Archives International Auctions Sale 63 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera December 9th & 10th 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 63 253 December 9-10,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ohio 1537 1537 City of Cincinnati, 1903 Specimen Bond Cincinnati, Ohio, 1903. $500 Specimen 3.5% Hospital Coupon Bond, Black text with orange border and undertint, Birds-eye view of the City of Cincinnati at top center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. Fine condition, ABNC.�� Est. $200-400 Oregon 1538 1538City of Portland 1887 Specimen Water Loan Bond Portland, Oregon, 1887. $1000 Specimen 5%Water Loan Coupon Bond, Black text with brown border and underprint, Illustration of the city of Oregon at top center. Red specimen overprints, 0000 serial numbers, POCs. VF condition with some archivally reinforced splitting along fold lines. ABNC.�� Est. $75-150 SCRIPOPHILY - STATE & CITY Pennsylvania 1539 1539Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1872 Issued Bond Signed by Civil War General John Geary, First Mayor of San Francisco. Pennsylvania, 1872, $1780.69, Certificate of Adjudicated Claim for War Damages Issued and Uncancelled, Black print with black ornate border Pennsylvania seal top center and portrait of Ulysses S. Grant bottom center, S/N 159. Fine to VF condition with creases from folding, ABNC. In 1849, after military service in the Mexican War, President James Polk appointed John Geary postmaster of San Francisco. In 1850, he was elected that city’s first mayor. President Pierce appointed him governor of the controversial Kansas Territory in 1856, where he served for six months. Geary County, Kansas, was renamed in 1869 for John Geary. Geary was a general throughout the Civil War, serving at Cedar Mountain, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg and was wounded several times. At the battle of Wauhatchie, Tennessee, Jefferson Davis ordered his six thousand Confederate troops to attack Geary’s 1,500. During the battle, Geary’s son Edward died in his arms but Geary won the battle. After Sherman’s destruction of Atlanta, Geary accepted the peaceful surrender of Savannah, Georgia, and became the military governor of the city in December 1864. Governor Geary died unexpectedly of a heart attack at age 53 on February 8, 1873. This Pennsylvania Bond was issued 1 year before he died. �� Est. $350-500 SCRIPOPHILY - STATE & CITY Puerto Rico 1540 1540Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 1973 Specimen Bond Puerto Rico, 1973. $5000 Specimen 5.5% Public Improvement Coupon Bond, Black text with green border and underprint, Eagle on rock at top center. POCs, VF condition. NBN. �� Est. $50-80 Rhode Island 1541 1541City of Providence, ca.1900 Specimen Bond Rhode Island, ND (1900-10s). $5000 Specimen %Odd Registered Bond, Black text with orange border and underprint, Illustration of Native Americans greeting Pilgrims at top center. Red specimen overprints and POCs. Fine condition, ABNC.�� Est. $40-80 1542 1542Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1894 Specimen Bond. Rhode Island, 1894, $1000, 3 1/2% Gold Bond State House Construction Loan, Specimen Bond, Black on green border and underprint, State capital building top center, VF condition, ABNC.�� Est. $70-140 1543 1543State of Rhode Island and providence Plantations, City of Providence 1875 Specimen Bond Rarity Rhode Island, 1875. 100 Pounds Sterling Specimen 5% City Hall & Sewer Loan Sinking Fund Coupon Bond, Black text with black border, Birds-eye view of the city of Providence at top center. Red specimen overprints, 0000 serial number, POCs. Fine condition with archivally reinforced splitting along fold lines. ABNC. This was the only example found in the ABN Archives.�� Est. $140-280