Archives International Auctions Sale 57 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic U.S. Liberty Loan Bonds February 13, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 57 136 February 13,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Virginia 874 874 Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition, 1907 BEP Printed Silk Handkerchief. VA. Silk handkerchief that is intaglio printed in 1907 by the BEP with an image of the U.S.S. Virginia battleship with embroidered flowers in the bottom corner, VF condition. The Jamestown Exposition was one of the many world’s fairs and expositions that were popular in the United States in the early part of the 20th century. Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in the Virginia Colony, it was held from April 26 to December 1, 1907. The BEP printed the silk handkerchiefs at the Expo as a souvenir. BEP. �� Est. $130-260 Autographs - Industrial Ohio 875 875 StandardOilTrust, 1896 StockCertificate Signed by Flagler. Ohio.... August 13, 1896, 1 Share, I/C, Black on green border, U.S. Capital on upper left, S/N A6745, Signed by H.M. Flagler as Secretary and W.H. Tifford as attorney in fact. VF condition. International BNC. Standard Oil’s pre-history began in 1863 as an Ohio partnership formed by industrialist John D. Rockefeller, his brother William Rockefeller, Henry Flagler, chemist Samuel Andrews, silent partner Stephen V. Harkness, and Oliver Burr Jennings, who had married the sister of William Rockefeller’s wife. In 1870, Rockefeller abolished the partnership and incorporated Standard Oil in Ohio. Of the initial 10,000 shares, John D. Rockefeller received 2,667; Harkness received 1,334; William Rockefeller, Flagler, and Andrews received 1,333 each; Jennings received 1,000, and the firm of Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler received 1,000. Rockefeller chose the “Standard Oil” name as a symbol of the reliable “standards” of quality and service that he envisioned for the nascent oil industry.�� Est. $250-500 Autographs - Military Connecticut 876 876 Hiram Percy MaximCorrespondence and Portrait, 1932 Connecticut, 1932. Letter written by Hiram Percy Maxim on Maxim Silencer Company letterhead to friend Charles B. Whittelsey regarding “old times,” with Maxim’s signature, also included is a 4x6 inch portrait of Maxim in later years. The Maxim Silencer Company was a successful firearms company that manufactured silencers to muffle the sound of gunshots. Rare autograph of Maxim.�� Est. $200-400 Autographs - Notable New York 877 877 Bernard Baruch Signature on his Personal Letterhead New York. Bernard Baruch personal letterhead with signature, in which Baruch provides the State Department a reference for Samuel David McGill, in VF condition. Baruch (1870-1965) was a financier, stock speculator, and philanthropist in the early 20th century, as well as serving as a presidential advisor during both World Wars. He also had an avid interest in thoroughbred racing, was close friends with Winston Churchill, and is the namesake of Baruch College in Manhattan. Unique and very rare piece, as Baruch donated all of his personal papers to Princeton University after his death.�� Est. $100-200 Autographs - Railroads New York and Vermont 878 878 Troy & Rutland Railroad Company Bond Pair dated, 1851 and 1865, Signed by Jay Gould as Trustee New York. Lot of 2 I/C bonds. First is an 1853 dated $1000 bond issued by Troy & Rutland Railroad Co., Fine with some rough edges; Second is an 1851 dated $1000 bond issued by Troy, Salem, & Rutland Rail Road Company signed by Jay Gould as one of the Trustees. The signature is complete and uncancelled and rarely seen this nice. Jason Gould, (May 27, 1836 – December 2, 1892) was an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who is generally identified as one of the robber barons of the Gilded Age. His sharp and often unscrupulous business practices made him one of the wealthiest men of the late nineteenth century. �� Est. $400-800