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Archives International Auctions - Sale 38 - Sessions 1 & 2
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February 7-8,2017
Archives International Auctions
www.archivesinternational.comU.S. FEDERAL BONDS
SAVINGS BONDS
451
451 U.S. Series Savings Bond 1945, $10 Bond Issue.Salida, Colorado.
$10, War Savings Bond Series E bond with Franklin on left, black on
light green, uncancelled and in crisp XF to AU condition with the left
margin cut into on the top left border. Scarce low denomination. BEP.
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$130-200
U.S. FEDERAL & STATE BONDS
AND DOCUMENTS
Washington, D.C.
452
452 Armed Forces Leave Bond, 1946 Including A WWII Serviceman’s Additional Documents & Treasury Check.Lot of 1 Federal Bond for
$300 and Federal Treasury Check for $4.08 from the Navy. The Armed
Forces Leave Bonds were issued to compensate servicemen under the
leave act of 1946 as compensation for unused leave. The bonds are
printed on Hollerith Punch Cards bearing the portrait of Carter Glass,
former U. S. Treasury Secretary (1918-1920). Uncancelled. Rarely seen
as an intact group due to the amount that remained unclaimed. AU to
Uncirculated condition. ����������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$500-800
SCRIPOPHILY - GOVERNMENT
BONDS
Washington D.C.
453
453 United States Postal Service, ca.1960-1970 Specimen BondWashington D.C. $500000 Specimen Series A Registered Bond. Black
print with an olive green border and under tint. Company logo at top.
Specimen overprints, POC’s, VF-XF condition. SC-BNC.������������Est.
$200-300
U.S.COLONIAL BONDS AND
DOCUMENTS
Massachusetts
454
454 State of Massachusetts Bay, Treasury Loan Certificate, 6 Percent Interest, due May 10 1782Massachusetts, Treasury Loan Certificate, 6
Percent interest, due May 10, 1782, sword in hand vignette, engraved by
Hurd, signed by Jeffries, Cheever and Gardner. S/N 79, Authorized May
2, 1777. R-5, Anderson MA-9. �������������������������������������������������������Est.
$250-400
U.S. COLONIAL CURRENCY
Maryland
455
455 Principio Company 1769 Colonial Bill of Exchange.Kingsbury
Furnace, MD. 1769. 280 Pounds Stlg, 12 Shillings, 1st of Exchange, for
the account of North East Forge. William Russell, one of the founders
of this early Colonial Maryland iron company is listed on the front of
the exchange. Endorsed and signed on the back by W. Baxter, G. Russell,
William Russell, Clark Dickinson and others. VF+ condition. Serial # 46.
The Principio Company formed as a joint stock company in 1720 to take
advantage of new laws passed in Maryland to encourage the early iron
industry. By 1729, one of the partners was Augustine Washington, father
of George Washington. In 1735, the Principio Company established a
refining forge at North East to expand processing capacity which this bill
of exchange refers to. The Principio Forge deteriorated, and in spite of
repairs in 1772, it was no longer in operation by 1776. Historic Maryland
Iron Company Bill of Exchange. ��������������������������������������������������Est.
$600-900