| 1820 | Missouri. U.S. Cairo & St.Louis Railroad Co. Scrip Note. 1877. 25 cents. St.Louis, MO. Unmarked and uncancelled specimen trial color scrip note. Black on light yellow paper. Locomotive vignette on lower left. Text on face states "This Ticket Good For Twenty Five Cents". Back has text that states that ticket is good for meals and lodgings with company. Perforated vertically and imperforate horizontally. Uncirculated condition. Printed by St.Louis BNC which was acquired by Western BNC in the early 1880's. Rare railroad scrip note. This is one of 4 different lots in this sale of this scarce note, all in different colors. St.Louis BNC (Photo) | Est. 250.00-500.00 | |
| 1821 | Missouri. U.S. Cairo & St.Louis Railroad Co. Scrip Note. 1877. 25 cents. St.Louis, MO. Unmarked and uncancelled specimen trial color scrip note. Black on pink paper. Locomotive vignette on lower left. Text on face states "This Ticket Good For Twenty Five Cents". Back has text that states that ticket is good for meals and lodgings with company. Perforated vertically and imperforate horizontally. Uncirculated condition. Printed by St.Louis BNC which was acquired by Western BNC in the early 1880's. Rare railroad scrip note. This is one of 4 different lots in this sale of this scarce note, all in different colors. St.Louis BNC (Photo) | Est. 250.00-500.00 | |
| 1822 | Missouri. U.S. Cairo & St.Louis Railroad Co. Scrip Note. 1877. 25 cents. St.Louis, MO. Unmarked and uncancelled specimen trial color scrip note. Black on light greyish-blue paper. Locomotive vignette on lower left. Text on face states "This Ticket Good For Twenty Five Cents". Back has text that states that ticket is good for meals and lodgings with company. Perforated vertically and imperforate horizontally. Uncirculated condition. Printed by St.Louis BNC which was acquired by Western BNC in the early 1880's. Rare railroad scrip note. This is one of 4 different lots in this sale of this scarce note, all in different colors. St.Louis BNC (Photo) | Est. 250.00-500.00 | |
| 1823 | New York. U.S. Van Horn & Ellison's Celebrated Soda Water Scrip Notes. ca.1880's-90's. 5; 10; 15 cents. New York, NY. 3 different specimen scrip note pairs for a total of 6 notes. Business was located at "Fifth Avenue & 58th Street, New York". Printed on different color thin cards. All with red specimen overprints and POC's. Uncirculated. Rare NY obsolete scrip notes or tickets. ABNC (Photo) | Est. 150.00-300.00 | |
| 1824 | Virginia. U.S. Porter Brothers General Contractors - Army Supply Base Scrip Notes (2). ca.1900-1910's. "Army Supply Base, Norfolk, Virginia". 2 different specimen pair "Good For One Meal" scrip notes for a total of 4 notes. Back has vignette of old fashioned "Marion" Steam Shovel on railroad tracks. Notes are either olive green or purple. 3 are uncirculated and one has a bend in the card board cracking the border. Rare early military related scrip notes. ABNC (Photo) | Est. 150.00-300.00 | |
| 1825 | Boston, MA. U.S. The Merchants National Bank of Boston. 188-. $5,000 Proof banknote of Certificate of Deposit for "$5,000 in Gold". Printed on soft card in green and black. Back is blank. Building in middle. Note has been folded twice vertically for archival storage. Ink impression of the black color is a little light on borders and vignette. Note appears in Fine to VF condition. Rare high denomination banknote. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 300.00-600.00 | |
| 1826 | Stonington, CT. U.S. Ocean Bank Obsolete Banknote Proof Sheet of 2. ca.1859-1860's. $3; $10. Proof sheet of 2 notes printed on large card. $3 and $10 notes with ABNC imprint. Printed in green with no undertint. Similar to design of Haxby CT-410-G6b $3 and CT-410-G10b $10 and also listed as uncut sheet X2, $3, $10 ABN. Condition appears AU to uncirculated. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 500.00-1,000.00 | |
