Archives International Auctions Auction 81 December 15th & 16th 2022

Archives International Auctions - Sale 81 87 December 15, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Checks, Drafts & Exchanges California 398 398 Bank of California (Early 1860-80s) Bill of Exchange Design Reused for 1913 Specimen Bill of Exchange Pair Used as Models with Corrections. New York (California), 1860-80s (1913) Specimen Uncut 1st and 2nd of exchange pair. Vignette of seated allegorical woman on dock with steamship at sea. Date lined New York and payable at “the Joint Stock Bank, Ltd., London”. Black border, vignette and text over orange undertint. Archival corrections are made on the exchange and on the counterfoil on the left with production department handstamps on the back. Red specimen overprints and POC’s. VF to Choice VF condition. Old exchange design from the 1860 - 1880s reused at a later date. Unique exchange in archive. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-800 Canada 399 399 Halifax, Nova Scotia,WilliamDeacon ^ Company, ca.1860s Uncut Remainder Sheet of First, Second, and Third Exchanges Halifax, Nova Scotia, ca. 1860s. Williams, Deacon & Co. Bankers Uncut Remainder Sheet of First, Second, and Third Exchanges, Black text with black border at left with ornate script, gray underprint. AU to Uncirculated condition with perforations separating exchanges. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 Mid-Western and Eastern 400 400 Revenue Imprinted Check and Draft Assortment, ca.1870-1900s Mid-Western and Eastern States, ca. 1870-1900s. Group of 20+ Issued Checks, all are Revenue Imprinted checks with RN-D; RN-C; RN-G and RN-X7 imprinted checks, highlights include: Clairmont Savings Bank; Council Bluffs Savings Bank; National Bank of Potsdam; Thompson National Bank; and Girard Trust Company. All have Imprinted Internal Revenue Stamps. Fine to Uncirculated condition. (20+) �������������������������� Est. $120-240 Montana and California 401 401 Montana andCalifornia,Group of 5 IssuedChecks andScripNotes, ca. 1850-1950s Montana and California. Lot of 5 pieces, including: Forest Hill, California, 1859, D.O. Mills & Co. Bankers, $227.50 I/C Check; Sacramento, California, 1871, B.F. Hastings & Co., Bankers, $75 I/C Check with adhesive internal revenue stamp at left; Browning, Montana, 1900, J.H. Sherburne, $3 I/C Check with imprinted internal revenue RN-X7 at center; Elks’ Annual Fair, Lewistown Lodge Scrip Note with photocopied Confederate States of America banknote on back used as gambling money; and Annual B.P.P. Elks 456 $25 Scrip Note. All are in Fine to AU condition. (5) ������ Est. $75-150