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ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL SALE #46 SELECTIONSHere are some selections from the upcoming December 14, 2017 Archives International Auctions Sale #46 of U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Chinese Coins, Scripophily and
Security Printing Ephemera. -Editor
Lot 270: Sheet of 1st Issue 50c Postal Currency  50 cents, Issued, Green, Each note has a Strip of 5 overlapping 10 cent Washington stamps in middle, ABNC monogram on back of each note, Uncut sheet of 16 notes, folded vertically between the notes and lightly horizontally between the middle group of notes I've owned many individual postal and fractional currency notes, but have never owned a sheet. Nice item. -Editor
To read the complete lot description, see: Lot 272: Fractional Currency Shield  Washington, D.C., Fractional Currency Shields were designed to be used in banks and post offices for counterfeit detection. Printed between June 1866 and May 1869, they were composed of 39 First, Second, and Third issue notes. There are 20 faces and 19 backs, all uniface specimens. All of the notes are clean and bright except for the 25¢ 2nd Issue back which has faded to light blue as usual. There are 4 hand signed notes with 3 being Jeffries-Spinner and the 10¢ 3rd Issue, being a Colby-Spinner. The gray background is bright and sharply printed with the stars and eagle with minimal water staining only on the bottom edge, though there are some light foxing areas, still a superior example of this popular fractional shield. The frame that is oft-times referred to as original is contemporary since the shields were all shipped flat and unframed. An exceptional example rarely seen offered this nice. I've always admired these interesting and useful products of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Perfect for the wall of an office or numismatic library. -Editor
To read the complete lot description, see: Lot 49: Yue Soo Imperial Bank, 1908 Silver Dollar Issue  Soochow, Kiangsu Province, China. 1908, 1 Silver Dollar Local Currency, P-S1232b, S/M#C122-10, Issued banknote, Lower left corner clipped, Brown with green underprint, back with facing dragons, S/N: Y No.56568, Fine to Choice Fine condition with no edge faults, Rare note in any form. IPCL. (Pogrebetsky Family Archives, Part 2) To read the complete lot description, see: Lot 217: 1776 United States Lottery Ticket  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania lottery ticket issued according to a Resolution of Congress in 1776, Lottery #14m, Lottery ticket # 570, Indented left margin with ornate design, signed by Ja Buddin. AU with light toning, exceptional condition for one of the first U.S. Government related lotteries. I have a small collection of early U.S. lottery tickets like these, and a shelf of books on the history of lotteries. Interesting stuff. -Editor
To read the complete lot description, see: For more information on the sale, see:  Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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