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Archives International Auctions - Sale 39
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March 14,2017
Archives International Auctions
www.archivesinternational.comUnited States
1006
1006Exchange Check from Prime, Ward & King, 1843United States.
Exchange Check from the firm of Prime, Ward & King. The origin of
the term “Prime Rate”. Very Fine. Printed on 1838 dated watermarked
paper. (From the collection of John E. Herzog) ����������������������������� Est.
$25-50
CHECKS, DRAFTS AND
EXCHANGES
California
1007
1007Board of Seventh Street Commissioners, 1876 Warrant.San
Francisco, California. $25 warrant for month of August. S/N 33, Black
print with simple geometric border. Man with an American flag at left.
Fine condition. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$80-150
1008
1008City Comptroller’s Office, 1854 Warrant.San Francisco, California.
$250 warrant. Black print with a simple black border. Building at center
of certificate. “Copy” written in red ink over vignette. Fine condition
with staining and toning at bottom right and the lower left corner tip
missing. Payable to H.H. Beale for Planking and Grading Beale Street.
���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$75-120
1009
1009P.A. Lamping and Co., ca.1860 Unissued Bills of Exchange Pair.California. Uncut sheet of 2 exchanges with Original and Duplicate
exchanges. Black print with simple black border. Vignette of seated
allegorical figure at top left corner. VF-XF condition. (ex.NASCA 1983
“The Affleck Sale”).�������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$80-120
1010
1010Seat of Government, State Controller’s Office, 1880 Warrant.Sacramento, California. $155 warrant from the Government of
California for work done. Black print with an ornate geometric border.
Multiple vignettes on certificate, ornately done. Fine to VF condition.
���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$90-130
1011
1011Wells Fargo Check 1874 and Freight Receipt Assortment, ca.1899-1905.California. Lot of 8 items pertaining to Well Fargo
and Co.; Includes an 1874 Check from Columbia, CA; Fine - VF
condition. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$80-120
USA
1012
1012Post Office Department & Army Treasury, 1853-1863, Pair of ChecksIncludes Post Office Department draft for $36.36 dated 1853;
and Army Assistant Treasurer (New York) check for $20 paid in 1863.
Both Very Fine. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$90-140