Archives International Auctions Sale 62 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera October 29, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 62 139 October 29,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com EPHEMERA - NAVIGATION Massachusetts 916 916 Massachusetts 1855 Partial Share in a Shipping Vessel Bill of Sale Massachusetts, ND (1840-1860s). Document issued to Daniel Kidder which certified his 1/16th ownership of the Schooner called Helen, for the price of $973.32, paid to Asa P. Morse of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Asa Porter Morse (1818-1906), the son of Daniel and Sarah Morse, moved to Boston in 1840 and began business life as a bookkeeper in the house of Hayward & Morse, who were involved with West India trade. After accumulating enough capital to start a business for himself, Morse continued working in commerce and trade and moved to Cambridge in 1845. He served as a member of the Cambridge School Board, as an alderman, and as a state senator in 1879-1880. VF condition. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500 EPHEMERA - RAILROADS USA 917 917 Philadelphia RapidTransit Co., 1908, Souvenir Card PA. 1908. Souvenir trade card on the occasion of the opening of the Eight Street Subway Station in Philadelphia, PA at the Philadelphia’s Shopping Centre. Very Fine condition.�������� Est. $70-140 AUTOGRAPHS - CIVIL WAR New Jersey 918 918 City of Newark, March 15, 1865, OneYear Scrip Un-Cut Obsolete Banknote, Scrip Sheet Signed by Civil War Brigadore General, Mayor Runyon. Newark, New Jersey. City of Newark, March 15, 1865, One Year Scrip Un-Cut Sheet Signed by Civil War Brigadier General, Mayor Runyon. Signed by Theodore Runyon, Mayor of Newark and Civil War Brigadore General, This is a cut cancelled sheet of (2) $50.00, (1) $100.00 and (1) $200.00 Civil War Bounty Bonds from the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Newark. Bonds issued a mere 3 weeks prior to the end of the American Civil War and a month to the day of the death of President Abraham Lincoln. Each certificate is signed by the then Mayor of Newark, NJ, Theodore Runyon (October 29, 1822 – January 27, 1896) a United States politician, diplomat, and American Civil War Brigadier General in the New Jersey Militia, serving with the Union Army at the Battle of First Bull Run, first president of the Manufacturers’ National Bank of Newark, chancellor of New Jersey for 14 years and, between 1893 and 1896, envoy and later ambassador to Germany. Crisp VF condition and cut cancelled, rare and attractive. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $450-750 AUTOGRAPHS - TECHNOLOGY New York 919 919 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. $350-700