Archives International Auctions Auction 86 July 18, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 86 78 July 18, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 373 373 Heinicke - Fiegel Lithographing Co., St. Louis, Advertising Business Cards & Bill Heads, ND (ca.1890s) U.S. and Germany, ND (1890s). U.S. designed and produced advertising cards, business cards, letter heads and bill heads offered by a German printing company, Joseph Heim, from Leipzig and Wien, as samples of American work. Evidently they represented the American companies in Europe as (American Mercantile Work), the card is 12 x 9.5 inches with card designs from St. Louis, Atlanta Georgia, and includes Fancy groceries, Steamboat excursions, foundry and others. 6 different card and letterhead designs are included on the sheet. VF condition and printed in dark red and black. All were printed by the Heinicke - Fiegel Lithographing Co., St. Louis. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $90-180 Great Britain 374 374 De La Rue Giori S.A., ND (ca.1970-80s), Uniface Uncut Progress Proof Sheet of One Pass Notes Great Britain, ND (ca.1970-80s). Sheet of 4 Uniface Uncut Progress Proof “One Pass” Notes from De La Rue Giori, Black with brown and green underprint, Portrait of William Shakespeare at right and Globe Theatre (as it was in Shakespeare’s days) at left. XF condition, Designed and engraved by Thomas de la Rue & Co. Ltd. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 375 375 De La Rue Giori S.A., ND (ca.1970-80s), Uniface Uncut Progress Proof Sheet of One Pass Notes Great Britain, ND (ca.1970-80s). Sheet of 4 Uniface Uncut Progress Proof “One Pass” Notes from De La Rue Giori, Black with brown and green underprint, Portrait of William Shakespeare at right and Globe Theatre (as it was in Shakespeare’s days) at left. XF condition, Designed and engraved by Thomas de la Rue & Co. Ltd. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 Great Britain & United States 376 376 Thomas De LA Rue & Portals, 1997, Royal Golden Wedding Anniversary Watermark Samples Great Britain, 1997. Lot of 2 Items, Includes: Portals Watermark commemorating the Golden Wedding anniversary of Elizabeth II and Price Philip, that is easy to see if held up into the light. Included in lot is an informative letter from Portals Ltd., with the history of Elizabeth’s relationship with Prince Philip, which also incudes a watermark of an early English gentleman on the top of the sheet. Both are in Uncirculated to CU condition. TDLR and Portals. (2). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $100-200 Louisiana and Missouri 377 377 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904, Silk Handkerchief with Theodore Roosevelt Louisiana, and St. Louis, Missouri, 1904. Souvenir Silk Handkerchief intaglio printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, commemorating the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, 26 cm x 27 cm, featuring a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt at top center flanked by American flags, Ornate embroidery throughout and on edges. VF condition with some stains, still in good condition for its age. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the St. Louis World’s Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from April 30 to December 1, 1904. Local, state, and federal funds totaling $15 million were used to finance the event. More than 60 countries and 43 of the then-45 American states maintained exhibition spaces at the fair, which was attended by nearly 19.7 million people. BEP ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-500