Archives International Auctions Auction 95 July 23, 2024

Archives International Auctions - Sale 95 89 July 23, 2024 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Scripophily - Banking, Finance & Insurance Dakota 390 390 Investment Bond of the Western Loan and Trust Co., ND (1850- 1880s), Specimen Bond Pierre, Dakota, ND (1850-80s). $200 Specimen Investment Bond, Red/orange printing and underprint, Horse drawn plows at top center, Specimen overprints and POCs, VF to XF condition with splitting at fold lines, Home Lee BNC. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-375 Kentucky 391 391 Bank of Kentucky, 1852, I/U Stock Certificate Louisville, Kentucky, 1848. 5 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Black with simple black border, Multiple vignettes at top and bottom of certificate, VF-XF condition. Signed by Virgil McKnight as President. McKnight was president of the bank of 35 years. McKnight received some notoriety in 1828 for his efforts to recover a runaway mulatto slave that belonged to him name Ruthe. She apparently made her way on a ferry across the Ohio River and then boarded as a passenger at Jeffersonville, Indiana, on the Wheeling-based steamer, Versailles. McKnight hired an attorney to force the Versailles back from Wheeling for impoundment and after many months of haggling in court, the owners of the Versailles paid McKnight $400 — the value of Ruthe. �������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-140 Louisiana 392 392 Louisiana National Bank of New Orleans, 1870, I/C Stock Certificate New Orleans, Louisiana, 1870. 60 Share Capital Stock I/C Certificate, Black printing with black border, Ox pulled cart at top with seal of Louisiana at bottom. 25 Cent revenue stamp at right side, S/N 195, Signatures have been crossed out, VF to VF+ condition. Hatch & Co. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-350 Michigan 393 393 City Savings Bank, 1899, I/U Stock Certificate Detroit, Michigan, 1899. 42 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate, Maroon printing and border with seal of Detroit under title at center, S/N 231, Fine to VF condition with stain at top right corner. Est. $80-140 New York 394 394 Albany County Bank, ND (ca. 1860-70s), Specimen Stock Certificate New York…., ND (ca.1860-70s). Specimen Stock Certificate, Black print on black border, Allegorical woman at top with seal of New York at bottom, Specimen overprint and POCs, VF-XF condition with toning at top right corner, NBNC. ��� Est. $100-180