| 5277 | | | Indiana. The Home Telephone and Telegraph Company. (ca.1940's). $Odd, 3% Bond. Green border and undertint. Man on Telephone pole. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. XF Condition. ABNC. | Est. $75-150 |
| 5278 | | | Kentucky. Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co. 1912. $1000 5% General Mortgage Gold Bond. Brown border and undertint. Cherub in middle flanked by allegorical; man and woman. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. Coupons attached. XF condition. ABNC. | Est. $125-250 |
| 5279 | | | Maine. American DeForest Wireless Telegraph Co. Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 10 Shares. Green border. Allegorical woman and cherub on left with ornate title. Light green undertint. XF condition. New York BNC. | Est. $200-400 |
| 5280 | | | Maine. Northeastern Telephone Company. Specimen stock.190- . Odd Shares. Preferred Stock. Brown border and undertint. Eagle vignette. XF condition. Red specimen overprint and POC's. ABNC. | Est. $100-200 |
| 5281 | | | Maryland. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. Specimen stock.19-- (ca.1920-1930). 100 Shares. Green border and undertint. Allegorical angels flank old fashioned telephone. XF condition. Red specimen overprint and POC's. ABNC. | Est. $100-200 |
| 5282 | | | Missouri. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. 2 different specimen bonds. 1. 1920. $100 7% Gold note. Horizontal format. Orange border and undertint; 2. 1924. $1000 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Green border. Vertical bond. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC's. Coupons attached. XF Condition. ABNC. Southwestern Bell Telephone is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&:T founded in 1920 as Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to take over the telephone operations of Southwestern Telegraph &: Telephone Co. and the Bell Telephone Company of Missouri. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5283 | | | New Jersey. Edison United Phonograph Company. 1903. Issued and redeemed bond. No cancellation marks on face. $1000. Collateral Trust Mortgage 4% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint with no vignette except for small angel on top margin of border. This company was an attempt to reorganize the Edison United Phonograph Company which had been organized in NJ on February 24, 1890, to manufacture and market phonographs and graphophones outside of the United States and Canada. It had complex stock and contractual relations with Edison, the Edison Phonograph Works, and the International Graphophone Company. The company entered receivership in the spring of 1894 and was dissolved in 1902 and this financing appears to be an attempt to fund a reorganization of the company which evidently was not successful. ABNC. Rare Edison company certificate. | Est. $250-500 |
| 5284 | | | New Jersey. The Consolidated Telephone Company. Newark, NJ. 1885. Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 800 Shs. Bald eagle holding underwater telephone wires in its claws. Green border. F-XF condition. Kendall BNC. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5285 | | | New York. American Telephone and Telegraph Company. 1919. $500 6% Gold Note. Horizontal format. Allegorical women flank AT&:T and company logo bell vignette. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. Coupons attached. XF Condition. ABNC. Rare stock. | Est. $200-400 |
| 5286 | | | New York. Baxter Overland Telephone &: Telegraph Company of Central New York. Issued and uncancelled stock. Utica. 1884. 5 shares. Patriotic Eagle and flag vignette. XF condition. Masters &: Stone, Printers and Binders, Syracuse, NY Rare early telephone company. | Est. $175-350 |
