Archives International Auctions - Auction 110 January 20, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 110 40 January 20, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Missouri 188 188 MO.TerreHauteAlton&St. Louis Rail RoadCo., 1859, I/CObsolete Payment Certificate Pair with Low S/Ns. St. Louis, Missouri..., 1859. $10 I/C Payment Certificate Pair with Interest rate of 6%, Black print with locomotive at top center, S/Ns 51 and 85, XF to AU condition with a single POC. Hart, Mapothre & Co. Lith. Issued in 1859 by the Terre Haute, Alton & St. Louis Rail Road Co., these payment certificates were used to compensate contractors and suppliers with a promised 6% interest, reflecting the company’s reliance on credit during a major expansion phase of Midwestern rail construction. Railroads of this period frequently issued interest- bearing scrip to bridge funding gaps, making surviving examples an important record of pre–Civil War railroad finance and the economic development of the Mississippi Valley corridor. (2). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 189 189 MO. Terre Haute Alton & St. Louis Rail Road Co., 1859, Issued Obsolete Payment Certificate with Low S/N. St. Louis, Missouri.., 1859. $10 Issued Payment Certificate with Interest rate of 6%, Black print with locomotive at top center, S/N 28, XF to AU condition. Hart, Mapothre & Co. Lith. Issued in 1859 by the Terre Haute, Alton & St. Louis Rail Road Co., this payment certificate was used to compensate contractors and suppliers with a promised 6% interest, reflecting the company’s reliance on credit during a major expansion phase of Midwestern rail construction. Railroads of this period frequently issued interest-bearing scrip to bridge funding gaps, making surviving examples an important record of pre–Civil War railroad finance and the economic development of the Mississippi Valley corridor. ����������� Est. $50-100 190 190 MO. Terre Haute Alton & St. Louis Rail Road Co., 1859, Issued Obsolete Payment Certificates. St. Louis, Missouri....., Lot of 2 notes, both are 1859. $10 Issued Payment Certificate Pair with Interest rate of 6%, Black print with locomotive at top center, S/Ns 100 and 109, Hart, Mapothre & Co. Lith. XF to AU condition, Issued in 1859 by the Terre Haute, Alton & St. Louis Rail Road Co., these payment certificates were used to compensate contractors and suppliers with a promised 6% interest, reflecting the company’s reliance on credit during a major expansion phase of Midwestern rail construction. Railroads of this period frequently issued interest- bearing scrip to bridge funding gaps, making surviving examples an important record of pre–Civil War railroad finance and the economic development of the Mississippi Valley corridor. (2). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-180 Nebraska Territory 191 191 Nebraska Territory. City of Omaha, 1857, Issued Obsolete Banknote. Omaha City..., Nebraska Territory, 1857. $3 Issued Obsolete Banknote, Black with red underprint, Vignettes showing Native American at right and pair of allegorical figures at center left, S/N 4761 pp A, Choice Fine to VF condition. WH&W. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-100 New Hampshire 192 192 NH. Pawtuckaway Bank, 1855, $10, Proprietary-Reprint Proof ca.1940-60s, Epping, New Hampshire, 1855. $10, NH80UNL10aRP pp H, Proprietary-Reprint proof obsolete banknote, Black and white printing with Native people and settlers at center and portrait of woman at top left corner, Uniface note, PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ, Danforth, Wright & Co., No issued examples have been seen at auction and only 4 examples of this note have been graded previously in the PMG census. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $140-260