American Bank Note Company Archives

Auction Details

H.R.Harmer, Inc. and Archives International LLC are Proud to Present the Historic American Banknote Archives Auction of Stocks and Bonds, Banknotes, Vignettes, Production Material and Security Printing Ephemera.

A majority of the material in this sale will be offered for the first time to the collecting public. All of the items being offered are fresh from the Archive of the American Banknote Company. The scope and quality of the material in this archive is staggering and offers many opportunities for the general collector, specialist and dealer to acquire items that are unique or extremely rare.

Over 1,400 lots of stocks and bonds from hundreds of well known companies are represented and being seen for the first time. Topics include Railroads; Automobile; Navigation; Mining; Wall Street and Stock Brokers; Banking and National Banks; Oil and Gas; Manufacturing; Computers and Internet; Entertainment; Sports; Breweries; Aviation and countless others.

Some of the many high lights are:

- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A Stock, with the highest share price of any stock certificate on the NYSE

- Unique Enron models and proofs with production files

- 100+ lots of aviation certificates

- 120+ lots of railroads, many unlisted

- 70+ lots of automobile and related stocks including Cord, Tucker, Rolls Royce, Daimler-Benz, Hercules, Volvo, unique essay Ford stock and many others

- 150+ lots of Banking and National Bank stocks

- 100+ lots of foreign stocks and bonds

- Over 25 lots of Hawaiian stocks

- Early Browning Arms Co. Stock, the famous gun company

- Original artwork including an incredible original oil painting by A.E.Foringer

- 200 + lots of foreign banknotes from Panama; Colombia; Viet Nam; Laos; China; Venezuela; Mexico; El Salvador; Indonesia; Philippines; Ethiopia and other countries will be offered in this sale.

- Thousands of proof vignettes used on banknotes, stocks, stamps and documents from 1830 to the 1970’s are offered.
PLEASE CONTACT US TO REGISTER FOR LIVE BIDDING OR ABSENTEE BIDDING AT:

PH: 1-201-944-4800
FAX: 1-201-871-4345
Web: www.archivesinternational.com
Email: info@archivesinternational.com