| 5287 | | | New York. New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. Specimen stock.19-- (ca.1900-1910). 100 Shares. Brown border and undertint. Arms of 6 north eastern states vignette. XF condition. Red specimen overprint and POC's. ABNC. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5288 | | | New York. New York Telephone Company. Specimen horizontal format bond. Manhattan. 1921. $1000 Ser.A. Registered 6% Gold Bond. Allegorical women flank old telephone. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. XF Condition. ABNC. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5289 | | | New York. New York Telephone Company. Specimen stock. (ca.1910-20). 100 Shares. Brown border and undertint. Telephone operator holding telephone lines going to towns, cities and houses. XF condition. Red specimen overprint and POC's. ABNC. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5290 | | | New York. New York Telephone Company. Spec. bond. Manhattan. 1919. $1000 6% Gold Bond. Blue border and undertint. Allegorical angel flanked by nude man and woman with early telephone between them. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. Coupons attached. XF Condition. ABNC. | Est. $200-400 |
| 5291 | | | New York. Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. Spec. Bond. New York. 1921. $1000 Registered 7% Gold Bond. Red border and undertint. Allegorical women flank old telephone. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. XF Condition. ABNC. Rare bond. | Est. $175-350 |
| 5292 | | | New York. Southern and Atlantic Telegraph Company. 19-- (ca.1900-1910). Specimen stock certificate. Odd Shs. Vignette of locomotive R-L under bridge, Washington on right, Jackson on left and arms of SC on bottom. Decorative border in black. Red specimen overprints, POC's and "00000" serial numbers. XF condition. ABNC. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5293 | | | New York. The Frontier Telephone Company. Spec. bond. 1902. $1000 5% Gold Bond. Plum border and undertint. Allegorical woman flanked by globes. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. Coupons attached. XF Condition. ABNC. | Est. $175-350 |
| 5294 | | | New York. The New York and New Jersey Telephone Company. Spec. stock. New York. 19--,(ca.1900-1910). 100 shares. Allegorical woman holding phone in middle flanked by Arms of NY on left and Arms of NJ on right. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. VF Condition. ABNC | Est. $125-250 |
| 5295 | | | New York. The Orange County Telephone Co. Spec. Bond. 1913. $500 5% Gold Bond. Orange border and undertint. eagle vignette. Red CANCELLED overprint and POC. Coupons attached. XF condition. SBNC. Scarce telephone company. | Est. $125-250 |
| 5296 | | | Pennsylvania. Keystone Telephone Company of Philadelphia. 3 different specimen stock certificates. All are preferred stocks in different colors and share amounts. All have vignette of a "Keystone" logo. All are in XF condition. Red specimen overprints and POC's. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5297 | | | South Carolina. South Carolina Long Distance Telephone Company. Spec. bond. 1901. $1000 6% Gold Bond. Blue border and undertint. Allegorical woman with bust of Franklin and city in back ground. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. Coupons attached. VF Condition. ABNC. | Est. $125-250 |
| 5298 | | | South Dakota. Dakota Central Telephone Co. Specimen stock certificate. 1915. $1000. 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Bond. Green border. Seated allegorical woman with globe. Coupons attached. Red specimen overprints, POC's and "00000" serial numbers. XF condition. FL-ABNC. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5299 | | | The Penn Overland Telephone and Telegraph Co. 1884. 100 Shares. Issued stock certificate. Allegorical woman with cherubs holding telegraph key on left and NJ state arms on top. Incorp. NJ. Choice uncirculated. Theo. Leonhardt &: Son, Phila. Scarce early telephone certificate. | Est. $200-400 |
| 5300 | | | Washington. American District Telegraph Co. 1891. Fairhaven, WA. Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 1 Share. Vignette of ocean waves breaking against cliffs. Scarce certificate. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5301 | | | West Virginia. Overland Telegraph Co. Philadelphia, June 21st, 1899. Stock certificate. 10 Shs. Vignette of woman with telegraph and children "What Hath God Wrought". Ornate border in orange. Serial number #282. XF condition. ABNC. | Est. $175-350 |
| 5302 | | | U.S. Apple Computer Inc. 1988. Specimen. Odd Shs. Small Apple logo and title. XF condition. Pin punch specimen. SC-USBNC. Scarce. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5303 | | | Confederate States of America. 7% Cotton Loan of the Confederate States of America. Issued and uncancelled bond. Series B. 500 Pounds-12,500 Francs-20,000 lbs. Cotton. Allegorical woman holding Confederate flag with cotton bales and ships at sea behind her. Coupons attached. Signed by Emile Erlanger. Coupons attached. XF condition. Bond # 162. Rare confederate bond in exceptional condition. | Est. $800-1600 |
