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ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONS- AIA XXX
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December 11,2015
Archives International Auctions
www.archivesinternational.comGermany
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489 Frankfort-on-Main, 1952. Bond and order information.Germany. $100 Coupon Bond Specimen with notations. Along with
correspondence copies, and proofs of title, seal, coupon, signatures
and text block modifications. 9 pieces ���������������������������������Est.
$180-350
490
490 Siemens & Halske Corp. Specimen Bond.Germany, 1930,
$10,000,000,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. PrecedingWorld
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 150Years. Extremely rare bond and one of 6 found in the archive
and one of 2 being offered in the auction.����������������������������Est.
$120-240
Great Britain
491
491 Norbury, Natzio & Co. Ltd. Copper intaglio printing plate.Great
Britain. Copper printing plate for stock. Ca. 1900. Now with two
angled brackets soldered onto the back for hanging. Slightly wavy,
polished in the past and now irregularly tarnished due to handling. A
great display item when properly cared for again. 13-1/4 x 7 inches.
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$250-400
Israel
492
492 Palestine Electric Corp. Ltd., 1954.Israel. 4-1/2 Shares Certificate.
BW&Co. English, Arabic and Hebrew. Faux date of 1954 inked in.
Large format specimen. ������������������������������������������������������Est.
$150-300
Mexico
493
493 Central Mexico Light and Power Specimen Bond With AdditionalEndorsement
Mexico. 1910 Reissued 1939. 1000 Pesos Specimen
bond. Green border and undertint. Vignette of Arms of Mexico
on top. Coupons attached. Red specimen overprint. Black text
overprinted on face. XF condition. ABNC. Rare bond.��������� Est.
$140-280