Archives International Auctions Auction 102 May 13, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 102 93 May 13, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Security Printing Ephemera - Banking New York 448 448 NY. American Express Co., 1946, Traveler’s Check & Letter of Credit Specimens. New York, 1946. Lot of 3 Items, Includes: American Express Co. Travelers Cheques info sheets and Circular Letter of Credit. Items are in XF to AU condition. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted ������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-180 U.S. & World Stamps & Postal History Various Cities and States 449 449 Miscellaneous Ephemera, ca.1930-40s,Including Postal Meter Envelopes with Some Specimens Various Cities and States….., Lot of 23 Covers related to Financial and Fiscal Organizations, Includes specimen postal meters,ca.1930-40s. Items range from Fine-XF condition. (50+). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $45-60 Checks, Drafts & Exchanges Cuba 450 450 Cuba & U.S., Polledo, Rionda & Co.,, Sugar Barons, 1876 to 1877, Assortment of Cuban Issued Bills of Exchange Havana & Matanzas Cuba, 1876-77. Lot of 10 Bills of Exchange, 5 are First of Exchange drafts, and, 5 are Second of Exchange drafts, Certificates range from Fine to VF+ condition. (10). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. Manuel Rionda (1854–1943) was a Spanish-born, US-based sugar baron in Cuba. Rionda co-founded the Czarnikow-Rionda Company with Julius Caesar Czarnikow in 1909. By 1915, he co-founded the Cuba Cane Sugar Company with his family. Rionda married Harriet Clarke, and they resided at Rio Vista estate, a 300-acre estate in Alpine, New Jersey. They had no children, but they raised his orphaned nephew, Manuel Enrique Rionda. Rionda died in 1943. A tower designed by architect Charles Rollinson Lamb on his former estate still stands in Alpine, New Jersey, one of the most affluent zip codes in the United States. ��������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-100 England 451 451 England. Barclays Bank Ltd. and Lloyds Bank Ltd. Travelers Cheque Specimen Collection, 1945 to 1960s London, England, 1945 to 1960s. Lot of 6 Specimen or Specimen-Proof Travelers Cheques, Includes: Barclays Bank Ltd. $50; 5 Pounds; and 20 Pounds; Lloyds Bank Ltd. 5 Pounds; 10 Pounds; and 20 Pounds. All are marked Specimen with either overprints and pin punches and cheques range from Choice AU to CU condition. BWC. (6). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-100