| 5304 | | | Edison Related Companies. 3 different specimen bonds. 1. DE. 1922. North American Edison. $500, 6% Gold Bond, coupons attached; 2. PA. ND (ca.1920's). Pennsylvania Edison. $-Odd, 5% Gold Bond, Registered; 3. MA. 1935. The Edison Electric Illumination Company of Boston. $5,000, 3 1/2% 1st Mortgage Bond. Nice group of Edison Companies. ABNC and FL Division-ABNC. All in XF condition with red specimen overprints. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5305 | | | Iowa. Des Moines Edison Light Company. Specimen bond. 1889. $1000, 7% 1st Mortgage Gold Bond. Coupons attached. Green border and undertint with ornate electric light bulb in middle and vignette of patriotic allegorical woman with flag on top and ornate title. ABNC. XF condition with red specimen overprints. Scarce early Edison item. | Est. $200-400 |
| 5306 | | | Michigan. Edison Related Companies Assortment. 3 different specimen bonds. 1. MI. 1905. The Edison Illuminating Co. of Detroit. $10,000, 5% Gold Bond, coupons attached; 2. MI. 1903. The Detroit Edison Co. $1000, 5% Gold Bond, coupons attached; 3. MI. 1905. Edison Sault Electric Co. $1000, 5% Gold Bond, coupons attached. Nice group of Edison Companies. ABNC. All in XF condition with red specimen overprints. | Est. $250-500 |
| 5307 | | | New Jersey and Wisconsin. Early Edison Electric and Light Companies. 2 different specimen bonds. 1. NJ. 1892. The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Paterson, NJ. $1000. 6% Gold Bond, Brown border, NJ Arms vignette; 2. WI. 1891. Appleton Edison Electric Co. $1000, 6% Gold Bond. Coupons attached. Black border and undertint with allegorical woman holding lightening bolts. ABNC. XF condition. Both with red specimen overprints. Scarce early Edison related companies | Est. $200-400 |
| 5308 | | | New Jersey. Edison Storage Battery Company. Specimen bond. 1916. $1000, 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Coupons attached. Slate-blue borders and undertint with angels flanking image of battery with "Edison" written in front of it. FL Division-ABNC. XF condition with red specimen overprints. Scarce early Edison item. | Est. $200-400 |
| 5309 | | | New Jersey. The Splitdorf-Bethlehem Electric Company. 1931. Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 100 Shares, Orange border, allegorical woman holding lightening bolts. Made out to Thomas A. Edison, Inc. and printed facsimile signature of Charles Edison. Overprint "Under merger agreement...name changed... Splitdorf Electrical Company". XF condition. FL Division-ABNC. | Est. $100-200 |
| 5310 | | | Delaware. American Broadcasting Company Unique Proof Model. ND (ca.1940's). Proof stock certificate printed in green on light brown paper. Allegorical man and woman flank Broadcasters microphone. Certificate has large excess margins. Very detailed diagrams and measurements and sizes are written on the certificate as well as the "Delaware" imprint under the vignette by hand. SBNC. Unique certificate. | Est. $175-350 |
| 5311 | | | New York. The Delhi Opera House Co. 1885. Delhi, NY. Issued and uncancelled Stock certificate. 6 shares. Vignette with harp, violin, horn and sheet music. XF condition. Major &: Knapp, printers. Scarce opera related certificate. | Est. $200-400 |
| 5312 | | | California. City and County of San Francisco - Panama-Pacific Exposition Bond. San Francisco, CA. May 1912. Issued and cancelled $1000. Exposition Bond, olive green. No coupons attached. Vignette of angel standing on bow of wooden ship with steamship and exposition grounds behind. The Panama-Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California between February 20 and December 4 in 1915. A specimen of this bond was sold in our first auction in January 2007 for over $900. This is possibly unique as an issued bond. SBNC. XF. Signed by Mayor James Rolf who also piloted the first San Francisco street car in 1912. | Est. $800-1600 |
