Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 33

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Colonial Americana

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 330		1777 Spanish Cargo Manifest for the Indies. Cargo Manifest headed with the name of the chief of the Royal Armada, dated November 10, 1777, 11�"x8", for the ship "la Ventura," with Don Antonio Benazan as master, leaving from Cadiz (Spain) and headed for the port of Lima (Peru) carrying two cannons. Fine; minor paper loss at upper left corner. Printed on laid paper, watermarked with a horse, and headed by woodcuts of Spanish royal insignia. An attractive document. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 331		1795 Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Stock Certificate. Partly-printed Document Signed "Wm Bingham" as president and "Tench Francis" as treasurer, vellum, 7½"x9½", 1795 Mar. 16. Some yellowing to vellum, else fine. One share of stock, No. 136, to Jasper Yeates of Lancaster County. Vignetted at top with a horse-drawn wagon approaching a toll gate. Five transfers between 1817 and 1899 are noted on the verso. The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company was chartered in April 1792 to construct 62 miles of road at a cost of $465,000, and one thousand shares of stock, printed on paper and carrying a naïve vignette of a four-horse passenger coach, were offered. These share were apparently called in by the company in 1795 and replaced with vellum certificates; approximately 200 additional shares were issued in March 1795. This stock is the earliest-known, vignetted American stock. Jasper Yeates was a jurist who sat in the convention that ratified the constitution of the United States and was an associate justice of the supreme court of Pennsylvania. William Bingham was founder and director of the first bank in the United States. Tench Francis was the nation's first Purveyor of Public Supplies; he contributed huge sums of his personal fortune to support the American Revolution. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 332		Bartlett, Josiah (1729-1795) Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation; first president of New Hampshire. Document Signed, 1p, 12¼"x7½", Kingston, New Hampshire, 1760 Mar. 1. Bartlett signs as a witness an indenture by which Ezra Badger, innholder, sells to Joseph Colby, cordwainer, a parcel of land. Very good; overall toning, darker at folds, tape reinforcement to folds on verso, affixed at left edge to a larger sheet. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 333		Bernard, Francis (1712-1779) Colonial governor of New Jersey (1758-60) and Massachusetts (1760-69); his support of the Stamp Act and other unpopular laws and taxes caused the colonial assembly to petition for his removal. He returned to England in 1769 and was made a baronet. Cut Endorsement Signed, "Consented to / Fra. Bernard / govr." on an uneven 1"x5¾" piece of paper, affixed to cardstock with notes. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 334		Biddle, Nicholas (1786-1844) President of the Bank of the U.S., financier. Letter Signed "N. Biddle," as president of the Bank of the U.S., 1p, 10"x8", Philadelphia, 1827 Jan. 1. Good; right side of letter, including signature, is stained but legible. To M. Silsbee, in part, "…The Senate is I suppose a little deranged by the want of a presiding officer…have the nominations acted upon as soon as it is convenient…." Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 335		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 336		(Insurance) 1801 Policy From Baltimore Equitable Society. Partly-printed document, accomplished in manuscript, signed by Secretary Joseph Townsend and four other corporation officers, 1 p, on fine laid paper, 19¼"x15½", Baltimore, 1801 June 10. Engraving of a brick and stone building at top (headquarters?) and arched calligraphic heading. Fine; light age yellowing. Insuring inn-keeper William Evans under the provisions of an act of the Maryland legislature in 1794. For depositing with the society a premium of $26.67, Evans' business will be insured for seven years, provided he does not store certain flammable materials. Should the premises "be demolished by fire," Evans will be reimbursed $1333.33 to make repairs. After seven years, Evans' deposit will be refunded, along with his share of any profits that have accrued to the Society in that time. Benjamin Franklin established the first mutual insurance company in Philadelphia in 1752; it remains the oldest mutual insurance company in the U.S. The Baltimore Equitable Society, formed in February 1794, remains the second oldest mutual fire insurance company still in business in America. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 337		(Pennsylvania Loan Certificate). Unaccomplished printed loan certificate for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1p, on thin paper, 3¾"x12", Philadelphia, c. 1787. Printed by Francis Bailey, with Pennsylvania seal (ship, plow, and wheat), decorative borders, printed receipt still attached. Some marginal defects and faint dampstain. The certificate guarantees payment to the owner or bearer "on or before the first day of March" 1796, at 6% per annum, to be paid half yearly at the State Treasury. The certificate attests to the difficulties faced by the states in reducing the sizeable Revolutionary War debt. Unissued Pennsylvania loans are uncommon. Anderson, The Price of Liberty, PA13. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 338		(Russian-American Trade). Autograph Letter Signed "John Matthew Bulkeley,"on the attached integral leaf of a printed circular letter containing a detailed chart of exports, 1p, 8¾"x7¼", St. Petersburg (Russia) 1793 Aug 30. To Moses Brown, an influential American capitalist, announcing that he is leaving his father's and brother's firm in Lisbon to set up ship in St. Petersburg, Russia, under his own name. In part: "…We hope…the next season you will let us partake of yr favors, which will give us opportunities to convince you how far it is in our power to execute your Commands to your Advantage…."…." Moses Brown (1738-1836) was one of the greatest mercantile capitalists of early America. In the 1790s, Russia was an emerging market for American technologies such as the cotton gin. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 339		Seven Historical Engravings. Seven color steel engravings from 1852, approximately 7"x5", from an unidentified volume. They include George Washington and Andrew Jackson on horseback, Squanto, King Phillip, Montezuma, Atahualpa, and an Indian encampment west of the Mississippi. Very good; light toning and some edge chips. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60