Archives International Auctions Sale 61 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera October 4 & 5, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 61 186 October 4-5,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Illinois 1244 1244 Bank of Bloomington 1850’s (1960-70’sABNReprint) Uncut Sheet of 4 Proprietary Proofs. Bloomington, Illinois. Lot of 4 notes (uncut sheet of 4), 18xx (ca.1960-70’s), $1-2-3-5, (IL-60-G2a; IL-60-G4a; IL-60-G6a; IL-60-G8a SENC) Modern “Proprietary Proofs”. The $1 proof has a man with sack and 2 horses on the left, and portrait of man at right; the $2 note has farmer plowing on right with girl in middle; the $3 has surveyors on left and oxen pulling wagon in middle; and the $5 note has men with boat and dogs with sled on lower left and man on lower right. Black printing without underprint printed on thin white card, Uncirculated condition. The $5 note is listed as “SENC” in Haxby. TC&C. Archival “Proprietary” proofs rarely seen in sheet form. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $300-500 Indiana 1245 1245 Pioneer Association 1850’s (ca.1970’s), Uncut Sheet of 4 Proprietary Progress Proofs. La Fayette, Indiana. Lot of 4 notes (uncut sheet of 4), 1850’s (ca.1970’s), $1-2-5-5, Modern “Proprietary Proofs”. Unlisted in Haxby. The $1 proof has an standing allegorical woman on left with scenic view on top and men moving logs on lower right; the $2 note has horses pulling wagon in middle, Jefferson on right and woman on left; the $5 notes have cattle on left and men with hay on right. Black printing without underprint printed on thin white card, Uncirculated condition. BC&C. Archival “Proprietary” proofs rarely seen in sheet form. ������������������������ Est. $300-600 Massachusetts 1246 1246 National Distribution. ND (ca. 1860s-1870s). Civil War Era Issued Aid Certificate for “Home for Disabled Soldiers”. Boston, MA. An “Aid Certificate” for $5 in aid of a free rural home for disabled soldiers. Vignettes of soldiers, and men and women socializing with building in background. Choice VF. ��������� Est. $100-200 Michigan 1247 1247 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. $375-550 Minnesota 1248 1248 Theodore Hamm Brewing Co. ND (ca. 1880s-1890s). Scrip/ Advertising Note. MN. Lot includes one bearer coupon for “1 Glass” of Hamm’s Excelsior Beer. The Theodore Hamm Brewing Co. was established in 1865 when a German immigrant, Theodore Hamminherited the Excelsior Brewery from his friend and business associate, A. F. Keller, who had perished in California seeking his fortune in the gold fields. Unable to finance the venture himself, Keller had entered into a partnership with Hamm to secure funding. Upon Keller’s death, Hamm inherited the small brewery and flour mill in the east side wilderness of St. Paul, Minnesota and started a tradition of three generations of Hamm’s brewmasters. Eventually as the company celebrated its 100th anniversary, the family sold the brewery and left the brewing industry to focus on its real estate ventures.������������������������������������������������ Est. $35-60

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