Archives International Auctions Auction 88 October 24, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 88 118 October 24, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Canada & New York 587 587 St. Lawrence & Adirondack Railway Co. 1896 I/U Bond Rarity Canada & New York, 1896. $1000 I/U 6% Second Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with brown border and underprint, Train passing by a man on horseback in water at top center. Fine condition, with some staining along margins, IBC. Rare specimen, only listed as unissued in Cox, no specimens or issued examples known. This is an issued example. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $180-350 Connecticut 588 588 Housatonic Rail Road Co., 1880 Specimen Bond Rarity Hartford, Connecticut. $5000 Specimen 5% Consolidated 1st Mortgage Bond, Black print on a green border in a horizontal format, POC’s, Fine condition with archivally reinforced splitting at folds, ABNC. Only 4 examples of this bond were found 20 years ago in the ABNC archives. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts 589 589 Railroad Related Bond Assortment, ca.1850-1957 Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts.., 1850-1957. Lot of 11 Bonds, Includes: Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad Co., 1850 I/C Bond; New Haven, Middletown & Willimantic Rail Road Co., 1870, Unissued Bond; Derby Street Railway Co., 1893, Unissued Bond; East Hartford and Glastonbury Horse Railroad Co., 1897, I/C Bond; Norwich & Worcester Railroad Co., 1897, I/C Bond; New York, New Haven and Hartford, 1904-57, I/C Bonds (4); Naugatuck Railroad Co., 1948, I/C Bond. Bonds range from Fine-XF condition. (11). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $75-150 Dakota Territory 590 590 Dakota Central Railway Co., Southeastern Division, 1882 Specimen Bond Rarity. Dakota Territory. Specimen $5000 1st Mortgage 6% Registered Bond, Horizontal, Black on brown border and underprint, train sitting at station in middle under title flanked by allegorical children, VF with minor splitting at folds, ABNC. Extremely attractive bond. Listed in Cox as a specimen only issue. This example last sold in Smythe’s 2000 Strasburg auction and I do not think any have been offered since. Territorial railroads are extremely rare. If this were a territorial national banknote, you could add 2 or 3 zero’s after the price. ������������������������������������������� Est. $300-450