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Consignments of definitive Estado de Sonora notes

The low-value definitive notes were shipped from the American Bank Note Company in New York, via Wells Fargo, to J. M. Maytorena, care of Joffroy & Levin, Nogales, Arizona in fourteen strongboxes and arrived between 8 March and 28 April.

Box
number
Date
shipped
   Seriesfromto
1 20 February 8 March 20,000 25c A 00001 20000
20,000 50c A 40001 60000
2 5 March 15 March 20,000 25c A 20001 40000
40,000 25c B 82501 122500
20,000 50c A 60001 80000
40,000 50c B 00001 40000
3 16 March 22 March 40,000 25c C 42501 82500
40,000 25c D 22501 62500
4 40,000 50c C 82501 122500
20,000 $1 A 80001 100000
15,000 $5 A 100001 115000
7,500 $10 A 115001 122500
5 20 March 31 March 40,000 25c E 7501 47500
40,000 25c F 00001 40000
15,000 $5 B 60001 75000
6 40,000 50c D 62501 102500
40,000 50c E 47501 87500
7,500 $10 B 75001 82500
7,500 $10 C 35001 42500
7 29 March 7 April 20,000 $1 B 40001 60000
20,000 $1 C 00001 20000
20,000 $1 D 102501 122500
20,000 $1 E 87501 107500
8 3 April 12 April 40,000 25c G 82501 122500
40,000 25c H 42501 82500
9 40,000 50c F 40001 80000
40,000 50c G 00001 40000
10 20,000 $1 F 80001 100000
20,000 $1 G 40001 60000
20,000 $1 H 00001 20000
11 15,000 $5 C 20001 35000
15,000 $5 D 00001 15000
15,000 $5 E 107501 122500
7,500 $10 D 15001 23500
7,500 $10 E 00001 7500
7,500 $10 F 115001 122500
12 13 April 28 April 40,000 25c I 22501 62500
40,000 25c J 7501 47500
40,000 50c H 82501 122500
13 40,000 50c I 62501 102500
40,000 50c J 47501 87500
20,000 $1 I 102501 122500
20,000 $1 J 87501 107500
14 15,000 $5 F 100001 115000
15,000 $5 G 60001 75000
15,000 $5 H 20001 35000
15,000 $5 1 00001 15000
7,500 $10 G 75001 82500
7,500 $10 H 35001 42500
7,500 $10 I 15001 22500
7,500 $10 J 00001 7500
15,000 $5 J 107501 122500

 

Box 1, containing 20,000 25c and 20,000 50c notes, ten seals and a list of the contraseñas were sent to the Tesorero General in Hermosillo on 10 March AGHES, Oficialidad Mayor, tomo 3024 , as recorded in AGN, colección Manuel González Ramírez 98/144.

The high-value definitive notes were shipped from the American Bank Note Company in New York, via Wells Fargo, to J. M. Maytorena, care of Joffroy & Levin, Nogales, Arizona on 13 October 1915ABNC, folder 470, Estado de Sonora (1914-1937). However, on 2 November Wells Fargo reported that Joffroy y Levin would not accept the shipment as Maytorena had left without giving them any instructionsibid.. So on 8 November ABNC wrote to Randall to ask him to contact Well Fargo and advise them what disposition he wished made of the caseibid.. Joffroy y Levin finally took possession of the strongbox on 31 January 1916ibid., memorandum 13 February 1929 but the notes were not distributed and eventually passed on to the movie money/curio market.

Box
number
Date
shipped
   Seriesfromto
13 13 October   20,000 $20 L 00001 20000
20,000 $20 M 9001 29000
6,000 $50 L 20001 26000
6,000 $50 M 0001 6000
6,000 $50 N 23001 29000
3,000 $100 L 26001 29000
3,000 $100 M 6001 9000
3,000 $100 N 0001 3000