Archives International Auctions Auction 100 March 26, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 100 136 March 26, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com New Jersey 574 574 NJ. Standard Oil Co., 1964, Unique Production FileWith Mockup, & Photocopy Proofs of 4 Different Unissued Designs New Jersey, 1964. Unique Production File of 11 Items from the Security-Colombian Banknote Co., Lot includes mock ups and corrections for their stock certificates, original artwork, and inter departmental documents, VF to XF condition, S-CBNC. �������������������������������������� Est. $450-750 New York 575 575 American Bank Note Company Steel Printing Plate of Modern AllegoricalWoman, ca.1970s New York, 1970s. Steel Printing Plate Allegorical woman beside neutron. Measures 5 x 5 inches and is 1/4 inch thick, Plate shows Allegorical woman besides neutron and rock, used on obsolete banknotes, stocks, bonds and fiscal documents. Lot includes original folder as well. Unc condition, ���������� Est. $230-375 576 576 DuraNote Advertising Note ND (ca.1989-1994), Uncut Sheet of 4 Intaglio Printed Polymer Sample Notes With Security Devices. U.S. & Canada, ND (ca.1988-1994). P-unlisted. 100 denomination. Uncut block of 4, “DuraNote” Polymer banknotes similar to Tyvek polymer material. Red brown on light green undertint. Face has ocean oil well drilling platform with ornate designs and back has light multi-colored cycloid security undertint only. CU to Gem Uncirculated condition. Rare as a block of 4. These DuraNote Specimen/Proofs were part of an experimental test for using a petroleum alternative to paper by using petroleum based polymer substrate material. This was a project by Mobil Oil Company that was abandoned when the company was acquired in the late 1990s. ����������������������������� Est. $180-375 Pennsylvania 577 577 PA. The Franklin InstituteTestimonial Award for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, 18xx (ca. 1834-1837). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ND (ca.1834-37), The Franklin Institute, Proof Testimonial certificate, Cherubs working on a rock press at top with allegorical man and woman on left and right, printed in black on india paper mounted on thin white card. POCs, Uncirculated. Printer - Chas. Toppan & CO., Phila.., Early certificate engraving by Toppan. On February 5, 1824, a group of Philadelphians led by Samuel Vaughn Merrick (1801–70) and William Hypolitus Keating (1799–1840) met at the courthouse on Sixth and Chestnut Streets to found the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts. Seeking to emulate a passion for useful science, in the spirit of Benjamin Franklin (1706–90), institute members promoted mechanic arts in and beyond the city. The institute played a significant role in fostering technological innovation through the late twentieth century. Institute members had a longstanding interest in promoting science education, and the founding of a science museum in 1934. Rare and possibly unique certificate. (Ex. American Bank Note Archives, Christies, June 1991 Auction) ������������������������������� Est. $600-900