Archives International Auctions Sale 49 August 8, 2018

Archives International Auctions - Sale 49 77 August 8,2018 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com U.S. COLONIAL BANKNOTES Pennsylvania 577 577 Continental Loan Office Bill of Exchange January 15th, 1779 3rd Bill of Exchange Signed by Francis Hopkinson &WilliamBingham. Pennsylvania and Paris, France. $30 in 150 Livres Tournois for interest due on Money borrowed by the United States, signed by Francis Hopkinson, Treasurer of Loans, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Black text on green at left and top, S/N 720, back endorsed by William Bingham. Crisp XF to AU condition. Popular, rare and attractive historic exchange. William Bingham (March 8, 1752 – February 7, 1804) was an American statesman from Philadelphia. He was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788 and served in the United States Senate from 1795 to 1801. Francis Hopkinson (September 21,[1][2] 1737 – May 9, 1791) designed the first official American flag, Continental paper money, and the first U.S. coin. He was an author, a composer, and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, as a delegate from New Jersey. He served in various roles in the early United States government including as a member of the Second Continental Congress and chairman of the Navy Board. He also later served as a federal district judge in Pennsylvania after the ratification of the Federal Constitution.��������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-1000 U.S. OBSOLETE BANKNOTES Alaska 578 578 Bank of Alaska “Kold Kash” Klondyke Koin, 1916 Advertising Scrip Note. (Anchorage), Alaska, April 1st, 1916, 10 Klondykes, Unlisted scrip note. Issued Scrip Note, black on brick red border on light yellow paper, back brick red with miner holding pick, shovel and gold panning pan, Overprinted in purple “Saturday April 1st “ on front and back, S/N X 4047, Choice XF/AU condition. This is one of two different denominations we are offering from this rare Alaska Scrip note series.�� Est. $600-900 579 579 Bank of Alaska “Kold Kash” Klondyke Koin, 1916 Advertising Scrip Note. (Anchorage), Alaska, April 1st, 1916, 50 Klondykes, Unlisted scrip note. Issued Scrip Note, black on brick red border on light blue paper, back brick red with miner holding pick, shovel and gold panning pan, Overprinted in purple “Saturday April 1st “ on front and back, S/N L 5187, Crisp Choice XF/AU condition. This is one of two different denominations we are offering from this rare Alaska Scrip note series.�� Est. $600-900 Ohio 580 580 Kirtland Safety Society Bank, Feby 7, 1837 Issued Obsolete Banknote. Kirtland, Ohio. $10, G10, Rust 8, Wolka 1424-12, Issued Obsolete Banknote, Man with dog flank central portrait of reclining reaper with sheaves, S/N 631, Plate B, includes original envelope that the note was enclosed in with note that the purchaser paid $3.50 for it a long time ago I presume. PCGS graded Choice About New 58 PPQ with 4 ample margins and a fresh appearance. The note appears to deserve a higher grade and is very attractive for the issue. Rigdon and Smith Signatures. UBS&H, NY. This note originally sold for $4,112 in 2013 at Heritage. ������������������������������Est. $2500-3500 Connecticut 581 581 Iron Bank, 1850-60’sUncut Full Color Remainder Sheet of 4 Notes. Falls Village, Connecticut. 18xx (1850-60’s) $5;$5; $5; $10, Haxby CT120X?, Remainder sheet of 4 notes, Black on very light red underprint, vignettes of iron workers with portraits of Franklin, Washington, Jackson, and other notables, the sheet has a rough upper left margin that is far from the notes, if the sheet was cut, the notes would grade form Uncirculated to Gem Uncirculated condition. Rare, attractive and desirable uncut obsolete banknote sheet, the cataloger could find no previous sheets offered intact in previous auction appearances. ABNC������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $3250-4000 SESSION 2 (LOTS 577- 1066) Wednesday August 8, 2018 - Beginning No Earlier Than 4:30 p.m. et U.S. Banknotes, Scripophily, Security Printing Ephemera & Part 2 of The American Bank Note Commemoratives Inventory