Archives International Auctions Sale 50 The Milestone Auction U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Autographs and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 50 18 December 3-4,2018 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 88 88 DuraNote, ND (1980-90’s) Uncut Progress Proof Pair Printed on DuraNote Paper. New York. Uncut vertical pair of progress proof sample notes, Printed in brown with pinkish-brown undertint, Man with beard at right, Mobil Oil “Pegasus” in middle, Undertint of ornate design, back with undertint only of ornate cycloid design, large margins on lower left and bottom, Choice to Gem Uncirculated condition. Rare DuraNote sample for testing DuraNote Polymer paper. �� Est. $600-1000 89 89 DuraNote, ND (1980-90’s) Uncut Vertical Pair Progress Proof Printed on Regular Paper. New York. Uncut vertical pair of progress proof sample notes printed on regular watermarked paper, Printed in blue, Man with beard at right with latent ink printing watermark, paper watermarked with maple leaf, No Undertint, blank back, large margins on left and top, Choice to Gem Uncirculated condition. �� Est. $300-450 90 90 James D. Smille engraved and signed india paper proof of Portrait of A.B. Durand. Portrait of A.B. Durand from a painting by D. Huntington in 1857. Engraved by Smile in September 1887. Signed (along with an artist pallet) in the lower paper margin. India paper proof mounted on card. Mounted and professionally framed 9-1/2 x 12-1/2. �� Est. $600-900 91 91 Lorenzo Hatch engraved and signed india paper proof ca.1880- 90’s of Allegorical Peace Portrait. Peace bust facing engraved by Lorenzo Hatch while he was at International Bank Note Co. India paper proof mounted on card in matte frame 9x11. With an additional India paper mounted proof of same, unsigned, with foxing, pencil notation with purchase information on lower portion of the back. 2 pieces.�� Est. $300-500 92 92 Smillie Engraving ca.1885 of “Lion’s Den” with a Small Self Portrait and Signed by Him. Lion’s Den engraving, signed by James Smillie, Nov. 6th, 1885, 5 x 3 inches, matted, mounted and framed with a litho on the back of the same engraving. The image of the lions are from a painting by Rosa Bonheur (1822- 1899). ABNC. Rare and very attractive.�� Est. $500-800 New York & Canada 93 93 DuraNote ca.1980-90’s Polymer Banknote Note Quintet. NY and Canada. ND, ca.1980-90’s, Lot of 5 polymer sample notes with different security elements added. All are 100 Denomination notes with oil platform on front and back with oil wagon being pulled by horses and silver Pegasus on right front, all have security elements including Vertical stripes with clear windows in various tints or watermarks of Triangle with 100 denomination and diagonal lines, all on the counterfoil excess margins. All are in Choice to Gem Uncirculated condition. Scarce and attractive. These notes are samples from a project from Mobil Oil testing hydrocarbon polymer paper for printing banknotes. Notes from Canada, Great Britain, U.S., Venezuela and other countries were experimentally printed from these tests but it was disbanded once Mobil merged with Exxon in 1999. �� Est. $400-800 94 94 DuraNote Polymer Paper “Experimental Design’ Trio, ca.1985- 1994. U.S. & Canada, uncut Horizontal strip of 3 similar notes in various colors, all with same design of John Everett Millais, 1829-1896 on right of each note, all are intaglio printed, left note brown, right note black with light brown underprint with middle note both black and brown, the back all with litho printed in gray the same design as the face. The sheet would grade Choice to Gem Uncirculated. If the sheet was cut, there would be 3 different color notes. Rare DuraNote Polymer Paper Trial Notes. �� Est. $600-1200