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Welcome to the Sale
On behalf of the entire Archives International Auctions team, I would like to personally welcome you to our twelfth exciting auction we
have held in the past five years. Again, we are honored to have been chosen to host the second annual auction held in conjunction with the
Wall Street Collector’s Bourse that is being held appropriately enough at the historic Museum of American Finance on Wall Street. We
look forward to continued participation in this event and even now, can feel the excitement of what will certainly be the yearly highlight in
the Scripophily hobby. John and Diana Herzog’s previous Strasburg, Pennsylvania bourse was the international highlight of the scripophily
collecting community for many years and I know it is missed by a majority of collectors and dealers who were fortunate enough to have ex-
perienced the friendships, camaraderie, shared collecting passion and lots of fun in a beautiful setting that was the standard of this bourse.
Additionally, this year is very special due to the fact that it is our “Inaugural Anniversary Auction Celebration of Important Global Compa-
nies – 2012” which will take up the first hour with the auction of historic objects, artwork and financial ephemera related to anniversary
celebrations of major companies and organizations throughout the world.
We are offering over 2400 lots of U.S. and Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Autographs, Security Printing Ephemera, historic docu-
ments and Financial Artifacts held over three days. The first session is scheduled on Saturday, October 20th, 2012 at the Museum of Ameri-
can Finance located at 48 Wall Street in New York City. It begins with the “Anniversary Auction Celebration” that includes 78 lots of
historic documents, artifacts and objects including two different Edison Stock Tickers (ca. 1890’s); The Peter Force Version of the Declara-
tion of Independence printed in the 1840’s on rice paper; an amazing Edison archive with numerous unpublished photos and even an origi-
nal filament from the development of the electric light bulb; and dozens of other interesting and historic items.
The auction continues with an excellent autograph collection with some items having been off the market for over 30 years. Highlights in-
clude a Samuel Clemens letter signed as Mark Twain; Andrew Jackson’s signature on an 1833 Bank of the U.S. check; a Johannes Brahms
autographed postcard with note; a Charles Lindbergh autographed letter; and dozens of interesting and historical signatures.
Over 1,200 lots of rare and exciting scripophily items will be offered including more than 120 Confederate bonds (as single and group lots),
an American Express Type II certificate from 1859, a large group of issued specimen and proof banking stocks and bonds, Chinese and
Mexican bonds (some speculative), and a very rare, possibly unique 1846 Michigan, Chippewa Copper Co. issued mining certificate. Also
from the scripophily category will be a large assortment of issued and specimen railroad stocks and bonds (including many rarities), world-
wide certificates (including Mexico, Europe, Asia, Chile and numerous other countries), and include topics such as mining, railroad, fi-
nance, brewery and numerous other areas.
An expected star of the U.S. and worldwide banknotes session will be a group of seven different Reserve Bank of India specimens from the
late 1960s to the early 1970’s never before offered at auction. Also featured will be a group of 26 rare Pakistani specimens from a new find;
a Canada 1954 “Devil’s Head” specimen set ($1-$100) and 19 different Republic of Cyprus specimens, many quite rare. Also set to change
hands will be a recently discovered Republica de Chile, 1898 Provisional Issue rarity of a previously unknown 10 Pesos denomination that
may be unique; Early French notes (including Armee Catholique et Royale de Bretagne and Armee Catholique et Royale (1794) issued ban-
knotes, 1940’s issue, Banque of France essay proof banknotes; and 1940-70 Bank of Ireland issued notes. Hundreds of banknotes that have
been off the market or never offered before at auction will include notes from Argentina; rare China issues; unlisted 1879 and 1880’s Keel-
ing Cocos rarities; East Africa; South Africa; Russia; an amazing collection of over 20 Georgia colonial banknotes from 1776 to 1778 col-
ored seals issues; and, original advertising banknote artwork from Hugo Fleury of Waterlow & Sons fame.
We hope you enjoy our auction offerings and we are looking forward to our first Hong Kong Auction scheduled for January 25th and 26th,
2013 in Hong Kong. We are also planning a March, 2013 auction to be held at our offices in Fort Lee, NJ including U.S. & Worldwide
Banknotes, Scripophily, Autographs and Historic documents and artifacts. I would also like to thank everyone who has participated in our
previous auctions and has helped make this auction series a resounding success.
I am proud to present the Twelfth installment of Archives International Auctions offerings of U.S & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily,
Autographs and historic documents and artifacts.
Best of luck,
Bob Schwartz