Archives International Auctions Sale 69 August 4, 2021 U.S. & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Coins,

Archives International Auctions - Sale 69 71 August 4, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com New York 489 489 C. C. & H. M. Taber, Cotton Brokers Letter Pair, ca.1865-1867 New York. 2 pieces, both written on Office of C. C. & H. M. Taber, Cotton Brokers letterhead: 1864 Handwritten letter addressed to Mr. H. L. Aldrich, regarding a draft for $60,628.57, U.S. Internal Revenue stamp at left; 1867 Handwritten letter, also addressed to H. L. Aldrich, regarding a draft of $5,000, and other details, also with U.S. Internal Revenue stamp at left. Both are in Fine-VF condition. (2) ���������������������������������������� Est. $60-120 EPHEMERA - CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH California 490 490 Imperial Gold & Silver Mining Company, 1863 Official Copy of Certificate of Incorporation. Amador County, California, 5 page official copy of Certificate of Incorporation. The corporation was formed for silver & gold mining in Amador County, California. Large gold foil seal on front page signed by A.A.H. Tuttle, Secretary of State of the State of California. One of the principals of the corporation was a resident of Carson City, Territory of Nevada. VF condition. ���������������������� Est. $120-200 EPHEMERA - CIVIL WAR Ephemera 491 491 Charles Murray’s Pass to Camp Ethan Allen, Issued by George B. Kellogg Vermont, Undated (ca. 1850s). Piece of paper with handwriting, pasted on a cardstock advertisement for ink, which represents a transportation pass issued to Charles Murray, allowing him to travel “in and out of Camp Ethan Allen with newspapers” issued by George B. Kellogg. Fine condition with a piece of yellowed tape down center. Camp Ethan Allen is located in Jericho, Vermont, and serves as a National Guard installation. George Bradley Kellogg (November 6, 1826 – November 12, 1875) was a Vermont military and political figure who served as Adjutant General of the Vermont Militia and a Lieutenant Colonel in the 1st Vermont Cavalry during the American Civil War. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $400-600 EPHEMERA - COMMUNICATION New York 492 492 Western Union Telegraph Co. 1869 Annual Stockholder Report New York, 1869. Annual Report of the President of the Western Union Telegraph Co. to the Stockholders. Black text and many pages long, includes important company information, such as details of the reconstruction of telegraph lines; disbursement of net profits; and extent of rival organizations. Western Union regards its founding year as 1851, and bought smaller companies thereafter rapidly. By 1860 its lines reached from the East Coast to the Mississippi River, and from the Great Lakes to the Ohio River. In 1861 Western Union opened the first transcontinental telegraph. In 1865 it formed the Russian-American Telegraph in an attempt to link America to Europe, via Alaska, into Siberia, to Moscow - a project abandoned in 1867 following the successful laying of a transatlantic cable in 1866. Western Union introduced the first stock ticker in 1866, and a standardized time service in 1870. The next year, 1871, the company introduced its money transfer service, based on its extensive telegraph network. In 1879, Western Union left the telephone business, settling a patent lawsuit with Bell Telephone Company. As the telephone replaced the telegraph, money transfer became its primary business. (From the Collection of John E. Herzog) �������������������������������������������������� Est. $70-140 EPHEMERA - EARLY U.S. BOOK PUBLISHING Massachusetts 493 493 Gould, Kendall & Lincoln Publishers Handwritten Letter, 1847 with Broadside Book List on back Boston, Massachusetts, 1847. Handwritten stampless letter from Gould, Kendall & Lincoln, which was a publishing company located in Boston. Black text on blue paper, interior is a list of Theological and Miscellaneous Works at left and Valuable Works at right. Addressed to John Rand, Esq., the letter discusses how best to sell books, such as selling in the daytime or evening and the production of handbills with a list of principal books. Fine-VF condition. �������� Est. $40-60 EPHEMERA - FEDERAL DOCUMENTS Washington, D.C. 494 494 Internal Revenue Special Tax Stamps for Tobacco and Cigar Manufacturing, Liquor Sales, And other Topics, ca. 1870-80s Washington, D.C. Lot of over 30 Issued or U/C Stamps for Special Tax owed to United States Internal Revenue, Most are partially issued, cut-out cancelled, for licenses including: Dealer in Manufactured Tobacco; Peddler 4th Class; Manufacture of Cigars; and Retail Liquor Dealer. Fine-VF condition. (30+) ������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-160