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 85 February 23, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com U.S. FEDERAL BONDS, LIBERTY LOANS & FISCAL DOCUMENTS Washington, D.C. & Philippines 475 475 U.S. Government Backed, Government of the Philippine Islands 1922. $1000 I/C Bond. Washington, D.C. and Manila, Philippine Islands. 1922, I/C with punched out VOID, $1000, 4.5% Irrigation and Permanent Public Works Coupon bond. Perforated VOID with POC’s. Speelman signature as Secretary of U.S. Treasury. Frank McIntyre, Major General U.S. Army, Chief of Bureau of Insular Affairs War Department. F-VF condition. Similar to designs used on U.S. Liberty Loan bonds. Printed by the BEP for the Philippines. ������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $450-750 EPHEMERA - ADVERTISING Maryland 476 476 Poole & Hunt Production Folder and Advertisements, 1879-1881 Baltimore, Maryland, 1879-1881. Poole & Hunt production folder for new letterhead. Includes sample letterhead on lined paper and multiple layouts printed on cardstock. Included as well are several different advertisements for a Turbine Water Wheels. First printed on small sized yellow leaflet and the other on blue paper. All pieces are Fine to VF condition. At its peak in the late nineteenth century, the Poole & Hunt Foundry and Machine Works employed over 700 people, making it one of the largest employers in the Jones Falls Valley after the textile mills. The company manufactured an impressive array of machinery: turbines, boilers and looms for the mills, screw pile lighthouses, railroad machinery, and transmission equipment for cable cars. Perhaps their greatest contribution was to the construction of the United States Capitol Building, to which the company manufactured the structural elements of the dome and cast the columns of its peristyle, made structural elements for the House and Senate wings, and built the derricks, steam engines, and lifting equipment that made the construction of the Capitol possible. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-350 EPHEMERA - AUTOGRAPHS - TECHNOLOGY New York 477 477 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 EPHEMERA - SLAVERY Alabama 478 478 Selma, Alabama, 1863 Confederate States Letter Regarding Slave Purchase Selma, Alabama. February 26th, 1863 Handwritten letter from agent J. M. Tillman, outlining his travels and efforts to procure slaves for the Shelby Iron Manufacturing Company, which was a challenge, as “very few [were] disposed to hire their negros- those hiring preferring [sic] to hire to the government as the govern is paying $26 per month.” Tillman goes on to write, “...the government is in great want of negros all over Miss(issippi) and is paying such high prices. If these [slaves] do not come there is no chance of hiring in Miss unless more of the country is overrun by the enemy- I rode every day while gone when not traveling on the Rail Roads and tried my best for you.” Briefly included in this letter are more mentions of railroad travel, as well as the running away of 2 out of 10 slaves. This lot also includes a separate handwritten note from Tillman regarding the transfer of the eight slaves, “The conductor of the Ala & Tenn RR Road will pass eight negros to Columbiana and Mr Z Strong will please forward them to Shelby Iron Works.” Fascinating and unique piece directly related to Southern slavery in the United States at the time of the Civil War, as the “enemy” named in the document must be the Union Army. Mississippi’s location along the lengthy Mississippi River made it strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy, and dozens of battles were fought in the state as armies repeatedly clashed near key towns and transportation nodes. Although there were small pockets of citizens who remained sympathetic to the Union, the vast majority of white Mississippians embraced slavery and the Confederate cause, as evidenced in this remarkable piece. The state of Alabama was also central to the Civil War, as the secession convention was held in Montgomery, which served as the first capital of the Confederate States of America. Fine-VF condition with toning, some cover folds with slight damage, but in great condition for its age and provenance. Historic Civil War Slave letter. ����������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-800