Archives International Auctions - Auction 115 July 28, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 115 64 July 28, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 274 274 LA. NewOrleans, Jackson &Great Northern Rail Road, Co., 1861, Obsolete Scrip Note Trio. New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861. 1 Dollar, 2 Dollars, and 3 Dollars Issued Obsolete Scrip Note Trio, Black print with black border and train at center, S/Ns 1243, 3375, & 12720, Notes are in Fine to VF condition. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. (From the Robert Kluge Collection). ����������������������������������������� Est. $200-300 Maine 275 275 ME. Canton Bank, 1855, Issued Obsolete Banknote. China, Maine, 1855. $3 Issued Obsolete Banknote, Black with red underprint, Allegorical women at left and right with workers at top center, VG condition with large piece missing from top right corner. New England BNC. (From the Robert Kluge Collection). ���������������� Est. $150-250 Missouri 276 276 MO. Terre Haute Alton & St. Louis Rail Road Co., 1859, Issued Payment Certificate Quartet. St. Louis, Missouri, 1859. 5 Dollars (4) Issued Payment Certificates with Interest rate of 6%, Black print with locomotive at top center, Good to Fine condition. Hart, Mapothre & Co. Lith. Issued in 1859 by the Terre Haute, Alton & St. Louis Rail Road Co., this payment certificate was used to compensate contractors and suppliers with a promised 6% interest, reflecting the company’s reliance on credit during a major expansion phase of Midwestern rail construction. Railroads of this period frequently issued interest-bearing scrip to bridge funding gaps, making surviving examples an important record of pre–Civil War railroad finance and the economic development of the Mississippi Valley corridor. (4). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. (From the Robert Kluge Collection). ������������������������������������������������������ Est. $120-180 Nebraska 277 277 NB. Bank of Florence, ND (1850-1860s), Uncut Sheet of 4 Hand Colored Obsolete Banknotes. Florence, Nebraska, ND (1850-60s). Uncut Sheet of 4 Obsolete Banknotes printed and hand colored, Includes $1, $2, $3, and $5, Each has bank title at center with large vignette above or below title and multiple other vignettes at left and right, Notes are in XF condition with mounting remnants at margins at top and bottom. Toppan, Carpenter & Co. �������������������������������������������������������� Est. $180-280 New York 278 278 New York, NY. The Chemical Bank, 1830s, $1 Proof Obsolete Banknote New York, NY. ca.1830s. The Chemical Bank, $1, Proof Obsolete Banknote, allegorical seated figure at a forge at center, standing classical female figure at right. NY1505G4 pp H. PMG graded “Proof ” 62 Uncirculated, with notation of printer’s annotation, design cut-out, and stains. Printer: Durand, Perkins & Co., New York. Chemical Bank was chartered in 1823 as the New York Chemical Manufacturing Company; banking, originally a side business permitted under the charter, eclipsed the chemical trade within a decade, though the name endured until the bank’s 1996 merger into Chase Manhattan. As a proof, this piece was never issued or signed, accounting for its exceptional state of preservation. �������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $800-1200