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433 Republica de Panama, Specimen Bond.Panama, 1950, 500 Balboas,
6% Specimen Bond, Black on green border and underprint, Country
Seal top center, POC’s and red SPECIMEN overprints, VF-XF condition,
HBNC. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$200-300
Peru
434
434 Callao & Lima, & Pacific Coast Railway, 1845.Offices at 6, Old Jewry,
London, and Lima, Peru, 5 shares, blue and brown, EF. ����������������Est.
$80-120
Poland
435
435 Republic of Poland - Dollar Funding Specimen Bond.October
1st, 1936. Specimen bond. $500. Red border and undertint. 3% Dollar
Funding Bond. Arms of Poland vignette flanked by allegorical angels.
Written in English. Blue specimen overprints, 00000” serial numbers and
POC’s. Coupons attached. XF condition. ABNC. Rare Polish specimen
bond. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$300-600
436
436 Republic of Poland - USADollarGold BondApril 1st, 1920. Specimen
bond. $500, red border and undertint. 20 Year, 6% U.S.Dollar Gold Bond.
Arms of Poland vignette. Written in English and Polish. Red specimen
overprints and POC’s. Coupons attached. XF condition. ABNC. Rare
Polish specimen bond. ������������������������������������������������������������������Est.
$300-500
Switzerland
437
437 Investors Overseas Services. Specimen Certificate.Switzerland.
IOS Program Certificate specimen. POC, red SPECIMEN overprint.
ABNC. VF+. Well known mutual fund that eventually collapsed due
to financial dealings with Financier Robert Vesco who, at the time, was
also in financial trouble. Vesco turned to Cornfeld and offered his help to
improve the finances of IOS. Vesco proceeded to use $500 million worth
of IOS money to cover his own investments in his International Controls
Corporation. When he was discovered, Vesco fled to the Bahamas. IOS
then collapsed and in the process ruined a number of US and European
banks. (From the collection of John E. Herzog)�����������������������������Est.
$80-120
SCRIPOPHILY - HISTORIC
Maine
438
438 Constitutional Society of the United States.Maine, 1869, 25 Shares,
Black on brown border and underprint, Vignette of young lady flanked
by two sitting allegorical women with industry behind them, VF-XF
condition, Ferd Mayer & Sons General Lithography. ������������������Est.
$120-240