| 5313 | | | California. Panama-Pacific International Exposition Gold Medal Certificate. 1915. San Francisco, CA. Issued award certificate to C.G.Cohn, Elkhart, Indiana for Drums, Manufactured by this company. Large format 20 x 17.5 inches. Impressive and ornate vignettes over the entire certificate. Central vignette on bottom of 3 allegorical women flanked by steamships and cherubs on fish. Upper corners have vignettes of Balboa and Columbus over fruit and flowers. Fine to XF condition with sides cut close to border. BEP engraving and imprint. Rare award certificate. | Est. $500-1000 |
| 5314 | | | New York. New York World's Fair 1939 Incorporated. Specimen "Temporary Debenture" or bond. $-odd. 4% Bond due 1941. Blue border and undertint. No vignette. POC's. Archival notation on top margin. Tape or glue stains on lower left margin. VF+ condition. Northern BNC. Unique in archive. | Est. $400-800 |
| 5315 | | | Pennsylvania. The U.S. Centennial International Exhibition. Philadelphia. 1875. Issued and uncancelled stock. 1 Share. 25 x 22 inches. Amazing large format ornately engraved stock certificate. Upper vignette encompasses the entire U.S. history timeline from early settlers to the Civil War and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Lower left has vignette of farmers reaping by hand to modern plowing, the right vignette on bottom has Native American Progress vignette and the middle bottom has the signing of the Declaration of Independence. XF condition with lower right corner with small tears and rips very far from any design, otherwise this certificate is in exceptional condition. Issued to Charles Matlack. BEP. | Est. $750-1500 |
| 5316 | | | Massachusetts. Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Littleton. Littleton. Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 100 Shares. Capital and dog on safe vignettes. Orange border. Rare early Coca-Cola stock certificate. VF-XF condition with 6 staple holes on top margin and small tear on top margin. This is the only one found. | Est. $400-800 |
| 5317 | | | Massachusetts. Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Lowell. Lowell. Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 1000 Shares. Capital and dog on safe vignettes. Orange border. Rare early Coca-Cola stock certificate. VF-XF condition with 6 staple holes on top margin and small tear on top margin. This is the only one found. | Est. $400-800 |
| 5318 | | | Massachusetts. Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Worcester. Worcester. Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 10 Shares. Capital and dog on safe vignettes. Orange border. Rare early Coca-Cola stock certificate. VF-XF condition with 6 staple holes on top margin and small tear on top margin. This is the only one found. | Est. $400-800 |
| 5319 | | | Pennsylvania. Hankey Baking Company. 3 different specimen stock certificates. 2 are common and 1 is a preferred stock, all in different colors and share amounts. All have vignette of a "My-t-Fine" loaf of bread. All are in XF condition. Red specimen overprints and POC's. Tasty lot of stocks. | Est. $100-200 |
| 5320 | | | Pennsylvania. Hershey Chocolate Corp. Specimen bond. 1920. $1000 7 1/2% Gold Bond. Orange border and undertint. Allegorical seated woman hugging child and another child at her feet with dove. Red specimen overprint and POC. Coupons attached. ABNC. Scarce early Hershey bond. | Est. $250-500 |
| 5321 | | | The Coca-Cola Company. ND (Ca.1940-50's). Proof stock certificate printed on security paper with large margins. Blank back. Allegorical seated woman holding book. Pin punch specimen cancel. ABNC. Rare Coke proof. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5322 | | | U.S. Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc. Specimen stock. ND (ca.1925). 100 Shares. Brown border. Allegorical woman leaning on sleeping lion. Red specimen overprint and POC. ABNC. Scarce and popular company. | Est. $125-250 |
| 5323 | | | U.S. Coca-Cola Company. ca.1960-70's. Odd Shares. Specimen stock certificate. Green border. Black specimen overprints and POC's. Seated allegorical woman vignette. Choice uncirculated. ABNC. | Est. $100-200 |
