Archives International Auctions - Auction 112 6th & 7th April 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 112 79 April 6-7, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Missouri, Kentucky & Pennsylvania 417 417 MO. KY. PA., Attractive Security Printed Ornate Check & Draft Trio with Various Imprinted Revenues, ca.1871 to 1873. Missouri, Kentucky & Pennsylvania....., 1871-73. Lot of 3 I/C Obsolete Checks, Includes: Missouri, 1871, Third National Bank of St. Louis $7,399.58 I/U Check with Imprinted Revenue; Kentucky, 1872, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. $40,000 I/C Check with Imprinted Revenue; Pennsylvania, 1873, Franklin County Bank, $200 I/U Check with Imprinted Revenue. Checks range from Fine to VF+ condition. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-250 Montana 418 418 MT. First National Bank of Helena Check Assortment, all with RN-G1 Orange Imprinted Revenue Stamps, 1881 to 1882. Helena, Montana, 1881-82. Lot of 39 Issued bank checks from First National Bank of Helena, U.S. Depository. Designs feature the distinctive blue engraved miner vignette at left, ornate borders, orange revenue stamps, and multiple Helena bank cancellation markings. Condition ranges from Fine to Very Fine overall, with folds, light edge wear, and normal banking stamps. (39). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �������������������� Est. $100-200 419 419 MT. First National Bank of Helena, Montana, ND (1860s to 1880s), Uncut Sheet of Checks. Helena, Montana, ND (1860-80s). Sheet of 4 Uncut Checks, Black print with red print at bottom, Nature vignette at top left beside company title, S/Ns 339792 to 339795, Checks are in XF to AU condition with selvage attached at left. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $45-75 Montana & Colorado 420 420 Montana Territorial and Colorado Statehood & Territorial Early State Bank and Commercial Check and Draft Assortment, 1870s to 1910s Montana & Colorado..., 1870-1910s. Lot of 20 Issued bank and commercial checks representing early Montana banking, mining, and mercantile history. Includes multiple examples from First National Bank of Helena; Rocky Mountain National Bank; Yellowstone National Bank, Billings; Colorado National Bank; First National Bank, Denver; The Isdell Mercantile Co.; Musselshell Cattle Co.; Helena Motor Railway Co.; and Jefferson and Teton Mining Co., among others. Designs feature mining and waterfall vignettes, frontier scenes, engraved portraits, and ornate Western typography. Condition ranges from Fine to Very Fine overall, with folds, punch cancellations, edge wear, and normal banking markings. (20). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������� Est. $200-400 Montana Territory 421 421 Montana Territory. S.R. Buford & Co., Grocers, 1888 to 1889, I/C Check Assortment. Virginia City, Montana Territory, 1888-89. Lot of 57 I/C checks, Black print on lilac underprint with Native American vignette at left, Checks have ‘Paid’ stamps at right side, An attractive and uniform group representing early Montana territorial commerce and banking history from one of Virginia City’s most prominent 19th-century merchants. VF–AU condition overall. (57). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-150