| 1827 | Stonington, CT. U.S. Ocean Bank Obsolete Banknote Proof Sheet of 2. ca.1850's. $20; $100. Proof sheet of 2 notes printed on large card. $20 and $100 notes with Toppan, Carpenter and Casilear & Co. imprint. Printed in bright yellow with no undertint. Similar to design of Haxby CT-410-G12 $20 and CT-410-G114 $100. Unlisted as a sheet in Haxby and both notes also listed as SENC. Condition appears choice uncirculated. TCC&C. (Photo) | Est. 1,000.00-2,000.00 | |
| 1828 | Stonington, CT. U.S. Ocean Bank Obsolete Banknote Proof Sheet of 2. ca.1859-1860's. $3; $10. Proof sheet of 2 notes printed on large card. $3 and $10 notes with ABNC imprint. Printed in green with no undertint. Similar to design of Haxby CT-410-G6b $3 and CT-410-G10b $10 and also listed as uncut sheet X2, $3, $10 ABN. Condition appears choice uncirculated. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 600.00-1,200.00 | |
| 1829 | New Orleans, Louisiana. U.S. Premium Bond, The City of New Orleans Uncut Sheet of 3 Specimens. 1876. P-Unlisted. $20 Specimen, uncut sheet of 3, $20 Premium Bonds. Allegorical vignettes of women flank to young girls in center. Red specimen overprint, POC and "00000" serial numbers. Red undertint "Premium Bond 20" in middle. Back is printed in brown and has redemption schedule on back. Unknown in this format. Small faults and tears on borders between notes where folded in archive. Rare. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 400.00-800.00 | |
| 1830 | Providence, Rhode Island. U.S. Roger Williams Bank Uncut Sheet of 4 Proof Notes. 18--, (ca.1960-70's). $1; $1; $3; $2 Uncut modern proprietary proof sheet of 4 notes from ABNC. The $1 notes have frame and vignette only, with no text, while the $3 and the $2 notes are complete minus undertint. Printed on white card. Draper, Toppan and Longacre & Co., Phila. Imprint at bottom of each note. Back of each note has large purple "Property of American Bank Note Co. SPECIMEN". Choice Unc. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 500.00-1,000.00 | |
| 1831 | U.S. Laban Heath Proof Advertising Banknote. ca.1860's. "1" LDP of advertising note printed directly on large off white thin card. Woman with boy drinking from well on left and oil well on right with large tote in middle. "ÖDetecting Counterfeit Money As taught by Laban HeathÖ.Government Counterfeit DetectorÖ". Back is blank. Unc. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 250.00-500.00 | |
| 1832 | Austin, Texas. U.S. The State of Texas Baby-Bond. 1879. $10 Specimen baby bond. Red specimen overprints, POC's and blue "00000" serial numbers. Face has Texas "Star" vignette in middle and is printed in black. 20 miniature coupons on bottom for 40 cents each. "Issued By Authority of and Act of the Legislature of the State of Texas. Approved April 21st, 1879". 4% bond. Back is in green and has bond legend describing purpose of bond which was to retire old Texas state debt. Extremely rare Texas baby bond. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 1,000.00-2,000.00 | |
| 1833 | Johnstown, PA. U.S. The Johnson Co. Bond Certificate, Panic of 1893 Scrip. 1893. P-Unlisted. $1 Specimen scrip or banknote. Red specimen overprint, POC and "00000" Serial Numbers. Large margins except on top. Back is brown with large numeral "1". Rare Panic of 1893 depression scrip. The Panic of 1893 was precipitated by a run on the gold supply. A series of bank failures followed, and the price of silver fell. This was followed by the bankruptcy of over 15,000 companies and 500 banks, many in the west. Over 20% of the workforce was unemployed at the Panic's peak. Choice Unc. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 400.00-800.00 | |
| 1834 | Lewisburg, PA. U.S. The Lewisburg Bank Proof Banknote. 18--, ca.1854. $5 Proof banknote printed on india paper cut down to bank note size. Purple "Property of American Bank Note Co." hand stamped on back with minor bleed through to front middle. Printed in black with POC. Unc. Condition. BCC, ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 250.00-500.00 | |