| 5324 | | | U.S. Coca-Cola International Corp. ca.1960's-70's. 100 Shs. Common stock, black border. Pin punched "Specimen" cancels. Seated allegorical woman with one hand on cornucopia with coins falling out and the other hand on winged wheel. Rare Coca-cola related certificate. Choice uncirculated. SCBNC. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5325 | | | U.S. The Coca-Cola Company. (2). ca.1940-60's. 2 different specimen stocks with different color borders and share amounts. 100 and Odd Shares. Common stocks. Reclining allegorical woman holding book. Choice condition. Scarce. ABNC. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5326 | | | New York. Driggs-Seabury Ordnance Company - Lewis Machine Gun Manufacturer. Specimen Bond. 1915.Ser.A. $1000. 1st Mortgage 6%. 1 Year Gold Bond. Eagle vignette, green border. Coupons attached. XF condition. This company merged with Savage Arms in 1916 and manufactured Lewis Machine Guns for the armed forces in WWI. Franklin-Lee BNC. Rare Gun related bond. | Est. $300-600 |
| 5327 | | | Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Gun Club. Issued and uncancelled bond. 1896. $200, 5% bond. Evidently for purchasing land in Bucks County, PA for hunting or shooting (anything). On Dec. 14, 1887, The Commonwealth of PA indicted a member of the Philadelphia Gun Club for cruelty to animals, for participating in a pigeon shooting match on the grounds of the club at Andalusia, Bucks County. Judge Yerkes handed down an opinion, in which he declared the defendant guilty as indicted. I guess this would not be a very popular decision with the NRA. Rare gun related bond. | Est. $250-500 |
| 5328 | | | U.S. Remington Arms Co. Specimen Bond, 1922. Ser.A. $1000. Registered 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Bond. Allegorical woman with lion. Red specimen overprint, "00000" serial numbers and POC's. ABNC. Rare certificate from famous gun maker. | Est. $450-900 |
| 5329 | | | Minnesota. Minneapolis-Moline Co. 4 different specimen bonds. ca.1950's. 6%Registered Bonds in $100; $500, $1000 and $-odd denominations with different color borders. All with Reaper vignettes flanked by nude allegorical men. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. Coupons attached. XF Condition. ABNC. | Est. $300-600 |
| 5330 | | | New Jersey. Greger Manufacturing Company. Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 5 shares. Green border. View of city street and metal grating in middle of the road under ornate title. XF condition. SBNC. Scarce stock. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5331 | | | New Jersey. Warren Foundry &: Machine Company. Phillipsburg, N.J. 19-- (ca.1900-1910). Specimen stock certificate. Black border and printing. 6 different vignettes including blacksmith, machinist, foundry worker and metal worker. XF condition. Red specimen overprints, POC's and "00000" serial numbers. Rare and attractive stock certificate. ABNC. Rare stock. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5332 | | | New York. The American Cotton Oil Company - Negotiable Certificate of Deposit". 1901. 100 Shares. Common Stock. Brown Border. Vignette of slave holding cotton on back on left and ornate lettering. Return to Issue Room in purple on top. POC's. Left excess counterfoil has printed in red "Reprinted Aug 28/01 with Correct Back". XF condition. ABNC. On May 26, 1896, Charles Dow introduced the first index that was devoted exclusively to Industrial Stocks. The first Dow Jones Industrial list included this stock. Extremely important and rare Dow Industrial Pioneer company. | Est. $250-500 |
| 5333 | | | Pennsylvania. Iron and Steel Company Assortment. 7 different specimen stocks, all with vignette of men hammering on anvil. 1,2. Lebanon, PA. Duncannon Iron and Steel Co.; 3,4. Lebanon, PA. Lebanon Valley Iron and Steel Co.; 5. Lebanon Iron Co.; 6,7. McKinney Manufacturing Co. All are steel and Manufacturing companies from Lebanon, PA. Scarce group. | Est. $175-350 |
| 5334 | | | Pennsylvania. Cambria Iron Co. Johnstown, PA. ND (ca.1890-1900). Specimen stock. Odd Shares. Black border. Large vignette of "The Cambria Iron &: Steel Works. Red specimen overprint and POC. ABNC. XF condition. Attractive and rare stock certificate. | Est. $125-250 |
| 5335 | | | Minnesota. North American Life Association. Specimen bond. Minneapolis. 19-- (ca.1900-1910).$50 Insurance bond. Multi-color border. Patriotic eagle vignette. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. Fine to VF Condition. ABNC. | Est. $75-150 |
| 5336 | | | California. Big Internet and Computer Industry Names. . ca.1970's-90's. 5 different specimens. Companies include: CDnow Incorporated, Yahoo! Inc.; eBay Inc.; Cisco Systems and EarthLink Networks. All are scarce and some have never been seen before. All have a variety of vignettes and colors. All in XF condition. Scarce assortment. | Est. $200-400 |
