Archives International Auctions Auction 99 February 5, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 99 83 February 5, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Scripophily - Famous Companies New Jersey 400 400 American Cotton Oil Co., 1917 Specimen Bond - Original DOW Company. New Jersey, 1917, $1000, Ser.A, 5% Gold Note Issue, Black on brown border and underprint, Eagle with U.S and Mexican shields and flags on top, Specimen overprint, POC’s, coupons attached, Franklin Lee Division - ABNC. American Cotton Oil Company, a predecessor of Bestfoods, now part of Unilever. The company was part of the 12 original Dow Average companies. In the early 1880s mill owners in Texas and Arkansas formed syndicates to regulate the price paid for seed and so moderate competition. About 1884 these syndicates combined to form the American Cotton Oil Trust. By the fall of 1886 this group controlled 88 percent of the crushing capacity of the country. In 1888 Louisiana sued to have the trust dissolved, and in 1889 it was reorganized as a corporation, the American Cotton Oil Company ����������������������� Est. $200-400 Scripophily - Food & Drink Ohio 401 401 Wendy’s International, Inc. 1983 Unique Proof Mock-Up Stock Certificate & Design Elements Ohio, 1983. 5 pieces: Wendy’s International, Inc. 1983 Odd Shares Unique Proof Mock-Up Stock Certificate, Black text with green border and undertint, Protected by plastic and mounted on thick card stock, with various design edits pasted on as well as some notes made throughout; Lot also includes a quartet of proof vignette design elements used in the Mock-Up, all intaglio printed on glossy paper: Wendy’s logo with “18666” imprint; Seated woman with “18665” imprint; Pair of globes with “18664” imprint; and Wendy’s International company seal. Very rare and unique quintet. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $400-600 Pennsylvania 402 402 Pennsylvania. American Caramel Co., 1901, I/C Stock Certificate Signed by Milton Hershey. Pennsylvania, 1901. 25 Shares Preferred Stock I/C Certificate, Black print with brown border and underprint, American Bald Eagle at top above company title, Certificate is made out to and signed by Milton Hershey of Hershey Chocolates, Punched cancelled, VF to XF condition with slight faults damage to on the lower margin. This certificate represents the merger of caramel makers, including Breisch-Hine and P.C. Wiest of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Known for its caramel confections, the company gained widespread fame for pioneering collectible baseball cards, which it included in its candy packaging in the early 20th century. Iconic sets like the E90 and E120 series featured colorful, hand-drawn portraits of players and are highly prized by collectors today, marking the company’s significant influence on the modern sports trading card industry. In 1928, the company was acquired by the Hershey Company, which shifted its production focus, leading to the eventual decline of the American Caramel brand. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 Scripophily - Gunpowder, Ammunition & Weapons Delaware 403 403 Delaware. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 1976 to 1981, Trio of Specimen Stock Certificates Delaware, 1976-81. Lot of 3 Specimen stock certificates, All have Specimen overprints and POCs and are in XF to AU condition. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American conglomerate that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by French- American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $200-300