American Bank Note Company Archives, Part III

1916. Issued and uncancelled bond. $100. Income Mortgage 6% Gold Bond. Orange border and undertint. Allegorical "Liberty" in profile in or...

Specimen bond. 1915. $1000. 1st Mortgage 6% Registered Gold Bond. Orange border and undertint. Patriotic eagle vignette. XF condition. Red specimen ov

Specimen bond. 1890. $1000. 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Allegorical topless woman with machinery. XF condition. Coupons att

Specimen bond. 1895. $1000. 1st Mortgage 4% Gold Bond. Plum border and undertint. Locomotive with man standing in front of it on top and workers on tr

Specimen stock. 19-- (ca.1910-30). Odd Shares. Preferred. Green border. Electric interurban street car going over bridge. XF condition. Red specimen o

Parkersburg, W.VA. 1866. Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 6 shares. Black border and vignettes. Speeding train with group of people waving at

1881. Specimen bond. $1000. 1st Mortgage 6% Gold Bond. Black border with no undertint. West Virginia Arms in middle flanked by Locomotive at station o

Proof bond. 1878. $1000. 7% Mortgage Bond. Black border, title, vignettes and text without undertint. Multiple vignettes include Reapers on top left,

Specimen bond. 1905. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Electric street car. XF condition. Coupons attached. Red specimen

Specimen bond. 1916. $500. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Speeding locomotive. XF condition. Coupons attached. Red specimen ov

Specimen bond. 1906. $5000. Registered 1st Mortgage 3 1/2% Gold Bond. Slate blue border. Men working on tracks with locomotive in background. XF condi

19-- ca.1900. Specimen bond in horizontal format. $1000. Sinking Fund 5% Bond. Green border and undertint. Locomotive R-L over bridge with small train

1890. Specimen bond. $1000. 6% Equipment Bond. Green border and undertint. Locomotive leaving tunnel. Red specimen overprint, "0000" seria...

on top which was used on the Montgomery 1st Issue Confederate banknote and Wisconsin arms on bottom. XF condition. Coupons attached. Red specimen ove

Specimen bond. 1906. $5000. Registered 1st Mortgage 3 1/2% Gold Bond. Slate blue border. Men working on tracks with locomotive in background. XF cond

Specimen bond. 1899. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Allegorical woman on top with electric streetcar on bottom left. X

Milwaukee. Specimen bond. 1885. $1000. 3rd Series Funding Note 7% Bond. Green borders, vignettes and text. Locomotive with mountains and sailboats in

1888. Specimen bond. $1000. 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Reclining allegorical woman with book and lamp on top and arms of W

Specimen bond. 1896. $10,000. Registered 1st Mortgage 4% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint. Men working on tracks on left and man chopping down tr

2 different specimen stocks. ND, (Ca.1890-1900's). 1. Wisconsin Central Railway Co., Odd Shares, Green border. Locomotive L-R; 2. Chicago, Milwa...

1894. Issued and pen cancelled stock certificate. 1200 Shares. Capital stock. Certificate #13. Signed by L.H.Herschfield, President (of early Montana

1885. Issued and pen cancelled stock certificate. 100 Shares. Preferred stock. Certificate #40. Black border and title with vignette of "Old Fa...

1905. Issued and uncancelled stock certificate. 25 Shares. Preferred stock. Certificate #30. Green border and title, no vignette. XF condition. Extrem

Berkeley, County of Alameda, CA. 1913. $1000. 5% Municipal Improvement Bond. Navy blue border and undertint. Photograph vignette of Berkeley City Hall

2 different specimen bonds. 1907. Both are $1000 Water Works Bonds with green or orange border and either Class C or Class E. Mount Whitney vignette o

Hartford, CT. 3 different specimen bonds. 1. 1885. $10,000. 3% Registered Bond, green border; 2, 3. 1921. $10,000, Brown border and $50,000 Grey-blue

Specimen bond. $1000 4% Funding Bond. Olive green border and undertint. Cargo at dock on left and boy watering horses on right and Arms of Maine on bo

19-- (ca.1900-1920). 2 different specimen bonds. 1. Metropolitan Water Loan, brown border. Waterfall vignette; 2. Development of the Port of Boston Lo

1838. $2000 5% Bond. Payable to the Mississippi Union bank. Allegorical women on top (one forgot her clothes), steamboat on bottom with patriotic eagl

2 different specimen bonds. 1. City of Greensboro Street Improvement Bond. 1901. $500 5% Gold Bond. Brown border and undertint. Allegorical vignette;

Specimen bond. Asheville, NC. $500 Sewer Bond. Green border. Birds-eye-view vignette of Asheville with streets and no buildings. Ca.1880-1890's....

Specimen bond. 1892. $500 4% Avenue Bond. Purple borders. Birds-eye-view of Cincinnati on top and Arms of Ohio on bottom. Coupons attached. Red Specim

Specimen bond. Hamilton County. 1906. $1000 3 1/2% Cincinnati Refunding Bond. Purple borders. Birds-eye-view of Cincinnati on top and allegorical woma

2 different state bonds with large Reaper vignettes on bond backs. 1. 1893. $500, 4 1/2% Bond For Redemption of Brown Consols; 2. 1912. $1000. Refundi

Specimen bond. 19-- (ca.1900-1920). $500 4 % Redemption of Deficiency Bonds & Stocks. Light olive green border and undertint. Vignette of cotto...

Specimen bond. 1896. $1000, 4% Gold Bond. Green border and undertint with small eagle in middle and Allegorical Liberty on top. Coupons attached. XF c

Proof bond. Richmond, VA. 1879. $1000 3% Bond. Green border. George Washington vignette and allegorical women on left, right and Arms of Virginia on b

4 different specimen bonds. 1891. $500; $1000; $5000 and $10,000 Registered Funded Debt of Virginia Bond group. All have the same design and date, but

Specimen bond. Treasurers Office, Richmond. 1891. $1000 Funded Debt of Virginia Bond. Green border and undertint. Vignette portrait of notable on top

Specimen bond. 1889. $500 6% Bond. Black border. Arms of WV vignette. Red "000" serial number overprint and POC. Coupons attached. VF cond...

9 different state bonds with Reaper vignettes on bond coupons. All are Coupon Gold Bonds with various interest rates and colors. All have WV arms vign

ND (Ca.1950-70's). 7 different specimen stock certificates with different color borders and 2 with vignettes. Text states "Demonstration Ce...

8 different items are included. 3 different colored ABN "1943 Specimen Auto Licenses" with eagle on UL; a credit card sized color sample p...

(ca.1850-1910). 2 different advertising cards with Benjamin Franklin. 1. Franklin Insurance Co. of Philadelphia. (ca.1850-60's). Light water sta...

3 different proof backs of banknotes or advertising notes. Vignettes include allegorical Justice and liberty vignettes and another with only cycloid e

Washington, D.C. 1868. Proof gentleman's ticket printed on india paper. Vignette of Franklin. Stamp hinge glue remnant on back in 3 small areas ...

5 different cycloid and vignette engraving proofs used on the outside or backs of bonds. All measure approximately 9.5 x 4 inches. They are printed in

19-- (ca. 1930-50's). Blue border. Choice uncirculated condition. Printer not listed.

1889. Proof vignette of George Washington reading something with drummer next to him and men with cannon behind them. 6 by 4 inches. Vertical fold to

188- (ca.1887). Steamers 100 Gross Tons and Under. Production file includes 1. Proof certificate in black of title, text and vignette missing border a