Archives International Auctions Auction 85 May 23, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 85 60 April 4, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Pennsylvania 306 306 Pennsylvania Colonial Currency Trio, October 1st, 1773 Signed by Samuel Miles and Owen Jones Jr. and Others. Pennsylvania, October 1st, 1773. Lot of 3 Issued banknotes, Includes: Eighteen Pence, P-S2540A, S/N 2193; 2 Shillings, P-S2540B, S/N 2258; and 2 Shillings and 6 Pence,P-S2540C, S/N 5649. All have predominantly black text with some red text, are in VG to Choice VG condition with toning and signs of wear. Two notes are signed by Samuel Miles. Other signatures in the lot includes Owen Jones Jr., among others. Samuel Miles (March 11, 1740 - December 29, 1805) was an American military officer and politician, as well as an influential businessman and politician, active in Pennsylvania before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War. He was the mayor of Philadelphia from 1790-1791. Owen Jones Jr. (1744-1825) was the son of Owen Jones (1711-1793) who was the last provincial treasurer of Pennsylvania before the Revolutionary War. The Jones family were prominent merchants in Philadelphia. All four notes are printed by Hall and Sellers, a Philadelphia printing company originally established by Benjamin Franklin. In 1743 Franklin hired David Hall (1714-77), a Scottish journeyman printer, and in 1748 made the latter a partner. The firm printed Pennsylvania Gazette, Franklin’s newspaper. In 1766 Franklin sold his share in the business to Hall, and later that same year Hall brought in the journeyman printer William Sellers as his new partner, establishing Hall and Sellers. The firm carried government contracts, including printing paper money. (3) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $325-500 307 307 Bank of North America, 1786, I/C Check Signed by Duncan Ingraham, Jr., RevolutionaryWar Figure Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1786. Bank of North America, Check for $20 30/90 Dollars I/C Check, VF-XF condition. Checks before 1800 are rare, and before 1790 are exceedingly rare, The name of the bank was not necessary since there was only one bank at this time - Bank of North America. The check is signed by Duncan Ingraham who served on Washington’s staff and later an ambassador in Europe. He was a Diplomat who served with John Adams and Ben Franklin in Paris during the War of Independence” and was on George Washington’s staff. Rare early colonial check. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $450-900 U.S. OBSOLETE BANKNOTES Indiana 308 308 Pioneer Association, ND 1857 (Reprinted 1950-70s), $1, Obsolete Propriety Proof Lafayette, Indiana, ND 1857 (Reprinted 1950-70s), AS120G??, PP, Obsolete Propriety Proof. $1 Proprietary Proof, Printed on thin card, Black on orange underprint, Large vignette of Allegorical woman at left besides farm and city and logging scene at right, No S/N, PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. BC&C. Est. $120-240 309 309 Pioneer Association, ND 1857 (Reprinted 1950-70s), $2, Obsolete Propriety Proof Lafayette, Indiana, ND 1857 (Reprinted 1950-70s), AS120G??, PP, Obsolete Propriety Proof. $2 Proprietary Proof, Printed on thin card, Black on orange underprint, Large vignette of covered wagon at top, Small vignette of Thomas Jefferson at right and woman at left, No S/N, PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. BC&C. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240