| 5337 | | | Delaware. America Online, Inc. 1992. 2 different specimen stocks from the early days of AOL. Both have AOL logo in grey on top and either red or blue border for common or preferred stocks. Both have pin punch Specimen overprints and are dated "2-6-92" in blank signature blocks. Printed by SC-USBNC. Possibly an IPO certificate or for internal use, I am not certain, since there are no CUSIP numbers on them. In October 1992, Quantum Computer Services Inc. changed its names to America Online, Inc., 4 months before these certificate were issued. Rare early AOL stock certificates. Both XF. | Est. $250-500 |
| 5338 | | | Arkansas. The Sunny Side Co. Specimen Bond. $1000. 5% Gold Bond. Green border. Slave picking cotton on top and slaves at dock moving bale of cotton on bottom. Coupons attached. XF condition. FBNC. "Plantations situated in Chico County, Arkansas, known as Sunny Side, Fawnwood, Hebron, Hyner, Luna, Latrobe and Patria. Rare and attractive bond. | Est. $175-350 |
| 5339 | | | California. San Diego Land and Town Company. Issued and uncancelled stock. 1897. 80 Shs. Native American seated on hill "Progress" vignette. Ornate border in green. VF Condition. ABNC. Early San Diego related certificate. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5340 | | | Deere &: Company. 3 different specimen bonds. 1. 1961. $1000 4% Bond. Olive border with undertint; 2. 1952. $1000 3 1/8% Bond. Red border with undertint; 3. 1958. $500 4% Bond. Blue border with undertint. All with portrait of Deere. Red SPECIMEN overprints and POC. Coupons attached. VF Condition. ABNC. | Est. $125-250 |
| 5341 | | | Delaware. Atlantic Corporation. 4 different specimen stocks. All are different colors and share amounts. All have sailing ship under full sail. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. XF Condition. SBNC. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5342 | | | Illinois. Cairo City and Canal Company..U.S.of A - Founder of Cairo, Illinois in 1837. 1838. Issued and cancelled bond. $1000. 20 Year, 6% Loan secured by Real Estate. No vignette but fancy borders. Black printing on off white paper. 36 coupons on bottom. VF condition if you do not count the ink spots and ink cancellation. Cairo was founded in 1837 by the Cairo City and Canal Company. Preceding the Civil War, Cairo was the gateway between the North and South, since it was the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Historic and rare company that formed an important Illinois city. | Est. $250-500 |
| 5343 | | | Illinois. Chicago Manufacturing and Improvement Company. 1889. $1000 6% 1st Mortgage Bond. Black border. Vignette of manufacturing facility on top and bottom. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. Coupons attached. Fine condition with minor splitting and archival reinforcement of splits at folds. ABNC. | Est. $125-250 |
| 5344 | | | Illinois. Marshall Field &: Co. Chicago. 1925. $500 4% Gold Bond. Brown border and undertint. Allegorical vignette with globe and winged wheel. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. Coupons attached. VF condition. ABNC. Famous Chicago department store. | Est. $125-250 |
| 5345 | | | Illinois. The Chicago Window Improvement Company of Chicago. 1884. 7 3/4ths Shares. Black border with eagle vignette under arch of part of title on top and extremely attractive and detailed undertint in green of woman cleaning open window. XF condition. Rare and attractive stock certificate. | Est. $250-500 |
| 5346 | | | Iowa. Davenport Gazette Company. Davenport, Iowa. 1882. Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 20 Shares. Gazette building with horse pulled streetcar in front. Certificate #11. XF condition. Scarce early newspaper stock certificate. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5347 | | | New Jersey. Homasote Company. 5 different specimen stocks. ca.1950's. Various shares and colors. Vignette of house construction vignette using "Homasote" recycled sheeting. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. XF Condition. SBNC. Internationally known environmental icon, Homasote Company is the oldest manufacturer of building products made from recycled materials in the U.S. and the only manufacturer of its kind in the Americas. | Est. $300-600 |
