Lot # 1680. Fairman Draper Underwood & Co. Advertising Vignette Sheet #2. ca.1820's-30's. 16 by 17.5 inch framed and matted advertising vignette sheet for FDU with 3 inch diameter George Washington medallion vignette in middle flanked by multiple cameo vignettes, allegorical vignettes, denomination counterfoils, counterfoils with cameo portraits, animal vignettes and miscellaneous vignettes. Fine appearance with toning spots on bottom margin and small tears on upper right corner, but a small 1 inch triangular piece is missing from the right middle border that does not detract from appearance. I am not certain how it is mounted or attached to the matting. Rare early advertising security printer vignette sheet. FDU.
Lot # 1650. Franklin-Lee BNC Advertising Sign. 1897. Franklin-Lee BNC advertising sign printed on off white card stock. 12 by 7.75 inches. Ornate text and artistic designs. Bottom margin has printed "142 Broadway, New York". Pieces are missing from corners and there are a few bends and chips, otherwise appears Fine. Unique in archive. Outstanding show piece. FLBNC.
Lot # 1639. Bradbury, Wilkenson & Co., Limited Advertising Note. 1915-50. Advertising note for BWC. Uniface printed on white paper. Ship on left and Viscount Nelson on right. Scarce. BWC.
Lot # 1637. Bradbury, Wilkenson & Co., Limited Advertising Note. 1900-1920. Advertising note with allegorical figure in middle and cameo on left. Printed in blue and green. Light glue stains are present, otherwise this note grades XF to AU. BWC.
Lot # 1682. Columbian Banknote Company Color Sample Book. ca.1930-1950. Color sample book with 24 pages of different colors. Each page has the vignette of George Washington's portrait facing right. Each page is numbered with color. 5 by 2.75 inches. Scarce. Columbian BNC.
Lot # 1645. Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co, Ltd. Proof Spanish Advertising Note. ca.1850's-60's. Proof face printed on india paper in black and proof of central vignette and portrait without text or border. Both in XF condition. Slight toning on top middle of complet note and mounting stains on the left side of the vignette proof. Roman soldier on left and long horned cattle with gaucho. Text states "Graveurs et Imprimeurs de Billets de Banque, Obligations, Coupons, Actions, Cheques, Etc. - Modele de Billet". BWC
Lot # 1634. American BNC & Canadian Bank Note Co., Specimen Stock Certificates. ca.1920's. 3 different "Specimen Stock Certificate" advertising pieces with beaver on face and either information about the company or a building on the back. 1, 2). The olive green certificate is cut close on left and the orange certificate has 2 small repaired tears on upper left. Both by Canadian BNC; 3). The green certificate has water stains on lower right. Back has ABNC, Ottawa building. Scarce group. CBNC, ABNC.
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