Archives International Auctions - Auction 109 December 16, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 109 100 December 16, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Nevada, California, Dakota Territory, & Northern States 519 519 Western, Mid-west & Eastern Check & Draft Assortment, 6 with Imprinted Revenues, ca.1840 to 1955 Nevada, California, Dakota Territory, & Northern States, Lot of 40+ I/C checks and drafts representing a wide geographic and historical cross-section of American banking and commerce. Highlights include 6 Imprinted revenue drafts and check including RN- B, C, G, and X examples; an 1859, Mohawk Valley Bank, printed by D&H; an 1860s, U.S. Army Allotment pay check, in green and black; an 1884, MA. Asylum for the Chronic Insane with Invoice; Other examples include checks from Sather & Co. Bankers (San Francisco), Canal National Bank (Portland, Maine), Geo. Washington Bank (New York), People’s National Bank (Rock Island, Illinois), Bullion and Exchange Bank (Carson City, Nevada), and Climax Manufacturing Co. (Corry, Pennsylvania) among others. Many feature ornate designs, imprinted revenue stamps, vignettes of allegorical figures, or early industrial scenes. Conditions range from Fine to XF or better. (40+). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-200 New York 520 520 NY. NewYork Banking and Naval Paycheck Group, 1849 to 1858. New York, 1849-58. Lot of 21 early New York financial documents, including Treasurer of the City of New York at the Mechanics’ Bank, 1855, pair of I/C checks signed by then-Mayor Fernando Wood, printed in red on blue-violet paper with POCs at center; and United States Navy Yard (Brooklyn Navy Yard), 1849–58, group of 19 issued and unissued military paychecks made out to various sailors. The Navy Yard, established in 1801, was where the famed Civil War ironclad USS Monitor was completed and commissioned and is now known as Greenpoint, Brooklyn, directly across from the midtown-Eastside of Manhattan. Fine to XF condition overall. (21). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 Nova Scotia 521 521 Nova Scotia. 1838, Issued Second Bill of Exchange. Halifax, Nova Scotia, *Payable ion New York), 1838. Second Bill of Exchange Draft issued at Halifax, Nova Scotia, payable ten days after sight for $94.95 to the order of John L. Harr Esq. The Printed “Pound Sign” and “Sterling” is crossed out and Decimal currency is written in. The bill is signed at bottom right, with ornate engraved Counterfoil, printed by Lumsden & Son, Wholesale Stationers, Glasgow. Reverse shows manuscript endorsements and notations. Fine condition with archival reinforced split down middle. ������������������ Est. $130-200 Oregon & Various States 522 522 U.S. Imprinted Revenue Check and Draft Assortment, ca.1870s to 1930s. Oregon & Various States, ca. 1870-1930s. Lot of 30+ Issued Bank Checks and Drafts, Collection includes examples from First National Bank, Third National Bank, Merchants National Bank, Bank of America, California Bank, National Tradesmen’s Bank, and others, with highlights including a group of 9, 1880s, RN-G1 Imprinted Revenues on Corvallis, Oregon Drafts payable by Ladd &Tilton and issued throughW.B. Hamilton & Co. banking house. Designs feature detailed engraved portraits, allegorical vignettes, and ornate color backgrounds in green, violet, yellow, and orange. Includes both local and national institutions, some with tax stamps and embossed revenue seals. Imprinted revenue types include RN-B, D, G & X types. Conditions range from VF to XF. (30+). Sold ‘AS IS’ no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $100-150