Archives International Auctions - Auction 110 January 20, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 110 38 January 20, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 178 178 MD. Somerset and Worcester Savings Bank, 1863, Issued Obsolete Banknote. Salisbury, Maryland....., 1863. $1 Issued Obsolete Banknote, Black on red underprint with multiple vignettes of figures with animals, S/N 1333 pp A, XF to AU condition. ABNC. Issued in 1863 by the Somerset and Worcester Savings Bank on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, this note reflects the role of local savings institutions in providing circulating currency during the Civil War era. Operating in a region that remained under Union control, the bank served rural farming and maritime communities at a time when national finances were unsettled and private Obsolete Banknotes continued to supplement federal issues. Notes from this institution are relatively scarce and illustrate Maryland’s complex wartime economy. ������������������ Est. $60-120 Massachusetts & New York 179 179 MA. & NY., Early American Bills of Exchange, 1800 and 1811, Issued Bills of Exchange Massachusetts & New York, 1800-11. Lot of 2 I/U Bills of Exchange: First, dated New York, December 10, 1800, is a first of exchange payable in sterling, drawn on a London firm, with ornate engraved left margin and period manuscript endorsements. The second, dated Boston, September 2, 1811, is a second of exchange payable to order, also drawn on a London correspondent, featuring an engraved vignette and extensive handwritten text. Both documents reflect transatlantic commercial and financial transactions between American merchants and British firms in the post-Revolutionary and early Federal periods. Conditions range from Fair to Fine, with folds, edge wear, small losses, toning, stains, and ink corrosion consistent with age and use. (2). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������� Est. $160-280 Michigan 180 180 MI. Adrian Insurance Co., and Erie & Kalamazoo Rail Road Bank, 1953, IssuedObsolete Banknote Pair Adrian, Michigan, 1853. Lot of 2 Issued Obsolete Banknotes, Includes: Adrian Insurance Co., $1, S/N 18704 pp A; 1853, Erie and Kalamazoo Rail Road Bank, $5, S/N 75189 pp B. VF condition and printed by TCC&Co. This pair represents two early Michigan financial institutions active during the state’s formative economic period. The Erie & Kalamazoo Rail Road Bank, tied to Michigan’s pioneering railroad line between Toledo and Adrian, reflects the transportation-driven growth of the 1830s and 1840s. The Adrian Insurance Co. operated mid-century as part of Adrian’s expanding commercial base, issuing notes during a time when local insurance and banking firms frequently provided circulating currency. Together these notes illustrate the evolution of early Michigan finance from the state’s frontier era into a more mature regional economy. (2). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ��������������� Est. $75-150 181 181 MI. Bank of Manchester, 1837, Issued Obsolete Banknote. Manchester, Michigan, 1837. $5 Issued Obsolete Banknote, Black print with portrait of man at top center along with steer at the right and numeral ‘5’ at left, S/N 795 pp A, VF to Choice VF condition, RW&H. Issued in 1837 by the Bank of Manchester in Washtenaw County, this note originates from the height of Michigan’s short-lived free- banking boom. Dozens of newly chartered institutions opened that year under lenient banking laws, many backed by shaky reserves and vulnerable to the financial panic that soon followed. Notes from the Bank of Manchester are closely associated with this turbulent era and reflect the speculative frontier economy that defined early Michigan banking. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-120 182 182 MI. Bank of Washtenaw, 1835, Issued Obsolete Banknote. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1835. $5 Issued Obsolete Banknote, Black print with multiple vignettes including a Native man and farmers cutting wheat, S/N 934 pp B, VF to XF condition, DTL&Co. Chartered in 1835, the Bank of Washtenaw was one of the earliest financial institutions in Ann Arbor and played a role in supporting the town’s rapid growth during the mid-1830s land boom. Issued during the volatile pre-free-banking era, notes from this institution reflect Michigan’s early frontier banking history and the economic expansion that preceded the Panic of 1837. �������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-120