Archives International Auctions - Auction 110 January 20, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 110 62 January 20, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Security Printing Ephemera - Printers Illinois 300 300 IL. American Bank Note Co., World Columbian Exposition, 1893 (Reprinted in 1992) Progress Proof Ticket from souvenir Card. Chicago, Illinois. 1893 (Reprinted in 1992) Intaglio progress proof souvenir card of the Indian Chief ticket printed in black without litho underprint and text “The Voyage of Columbus” next to it. The reverse has the 1992 authentication endorsement from ABNC. Gem Uncirculated. ABNC ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-160 Checks, Drafts, Exchanges & Fiscal Documents Dakota 301 301 Dakota. First National Bank, 1886, Issued facsimile Revenue Imprinted Draft Quartet. Canton, Dakota, 1886. Lot of 4 I/C Bank Drafts for Various Denominations, All have black print on blue lined paper, Horse drawn farming tools at right and bank building at bottom left, All have facsimile imprinted revenue stamps at center, Cut cancelled and POCs. Checks are in VF to XF condition. These checks were issued during the final year of Dakota Territory banking before South Dakota achieved statehood in 1889, reflecting the growth of established financial institutions in a frontier region transitioning toward state governance. Territorial-era banking paper from local communities like Canton is sought after for its connection to settlement, agricultural development, and the rapid expansion of national banking networks in the northern plains. (4). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �������������������� Est. $45-75 Various States 302 302 Nationwide Banking, Fiscal, and Commercial Financial Documents, 1840 to 1980s Alaska to Alabama, California to Lot of 170+ I/C, I/U, and Specimen, Remainder, and Specimen Checks, Money Orders, Exchanges, and Related Financial Documents, spanning early pre–Civil War banking through twentieth-century corporate finance. Includes: California and Colorado items such as D.O. Mills & Co. Bankers, Sacramento, 1859 gold-rush era I/C check; McLaughlin & Ryland Bankers, San Jose, 1872 I/C check with imprinted RN-C1 revenue; California Street Cable Railroad Co., 1890 I/C check; United States Depositary, Denver, 1903 War Department I/C check; and American Bank of Alaska ND (1910s) U/U check. Southern and Northeastern material includes four I/C First of Exchanges from 1840 issued in Mobile, Alabama and payable in New York, tied to early cotton-trade remittances; 24 Wells Fargo Bank I/C checks and money orders from 1964 to 1972 issued in California with foreign adhesive revenues from Italy and Panama; two American Express Co. Specimen POC checks from the 1970s to 1980s printed by ABNC, with carbon copies and detachable receipt cards; one Rogers Peet Co. Specimen merchandise order certificate, 1930s, Boston and New York; and six Gulf Oil Corp. I/U checks and registers from 1954 to 1957 connected to Texas oil and gas royalty payments. Completing the group is a substantial archive of 100+ Hanover National Bank I/C checks, New York, 1918, each with facsimile RN-G imprinted revenues and POC cancellations. Conditions for the entire lot range from Fine to CU, with most in VF to AU overall. Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. (170+) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-450 303 303 Oregon, Peru, Ohio, and Other Locations, Checks, Drafts, Correspondence, Letterheads & Ephemera Collection, ca.1880 to 1950s. Various Locations, ca.1880 to 1950s. Lot of 46 Checks, Drafts, Correspondence, Stocks, Order forms, and other documents. VF to Uncirculated condition. (46). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-120