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Archives International Auctions - Sale 38 - Sessions 1 & 2
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February 7-8,2017
Archives International Auctions
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539 BA International, Dura Note specimen.United States. 20 Dura Note
Specimen. Portrait at right. Pegasus. Great colors. Choice Uncirculated.
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$250-500
540
540 DuraNote Polymer Test Note Strip of 6 Specimens ca.1990.New
York, Uncut vertical strip of 6 Dura Note Polymer sample notes, Red
oil platform on light green-blue ornate underprint, no printing on
back, printed on DuraNote polymer substrate, Choice AU to Gem Unc.
Attractive and rare pioneer polymer note specimens. �����������������Est.
$500-800
541
541 DuraNote Predecessor Polymer Banknote Advertising Note Specimens.ND, ca.1980-90’s, Lot of 5 different polymer sample notes
with different security elements added. All are 100 Denomination
notes with oil platform on front and back with oil wagon being pulled
by horses, Includes security elements with colorful and ornate designs
featuring maple leaf ’s as windows or opaque, all with variations of the
translucent silver and gold security windows on the counterfoil margins.
The notes were part of a project from Mobil Oil for testing petroleum
based hydrocarbon polymer paper for printing banknotes. All are in
Choice to Gem Uncirculated condition. Scarce and attractive.����Est.
$350-600
SECURITY PRINTING EPHEMERA -
POLYMER
Haiti
542
542 Banque De La Republique D’Haiti Tyvek Banknote Proof.Haiti.
1979, 500 Gourdes, P-238 Unlisted Uniface Front Proof undertint.
Green, red and orange undertint without vignette, title, text or border.
Back Blank, Tyvek banknote proof. Printed on Tyvek paper. Choice
to Gem Uncirculated Condition. Extremely rare and attractive Tyvek
banknote variety. ABNC. ������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$250-500
New York
543
543 American Bank Note Company, 1929, Specimen Bank Note TrioABNC, a matching set of a test banknote and corresponding uniface
proofs, one for the front and one for the back. The note has a face value of
“10 Denomination”, vignette of allegorical figure facing left, no number
or signatures. The obverse progress proof shows a colorful underprint,
an eagle, and an American flag. The reverse proof is mounted on card
stock and shows the denomination in text and numbers. Unusual. AU-
UNC. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$150-300
544
544 American Bank Note Company, ND, Specimen Bank NoteABNC,
uniface test banknote, denomination of “20” in corners and to the sides
of center portrait of George Washington, no number or signatures.
Unusual. XF-AU.����������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$150-300
EPHEMERA - CIVIL WAR
545
545 Civil War Patriotic Covers, ca. 1860-65 with various Patriotic and Political Messages.Civil War covers lot of 5 different, All are full
envelopes with no evidence of previous mounting, so VF to XF, Includes
“Rebels will not go Free”; “Liberty and Union” with eagle; American
flag with “The War For The Union”; “Bold but Wary”, purple and
Christmas related envelope; attractive and popular Civil War patriotic
group. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$100-150