Archives International Auctions Auction 100 March 26, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 100 63 March 26, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Washington, D.C. 222 222 U.S., Treasury of the United States, 1859, Issued Second of Transfer Signed by Howell Cob and Endorsed to Wells Fargo. Washington, D.C., October 27,1859. $2500 Second of Transfer, Issued to the Assistant Treasurer of San Francisco from the Assistant Treasurer of the U.S., located in New York, S/N 1940. Black text with red underprint, U.S. Capitol Building depicted at top right, George Washington at left. Endorsed on back to Wells Fargo& Co. Signed by Howell Cobb as Secretary of the Treasury at bottom right. PMG graded Choice Very Fine 35, Toppan, Carpenter & Co. Howell Cobb (7 Sept 1815 - Oct 1868) was an American and later Confederate political figure. A southern Democrat, Cobb was a five- term member of the United States House of Representatives and the speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851. He also served as the 40th governor of Georgia (1851-1853) and as a secretary of the treasury under President James Buchanan (1857-1860). Cobb is, however, best known as one of the founders of the Confederacy, having served as the President of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States where delegates of the Southern slave states declared that they had seceded from the United States and created the Confederate States of America. ������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $1,200-2,000 U.S. Treasury Checks & Drafts Washington, D.C. 223 223 U.S. Treasurer of the U.S. or the Assistant Treasurer of the U.S., 1878 Interest payment on Issued Four Per Cent Consols - 1877- 1907. Washington, D.C., April 1, 1878, $1, Issued and Pin-punch cancelled, Black intaglio printing on light blue paper, portrait of Salmon P. Chase at left, S/N 14336, The 4% Consols were U.S. government bonds issued in 1877, paying 4% annual interest. They were part of a broader effort to refinance Civil War debt at lower interest rates. These bonds were long-term, maturing in 1907, but many continued circulating beyond that date. They were considered a safe investment backed by the U.S. Treasury and often used for savings and institutional investments. This is an interest payment on the bond. XF-AU condition with a small 1/2 by 1 inch piece of tape o the back. B.E.P. Extremely rare U.S. Treasury fiscal document. ��������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-1,000 224 224 U.S. Treasurer of the U.S. or the Assistant Treasurer of the U.S., 1883 Interest payment on Issued Three Per Cent Loan of 1882. Washington, D.C., February 1, 1883, $3.75, Issued and Pin-punch cancelled, Black intaglio printing on light beige paper with blue silk threads, portrait of Alexander Hamilton at left, S/N 11767, The 3% Loan of 1882 U.S. government bonds were part of a broader effort to refinance Civil War debt at lower interest rates. They were callable, meaning the government retained the right to redeem them after a certain period. These bonds were long-term, maturing in 1907, but many continued circulating beyond that date. They were considered a safe investment backed by the U.S. Treasury and often used for savings and institutional investments. It reflected growing investor confidence in U.S. creditworthiness, as lower yields suggested strong demand for government securities. B.E.P. Extremely rare U.S. Treasury fiscal document. ����������������������������������������� Est. $500-1,000 225 225 U.S. Treasurer of the U.S. or the Assistant Treasurer of the U.S., 1889 Interest payment on Issued Four Per Cent Consols - 1877- 1907. Washington, D.C., October 1, 1889, $10, I/U, Black intaglio printing on light yellow paper, portrait of Salmon P. Chase at left, S/N A945917, “Quarter-Yearly Dividend on Registered Stock”, The 4% Consols were U.S. government bonds issued in 1877, paying 4% annual interest. Facsimile signature of James N. Huston as Treasurer at bottom right. They were part of a broader effort to refinance Civil War debt at lower interest rates. These bonds were long-term, maturing in 1907, but many continued circulating beyond that date. They were considered a safe investment backed by the U.S. Treasury and often used for savings and institutional investments. This is an interest payment on the bond. AU to Uncirculated condition. B.E.P. Extremely rare U.S. Treasury fiscal document. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $500-1,000 226 226 U.S.Treasurer or theAssistantTreasurer of theU.S., 1899 Interest payment on Issued Four Per Cent Consols of 1907. Washington, D.C., January 1, 1899, $6.50, 4th Series, I/C, Black intaglio printing on off white paper, S/N B968615, “Quarterly-Yearly Interest”, The 4% Consols were U.S. government bonds issued in 1907, paying 4% annual interest. Facsimile signature of Ellis H. Roberts as Treasurer of the United States at bottom right, They were part of a broader effort to refinance War debt at lower interest rates. These bonds were long-term, maturing in 1907, but many continued circulating beyond that date. They were considered a safe investment backed by the U.S. Treasury and often used for savings and institutional investments. This is an interest payment on the bond. AU to Uncirculated condition, Pin-punch cancelled and overprinted on back, evidently this was an unclaimed check since it is not endorsed. B.E.P. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $400-800