Archives International Auctions - Auction 109 December 16, 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 109 98 December 16, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Colorado, California and Various States 509 509 Colorado and Western States, 1858 to 1929, Bank Checks and Drafts. Colorado...., California and Various States, 1858-1929. Lot of 19 Bank Checks and Drafts of early financial instruments from various Colorado and Western institutions, notably Rocky Mountain National Bank (Central City), First National Bank of Canon City, First National Bank of Cripple Creek, Treasurer of the City of Cripple Creek, First National Bank of Helena (Montana), and Grangers Bank of California, among others. Several feature vignettes of bank buildings, allegorical figures, and mining scenes. A few are imprinted with revenue stamps or bank handstamps, with notable examples from Longmont Farmers Milling & Elevator Co. and The Holladay Overland Mail & Express Co., Virginia City, Montana Territory. Conditions range from Fine to VF overall, showing light folds, toning, and occasional cancellation holes. (19). Sold ‘AS IS’ no returns accepted. �� Est. $100-200 Cuba 510 510 Cuba. Cuban Sugar Baron Collection of Bills of Exchange, ca.1870s. Havana & Matanzas Cuba, 1876-77. Lot of 13 Bills of Exchange, Some have External Revenues and Imprinted Revenues, Exchanges range from Fine to VF+ condition. (13). From the Rionda Estate, who was a major Cuban sugar baron who lived in Alpine, NJ. �� Est. $90-140 Idaho Territory 511 511 ID. Idaho Territorial and Early State Banking & Mining Document Assortment, 1881 to 1908. Idaho, 1881-1908. Lot of 12 Checks, includes: 1884, Blackfoot, Idaho, Bank of Idaho, J.T. Morgan & Co, I/C draft payable at Deseret National Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah ; 1881-82, Salmon City, Idaho. Harkness & Co., Bankers, Lot of 3, IR RN-G1 revenues, Geo. L. Shoup & Co; 1908, Rabbit Foot, Idaho. Rabbit Foot Mining Co., I/C expense draft with list of items paid for on the inside; 1900, Silver City, Idaho, County Auditor’s Warrants from Alturas and Owyhee Counties, payment for deputy sheriff; 1897, Silver City, Idaho. Poorman Gold Mines, Ltd., I/C draft on the Payette Valley Bank; Blackfoot, Idaho. Bank of Idaho, J.T. Morgan, 1880s. A striking selection representing Idaho’s transition from territorial frontier to organized statehood, highlighting its early commercial and mining enterprises. VF to Uncirculated condition overall. (12). SOLD “AS IS” no returns accepted. �� Est. $100-200 Illinois 512 512 IL. WBNC Engraved Peoples National Bank, 1882 to 1883, I/C Draft Group, all with Imprinted Revenues RN-G1. Rock Island, Illinois, 1882-83. Lot includes 43 checks r drafts, all the same with Imprinted Revenue RN-G1: 1880s Various Denominations I/C drafts, Black text with black border on blue paper, train approaching platform at left. All are in VF to XF condition or better. Located in Rock Island, Illinois. (43). WBNC. �� Est. $100-200 Montana 513 513 Montana Territory Warrant assortment, ca. 1871-1893. Montana, Territory, Lot of 6 warrants, Includes Jefferson County, for Grand Juror, teacher, stenographer, janitor. Also includes payments for Bounty for “killing 18 wolves”; killing 50 squirrels; and one additional statehood. (7) �� Est. $75-150 514 514 MT. First National Bank and Territory of Montana Fiscal Documents, 1883 to 1895. Montana, 1883-95. Lot of 23 I/C and I/U early financial documents, including multiple issued checks and drafts from First National Bank of Helena, printed in black on yellow paper with striking vignette of “Old Faithful” geyser on left; Two large-format Territory of Montana warrants, printed in blue and black with allegorical Liberty vignette and bold red “ORIGINAL” overprint, one issued for “BOUNTY FOR KILLING 95 Squirrels”. A significant and visually impressive group illustrating early banking and territorial finance in the heart of Montana’s mining era. All range from VF to XF condition. (23). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �� Est. $100-200