland, as well as Morris Jesup Glacier, were named in his honor. He also funded the Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897-1902), a major ethnographic project led by the anthropologist Franz Boas. In 1905, he was knighted by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia for his philanthropic work aiding immigrants from the Russian Empire. ��������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 577 577 Lehigh Valley Railroad Co., 1903 to 1949, Specimen Bond Assortment Pennsylvania, 1903 to 1949. Lot of 9 Specimen Bonds, Includes: 1903, $1000, Registered 5% Bond with dark brown border; and, 1903, $5000, Registered 4% Bond with rust brown border, The following bonds are all dated 1949: $500, Series F 5% Coupon Bond with purple border; $500, Series C 5% Coupon Bond with blue border; $500 Series E 4 1/2% Coupon Bond with green border; $1000, Series A 4% Coupon Bond with orange border; $1000 Series F 5% Coupon Bond with brown border (2); $1000 Series E 4 1/2% Coupon Bond with olive green border. All have Specimen overprints, POCs, are in VF to XF condition, and were printed by ABNC. All are rare with only between 2 to 4 examples found of each bond. (9). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $325-650