Archives International Auctions Auction 87 September 12, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 87 152 September 12, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 719 719 New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Co., ND(1880s) Specimen Railroad Ticket To Yellowstone National Part. New York, ND (1880s). Special Contract - good for one first class passage to Yellowstone National Park (Lower Geyser Basin), & Return trip, Specimen overprints and POCs, VF-XF condition. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $75-150 720 720 Troy, Salem and Rutland Rail Road, 1865 I/C Bond Signed Twice by Jay Gould as President and Officer of Company New York & Vermont, 1865. $1000 I/C 7% First Mortgage Bond, S/N 414, Purple text with purple border, Eagle at top center, Embossed company seal at bottom left. POCs over Jay Gould signature at bottom right. Fine to VF condition with staining at top, and pronounced fold lines with some wear. Signed by Jay Gould as President on the front of the bond, with 3 POCs and one full untouched signature as an officer of the company on the back. Jason Gould (May 27, 1836 - December 2, 1892) was an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who is generally identified as one of the robber barons of the Gilded Age. His sharp and often unscrupulous business practices made him one of the wealthiest men of the late nineteenth century. Gould was an unpopular figure during his life and remains controversial. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $280-450 North Dakota 721 721 Bismarck, Washburn & Great Falls Railway Co. 1900 Specimen Bond North Dakota, 1900. $1000 Specimen 5% First Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with blue border and undertint, Pair of allegorical figures at top center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. VF condition, ABNC. The bond has been previously reported but no images were available, here it is. Only 2 examples found in 2002. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $450-750 Ohio 722 722 Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad Co. 1889 Specimen Bond. Ohio. Specimen $1000 5% 2nd Preferred Income Mortgage Registered Gold Bond. Brown border and undertint. Locomotive “89” and another train traveling under signal towers. Horizontal bond. Red specimen overprints and POC’s. No coupons attached. XF condition. ABNC. Only two found in archives. This is the only one available. Rare and attractive Ohio railroad bond. ������������������������������������������������ Est. $130-260 723 723 Cincinnati and Ohio River Railway Co. 1881 Specimen Bond Ohio, 1881. $1000 Specimen 6% First Mortgage Coupon Bond, Black text with ornate black border, Train passing on tracks at top center. Red specimen overprints, 2097 serial numbers, and POCs. VF condition with toning along fold lines and missing a 3/4 inch by 3 inch piece from the top left margin. ABNC. Rare specimen in Cox. ������������� Est. $120-240