Archives International Auctions - Auction 110 January 20, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 110 42 January 20, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com New York 197 197 NY. 1838, New York Loan Co., and 1862, Farmers & Mechanics Bank of Rochester, Obsolete Banknote Pair. New York...,1838-62. Lot of 2 Obsolete Banknotes, Includes: 1838, New York Loan Co., $10 Issued Obsolete Promissory Note with Interest of 2 1/2%, No S/N; and, 1862, Farmers & Mechanics Bank of Rochester, 25 Cents Unissued Payment Note. Notes are in Fine to VF+ condition. This pair includes an 1838 note from the New York Loan Co., an early Manhattan financial firm active during the state’s free-banking expansion, and an 1862 issue from the Farmers & Mechanics Bank of Rochester, a long-established upstate institution operating during the Civil War era. Together these notes illustrate the evolution of New York banking from the speculative free-banking period of the late 1830s to the mature commercial networks that supported Rochester’s industrial growth in the 1860s. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 198 198 NY. Bank of Hudson, 1817, Issued Obsolete Banknote. Hudson, New York, 1817. $1 Issued Obsolete Banknote, Black print with Bald Eagle at top center, S/N 5968, Choice Fine to VF condition, Printed by L. Lemet. Issued in 1817 by the Bank of Hudson in Columbia County, this note represents one of New York’s early post–War of 1812 banking institutions serving a growing Hudson River commercial center. Founded during a period of expanding regional trade, small manufacturing, and river transport, the bank’s early issues are scarcer survivors from the formative decades of New York’s private banking system. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-100 199 199 NY. Bank of the Empire State, 1851, Issued Obsolete Banknote. Burton, New York....., 1851. $2 Issued Obsolete Banknote, Black print with arms of New York at top center and other vignettes at left and right, S/N 6608, XF to AU condition. RWH&E. Issued in 1851 by the Bank of the Empire State in Burton, this note comes from one of the many small antebellumNew York banking institutions operating during the state’s free-banking era. Banks in rural Western New York served local farming, lumber, and emerging transportation activities, issuing privately backed currency that circulated regionally before the National Banking Act. Notes from Burton-area issuers are relatively scarce and reflect the limited reach of small upstate banks in the 1850s. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-180 200 200 NY. Derby FishingCo., 1808, IssuedObsolete Banknote Pair. Derby, New York....., Lot of 2 notes, 1808. $10 Issued Obsolete Banknote Pair, Black print with vignette at of woman at center, S/Ns 492 pp A and 636 pp A, Both notes are in Fine to VF+ condition. Issued in 1808 by the Derby Fishing Co. of New York, this early private- company pair represents one of the earliest forms of circulating corporate scrip used before New York’s formal banking system matured. Firms like the Derby Fishing Co. issued notes to support trade and maritime commerce during the restrictive Embargo Act years, making surviving examples from this pre–War of 1812 period notably scarce. (2). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ��������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 201 201 NY. Derby Fishing Co., 1808, Issued Obsolete Banknote with Low S/N. Derby, New York..., 1808. $10 Issued Obsolete Banknote, Black print with vignette at of woman at center, S/N 125 pp A, VF to XF condition. Issued in 1808 by the Derby Fishing Co. of New York, this early private-company note is an example of the corporate scrip used to support local trade and maritime activity during the restrictive Embargo Act era. Surviving pre–War of 1812 notes from firms of this type are scarce, and low-serial examples are especially desirable as representatives of New York’s earliest circulating currency. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-100 202 202 NY. Derby Fishing Co., 1808, IssuedObsolete Banknote. Derby, New York..., 1808. $10 Issued Obsolete Banknote, Black print with vignette at of woman at center, S/N 198 pp A, VF to XF condition. Issued in 1808 by the Derby Fishing Co. of New York, this early private-company note is an example of the corporate scrip used to support local trade and maritime activity during the restrictive Embargo Act era. Surviving pre–War of 1812 notes from firms of this type are scarce. ���������������������� Est. $50-100