Foreign Banknotes
Afghanistan
658 Treasury, Lot of 9 Issued and Proof Notes
Afghanistan,
Kingdom era set of 10 Afghani and 50 Afghani notes, all from the
mid< or late<1920s. Includes 10 Afghanis, issued note, P<9, one good
VF with a stain, the other XF except for tiny loss in bottom left cor<
ner; three printer proofs of the same 10 Afghani notes but missing
the black overprint which contains the denomination and titles,
printed on thin white paper (unusual); 10 Afghanis, issued note, P<8,
UNC; 10 Afghanis, issued Baccha Rebellion note, P<12, with two
hand stamps, some tears otherwise VF; and two 50 Afghanis, issued
notes, (1928), one without watermark, P<10a, choice VF, the other
with watermark, P<10b, Fine.
(PH)
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EST. $200;400
Angola
659 Banco De Angola, 1970 Issue Specimen Pair
Angola, 1970, 500
and 1000 Escudos, p<97 and p<98, Unlisted Specimens. The first Red
on m/c with portrait of Tomas at left , back red with rhinoceros. The
second Blue on m/c with portrait of Tomas at right, back blue with
herd of antelope or gazelles. Specimen overprints. S/N # 11Ab
00000 and S/N # 23aA, respectively. The notes appear Uncirculated
to Choice uncirculated condition. TDLR.
(PH)
...............
EST. $250;500
ARGENTINA
660 Republica Argentina, 1891 Issue Unlisted Color Trial Proof
Banknote.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1891, 50 centavos, P<212Ap
Unlisted Color Trial proof face, no back, printed on india paper on
large card, black on green instead of issued ochre, portrait of
Urquiza at left, arms at right, No S/N, PMG graded Choice
Uncirculated 64, attractive and rare note as Color Trial, South
American BNC.
(PH)
....................................................
EST. $500;1000
658
659
660
Australia
661 Commonwealth of Australia, 1938;40 Issue Short Snorter
From Guadalcanal.
Australia, ND (1942). 10 Shillings, P<25b,
Issued banknote, Orange with King George VI on right, back orange.
S/N F/32 027973, Armitage | McFarlane signatures. Fine+ to almost
VF condition. Back with handwritten signatures and locations “P.W.
McGowan, U.S.N. < Guadalcanal” and other signatures. Short
Snorter on scarce banknote with historic battle reference.
(PH)
...............................................................................
EST. $150;300
Austria
662 Austro Hungarian Bank, 1902;1918 Issue, Group of 113 Issued
Banknotes
Austria, lot of 113 issued notes, includes 10000 Kronen,
1902, P<8, VG; 10 Kronen, 1904, P<9, VG; 100 Kronen, 1912, P<12,
VG<F (3 pcs); 100 Kronen, 1912, P<12, VF<AU (12 pcs); 100 Kronen,
1912, P<12, AU<UNC (35 pcs); 20 Kronen, 1913, P<13, VF<AU (10 pcs);
50 Kronen, 1914, P<15, VG<VF (12 pcs); 10000 Kronen, 1918, P<59,
VG<VF (8 pcs); 10000 Kronen, 1918, P<65, VG<VF (5 pcs); and 10000
Kronen, 1918, P<66, VG<UNC (26 pcs).
(PH)
..................
EST. $120;240
663 Austro;Hungarian Bank, Unusual Overprint
Austria, 50 Kronen,
1914, similar to P<15 but overprinted in red “PODOBCINA VERD”.
This may have been an early emergency issue that circulated in
what later became Czechoslovakia. Unusual.
(PH)
........
EST. $75;150
664 Oesterreichische Nationalbank, 1949 Issue Specimen.
Austria,
1949, 100 Schilling, P<130 Unlisted Specimen, Olive green and pur<
ple, Muster overprint in red and pin punch Muster, Choice AU to
Uncirculated with back top right corner tip with light glue stain,
Scarce as specimen.
(PH)
..............................................
EST. $325;650
Bahamas
665 Bahamas Government, Lot of 4 Issued Banknotes
Bahamas, lot
of 4, includes 4 Shillings, (1953), P<13, three pieces including a
crossover pair with two signatures spanning across one prefix; and
10 Shillings, (1953), P<14. Fine to Very Fine condition.
(PH)
...............................................................................
EST. $150;250
661
664
665
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Archives International Auctions, Part XVI
October 22, 2013
Archives International Auctions
SESSION II
US and Worldwide Banknotes
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