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 88 February 23, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com EPHEMERA - TRADE CARDS Various 486 486 Numismatic and Philatelic Coin & Stamp Colorful Trade Cards, ca.1870-1900s ca. 1870-1900s. 5 pieces of colorful advertising cards with coin and banknote themes, from assorted retailers of consumer goods. Includes companies Shepard, Norwell & Co. and Edouard Pinaud. Fine condition, two with glue stains on back and without identifying company information. (5) �������������������������������������������� Est. $40-80 EPHEMERA - WESTERN TELEGRAPH California 487 487 California State Telegraph Co. 1867 Issued Message Discussing Sending 10 “Chinamen”To HelpOpen the Road. California, 1867. Issued message on California State Telegraph Company header, Discusses the sending of 10 “Chinamen” in order to “open the road to the Summit in 10 days.” “If you will furnish that number, I will furnish the same number at the Company’s expense, Send twenty (20) and the Company will pay half the expense, Answer at once”. Red text with black handwriting. Fine-VF conditionwith toning. Chineseworkers were extremely important for the building of railroads, roads and construction in the west. Chinese miners tended to live in groups and work claims the Americans had abandoned. Initially, Americans found the newcomers peculiar and would visit Chinese camps for amusement. Then, in 1852, a year of serious crop failure in southern China, 20,026 Chinese flooded the San Francisco customs house. The previous year only 2,716 had arrived. By the end of the 1850s, Chinese immigrants made up one-fifth of the population of the four counties that constituted the Southern Mines. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500 SECURITY PRINTING EPHEMERA England 488 488 Specimen - Experimental 10 Denomination Proof Advertising Note Pair, ca.1920-40’s. Great Britain. Uncut sheet of 4 notes, 2 have been cut in 1/2 on the left, the right pair are intact, Intaglio printed in burgundy-red on white paper, Cameo portrait on right, old man with beard reading in middle top, ornate border, no imprint but probably an English Security Printer. Uncirculated. ��������������������������� Est. $130-250 Missouri 489 489 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Silk Handkerchief with Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 St. Louis, Missouri, 1904. Intaglio Printed Silk handkerchief by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, commemorating the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, featuring a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt at top center flanked by American flags. VF condition with some toning, still in good condition for its age. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the St. Louis World’s Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from April 30 to December 1, 1904. Local, state, and federal funds totaling $15 million were used to finance the event. More than 60 countries and 43 of the then-45 American states maintained exhibition spaces at the fair, which was attended by nearly 19.7 million people. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $230-375