Archives International Auctions, Part XII - October 20, 21 & 23, 2012

China & India. Datelined: London, 192x, Specimen Sola of exchange, Arms at left on counterfoil, olive green on thin white paper, Red Specimen ov...

Barranquilla, Colombia, 1880's, 1 Peso, P-S581p, Front and back proofs, the front is black on tan underprint on india on cut down card, the back...

Barranquilla, Colombia, 1880's, 10 Pesos, P-S583p, Front and back proofs, the front is black on orange underprint on india on cut down card, the...

Bucaramanga, Colombia. 188x, 10 Pesos, P-S783p, Proof banknote face and back printed on india paper on cut down card, Black on red underprint, Choice

Congo, ND (1963), 100 Francs, P-1ct., Specimen Color Trial, Blue on m/c instead of issued green and m/c, Specimen overprints, POC's, Choice to G...

Congo, 24-11-1971, 5 Zaires, P-14, Specimen banknote, specimen overprints, S/N B 0000000 A, Uncirculated to CU condition, G&D.

Congo, 21-1-1970, 50 Makuta, P-11s2, Specimen banknote, Red on Olive-Green and m/c with Mobutu at right and stadium at center, back gathering coconuts

Congo, Lot of 5 notes, All are dated between 1964 and 1970, Includes 100 Francs and 1000 Francs, P6s and P-8s; and, 1 Zaire, 50 Makuta and 5 Zaires Sp

Congo, Lot of 5 notes, All are dated between 1964 and 1970, Includes 100 Francs and 1000 Francs, P6s and P-8s; and, 1 Zaire, 50 Makuta and 5 Zaires Sp

Congo, Lot of 5 notes, All are dated between 1964 and 1970, Includes 100 Francs and 1000 Francs, P6s and P-8s; and, 1 Zaire, 50 Makuta and 5 Zaires Sp

Costa Rica, 100 Colones, ND (1914), Pick 164fp, Face Proof. An impressive black and white ABNCo proof. PMG graded Uncirculated 62.

Costa Rica, Lot of 2 different banknotes, 1 proof and 1 specimen. Includes Specimen, San Jose. 1993. 100 Colones, P-261s , S/N H00000008, AU-Unc. and

San Jose, Costa Rica. ND (ca.1942-49). P-210 Unlisted Proof. 10 Colones. Proof face printed in orange on india paper on large thin card, Choice Uncirc

Costa Rica, 1983, 20 Colones, No Series. P-252pe, Unlisted “Printers essay” Tyvek banknote. No serial numbers, signatures or other overprints, Front a

Cuba, 1966, Lot of 5 proofs printed in green on beige paper or black. Includes 10; 20; 40; 100 and 200 Pesos, Bono De Independencia Economica, El Banc

Havana, Cuba, ND (ca.1872-83), 1 Peso, P-27 unlisted back uniface back specimen, black with green border with Columbus in sight of land, Red specimen

Cuba, 1949, 1950. Large die proof vignette of Jose Marti used on 1 Peso, P-77. Printed in green on india paper, Imprint at bottom states “Jose Marti -

New York, NY, August 17, 1869. Cuba and Puerto Rico, Lot of 2 notes, both are 1 Peso, P-61, Issued banknotes, Black with red seal, S/N's 5972 an...

Cyprus, 1941, 1 Shilling, P-20 Unlisted Specimen banknote, Brown and green, King George VI at center, Specimen overprint, normal S/N C/3 919495, Choic

Cyprus, 1946, 2 Shilling, P-21 Unlisted Specimen banknote, King George VI at center, Specimen overprint, normal S/N C/9 178113, Choice AU.

Cyprus, 1950, 5 Shilling, P-22 Unlisted Specimen banknote, King George VI at center, Specimen overprint, normal S/N F/1 164454, Choice AU with one ver

Cyprus, 1948, 10 Shillings, P-23 Unlisted Specimen banknote, King George VI at center top, Specimen overprint, normal S/N F/7 040831, Choice AU with o

Cyprus, 1949, 1 Pound, P-24 Unlisted Specimen banknote, King George VI at right top, Specimen overprint, normal S/N F/12 351137, Choice VF to XF condi

Cyprus, 1943, 3 Piastres, P-28 Unlisted Specimen banknote, Blue, King George VI at center, Specimen overprint, normal S/N A/1 062 385, Choice Uncircul

Cyprus, 1952, 5 Shillings, P-30 Unlisted Specimen banknote, Queen Elizabeth II at center, Specimen overprint and pin-punch CANCELLED twice on note, no

