ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL AUCTION 69

ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONS OFFERS HISTORIC U.S. & WORLD BANKNOTES, SCRIPOPHILY AND HISTORIC EPHEMERA ON AUGUST 4th , 2021 IN RIVER EDGE, NEW JERSEY, U.S.A.

The auction will be held by Archives International Auctions at their offices in River Edge, N.J.

The August 4th, 2021 auction by Archives International Auctions is highlighted by hundreds of rare and desirable banknotes rarely seen at auction. The Auction 69 catalog will consist of over 900 lots of rare and desirable U.S. & World Banknotes, Scripophily, Coins, Historic Financial Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera.

“We are striving to offer our clients and friends items of historical and collecting interest that have been off the market for decades or are new to the collecting world, stated Dr. Robert Schwartz, President of Archives International Auctions.Included in the upcoming auction is a wide variety of rare, interesting and desirable numismatic and historical objects curated to enhance the collections of every level of collector and dealer.

Republic of Honduras, Billette del Tesoro, 1889

The auction will include hundreds of World Banknotes highlighted by dozens of rare notes from various estates and collections. One of the many highlights in the auction features a Republic of Honduras, Billette del Tesoro, 1889, 5 Pesos banknote rarity that is unpriced in the Pick catalog. This is the first issued note we have offered from this rare banknote series. French Colonial issues feature a Guadeloupe, Caisse Centrale, 500 Francs rarity; a French Somaliland, 1952 Tresor Public, 1000 Francs, P-28 in VF condition and a Banque De l'Indochine, 1946, 100 Francs in Gem Uncirculated condition and additional attractive and rare French colonial notes. Also included are hundreds of lots of banknotes with many interesting notes from an old-time dealer's stock as well as items from old estate collections and consignments.

1922 Russian State Currency Note, 250 Rubles

An exceptional group of Russian banknotes are offered with 11 lots out of the 45 lots in the auction being the highest graded notes for those issues. One of the many Russian highlights includes a 1922, State Currency Note, 250 Rubles,Top Pop highest graded note. We expect considerable interest in this section of the sale. In addition, 14 lots of European coins are to be offered including 11 lots of German coins from the German States issues to the Third Reich issues dated from 1876 to 1939, all silver and the later issues in XF to Uncirculated condition.

Heath's Banking & Counting House 1867 Edition counterfeit detector

1861 American Colonization Society Bill of Exchange

Stock Certificate of theAmerican Freeman

The U.S. section begins with 8 lots of desirable colonial banknotes and fiscal documents, some signed by notable colonial Dutch and early American notables from the New York and New Jersey colonies. Some of the well-known names include Isaac Vanderbeek, James Bogart; Edward William Kiers, (who testified at the request of George Washington at the court-martial of Joshua Hett Smith, a co-conspirator of Benedict Arnold); and many others. The Colonial section is followed by 21 lots of Obsolete, Confederate, Fractional and type notes. A wide selection of 99 lots of Security Printing Ephemera, Historic Ephemera and U.S. Checks, Drafts and Exchanges is included with many rare and desirable items. Highlights include a Heath's Banking & Counting House 1867 Edition counterfeit detector, Proof vignettes, sample notes, Advertising notes, historic checks, drafts and exchanges as well as many items rarely seen at auction. Highlights include a historic 1861, Bill of Exchange Issued in Monrovia, Liberia by the American Colonization Society Treasury and signed by Stephen A Benson, the second president of Liberia; an 1846, Wisconsin Territory issued and uncancelled stock certificate of theAmerican Freeman, a prominent newspaper for the abolition of slavery.

Additional historic items include a signed Francis E. Spinner letter in his own hand written in 1868 about a widowed mother of a Civil War soldier; an 1823 promissory note signed and issued by Daniel Webster; an 1828 New York City, Comptroller's office payment warrant signed by NY City mayor William Paulding Jr. and Richard Riker whose family owned Riker's island; a 1865 Sunapee Mining Co., I/U stock certificate signed by the 14th President of the U.S., Franklin Pierce; 2 different Poor's Manuals of the Railroads of the U.S., an 1896 and 1900 issue; a historic 1846, Alabama Estate Appraisal listing the names of 17 slaves and additional property of the estate; and dozens of rare and historic ephemera items and documents too numerous to mention.

1793 Rancocus Toll-Bridge Stock Certificate

Great Cariboo Gold Co. Stock Certificate

1837 Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Co. Stock Certificate

The U.S. and World Scripophily session will include over 380 lots of Automobiles, Railroads, Transportation, Banking and Finance, World, and many other desirable topics of Bonds and Shares with many rarities. Highlights of the scripophily section includes a New Jersey, Rancocus Toll-Bridge, 1793 Issued Stock Certificate signed by Joshua M. Wallace who was a political leader and a delegate to the New Jersey convention that ratified the U.S. constitution; a dramatic South Dakota, 1908 Great Cariboo Gold Co., stock certificate and one of the most visually stunning certificates issued by any company; a dramatic and historic Maryland, 1837, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company stock certificate signed by George C. Washington, a congressman and grand-nephew of US. President George Washington; railroads are represented by 120 different bonds and shares representing almost every state and hundreds of other rare and desirable bonds and shares are offered from numerous topics and categories.

Previews will be limited and by appointment only and we will be observing strict safety precautions including the wearing of masks and observing social distancing to protect our team as well as our guests. We will do our best to accommodate anyone who desires additional information and photographs. For questions, please call 201-944-4800 or email info@archivesinternational.com.

The online catalog for the Wednesday, August 4th , 2021 auction is on Archives International Auctions' website and can be viewed via the Archives International live bidding platform. It can also be viewed as a Virtual Catalog or downloadable Sale 69.pdf on their website. To pre-register for Live Internet Bidding, log on to the Archives International Auctions website, at www.ArchivesInternational.com.

Archives International is now working on their Fall 2021 auctions and are seeking quality consignments for future auctions or outright purchase including U.S. and worldwide banknotes, coins, stocks, bonds, stamps, postal history, historic ephemera, and autographs. To sell or consign one piece or an entire collection, please call AIA at (201) 944-4800; or e-mail them at info@archivesinternational.com .

You may also write to Archives International Auctions, at 1060 Main Street, River Edge, NJ 07661, U.S.A. To learn more about Archives International Auctions and the auctions planned for August 4th , 2021, log on to www.ArchivesInternational.com.

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