Archives International Auctions Auction 106 September 24, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 106 99 September 24, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ephemera - Expositions - Chicago Worlds Fair Illinois 461 461 Chicago World’s Fair “Century of Progress” Ephemera Collection Featuring Exhibits, Transportation & Promotional Material, 1933 Chicago, IL. Binder of brochures, pamphlets, postcards, invitations, and promotional material from the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair “Century of Progress,” highlighting notable exhibits, transportation displays, and corporate promotions. General fair items include a Travel Guild, Inc. tourist brochure, standard and night-view postcards, a Good Year booklet/flight log signed by the pilot, an invitation to the Air Show, and a Museum of Science & Industry news clipping. Exhibit-related pieces feature a South African diamond mine pamphlet, Domestic Animal Show pamphlet, postcard and Edison Big News issue covering the Sinclair Dinosaur Exhibit, and postcards depicting federal and state buildings illuminated at night. Transportation-themed materials include a Royal Scot London Midland & Scottish Railway pamphlet, South Manchuria Railway pamphlet, and Japanese transportation exhibits pamphlet. Corporate and institutional promotions comprise an Old Dutch Cleanser envelope with fair stamp and Cleanliness Thru the Ages pamphlet, a University of Chicago pamphlet, and a Grand Duchy of Luxembourg pamphlet presented by the Chicago Tribune European Edition. An engaging and varied archive capturing the scope and spectacle of the Century of Progress Exposition. (Garden State Railroad Collection). �������������������������������������� Est. $160-280 Ephemera - Fiscal Documents - Advertising MA, RI, PA, & AL and more 462 462 Checks, Drafts, Advertising Cards and Ephemera from Various States, ca.1851 to 1999 Various States, 1851-1999. Lot of (80+) Items, Includes 11 examples of American Woven Leather Belting Co. Advertisement Cards on thin card; 1851, Providence, RI, Inventory Waybills for Transportation from Boston and Providence Rail Road Co.; 4 Checks dated 1911 from the Coca Cola Bottling Co; Early 1853, engraved checks from the Philadelphia Bank printed by J. Hufty, Security Printer; Multi Color Advertising checks from “The Georgia Showcase” ; and, American Express Advertising Note and more. Ranges from Fine to CU condition. (80+). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-100 463 463 U.S. Financial Ephemera, 1850s to 1920s, SubscriptionCertificate, Savings Checks & ABNC Engraved Drafts from Mohawk, NY. Lot of 11 Subscription Certificate, Savings Checks & Revenue-Stamped Drafts, Includes: Universal Republican Alliance, ND (ca.1850s), Subscription Certificate; Northwestern Bankers & Merchants Check Co., ND (1920s), 50 Cents, 1 Cent, 1.5 Cents, 2 Cents, and 4 Cents Savings Checks (5); National Mohawk Valley Bank. 1872 I/C Drafts With I.R. RN-C1 (5). Items range from VF to CU condition. (11). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-120 Ephemera - Fiscal Documents - Banking & Insurance Various States 464 464 Check, Money Order, and Insurance Policy Group, 1850s to 1920s Various States, Lot of 100+ Checks, Money Order, and Insurance Policies from Q. W. Wellington & Co.’s Bank, People’s Bank of Buffalo, Deeds from State of Connecticut, Lancashire Insurance Co., Franklin Fire Insurance Co., Aetna Insurance Co. and more. Documents range from Fine to XF condition. (100+). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-180