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Archives International Auctions - Sale 40
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April 11,2017
Archives International Auctions
www.archivesinternational.comMexico
710
710 Republica Mexicana Deuda Consolidada de Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, 1885 Specimen BondMexico. $1250 Specimen Series
7A Bond. Black ink with olive green ornate border and under print
with all coupons attached. Vignette Mexican coat of with arms
flanked by allegorical women on left and right and large monument
at bottom of certificate. Specimen overprints, POC’s, ABNC, rare and
attractive. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$300-500
Panama
712
712 Panama Power & Light Co., 1917 Specimen BondPanama. $1000
Specimen American 6% Gold Debenture Coupon Bond. Black print
with green border and under print. Vignette of standing allegorical
woman at top left of certificate, holding light bulb above head. Coupons
attached. Specimen overprints, POC’s, VF-XF condition, Franklin Lee
BNC.����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$140-200
Monaco - France
711
711 Roulette de Monte Carlo, 1938 reprint of 1924 issued bond by Marcel Duchamp.Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), Obligations pour la roulette de Monte-
Carlo [Monte Carlo Band] (Schwarz 406), offset lithograph in color, 1938 (Dated 1924), on wove paper, from an edition of approximately 1500, published for XXe
Siecle No 4, with text verso, with stitch marks left as made on margin, otherwise in VF to XF condition. Purchased in 1999 from F.H.W. for 3260 DM. S. 320 x
230 mm. Attractive and noteworthy bond. The original was produced and released in 1924 by Duchamp and it is estimated that only 8 were issued. It was issued
as a parody of the banking and financial system by Duchamp and should really be considered part of the art world, not the scripophily world. Unique subject
matter and creative design by this world famous artist. This reprint is the only way this item can be owned since the originals are in art museums or major art
collections around the world. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$1500-2500