Archives International Auctions Auction 86 July 18, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 86 81 July 18 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 387 387 Gavit & Co., Engravers & Printers, ND (ca.1840-50s) Advertising Sheet Rarity. Albany, NewYork, ND (1840-50s), Gavit &Co., Engravers &Printers, 8 x 6.5 inches, black intaglio printing on yellow paper, old locomotive at left and steamboat at right flanking kneeling allegorical woman holding what appears to be a mirror over title and text describing the company, The text on the ad or broadside states “ Gavit & Co., Engravers a& Printers, Exchange Building, Albany (NY)....”, with additional description of what they produce. XF condition with a vertical fold down the middle and 3 small holes where it was possibly mounted. Gavit & Co. was founded by John E. Gavit (1817-1874) in 1841, his printing works were located on State Street, Albany, NY., which at the time of writing is a vacant lot. The firm was not in the big league of bank note printers. It was one of the seven firms that merged to form the American Bank Note Co. in 1858. The stock in the new American Bank Note Co. was apportioned to the seven founding firms based upon a number of factors such as the amount of business that each controlled, business contacts, and so forth. Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson held the largest percentage of shares (23.9 percent) while the smallest number of shares (2 percent of the shares issued) went to Gavit & Co. of Albany, N.Y.. One biographer states that it was primarily through his efforts and vision that the American Bank Note Co. formation came to fruition and because of that, those efforts were rewarded by Gavit being included in the merger because, by all accounts, Gavit & Co. was a very small player in the overall scheme of things. This is the first time we have offered this ornate advertising sheet from Gavit & Company. �� Est. $600-900 388 388 J.D. Smillie, Engraved Progress Proof Vignette Series, ca.1857-58 of a Farmer and Boy with Cow, Sheep & Horse. New York. J.D. Smillie, 1857-58. Set of 6 ABN Progress Proof Vignette Series of a Farmer and Boy with a Cow, Sheep & Horse, Printed on India paper and mounted on thin large card, Uncirculated condition, The engraving dates start from December 7, 1857 and the final finished engraving is dated January 10, 1858. ABNC. Unique engraving series by this famous banknote engraver. (6). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �� Est. $375-750 New York 389 389 United Bank Note Corporation. ND (ca. 1905-11). Proof Stock Certificate or Bond Title Vignette. New York. Intaglio proof vignette of the two allegorical figures flanking a globe, Printed in black on india paper mounted on manila card as found in the printer’s archives. Vignette measures 8.75 x 3.76 inches while the card measures 12 x 6 inches, XF-AU. Warren L. Green also oversaw the merging of all domestic subsidiaries of American Bank Note Company into the parent company and the conversion of the company to a corporation, which involved the formation of the United Bank Note Corporation (a holding company formed to acquire stock in the American Bank Note Company); the two corporations merged in 1911. Rare if not unique proof vignette. �� Est. $450-750 New York, Indiana, Cuba, and Tennessee 390 390 American Bank Note Co., Archival Souvenir Cards, Advertising, and Promotional Materials ca.1992, 1993 and 1994. New York, Indiana, Cuba, and Tennessee. Lot of 20 Souvenir Cards, Including Shetucket Bank “Season’s Greetings” Bank Draft with Santa Claus Vignette(5); Indiana, Central States Numismatic Society, Pioneer Association, $2 Obsolete Note printed in red and black (5); 1889 (Reprinted in 1992), Florida, Florida United Numismatists, Banco Espanol de la Habana, 50 Centavo Note featuring Voyage of Columbus (5); and, 1994, Memphis, Tennessee, Annual International Paper Money Show, Union Bank of Tennessee, $100 Obsolete Note (5). The cards are in CU condition as printed. (20 pieces total). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �� Est. $85-170