Wall Street Auction #XXI, Session 1

Crowell and Thurlow Steamship Co., 1912 Specimen Bond. Maine, $1000 Specimen 6% 1st Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black on Slate-blue border and underprint, Large cargo steamship side view in harbor, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Rare and attractive bond.

International Mercantile Marine Co., 1916 Specimen Bond. New Jersey, 1916, $500, Specimen 6% First Mortgage and Collateral Trust Sinking Fund Gold Coupon Bond, Black on orange border and underprint, Large ship approaching harbor with tug boats surrounding it, VF-XF condition, ABNC. Only 3 found in the archives. Rare and attractive bond.

Orinoco Steam Navigation Company of New York, 1851, Stock Certificate. Venezuela (Incorporated in New York, NY), 1 Share of $1,000.00 in Capital Stock, Red underprint, Riverboat Views, Minerva, Etc. VF, I/C, Venezuela granted them exclusive right to navigate the Orinoco River for 18 years. Extremely attractive certificate, cut slightly into left margin, RWH&E.

Amazon Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. 1873 Specimen Stock Certificate. Brazil & England. 1 Share =20 Pounds, Specimen stock certificate. Black on white paper. Steamboat steaming up tropical river. XF condition. From the Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. archive.

Standard Oil Co., 1952 Specimen Bond. Indiana, 1952, $1000, Specimen 30 Year 3 1/8% Debenture, Coupons attached, Allegorical woman sitting in from of auto and tractor, VF-XF condition, POCs, ABNC.

Lima Natural Gas, 1889 Specimen Bond. Lima, Ohio. 1889, $500 Specimen 6% Coupon Bond, Black on green border and red underprint, Washington UL, Cherub UR flank ornate title, very attractive Homer-Lee design. Evidently coupons on the left side were removed and left a red residue on the left margin, otherwise it is in VF condition and very attractive. HLBNC.

Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co., 1913 Specimen Bond. Alabama. $1000. Specimen 1st Consolidated Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Locomotive under bridge with locomotive going over bridge. Coupons attached. Fine condition with light toning at horizontal folds. Red specimen overprint and POC's. ABNC. This is only the second example we have had offered over the last 8 years and the previous certificate we had listed is the...

Midland Valley Railroad Co., 1913 Specimen Bond. Arkansas. 1913, $1000, Specimen 1st Mortgage, 5% Gold Coupon Bond, Black on olive green border, train at station R-L. VF-XF, ABNC. Only known in specimen format in Cox. Unlisted bond design, color and type in Cox.

Canada Southern Railway Co. Specimen Bond. Province of Ontario, Canada, 1878, $1000, 5% 1st Mort. Bond, Specimen overprint, POC's, Coupons attached, Black on blue border, Locomotive L-R with telegraph poles, XF condition, Rare Canadian railroad. National BNC.

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 1922 Specimen, Perpetual 4% Consolidated Debenture Stock Coupon Bond. Canada, 19xx (ca.1910-1930). $1000. Light purple border and undertint. Locomotive passing track workers with wheat farmers in background. XF condition. Red specimen overprint and POC's. ABNC. Only listed as Specimen in Cox.

Inter-locking Rail and Structural Steel Co., 1914 Stock Certificate. Colorado, 20 Shares, Black on orange border, Barnhill at left, locomotive at right and sample of steel structure at bottom, VF-XF.

Underground Electric Railway Company of London, 1911 Stock certificate. London, England, 1911, 100 Shares of Stock, I/U, VF/XF , Arms in middle, Extremely attractive and rarely seen issued. ABNC.