| 5348 | | | New Jersey. New England Consolidated Ice Companies. 1902. $1000 5% Sinking Fund Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Vignette of horses on ice with ice cutters behind them. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. Coupons attached. XF condition. ABNC. | Est. $100-200 |
| 5349 | | | New York. Adirondack Mountain Reserve. Specimen stock certificate. Odd shares. Lake and mountain scene vignette. SPECIMEN overprint and POC. XF condition. No imprint but either SBNC or ABNC. The Adirondack Mountain Reserve was formed in 1886 by a group of residents of Keene Valley-St. Huberts area to preserve land around Ausable Lakes from being lumbered and has since sold most of its land to New York State to form part of the Adirondack Park. Rare stock certificate. | Est. $200-400 |
| 5350 | | | New York. The Long Island Club Bond Signed by Cortland A. Sprague. City of Brooklyn. 1872. Issued and uncancelled bond. $100. 7% coupon bond. VF condition with some slight splitting of fold edges on top. Black border, red undertint. Vignette of club house (more like a mansion). Cortland A. Sprague signs the back as trustee. Sprague was the Ex-City Treasurer of Brooklyn who was involved in an embezzling scandal in 1874. Rare bond. | Est. $250-500 |
| 5351 | | | New York. The Richmond Beach Hotel Company. 1881. Staten Island, NY. Issued and uncancelled bond. $100. 1st Mortgage 6% Bond. Metallic gold border and undertint with vignette of the Richmond Beach Hotel with text in black. Coupons attached. Historic hotel from Staten island. XF condition. | Est. $200-400 |
| 5352 | | | North Carolina. Dobbin House Company. Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 1858. 1 Share, Plain form with ornate left border and lined paper seal on LL. VF condition with light toning at vertical folds. I am not certain of the nature of this company. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5353 | | | Ohio. Ohio Business Assortment. 3 different specimen stock certificates. 1. The Russ Manufacturing Company. Cleveland. 19-- (ca.1910-20); 2. The Canton Electric Company. 19-- (ca.1910-20); 3. The Akron Guaranteed Mortgage Company. (ca.1910-20). All have green borders and various vignettes. Fine to XF condition. All are scarce companies from Ohio. SBNC. | Est. $100-200 |
| 5354 | | | Ohio. The United States Playing Card Company. ND (ca.1890-1910). Specimen stock certificate. Odd Shs. Vignette of woman in front of globe, holding mirror and flowers. Brown border. Red specimen overprints, POC's and "00000" serial numbers. XF condition. ABNC. | Est. $125-250 |
| 5355 | | | Pennsylvania. Delaware. Dairy Company Bonds and Stock. 4 certificates, 3 are Specimen Bonds. 1-3. 1931. $50, $100, and $1,000 Ten-year 6% Secured Gold Note Series A with coupons attached. Red "Specimen" overprints, "00000" serial numbers and POC's. Dairy cow for vignettes. 4. Pennsylvania. Supplee-Wills-Jones Milk Company. 19--. Specimen stock certificate. One hundred Shs. All with Dairy cow vignette. VF-XF Condition. SBNC. This lot is not for the lactose intolerant. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5356 | | | Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Phila., PA. Issued and uncancelled stock. 1921. 1 Share. Vignettes of different academy buildings. Issued to Thomas R.Fox. The stock certificate and vignettes were engraved by Samuel Sartain. Appears in XF condition but small piece missing from LR corner and a very small chunk out of left border, both not touching printed border. Samuel Sartain was known for being a master print maker and steel engraver. He was the son of John Sartain. The Academy building is considered one of the finest surviving examples of Victorian Gothic architecture in America and was designed by the American architects Frank Furness and George W. Hewitt. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was founded in 1805 by painter and scientist Charles Wilson Peale, sculptor William Rush, and other artists and business leaders. It is the oldest art museum and school in the nation. | Est. $300-600 |
