ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL AUCTION #52 SELECTIONS

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Lot 245: 1873 Banco Nacional Del Peru Banknote

Lima, Peru. 1873, 40 Centavos, P-S302, Issued banknote, Black on green underprint, young girl reclining in middle, Signature titles: DIRECTOR and GERENTE. S/N 203323, Crisp VF condition with 2 small pin holes on the top middle margin and a small red ink area on the back top right margin, otherwise the note has sharp corners, firm paper body and bright colors that enhance this lovely little note. ABNC. Possibly one of the finest issued examples known of this note.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Banco Nacional Del Peru, 1873 Issued Banknote. (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/Banco-Nacional-Del-Peru-1873-Issued-Banknote_i33142915)

Lots 404 and 530

Lot 404: 1848-51 Knickerbocker Bank Uncut Proof Sheet

Cayuga County, Genoa, NY. Uncut proof Sheet, $1-1-2-5, Haxby NY-935-G2-G2-G4-G6, All printed in black on india paper mounted on thin white card, the $1 notes are known as proofs and issued, the $2 note is not known as a proof, only issued and the $5 note is SENC. Zachary Taylor is on the $1 note with sailor and seated Knickerbocker, Workmen on the $2 note and men with horses on the $5 note, the sheet looks Uncirculated but the $5 note has a 1 inch tear at the bottom and the glue spots on the right side have been separated tearing the paper away from the design. The top 3 notes if cut carefully could come back Choice or Gem Uncirculated if desired. D&H, NY. Rare sheet.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Knickerbocker Bank, 1848-51 Uncut Proof Sheet of 4 Notes (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/Knickerbocker-Bank-1848-51-Uncut-Proof-Sheet-of-4-Notes_i33143074)

Lot 530: 1824 Fairman, Draper, Underwood & Co Proof Ad Sheet

Philadelphia. 1824, 12 1/2" x 15 1/2". With over sixty intaglio engraved vignettes, counters and end panels by one of the premier bank note companies of the 1820s. Near the top is an advertising bank note with an ornamental 5 near the center and Franklin and Washington at the sides. The reason for printing and distributing this type of sheet is made clear by the text on the bank note - "This Specimen of Work to prevent FORGERIES is respectfully submitted to the Banking Institutions of the UNITED STATES." Lightly pasted on to a contemporary ledger sheet that was used as a scrapbook page. Trimmed to the outside border, otherwise Choice VF.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Fairman, Draper, Underwood & Company 1824 Proof Advertising Sheet (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/Fairman-Draper-Underwood-Company-1824-Proof-Advertising-Sheet_i33143178)

Lot 413: 1840 $20 Republic of Texas Banknote

Texas. Republic of Texas 1840, $20, A-6, Indian shoots bow and arrow, dead bear, five-pointed star. Very Fine, neatly done slit cancels, nearly full borders. Vivid red-orange back. Well above average for the grade and type. RW&H.

Lot 452: $5 Series 541 Military Payment Certificate

MPC, $5, P-M41, Plate 8,red-violet and green. Busts on front and back with victory wreaths. S/M F 02860714F, Very Fine to Choice VF with large even margins, bright colors and sharp corner.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Military Payment Certificate, $5, Series 541, ND (1958) M.P.C. Note (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/Military-Payment-Certificate-5-Series-541-ND-1958-M-P-C-Note_i33143122)

Lot 754: 1876 Wells Fargo Mining Co. Stock Certificate

Virginia District, Storey County, Nevada. (Issued in San Francisco, CA). 100 Shares, I/U, Black on white with no underprints, Racing stage coach on top over title on bottom, Extremely rare with only 3 or 4 known. S/N 3205, Issued to J.H. Tufford and signed by D. McDonald as president, back endorsed by Tufford. VF condition with the certificate showing light wear with small multiple small pin holes on the left border area, a 4mm tear upper middle margin that is difficult to view and a small 3 by4 mm nick out of the lower left border area, still an extremely rare and attractive stock certificate. we sold a similar condition example in 2009 for $2100.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Wells Fargo Mining Co., 1876 Stock Certificate with Racing Stage Coach. (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/Wells-Fargo-Mining-Co-1876-Stock-Certificate-with-Racing-Stage-Coach_i33143402)

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