Archives International Auctions Sale 60 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Coins, Historic Ephemera, Security Printing Ephemera, Stamps & Postal History July 7 & 8, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 60 220 July 7-8,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ephemera - Autographs - Finance California 1412 1412Andrew Carnegie Letter & Corresponding Lockheed Historical Context CA. In 1900, Berton Rodman was driving near Santa Barbara, California, when he saw a man stuck in the mud along the side of the road. When he stopped to assist, he saw that the man driving the moored vehicle was none other than Andrew Carnegie. Upon helping the car exit the mud, Carnegie gratefully offered Rodman the Carnegie Medal, awarded to those who have risked their lives in saving or attempting to save others. Rodman refused, despite Carnegie’s insistence. Rodman and Carnegie went on to become friends, with Rodman working as his chauffeur for a brief time. Lot includes a 1910 letter (including autograph) from Andrew Carnegie to his colleague, Chas. L. Taylor, remarking on how much he enjoyed having Rodman as his chauffer, “I found him in all respects perfect, never had a more delightful experience...” It was through Carnegie that Rodman met Chas. L. Taylor, who was then the President of the Carnegie New Fund Commission. The two men went into business together, and formed the Western Machine and Foundry Company in 1911, with Rodman as President, Taylor as Vice President. Lot includes two letters on Western Foundry letterhead, written by Rodman to Taylor. Lot also includes a 1952 newspaper article on Lockheed Aircraft Corporation’s Management Club dinner which honored “Old- Timers” from the pre-World War Lockheed Company, with Bert Rodman highlighted and photographed in the piece. The paper goes on to state that Rodman was President of the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company (the predecessor to Lockheed). The company went out of business in 1920, however was revived in 1926 by Allen Lockheed and John K. Northrop, eventually becoming the behemoth known today as Lockheed Martin. To summarize, lot includes: 1910 letter with autograph from Andrew Carnegie; An envelope addressed to B. R. Rodman with Taylor as the sender; Two letters on Western Machine and Foundry Company letterhead, written by Bert Rodman to Chas. Taylor; Two photographs of a Victory Liberty Loan medallion with Bert Rodman’s name engraved as the recipient; Two copies of a photograph placed on cardstock (one of the men may be Rodman, but difficult to determine); And a photograph of an early plane (perhaps a Lockheed model). Unique lot of rare items with a fascinating and undisputable historical context. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $600-1200 1413 1413Dean G. Witter 1961 Letter with News Bulletin from 1990 Stating they will stay in the World Trade Center California, 1961. Letter from Dean Witter to William W. Conrad typed on Witter’s personal letterhead regarding a tour and hunting trip of northern India with Indian Shikar & Tours, a service which Conrad had recommended previously. Dean G. Witter (August 2, 1887 – May 25, 1969) was an American businessman, stockbroker, and investor. With his brother Guy Witter and cousin Jean Witter, Dean Witter co-founded Dean Witter & Company in 1924, which became the largest investment house on the West Coast. In its early years, Dean Witter focused on dealing in municipal and corporate bonds. The company was highly successful in its first five years, purchasing a seat on the San Francisco Stock Exchange in 1928 and then opening an office in New York and purchasing a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1929. Although a relatively young company, Dean Witter survived Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression, posting profits every year during the 1930s and into the 1940s. Dean Witter would lead his company until his death in 1969. In 1978 Dean Witter and Reynolds Securities merged to form Dean Witter Reynolds Organization Inc. (DWRO) in what was then the largest securities industry merger in U.S. history. The resultant company, Dean Witter Reynolds, was the fifth largest broker in the U.S. One year later Dean Witter Reynolds became the first securities firm to have offices in all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. After completion of the merger, Dean Witter Reynolds generated revenue of more than $520 million. ��������������������������� Est. $150-300 Ephemera - Autographs - Historical New York 1414 1414Manifest of the Boat Montgomery of Albany from 1828 with the mileage each Passenger Travelled and 1815 Printed Legislature Document. New York. 1828 Manifest of passengers for the “Montgomery of Albany” from June to July 1828. Included in lot is a pamphlet for “Opening the navigation between the Head Waters of the Seneca Lake and Chemung River.” Both pieces are Fine-VF condition with minor splitting at fold lines, light foxing and small faults. Est. $130-230 Washington 1415 1415WilliamOgden Niles 1838 Letter Regarding Subscription to Niles’ Register Washington, 1838. Letter sent to an unpaid subscriber to the periodical ‘Niles’ Register,’ which includes an explanation of the difficult transition the son of Hezekiah Niles experienced in running the family business. Niles’ father became paralyzed and was no longer to manage the editorial duties of the periodical, and the duties fell to his son. The son assures that the course is now steady, and urges his debtors to pay their subscription charges that have fallen into default. 8 x 10 inches, signed at the end in ink manuscript, ‘Wm Ogden Niles.’ Five typed paragraphs plus a form at the top, completed in manuscript. Inner margin and fore margins chipped at the blank edges, light old folds, in Fine-VF condition. Unique and Rare.����������������������������������������� Est. $140-280