Archives International Auctions - Auction 114 June 23, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 114 29 June 23, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 157 157 MS. Columbus National Bank, ND (1900 to 1920s), Specimen Check. Columbus, Mississippi, ND (1900-20s). Specimen Check with black print with black border, Bank title at top center, Left vignette of Columbus and crew sighting land; oval portrait of Christopher Columbus upper right; small portrait of George Washington bottom center. Evidently an earlier plate was repurposed for use in 1900s. AU to Uncirculated. S/N 72270 00000, Pin punched Specimen. ABNC. ����������������� Est. $90-160 158 158 MS. Lake Washington and Deer Creek Rail Road & Banking Company, ca.1830s Princeton, Mississippi. Uncut proof pair of duplicate and original drafts, circa 1830s, printed on india paper that’s mounted on thin white card, cut close to margins. Each draft features an identical vignette of classical allegorical figures, with three oval portrait medallions across the left counterfoil with cherubs sailing at the bottom middle. Both signature blocks have been cut out, as is typical. The Lake Washington & Deer Creek Rail Road was one of the earliest chartered railroads in Mississippi, projected to connect the rich cotton-producing Delta region to inland markets. Printed by Underwood, Bald, Spencer & Hufty, New York and Philadelphia. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $450-750 159 159 MS. Mississippi Mutual Insurance Company, ca.1853–1858. $1– $2–$3 Uncut Proof Obsolete Banknote Sheet Aberdeen, Mississippi, ca.1853–1858. Mississippi Mutual Insurance Company, a spectacular three-note uncut proof sheet ($1, $2, $3) printed on india paper mounted on thin white card. Vignettes include a commerce-and-navigation allegory with steam locomotive ($1), a pastoral harvest scene with classical female figure ($2), and a central oval portrait of George Washington flanked by Liberty and Abundance ($3). Archival cancellation punch-holes present along lower margins. Notes appear Choice to Gem Uncirculated condition, Issued examples of this series are rated R5–R6; intact uncut sheets are substantially rarer, R7. Aberdeen was one of antebellum Mississippi’s most prosperous commercial centers, and the Mississippi Mutual Insurance Company—chartered by act of the state legislature—was among the alternative institutions empowered to issue circulating currency after Mississippi’s sweeping post-Panic banking restrictions. A genuinely exceptional survivor of the Southern Free Banking era. DW&C. ���������������������� Est. $800-1200 160 160 MS. Mississippi Valley Bank. Undenominated Check / Draft Proof on Thin Card, ca.1870s. Continental Bank Note Co. Vicksburg, Mississippi. ca.1870s. Undenominated proof printed on thin white card. No serial number. Header reads ‘State of Mississippi.’ Left vignette of standing Native American warrior in full regalia; upper right vignette of eagle with shield. Central ornate cartouche for dollar amount, unfilled. AU to Uncirculated condition. Printed by Continental Bank Note Co., New York ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $150-250