Archives International Auctions Auction 77 June 15, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 77 112 June 15, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Texas, California, and Pennsylvania 561 561 Texas, California, and Pennsylvania Check Assortment, ca. 1850- 90s Assortment of 10 I/C Checks, Includes: San Antonio National Bank with adhesive internal revenue stamps (4); Bank of California with an underprint internal revenue stamp (1); and Treasurer of the State of Pennsylvania (5). All are in Fine-VF condition. (10) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $55-110 U.S. POSTAL HISTORY Washington, D.C. 562 562 Francis E. Spinner AutographCover on 1862Treasury Department Official Business Envelope Washington, D.C, 1862. Francis E. Spinner autograph in his own hand on Official Business envelope, top right, underneath “Official Business” header. Fine-VF condition with Washington, D.C. handstamp at center. Francis Elias Spinner ( January 21, 1802 _ December 31, 1890) was a U. S. Representative from New York from 1855 to 1861. Two weeks after Spinner left Congress, President Abraham Lincoln appointed him Treasurer of the United States. He served through the Johnson and Grant administrations from March 16, 1861, until his resignation on July 1, 1875. During the Civil War, he hired women as clerks because they weren’t subject to military service. He paid them well and defended their employment against critics. He was the first government administrator to hire women, and he continued to do so after the Civil War. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $90-160 PHILATELIC SOUVENIR CARDS Hawaii 563 Similar images for Lots 563 - 573 563 ABNC, Hawaii, 1993 Reprint Proof Stamp Souvenir Card Collection of 10 Sets of 6 Different Proofs. Hawaii, (1887-1898) 1993, Lot of 60 Intaglio and Litho Printed Philatelic Reprint Souvenir Cards. The set of 6 cards were issued for different Philatelic Shows. Included are 10 cards of each Stamp design, all intaglio printed as blocks of 4, Each stamp could be considered a Trial Color since they are all printed in black with the issued colors printed as a larger litho example on the same card, Includes: American Philatelic Society 107th Annual Convention, 1 Cent Hawaiian Coat of Arms, Scott 74, (10); Plymouth Show, 2 Cent View of Honolulu, Scott 75, (10); Milcopex, 5 Cent State of King Kamehameha I, Scott 76, (10); American Stamp Dealers Association, 10 Cent Star and Palm Trees, Scott 77, (10); American Stamp Dealers Association, 12 Cent Steamship ‘Arawa’, Scott 78, (10); and, Orc Expo, 25 Cent Sanford Ballard Dole -President of Provisional Government of Hawaii, Scott 79, (10). All cards are Gem Uncirculated as made. (60). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������ Est. $300-600