COMPLETED ABN II AUCTION  H.R.Harmer to Auction the American Bank Note Company Archives, Part II in Bethel, CT Since 1990, portions of the fabled American Bank Note Company's archives have been sold at public auction, beginning with the four Christies sales of obsolete banknotes, worldwide banknotes and world wide stamps held from 1990 to 1991. On January 31st, February 1st and 2nd, 2007, H.R.Harmer successfully auctioned off the first section of the American Bank Note Company Archives from a recently released treasure trove of material that was new to the collecting community. We are proud to present the second portion of this fabled printing companies archive to be auctioned this year of paper ephemera and unique printing plates including stocks and bonds, banknotes, stamps, vignettes and much more, directly from these storied archives.
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This auction, being conducted by H.R. Harmer, the auctioneer of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s stamp collection, will bring to market a wealth of new rare and unique items. Included are many discovery pieces new to the collecting community that will broaden the range of material known in a number of significant collecting areas, but especially in the fields of the collecting of old stocks and bonds (known as Scripophily to the hobby) and also foreign banknotes. My personal experience of participating and being at the historic Christie's auctions of 1989 to 1991 will be treasured forever as a collector and researcher. The massive amounts of new material, being offered by Christie's, that had previously been unknown to the collecting community was beyond comprehension. I do not know anyone who was there for these amazing auctions regretting their purchases, and if anything, I’m sure that most buyers, including myself, regret not having purchased more at that time. Those great Christie's auctions brought to the market many previously unknown pieces, many of which are still the only known items extant. If you have been looking for that one piece to complete your collection, if you have an area of particular interest, if you are just starting out, or if you like it all, this is an auction you won’t want to miss. We therefore suggest that your collecting field may be positively impacted, as others were, after these H.R. Harmer auctions are con cluded. Extremely rare and attractive banknote. The Archive includes proofs, specimens, unique printing plates and production material from the American Bank Note Company, its predecessor companies and companies ABNC acquired over the years. There is a large group of Scripophily, the hobby's name for collecting old stock and bond certificates; vignettes; banknotes; and miscellaneous security printed documents produced by a number of well known security printers including ABNC, National Bank Note Company, Continental Bank Note Company, Security Bank Note Company and many others.  Unique printing plate for the Philadelphia Zoological Society. Lot # 593 in the sale. Unknown to exist up until 2 years ago. This sale includes over 2500 lots of material from the archives of the American Bank Note Company. It will include over 1100 lots of stocks, bonds and production material relating to the design and production of these certificates including over 300 lots of rare and unknown railroad certificates; over 190 lots of rare and unique mining specimens, proofs and production material; 3 rare Zoo certificates including a unique printing plate for the Philadelphia Zoological Society; over 150 lots of aviation and automobile certificates as well as hundreds of additional lots of scripophily with many unique and rare items new to the collecting community. Additionally, there is a exceptional group of philatelic material, including over 40 unique stamp printing plates from the archives of ABNC as well as exceptional items from Canada, the United States and other countries. Included in this section is an incredible collection of rare and unique U.S.Postal Notes and Postal Savings certificates. Unique Cuba Printing Plate. Communications Building, Scott #RA16. Lot # 31 in the auction. 105x93x6mm steel die, full design of stamp, die "9357". XF condition. Unique in archive. Lot # 138 in the auction. Unique R181E pencil & ink sketch for proposed design with engraved vignette affixed on heavy board, 159x185mm, by R. Ostrander Smith, VF condition.
It is impossible to list all of the highlights in this sale, but the foreign banknote section is exceptional and will be difficult if not impossible to repeat in the near future. Included in this section are numerous numismatic discovery pieces from Mexico, Canada, China, Haiti, The Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Laos, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and many other countries. Also included are unique banknote printing plates from Argentina, China, Costa Rica, Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti and other countries. These unique treasures have never been offered before to the collecting community and represent important historical artifacts of museum quality material. Other highlights included in this sale include: Turnkey Commissary Scrip Notes, the last of 2 complete sets found in the archive as well as unique proofs and models from this rare MPC-Vietnam Era banknote set. Unique Enigmatic Hawaii Banknote Reprint Proofs for the First Series Silver Certificate Set, P-1 through P-5, as well as numerous numismatic and philatelic related vignette proofs. This auction includes an exceptional selection of proof vignettes and miscellaneous archival production material relating to the design and production of stamps, banknotes, stocks, bonds, checks and security printed material. The dealer and collector from every level will be sure to find something in this sale. The catalog will be on view at http://www.hrharmer.com in the near future. The auction will take place at H.R. Harmer’s offices in Bethel, CT. There will be Ebay Live bidding, as well as live bidding, mail, phone, fax, and agent bidding. Full color catalogs will be available for $30, with an additional fee for postage for non-U.S. addresses.
Unique Bulwer Consolidated Mining Company Proof Stock certificate. Lot # 711 in auction. Extremely rare "Bodie Mining District" stock certificate. Also includes hand written stock certificate model for text and the original order form for stock certificates on preprinted form with American Bank Note Co. heading that describes design and text of stock certificate. El Banco Central Mexicano, Bono De Caja. Lot # 2222 in auction. Specimen of extremely rare and attractive note that is not listed in Pick catalog. Red specimen overprint, POC and "00000" serial numbers. Vignette of steaming locomotive. Back has denomination. Black with light brown undertint.
The Auction will take place in Bethel, Connecticut, USA which is located 1 hour outside of New York City. The dates and times of the auction are: Wednesday, October 17th
Session 1 at 11:30 AM - Session 1 Lot #’s 1-462
Session 2 at 3:00 PM - Session 2 Lot #’s 463-903
Thursday, October 18th
Session 3 at 11:30 AM - Session 3 Lot #’s 904-1338
Session 4 at 3:30 PM - Session 4 Lot #’s 1339-1718
Friday, October 19th
Session 5 at 11:30 AM - Session 5 Lot #’s 1719-2046
Session 6 at 2:30 PM - Session 6 Lot #’s 2047-2631
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