Archives International Auctions Auction 87 September 12, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 87 135 September 12, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com New York 647 647 Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steamship Lines. 1921 specimen Bond. New York. 1921, $1000 Marine Equipment Trust Coupon Bond Specimen. With supplemental overprint. Black on orange border and underprint, steamship on top, Series A, XF condition. FLD-ABNC. ��������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $110-220 648 648 Brooklyn Ferry Company of New York, Knickerbocker Trust Co., 1906-07, Group of I/U Certificate of Deposits New York, 1906-07. $1000 I/U 5% First Consolidated Mortgage Gold Bonds (4), Black on green border and underprint, Allegorical woman at top left corner, Trust was made in to accommodate the Brooklyn Ferry Co. of New York, All are in VF condition, ABNC. (4). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. (ex. John E. Herzog Collection) ���������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 Pennsylvania 649 649 PennsylvaniaCanal Co., 1870, I/U Bond Signed byAlfredMordecai Jr & General Isaac Jones Wistar Pennsylvania, 1870. $1000 I/U 6% General Mortgage Bond, Black text with black border and blue underprint, Men standing beside canal with ship at top center, Adhesive internal revenue stamp at left, embossed company seal at bottom left. VF condition with pronounced fold lines and minor splitting at edges, Signed by Alfred Mordecai Jr and Isaac J. Wistar. Mordecai (1840-1920) was the son of Major Alfred Mordecai, from a very prominent Philadelphia Jewish family, graduating fromWest Point in June of 1861. He was active as assistant Adjutant-General during the defense of Washington in August of 1861 and participated in the Manassas Campaign and the Battle of Bull Run. General Mordecai also taught mathematics for a period at West Point, and held other positions at USMA during the Civil War. He was also the Superintendent and Commandant of the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts. Isaac J. Wistar (November 14, 1827 - September 18, 1905) was an American lawyer, miner, farmer, soldier, and author. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, in which he was wounded twice, and was noted for his criticized performance during the 1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign. After the conflict Wistar became a distinguished penologist and a writer. �������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240 650 650 Philadelphia & Atlantic Steam Navigation Co., 1849, I/U Stock Certificate Philadelphia......., Pennsylvania, 1849. 5 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black printing on black border, Ships in stormy sea at top with other vignettes down left side, S/N #5, Certificate made out to Thomas Sully, the American portrait painter. He painted in the style of Thomas Lawrence. His subjects included national political leaders such as United States presidents: Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson, Revolutionary War hero General Marquis de Lafayette, and many leading musicians and composers. In addition to portraits of wealthy patrons, he painted landscapes and historical pieces such as the 1819 The Passage of the Delaware. His work was adapted for use on United States coinage. VF condition with toning. TCC. (ex. John E. Herzog Collection) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-350