Archives International Auctions Auction 91 January 23, 2024

Archives International Auctions - Sale 91 106 January 23, 2024 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Pennsylvania 452 452 Great Western Consolidated Oil Co. of Pennsylvania 1865 I/U Stock Certificate Pennsylvania, 1865. 105 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Issue #135, Light red text and border, no underprint, Scene of men at work on oil field at top right corner. 25 Cents adhesive revenue stamp on the right side, VF condition with some toning. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $100-200 453 453 Ross Oil Co. 1865 I/U Stock Certificate Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1865. 300 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with black border, Oil field at top center, portrait of distinguished gentleman at the top left corner, Embossed company seal at bottom left near internal revenue stamp. VF condition with light toning.. Krebs & Bro. This company certificates are rarely seen this nice. �������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 Various States 454 454 Mining and Oil Related I/C Stock Certificate Assortment, 1920 to 1972 Various States, Lot of 35+ Issued Stock Certificates, some cancelled and some not, Highlights include: General Mines Corp., Prairie Pipe Line Co., Atlantic Refining Co., Sinclair Oil Corp., Champion Oil & Gas Co. of McKeesport Inc., Lucky Friday Extension Mining Co. and more. Certificates range from Fine to VF condition. (35+). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $75-150 Virginia & Texas 455 455 Virginian and Texan Assortment of Specimen Bonds, ca.1924-53 Virginia & Texas , 1924-53. Lot of 5 Specimen Bonds, Includes: Appalachian Power Co., 1924, $100 6% Gold Debenture Coupon Bond; Virginia Electric and Power Co., 1948, $1000 3% First and Refunding Mortgage Coupon Bond with Brown border; Virginia Electric and Power Co., 1949, $1000 2 7/8% First and Refunding Mortgage Coupon Bond with Green border; Gulf States Utilities Co., 1950, $1000 2 3/4% First Mortgage Coupon Bond with Red border; Gulf States Utilities Co., 1953, $1000 3 3/8% First Mortgage Coupon Bond with Olive Green border. All bonds have Specimen overprints and POCs, are in VF to XF condition, and printed by ABNC. (5). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $100-200 Scripophily - Opera & Music Massachusetts 456 456 BostonOperaCompany, 1910 I/UStockCertificate Massachusetts, 1910. 5 Shares I/U Stock Certificate, Dark brown text with brown border and background. VF condition, ABNC. The Boston Opera Company (BOC) was an American opera company located in Boston, Massachusetts, that was active from 1909 to 1915. The company was founded in 1908 by Bostonian millionaire Eben Dyer Jordan, Jr. and impresario Henry Russell. Jordan, an opera enthusiast and amateur singer, was the heir to a department store fortune and provided the company’s financial backing for its first three seasons. He also provided the funds necessary to complete the Boston Opera House, as the theatre’s construction had been halted for some years due to lack of finances ���������������������� Est. $65-130