Archives International Auctions Summer Auction June 25th, 2015

Archives International Auctions 107 June 25, 2015 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 572 572 Mercantile Bank Uncut Color Trial Proprietary Proof Sheet. Waterloo, Illinois, Uncut sheet of 4 notes of central vignettes, titles and text missing underprints and borders, ND (originally printed ca. 1850-60’s, these are ca.1960-70’s), $1-$2-$3-$5, (All Haxby Unlisted as well as unlisted location “Waterloo”), Haxby has no mention of any notes fromWaterloo or with “The Mercantile Bank” title or designs, evidently they are all Unknown notes, Modern “Proprietary Proof Sheet”, The $1 note has sailor on LR, young woman with bird on left of large red central numeral “1” and portrait of another young woman on right of numeral and state seal on LL; The $2 note has central Screaming Eagle with woman holding basket on head on UL and state seal on LR; The $3 note has man petting dog on LL, Seated allegorical plenty with cornucopia in middle flanked by two young girls, state seal LR; The $5 note has young girl holding piece of fruit on LR, Native Americans looking at lovely waterfall scene flanked by red numeral “5’s” with state seal on LL, Amazing color trial sheet in orange-brown, Black printing with red underprint printed on thin white card, PMG graded Choice About Uncirculated 58, the sheet could be cut and the notes would get a higher grade, but this was unique in the archive. ABNC. (ABN Commemoratives, AIA XI, May 15, 2012) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $1200-2400 Mississippi 573 573 State of Mississippi Uncut Sheet of 3 Proofs. Jackson, Mississippi. Lot of 3 notes (uncut sheet of 3), 186x (ca.1960-70’s), $20-$50-$100,Haxby Unlisted; Modern “Proprietary Proofs”. The $20 note has a young woman with bird on lower left, mules pulling wagon of cotton bales and portrait of man on lower right; the $50 note has portrait of man on left, slave sitting on mule pulling wagon in middle and slave picking cotton on lower right; the $100 note has allegorical woman and child on left, slave holding basket of cotton on top middle and portrait of man on right. Notches on 3 margins for printing registration, top cut close where $10 note was cut off previously. Black printing with dark red underprint counterfeit protectors printed on thin white card, Uncirculated condition. ABNC. Archival “Proprietary” proofs rarely seen in sheet form. (ABN Commemoratives, AIA XI, May 15, 2012) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $400-800