Archives International Auctions Sale 47 March 13, 2018

Archives International Auctions - Sale 47 105 March 13,2018 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com France 762 762 Government of the French Republic France, Specimen bond. April 1, 1917. $1000, 20 Year 5 ½% Coupon Gold Bond. Olive green border and undertint. Allegorical woman sowing grain with man, woman and baby behind her. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. Coupons attached. VF Condition. ABNC. Rare bond.�������������������������� Est. $250-500 763 763 Government of the French Republic, 1920 Specimen Bond. France, Sept. 15th, 1920. $100, 25 Year External Gold Loan 8% Sinking Fund Specimen Bond. Orange border and undertint. Allegorical reclining topless woman holding yarn with generator and fruit behind her and Arms of France on bottom. Red SPECIMEN overprint and POC. Coupons attached. VF Condition. ABNC. Rare bond.���������� Est. $250-500 764 764 Government of the French Republic, 1921 Specimen External Gold Loan Bond. France, $100 Gold Coupon Bond, 7 1/2% Gold Loan Bond, Coupons attached, Black with red border and underprint. Very attractive and rare bond only found in specimen. VF, ABNC. ���������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500 765 765 Government of the French Republic, Specimen Bond. Specimen, $500, 20 Year External Gold Loan 7-1/2% Bond. Brown border. Vignette of allegorical woman with world globe on top and Arms of France on bottom. Overprinted “Subject to 10% Deduction when as Provided by Decrees of July 16, 1935 and August 25, 1937”, Coupons attached. Specimen overprints, POC’s and “00000” serial numbers. XF condition. Extremely rare and attractive bond. ������������������������������������������������ Est. $250-500 Germany 766 766 Metallbank und Metallurgische Gesellschaft, A.G. 1928 Specimen by BWC. Germany. 1000 Pound Bond Specimen. Black. BWC. POC. Pencil and ink printer notations. As made. Choice Extremely Fine.���������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200 767 767 Siemens & Halske Corp. 1930 Specimen Bond. Germany, 1930, $400, Temporary Debenture, Participating Debenture, Series A - Due January 15, 2930 (I guess they had long term plans). Orange border and underprint, Specimen overprint, “0000” serial numbers and POC’s. Printed in English. Siemens was founded by Werner von Siemens on 12 October, 1847. Based on the telegraph, his invention used a needle to point to the sequence of letters, instead of using Morse code. The company; then called Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske opened its first workshop on October 12. In 1848, the company built the first long-distance telegraph line in Europe; 500 km from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main. In the 1850s, the company was involved in building long distance telegraph networks in Russia. In 1855 a company subsidiary opened in St Petersburg, Russia. In 1867, Siemens completed the monumental Indo- European (Calcutta to London) telegraph line. Preceding World War II Siemens was involved in funding the rise of the Nazi Party and the secret rearmament of Germany. During the Second World War, Siemens supported the Hitler regime, contributed to the war effort and participated in the “Nazification” of the economy. In the 1950s and from their new base in Bavaria, S&H started to manufacture computers, semiconductor devices, washing machines, and pacemakers. Siemens AG was incorporated in 1966. The company’s first digital telephone exchange was produced in 1980. Historic company that has played a major part in Germany’s history over the last 150 Years. Extremely rare bond and one of 6 found in the archive and one of 2 being offered in the auction.�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-500