Archives International Auctions Auction 74 February 23, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 74 137 February 23, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com SCRIPOPHILY - SOCIAL 723 723 Harlem Club of NewYork City, 1889 Specimen Bond New York, 1889. $500 Specimen 5% Second Mortgage Coupon Bond. Black and green print with red/ brown underprint. Bald Eagle at top above company title. Pin punched cancelled on front and through the coupons. VF condition with toning. HLBNC. Well-to-do Victorian gentlemen were expected to hold at least one membership in a high-end social club. As Harlem evolved into a vibrant suburb, its new residents found themselves inconveniently far from the club district, which was around 75 blocks to the south. In 1879 “some of the most prominent gentlemen who reside in the upper part of the City,” as described by The New York Times, formed the Irving Club of New-York, and in 1881 acquired an existing residence on Fifth Avenue near West 127th Street for its clubhouse. The New-York Tribune later explained “There were clubs and meeting places in the Harlem district at that time, but they lacked the qualities of the good clubs in the lower part of the city.” Five years later the name was changed to the Harlem Club. Its membership, which had risen to 100 by now, was composed, according to a newspaper “principally of bankers, brokers, lawyers, and merchants.” The Harlem Club listed as its purpose “to cultivate friendly and social intercourse among its members, and to further and advance by means of concentrated action, matters of public welfare in the upper section of the City.” By 1888 the membership had more than tripled to 340 and, according to the New-York Tribune, the clubhouse “was too small and not attractive, and offered few club features for the younger element.” A committee was formed on January 14 that year to consider a more commodious and impressive clubhouse. On September 8, 1888 The American Architect and Building News published an understated, one-line announcement that architects Lamb & Rich had completed plans for a four-story “brick club-house” with a projected cost of $50,000. This bond dated June 10th, 1889 was issued for the purpose of financing this project. �������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $230-375 SCRIPOPHILY - STATE & CITY Kansas Territory 724 724 Kansas Territory, Greenwood Town Association, 1856 Stock Certificate Greenwood, Kansas Territory, 1856, 1 Share, I/U, S/N 72, Black print on light blue paper, Share entitles proprietor to a share of the town property of the Greenwood Town Association, VF condition. �������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-350 Louisiana 725 725 State of Louisiana, 1871 I/U Bond Signed by Governor Henry C. Warmoth Louisiana, 1871. $1000 I/U 8% Coupon Bond, S/N 949, Black text with brown border, Pair of allegorical women at top left and right, Louisiana state seal at bottom center. Signed by Henry C. Warmoth as Governor of the State of Louisiana. Fine condition, NBN. Henry Clay Warmoth (May 9, 1842 – September 30, 1931) was an American attorney and veteran Civil War officer in the Union Army who was elected governor and state representative of Louisiana. A Republican, he was 26 years old when elected as 23rd Governor of Louisiana, one of the youngest governors elected in United States history. He served during the early Reconstruction Era, from 1868 to 1872. Facing strong criticism from some Republican leaders for weakening civil rights legislation and for endorsing a Democratic/Fusionist ticket in the 1872 election, Warmoth ended his term under state legislature’s impeachment proceedings and was suspended from office. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $85-170 Montana 726 726 Territory of Montana, 1868 Issued BondGroup of 6 Montana Territory, 1868, Lot 6 pieces: all the same: $100 I/C 15% Bond, Black text with blue border and underprint, Man with cap in ornate frame at left, Sailor on dock depicted at right. Paid stamps & POCs. Two bonds are without coupons. Fine-VF condition. All signed by James Tufts as Secretary of the Territory. James Tufts (September 19, 1829–August 18, 1884) was a United States politician and acting governor of Montana Territory in 1869. (6) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $80-160 727 727 Territory of Montana, 1868 Issued Bond Quartet Montana Territory, 1868, 4 pieces: Pair are $100 I/C 15% Coupon Bonds, Black text with blue border and underprint; Another Pair are $50 I/C 15% Bonds, Black text with red border and underprint. Both are in Fine-VF condition. All signed by James Tufts as Secretary of the Territory. James Tufts (September 19, 1829–August 18, 1884) was a United States politician and acting governor of Montana Territory in 1869. (4) ���������������������������� Est. $70-120