Archives International Auctions Auction 94 May 30, 2024

Archives International Auctions - Sale 94 70 May 30, 2024 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Checks, Drafts & Exchanges Cuba 353 353 Cuba & U.S., Polledo, Rionda & Co.,, Sugar Barons, 1876 to 1877, Assortment of Issued Bills of Exchange Havana & Matanzas Cuba, 1876- 77. Lot of 10 Bills of Exchange, 5 are First of Exchange drafts, and, 5 are Second of Exchange drafts, Certificates range from Fine to VF+ condition. (10). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. Manuel Rionda (1854–1943) was a Spanish-born, US-based sugar baron in Cuba. Rionda co-founded the Czarnikow-Rionda Company with Julius Caesar Czarnikow in 1909. By 1915, he co-founded the Cuba Cane Sugar Company with his family. Rionda married Harriet Clarke, and they resided at Rio Vista estate, a 300-acre estate in Alpine, New Jersey. They had no children, but they raised his orphaned nephew, Manuel Enrique Rionda. Rionda died in 1943. A tower designed by architect Charles Rollinson Lamb on his former estate still stands in Alpine, New Jersey, one of the most affluent zip codes in the United States. ����������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $10-70 354 354 Polledo, Rionda & Co., 1876 to 1877, Assortment of Issued Bill of Exchange Drafts Havana & Matanzas Cuba, 1876-77. Lot of 17 First and Second, Bill of Exchange drafts, some are I/C and some are I/U, Certificates range from Fine to VF+ condition. (17). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. Manuel Rionda (1854–1943) was a Spanish-born, US-based sugar baron in Cuba. Rionda co-founded the Czarnikow-Rionda Company with Julius Caesar Czarnikow in 1909. By 1915, he co-founded the Cuba Cane Sugar Company with his family. Rionda married Harriet Clarke, and they resided at Rio Vista estate, a 300-acre estate in Alpine, New Jersey. They had no children, but they raised his orphaned nephew, Manuel Enrique Rionda. Rionda died in 1943. A tower designed by architect Charles Rollinson Lamb on his former estate still stands in Alpine, New Jersey, one of the most affluent zip codes in the United States. ������������������������� Est. $10-70 New Jersey & New York 355 355 New Jersey and NewYorkAssortment of I/CChecks, 1866 to 1877, With Revenue Stamps New Jersey & New York, 1866-77. Lot of 10 I/C Bank Checks from Various Issuers, Includes: Ninth National Bank, Mohawk National Bank, National Bank of Newport, and Bank of Newport. Checks either have revenue stamp or imprinted revenue. Checks range from VF to XF condition. (10). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $30-75 New York 356 356 National City Bank of NewYork, ND (ca.1900-30s), ProofTraveler’s CheckQuartet New York, ND (ca.1900-30s). Lot of 4 Proof Traveler’s Checks from the National City Bank of New York, including: $10; $20; $50; and $100. All have black text on off-green paper with colorful guilloche behind denomination at right, Bank seal at left. Partial POC’s at bottom. Fine condition. (4). “Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $30-100 Various Locations 357 357 Large Assortment of Issued Checks, ca.1860s-1920. Group of I/C Checks and drafts, Please inspect. (50). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ��������������� Est. $10-50