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 57 137 February 13,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Autographs - Technology New York 879 879 Letter from Thomas J. Watson to Willis K. Whitney Regarding George Eastman, 1931 Schenectady, NY, January 12, 1931 Society of the Genesee, Inc.. Letter to Mr. Whitney (an American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the General Electric Company) detailing a Society of the Genesee event honoring George Eastman and his contributions to film and celebrating his patents. Hand signed typed letter from Thomas Watson as president of the society. Thomas John Watson Sr. (1874 – 1956) was an American businessman. He served as the chairman and CEO of International Business Machines (IBM). He oversaw the company’s growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM’s management style and corporate culture from John Henry Patterson’s training at NCR. He turned the company into a highly-effective selling organization, based largely on punched card tabulating machines. A leading self-made industrialist, he was one of the richest men of his time and was called the world’s greatest salesman when he died in 1956. The letter refers to an award dinner given to George Eastman, who was frequently approached to receive awards and honors that would have focused public attention on him, but invariably Eastman “escaped” these offers. His typical reply was this response to the Society of the Genesee, whose membership included most of his long-time friends and business associates: “I deeply appreciate the honor, and deeply regret that it is wholly impossible for me to accept such an invitation. … I should be embarrassed beyond measure on such an occasion and do not feel that I could go through the ordeal.” In April 1930, after Tom Watson took over as president of the Genesee Society, the salesman went to work and succeeded in convincing Eastman to attend. He wanted this great industrialist to receive the public recognition of his peers that he so richly deserved. The press documents that Watson made a personal trip to Rochester and “prevailed upon him [Mr. Eastman] to accept the honor” from the “twelve-hundred-member society.” In June, the Society announced George Eastman’s acceptance. The organization celebrated Watson’s “noteworthy achievement” in overcoming Mr. Eastman’s “ever-increasing desire to retire from the public eye,” because everyone wanted to say thank you for the employment he had created locally, nationally and internationally, and acknowledge the estimated $80 to $100 million he had donated to worthy projects in his city, state, country and world. (From the John E. Herzog Collection)���������������������������������� Est. $600-1000 880 880 ThomasWatson, IBMChairman &CEO, 1940Autographed Letter about the 1939 NewYorkWorld’s Fair. New York. LS, 2p, 1940, extending an invitation to guests to visit the 1939 World’s Fair. “THINK” embossed near the bottom of the first page. With the original envelope. Excellent condition. ����������������������� Est. $450-750 Ephemera - California Gold Rush California 881 881 California Gold Rush Era, 1850 2nd Bill of Exchange. San Francisco, California. August 9, 1850. Issued 2nd of Exchange for $325, payable at Howland & Aspinwall, New York. Issued by Robinson Bissilo, Jr. in San Francisco. Allegorical woman, eagle and portrait of George Washington, with small sailing ship and train on the left, S/N 55, Mostly Fine to VF with stain on the left border area and small stains, and a small rea of ink or rust burn on the top middle margin. RWH&E. Extremely early post California Statehood fiscal document and the earliest Gold Rush fiscal document we have offered. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $300-600 Ephemera - Civil War - Military Washington, D.C. 882 882 CivilWar 1863-64 Naval Discharge Papers and NotarizedClaimant Forms for “Prize Money” due for Spoils of War. 1864, Included is a claim by a Civil war sailor. William H. Austin, who served on the U.S. Steam Sloop the “Lackawanna”. During his term of service on the “Lackawanna”, they captured the following vessels: The Schooner “Sea Lion” on May 9, 1863; The Schooner “Hunter” on May 18, 1863; The British Ship “Neptune” on June 14, 1863; The Confederate Ship “Planter” on June 15, 1863. The documents go on to say that “Austin“…is entitled to share in the prize money occurring from the capture of said vessels.” A significant artifact of the War Between the States. Scarce in complete format, minor splits, archivally repaired. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $600-900