Archives International Auctions - Auction 115 July 28, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 115 73 July 28, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 312 312 D.C., Post Office Department Draft, October 29, 1868, Signed by Alexander Zevely, and Hugh Anderson & Endorsed by Justus Cobb. Middlebury, Vermont, 1868. $33.18 Post Office Department draft, No. 7572, issued and paid, made payable to Justus Cobb, Postmaster of Middlebury and publisher of the Middlebury Register, Black print with brown border and underprint, featuring an eagle vignette titled “Transportation of the Mails” at upper left, an allegorical seated figure of Liberty at left, and a portrait bust at upper right, Countersigned by Hugh J. Anderson (1801-1881), former Governor of Maine and Sixth Auditor of the U.S. Treasury, whose office audited Post Office Department accounts during the Reconstruction era and Signed by Alexander N. Zevely (1806-1870), Third Assistant Postmaster General under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, who oversaw stamps, registered mail, and postal stationery, and helped advance the Railway Mail Service, Reverse bears the postmaster’s manuscript receipt acknowledging payment, signed “J. Cobb, P.M.,” with docketing notations, No revenue stamp present. XF to AU condition. NBNC. ���������������������� Est. $280-400 313 313 D.C., Post Office Department Draft, August 4, 1868, Signed by W.H.H. Terrell & J.W. Douglass & Endorsed by Justus Cobb. Middlebury, Vermont, 1869. $80.43 Post Office Department draft, No. 1946, issued and paid, made payable to Justus Cobb, Postmaster of Middlebury and publisher of the Middlebury Register, Black print with brown border and underprint, featuring an eagle vignette titled “Transportation of the Mails” at upper left, an allegorical seated figure of Liberty at left, and a portrait bust at upper right, Signed by William H. H. Terrell (1823- 1891) as Third Assistant Postmaster General, a Civil War Union officer who later oversaw the Post Office Department’s stamp, postal stationery, and registered mail divisions from 1869 to 1874. Countersigned by J. Milton McGrew who was Acting Auditor at the time (as marked with blue pen on Draft), Endorsed on the reverse by Justus Cobb, prominent Vermont printer, publisher of the Middlebury Register, and Postmaster of Middlebury, An attractive Reconstruction-era postal fiscal document linking several notable postal officials and representing an official payment for the transportation of the mails. VF to XF condition. NBNC. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $280-400 U.S. Federal Bonds & Fiscal Documents California and U.S. 314 314 D.C.,CA.,Treasury of theUnitedStates, 1855 “Second ofTransfer” Fiscal Document, Washington, D.C., with San Francisco Gold Rush-Era Association. San Francisco, California and Washington, D.C., May 19, 1855. No. 201. Second of Transfer (First unpaid) for $2,500, payable to the order of the Assistant Treasurer U.S., San Francisco, California, drawn on the Assistant Treasurer U.S. at Boston, Massachusetts. Black text with eagle-and-shield vignette at upper left, ornate “SECOND OF TRANSFER” left border panel, and large red “SECOND OF TRANSFER” protector overprint across the face. Signed by Wm. B. Randolph as Acting Treasurer of the U.S.; a second signature as Acting Register of the Treasury [signature TBC - possibly “T. Jones”]; and P. G. Washington for the Secretary of the Treasury - Peter G. Washington, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (1853-57) and a collateral descendant of the Washington family. Docketing in pencil on face. Reverse: “Pay to the order of [payee name TBC - possibly Secomb Taylor]” endorsed by J. R. Snyder, Asst. Treasurer U.S., San Francisco, Cal. - Major Jacob R. Snyder, prominent California pioneer, delegate to the 1849 California Constitutional Convention, and first Assistant Treasurer at the newly established San Francisco Sub-Treasury. A second bold signature appears below payee’s endorsement. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $650-1,000