American Bank Note Company Archives, Part III

Specimen bond. 1908. $100,000. Ser.L. 4% Registered Gold Improvement Bond. Green border and undertint. Locomotive on bottom. XF condition. Coupons at

Specimen bond. 1897. $500. 1st Mortgage 4 1/2% Gold Bond. Slate blue border and undertint. Men unloading cargo from trains in middle flanked by griffe

Specimen bond. 1893. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Ornate green border and undertint. Locomotive at station on top flanked by allegorical women pr

Proof bond face with coupons and bond back. 1879. $1000. 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Bond. Black Title, vignette, border and no undertint. Printed on india p

1909. Issued and uncancelled bond. $500. 10 Year 6% 1st Mortgage Gold Bond. Green border, undertint and text printing. Ornate title in green. XF condi

1874. Issued and punch cancelled bond. $1000. 10% Gold Bond. Black printing. Ornate title over mine scene with stage coach and train in background. XF

19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, Green border. Vignette of speeding locomotive in middle, NY harbor on left and Philadelphia Cit

1896. Specimen bond. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Speeding locomotive #7 head on view. Uncancelled and unmarked speci

19-- (ca.1900-1920). $10,000. Specimen Registered General Mortgage, 5%, 100 Year Gold Bond. Orange red border. Amazing multi-vignetted railroad bond.

Specimen bond. 1910. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Green border. Allegorical angels flank interurban electric street car. XF condition. Red &quo...

1896. Specimen bond. $1,000. 1st Consolidated Mortgage 4% Loan of $7,000,000. Green border. Train leaving station on top and New Jersey arms on bottom

189-. Specimen stock. Odd Shares. Green border and undertint. Locomotive on left and miners pushing coal car on right flank title. Red specimen overpr

Specimen stock certificate. Odd Shares. Brown border. Interurban street car over bridge. POC's. XF+ condition with slight toning. SBNC. Rare rai...

1909. $1,000. Specimen 5% Gold Note. Green border. Locomotive R to L. XF condition. Red specimen overprints, POC's and "00000" serial ...

Issued and punch cancelled stock certificate. Certificate #1. 2 Shares. Brown border and undertint. Electric streetcar under arching title. Counterfoi

1898. Specimen Registered bond. $500. 1st Consolidated Mortgage 3% Registered Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Allegorical women with children f

2 different specimen stocks. 1. 19-- (ca.1900-1920). American Railway Express Co., 100 Shs, green border and nude allegorical boy with ship in backgro

1901. Specimen bond. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Electric street car for a Horse Railway (I guess they died). Reaper

19-- (ca.1900-1910). Specimen stock. Odd Shares. Brown border and undertint. Locomotives passing each other at dock. Red specimen overprint and POC. A

"Stock Trust Certificate". ND (ca.1897). Specimen stock. Odd Shares. Green border and undertint. Locomotive passing signal bridge. Red spe...

1912. Specimen bond. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Brown border and undertint. Interurban street car passing people. Red "Cancelled - Secur...

ca.1900-20's. 100 Shs. Orange border and undertint. Interurban street car. Specimen stock certificate. Red "Cancelled - Security BNC" ...

4 different ornately engraved advertising inserts from Poor's Directories and Manuals, 2 are specimens with red specimen overprints and 2 are re...

1902. Specimen bond. $500. 1st Mortgage 5%, 25 year Gold Bond. Ornate street car scene. POC's and purple Specimen overprints. Coupons attached. ...

2 different registered bond specimens. 1). 18-- (ca1880's). $5000. 5% Debenture Bond. Orange border. Locomotive at station flanked by allegorica...

Specimen bond. 1891. Ser. D,24. $1,000. 6% Bond. Ornate black border with red undertint. Locomotive on bottom R to L. XF condition. Red specimen overp

Burlington, N.C. 1888. Specimen bond. $500. 5% Coupon Bond. Black border and pink undertint. Speeding Locomotive on shoreline in middle with allegoric

1884. $300. Specimen Debenture Funded Interest 6% Bond. Brown border. Speeding locomotive L to R with telegraph lines behind it. XF condition. Red spe

ca.1920-30's. 100 Shs. Charcoal Black border. Specimen stock certificate. Vignette of small train in front of factory. Red "Specimen" ...

Specimen bond. 1883. $1000. 1st Consolidated Mortgage Registered 5% Gold Bond. Green border. Allegorical man and woman flank train at station. XF cond

Connersville, Indiana. 1854. Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 1 share. Black border and vignettes. Allegorical woman and ship on top and spee

1906. Specimen bond. $1000. 1st Mortgage 4% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Ships and trains at grain elevator at dock. Coupons attached. Red s

Approval proof stock certificate. 188- (1882 written on bottom). Odd Shares. Train at station on left with ornate title. Black border on white. Choice

1935. Specimen bond. $1000. Series B. General Mortgage 4% Coupon Bond. Brown border and undertint. Speeding 4-6-2 Locomotive L-R. Red specimen overpri

1895. Specimen bond. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Orange border and undertint. Locomotive L to R passing signal house. Red specimen overprint, ...

2 different specimen stocks. No vignettes. Preferred and common stock certificates for Odd Shares. XF condition. SBNC. Unlisted railroad in Cox. Rare

Specimen bond. 1907. $1000. 2nd Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Locomotive with track workers. Coupons attached. XF condition. Red

"Philadelphia, PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd Shares, Common Capital Stock, green border, portrait of Mr. Baldwin. Unlisted variety in ...

Specimen bond. 1910. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Olive green border and undertint. 2 trains pass each other at station. VF-XF condition with lig

Bloomsburg, PA. 190-. Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, green border. Vignette of interurban electric streetcar with people walking by. Red specimen o

1898. Specimen bond. $500. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Brown border with light brown undertint. Locomotive L to R. Red specimen overprint, 00000 serial

1900. Specimen bond. $500. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Electric street car R-L. Coupons attached. Red specimen overprint,...

1893. Specimen bond. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Brown border and undertint. Locomotive speeding past flagman. Purple "Return to Issue Ro...

Specimen bond. Connellsville. 1902. $500. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Electric street car passing houses. Horizontal format

1906. Specimen bond. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Orange border. Allegorical woman floating over city. Red "0000" serial numbers and ...

Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 500 Shares. Black border, no undertint. Locomotive R-L passing Roman building. 25 c U.S.I.R. 1st Issue Insur

Specimen bond. 1910. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Ore train in front of smelters or factories. XF condition. Coupons

Lancaster, PA. 19-- (ca.1900-1910). Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, brown border. Vignette of interurban electric streetcar traveling over small bri

1882. Specimen bond. $1000. Mortgage Trust Loan 6% Gold Bond. Black border. Locomotive in front of harbor scene and grain elevator. Purple "Ret...

1889. Specimen bond. $1000. 4% Equipment Trust Gold Loan of $3,000,000. Series A. Sepia border and undertint. Locomotive #15, R-L in circle on top and