Welcome to the Sale
On behalf of the entire Archives International Auctions team, I would like to personally welcome you to our Second Hong Kong
auction. We are offering over 400 lots of Chinese and Asian Banknotes, Coins & Scripophily in association with Dynasty Auctions
Company on April 12th, 2014 in Hong Kong at the Harbour Plaza North Point Hotel. Included will be many desirable banknotes
that are rarely seen at auction in addition to a large assortment of specialized issues from many areas. We have hundreds of ban-
knotes in our current offering that will appeal to collectors and dealers at every level with many of the notes new to the market
from old estates or collections.
Highlights include a Hupeh Government Mint rarity that was discovered in an old estate in Colorado and is new to the
collecting community; A high grade group of 10 International Banking Corporation, 1905, $10 issued notes as well as other rare
notes from an old, early Cuba family estate put together in the 1920’s and only recently discovered by the family after they
immigrated to the U.S. from Cuba in the 1950’s; a high grade Ming Note that was discovered in a small European auction recently;
an exciting, high grade Singapore “Birds” Specimen set that originally was discovered in an old pawn shop in Montreal, Canada;
a very interesting group of Ch’ing notes of various dates and denominations from the “Hamtramck Collection”, put together over
a 40 year time period by an astute high ranking U.S. army Colonel as he traveled the world from the 1940’s to the 1980’s, as well as
a number of rare Hong Kong notes found in his travels. Additionally, there is a spectacular Russo-Asiatic, 1910 “Harbin Branch”
$100 note in AU condition that will enhance any advanced collection; a very attractive pair of $5 and $10 Mercantile Bank of India
as well as a 1934, $50 Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China notes, all from the “Hamtramck Collection”; Numerous issued
and specimen notes from Republic and Empire issues as well as Provincial and Private Issuers, coins and scripophily that help
round out the auction.
We are looking forward to another exciting Hong Kong auction and hope you enjoy our current offerings. Our next live auction is
scheduled for late May, 2014 at our offices in Fort Lee, New Jersey and will include U.S. & Worldwide banknotes, coins and
historic documents. We are also in production for our next Banknote and Scripophily Auction to be held in conjunction with the
Fourth Annual Wall Street Coin, Currency and Scripophily Show scheduled this October 2014. If you have suitable material, we
are still seeking consignments for both our May and October auctions.
We would also like to thank Dynasty Auctions Company LTD and their warm and welcoming team for their help and
encouragement in holding our second Hong Kong Auction and look forward to many more in association with them in the future.
I would like to thank everyone who has participated in our past auctions and has helped make this auction series a
resounding success.
Best of luck,
Bob Schwartz
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