Archives International Auctions Sale 61 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera October 4 & 5, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 61 184 October 4-5,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Washington D.C. and Oklahoma Territory 1237 1237 U.S. Department of the Interior - 1894 Specimen U.S. Federal Cherokee Nation Bond. Washington, D.C., Cherokee Outlet, Oklahoma Territory, 1894 (Due March 4th, 1896), $1000, 4% Indebtedness of the United States of America, Certificate of Ownership, The Union Trust Company of New York was the trustee that administered this U.S. Federal bond, Vignette of Cherokee Indian on top title and bank building on left. Red-brown border. Red specimen overprint, POC’s and “00000” serial numbers. XF condition. Location of the “Cherokee Outlet” was a strip of land in Oklahoma territory. Specimen “Certificate of Ownership in 4% Indebtedness of United States of America, Due 1899”. Back has legend “It is hereby certified that the United States of America have agreed to pay the “Cherokee Nation” the sum of Eight Million, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,300,00)in five equal annual installments, beginning..... at a rate of four per centum per annum, in consideration of the purchase by the U.S. of A. from the Cherokee Nation of certain lands known as the “Cherokee Outlet.” The front of the bond has additional text “This indebtedness was incurred by the United States of America for the purchase from the Cherokee Nation of certain lands known as the Cherokee Outlet under an ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED MARCH 3rd, 1893 and has been purchased from the Cherokee Nation and assigned as per copy of certificate of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior endorsed hereon to the UNION TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, which holds it as trustee. Evidently, the Cherokee Nation did not want to wait for the annual settlement and took a discounted lump sum from R.T.Wilson & Company as factors. The amount of discount is not listed. Extremely rare and historic U.S. Federally bond. �������������������������������������������������� Est. $1750-3500 Washington, D.C. 1238 1238 U.S. Liberty Loan Payment Coupon/Stamp Proof Quartet, ca.1917-1919. Washington, D.C., New York and Baltimore. Lot of 4 Proof Liberty Loan Partial Payment stamps. ca.1917-1919. P-Unlisted. $1; $2; $2; $4. 4 different Liberty Loan Coupons or stamps. All are printed on India paper in green and mounted on large format manila envelope. 1). $1, Third Liberty Loan Bond Coupon, “This Certificate When Attached to a Third Liberty Loan Coupon Book on a purchase of a $50 Bond...THIRD LIBERTY LOAN ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY”; 2). $2 coupon for purchase of $50 Fourth Liberty Loan Bond, Fourth Liberty Loan Association of New York; 3). $4 coupon for purchase of $100 Fourth Liberty Loan Bond, Fourth Liberty Loan Association of New York; 4). $2 coupon for purchase of $50 Fourth Liberty Loan Bond, Fourth Liberty Loan Association of Baltimore. All are cut down to stamp or coupon size with plate numbers on top and mounted on large manila envelope. Rare U.S. savings bond related item. Unique format. ABNC.���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $1500-2500