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

Archives International Auctions - Sale 81 96 December 15, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 440 440 DuraNote Polymer Test Banknotes, ca.1989-1994 Pioneer Polymer Plastic Banknote Printing Specimens U.S. & Canada, ND (ca.1988-1994). Lot of 4 different polymer sample notes with different security elements added. All are 100 Denomination notes with oil platform on front and back with oil wagon being pulled by horses, Includes security elements with colorful and ornate foil designs, all with variations of security features on the counterfoil margins on the right side of the note. The notes were part of a project from Mobil Oil for testing petroleum based hydrocarbon polymer paper for printing banknotes. All are in Choice to Gem Uncirculated condition. (4) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $180-350 United Kingdom 441 441 American LineU.S. Mail Steamers Proof Front Cover ca.1895. Great Britain. 1895, Intaglio cover for the American Line, United States Mail Steamers Second Cabin Passenger List. Pencil notation on back: Gilmont & Dean, Oct, 1895. Very Fine, slight production stain at top right not affecting engraved area. No imprint. ���������� Est. $75-150 442 442 International Bank Note Society ca. 1980-1990s Advertising Banknote & Printer Ad Note Group United Kingdom. Lot of 6 pieces: Harrisons Security Printers, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1989 Specimen Note; Walsall Security Printers, 1993 Specimen London Congress Note; Organisation Giori Specimen Note with Baldassarre Catiglione on front; Harrisons Security Printers, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1990 Specimen Note; Bradbury Wilkinson, 1986 Annual European Congress Specimen Note; AB Tumba Bruk, 1988 Second Annual European Continental Paper Money Bourse note. 6 items. ������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $85-150 United Kingdom & Germany 443 443 De La Rue Garny, ND (1950-70), Test Notes Printed for Germany England & Germany. De La Rue Garny Assortment of Test Notes in various colors and denominations. (6). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 Washington, D.C. 444 444 Alaska-Yukon-PacificExpositionof 1909PrintedSilkHandkerchief Seattle, Washington. 1909. Souvenir Silk Handkerchief commemorating the Alaska- Yukon, Pacific Exposition, 30.5 cm x 29 cm with circular Exposition logo at center, set within an image of the globe. Beneath the globe is the United States seal with the words “Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition 1909” below. To the left of the seal is a person in a canoe with a polar bear on a glacier nearby, both looking in the distance towards Exposition, which is radiating with light. To the right of the seal is the image of two Exposition buildings with a seated Native American smoking a pipe facing them. In the background of the design is a depiction of the city of Seattle and Mount Rainer. The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was a world’s fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. It was originally planned for 1907, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush, but the organizers found out about the Jamestown Exposition being held that year, and rescheduled. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington. XF condition with minor staining. (No printer listed, possibly BEP) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $130-260