American Bank Note Company Archives

PA. 1903. Specimen. $1000, 1st Mortgage 5% Gold Bond, green. Electric streetcar. Unlisted in Cox. WM. F.Murphy's Son Co., Phila. PA. Fine.

PA. 1909. Proof. $100, First Mortgage, 35 Year, 5% Gold Bond. Proof of vignette, title and text without border. Printed on off white paper with purple

PA. 1930-1960's. Specimen. 1)to3) Vignette of speeding locomotive. Odd shares with red border; 100 shares with blue border; 100 shares with red...

Philadelphia, PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. < than 100 shs, Preferred Captial Stock, brown, portrait of Mr. Baldwin. Unlisted variety in Cox...

York, PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs, Common Stock, orange, electric street-car flanked by horse drawn street car and older version electr

PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. 100 shs, Preferred Capital Stock, green. Vignette of speeding passenger train. Extremely attractive certificate. SB

PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. 100 shs, Capital Stock, green. Vignette of interurban electric train. Unlisted as specimen in Cox. SBNC. XF.

Lancaster, PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, purple. Vignette of inter-urban electric train. Unlisted as specimen in Cox. VF.

Lancaster, PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, red. Vignette of electric interurban passenger train. Very attractive certificat

PA. 19-- (ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. < than 100 shs, Capital Stock, brown. Vignette of electric interurban passenger train. Attractive certificate...

Lancaster, PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, brown. Vignette of interurban electric streetcar on top. Unlisted railroad in Co

PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs. Capital Stock, orange. Vignette of interurban electric streetcar on top. Unlisted railroad in Cox. SBNC. X

Lancaster, PA. 191-. Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, blue. Vignette of interurban electric streetcar traveling over small bridge on top. Unlisted ra

Philadelphia, PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1950). Specimen. Odd shs, black. Modern usage of old stock design. Unlisted variety in Cox. 3 found in archives. ABNC.

PA. 190-. Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, green. Vignette of interurban electric streetcar on left. Unlisted as stock certificate. Only listed as a

PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. 2 different stock certificates. Both have vignette of colonial man. 1). Odd shs, Ad-Interim Shares of Capital Stock

PA. 1890-1900. Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, orange. Vignette of interurban electric streetcar on left. Unlisted railroad in Cox. SBNC. XF.

PA. 190-. Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, brown. Vignette of interurban streetcar. Unlisted railroad in Cox. SBNC. XF.

PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, blue. Vignette of interurban electric streetcar. Unlisted railroad in Cox. SBNC. XF.

Philadelphia, PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. 2 different stock certificates. 1). Philadelphia Railways Co., Odd shs, Capital Stock, orange. Vignet

Philadelphia, PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. 2 different stock certificates. 1). Philadelphia Railways Co., Odd shs, Capital Stock, orange. Vignet

PA, 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. 100 shs, Preferred Capital Stock, orange. Vignette of interurban electric streetcar. Unlisted railroad in Cox. SBNC

PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. 100 shs, Capital Stock, green. Vignette of interurban electric street car with angel holding light. Unlisted as sto

PA. 1920. $50,000 Registered General Mortgage 6% Gold Bond. Proof of vignette, denomination, title and text, no border. Vignette of locomotive and wor

PA. 1920. $50,000 Registered General Mortgage, 30 Year, 5% Gold Bond. Proof of vignette, denomination, title and text, no border. Vignette of locomoti

PA. 1912. Specimen. $50, 5% 1st Mortgage, Gold Bond, green. Vignette of speeding locomotive with passenger cars right to left. SBNC. XF.

Philadelphia, PA. 1920-30's. 5 different specimen stocks. All have eagle sitting on rock vignette. There are 2 common stocks and 3 preferred sto...

SC. 19-- (ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, green. Vignette of electric interurban passenger train. Attractive certificate. Unlisted r

TN. 1913. Specimen. 2 different certificates. Both have vignettes of speeding passenger locomotive. 1). Odd shs, Common Capital Stock, orange. 2). Odd

TN. 1937. Specimen. 3 different railroad bonds. All have locomotive and coal car facing right. All are 1st Mortgage 15 Years Bonds. 1) $100, green. 2)

TX. 1909. $1000, First Mortgage, 6% Gold Bond. Proof of vignette, title and text without border. Printed on off white paper with purple "Cancel...

UT. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, olive green. Vignette of eagle on top of beehive with American flags on either side. Unlist

UT. 1946. Both are $1000, 2 1/2% Refunding Mortgage Bond, Series C, Due 1991. Orange border is a registered bond and the green border is a coupon bond

VA, MD. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. 100 shs. Common Stock, orange. Vignette of railroad bridge over valley with no train on it. Unlisted railroad i

VA. 1960-1980's. Specimen. 14 different certificates, 8 are registered bonds and 6 are stock certificates. 1)-8) All with allegorical women flan...

