Archives International Auctions - Auction 107 October 29, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 107 57 October 29, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Worldwide 249 249 Various States. Security Printer Sample and Progress Proof Vignette SeriesAssortment, ca.1920s to 1988. Lot of 11 items, Includes: eight Justice Mortgage Investors progress proof vignettes from ca. 1969–73, showing the evolution of an allegorical woman with city backdrop and scales of justice, from preliminary photographs to final India paper proofs mounted on cardstock; a ca. 1920– 40 Great Britain experimental banknote specimen/proof with litho portrait of a man and allegorical women on one side and intaglio warrior woman, possibly Britannia, on the reverse; and a 1988 Midwest Bank Note Co. advertising set including sales brochure and signed letter with intaglio vignettes and cycloid patterns. Highlights include scarce security printer trials and proof material from both sides of the Atlantic. Conditions range from AU to Gem Uncirculated. (11). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������ Est. $150-250 Checks, Drafts, Exchanges & Fiscal Documents Cuba & New York 250 250 Cuba & NY. Polledo, Rionda & Co. 1877 Uncut First and Second Bill of Exchange Pair Matanzas, Cuba, 1877. Polledo, Rionda & Co., Uncut Bill of Exchange Pair of Issued Exchange for $500 United States Currency, Black text with thin black border, gray background with “1” or “2” underprint in red, Allegorical Mercury at top. VF condition. Very attractive exchange pair which provides past evidence of the immense sugar trade between Cuba and the U.S. in the 19th century. �������������������� Est. $50-100 Dakota Territory 251 251 Dakota Territory Checks, Drafts and Banking Documents, Some with ImprintedU.S.I.R. Revenues or Facsimile Revenues, 1880s to 1900s. Dakota Territory, 1880s to 1900s. Lot of 40+ Issued checks and drafts drawn on various early Dakota Territory and North Dakota banks, Includes: First National Bank of Canton, Dakota Loan & Trust Co., First National Bank of Casselton, The Bismarck National Bank, Bank of Bismarck, and others. Many feature ornate printed designs, allegorical vignettes, and colored revenue imprints or adhesive stamps. Several dated in the early to late 1880s, including scarce territorial-dated prior to North Dakota statehood in 1889. Condition ranges VG to VF with folds, ink cancellations, and minor edge wear. (40+). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-80 Ecuador 252 252 Brazil. Eduardo Horn, Specimen 2nd Bill of Exchange byWaterlow & Sons. ca.1910-20s. Florianópolis, Brazil. 19xx (ca.1910-20’s). Florianopolis, Sta. Catharina, Brasil. 2nd of Exchange. Ornate counterfoil on left. Undertint of title on front. Black embossed Waterlow Specimen impressions on lower right side, AU to Unc. Condition. Rare Waterlow specimen. W&S. Florianópolis is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. �������������� Est. $120-240 Hawaii, Alaska, California. Colorado 253 253 CA. AK. CO. HI. West and Northwest Check & Draft Assortment, ca. 1859-1919 HI. AK. CA. CO. Lot of 7 items, highlights include: Sacramento, CA., D.O. Mills & Co. Bankers 1859 I/C gold rush era check; San Jose, CA. McLaughlin & Ryland Bankers 1872 I/C check with Imprinted revenue RN-C1; California Street Cable Railroad Co. 1890 I/C check; Denver, Colorado. United States Depositary 1903 I/C check from the War Department; and American Bank of Alaska ND (1910s) U/U check. One has an imprinted revenue stamp. VF to AU condition. (7) ��������������������������������� Est. $60-90