Archives International Auctions Summer Auction June 25th, 2015

Archives International Auctions 175 June 25, 2015 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com France 1041 1041 Anglo-French Five-Year, 1915 5% External Loan Specimen Bond. France & United Kingdom. Specimen bond. 1915. $500, brown border and undertint. Standing allegorical Justice holding scales flanked by Arms of France and England. Red specimen overprint and POC. ABNC. XF condition. Facsimile signature of “John Bradbury” as English “Secretary of the Treasury”. Rare and historic bond. Est. $300-600 1042 1042 Anglo-French Five-Year, 1915 5% External Loan Specimen Bond. France & United Kingdom. Specimen bond. 1915. $1000, green border and undertint. Standing allegorical Justice holding scales flanked by Arms of France and England. Red specimen overprint and POC. ABNC. XF condition. Facsimile signature of “John Bradbury” as English “Secretary of the Treasury”. Rare and historic bond. Est. $300-600 France & United Kingdom 1043 1043 Anglo-French Five-Year, 1915 5% External Loan Specimen Bond. France & United Kingdom. Specimen bond. 1915. $50,000, blue border and undertint. Standing allegorical Justice holding scales flanked byArms of France and England. Red specimen overprint and POC. ABNC. XF condition. Facsimile signature of “John Bradbury” as English “Secretary of the Treasury”. Rare and historic high denomination bond. ������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $350-700 France 1044 1044 Government of the FrenchRepublic, 1917SpecimenBond. France, 1917, $1000, Specimen 2 year, 5 1/2%Secured Loan ConvertibleGold Note, Orange border with impressive allegorical Liberty with other figures on top, coupons attached, POC’s, XF, ABNC. Rare French Bond. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $400-800 1045 1045 Government of theFrenchRepublic, 1920SpecimenBond. France, Sept. 15th, 1920. $100, 25Year 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. $300-600 1046 1046 Government of the French Republic 1921 Gold Loan France. June 1, 1921, $100. Specimen bond, 20 Year, External Gold Loan 7 1/2%, Red border and undertint, allegorical woman staring at globe with Arms of France on bottom. Coupons attached. XF condition. Rare French Government bond variety with only 2 or 3 known. ABNC. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-700