Archives International Auctions Auction 87 September 12, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 87 137 September 12, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Delaware 655 655 Texas Corporation (TEXACO), ca.1929-68, Specimen Bond Assortment Texas and Delaware, ca.1929-68. Lot of 5 Specimen Bonds, Includes: Texas Corp. $10,000 Registered 5% 1929 Specimen Bond, Black on orange border and underprint; Texas Corp. $1000 Specimen 5% 1929 Coupon Bond, Black on green border and underprint; Texas Corp. $1000 Specimen 3% 1940 Coupon Bond, Black on blue border and underprint; Texas Co. $1000 Specimen 2 3/8% 1946 Coupon Bond, Black on brown border and underprint; Texaco Operations (Europe) Ltd. $1000 Specimen 4 1/2% 1968 Coupon Bond, Black on blue border and underprint. Pieces all have specimen overprints and POCs and are in VF-XF condition. ABNC. (5). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $200-300 656 656 Venezuelan Petroleum Co., ca.1953-54, I/C Stock Certificate Pair. Venezuela (Inc. in Delaware), ca.1953-54. Lot of 2, I/C Stock Certificates, Includes: 50 Shares Capital Stock, Black on green border and underprint; 100 Shares Capital Stock, Black on brown border and underprint. Both pieces have same vignette of Bald Eagle between oil field and tankard station at top, are punched out cancelled, and are in VF- VF+ condition. SBNC. (2). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����������������������������������� Est. $30-60 Texas 657 657 EnronOil &GasCo., 1985Unique ProductionProof -MockupStock Certificate, XF SC-USBN Texas. Enron Oil & Gas Co., 1985 Unique Production Proof - Mockup Stock Certificate, XF SC-USBN. Its bankruptcy in December 2001 was the largest such filing in United States history. The name Enron became synonymous with corporate greed and corruption, and its demise cost investors and employees over $70 billion in lost capitalization and retirement benefits. Kenneth Lay, CEO of Enron. Unique Production Proof-Mockup with “Certificate of Stock” pasted on the middle of the stock. SC-USBNC ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400 658 658 Houston Natural Gas Corp - ENRON Predecessor Company, 1969 Unique Production Progress Proof Group 4 Pcs ENRON PREDECESSOR COMPANY. Houston, TX. Unique Progress proof vignettes and Stock Certificate. Items, Includes Portrait of Sam Houston by itself; a portrait of a monument with an oval area; a complete specimen with the monument and portrait and the final proof of the stock certificate with title, text, and matching vignette. All printed on lightly glossy paper. Approval signature on the large stock certificate. From the ABN archives and printed by SCBNC. Uncirculated. (4 proofs). Houston Natural Gas Corp (HNG) was a gas utility headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company was acquired by InterNorth Inc. in 1985, with HNG executives taking top positions at InterNorth. Following the transaction, InterNorth was renamed Enron Corporation, and the company headquarters was moved from InterNorth’s base in Omaha to the former HNG offices in Houston. The company is notable for former CEO Kenneth Lay who became CEO of the newly formed Enron. ����������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500