Cyprus, 1955, 250 Mil, P-33s Specimen banknote, Queen Elizabeth II at right, pin-punch SPECIMEN, S/N A/1 000000, Gem Uncirculated condition. This note

Cyprus, 1955, 1 Pound, P-35s, Specimen banknote, Queen Elizabeth II at right, pin-punch SPECIMEN, S/N A/1 000000, Another amazing Gem Uncirculated bea

Cyprus, 1961, 250 Mils, P-37s, Specimen banknote, fruit at left, arms at right, Pin-punch SPECIMEN overprint, S/N A/1 000000, Choice to Gem Uncirculat

Cyprus, 1961, 1 Pound, P-39s Specimen banknote, arms at right, Pin-punch SPECIMEN overprint, S/N A/1 000000, Uncirculated condition. BWC (without impr

Cyprus, 1961, 5 Pounds, P-40s Specimen banknote, arms at right, Pin-punch Cancelled overprint, S/N A/1 000000, Choice Uncirculated condition. BWC (wit

Cyprus, 1964, 250 Mil, P-41as Specimen banknote, Fruit at left, arms at right, Pin-punch Cancelled overprint, S/N B/7 000000, Gem Uncirculated conditi

Cyprus, 1966, 250 Mil, P-41as Specimen banknote, Fruit at left, arms at right, Pin-punch “Cancelled-333” overprint, S/N C/13 000000, Gem Uncirculated

Cyprus, 1964, 500 Mil, P-42as Specimen banknote, arms at right, Pin-punch CANCELLED overprint, S/N B/7 000000, Gem Uncirculated condition. BWC (withou

Cyprus, ND (1966-78), 1 Pound, P-43s Unlisted Color Trial Specimen banknote, arms at right, Orange-red on m/c instead of issued brown on m/c, No Seria

Cyprus, 1966, 1 Pound, P-43as Specimen banknote, arms at right, Pin-punch SPECIMEN overprint, S/N B/19 000000, Gem Uncirculated condition. BWC (withou

Cyprus, 1966, 5 Pounds, P-44as Unlisted Color Trial Specimen banknote, arms at right, Purple on m/c instead of issued blue on m/c, No Serial Numbers,

Cyprus, 1966, 5 Pounds, P-44as Specimen banknote, arms at right, Pin-punch SPECIMEN overprint, S/N B/4 000000, Another lovely Gem Uncirculated note. B

Cyprus, Lot of 4 Approval Specimen notes, all are June 1, 1974 dated notes. Includes 250 Mil, P-41bs Specimen banknote; 500 Mil, P-42bs Specimen bankn

Cyprus, ND (ca.1972-85), 10 Pounds, P-48as Specimen banknote, arms at right, SPECIMEN overprint, POC, No serial numbers, Choice to Gem Uncirculated no

Cyprus, 1983, 50 Sent, P-49s Specimen banknote, Brown on m/c, woman seated on right, POC's, SPECIMEN overprint, S/N C 000000, Another lovely Cho...

Danzig, 1932. 20 Gulden, P-60s (CM#G51a-b), Specimen banknote, Lilac-brown on m/c, Stockturm in middle with arms at left, back with Neptune, S/N C/B 0

Danzig, 1922, 1000 Mark, P-15a, Issued banknote, Olive green and dark brown, S/N 046857, Attractive note for grade with bright colors, sharp corners a

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1875 (1920 reprint), 500 Kroner, P-A84 Type Unlisted reprint, Uniface Obverse and reverse with text on back of each note “Trykt S

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1911 (1920 reprint), 10 Kroner, P-7k Type Unlisted reprint, Uniface Obverse and reverse banknotes with text on back of each note

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. ND (ca.1947-50), 100 Pesos Oro, P-65 Unlisted Face and Back Proofs. Printed on india paper mounted on large card, B

Dominican Republic, 1848 (1853), 20 Pesos on 1 Pesos = 40 centavos, P-6, Issued banknote, overprint: “…del decreto Congreso Nacional de Mayo de 1853”

Dominican Republic, ND (1947-50), 1000 Pesos Oro, P-67p Unlisted face front proof with no back, Printed in Black without underprint or seal, Basilica

Dominican Republic. ND (ca.1956-58), 20 Pesos Oro, P-79p Unlisted face front proof with no back, Printed in Black without underprint or seal, POC...

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1876, 5 Pesos, P-S161, Red, Arms at center, Hand written date, Uniface, PMG graded “58 Choice About Uncirculated”.

