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

Archives International Auctions - Sale 81 93 December 15, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 424 424 Davids, McLees & Campbell Engravers & Printers, ND (ca. 1830- 40’s) Advertising Sheet. New York, Davids, McLees & Campbell Engravers & Printers, Ad sheet, 7.5 x 5.25 inches, Intaglio printed on thin card, Washington on top left, Fulton on right, cherubs in middle, with Neptune at lower left and man with anvil lower right, office located at 90 William St., NY, VF condition but missing the top right corner and chips on the bottom corners and middle bottom. First time offered by us. �� Est. $325-650 425 425 Dura Note Advertising Note ND (ca.1989-1994), Intaglio Printed Polymer Sample Note With Security Devices. U.S. & Canada, ND (ca.1988-1994). P-unlisted. 100 denomination. Uncut block of 4, “Dura” Note Polymer banknotes similar to Tyvek polymer material. Red brown on light green undertint. Face has ocean oil well drilling platform with ornate designs and back has light multi-colored cycloid security undertint only. CU to Gem Uncirculated condition. Rare as a block of 4. �� Est. $150-250 426 426 Proof Numeral Denomination Security Underprints Used on Obsolete Banknotes, Stocks, Bonds, ca. 1840-90s New York or Philadelphia, ca. 1850-90s. Group of 6 different Proof Lazy Numeral Banknote Protectors, ca. 1840-50s, Includes: 1; 2 (2), 2 different colors; 3 (2), 2 different colors; and 5, Used as undertint security elements for Obsolete Banknotes in light gray and light green, printed on india paper. These vignettes would be printed horizontally as an underprint security element. Printed by one of the ABN predecessor companies, all are printed on india paper that is unmounted. All are in AU to Uncirculated. Rare. (6)......... �� Est. $200-350 427 427 Proof Vignette Denomination Counters for 100 & 200 Pounds by National BNC. ND (ca.1860-70’s) lot of 11 different colored denomination counters in black orange, green, brown and blue. All have ornate cycloid engravings with denomination on top. Plate numbers on top are either C-341 or 2041. All are printed on india paper and are intaglio engraved. Rare archival production proofs from ABNC archives. NBNC. �� Est. $100-200 428 428 Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson Bank Note Engravers, 1854, Handwritten Letter with Letterhead New York, NY, 1854. Handwritten letter addressed to Titus Eddy Esq regarding a “note for six hundred dollars ($600)” Signed as Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson. VF to XF condition with light signs of age. Interesting security printer letter. Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson (RWH&E) was one of the most prominent printing and engraving firms in nineteenth-century America. It was also the first to receive a government contract for designing and printing U.S. postage stamps. �� Est. $140-280 429 429 Rawdon,Wright, Hatch & Edson, 1850Advertising Note. New York, 1850, Multi-vignetted ad note stating “Specimen of American Bank Note Engraving, Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York” with small print underneath on the margin “Engraved for Part 1. of the Patent Office Report of 1850”, Back bank, Printed in black on thin off white card, Washington and Franklin portraits on the lower left and right, Eagle left, Allegorical Liberty at right with capital building in middle flanked by denomination counters “3” and “5”. AU condition with slight water staining on the middle right, still very attractive for its age. Historic security printer ad note. RWH&E. �� Est. $325-650