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 60 227 July 7-8,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1443 1443New York City Street Department Surveyor’s Certificate Issued 1866 near the NewYork Public Library Property New York City, 1866. Surveyor’s Certificate regarding enclosing parks on 4th Avenue between 38th Street and 40th Street in Manhattan, New York, filled out by Surveyor Joseph Smith. This piece describes the work, such as the stone foundations and railings, along with the corresponding prices given by contractor John Donell. This location in Manhattan no longer has a park, and must have been developed in the years following this survey. This piece provides a fascinating glimpse into New York City’s past, before skyscrapers and modern developments, when there were more open spaces and parks. Rare. ������ Est. $120-240 Ephemera - Lottery Louisiana, USA 1444 1444Louisiana Related Lottery Tickets and Expo Tickets. 1889-1904. Pair. Louisiana, USA. Lot of 2 items, includes a Louisiana State Lottery Co. $20 ticket dated 1889, and a Louisiana Purchase Exposition St. Louis Day ticket dated 1904. VF. (2) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-200 Ephemera - Photography New York 1445 1445Produce Exchange Building on Bowling Green Park, ca. 1880-90s Photograph New York. ND ca.1880-90s Photograph of the Produce Exchange building located on Bowling Green Park in NYC. 8.5 x 7 inches, Image shows street cars and pedestrians. Bowling Green is a small public park in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City, at the southern end of Broadway, next to the site of the original Dutch fort of New Amsterdam. Built in 1733, originally including an actual bowling green (a venue for lawn bowling), it is the oldest public park in New York City and is surrounded by its original 18th-century fence. The iconic Charging Bull sculpture is exhibited on its northern end. (From the John E. Herzog Collection) ����������������� Est. $70-140 Ephemera - Railroads Rare and desirable Erie Railway Company 1871 and 1872 Railroad passes signed by Jay Gould with Imprinted U.S. Revenues on the back. 1446 1446Erie Railway Company 1871 Railroad Pass Signed by Jay Gould as President with Imprinted Revenue on back. New York. Erie Railway Co., railroad pass that is also an autograph piece and a revenue piece. Serial No. 1828, issued in 1871 to Peter White, resident director for Marquette and Ontonagon Railroad. Signed by Jay Gould as President. Reverse has IR RN-P5, 5 Cents orange revenue with Lincoln revenue imprint. Ornate green border and allegorical vignette of New York Arms with the date 18-71 engraved on the upper left and right corners. Printed on cardstock by National Bank Note Co., New York. Minor wear around the edges and very light soiling. This railway was the center of a battle between some of the most powerful men in the country in the 1860s. Known now as the “Erie War,” the conflict for control pitted Cornelius Vanderbilt against Jay Gould, Daniel Drew, and James Fisk. Historic railroad pass that appeals to autograph collectors, railroad historians and Revenue collectors. One of the few passes with revenue imprints. ����������������������������������������������������Est. $1000-2000 1447 1447Erie Railway Company 1872 Railroad Pass Signed by Jay Gould as President with Imprinted Revenue on back. New York. Erie Railway Co., railroad pass that is also an autograph piece and a revenue piece. Serial No. 1927, issued in 1872 to Mr. A.H. Baldwin, Vice President of the West Wisconsin Railway. Signed by Jay Gould as President. Reverse has IR RN-Q1, 5 Cents orange revenue. Ornate blue border and allegorical vignette of New York Arms with the date 18-72 engraved on the upper left and right corners. Printed on cardstock by National Bank Note Co., New York. Minor wear around the edges and very light soiling. This railway was the center of a battle between some of the most powerful men in the country in the 1860s. Known now as the “Erie War,” the conflict for control pitted Cornelius Vanderbilt against Jay Gould, Daniel Drew, and James Fisk. Historic railroad pass that appeals to autograph collectors, railroad historians and Revenue collectors. One of the few passes with revenue imprints. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $1000-2000