American Bank Note Company Archives Part II

1890. $1,000. "Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky". Specimen 5% 1st Mortgage Bridge Gold Bond. Green border and undertint wi...

"Memphis Division". 1889. $1,000. Specimen 1st Mortgage 4% Gold Bond. Orange border and undertint. Steamship on left and locomotive at ri...

ca.1900-1920's. Odd Shs. 3 different specimen stocks. All different colors and classes. Scarce railroad certificates. XF condition. Red &qu...

CA.1940's-50's. 4 Specimen bonds and 2 scrip certificates. 3 of the bonds were vignetted with diesels or locomotives. The scrip certificat...

ca.1950's-70's. 9 different Specimen Registered Bonds. All different colors and share amounts. All with various vignettes. All in XF con...

ca.1910-50's. 7 different Specimen stock certificates. All different colors and share amounts. All with various vignettes. Railroads incl...

Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. & Mobile & Montgomery Railway Co. Bond. 1895. $1,000. Specimen 50 Year 1st Mortgage 4-1/2% Gold Bond...

ca.1930-50's. 10 different specimens. All different colors and share amounts. All with various vignettes. Railroads include: Chicago Milwau...

ca.1940-50's. 9 different specimens. All different colors and share amounts. All with various vignettes. Railroads include: Chicago South S...

1913. $1,000. Specimen 6%, Gold Note. Olive green border. Locomotive going over trestle with factory in back. XF condition. Red specimen overprints

1933. $1000; $-Odd. 2 different specimen 5% Income Debenture bonds. Locomotive facing left on left side. XF condition. SBNC.

ca.1900's-60's. 7 different Specimen stock certificates. All different colors and share amounts. All with various vignettes. Railroads ...

1887. $5,000. Specimen Registered, 3rd Mortgage, Sinking Fund, 6% Gold Bond. Green border in vertical format. Dramatic forest and mountain scene on

1896. $500. Specimen Prior Lien Railway and Land Grant 4% Gold bond. Olive green border in vertical format. Native Americans standing on upper left a

1896. $1,000. Specimen Registered General Lien Railway and Land Grant 3% Gold bond. Purple border in horizontal format. Allegorical statues of men o

"St.Paul-Duluth Division". 1900. $1,000. Specimen Mortgage 4% Gold Bond. Green border in vertical format. Trains at train yard on top wi...

ca.1930's-60's. 6 different specimen stocks and bonds. Railroads include: Altoona and Logan Valley Electric Railway Company; Southern Indi...

1903. $-Odd. Specimen Registered 1st Mortgage 5%, 50 Year Gold Bond. Blue border. Train passing signal house. No coupons attached. Red specimen over

1939-56. $1,000. 6 different specimen coupon bonds and one registered bond for $163,000. All have a variety of "Specimen" overprints, &qu...

1914. $500. Specimen Registered, 5%, 20 Year Convertible Gold Bond. Brown border in horizontal format. Steamship and train at dock. XF condition.

ca.1930-60's. 6 different specimen stocks and one registered bond. All have a variety of "Specimen" overprints, "00000" ser...

1905. $1,000. Specimen 4% Gold bond. Vignettes of allegorical woman and teen age boy flanking railroad tracks heading into sunset or sunrise (depends

1905. $1,000; $5,000. 2 different specimen Registered 4% Gold bonds. Both with vignettes of allegorical woman and teen age boy flanking railroad track

1911. $500; $1,000. 2 different specimen 1st Mortgage 4 1/2% Gold bonds. Both with vignettes of speeding train with men watching on left and farmers o

1899. $500. Specimen 1st Refunding Mortgage 4% Gold bond. Brown border. Portrait of notable on top and speeding train on bottom. XF condition. Red

1899. $1,000. Specimen 1st Refunding Mortgage 4% Gold bond. Green border. Portrait of notable on top and speeding train on bottom. XF condition. Re

1904. $1,000. Specimen "Through Short Line", 1st Mortgage 4% Gold bond. Red border. Allegorical women flank patriotic shield. XF condit...

1889. $5,000. Specimen 1st Refunding Mortgage 4% Gold bond. Brown border. Portrait of man with allegorical angels. XF condition. Red specimen overp

1885. $1,000. Specimen 6% bond. Green border. Locomotive passing cows, trees and river on top and patriotic eagle on bottom. XF condition. Red spec

1891. $1,000. Specimen 1st Mortgage 5%, Gold Bond. Green border. Locomotive with man next to it on top with allegorical woman on lower left and righ

ca.1940's-90's. 7 different specimen certificates. Railroads include: Western Pacific Railroad Co. (3); Union Pacific Corp. and Chicago...

1899. $1,000. Specimen "Yadkin Division" 1st Mortgage 4%, 50 Year, Gold Bond . Orange border. Locomotive with coal car. Coupons attached...

"Pacific Extension". Minnesota. 1890. 100 Pounds Sterling. Specimen 50 Year 4% Gold bond. "Payment of Principal and Interest Guarante...

1929. $1,000. Specimen 1st Mortgage Fee and Leasehold 6% Sinking Fund Gold Bond - Series 1958. Orange border. Allegorical figures including winged he

1985. Odd Shs. Specimen stock certificate. Common Stock. Red border. Male sculpture from Rockefeller center. Rare certificate from this world famou

ca.1960-70's. <100; 100 Shs. 2 Common Stocks. 1)< than 100 shs. Orange; 2) 100 shs. Green. Famous NY construction company. High-profile ...

100; Odd Shs. 2 different specimens. Common Stock. Olive green and blue borders. Iron workers standing on metal beam with NYC in background. Famous

ca.1950-60's. Odd Shs. Specimen stock. "S&H" logo in shield. Red "Specimen" overprints and POC's. Common stock. ...

ca.1930-50's. <100; 100; Odd Shs. 3 different specimen stock certificates. All are different colors and share amounts. All have vignette of ...

Toronto. Canada British American Bank Note Co. ca.1910-1930's. Specimen stock certificate. Red specimen overprint, POC's and "0000 se...

ca.1940's. 100 Shs. Proof stock certificate of vignette, title and text without border printed on white paper and corresponding proof 100 Share...

ca.1947. Odd Shs. Production department specimen stock certificate used as model with archival notations listing changes. Allegorical woman and chil

1979. 100 Shs. Proof stock certificate. Pin punch "Specimen - 07-20-79". Red border. Choice uncirculated. Rare border. SCBNC.

1902. $1,000. Specimen Bond. Green border. Allegorical women flank eagle. XF condition. Red "Specimen" overprints, "00000" ...

ca.1970's-90's. Odd Shs. 3 different specimen certificates. 2 are stock certificates, Cumulative Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The 3rd...

1865. 25 Shs. Rare issued stock certificate from early banknote engraving company. Green Border with ornate "USBN" monograms on 4 corners...

1882. $500. Issued bond from St.Louis BNC that was acquired by WBNC during this time period. Certificate #8. Black border with green undertint. Punc

ca.1970's-80's. 100 Shs. Proof stock certificate printed in olive green on white paper. Smal tears in margin on top middle and bottom left, ...

ca.1960's-70's. Proof sample stock certificates of "Your Company Incorporated, Incorporated Under the Law of the State of Etc.". ...

ca.1960-90's. 4 different certificates. 2 are specimen sample or advertising stock certificates and 2 are vignette sheets with multiple vignett...