Archives International Auctions Auction 73 January 18, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 73 92 January 18, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 438 438 Security-Columbian BanknoteCo. Proof Certificate and Specimen Stock Certificate. Ca.1940s United States....., ca.1940s. Security-Columbian Banknote Company proof certificate printed on India paper with “training program” written at top left corner. Security-Columbian Banknote Co., 100 Shares Common Stock Specimen Certificate. Brown border with specimen overprints and poc’s. VF-XF condition. (2). ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 South Dakota 439 439 Mount Rushmore Memorial Inscription Competition Specimen Certificate South Dakota, 1941. Certificate of Merit for Texts Submitted for Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Black text with black border, Vignette at top center of George Washington. Red specimen overprints and POCs. VF-XF condition, ABNC. Original plans for the carving of Mount Rushmore included a large inscription called the Entablature. The sculptor of Mount Rushmore, Gutzon Borglum, intended to carve the Entablature in an area shaped like the territory of the Louisiana Purchase using large, three-foot tall letters. By 1934, Borglum took a different approach and worked with newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst to publish a contest to write the text. Thousands of essays were submitted and a grand prize was awarded for the best essay overall. The overall winner was John Edward Bradley. Prizes were awarded in grammar school, high school, and college divisions. ���������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-140 United States 440 440 Giori Test Note. ND (1970s). Jefferson Center United States, ND (1970s). Jefferson Center Test Note, RGJ7/NSU. Mud brown front and black back. No S/N and no watermark. PMG graded Choice Uncirculated 64. ������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 441 441 Giori Test Note. ND (1970s). Jefferson Center United States, ND (1970s). Jefferson Center Test Note, RGJ7/NSU. Mud brown front and black back. No S/N and no watermark. PMG graded Choice Uncirculated 64. ������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 CHECKS, DRAFTS & EXCHANGES Alabama 442 442 Hazard & Fowler, Cotton Brokers, Group of 10 First Exchanges, 1840-41 Alabama, 1840-41. Group of 10 Issued First Exchanges from Hazard & Fowler, Black text with thin black border, various handstamps, Company seal at left. Fine condition. Hazard & Fowler were cotton brokers involved in the cotton trade between the North and the South in the early to mid-1800s and into the Civil War era. Following the War of 1812, a huge increase in the production of cotton resulted in an economic boom, and by midcentury, cotton was the key cash crop of the southern economy and the most important American commodity. (10) ����������������������������������������������������� Est. $230-375