Archives International Auctions Sale 57 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic U.S. Liberty Loan Bonds February 13, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 57 131 February 13,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Missouri 847 847 St. Louis Bank Note Company, ND (ca.1870-80’s) Advertising Trade Card St. Louis, Missouri. ND (ca.1870-80’s) Business Card - Trade Card for St. Louis Bank Note Co., 5 x 3 inches, printed in dark green on thin pink colored card, the card lists the different products they print, Ornate intaglio engraving. The company was located at 409 N. Fourth St., St. Louis. The back has to areas of paper from previous mounting attached. Appears Uncirculated from the face. Rare and attractive and first time offered by us. St. Louis BNC eventually was acquired by Western BNC which ended up with ABN. Rare.������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-800 Missouri and Louisiana 848 848 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904 BEP Printed Silk Handkerchief. Missouri and St. Louise. Silk handkerchief that is intaglio printed in 1904 by the BEP with an image of a patriotic eagle with embroidered flowers in the corners, VF condition. The BEP printed the silk handkerchiefs at the Expo as a souvenir. BEP. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 New York 849 849 American Bank Note Company “10 Specimen Note” Uncut Sheet of 28 Specimen Notes Dated 1929 on bottom, but a newer printing, ca.1970’s- 90’s. “10” denomination. Uncut specimen sheet. All have no marks or cancellations. All are uncirculated. Rare uncut sheet. Face has black border, vignette and text with no undertint, back is green. Vignette of Liberty in middle. All have a single security thread vertically through various sections of the notes. The security thread has micro printing of “EESTI PANK” repeating the entire length. ABNC. Impressive showpiece and great for eBay.����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $1000-2000 850 850 American Bank Note Company “10 Specimen Note” Uncut Sheet of 28 Specimen Notes Dated 1929 on bottom, but a newer printing, ca.1970’s- 90’s. “10” denomination. Uncut specimen sheet. All have no marks or cancellations. All are uncirculated. Rare uncut sheet. Face has black border, vignette and text with no undertint, back is green. Vignette of Liberty in middle. All have a single security thread vertically through various sections of the notes. The security thread has micro printing of “EESTI PANK” repeating the entire length. ABNC. Impressive showpiece and great for eBay.����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $1000-2000 851 851 ABN Purchase of Franklin Lee BNC, 1904 Purchase Documents NY. December 30, 1904. Letter to Warren Green, president of ABN about purchase of Franklin-Lee BNC with Corporate stock sale agreements from the share holders. VF. (From the John E. Herzog Collection)�������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 852 852 American Bank NoteCo., 1910s-1920,Advertising/Test Banknote. NY. ABNC Uniface test 100 Dollars, ND (ca. 1930s-1950s), featuring allegorical soldiers and cherubs, stylized border, bald eagle at center, litho printed. Unusual piece found in the ABNC archives. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $400-600