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ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL SALE 115 SELECTIONSHere are some selected lots from the July 28 sale by Archives International Auctions. -Garrett 
Australia, ND (1939). 10 Shillings, P-25a R12, Issued Banknote, Orange on blue underprint with portrait of King George VI at right, Back is orange with "Manufactures" at center, S/N E/62 199704, PMG graded Choice Uncirculated 64.
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Ottawa, Canada. 1935. Bank of Canada, $2, P-40s, BC-3S, Specimen Banknote, English text, portrait of Queen Mary at left, back with an allegorical figure of Mercury and a harbor/rail scene. S/N A0000000, pp A. PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. Printer: BABN. Four large even margins, bright colors and sharp corners only add to the appearance of this desirable and rare note, which gives the appearance of a Superb Gem Example. Part of the Bank of Canada's inaugural 1935 issue. Ottawa, Canada. 1935. Bank of Canada, $5, BC-5S, Specimen Banknote, English text, portrait of the Prince of Wales at left, back with a seated allegorical figure and mountain/hydroelectric landscape. S/N A0000000, pp B. PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Printer: BABN. Another outstanding high grade example from this desirable series. At the time of issue the Prince of Wales was heir to the throne; he briefly reigned as King Edward VIII in 1936 before his abdication that December, a small historical footnote tied to this portrait. Ottawa, Canada. 1935. Bank of Canada, $10, BC-7S, Specimen Banknote, English text, portrait of Princess Mary, the Princess Royal, at left, back with a seated allegorical female figure and harvest imagery. S/N A0000000, pp B. PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Printer: BABN.
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Harbin, China, 1925. 10 Yuan, P-S2572b S/M#P42-64d, Issued Banknote, Blue on m/c underprint with scenic view at center, Back is blue with bank title at top and denomination at left and right, S/N A783449A, PMG graded Very Fine 25 with comment "Annotations." ABNC.
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Granada, Nicaragua. 31 day October 1856. Republic of Nicaragua, Military Script, $50, Pick# S132, Issued in Granada, made payable to E. S. Hardy for "Military Services rendered to the State", hand signed by William Walker as President of the Republic and also signed by the Minister of Hacienda. Printed on thin paper by El Nicaraguense Print, printed in black, with ornate side borders and bold title "FIFTY DOLLARS". This example, serial number 1782, is PMG graded Very Fine 30 with notation of "Tears, Foreign Substance". The signatures, design elements, and embossing remain bold and distinct. This rare fiscal note is directly tied to one of the most turbulent episodes in Central American history. William Walker, an American physician, lawyer, and adventurer from Tennessee, launched a series of "filibustering" expeditions in Latin America during the 1850s. After failed attempts in Mexico, he turned to Nicaragua, where he exploited a civil conflict to seize power in 1856. Declaring himself President of Nicaragua, Walker sought to Americanize the country's institutions, reinstated slavery (abolished years earlier), and attracted settlers and mercenaries from the United States. His regime provoked alarm among surrounding countries and was driven out within a year by a coalition of Central American states, and was executed in Honduras in 1860 after a later expedition failed. Notes of this issue are seldom encountered, and Walker's signed notes and documents are highly prized for their direct connection to the Central America filibuster era and to one of the most controversial figures of 19th-century Central American history.
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Middlebury, Vermont, May 6, 1865. U.S. Post Office Department Transportation of the Mails draft, No. 496, payable to J. Cobb, Postmaster, Middlebury, Vermont, in the amount of $500.00, to the order of J.D. Page, Agent, Rutland & Burlington R.R. Co., Draft features the classic eagle over rail and maritime transportation vignette. Signed by Alexander N. Zevely (1806-1870), Third Assistant Postmaster General under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, who oversaw postal finances, stamps, and registered mail while helping advance the Railway Mail Service. Countersigned by J. Milton McGrew, Auditor of the Post Office Department, responsible for auditing and settling postal accounts during the Reconstruction era. Endorsed on the reverse by Justus Cobb, prominent Vermont printer, publisher of the Middlebury Register, and Postmaster of Middlebury. An attractive Civil War-era postal fiscal document combining postal and railroad history with multiple identifiable postal officials' signatures. VF to XF condition with expected folds and endorsements. ABNC.
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Lynchburg, Virginia. 12th Day of November 1907, $1, Associated Banks of Lynchburg, I/U Clearing House Certificate, black printing on off white paper, back light orange, S/N 5107, "This certifies that The First National Bank, Lynchburg National Bank, Peoples National Bank, National Exchange Bank, American National Bank, and the Lynchburg Trust & Savings Bank, comprising the Lynchburg Clearing House Association....", PCGS graded Very Fine 20, rare Virginia depression scrip. Rare Virginia Panic1907 panic currency.
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