East Africa, 1st May, 1920, 1 Florin, P-8, Issued banknote, Red on olive brown border and underprint, Portrait of King George V on right, back blue wi

East Africa, ND (ca. 1921-1939), 100 Shillings or 5 Pounds, P-Unlisted, Reverse Large Die Proof of Lion, Printed in black, the note appears VF-XF but

East Africa, ND 1938-52, 20 Shillings = £1, P-30cts unlisted Color Trial banknote, purple on lime green instead of issued black-blue on yellow-...

Nairobi, East Africa, 1st February 1956, 100 Shillings = 5 Pounds, P-36, Issued banknote, blue-black on green and lilac underprint, Queen Elizabeth II

East Africa, ND 1961, 5 Shillings, P-41a Unlisted Archival Specimen, Queen Elizabeth II on top left, Brown on light red underprint, Pin-punch “Cancell

East Africa, ND 1961, 10 Shillings, P-42a Unlisted Archival Specimen, Queen Elizabeth II on top left, Green on light green underprint, Pin-punch “Canc

East Africa, ND (1964), 20 Shillings, P-47, Blue on m/c, sailboat at center, back blue, S/N C 671201, Uncirculated to CU with sharp corners and excell

East Africa, ND 1961, 20 Shillings, P-43a Unlisted Archival Specimen, Queen Elizabeth II on top left, Blue on light pink underprint, Red Specimen over

Quito, Ecuador, ND Ca.1984-88, 1000 Sucres, P-125 Unlisted type with American Bank Note Imprint on bottom, Large margin proofs printed on planchetted

Cairo, Egypt. 5th July, 1926, 1 Egyptian Pound, P-20, Issued banknote, Black on olive green and m/c, S/N J/5 304453, PMG graded Very Fine 25 with nota

Cairo, Egypt, 24th March, 1931, 10 Pounds, P-23a, Issued banknote, Brown on m/c underprints, Cook signature, S/N X/45 005868, The note appears AU to U

Cairo, Egypt, January 23, 1945, 10 Egyptian Pounds, P-23b, Issued banknote, S/N X/ 011174, Choice VF with ink stain on lower left corner tip and paper

Cairo, Egypt. 1946, 5 Pounds, P-25a, Issued banknote, Blue green, violet and brown, S/N AB/17 013261, Leith-Ross Signature, PMG graded Very Fine 25 Ne

San Salvador, El Salvador, 1920 (1921), 1 Colon, Serie A, P-S191, issued banknote, blue on m/c, S/N 33356, Fine to Choice Fine condition with large ma

San Salvador. March 17, 1988, 100 Colones, No Series, P-137s2, Proof or uniface specimen face printed on security banknote paper with large margins an

ND (ca.1945). $5, P-13cts Unlisted Trial Color, Orange on m/c instead of issued black on m/c, Red specimen overprints, “00000” serial numbers and PO...

Ethiopia, ND (ca.1945). $1, P-12 Unlisted Trial Color. Green and m/c instead of issued black and m/c, Uniface Front Specimen banknote. Red specimen ov

Ethiopia, ND (ca.1945). $5, P-13 Unlisted Trial Color, Orange on m/c instead of issued black on m/c, Uniface Specimen banknote. Red specimen overprint

Ethiopia, ND (1945), $100, P-16s, Specimen banknote, Black on green and m/c, Building on face, back with arms, S/N “AA00000”, Specimen overprint and P

Ethiopia, ND (1945). $500, P-17cs, Unlisted Specimen Signature variety. Black on m/c underprint, Emperor Haile Selassie on left with church in middle,

Falkland Islands, 1st January 1982, 10 Pounds, P-11b, Issued banknote, green on light orange and yellow-green underprint, Queen Elizabeth II on right,

Levuka, Fiji, 187x (1873), 12 1/2 cents, P-7b, Issued and cancelled, Single chain, dark blue on light grey paper, blue cancelled overprint and ink can

Levuka, Fiji, 187x (1873), 1st April 1873, 100 cents, P-12r, Partially issued and ink cancelled, Single chain, Brown with C.R. on top, S/N 201, Strict

Levuka, Fiji, 187x, 1872 1st January 1872, $10, P-5a (Listed by PMG as 5d, but that is incorrect), Issued and ink cancelled, Single chain, black on bu

Levuka, Fiji, 187x, 1872 1st January 1872, $10, P-5b (Listed by PMG as 5d, but that is incorrect), Issued and ink cancelled, Single chain, black on bu

Fiji, 1st September, 1920. 5/- Shillings, P-25c, Issued banknote, Signature Brabant | Marks, Green on brown underprint, S/N A/1 00418, PMG graded Very

France, ND (Nov. 1793?), 30 Livres, P-A94?, Issued banknote, 170 x 91 mm's, S/N 949, Fine to Choice Fine with repair of left vertical fold where...

