Archives International Auctions Sale 40 2 Sessions -Tuesday April 11th, 2017 Click Lot Title to Bid

Archives International Auctions - Sale 40 32 April 11,2017 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com PHILATELIC - STAMPS & COVERS 188 188 American Bank Note Co., ca. 1980s, Intaglio Chinese Vignettes and Stamps China and U.S., Lot of 5 identical proof presentation sheets, printed in the 1980s, Purple on off white thin card stock, featured on each sheet is a total 7 subjects that represent various vignettes and 2 different proof stamps designed for China by ABNC. Most of the designs are ca.1900-1940’s. Uncirculated. Scarce stamps in this format as well as very attractive. ABNC.������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $350-500 SCRIPOPHILY - FOREIGN CHINA - EMPIRE 189 189 Shanghai-Nanking Railway 1904 Issued 5% Bond Quartet. China, Lot of 4 bonds, Issued by the British and Chinese Corp. Ltd. Dividend paid stamps on back. 3 pieces.�������������������������������������������������������Est. $250-400 190 190 Imperial Chinese Government, 1908 Issued Bond Trio. China - Imperial. Lot of 3, all are £100 Issued and Uncanceled 5% Tientsin- Pukow Railway Loan, Chinese Central Railways, Ltd. British tax stamp. Coupons attached. With 1936 interest reduction overprint. VF-XF condition. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $180-250 191 191 Kaiserlich Chinesische Tientsin-Pukow-Staatseisenbahn- Erganzungs-Anleihe von Bank. China. 20 Pounds 5% issued bond, green on light purple underprint with only a few coupons remaining. German and British tax stamps in combination. G&D. Very Fine.� Est. $50-80 China - Republic 192 192 Public Loan for the Military Requirements of the Republic of China, 1912, Trio of Issued Bonds China, first year of the republic, 1912, lot of three I/U bonds, including 5 Dollars, 10 Dollars, and 100 Dollars, all with coupons attached, ornate border, large seal in the middle, back in English, scarce military bond set, XF.��������������Est. $1150-1750 193 193 Republic of China, 1925 Issued Bond Republic of China. $50 Issued and Uncancelled 5% Coupon Bond. Black print with an ornate brown border and yellow under print. Certificate is written in English and French. Company name at top center of certificate. Fine condition with 29 stamps missing from the back. China was compelled by the 1901 Boxer Protocol to submit to numerous demands by the European and American powers including the payment of a huge indemnity for the losses they had suffered as a result of the Rebellion. This Gold Bond was part of the Chinese Republic’s effort to raise funds to pay the indemnity, a dramatic piece of Chinese history. (John E.Herzog Collection). Est. $50-80