Archives International Auctions Sale 65 Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, World Coins,

Archives International Auctions - Sale 65 179 March 26,2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 1108 1108Bank Note Members of the Koo Koo Klub 1889 Reception Invitation & PhotographQuartet New York. Lot includes 5 pieces, Includes: 5 x 6 inch Bank Note Members of the Koo Koo Klub invitation to a reception in Rockaway Park in 1889, Black intaglio text with wooden building with members at top, Fine condition; A set of 4 black and white photographs, all feature groups of men in various poses and settings, VF condition. Deserves further research of identifying the gentlemen in the photos. (5) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-400 1109 1109Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency, 1887 Operative Report New York, 1887. 3 page typewritten document with Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency “We Never Sleep” letterhead, addressed to W. M. Smillie, Esq. who was a Vice President of the American Bank Note Co at the time. This piece is an operative report of the activities of D. S. Ronaldson, in which the detective, Robert N. Pinkerton, describes Ronaldson’s movements and actions from 7:20 am to 6:15 pm on Wednesday, February 23rd, 1887. This fascinating piece includes terrific descriptions of Ronaldson’s associates and details the various saloons he visited throughout the day. D. S. Ronaldson was most likely the man of the same name who was well-known for his stamp engraving work at the time, making it even more interesting that someone from ABNC was using the famous detective agency to “tail” him. Signed by Robert N. Pinkerton, a probable relative of Allan Pinkerton. Pinkerton, founded as the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, is a private security guard and detective agency established in the United States by Scotsman Allan Pinkerton in 1850 and currently a subsidiary of Securitas AB. Pinkerton became famous when he claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate president- elect Abraham Lincoln, who later hired Pinkerton agents for his personal security during the Civil War. Pinkerton’s agents performed services ranging from security guarding to private military contracting work. The Pinkerton National Detective Agency hired women and minorities from its founding, a practice uncommon at the time. Pinkerton was the largest private law enforcement organization in the world at the height of its power. During the labor strikes of the late 19th, early 20th and early 21st centuries, businessmen hired the Pinkerton Agency to infiltrate unions, supply guards, keep strikers and suspected unionists out of factories, and recruit goon squads to intimidate workers. One such confrontation was the Homestead Strike of 1892, in which Pinkerton agents were called in to reinforce the strikebreaking measures of industrialist Henry Clay Frick, acting on behalf of Andrew Carnegie. he ensuing battle between Pinkerton agents and striking workers led to the deaths of three Pinkerton agents and nine steelworkers. The Pinkertons were also used as guards in coal, iron, and lumber disputes in Illinois, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia as well as the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and the Battle of Blair Mountain in 1921. Fine condition for its age, with slight splitting along fold lines, staple at top. Rare and unique piece of Numismatic and Security Printer history. ������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-1000 1110 1110Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association, ND (ca. 1910-20) Specimen Certificate. Portrait of President Roosevelt on top with screaming eagle at bottom, ornate border, red specimen and purple archival overprints on face, POC’s, Order # 74099 on top margin back blank, XF-AU condition, Rare Specimen of this memorial certificate which has not been offered since the June 1991 “Christies - ABN Archives sale”. (Ex. Dennis Luck collection). ��������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-300 New York and Ohio 1111 1111Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, Engravers, 1851 Advertising Note and 1856 Ad Sheet. New York and Ohio, Lot of 2 items, Includes a 5 Denomination ad note by the Cincinnati, Ohio office of RWH&E that was probably taken from a Cincinnati City directory of that year, printed in black with multiple vignettes and extremely ornate, Uncirculated with light foxing; and a New York, 1856, 8 x 10 inches, large advertising sheet printed on thin translucent paper with multiple vignettes, counters and text describing the products of the company, AU condition with folds. RWH&E. (2) ( John E. Herzog Collection) ��������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-700 New York and Pennsylvania 1112 1112ABN Business card with Micro Printing of Declaration of Independence, ca. 1900 and Security BNC Vignette of their Building. New York and Pennsylvania, Lot of 2 items, Includes ca. 1900 American Bank Note Company Business card with information about their products on one side and a well known, ca.1840 engraved Declaration of Independence surrounded by images of the different states arms; also included is a ca.1900 proof vignette of the SBNC building in Philadelphia. Both items are intaglio printed and in uncirculated condition. ABNC & SBNC (2). ( John E. Herzog Collection) �������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240