Archives International Auctions Auction 95 July 23, 2024

Archives International Auctions - Sale 95 98 July 23, 2024 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Scripophily - Navigation & Shipping Maine 430 430 Portland & Boothbay Steamboat Co., 1889, I/U Stock Certificate Portland, Maine, 1889. 4 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Black on simple black border with company title at top, S/N 93, Fine condition with staining on the margins, toning and slight edge faults. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $55-110 Scripophily - Oil, Gas & Energy Pennsylvania 431 431 Merchants Oil Co. 1865, I/U Stock Certificate Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1865. 200 Shares Capital Stock I/C Stock Certificate, Black border with floral motifs, Multiple vignettes of oil barrels being loaded at top center and sailor walking away from ship with stick over shoulder, S/N 259, Certificate has two 25 Cent IR stamps, one on front and one on back, Certificate is in Choice Fine to VF condition, Wm. Schuchman Lith. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200 Scripophily - Opera & Music Wisconsin 432 432 Firemen’s Opera House Co. 1905 I/U Stock Certificate Ellsworth, Wisconsin, 1905. 1 Share I/U Capital Stock Certificate, S/N 84. Black text with black border, Eagle in circular frame at top left corner. Fine-VF condition. ��������������������� Est. $75-150 Scripophily - Railroads Arizona 433 433 Grand Canyon Railway Co., 1906, I/C Stock Certificate Arizona, 1906. 500 Shares Common Stock I/C Certificate, Black text with gray-blue border and underprint, Scene of train passing over bridge at top, S/N 141, Cut out cancelled by signatures, VF condition, Printed by ABNC. ���������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 California 434 434 Death Valley Railroad Co., 1914, I/C Stock Certificate Death Valley, California, (Offices in Oakland, CA), 1914. 2 Shares Capital Stock I/C Certificate, Black printing with black border and gold underprint, Train exiting tunnel at top, S/N 8, POCs along signatures at bottom, Fine to VF+ condition, Smith Bros. The Death Valley Railroad connected Ryan, California to the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad at Death Valley Junction. The line followed a path that ran just south of present-day CA-190 from the Junction. In the early 1910’s, the ore industry was in decline, and the numerous railroads that were built to tap into this industry required a change in business operations if they were to survive. To that end, in 1914, the Pacific Coast Borax Company began attempting to scout the area around Furnace Creek, CA for richer borax deposits. Once they found some a bit west of their existing mines, plans were put forward to build a narrow gauge railroad from the new mines to connect with the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad at Death Valley Junction to ship the borax away for processing and packaging. By the end of 1914, the line was built and known as the Death Valley Railroad. We sold 1 previously in a past sale for $720. ����������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-1000