| 5357 | | | Security Printing Stock Certificate Assortment. 5 different specimen stock certificates and 1 photo proof of an essay certificate. 1. Security-Columbian BNC, 100 Shares, Blue. Allegorical woman with nude child; 2. Photo Proof of Security-Columbian BNC stock certificate similar to USBNC certificate with allegorical woman with printing press; 3. Lanston Monotype Machine Co. Security-Columbian Banknote Company merged with Lanston Industries Inc. in 1965. 4. 1983, International BNC. Green with eagle. registered bond; 5. Northern Bank Note Co. Brown with eagle. Chicago security printing company. One of the largest producers of city and state municipal bonds in the country until the early 1990's; 6. ND, (ca.1960-80's). Thomas De La Rue, Inc. Brown border. Portrait cameo of De La Rue himself. Printed by "you know who". Evidently used as a color sample for border selection. All are in VF to XF condition. Scarce group. | Est. $200-400 |
| 5358 | | | Security Printing Stock Certificates with Holographs. 2 different specimen stocks.1. American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. large eagle holograph, blue border; 2. United States Banknote Co., Allegorical woman with printing press on top and small holograph with bust of Statue of Liberty on bottom. ABNC or USBNC-ABNC imprints on certificates. Both in XF condition. | Est. $100-200 |
| 5359 | | | U.S. American Bank Note Co. Stock Assortment. (ca.1920-40's). 5 different varieties of ABNC stock certificates. All have well known eagle vignette used on ABNC logo. There are 3 different colors of common and 2 different colors of preferred stock certificates. All have Red specimen overprints, "00000" serial numbers and POC's. All in Uncirculated to choice uncirculated condition. ABNC. Scarce group. | Est. $250-500 |
| 5360 | | | U.S. American Bank Note Co. Stock Assortment. (ca.1960-70's). 4 different varieties of ABNC stock certificates. All have allegorical man and woman with globe and sword vignette. There are 2 different colors of common and 2 different colors of preferred stock certificates. All have Red specimen overprints, "00000" serial numbers and POC's. All in Uncirculated to choice uncirculated condition. ABNC. Scarce group. | Est. $250-500 |
| 5361 | | | Virginia. United States Banknote Company Proof and Specimen Assortment. 4 different certificates. 1. Proof of 1960's certificate with allegorical woman with printing press. Printed in green on light brown paper. Also included is the matching text proof and seal on white glossy paper. The green ink is light and there are a number of staple holes present on the UR margin; 2,3. 1990. Common and Preferred Stocks with different color borders. Eagle vignette; 4. Certificate of printing. Ca.1970-80's. Blue with eagle. All are in Fine to XF condition. Scarce group. USBNC. | Est. $250-500 |
| 5362 | | | Washington. The Everett Land Company. Everett, WA. Specimen Bond. $1,000. 8% 20 year gold bond with coupons attached. Bald eagle at seaside vignette, green border. F-XF Condition. FBNC. Archival handstamp on back. POC's. | Est. $125-250 |
| 5363 | | | Washington. West Seattle Corp. Seattle, WA. Specimen stock. Odd Shares. Brown border and undertint. Surveyors on left and allegorical woman on right. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. XF Condition. ABNC. Scarce company. | Est. $125-250 |
| 5364 | | | West Virginia. The Tabard Inn Book Company. 2 different specimen stock certificates. 19-- (ca.1900-1910). Both Odd Shares. Green border, Preferred Stock and orange border, Common Stock. Vignette of small town street scene with old inn. Both with Cancelled specimen overprints and POC's. VF to XF Condition. SBNC. Scarce. | Est. $150-300 |
| 5365 | | | Delaware. Elder Steel Steamship Company, Inc. Specimen bond. 1920. $100. 7% Gold Note. Brown border and undertint. Steamship vignette. XF condition. Red specimen overprint and POC's. ABNC. | Est. $100-200 |
| 5366 | | | Delaware. Southern Transportation Company. Specimen Stock Certificate. Odd Shs. Vignette of steamship and sailboats at sea. Blue specimen overprints, POC's and "00000" serial numbers. Orange border. Archive stamp in upper right-hand corner. XF condition. ABNC. | Est. $100-200 |
| 5367 | | | Hawaii. American Hawaiian Steam Ship Company. 1908. Issued and punch cancelled stock certificate. 2000 Shs. Vignette of steam ship. Green border. Serial #697. Fine condition. ABNC. Made out to The Tehuantepec National Railway Co. | Est. $100-200 |
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