Archives International Auctions - Auction 118 November 17 & 18 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 118 85 November 17, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Specimen Checks Mississippi 414 414 MS. Group Lot of 4 American Bank Note Company Specimen Checks and a Vignette Die Proof Mississippi...., A group lot of banking specimen material produced by the American Bank Note Company. Includes a Columbus National Bank (Columbus, Miss.) specimen check, No. 72270, with a vignette of Columbus’s landing and a portrait of George Washington, overprinted “SPECIMEN” and punch-cancelled “A.B.N.Co.”; two Britton & Koontz Bank (Natchez, Miss.) “First of Exchange” specimen checks, No. 59462 and No. S5418, each with an allegorical vignette of a seated female figure with shield and eagle, punch-cancelled “SPECIMEN”; and an unmounted vignette die proof, titled “Eureka,” depicting a seated allegorical female figure, mounted to card. The Natchez check No. 59462 was previously offered as Lot 615 in Archives International Auctions Sale VIII. ��������������������������������������������������� Est. $180-250 Checks, Drafts, Exchanges and Fiscal Documents 415 415 MS. Jasper County, Mississippi, 1938 to 1943, I/C Colored Teacher Pay Warrant Set of 4. Mississippi, 1938 to 1943. Lot of 4 I/C county school fund pay warrants drawn on the County Depositary, Bay Springs Bank, Bay Springs, Mississippi, State of Mississippi, Jasper County. Each is payable out of the school fund for services as colored teacher, per the County Superintendent’s Pay Certificate, and is signed by the clerk. Includes: No. 1069, 1938, $25.50, on gray stock with embossed seal; No. 2814, 1940, $27.00, on yellow stock; No. 1479, 1943, $30.00, on tan stock; No. 241, on pink stock, date and amount not fully legible. Conditions range from Fine to VF+ with stains. (4). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $70-120 New Jersey & New York NJ & NY. New Jersey and New York, RN-G Imprinted Revenue Check and Draft Assortment, 1877 to 1880s. 416 416 New Jersey & New York, 1877 to 1880s. Lot of 140+ I/C Bank Checks from various New York and New Jersey banks, Includes: Manufacturers’ Bank, Cohoes, N.Y.; Ballston Spa National Bank, Ballston Spa, N.Y.; First National Bank, Canandaigua, N.Y.; Orleans County National Bank (Fourth National Bank), Albion, N.Y.; The Chase National Bank, Bainbridge, N.Y.; Farmers and Merchants Bank of Middletown Point, Matawan, N.J.; National Commercial Bank, Albany, N.Y.; Globe National Bank, Boston, Mass.; Somerset County Bank, Somerville, N.J.; National Fulton Co. Bank, Gloversville, N.Y.; Manufacturers & Traders Bank, Buffalo, N.Y. Checks all have imprinted RN-G revenue stamps Types and range from VF to XF condition. (140+). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-180 New York 417 417 NY. Early NewYork Bank Checks, 1830s to 1880s, Cancelled and Unissued Assortment. New York..., 1830s to 1880s. Lot of 30+ I/C & U/U Bank Checks from Various New York Issuers, Includes: 1862, Cayuga County Bank, 1859, Cashier Cayuga County Bank; 1843, Steuben County Bank; 1831, Cashier of the Catskill Bank; 1835, Otsego County Bank; ca.1830s, Bank of Albany; ca.1840s, Drew, Robinson & Co.; 1841, Cashier of the City Bank; 1857, Otsego County Bank; 1848, Mechanics and Farmers Bank Albany; 1883, National City Bank of Brooklyn; 1868, National Bank of Lansingburgh and more. Some checks have adhesive revenue stamps and range from Fine to VF+ condition. (30+). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������� Est. $50-100