U.S. & Worldwide Banknotes and Scripophily

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On behalf of the entire Archives International Auctions team, I would like to personally welcome you to our 24th exciting auction we have held over the last eight years. We are offering over 800 lots of U.S. and Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily & Security Printing Ephemera at our offices in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
The auction begins with over 160 lots of worldwide banknotes and will be followed by 30 additional lots of U.S. banknotes and Security Printing Ephemera including a interesting assortment of U.S. Obsoletes from an old collection that has been off of the market for close to 30 years. Additionally we are offering further selections from the “Hamtramck Collection”, put together by a career military officer over a 50 year period beginning in the late 1940’s.
There are close to 600 lots of scripophily including banking, finance, navigation and railroads including the first part of an amazing Texas, Mexico and related area railroad stock and bond collection that comes from a serious Texas collectors holding with many rarities and desirable items that rarely if ever come to auction. Additionally, we will be offering a discovery “Santa Claus” specimen stock certificate that is new to the market as well as hundreds of rare and desirable stocks and bonds.
PLEASE CONTACT US TO REGISTER FOR LIVE BIDDING OR ABSENTEE BIDDING AT:

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The auction will take place on May 7th at our offices located at 1580 Lemoine Ave., Suite 7, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
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Louisville and Jeffersonville Bridge Co. 1895 Specimen Bond.561 - Louisville and Jeffersonville Bridge Co. 1895 Specimen Bond.
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KY & IN. Specimen bond. 1895. $1000. 4% Gold Bond due 1945. Slate-blue border and undertint. Bridge and river scene. Red specimen overprints a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to n*******3 for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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New Orleans Railway and Light Co. 1909. Specimen Bond.562 - New Orleans Railway and Light Co. 1909. Specimen Bond.
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Louisiana. 1909. $1000 Refunding and General Lien 5% Specimen Gold Bond. Green border and underprint. Allegorical women flank generator. XF condition,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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New Orleans Terminal Co. 1903 Specimen Registered Bond.563 - New Orleans Terminal Co. 1903 Specimen Registered Bond.
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Louisiana. 1903. $1000 Specimen, Series A, Registered 1st Mortgage 4% Specimen Gold Bond. Black with green border and underprint. Locomotive at statio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Co., 1923, $1000 Specimen Bond.564 - Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Co., 1923, $1000 Specimen Bond.
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Louisiana, 1923, $1000 Series A 6% Refunding and Improvement Mortgage Gold Specimen Bond, Black printing with green border and underprint, Locomotive
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (210.00) = 210.00
 
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Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad Specimen Bond. 1910.565 - Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad Specimen Bond. 1910.
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Louisiana. Horizontal format $1000 First Mortgage 4 1/2% Specimen Gold Bond Due 1931, green frame and underprint, head on view of locomotive in circul
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Rail Road Co. Bond With RN-V4.566 - New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Rail Road Co. Bond With RN-V4.
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Louisiana and Mississippi, 1872, $1000, 8% Income Bond, Coupons attached, Black with red underprint, Patriotic eagle on top, Orange Imprinted Revenue
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad Co., 1910 Specimen Bond.567 - Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad Co., 1910 Specimen Bond.
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Arkansas & Louisiana, 1910, $1000 (Additional denominations in Pounds Sterling, Guilders, Francs, Marks), 1st Mortgage 4 1/2% Gold Coupon Bond, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 180.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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Green Mountain Railway Issued Shares. 1886, Only One Reported! .568 - Green Mountain Railway Issued Shares. 1886, Only One Reported! .
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Bangor, Maine. Printed on blue paper, #58, circular frame with text showing the capitalization consists of $40,000 preferred and 50,000 common shares,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville Street Railway, 1916 Stock Certificate Plus a Friend.569 - Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville Street Railway, 1916 Stock Certificate Plus a Friend.
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Maine, <100 Shares, Preferred, I/U, Street car on left, Black on blue border, ABNC, VF, also includes an unissued Lewiston Suspension Bridge Co. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********-.. for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Maine Central Railroad Co. 1872 Specimen Coupon Bond.570 - Maine Central Railroad Co. 1872 Specimen Coupon Bond.
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Maine. 1872, $1000 Series D, Specimen 4% Mortgage Coupon Bond, Black on green underprint and border, Train L-R with arms at left, allegorical woman on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to J****6 for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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Maine Shore Line Railroad Co. Issued Shares. 1884.571 - Maine Shore Line Railroad Co. Issued Shares. 1884.
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Maine. State arms, one share, #20, IU, EF, two inconsequential pinholes in the right margin. The line originally extended from Brewer to Washington Ju
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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Washington & Fredricksburg Steam Boat. 1840. Proof Shares.572 - Washington & Fredricksburg Steam Boat. 1840. Proof Shares.
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Maryland. Capital shares, Proof mounted on card, three women and sailing ship, four dog's heads, steamboat below, Underwood, Bald, Spencer &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (525.00) = 525.00
 
