Archives International Auctions - Auction 115 July 28, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 115 84 July 28, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ephemera - U.S. Federal Gas Coupon Specimens & Proofs Washington, D.C. 356 356 D.C., Gas Coupon Specimen and Proof Undertint Sheets, 1979, Trio. United States, 1979. Lot of 3 Proof Department of Energy gas coupons, Includes: Sheet of 8 gas coupons, Green on blue underprint with Bald Eagle at left, Specimen overprints; AM press proof underprint sheets dated 7/16/79 (2), one with pale green and red underprint and other with orange and brown underprint, each showing the guilloche and numeral “1” background printing without the face design, Each has archival notations and ranges from XF to AU condition. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $1000-1500 Ephemera - Civil War Letters & Documents Maine 357 357 ME. Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association, 1883 DonationCertificate. Portland, Maine, 1883. 1 Share I/UCapital Stock Certificate, Black text with black border, Patriotic Eagle at top center, Portland seal at bottom left, Maine seal at bottom right, Facsimile signatures at bottom center. VF condition with toning throughout due to previously being framed and mounted. Printed by John A. Lowell & Co., Boston. The Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument is located in the center of Monument Square, on the former site of Portland’s 1825 city hall. It was dedicated on October 28, 1891 and honors “those brave men of Portland, soldiers of the United States army and sailors of the navy of the United States, who died in defense of the country in the late civil war”. Its creation was made possible by fundraising activities of the local Grand Army of the Republic lodge. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 1998. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 Ephemera - Civil War Military Autographs Pennsylvania 358 358 PA. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1873, Issued Bond Signed by Major General Frederick Hartranft, Medal of Honor Winner Pennsylvania, 1873. $1000 Issued Certificate of Adjudicated Claim for War Damages, VF condition with damage to top margin, Signed by John F. Hartranft as Governor of Pennsylvania. John Frederick Hartranft (December 16, 1830 – October 17, 1889) was the United States military officer who read the death warrant to the individuals who were executed on July 7, 1865 for conspiring to assassinate American President Abraham Lincoln. Previously having achieved the rank of major general of the Union Army during the American Civil War, he had also been awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor for his actions in the First Battle of Bull Run. Rare autograph. ����������������������������������� Est. $160-280 Ephemera - Corporate Records Ohio 359 359 OH. Mineral Springs & Sanitarium Co. Corporate Minute Book with a Couple of Stock and Bond Certificates. 1901-1920s. Ohio. Delaware. Corporate minute book, handwritten and typed entries. With additional newspaper articles, court documents tipped in. 129 pages full of information and then a bunch of loose pages at the back. Both typed and in manuscript. Binding is loose, no spine to book, some signatures still in tack. One $500. Bond included, issued and cancelled. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-250