| 1835 | U.S. Allegorical Heroic "Liberty" Female Vignettes Used on U.S. Banknotes, Checks and Stocks. ca.1850's-1870's. 5 different LDP's of "Liberty" vignettes in various poses with U.S.patriotic shields, spears, swords and olive leaf headdresses. All are printed in black on india paper and are in XF condition. Titles include "Loyalty", "Constitution" with the rest untitled. Highlight of group is Liberty Used as central vignette on U.S. $1,000, "Act of 2-3-1861, 1 or 2 Year Notes at 6% Interest", P-64. Printers include CBNC, NBNC and ABNC. Rare and inspiring group of vignettes. (Photo) | Est. 500.00-1,000.00 | |
| 1836 | U.S. John Deere Company Scrip Note and Bond. 1981. $100 2 different specimens. 1). Specimen banknote or scrip note printed in green. Red specimen overprint and pin punched "Specimen 9-8-81ABNCo.". Large deer vignette with head coming out of a large letter "D". Back has expiration date of 1982 and terms of use of scrip note. Choice Uncurculated. 2). Deere & Co., $500 Specimen 25 Year, 4 1/2%, Coupon Bond Specimen. Choice condition. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 200.00-400.00 | |
| 1837 | U.S. Bank and Location Title Proofs From Early Obsolete Banknote Engraver. ca.1830-40's. 63 different LDP and cut down LDP titles of banks, locations and company titles with some numerals. All are printed on india paper mounted on card or on india paper, with some cut down to vignette size with no excess border. Condition varies from VG to choice uncirculated. Titles include "Columbia Bank & Bridge Co; Bank of Kanawha; Bank of Naperville; Bank of Chattanooga; Lake Shore Bank, Dunkirk; The Bank of T.Wadsworth of Hartford; Citizens' Bank of Louisiana, New Orleans; Bank of Yonkers; Steuben County Bank; The State Bank of North Carolina; Merchants Bank, Poughkeepsie and many others. Rare and interesting assortment of title proofs from obsolete banknotes. Could be from Gavit or ABNC Predecessor firm. (Photo) | Est. 300.00-600.00 | |
| 1838 | U.S., Confederate States of America Confederate Proof Used on P-3 - Mountain Station/ The Crossing. 1861. $500 2 different proof vignettes of the central vignette used on P-3, $500 Montgomery Issue, of a Steam Train Crossing Viaduct with cattle below. Both are printed on india paper mounted on manila card. Both have minor areas of very light toning or glue bleed through on margins away from vignette. Both are printed by NBNC. One is Vignette number V-49240 and the second is V-49273. The first vignette has a larger view and is larger sized than the second, which is a little more similar to the vignette used on the note. Rare XF - AU condition. NBNC. (Photo) | Est. 350.00-700.00 | |
| 1839 | U.S., Italy, NATO Nato Forces, Italy ID Card Proof. ca.1960-1970's. LDP on white paper of NATO Forces, Italy, ID card. Intaglio printed in light brown. Unique in archive. Printer not listed but either ABNC or USBNC. Choice Unc. (Photo) | Est. 300.00-600.00 | |
| 1840 | U.S., Italy, NATO Nato Forces, Italy Gas Coupon and ID Card Proofs. ca.1960-1970's. Proof of title and logos in emerald green. 9 by 12.75 inch paper printed with 3 different intaglio impressions of different NATO Forces, Italy designs, unfortunately only one is inked, the other 2 are blind impressions with no ink. The top blind impression is of the previous NATO ID card except with no ink. The second blind impression is similar to the Inked impression in emerald green but has different logos in place of the circular ones on the inked impression. This could be considered a compound proof sheet. Rare military scrip related group. Printer not listed but either ABNC or USBNC. Choice Unc. (Photo) | Est. 400.00-800.00 | |
| 1841 | U.S., Italy, NATO Nato Forces, Italy Gas Coupon Proof. ca.1960-1970's. Proof of title and logos in mustard yellow. Used on NATO Forces, Italy, gas coupons. Rare military scrip related group. Printer not listed but either ABNC or USBNC. Choice Unc. (Photo) | Est. 200.00-400.00 | |
| 1842 | U.S., Italy, NATO Nato Forces, Italy ID Card Proofs (2). ca.1960-1970's. 2 different proofs. 1). Progress LDP on white paper of NATO Forces, Italy, ID card. Intaglio printed in red. 2). NATO Forces, Italy, Title with logo and no other text in blue. Printer not listed but either ABNC or USBNC. Choice Unc. (Photo) | Est. 250.00-500.00 |
