Archives International Auctions Auction 80B November 16, 2022 Timed Internet Auction U.S., & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 80b 40 November 16, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Massachusetts 1205 1205 Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Division, ca. 1920- 50s Proof Training Certificate Massachusetts, ca. 1920-50s. Proof Training Certificate for the Bethlehem Steel Company’s Shipbuilding Division, Quincy Yard, Black text on white paper, Shipyard depicted at top center. Red specimen overprint and POCs. Various proof annotations made during the design and production process. Fine-VF condition, SBN. Est. $ 75-150 Ephemera - Navigation & Ship Building Massachusetts 1206 1206 Boston, Massachusetts, Historic Newspaper, The Repertory, June 28, 1811 ,War of 1812 Related Content. Massachusetts. Boston. 4-page newspaper. Inked subscriber name in top left. Formerly in a bound volume as evident from left end. The main article on the front page is titled “Mr. Pickering - To the People of the United States - No. XVII - On the projected War with England”. Slight toning and staining on the top left. Interesting advertisements of goods for sale and various other notices from 1811. Est. $ 40-80 Ephemera - Newspapers 1207 1207 Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Policy, 1851 with By-Laws as well as a 1798 Independent Chronicle Boston Newspaper MA. Lot includes 4 pieces: Issued 1845 Insurance Policy from the Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co.; Pair of Act of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co. documents; and a 1798 edition of the Independent Chronicle and the Universal Advertiser. The Independent Chronicle (1776–1840) was a newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts, and by the 1820s was the oldest newspaper published in Boston. (4) Est. $ 50-100 1208 1208 Scrip notes, Checks, Specimen and Miscellaneous items, Group of 9 Items, ca.1890-1930s Group of 9 Pieces, ca. 1890-1930s, Including: Wells Fargo & Co Express Issued Monetary Receipt with an adhesive internal revenue stamp; Old Lewis Hunter Brand Specimen Bourbon Whiskey label; Elk’s Monte Carlo $20 Scrip Note; C.A. Frees Postal Cover; County of Guilford, 1933 Issued Scrip Note Quartet of 25 Cents, 50 Cents, $1, and $5; and C.A. Frees Manufacturer of Artificial Limbs Advertisement Card. (9). Est. $ 40-80 Ephemera - Numismatic & Security Printing New York 1209 1209 L etter from the Mayor of Kinderhook, NY to the State Comptroller Regarding RaisingTaxes for New Fire Trucks, ca.1856 Kinderhook, New York, 1856. Interesting handwritten letter from the President (Mayor)of Kinderhook, Thomas M. Burt, to the Comptroller of the State of New York, Lorenzo Burrows, stating that the trustees of the Village of Kinderhook have applied to the Legislation, “now in session,” for the authority to raise village taxes. Burt writes that the village received a “Fire Engine, hose and hose cart,” which the village is now indebted to. At bottom is a note from the Justice of the Peace, who writes that Thomas M. Burt swears that the above report is true. Lorenzo Burrows (March 15, 1805 - March 6, 1885) was an American merchant, banker and politician. He was the eighteenth New York State Comptroller, serving from 1856 to 1857, and later unsuccessfully ran for Governor of New York. Fine condition with splitting along fold lines, still in great condition for its age. Est. $ 50-100 Ephemera - Political Content