France, ND (1794), 10 Sous, P-A94A, Issued banknote, 87 x 60 mm's, AU to Uncirculated with mounting remnants on back.

France, ND (Nov. 1793), 25 Livres, P-A97, Issued banknote, 134 x 73 mm's, S/N 9902, Choice XF condition with light mounting remnants on back.

France, ND (Nov. 1793), 50 Livres, P-A98, Issued banknote, 138 x 75 mm's, S/N 6791, Choice VF to XF condition with light mounting remnants on ba...

France, ND (Nov. 1793), 100 Livres, P-A99, Issued banknote, 132 x 72 mm's, S/N 3466, AU to Choice AU condition with light mounting remnants on b...

France, ND (ca.1937-39), 5 Francs, P-83 Unlisted essay uniface front and back banknotes in full color. The issued note has the title “Le Cassier Gener

France, ND (ca.1939-42), 20 Francs, P-92 Unlisted uniface full color essay proof, the issued note has the title “Le Cassier General” and this note has

France, ND (ca.1944), 1000 Francs, P-Unlisted, Proposed essay design that was not adopted, uniface front proof on thin paper, AU condition, oval red o

France, ND (ca.1944), 1000 Francs, P-Unlisted, Proposed essay design progress proof of only the blue color that was not adopted, uniface front proof o

France. Lot of 3 notes. Includes 1937, 100 Francs, P-78c, Boyer Signature, VF; 1937, 50 Francs, P-85a, Boyer Signature, VF to Choice VF; and, 1941, 20

France, September 12, 1791, 300 Livres, P-A48, Issued banknote, King Louis XVI on top middle, Ink cancelled with large “X” and additional overprints a

France, 21 Nivose, An IV (11.1.1796), 250 Francs, P-A91, Issued banknote, 245 x 95 mm's, S/N 8217, Choice VF to XF with 3 light vertical folds, ...

France, 21 Nivose, An IV (11.1.1796), 25 Francs, P-A88, Issued banknote, 243 x 94 mm's, S/N 8192, Choice XF to AU with 2 light vertical folds.

Paris, France, 1767 (1768), 7 Page 13 x 8.75 inches, printed on untrimmed bond type of paper, Alsace loan for 6000 Livres = 300 Livres, Issued histori

France, 1-10-1942, 500 Francs, P-95b, Issued, S/N H.6802-555, Belin - Rousseau - Favre-Gilly signatures, PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ, extremely

France, 1-10-1942, 500 Francs, P-95b, Issued, S/N H.6902-784, Belin - Rousseau - Favre-Gilly signatures, PMG graded Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ, extrem

France, 1942. 500 Francs, P-95b, Pax with wreath at left, S/N U.6902 592, PMG graded Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ, Extremely attractive large size n

Lot of 2 Notes, France, 8-4-1943, Both are 1000 Francs, P-102, Issued, S/N X.4895-888 and X.4895-889, Both are PMG graded Choice Uncirculated 64, extr

France, 3-9-1959, 50 Nouveaux Francs, P-143, Issued banknote, S/N V.32 36736, Henry IV at center, PMG graded Choice Very Fine 35, very attractive note

France, 4-2-1960, 100 Nouveaux Francs, P-144a, Issued banknote, S/N Z.47-50121, Napoleon at right, PMG graded Choice Very Fine 35.

France, 1981, 200 Francs, P-155a, Issued banknote, S/N C.007 305350, Montesquieu at right, PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

France, 1987. 500 Francs, P-156f, Stroh - Ferman - Dentaud Signatures, Blaise Pascal at center, S/N's M.258 24051 and 24052, both notes PMG grad...

France, 22-1-1987, 500 Francs, P-156f, Issued banknote, S/N M.258 24035, Pascal at center, PMG graded Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ, tied with two ot

Saigon, French Indo-China, ND (ca. 1909-21), 1 Piastre, P-34b, Issued banknote, Brown on light brown paper, Oriental woman seated below allegorical Fr

French Oceania, 1942, 50 Centimes, P-7, Law of 1942, Issued banknote, Orange and green, Torch of freedom on middle, PCGS graded About New 53, rare and