Archives International Auctions - Auction 117 September 30, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 117 45 September 30, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Mississippi 210 210 MS. Bank of Lexington, ca.1830s, Unissued Promissory Note. Lexington, Mississippi, ca.1830s. Unissued Promissory Note payable to the Bank of Lexington, Black with ornate engraved left border, VF to XF condition with toning. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-100 Missouri 211 211 MO. Cairo & St. Louis Railroad Company, 1877, Issued Uncut Pair of Obsolete Scrip Notes for Food & Lodging. St. Louis, Missouri, 1877. 25 Cents, Uncut pair of obsolete scrip notes for Food & Lodgings for workers, Black print on blue paper with small image of locomotive at bottom left corner, Perforated vertically, PMG graded Choice About Uncirculated 58 EPQ. �������������������������������� Est. $140-280 212 212 MO. Cairo & St. Louis Railroad Company, 1877, Uncut Obsolete Specimen Scrip Note Pair for Food & Lodging. St. Louis, Missouri, 1877. 25 Cents, Uncut pair of tickets for Food & Lodgings, Brown print on white paper with small image of locomotive at bottom left corner, Perforated vertically, PMG graded Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ. Printed by St. Louis Bank Note Co., an ABNC Predecessor company. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-300 213 213 MO. Terre Haute Alton & St. Louis Rail Road Co., 1859, Issued Payment CertificateTrio. St. Louis, Missouri, 1859. 5 Dollars (3) Issued Payment Certificates with Interest rate of 6%, Black print with locomotive at top center, Fine to VF 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. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. (From the Robert Kluge Collection). ���������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-180 214 214 MO. Terre Haute Alton & St. Louis Rail Road Co., 1859, Issued Payment Certificate. St. Louis, Missouri, 1859. $10 Issued Payment Certificate with Interest rate of 6%, Black print with locomotive at top center, S/N 215, VF to XF 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. (From the Robert Kluge Collection). ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-140 Nebraska Territory 215 215 Nebraska Territory. Office of the Territorial Auditor, 1860, I/C Territorial Warrant. Omaha, Nebraska Territory, 1860. $10 I/C Territorial Warrant by the Office of the Territorial Auditor made payable to Stevens & Welch for building Blackbird Bridge, Black print with hunting vignette along left side, S/N 1116, signed by A.C. Jordan, Auditor of the Territory of Nebraska, Nebraska became a state in 1867, POCs and Hand cancelled at left. Fine to VF condition. ������������������������������� Est. $140-260