Snail Mail: Archives International Auctions
P.O.Box 0978, Tenafly, NJ 07670

The auction will take place in our new office at 1580 Lemoine Ave., Suite 7, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Philadelphia Investment Certificate Group (4),861 - Philadelphia Investment Certificate Group (4),
Archives International Auctions
Philadelphia, PA. 1920-1960's. Proof. 4 different certificates. 1) Philadelphia Metropolitan Investment Corp. Eagle, blue border. (1965) 2) Phil...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Clifton Heights Fire Protective Association No.1 M862 - Clifton Heights Fire Protective Association No.1 M
Archives International Auctions
19-(ca.1900-1910). Certificates. Specimen certificate. Attractive 11 by 15.5 inch certificate with multiple vignettes. Punch cancelled. Vignettes of e
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 62.00 | Estimate : 125.00 - 250.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Philadelphia, PA. Girard Mark Lodge of the Grand H863 - Philadelphia, PA. Girard Mark Lodge of the Grand H
Archives International Auctions
18-(ca.1860-1880's). Certificates. Specimen certificate. Ornate 15.5 by 17.5 inch certificate with multiple vignettes and ornate borders. Punch ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Jeffries Banknote Co. Stock Certificate Exhibition864 - Jeffries Banknote Co. Stock Certificate Exhibition
Archives International Auctions
1950-1960's. Stocks, Bonds. 3 different Crown Zellerbach Corporation stock certificate specimens on right mounted on large format board with bre...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
PA. Lehigh County Agricultural Society Certificate865 - PA. Lehigh County Agricultural Society Certificate
Archives International Auctions
18-(ca.1860-1880's). Certificates. Attractive 15 by 18 inch certificate with multiple vignettes. Punch cancelled. Vignettes are all agriculture ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Philadelphia, PA. Merchants Fund Life Membership C866 - Philadelphia, PA. Merchants Fund Life Membership C
Archives International Auctions
1880-1890's. Certificates. Specimen certificate. Attractive 15 by 20 inch certificate. Punch cancelled. Multiple vignettes of steamship; locomot...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Philadelphia, PA. National Export Exposition of 18867 - Philadelphia, PA. National Export Exposition of 18
Archives International Auctions
1897. Certificates. Uncancelled proof or specimen certificate. Magnificent 15.75 by 19.25 inch certificate with multiple vignettes. Top portion of cer
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia Teaching Qualificat868 - Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia Teaching Qualificat
Archives International Auctions
18-(ca.1870-1890's). Certificates. Attractive 13 by 16.5 inch certificate with multiples vignettes. Punch cancelled. Vignettes include teaching ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 62.00 | Estimate : 125.00 - 250.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Washington, D.C. Society of the Sons of the Americ869 - Washington, D.C. Society of the Sons of the Americ
Archives International Auctions
1880-1900's. Certificates. Specimen certificate. Ornate 19 by 24 inch certificate with multiple vignettes. Punch cancelled. Vignettes of Washing...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Philadelphia, PA. The Franklin Insutitute Award Ce870 - Philadelphia, PA. The Franklin Insutitute Award Ce
Archives International Auctions
1880-1900's. Certificates. Specimen certificate. Attractive 14.5 by 18.5 inch certificate. Punch cancelled with red "Specimen" overpri...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Philadelphia, PA. The New England Society of Penns871 - Philadelphia, PA. The New England Society of Penns
Archives International Auctions
1881. Certificates. Specimen certificate. Ornate 17 by 21.5 inch certificate with multiple vignettes. Punch cancelled and red "specimen" o...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Knight-Ridder Publishing and Media Certificates872 - Knight-Ridder Publishing and Media Certificates
Archives International Auctions
FL. 1970-1985. Specimen. 6 different certificates. Vignette of allegorical man holding globe flanked by newspaper printing presses and stack of newspa
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Major Book Publishers and Sellers873 - Major Book Publishers and Sellers
Archives International Auctions
DE, NY. 1950-1980's. Specimen. 3 different certificates. 1). Rand McNally & Company. Odd shs, blue. 2). Random House, Inc. 100 shs, blue. 3)...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Michigan Newspaper Publishing Pair874 - Michigan Newspaper Publishing Pair
Archives International Auctions
MI. 1976-1985. Specimen. 2 different certificates. 1). The Evening News Association. Odd shs, blue. Vignette of James Edmund Scripps, founder. 2). Boo
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Newspaper Certificates (2),875 - Newspaper Certificates (2),
Archives International Auctions
NY, DE. 1920-1980's. Proof, specimen. 1) The American News Company, Inc. Stock proof. Vignette, title and text, but missing border. Vignette of ...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Pennsylvania Printing, Publishing & Paper Product876 - Pennsylvania Printing, Publishing & Paper Product
Archives International Auctions
PA. 1920-1950's. 1) Telegraph Press. Eagle vignette. Odd shares, brown. 2) Shopping Publications, Inc. Eagle vignette. Odd shares, brown. 3) Jam...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 62.00 | Estimate : 125.00 - 250.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Philadelphia Daily News Incorporated,877 - Philadelphia Daily News Incorporated,
Archives International Auctions
Philadelphia, PA. 1910-30. Specimen. Odd shs, capital stock, blue. Liberty Bell. SBNC. XF.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Staight Arrow Publishers, Inc. "Rolling Stone Maga878 - Staight Arrow Publishers, Inc. "Rolling Stone Maga
Archives International Auctions
DE. 1977. Specimen. Odd shs, common stock, blue. RollingStone logo title. Rare famous rock and roll music magazine publisher. SCBNC. XF.
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
The Curtis Publishing Company,879 - The Curtis Publishing Company,
Archives International Auctions
Philadelphia, PA. 1930-50's. Specimen. 100 shs, common stock, brown. Benjamin Franklin vignette. The Curtis Publishing Company was the Philadelp...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 62.00 | Estimate : 125.00 - 250.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
The Herald-Post Company.880 - The Herald-Post Company.
Archives International Auctions
KY. 19- (c. 1900-1910). Specimen. Odd shs, common stock, green. Newspaper boy selling newspapers on the street. Early newspaper stock certificate with
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark