Archives International Auctions Sale 55 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera October 10, 2019

Archives International Auctions - Sale 55 80 October 10,2019 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 594 594 Manual of the Railroads of the U.S. for 1894, H.C. & H.W. Poor Specimen Manual Cover New York, NY. 6 x 9 inches, Brown printing, Locomotive at station with luggage being loaded, Red specimen overprint and purple overprint, “Newplate of 1894” written in pencil, back with list of trustees of American BNC and the different products they offer. VF-XF. ABNC. ���������������������������������������� Est. $75-12 595 595 Marketing Services Division of Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. 1976 Specimen Certificate Pair. Dun & Bradstreet. Pair of SPECIMEN certificates, one for 1 Unit, the other for 10 Units, both featuring Alfred Jones’s “Great Eagle” vignette. Uncirculated. SC-USBN. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $25-50 596 596 New York & Brooklyn Bridge opening invitation, 1883. Engraved invitation by Tiffany & Co. printed on card stock. 9 x 6-1/2 inches. Bold view of the East River bridge with Tug and Ferry Boat traffic. Arms of the City of New York and the City of Brooklyn at ends. Invitee’s name inked in, with an additional notation “who walked across the bridge on that day”. Slight tone, four former mounting marks on back. Nice. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-250 597 597 Poor’s Manual of the Railroads of the United States, 1910 Specimen Advertising Page by ABNC. New York, 1910, Printed in black on heavy stock paper, locomotive in middle, back with list of officers of the company. Specimen overprint, POC’s, Uncirculated. ABNC.������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 598 598 ProofVignettes of NotableGentleman byABNC, CBNC and NBNC ca.1840-1880s. Lot of 5 proof vignettes. ND (ca.1860-1870’s). Includes George Peabody in purple by Continental BNC; John B.Stetson, ABNC; George M. Pullman, ABNC; Mayor Stokley, Philadelphia, ABNC; and, Henry D. Barto, National BNC. All are in AU to Uncirculated condition, size ranges from 2 by 3 inches up to 3 by 3.5 inches. Scarce and very attractive proof assortment. ABNC, NBNC, CBNC.������������������ Est. $120-240 Pennsylvania 599 599 American Bank Note Co., ND (ca.1880-1920) Advertising Broadside for Printing in Philadelphia. Philadelphia. 7.75 x 10 inches, uniface, black on green undertint, allegorical figures at bottom, the ad lists all of the products ABN provides. VF-XF condition, Last offered at Memphis, 1998. (Ex. John E. Herzog Collection)�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $300-500 600 600 Security Bank Note Company Mockup Proof 1950 Annual Report Cover with Original artwork and Final Proof. Philadelphia, PA. Lot of 2 items, AU-Uncirculated. SBNC (2)�������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240