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 57 144 February 13,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Louisiana 918 918 Louisiana State Arms Proof Vignettes, ca.1870s-1890s Louisiana. Group of 6 Intaglio Proof Vignettes in black ink, depicting the Arms of Louisiana State from the Continental Bank Note Company, American Bank Note Company, and National Bank Note Company, respectively, mounted on a 12 x 6 inch manila envelope. The vignettes were used for U.S. and Worldwide Obsolete banknotes, stock and bond certificates, checks, drafts and other fiscal issues, making this a unique item. XF to Uncirculated. Plate numbers are hand written on right side of envelope. ������������ Est. $300-500 919 919 Premium Bond, The City of New Orleans, 1875 Specimen $20 Uncut sheet of 2. New Orleans, Louisiana. $20 Series 1875 Bond. Uncut sheet of 2 bonds with counterfoil on left, allegorical reaper at left, young girls bottom middle and seated woman at right, red “Premium Bond 20” protector in middle, Specimen overprints, POC’s, and S/N 00009, back with plkan of redemption from 1876 to 1925, AU condition with light toning on the top margin, horizontal fold in middle and handwritten in red ink on the upper eft corner of the counterfoil “March 1876”. ABNC. Only one sheet of 4 was found in 2002, this is the top 1/2, the bottom is not available. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $800-1200 Maine & Georgia 920 920 Georgia Lumber Co., 1839 Issued Obsolete Banknote. Portland, Maine. $1, issued Obsolete Banknote, Allegorical woman top middle, Cherubs left and right, Crisp XF to AU condition, RW&H. ���������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $80-160 Michigan 921 921 Saginaw City Bank, 1837-38 Obsolete Banknote Quartet. Saginaw, MI. Lot of 4 notes, MI-360-G4; G6; G8 and G10, all printed in black on thin paper, all are I/U, Includes 1838, $2, Allegorical Mercury at left, Cherub in middle top and 2 U.S. Silver Dollars at right, S/N 2117, crisp AU to Uncirculated with margin cut close and touching design on left and top border, still attractive and a coin note; 1837, $3, Ship at left, Early train at right flanking “3” medallion, reaper at far right, S/N 1268, crisp Choice XF to AU condition; 1837, $5, Standing allegorical woman with sailboat at top middle, Crisp Choice XF to AU condition; and, 1837, $10, steamship at left, S/N 59, AU to Choice AU condition with 4 margins. RWH&E. Attractive group of notes. ��������������������������� Est. $450-750 Missouri 922 922 ABNC Uncut Progress Proof Card Pair from National & World Paper Money Convention, 1996, St. Louis, MO St. Louis, Missouri. $5 Mercantile Bank Waterloo, IL. Obsolete Note. Lot of 2 cards, Both are N&WPMC, 1996, St. Louis, MO, $5 Mercantile Bank, Illinois cards, one uncut Proof/Specimen and the second complete, Waterloo, IL, Mint, ABNC.������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 New Hampshire 923 923 White Mountain Bank Large Die Production Proof, Obsolete Banknote ca.1970-80s Lancaster, New Hampshire. $1 White Mountain Bank, Originally printed in the 1850’s (reprinted 1970-80’s) winged cherub plays with silver dollar, women with sheaves, cattle, Uncirculated printed on thin white card with large margins. This ABNC note was pulled from the original plate for the purpose of developing a collection of 38 different Proof obsoletes to be bound in a book and sold to collectors. RWEH&E-NEBNC (Reprinted by ABNC). ������������������������������������������ Est. $150-250