VA. 1973. 8 different specimen certificates, 4 bonds and 4 stocks. 1)to4) Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Consolidated Mortgage 7 3/4% Bonds, Series B,

VA. 1964-1965. 4 different certificates. The first 3 have vignette of allegorical woman holding globe with cargo train at her feet. 1) Proof of $ odd,

WA. 1910. Specimen. English-French Bond. $100, 1st Mortgage 5% 30 Year, Gold Bond, green. Unlisted railroad in Cox. Small paper bend in lower right co

WA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, green. Vignette of interurban street car traveling over small bridge. Unlisted railroad in

WV. 1900-1920. Specimen. Odd shares, Capital Stock, brown border. Eagle. Unlisted railroad in Cox. SCBNC. Fine with small tear on UR margin and light

WV. 1916. Specimen. 100 shs. Common Capital Stock, blue. Vignette of interurban electric streetcar on top. Attractive certificate. Unlisted as specime

Sisterville, WV. 190-. Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, brown. Vignette of interurban street car. Unlisted railroad in Cox. SBNC. XF.

WV. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs, Preferred Stock, green. Vignette of interurban passenger train. Unlisted in Cox. SBNC. XF.

DE, IL. 1948. All were printed and designed by E.R. Grove and dated 1948. Grove also designed U.S. Postage stamps. The lot incldues 4 different origin

DE, IL. 1948-1959. 3 different certificates. All have allegorical woman flanked by diesel and locomotive (from original artwork in previous lot). 1)...

GA, TN, KY, VA. 1946-1974. 1) Virginian Railway Company. $1000 with purple border. Vignette of allegorical figures flanking steam train. Horizontal re

IL, TN, MO. 1885. Proof. $150 Coupon Bond, Brown. Steam locomotive at station and small eagle at bottom. Attached coupon on bottom of bond. Printed on

IL, TN, MO. 1885. Proof. $150 Coupon Bond, Orange. Steam locomotive at station and small eagle at bottom. Attached coupons on bottom of bond. Printed

IL, TN, MO. 1885. Proof. Proof of front of bond, bond back and back of coupons, all in blue. 1). $150 Coupon Bond, Blue. 2). Bond back, blue. 3). Coup

MA, MD, VA, PA, NH, ME, NY, NJ. 1900-1990's. Specimen. 6 different stock certificates. 1) Western Maryland Rwy. 1910-1920. 100 shs. Train leavin...

MA, ME, NH, NY. 1920-1940's. Specimen. 3 different stocks. All with speeding locomotive left to right. 100 shs, common stock, orange border; <...

MN, MO, IL. 1947-1952. 1) Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company. $1000, 1st and Refunding Mortgage, Series of 1990 3% bonds, purple borde...

MO, AL, IA. 1900-1980's. Specimen. 4 different stock certificates. 1) Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. 1918. < than 100 shs. Green border. Locom...

PA, DE, NY. 1940-1960's. 1) Reading Company. 1946. PA. $1000. Brown border. Vignette of allegorical figures flanking steam train. 2) to 4) Lacka...

PA, MD. 1920-1980's. Specimen. 1). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company. 1985. Odd shs, Preferred Stock, brown, photo vignette of steam locom...

PA, NJ, 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. 100 shs, Preferred Captial Stock, olive green. VIgnette of interurban street car in middle, electric generator

NJ, NY, PA. 19--(ca. 1900-1920). Specimen. Odd shs, Capital Stock, green. Vignette of speeding locomotive in middle, impressive building on right and

TX. 1906. $ odd, First Mortgage, 5%, 30 Year Gold Bond. Proof of vignette, title and text without border. Printed on off white paper with purple &qu...

1930's. Proof. 2 different sized versions of the proof vignette "Power Transportation". Vignette has Zeppelin; airplane; steamship; an...

1873. P-S1477. 1 Real. Proof. Front Proof. Mounted on manila card. ABN. AU.

1877. P-51756 Unlisted. 1 Peso. Proof. 7 different colors. Undertint of 1 Peso note. Printer is NBNCo. Issue is unpriced in pick. NBN. Uncirculated.

1941, 1952. P-16 Unlisted; P-24 Unlisted. 50 francs. Proofs. 2 different cut down black and white large die proofs on india paper mounted on manila fi

1982. P-Unlisted. 1000 Bolivianos. Mockup with original artwork with hand drawn portrait in pencil of proposed note for the 1982, P-167 note that ende

1949. P-Unlisted. 100 Bolivianos. Mockup. Front & back mockup essay proofs or models of proposed issue. Both mockups are dated 6-30-1949. Unique...

1928. P-Unlisted. 100 Bolivianos. Proof. Large die proof of title, border, undertint and partial design for an essay banknote front. 2 different examp

1928. P-Unlisted. Bolivianos. Proof. Large die proof of title, border, undertint and partial design for an essay banknote front. 2 different examples

1928. P-Unlisted. Bolivianos. Proof. Large die proof of title, border, undertint and partial design for an essay banknote front. 2 different examples

1928. P-Unlisted. 100 Bolivianos. 1,2) Large die proofs of title, borders, undertinit and partial design for an essay banknote fronts. 2 different exa

1920's. P-Unlisted. 5 Bolivianos. Proof. 3 different partial essay proofs used in the design of proposed banknotes. One has frame with title and...

