Archives International Auctions - Auction 110 January 20, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 110 56 January 20, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ephemera - Traveler’s Checks New York 274 274 NY. First National City BankTravelers Checks Specimen Brochure, 1962 to 1969 New York. Includes 4 mounted Specimen Traveler’s Checks, attached to a Fold-out promotional brochure for First National City Bank Travelers Checks, illustrating specimen examples of multiple series and denominations. Includes panels comparing the Series 1965 design with earlier Series 1962 and 1956 checks, along with brief explanatory text on security features and use. Shows printed SPECIMEN examples of $10 and $20 travelers checks. Light folds and handling wear consistent with age. An attractive piece of mid-20th-century banking ephemera.(3). Sold ‘AS IS’ no returns accepted. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-120 Ephemera - Banking, Finance & Insurance Various States 275 275 NJ. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., 1863 to 1898, Scrip Dividend and Termination Certificate Assortment. Newark, New Jersey. 1863 to 1898. Lot of 22 Checks and Policy information from the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., Including Payout Checks with revenue stamps, Certificate of Loan with revenue stamps, dividend payout certificates, and scrip dividend certificates all with revenue stamps, Documents range from VF to XF condition. (22). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-90 Ephemera - Banking, Gun Powder, Ad Notes & Specimen Checks Texas, Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, and California 276 276 Banking, Financial, Printing, and Commercial Ephemera, 1850s to 1900s. Various States, 1850-1900s. Mixed lot of historical paper items comprising bank drafts, checks, receipts, financial forms, commercial notes, labels, and small-format printed ephemera. Material includes multiple items issued to or drawn on The Elgin National Bank, Elgin, Texas, together with manuscript and printed financial documents, lithographed printer’s or press forms, and miscellaneous commercial pieces. Also present is a colorful “American Biscuit & Mfg. Co.” draft with a large colorful parrot on the left from 1895; illustrated trade and Gunpowder labels; a small-denomination novelty Pendleton, Oregon, Ad note; and a facsimile Confederate advertising note from a clothing company in San Pedro, California, ca.1910-20, banknote. Items vary in size and format, with a range of engraved, lithographed, and manuscript elements represented. Conditions range from Damaged for the printer press items to Uncirculated for the labels. Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-200 Ephemera - California Gold Rush Fiscal Documents California 277 277 CA. Drexel, Sather & Church Bankers, 1856, I/UGold Rush Era Bill of Exchange San Francisco, California, 1856. $156.31 I/U Second of Exchange, Black print with black border on light grey paper, Company title at top with bank building below and Mercury at left, S/N 27770, VF to XF condition with light toning at top right. Lith of Robertson & Seibert. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $80-120