Archives International Auctions Auction 88 October 24, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 88 132 October 24, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 645 645 Houston, Tap and Brazoria Railway Co. 1861 I/U Stock Certificate Issued 1 month After Texas Seceded From the Union Houston, Texas, April 5, 1861. 6 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, S/N 242, Black text with black border, Train passing on tracks at top center. VF condition with some toning and a pair of small holes at top left corner where the certificate was probably stored in a file. The certificate was issued exactly 1 month after Texas became a Confederate State and Seceded from the Union (March 5, 1861). Signed by E.W. Taylor as president; E.F. May as secretary and Issued to Thomas Thatcher. Rare issued and rarer as a Confederate Railroad Issue. The Houston Tap and Brazoria Railway was chartered in September 1856 to extend southward from Houston to West Columbia in Brazoria County. The railroad’s nicknames were the Columbia Tap and the Sugar Road. The railway absorbed track from an earlier short-lived line and reached West Columbia in 1860. After the American Civil War, the railroad ran into serious financial difficulties and was sold to the Houston and Great Northern Railroad. ���������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400 646 646 International-Great Northern Railroad Co. 1922 Specimen Bond Texas, 1922. $500 Specimen 6% Adjustment Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with green border and undertint, Train passing by a pair of men at top center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. Fine-VF condition, ABNC. Est. $90-160 647 647 Kansas & Gulf Short Line Railroad Co., 1881 Unique Approval Proof Stock Certificate. Tyler, Texas. Unique Approval Proof. Odd Shrs Stock Certificate. Printed on india paper with approval crayon notations on front including punctuation corrections and dated Nov 3 /(18)81 with additional notes on counterfoil which is folded back. VF-XF. Very possibly unique. This is the exact example pictured in Cox. No specimens or issued stock certificates known on this railroad. This is it. ABNC. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500 648 648 Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway Co. 1925 Specimen Bond Rarity Texas, 1925. $1000 Specimen 5.5% First Mortgage Guaranteed Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with blue border and undertint, Train stopped as busy station at top center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. VF condition, ABNC. Unlisted denomination and color in Cox, Rare specimen. ��������������������������������������� Est. $90-180