Archives International Auctions Summer Auction June 25th, 2015

Archives International Auctions 106 June 25, 2015 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 570 570 Marine Bank of Chicago Proprietary Proof Sheet. Waterloo, Illinois, Uncut sheet of 4 notes, ND (originally printed ca. 1850-60’s, these are ca.1960- 70’s), $5-$2-$1-$1, (IL-165-G10a; G6a; G2a; G2a), All are SENC in Haxby, Unlisted with only American Bank Note Company imprints, Haxby lists notes as TCC with ABNC monograms, these notes do not have TCC or monogram, only American Bank Note Company imprints, Modern “Proprietary Proof Sheet”, The $1 note has sailor with flag sitting on barrel and bales on left, sailing ships at dock with men rowing row boat on top center and state seal on LR; The $2 note has sailor and woman with flag on left, sailing ship in full sail on top center and state seal on LR; The $5 note has 3 allegorical women on left and impressive steamboat and sailing ships on top center and state seal on LR, Black printing without border and underprint printed on thin white card, Uncirculated condition with wavy paper. ABNC. Rare as uncut sheet. (ABN Commemoratives, AIA XI, May 15, 2012) ���������������������������Est. $1000-2000 571 571 Mechanics Bank Uncut Proprietary Proof Sheet. Chicago, Illinois, Uncut sheet of 4 notes, ND (originally printed ca. 1840-50’s, these are ca.1960-70’s), $1-$1-$3-$5, (Haxby Unlisted), Haxby has no mention of any notes from Chicago with this bank name or designs, evidently better than SENC, Modern “Proprietary Proof Sheet”, The $1 note has blacksmith putting on horse shoes on an unhappy horse with partner at the forge hammering, young lady’s portrait to right and arm and hammer with anvil on LR, no registration seal is present on any of the denominations and was evidently going to be placed afterwards in a different color; the $3 note has masons laying brick in middle with what looks like a female blacksmith on the LR; the $5 note has blacksmith with hammer at left and men standing by railroad tracks in middle speaking, Black printing without underprint printed on thin white card, Appears Choice Uncirculated condition but the paper is wavy on the top and the bottom. ABNC. Rare and possibly unique sheet from the ABN Commemorative archive, Rare as uncut sheet. (ABN Commemoratives, AIA XI, May 15, 2012) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $1400-2800