Auction Details
We are offering over 1400 lots of U.S. and Worldwide Scripophily, Banknotes, Autographs, Security Printing Ephemera and Historic artifacts and Documents over a two day period. We are privileged to be the auctioneer for the Third Annual Wall Street Coin, Currency and Collectibles Show being held at the Museum of American Finance located at 48 Wall Street in New York City.
The sale begins with The First Hour which includes historic documents & objects including an Edison Stock Ticker; a piece of the original cable from the Brooklyn Bridge as well as artwork and interesting objects including generous donations from Tiffany, Baccarat and Pelikan.
We are featuring The Copps Collection of historic Colonial Fiscal Paper, Documents and Stock & Bond Certificates put together over 30 years ago and highlighted by a spectacular 1792 dated U.S. Federal Bond issued to and signed by George Washington while President of the United States. This is the first time an instrument of this sort has been offered publically at auction. We think there will be serious interest in this amazing piece of U.S. Financial and Presidential history.
The first auction session being held at the Museum of American Finance in New York City, scheduled for Saturday, October 19th includes the First Hour, the Copps Collection, Scripophily and Autographs. There are over 50 lots of historic autographs including 3 different Standard Oil Company Stock certificates signed by John D. Rockefeller; 3 different Thomas Edison signed certificates; a historic “Short Snorter” signed by Harry Truman as well as many other WW II military notables; aviation autographs including 3 different Charles Lindbergh as well as Amelia Earhart’s autographs; Buffalo Bill Cody’s autograph and many other well known signatures. The Scripophily section consists of over 500 different stock and bond certificates highlighted by a Wells Fargo Mining Stock Certificate with a racing stagecoach vignette; One of the earliest Alaska stock certificates known, dated from the late 1870’s; Liberty Loan Bonds; Railroad stocks and bonds and hundreds of other interesting U.S. & Worldwide Bonds & Shares.
The second session scheduled for Tuesday, October 22nd at our offices in Fort Lee, New Jersey includes U.S. & Worldwide banknotes; Security Printing Ephemera; Confederate Banknotes & Bonds; Historic ephemera including a fresh estate “Wells Fargo” collection put together over a century ago with many rare Wells Fargo documents, Broadsides, Exchanges and Fiscal paper that have never been offered at auction. The Worldwide Banknote section is highlighted by a U.A.E. Specimen set of 5 notes; a China, Hupeh Government Cash Bank, 1904 rarity; Mexico is represented by a significant selection of rarities seldom seen at auction including high denomination proofs from the Banco period as well as an interesting selection of Bono De Caja Specimens with a discovery note that is unlisted. The U.S. section offers Colonial banknotes; Obsolete banknotes; Fractional Currency; Large & Small Type including an 1896 Educational banknote set of $1, $2 and $5 in high grade and dozens of other desirable notes. The sale is rounded out with an offering of Penn Central stock certificates that had been selected for a reference collection as well as Security Printing Ephemera and stocks and bonds.
We are looking forward to another exciting auction and hope you enjoy our current offerings. Our next live auction is scheduled for late January to early February, 2014 at our offices in Fort Lee, New Jersey. If you have suitable material, we are still seeking consignments for our upcoming 2014 auctions. I would like to thank everyone who has participated in our previous auctions and has helped make this auction series a resounding success.
Best of luck, Bob Schwartz
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242Shanghai Telephone Company Specimen Bond.Archives International Auctions
Shanghai, China, 1933. $1000 Chinese Standard Silver Dollars, 1st Mortgage 6% Silver Dollar specimen bond. Vignette of "Shanghai Telephone Sys...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 325.00
246City of Barranquilla, 1925 & 1926 Specimen Bond Pair.Archives International Auctions
Colombia, lot of 2 bonds, Both City of Barranquilla External 20 year Secured 8% Sinking Fund Gold Specimen Bonds, Includes $1000, 1926 and $100, 1925
Estimate : 180.00 - 350.00
Sold to n**********3 for 130.00
249Republica De Colombia 1941-43 Specimen Bond Trio.Archives International Auctions
Lot of 3 different specimen bonds. Bogota, Colombia. Includes two different 1941 dated bonds, 500 and 5000 Pesos, "Deuda Interna Nacional Unif...
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
250Republica de Colombia, 1919 & 1941 Specimen Bond Pair.Archives International Auctions
Colombia, Lot of 2 bonds, Includes 1919, 500 Pesos, 10% Bono Colombiano De Deuda Interna, Coupon bond, orange border; and 1941, 50 Pesos, 6%, Clase ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to n**********3 for 140.00
251Compania Azucarera Antilla, S.A. Specimen Bond.Archives International Auctions
Cuba, 1924, Vertical $1000 1st. Mortgage 15 year 7 1/2% Sinking Fund Gold Bond Specimen Certificate, Green border with Allegorical horn blowers flanki
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
252Compania Azucarera de Camaguey, S.A. Specimen Bond.Archives International Auctions
Cuba, 1922, Vertical $500 1st Mortgage Sinking Fund 7% Gold Bond Specimen Certificate, Brown border with Sugar Cane harvest vignette, Specimen overpri
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
253Cuban Foreign Syndicate, 1928 Stock Certificate.Archives International Auctions
Cuba (Offices in Boston or New York), 100 Shares, I/U, Black on blue border and underprint, Light house with fort behind it on top, Fine to VF with a
Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
255Santiago Brewing Company, 1911 Specimen Bond.Archives International Auctions
Cuba, Specimen bond. 1911. $100 6% bond. Red border. Workers harvesting hops. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. Coupons attached. VF Condition. ABNC.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
256El Banco De Descuento Guayquil, Specimen Bond Pair.Archives International Auctions
Guayquil, 19xx (ca. 1900-1920), Lot of 2 bonds, Includes 5000 Sucres, Purple and 10,000 Sucres, grey-green, Both with allegorical angels flanking blan
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for 55.00
257El Banco Territorial Specimen Bond.Archives International Auctions
Guayaquil, Ecuador, ND (ca.1910-30), $5000 bond, specimen certificate series D, brown border with allegorical women and beehive, specimen overprints,
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
258Republica del Ecuador Specimen Bond.Archives International Auctions
Ecuador, 190x, 25 Sucres, Specimen Bond, Black on blue border and underprint, Ecuadorian arms top center, VF-XF condition, ABNC.
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
260Anglo-French Five-Year 5% External Loan Bond Specimen.Archives International Auctions
United Kingdom and France, 1915, $100 Specimen Bond. Orange border. Horizontal, Vignette of allegorical woman "Justice" holding scales wit...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 250.00