1949. P-Unlisted. Security Banknote Company production file for proposed 1949 issue. 1) Photo essays of proposed designs of 9 different notes from 5 B

1949. P-Unlisted. Security Banknote Company production file for proposed 1949 issue. 1). 3 different photo portraits used on proposed essay banknotes

1949. P-Unlisted. 10,000 Bolivanos. Artwork. Essay design of proposed 1945 10,000 Bolivianos issue. 1). Pencil drawing of front of essay note with red

1869-1950's. Proof. 11 different Large Die Proofs (LDP's) or cut down LDP vignettes printed on india paper. all but one are from Brazilian b...

1859-1880's. P-Unlisted. Proof. 2 different cut down LDP vignettes printed on india paper and mounted on manila card. 1). Bank of Montreal. 1859...

1880-1920. P-Unlisted. Proof. 5 different LDP or cut down LDP vignettes printed on india paper. 1-2). Bank of Canada. Laurier and McDonald portraits.

1917. P-Unlisted. Proof. Essay design of frame and allegorical vignettes on left and right very similar to the 1917 series of the Canadian Bank of Com

1880's. Proof. Queen Victoria proof vignettes with her facing left. Red; brown and purple. Similar to the vignette on union Bank of Canada, $5.0...

1913.P-S1379 Unlisted. $10. Proof. 3 different proofs of central front battleship vignette without border or title. 2 different colors. 1). Full vigne

1913. P-S1379 Unlisted. $10. Proof. Printed on india paper, cut down close to borders and mounted on manila file card. Proof of battleship vignette wi

1945. P-290 Unlisted. 1000 Yuan. Proof. Uniface front & back proofs. Color trial in Green. Issued originally in Purple. Cut to shape. Glue resid...

1948. P-405, Unlisted Trial Color. 50 Yuan. Proof. Purple color trials. 1) Uniface back proof. Margins cut close. 2) Fully printed noted with no cance

1948. P-374 Unlisted. 250,000 CGU's. Specimen. Uniface specimen trial colors in Light Brown. Issued color is Red. Catalog value for issued note ...

1948. P-374 Unlisted. 250,000 CGU's. Specimen. Uniface specimen trial colors in Light Brown. Issued color is Red. Catalog value for issued note ...

1948. P-363 Unlisted. 10,000 CGU's. 4 different uniface specimen pairs with slight color variations. Unlisted as specimen in pick. Uniface front...

4-11-1945. P-283 Unlisted Trial Color. 500 Yuan. Catalog incorrectly lists this note as being printed by a Chinese printer. SBNCo printed this note. I

1920-1960. P-Unlisted. Proof. Portrait vignette proofs of F.D.P. Santander (3 different colors); Sucre and A. Narino. 1) Santander used on P-394. 2) S

1919-1922. P-Unlisted. Proof. 1) Trial color proof in Green of vignette, title & text. Missing border & denomination. Used on P-S426 to S429...

1900-1940's. P-Unlisted. Proof. 10 different Colombian banknote proof vignettes. 1-2). El Banco De La Republica, 1942 Pesos Oro issue. 2 differe...

1979. P-420 Unlisted. 500 Pesos Oro. Proof. 1) Proof of front mounted on card with clear plastic overlay with signatures and dates. 2) Copy of proof w

1979. P-420 Unlisted. 500 Pesos Oro. Proof. Front proof in black without undertint printed directly on white card and dated April 1st, 1979. Large mar

1938. P-385 Unlisted. 1 Peso Oro. Proofs. Proof vignette file envelope from ABN archives. Cut down large die front proof in black without undertint. P

3-1-1888. P-S421 p Unlisted. 50 Centavos. Proof. Cartagena, Colombia. Front & back trial color proofs with Blue undertint and Green back. Unique...

3-1-1888. P-S421 p Unlisted. 50 Centavos. Proof. Cartagena, Colombia. Front & back trial color proofs with Pink undertint and Brown back. Front ...

3-1-1888. P-S421 p Unlisted. 50 Centavos. Proof. Cartagena, Colombia. Front & back trial color proofs with Orange undertint and Orange back. A s...

3-1-1888. P-S422 p Unlisted. 1 Peso. Proof. Cartagena, Colombia. Front & back proofs. The front is in the listed Green underprint color, the bac...

3-1-1888. P-S422 p Unlisted. 1 Peso. Proof. Cartagena, Colombia. Front & back trial color proofs. The front has a Lavender Brown undertint &...

1888. P-S5421 Unlisted. 50 Centavos. Color trial proofs of issued note mounted on single piece. Note has Red undertint rather than Orange, back is in

3-1-1888. P-S423. 5 Pesos. Cartagena, Colombia. Color trial front and back proofs with Orange undertinit & Orange back. Catalog value is pick is...

3-1-1888. P-S423. 5 Pesos. Proof. Cartagena, Colombia. Color trial front and back proofs with Purple undertint & Purple back. Catalog value is p...

3-1-1888. P-S423. 5 Pesos. Proof. Cartagena, Colombia. Front and back proofs in issued colors possibly. Unique in archive. HBNC.