Archives International Auctions - Auction 109 December 16, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 109 93 December 16, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Washington D.C. 485 485 D.C. Harry S. Truman, Presidential Inaugural Ball , 1949, Official Program. Washington D.C., January 20, 1949. Souvenir Program for the inauguration of President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben W. Barkley, including full-page portraits of the President, Vice President, Mrs. Truman, Miss Margaret Truman, and Mrs. Truitt. The cover is gold with a deeply embossed Presidential seal on the cover. Also lists musical performers including the U.S. Marine Band, Benny Goodman, Xavier Cugat, and Guy Lombardo, along with an extensive roster of diplomatic patrons and dignitaries. XF to AU condition. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $200-300 486 486 D.C., Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 1987, Quasquicentennial (25 Year) Banquet Program and Invitation. Washington D.C., 1987. Official program booklet and invitation for the 125th Years of Service of the BEP, held October 8th, 1987 at the Cash Room, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. Invitation features embossed eagle in blue on face, while the dinner program as a gold printed vignette of the Treasury on the cover with the dinner events inside as well as pictures of the honorees. XF to AU condition. (2). ������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-150 487 487 D.C., Legal Tender, $10, Series of 1901, 2004 Official Intaglio Reprint Proof from B.E.P. 2004 Lewis & Clark C&C Set. Washington D.C., 2004. $10 Legal Tender Official Reprint by the BEP from the 2004 Lewis & Clark Coin & Currency Set, Black print with red seal at right and numeral at left, Portraits of Lewis and Clark at left and right with Buffalo at center, Uniface note, in PMG holder but without grade, but is in Superb Gem Uncirculated Condition. B.E.P. ������������������� Est. $150-250 488 488 D.C., U.S. Silver Certificate, $5, Series of 1899, 2001 Official Intaglio Reprint Proof from B.E.P. American Buffalo C&C Set Washington D.C., 2001. $5 Silver Certificate Official Reprint by the BEP from the 2001 American Buffalo Coin & Currency Set, Black print with blue seal at right and numeral at left, Indigenous Chieftain at center, Uniface note printed on thin white card, in PMG holder but without grade, but is in Superb Gem Uncirculated Condition. B.E.P. � Est. $150-250 489 489 Washington D.C. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 1994, Large Sized Proof Vignette. Detroit, MI. Washington D.C., 1994. U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 1994 Hand-Pulled Intaglio Print – “Allegorical Group of Industry, Prosperity, and Commerce,” ANA Detroit Show Souvenir Card. A finely engraved intaglio vignette depicting three classical female figures symbolizing Liberty, Industry, and Agriculture, surrounded by palm fronds and emblems of production and trade. This hand-pulled proof was printed directly from a steel plate on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Spider Press during the 1994 American Numismatic Association Convention in Detroit, Michigan, as part of a live demonstration of traditional currency printing techniques. Personally signed in ink by Tom Spiewak, Plate Printer, B.E.P., and hand-numbered No. 47, from an estimated edition of 50 to 100 impressions, each individually inked and wiped by the printer. The Bureau’s Spider Press demonstrations have long been a highlight of ANA conventions, offering collectors a firsthand view of the meticulous artistry behind U.S. currency and security engraving. This example remains in excellent condition with full margins, deep impression, and sharp detail; a desirable signed and numbered proof for advanced BEP and souvenir card collectors. Mint condition as printed. B.E.P. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-700