Archives International Auctions Sale 56 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Coins, Scripophily and Security Printing Ephemera November 21, 2019

Archives International Auctions - Sale 56 132 November 21,2019 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Council Bluffs 917 917 State Bank of Iowa 1859-60’s Obsolete Banknote. Council Bluffs, IA. $5, Haxby IA-1-Design5a, Issued, Black without underprint, Oxen pulling Conestoga wagons top center, back red, VG, thins, wear, and small piece out of left border, ABNC. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $85-170 Kansas Ft. Leavenworth 918 918 Merchants Bank 1854 Obsolete Banknote. Ft. Leavenworth, KS. $10, Haxby KS-35-G8, AU to Choice AU condition. This is a genuine note from a fraudulent bank. W.L. Ormsby, NY.������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $200-400 Louisiana. Mississippi. North Carolina. South Carolina. Tennessee 919 919 Southern Obsolete Banknote Assortment, ca.1840-60’s. Lot of 5 notes, New Orleans, LA. $100, Canal Bank; Jackson, MS. $5 State of Mississippi, Continental BNC, Large POC, AU; Charlotte, NC., $1 Bank of Mecklenburg, VG; Chester, SC., $5 Bank of Chester, VG; Chattanooga, TN., 1854, $5 Bank of Chattanooga, Choice VG. Quintet of Obsolete Notes. Includes the Louisiana note, an UI remainder. The MS note is a ‘Carpet Bag Issue’(post Civil War), with a large hole cancel. The SC notes central vignette depicts the surrender of Cornwallis to General Washington. The Bank of Chattanooga operated from 1854 into the 1860s. VG to Uncirculated. (5)������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $140-280 Maine. Massachusetts Fairmount, ME; Boston, MA 920 920 New England Bank. 1855 Obsolete Banknote Pair. Fairmount, ME & Boston, MA. Lot of 2 notes with the same design. The ME note is a genuine remainder on a fraudulent bank. The MA note was altered from the ME note and was issued. (2) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 Maine. Rhode Island Augusta, ME; Bristol, RI. 921 921 Freemen’s Bank. 1857 Obsolete Banknote Duo. Augusta, ME. Bristol, RI. Lot of 2 notes with the same design. Both notes were altered from $5 Freeman’s Bank of Washington, DC notes. TCC&C. (2) ���������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-140 Portland, ME; Providence, RI 922 922 Providence, RI.; and Portland, ME., Merchants’ Bank. 1859 Obsolete Banknote Pair. Portland, ME. Providence, RI. Lot of 2 notes with the same design. Both were altered from a Merchants Bank of Washington, DC $3 note. The Merchants Bank of Portland, ME operated from 1855 to 1865. It became a National Bank in 1865. RWH&E. (2)�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $55-110 Massachusetts Greenfield & Roxbury 923 923 Greenfield Bank, The Rockland Bank. 1861. Trio of Obsolete Notes. Greenfield, MA. Lot of 3 notes with the same design. The two MA notes were altered from $5 Pioneer Assoc. of Lafayette, IN notes. The Greenfield note has a large ‘Counterfeit’ in pen on both sides. VG to Choice VG condition, The 3rd item in this lot is a poorly made counterfeit, AU condition. (3)�������������������������������������������������������� Est. $85-170 Holyoke 924 924 Hadley Falls Bank, Ca.1851-65 Contemporary Counterfeit Obsolete Banknote. Holyoke, MA. $10, Haxby MA-695-C18. VF condition. The bank operated from 1851 to 1865, when it became Hadley Falls National Bank of Holyoke. The vignette on this note is thought to be the longest of any obsolete note, so take that to the bank. DB&C. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $70-140