Archives International Auctions Auction 84 April 4, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 84 94 April 4, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com EPHEMERA - POSTCARDS Various States 489 489 Bank Buildings and Mining Operations Postcard Assortment, ca.1910-45 United States, 1910-45. Group of Postcards, some issued and some not. Includes Chicago Savings Bank Building, Commercial National Bank Building in Chicago, Farmers Bank Building in Pittsburgh, Maine Savings Bank in Portland, First National Bank Building in Shreveport and more. Some postcards show mining operations: No. 2 Shaft in Williamstown PA, Hazle Mine Breaker in Hazelton PA, A Modern Coal Operation inWest Virginia, and others. Lot also includes an advertisement for Neal’s Carriage Paints. Items are VF-XF condition. (18). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $35-70 EPHEMERA - PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPHS Ohio 490 490 William Howard Taft, ca.1882-1883 Autographed Distillery Warehouse Stamp When Collector of Internal Revenue in Ohio. Ohio, ND (ca.1882-1883), U/C U.S.I.R. Distillery Warehouse stamp, black on greenish boue paper, Taylor’s portrait at left with counterfoil on far left, Signed by Taft in ink. William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921– 1930), the only person to have held both offices. After admission to the Ohio bar, Taft devoted himself to his job at the Commercial full-time. Halstead was willing to take him on permanently at an increased salary if he would give up the law, but Taft declined. In October 1880, Taft was appointed assistant prosecutor for Hamilton County (where Cincinnati is located), and took office the following January. Taft served for a year as assistant prosecutor, trying his share of routine cases. He resigned in January 1882 after President Chester A. Arthur appointed himCollector of Internal Revenue for Ohio’s First District, an area centered on Cincinnati. Taft refused to dismiss competent employees who were politically out of favor, and resigned effective in March 1883, writing to Arthur that he wished to begin private practice in Cincinnati. Taft was elected president in 1908, the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt, but was defeated for reelection in 1912 by Woodrow Wilson after Roosevelt split the Republican vote by running as a third-party candidate. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft to be chief justice, a position he held until a month before his death. ��������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400 EPHEMERA - RAILROADS New York 491 491 Black River Rail Road, Handwritten Charter to Start a New Railroad Company, 1853 New York. Handwritten letter dated 1853 with the purpose of forming a new railroad, the Black River Rail Road. Letter is on blue paper and pages are held together at top with ribbon. VF condition with stains. ����������� Est. $150-300 Ohio 492 492 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Pension & Insurance Certificates, 1920 Cleveland, Ohio, 1920. Lot of 2 Certificates issued to H.H. Fink. First is his Mutual Life and Accident Insurance Certificate for his widow and children, Second is his pension certificate. Black on yellow underprint photos of 2 gentlemen on upper left and right with allegorical image with pyramid in middle, Both are in VF-XF condition. Crane Litho, Cleveland, O. �������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240