Archives International Auctions Auction 71 November 23, 2021 U.S. & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Security Printing Ephemera, and Historic Financial Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 71 84 November 23, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Washington, D.C. 427 427 Bureau of Engraving and Printing Numismatic and Philatelic SouvenirCardTrio fromExpositions, 1986&1987 Washington, D.C......3 pieces: DCSE ‘86 Souvenir Card featuring a replica of a $10,000 Federal Reserve Note and a block of four Mayflower stamps; LOBEX ‘86 Souvenir Card featuring a replica of a series of 1907 $10 Gold Certificate with four 50 cent Western Mining Prospector stamps, series 1898; and HSNA ‘87 Souvenir Card featuring a $5 Silver Certificate, dubbed the “porthole note” because of the circular frame around Abraham Lincoln. VF-XF condition. (3) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $45-75 428 428 Bureau of Engraving and Printing Souvenir Card Quartet, 1987- 92 Washington, D.C...... 4 Souvenir Cards from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing: ANA Midwinter ‘87, Charlotte, North Carolina, Souvenir Card showing a $500,000,000 Treasury Note; Washington, D.C. Cherry Blossom scene, engraved by T. Hipschen, Sc.; and a pair of $25 United States Savings Bond 1992 Souvenir Cards. All are in VF-XF condition. (4) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $40-75 429 429 Bureau of Engraving and Printing Souvenir Card Trio, 1990s Washington, D.C.....3 pieces: “The American Allegory” Pacific 97 World Philatelic Exhibition Souvenir Card featuring an allegorical woman of justice on a stamp for “renovated butter” which was taxed by the Internal Revenue Service; “The Historic Voyage” World Columbian Stamp Expo, 1992 Souvenir Card featuring two 15 cent “Landing of Columbus” postage stamps; and Centennial of U.S. Postage Stamp Production, 1995 Souvenir Card featuring 13 stamps of different denominations. All are in VF-XF condition. (3) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-110 CHECKS, DRAFTS & EXCHANGES California 430 430 North Pacific Transportation Company - Bank of California, 1869- 1870 I/C Check Group of 15 All with RN-B16 or RN-B17 Imprinted Revenues. San Francisco, CA. Lot of 15 pieces, all the same: 1869-1870; all have various denominations, I/C Checks, Black text with black border, North Pacific Transportation Company with ship in counterfoil at left, Imprinted Orange Revenue, RN-B-16 (1 example) and RN-B17 (14 examples). All are in Fine to VF condition. Each check has an advertising philatelic ad for purchasing world stamps probably printed on the backs of the checks sometime in the 1920’s or 1930’s. The Bank of California was opened in San Francisco, California, on July 4, 1864, by William Chapman Ralston and Darius Ogden Mills. It was the first commercial bank in the Western United States, the second-richest bank in the nation, and considered instrumental in developing the American Old West. (15) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $55-110