Archives International Auctions Auction 90 December 18, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 90 95 December 18, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com New York 458 458 Brooklyn Union Gas Co., 1904, Specimen Bond New York, 1904. $500 Specimen 6% Convertible Debenture Coupon Bond, Black on brown border and underprint, Company title at top with small circular vignette of oil storage facility at bottom, Specimen overprints and POCs, XF-AU condition. ABNC. ������������������������� Est. $50-85 459 459 Vacuum Oil Co. and Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. Specimen Bond Archive, ca.1921 to 1946 New York, ca.1921 to 1946. Lot of 12 Specimen Bonds, Includes: Vacuum Oil Co. $500 7% Coupon Bond, 1921; $1000 7% Coupon Bond, 1921; $1000 3 1/2% Coupon Bond, 1935; Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. $1000 Registered 3 1/2% Bond, 1935; $1000 Registered 3% Bond, 1939; $10,000 Registered 3% Bond, 1939; $500 3 1/2% Coupon Bond, 1935; $1000 2 7/8% Coupon Bond, 1937; $500 3% Coupon Bond, 1939; $1000 3% Coupon Bond, 1939; $1000 Registered 2 1/2% Bond, 1946; $5000 Registered 2 1/2% Bond, 1946. Bonds range from XF to AU condition, ABNC. (12). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. Following the break-up of Standard Oil in 1911, the “Standard Oil Company of New York” (or ‘Socony’) was founded, along with 33 other successor companies. Vacuum Oil Company was an American oil company known for its Gargoyle 600-W steam cylinder motor oil. After being taken over by the original Standard Oil Company and then becoming independent again, in 1931 Vacuum Oil and Standard Oil of New York (Socony) merged, after the government gave up attempts to prevent it. The newly-combined entity, Socony-Vacuum Corp, was the world’s third- largest oil company, later renamed to Mobil and eventually merging with Standard Oil of New Jersey (itself renamed to Exxon) to form ExxonMobil in 1999. ��������������� Est. $375-450 Texas 460 460 Humble Oil and Refining Co., ca.1922 to 1927, Assortment of Specimen Bonds Texas, ca.1922 to 1927. Lot of 6 Specimen Bonds, Includes: 1922, $500 Ten Year 5 1/2% Gold Debenture Coupon Bond with Green border; 1922, $5000 Ten Year 5 1/2% Gold Debenture Registered Bond with Green border; 1922, $10,000 Ten Year 5 1/2% Gold Debenture Registered Bond with Purple border; 1927, $1000 Ten Year 5% Gold Debenture Registered Bond with Brown border; 1927, $5000 Ten Year 5% Gold Debenture Registered Bond with Orange border; and, 1927, $10,000 Ten Year 5% Gold Debenture Registered Bond with Pink border. Bonds all have Specimen overprints and POCs and are in VF-XF condition. Humble Oil and Refining Co. was an American oil company founded in 1911 in Humble, Texas. In 1919, a 50% interest in Humble was acquired by the Standard Oil of New Jersey which acquired the rest of the company in September 1959. The Humble brand was used by Standard Oil of New Jersey until 1973, when the company rebranded nationwide as Exxon and discontinued Humble, along with its other brands Esso and Enco. Today, Humble’s assets are owned and operated by ExxonMobil, which formed from the merger of Exxon and Mobil (Standard Oil of New York) in 1999. (6). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������� Est. $170-250 461 461 Phillips PetroleumCo., ca.1921 to 1966, Assortment of Specimen Bonds Delaware, ca.1921 to 1966. Lot of 14 Specimen Bonds, Includes: $1000 2% Coupon Bond (3 [2 in green and 1 in brown]), 1921; $1000 5 1/4% Coupon Bond, 1927; Serial Note-Series B, ND (Due 1944); Joint Serial Note-Series C, ND; $1000 3% Coupon Bond, 1938; $1000 Serial Note Coupon Bond, 1941; $1000 1 3/4% Coupon Bond, 1941; $50,000 Registered Serial Note, ND (1941); $100 4 1/4% Coupon Bond, 1957; $500 4 1/4% Coupon Bond, 1957; $1000 4 1/4% Coupon Bond, 1957; $1000 6% Coupon Bond, 1966. Bonds range from XF to AU condition. ABNC (14). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. Phillips Petroleum Company was an American oil company incorporated in 1917 that expanded into petroleum refining, marketing and transportation, natural gas gathering and the chemicals sectors. Phillips Petroleum became heavily involved in the natural gas industry immediately after the discovery of the Panhandle gas field of Texas and the Hugoton field in Kansas. By 1925, it was the largest producer of natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. On August 30, 2002, Conoco Inc. merged with Phillips Petroleum to form ConocoPhillips, becoming the third largest integrated energy company and second-largest refining company in the United States. The company moved its headquarters to Houston. ���������������������������������������������� Est. $300-400