Archives International Auctions - Auction 115 July 28, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 115 86 July 28, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 364 364 Honduras. Poyaisian Land Grant, 1834, Class F Grant for 200 Acres, I/U Signed by Sir Gregor MacGregor. Mosquito Territory (Honduras), 1834. 200 Acres, I/U, Class F Poyaisian Land Grant, S/N 1133, signed by Gregor MacGregor. Black text in English and French, with elaborate coat of arms depicted at top center, featuring English and Scottish flags, faint watermarks at top. VF to XF condition with some toning, splitting, and holes along fold lines. General Gregor MacGregor (24 December 1786 to 4 December 1845) was a Scottish soldier, adventurer, and confidence trickster who attempted from 1821 to 1837 to draw British and French investors and settlers to “Poyais”, a fictional Central American territory that he claimed to rule as “Cazique”. Hundreds invested their savings in supposed Poyaisian government bonds and land certificates, while about 250 emigrated to MacGregor’s invented country in 1822–23 to find only an untouched jungle; more than half of them died. MacGregor’s Poyais scheme has been called one of the most brazen confidence tricks in history. He devised a tricameral parliament and other convoluted constitutional arrangements for Poyais, drew up commercial and banking mechanisms, and designed distinctive uniforms for each regiment of the Poyaisian Army. His imaginary country had an honours system, landed titles, as well as a coat of arms. A French court tried MacGregor and three others for fraud in 1826 after he attempted a variation on the scheme there, but convicted only one of his associates. Acquitted, MacGregor attempted lesser Poyais schemes in London over the next decade. In 1838, he moved to Venezuela, where he was welcomed back as a hero. He died in Caracas in 1845, aged 58, and was buried with full military honors in Caracas Cathedral. Fascinating piece of history from a famous con man. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $400-600 365 365 Honduras. Poyaisian Land Grant, 1834, Class C Grant for 400 Acres, I/U Signed by Sir Gregor MacGregor. Mosquito Territory (Honduras), 1834. 400 Acres, I/U, Class C Poyaisian Land Grant, S/N 1886 signed by Gregor MacGregor. Black text in English and French, with elaborate coat of arms depicted at top center, featuring English and Scottish flags, faint watermarks at top. VF to XF condition with some toning, splitting, and holes along fold lines. General Gregor MacGregor (24 December 1786 to 4 December 1845) was a Scottish soldier, adventurer, and confidence trickster who attempted from 1821 to 1837 to draw British and French investors and settlers to “Poyais”, a fictional Central American territory that he claimed to rule as “Cazique”. Hundreds invested their savings in supposed Poyaisian government bonds and land certificates, while about 250 emigrated to MacGregor’s invented country in 1822–23 to find only an untouched jungle; more than half of them died. MacGregor’s Poyais scheme has been called one of the most brazen confidence tricks in history. He devised a tricameral parliament and other convoluted constitutional arrangements for Poyais, drew up commercial and banking mechanisms, and designed distinctive uniforms for each regiment of the Poyaisian Army. His imaginary country had an honours system, landed titles, as well as a coat of arms. A French court tried MacGregor and three others for fraud in 1826 after he attempted a variation on the scheme there, but convicted only one of his associates. Acquitted, MacGregor attempted lesser Poyais schemes in London over the next decade. In 1838, he moved to Venezuela, where he was welcomed back as a hero. He died in Caracas in 1845, aged 58, and was buried with full military honors in Caracas Cathedral. Fascinating piece of history from a famous con man. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $450-750 366 366 Honduras. Poyaisian Land Grant, 1834, Class B Grant for 500 Acres, I/U Signed by Sir Gregor MacGregor. Mosquito Territory (Honduras), 1834. 500 Acres, I/U, Class B Poyaisian Land Grant, S/N 1900 signed by Gregor MacGregor. Black text in English and French, with elaborate coat of arms depicted at top center, featuring English and Scottish flags, faint watermarks at top. VF to XF condition with some toning, splitting, and holes along fold lines. General Gregor MacGregor (24 December 1786 to 4 December 1845) was a Scottish soldier, adventurer, and confidence trickster who attempted from 1821 to 1837 to draw British and French investors and settlers to “Poyais”, a fictional Central American territory that he claimed to rule as “Cazique”. Hundreds invested their savings in supposed Poyaisian government bonds and land certificates, while about 250 emigrated to MacGregor’s invented country in 1822–23 to find only an untouched jungle; more than half of them died. MacGregor’s Poyais scheme has been called one of the most brazen confidence tricks in history. He devised a tricameral parliament and other convoluted constitutional arrangements for Poyais, drew up commercial and banking mechanisms, and designed distinctive uniforms for each regiment of the Poyaisian Army. His imaginary country had an honours system, landed titles, as well as a coat of arms. A French court tried MacGregor and three others for fraud in 1826 after he attempted a variation on the scheme there, but convicted only one of his associates. Acquitted, MacGregor attempted lesser Poyais schemes in London over the next decade. In 1838, he moved to Venezuela, where he was welcomed back as a hero. He died in Caracas in 1845, aged 58, and was buried with full military honors in Caracas Cathedral. Fascinating piece of history from a famous con man. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-800 Ephemera - Presidential Inaugural Ball Programs Washington D.C. 367 367 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. $140-280