Archives International Auctions - Auction 107 October 29, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 107 50 October 29, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ephemera – Entertainment, Tickets, Lottery Tickets & Fiscal Documents Various States 220 220 Coalport Opera House Tickets & Historic U.S. Bank Checks, 1857 to 1918 Various States.... Lot of 20+ pieces of 19th and early 20th century Americana. Includes 19 show tickets from the Coalport Opera House in Pennsylvania, ca.1880s–90s, for performances by Frank S. Davidson’s Comedy Co., Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb Co., Miss Sallie Hinton, La Bella Russe, and The Midnight Alarm. Some tickets are uniface while others feature period advertising on the reverse. Also included are 2 issued checks: an 1857 United States Navy Yard example issued to and signed by Commodore John Drake Sloat, and a 1918 Central National Bank of California check signed by William Martin Sell Jr. Conditions range from VF to XF. (20+). Sold “AS IS,” no returns accepted. � Est. $60-100 Ephemera - Financial, Travel & Americana Worldwide 221 221 Financial Ephemera Collection, ca.1880s-1930s. Lot of 36 items, ca.1880-1930s, An eclectic and fascinating group of late 19th-century, and early 20th- century, vintage world paper items, including over 10 early reprints ca.1910-30s of Currier & Ives Prints; Russian 5½% War Loan bonds (1916), Ukrainian stock certificate documents, colorful vintage travel ephemera, illustrated stock certificates, and U.S. mortgage bonds; highlights include a dramatic “Express Train” lithograph broadside, ornate European wedding license, and miscellaneous items. This diverse mix brings together financial history, artistic engraving, and cultural memorabilia spanning multiple countries and eras. Condition varies, with many examples clean and well- preserved. �� Est. $120-180 Ephemera - Fire Department & Scripophily Various States 222 222 Fire Department & Early Pennsylvania Ephemera and Scripophily Assortment, Including 1855 Fire Department Coated Stock Card, ca.1850s to 1880s. Various States, 1850s-1869. Lot of 6 Items, Includes: ca.1850-80s, 1855, Coated Stock, Second Annual Ball of Rescue Hook & Ladder Co. No. 2; Firemen’s Ball Tickets; Young Men’s Society Literary Club 1869, Certificate of Membership; Mercantile Library Co. of Philadelphia, 1866, signed by Morris Perot as president, 1 Share I/U Cert; 1869 1 Share I/U Cert; Chestnut Hill Agricultural Society, 1 Share I/U Stock Cert. Items range from Fine to VF+ condition. (6). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �� Est. $160-240 Ephemera - Fiscal Documents, Checks, & Scrip notes 223 223 U.S. & Worldwide. Depression Scrip, Sample Notes, Checks & Fiscal Documents, ca. 1880-1980s. Various Locations, U.S. & International, 1880s–1980s, Group of 11 Pieces of Scrip, Checks, and Test Notes. An eclectic lot including: Liverpool, Texas, Business Men’s Association scrip, 25 cents and $1.00 notes redeemable in merchandise, circa 1930s; Auburn, NY, 1880s, pair of unissued checks from Hanover National Bank with ornate orange protectors; Specimen $10 design note by American Bank Note Company, undated; La Fortuna amusement admission scrip for 400 chips, circa 20th century; Seattle, WA, Emergency Currency Trade Exchange 25 cents, 1933; Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, 1933 Depression scrip, $1.00; Gold Gulch, San Diego, CA, 1935 amusement scrip, $1.00; and four De La Rue Giori S.A. “One Pass” and “Completa” Shakespeare vignette test notes, circa 1970s–80s. A fascinating mix of Depression scrip, amusement ephemera, unissued checks, and security printer test notes, illustrating the diversity of non-banknote financial and advertising paper issues across the 19th and 20th centuries. Condition varies from VF to Uncirculated, most well- preserved. (11) �� Est. $150-250