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ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL SALE 113 SELECTIONSHere are some selected lots from the May 27 sale by Archives International Auctions. -Garrett 
Ottawa, Canada, 1991, $20, P-97tp, BC-58bPE, Bonin | Thiessen signatures, "Printers Essay" DuraNote Polymer paper test banknote, Printed on DuraNote polymer plastic paper substitute, the obverse has the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right and the m/c undertint with security feature and Pin-punch SPECIMEN. The reverse has the normal design and color with the "Common Loon" swimming duck on a lake with trees in the background and with the security device also appearing on the back. This essay note was part of a project by Mobil Oil for testing petroleum based hydrocarbon polymer paper for printing banknotes. Note Appears Choice to Gem Uncirculated. BABN.
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Cyprusƒ.., 1976. Central Bank of Cyprus, 500 Mil, P-42b, Issued Banknote, Green on m/c underprint, Arms at right with map below, Back is green with mountain road lined with trees at center, S/N K/38 151240, Uncirculated condition. BWC.
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Russia - North Caucasus, 1918. 100 Rubles, P-S594, Issued Banknote, Black on light blue and light brown underprint, Steam passenger train at upper left, Back is m/c with Caucasus map showing railroad's main line from Rostov-on-the-Don to the Petrovski and Baku, S/N A14836, PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.
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Omaha City, Nebraska Territory, 1856. $5 I/C Territorial Warrant, Blue print with red underprint and simple blue border, Allegorical woman riding deer at top left with sailor and woman seated by his feet at bottom right, S/N 648, Bond is in Fine to VF+ condition with damage to margins.
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New York, 1917. $10 FRB New York Specimen Participation Certificate, Brown print with Brown border and underprint, Bald Eagle at left above numeral, Specimen overprint and POCs, S/N 00000 61215, PMG graded Choice About Uncirculated 55 EPQ. ABNC.
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Massachusetts, 1867. Heath's Greatly Improved and Enlarged Infallible Government Counterfeit Detector, At Sight, applicable to all banks in the United States and Canadas, with genuine designs from the original government plates, by authority from the United States Treasury, Banking House and Counting Room Edition. 7.25 x 9.75 inches, bound in black with gold title imprint on cover. First 2 pages features an engraved design of the United States Treasury building, with 7 presidents depicted above, and at right is an engraved plate title cover. 38+ pages, with 11 engraved plates. All plates are in exceptional condition. This is as close as most of us will ever be to a proof or issued example of the higher denominations. Great reference as well as exceptional counterfeit detector. Outer cover is worn with some damage to binding, still in Fine-VF condition for its age. Scarce counterfeit detector edition.
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Wells Fargo & Co., ND (ca.1900), $20 Proof Traveler's Check, Olive gray-green on thin semi-glossy card, intaglio printed, Native American at left, Margins with various countries exchange rate equivalencies, PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ, with light toning at bottom margin. Republic BNC. Rare in this format
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Illinois...., 1897. 1 Share I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black print with green border and underprint, Allegorical woman soaring with eagle above moving train at top left corner with view of expo at center, S/N A7493, Certificate is signed by Harlow N. Higinbotham, the president of the Exposition, VF to VF+ condition. WBNC.
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San Francisco, California...., 1874. 10 Shares Capital Stock I/U Certificate with pink underprint " Unassessable" in middle, vignette of a ship at left with counterfoil with eagle, XF condition. Bacon & Co., Printers, Clay St. (SF). Possibly a mining stock certificate.
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