Archives International Auctions Auction 85 May 23, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 85 86 April 4, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com EPHEMERA - EARLY SPANISH & SOUTH AMERICAN FISCAL DOCUMENTS Panama, Cuba, & Spain 439 439 Assortment of Foreign Certificates and Stamps, 1760 (?) - 1938 Panama, Cuba, & Spain, 1760-1938. Assortment of Foreign Certificates, Includes: Panama Canal I/C Stock Certificate, Red on red border with green underprint, Lots of stamps on face, 1888; Cuba, 1882, Empresa Del Ferro-Carril de Guantanamo $100 I/C Stock Certificate, Hand stamped “Cancelado,”; Lima, Peru and Spain. City of Cordova of the Council of His Majesty (King Charles III) Document referring to the Royal Mint, ca.1760s; Pair of Spanish Stamp Money used in Spanish Civil War 10 Centimos & 25 Correos, Both mounted on wooden circle, 1938. All pieces range from Fine-VF condition. (5). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400 EPHEMERA - EARLY U.S. CURRENCY & DEMOGRAPHIC POSTER New York 440 440 The United States, at One View, 1846, with Full Size Image of an 1846, $50Government Banknote. U.S., 1846, Oversized poster titled “ United States at One View” full of information about the United States at that time. It gives the populations of the US, principal Railroads, principal canals, steam-boat routes, Lists the battles of the Revolution, an example of the currency of the times, height of US mountains, Religious denominations, and much more. Very colorful poster in VF-XF condition with minor cracking at bottom. H. Phelps Publisher. ��������������������������� Est. $500-800 EPHEMERA - EXPOSITIONS & FAIRS Missouri & Louisiana 441 441 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, 1904, Vehicle Pass St. Louis, Missouri and Louisiana, 1904. Card admitting 1 vehicle and 1 service worker at the state building entrance, Black on pink cardstock, VF-XF condition. ������������������ Est. $75-150 EPHEMERA - HISTORIC AUTOGRAPHS Pennsylvania 442 442 Central Transportation Co., 1887, I/U Stock Certificate signed by Robert A. Pinkerton of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1887. 37 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black on brown border and underprint, Ornate title, S/N 367, VF condition, Theo Leonhardt & Sons. Certificate is signed by Robert A. Pinkerton who was the Co-Director of the famed US private security firm the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Which was a precursor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation established in 1850 by Robert’s father Allan Pinkerton. Allan Pinkerton was born in Glasgow and emigrated to Chicago, Illinois, where he established the largest private law enforcement organisation in the world. Pinkerton’s made its name apprehending a series of high profile train robbers in the 1850s and foiling an assassination attempt on the life of President elect Abraham Lincoln for which Allan Pinkerton was appointed the President’s personal security guard during the American Civil War. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $300-600