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co., 1901 "Pittsburgh, Lake Erie and West Virginia System" Specimen Gold573 - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co., 1901 "Pittsburgh, Lake Erie and West Virginia System" Specimen Gold
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Maryland. New York. Ohio. $1000 Specimen Bond, Refunding Mortgage 4% Gold Coupon Bond (No coupons included), Black on brown border and underprint. Onl
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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Black Rocks and Salisbury Beach Street Railway Issued Shares. 1903.574 - Black Rocks and Salisbury Beach Street Railway Issued Shares. 1903.
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Newburyport, Massachusetts. Red seal, #113, excursion steamer leaves wharf, train pulls out of station, IU, VF+ overall appearance, some scattered pin
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********-.. for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Grand Junction Rail Road and Depot Company Issued Bond. 1853.575 - Grand Junction Rail Road and Depot Company Issued Bond. 1853.
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Massachusetts. $1000 Six Per Cent Bond, No.18, elaborate harbor scene occupies the left end, smaller harbor scene top center, Morse & Tuttle, en...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 90.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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Massachusetts Railroad Lot.576 - Massachusetts Railroad Lot.
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Massachusetts. ca.1890-1930, Lot of 140 certificates, mostly issued. West End Street Railway; Old Colony Railway, City of Boston Rapid Transit Loan an
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to c********-.. for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Boston and Maine Railroad Co. Improvement 1887 Specimen Bond.577 - Boston and Maine Railroad Co. Improvement 1887 Specimen Bond.
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MA,ME. $-Odd Registered 1 1/2% Improvement Bond Specimen, Black border and undertint. Locomotive flanked by children on top, cherubs flank title. XF
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Bonos Por Subsidio Al Ferrocarril de Mexico a Cuernavaca, 1897 Bond.578 - Bonos Por Subsidio Al Ferrocarril de Mexico a Cuernavaca, 1897 Bond.
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Cuernavaca, Estado de Morelos, Mexico. 1000 Pesos Plata Fuerte, Issued bond, all coupons cut off, black on light green border and underprint, locomoti
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (190.00) = 190.00
 
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Compania del Ferrocarril Nacional de Tehuantepec, 5% £20 and £100 Uncancelled Bond Pair.579 - Compania del Ferrocarril Nacional de Tehuantepec, 5% £20 and £100 Uncancelled Bond Pair.
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Lot of 2 bonds, Mexico. 1905, 5% Gold Bond, Series B and Series C. In English, German and Spanish, coupons attached. Fine to VF condition.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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Compania Limitada De Transvias Del Centro, 1883 Share Certificate.580 - Compania Limitada De Transvias Del Centro, 1883 Share Certificate.
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Guanajuato, Mexico. Accion (Similar to a registered bond), Black on light green underprint, Horse drawn streetcar in middle, VF, Rare early Mexican r
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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