Archives International Auctions Auction 85 May 23, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 85 89 April 4, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com EPHEMERA - RAILROAD NOTABLES Pennsylvania 450 450 Connecting Railway Co., 1874, I/C Stock Certificate Signed by Thomas A. Scott, as President and ITASB Alexander Biddle. Pennsylvania, 1874. 3 Shares Capital Stock I/C Certificate, Black printing with small vignette of Bald Eagle at top, S/N 18, Stamp Cancelled and POCs. Certificate was made out to Alexander Biddle (signature on back) and signed by Thomas A. Scott, as President, Certificate is in VF-XF condition, T. Sinclair’s Lith. Alexander Williams Biddle (April 29, 1819 – May 2, 1899) was an American businessman from Pennsylvania. He was a member of the prominent and wealthy Biddle family and grandson of American Revolutionary War soldier Clement Biddle. He served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and fought in some of the key battles of the war. After the war he retired from Thomas Biddle & Company, and in 1874 he was named a director of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Thomas Alexander Scott (December 28, 1823 – May 21, 1881) was an American businessman, railroad executive, and industrialist. In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed him to serve as U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, and during the American Civil War railroads under his leadership played a major role in the war effort. He became the fourth president of the Pennsylvania Railroad (1874–1880), which became the largest publicly traded corporation in the world and received much criticism for his conduct in the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and as a “robber baron.” Scott helped negotiate the Republican Party’s Compromise of 1877 with the Democratic Party; it settled the disputed presidential election of 1876 in favor of Rutherford B. Hayes in exchange for the federal government pulling out its military forces from the South and ending the Reconstruction era. ����������������������������������� Est. $120-240 EPHEMERA - SOUTHERN SLAVERY DOCUMENTS Alabama 451 451 Alabama 1846 Estate Appraisal Document Listing Slaves and Other Property Alabama, 1846. Handwritten appraisal of the property belonging to the Estate of Charles Buxton, the deceased. This detailed inventory lists Buxton’s goods and properties with their corresponding appraised value, including a number of slaves owned by Buxton. The names of the enslaved people catalogued in the piece are Isaac, Ruben, Jack, Henry, Tammy, Lucy, Diana, Rachel, Cely, Jane, Anderson, Tom, Frank, Vinsent, Sam, Louisa, Matilda, and Nia. Their names and values are listed beside 280 acres of land, 22 chairs, various horses and farm animals, kitchen utensils, and other assorted household goods. The total value of the estate was $6,710.74 (actually miscalculated by 10 cents), and is shown on the back with the signatures of the witnesses and appraisers. VG to Fine condition with significant blue staining and toning, splits have been archivally reinforced. A stark reminder of America’s slave owning history, and a piece of history from pre-Civil War South. ����������������������������������������������������������� Est. $375-750 SECURITY PRINTING EPHEMERA Canada & U.S. 452 452 DuraNote, ND (ca.1980), Trio of Test Notes US & Canada, ND (ca.1980). Lot of 3, 100 Units Test Notes, Includes: Note with Triangle at right; Translucent window at right, both not graded but in Uncirculated to Gem Unc; and, the last with 4 black lines and a small rectangular translucent window at the right, PMG graded Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ; All notes have obverse with an oil rig on m/c underprint with a Pegasus to right and an old fashioned horse pulled oil tank on reverse. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $160-300 453 453 DuraNote, ND (ca.1980-90s). Polymer Test Note Pair US & Canada, ND (ca.1980). Lot of 2, 100 Units Test Notes, One is from Design Series-Gold Elk design and the other is Abstract Series-Brown Translucent Window, Both notes have an oil rig on m/c underprint with a Pegasus to right, Both notes are PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. (2). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������� Est. $140-280