Archives International Auctions Auction 106 September 24, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 106 116 September 24, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 535 535 NY. Smiley Progress Proof Portrait Engraving from the ABNC Archives, ca.1870-80’s ND (ca.1870-80s), Progress Intaglio portrait engravings, Both are 6 x 9 inches, Includes 2 engravings, one partially engraved and the second complete of the same portrait. India paper mounted on thin card. Not signed or identified. Progress Proof Engraving of Portrait of a Gentleman From Smiley Archives, 2 proofs. �� Est. $100-200 536 536 NY. United States Banknote Co. andAmerican Bank Note Co., ND (1970s to 1980s), Related Engraved Vignettes. New York, ND (1970- 80s). Lot of Lot of 7 items, including vignette sheets of locomotives and pastoral scenes, large-format double sided engraved portrait of Abraham Lincoln, two pink vignette proofs of allegorical female figures, engraved scene “Out of America’s Past,” and a large format certificate celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge with city skyline and embossed gold seal. Produced by United States Banknote Company and American Bank Note Co., showcasing engraving artistry used in security printing. AU to Uncirculated condition. (7). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �� Est. $200-300 537 537 NY. United States Banknote Corp., ND (1960s), Color Sample Book. NY. United States Bank Note Company, Color Sample Book. ND (ca.1960s), Blue Leather bound color sample book with gold lettering United States Banknote Corporation. 27 pages, all in different colors, intaglio printed with allegorical modern woman on left with globe and cycloid engraved end panels on right with corporate seal with color listed on bottom margin. Mint condition. USBNC. �� Est. $200-400 New York & Canada 538 538 NY. Canada. DuraNote Polymer Paper “Experimental Design,” ca. 1985 to 1994, Uncut Sheet of Banknotes. U.S. & Canada ca.1985-94. Uncut Sheet of 9 Banknotes with notes in similar designs and various colors, all with portrait of John Everett Millais (1829-1896) on right of each note, all are intaglio printed, Back is printed in gray the same design as the face. Unc to Gem Unc condition. These notes were part of a project fromMobil Oil for testing petroleum based hydrocarbon polymer paper for printing banknotes. All are in Choice to Gem Uncirculated condition. Scarce and attractive. �� Est. $600-1200 New York & New Jersey 539 539 NY. NJ., International Association of Siderographers, 1931; 1953; 1961; and, 1969, Intaglio Printed Banquet Programs. New York & New Jersey, 1931-88. Lot of 6 items, the banquet booklets consist of a front and back cover that is intaglio printed, with the front cover have allegorical young women flanking a Siderography machine under an ornate title, and the back cover with an example of what a siderographer engraving looks like, the lot Includes 4 ornate engraved souvenir programs from the International Association of Siderographers Biennial Banquets taking place 1). September 5th, 1931 at Hotel McAlpin, New York, also included is an intaglio printed invitation for the 1931 banquet; 2). September 5th, 1953 at Hotel Concourse Plaza, New York; 3). September 2nd, 1961 at Hotel Park-Sheraton, New York; and, 4). August 30, 1969 at the Holiday Inn, Fort Lee, New Jersey. Each program is decorated with a finely engraved vignette of allegorical figures flanking a steel- engraving lathe, with covers bound in decorative silk tassels. Also included is a small blue booklet of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Electrotypers and Siderographers Union (Local No. 28-24) dated 1988. A scarce group of union and engraving-trade banquet souvenirs spanning more than half a century, of strong interest to collectors of numismatic, scripophily, and engraving-related ephemera. Condition ranges from AU to CU condition, and intact bindings. (6). Rarely seen security printer items. �� Est. $600-1200