Archives International Auctions - Auction 115 July 28, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 115 72 July 28, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Confederate States Banknotes, Bonds & Fiscal Documents Virginia 308 308 VA. C.S.A, September 2, 1861, $5, T-31, Issued and Cut Cancelled Banknote. Richmond, Virginia, September 2, 1861. $5, P-14, SL#22, T31, CR 245, I/C Banknote, Black and red print with Minerva at left Washington at right and Commerce Agriculture Justice Liberty and Industry at top center, S/N 7472, Circular cut cancellation at center, VG condition, Southern BNC. (From the Robert Kluge Collection). �� Est. $150-250 309 309 VA. C.S.A., 1862, $10,000 Registered Bond, Act of December 24, 1861. Richmond, Virginia, May 1, 1862. $10,000 Registered 6% Bond, No. 2403, black on off-white paper, allegorical vignette with cornucopia at center, ornate geometric border with $10,000 counters at corners. Issued to John Boston, Depositary, Savannah, signed by Robert Tyler, Register of the Treasury. Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond, Va. imprint. Reverse with Savannah endorsements dated September 17 and October 1862, including receipt for the amount of the bond, signed by Boston. Fine with multiple punch cancellations, fold splits, and toning. �� Est. $450-750 U.S. Post Office Warrant or Draft Washington D.C. 310 310 D.C., U.S. Post Office Dept. Transportation of the Mails Draft, May 6, 1865, Signed by Zevely, McGrew & Endorsed by Justus Cobb Middlebury, Vermont, May 6, 1865. U.S. Post Office Department Transportation of the Mails draft, No. 496, payable to J. Cobb, Postmaster, Middlebury, Vermont, in the amount of $500.00, to the order of J.D. Page, Agent, Rutland & Burlington R.R. Co., Draft features the classic eagle over rail and maritime transportation vignette. Signed by Alexander N. Zevely (1806-1870), Third Assistant Postmaster General under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, who oversaw postal finances, stamps, and registered mail while helping advance the Railway Mail Service. Countersigned by J. Milton McGrew, Auditor of the Post Office Department, responsible for auditing and settling postal accounts during the Reconstruction era. Endorsed on the reverse by Justus Cobb, prominent Vermont printer, publisher of the Middlebury Register, and Postmaster of Middlebury. An attractive Civil War-era postal fiscal document combining postal and railroad history with multiple identifiable postal officials’ signatures. VF to XF condition with expected folds and endorsements. ABNC. �� Est. $250-350 311 311 D.C., U.S. Post Office Dept. Transportation of the Mails Draft, July 30, 1866, Signed by Zevely, McGrew & Endorsed by Justus Cobb Middlebury, Vermont, July 30, 1866. U.S. Post Office Department Transportation of the Mails draft, No. 939, payable to J. Cobb, Postmaster, Middlebury, Vermont, in the amount of $74.75, to the order of H.H. Woodward, Draft features the iconic eagle vignette above rail and maritime transportation, symbolizing the movement of the U.S. mails. Signed by Alexander N. Zevely (1806-1870), Third Assistant Postmaster General under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, who oversaw postal finances, stamps, and registered mail while helping advance the Railway Mail Service. Countersigned by J. Milton McGrew, Auditor of the Post Office Department, responsible for auditing and settling postal accounts and authorizing official postal payments. Endorsed on the reverse by Justus Cobb, prominent Vermont printer, publisher of the Middlebury Register, and Postmaster of Middlebury, acknowledging receipt and negotiation of the draft. An attractive Reconstruction-era postal fiscal document combining postal history with multiple identifiable postal officials’ signatures. VF to XF condition with expected folds, endorsements, and light handling. ABNC. �� Est. $250-350