| 1843 | Hawaii Republic of Hawaii. 1879 (ca.1960-80's). P-3 Unlisted. $50 Face proof on card of rare Silver Certificate of Deposit, Issue of 1895 - Act No.19. Modern proprietary proof printed directly on thin card. Back is blank. Missing undertints. Extra large left margin. Pin punch cancelled "SPECIMEN ABNCo. This may have been a trial printing for souvenir card series or just evaluating the plate. Choice Unc. Unknown issued in private hands. Full color proof pair catalog $4,000 in Unc. Rare note in any form. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 500.00-1,000.00 | |
| 1844 | Kingdom of Hawaii $10 Hawaiian Islands "Certificate of Deposit" Proof. 1880, (ca.1930's-40's). P-1 Unlisted. $10. Face proof of rare banknote printed on thin off-white card with blank back that has tape mark from mounting that does not hurt paper. No back. Undertint is very light orange that has probably faded from original orange color due to previous mounting and exposure to light. Uncirculated condition. This note is a reprint and is intaglio printed from original plates and not a modern reprint proof and is probably dated from the early 1930's to 1940's where it was used in an ABNC banknote exhibit. Unique in archive. ABNC (Photo) | Est. 500.00-1,000.00 | |
| 1845 | Kingdom of Hawaii $20 Hawaiian Islands "Certificate of Deposit" Proof. 1880, (ca.1930's-40's). P-2 Unlisted. $20. Face proof of rare banknote printed on thin off-white card with blank back that has tape mark from mounting that does not hurt paper. No back. Undertint is very light brown that has probably faded from original brown color due to previous mounting and exposure to light. Uncirculated condition. This note is a reprint and is intaglio printed from original plates and not a modern reprint proof and is probably dated from the early 1930's to 1940's where it was used in an ABNC banknote exhibit. Unique in archive. ABNC (Photo) | Est. 600.00-1,200.00 | |
| 1846 | Kingdom of Hawaii $50 Hawaiian Islands "Certificate of Deposit" Proof. 1880, (ca.1930's-40's). P-3 Unlisted. $50. Face proof of rare banknote printed on thin off-white card with blank back that has tape mark from mounting that does not hurt paper. No back. Undertint is very light green that has probably faded from original green color due to previous mounting and exposure to light. Uncirculated condition. This note is intaglio printed from original plates and not a modern reprint proof and is probably dated from the early 1930's to 1940's where it was used in an ABNC banknote exhibit. Unique in archive. ABNC (Photo) | Est. 750.00-1,500.00 | |
| 1847 | Kingdom of Hawaii $100 Hawaiian Islands "Certificate of Deposit" Proof. 1880, (ca.1930's-40's). P-4 Unlisted Trial Color. $100. Face proof of rare banknote printed on thin off-white card with blank back that has tape mark from mounting that does not hurt paper. No back. Undertint is blue. Uncirculated condition. This note is intaglio printed from original plates and not a modern reprint proof and is probably dated from the early 1930's to 1940's where it was used in an ABNC banknote exhibit. Unique in archive. ABNC (Photo) | Est. 1,000.00-2,000.00 | |
| 1848 | Kingdom of Hawaii $500 Hawaiian Islands "Certificate of Deposit" Proof. 1880, (ca.1930's-40's). P-5 Unlisted. $500. Face proof of rare banknote printed on thin off-white card with blank back that has tape mark from mounting that does not hurt paper. No back. Undertint is light orange that has probably faded from original orange color due to previous mounting and exposure to light. Uncirculated condition. This note is intaglio printed from original plates and not a modern reprint proof and is probably dated from the early 1930's to 1940's where it was used in an ABNC banknote exhibit. The "King of Hawaiian Banknotes" even as a reprint. Unique in archive. ABNC (Photo) | Est. 1,500.00-3,000.00 | |
| 1849 | Honolulu. Hawaii Bishop National Bank of Hawaii at Honolulu. 19--, (ca.1910-1930). Proof Travelers Letter of Credit. Printed on india paper in green and mounted on manila card. Unique in archive. Rare Hawaii item. ABNC. (Photo) | Est. 250.00-500.00 |
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