Archives International Auctions - Auction 108 Timed Sale November 25 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 108timed 7 November 25, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Japan 1024 1024Japan. Ashikaga Bank, Ltd., 1989. $1,000,000 Specimen Cert of Deposit, XF-AU Japan and New York. There offices were in the old World Trade Center buildings. The Ashikaga Bank Ltd. provides banking services. The Company offers deposits, loans, foreign exchange transactions, insurance agent, securities investments, factoring, and other banking services. Ashikaga Bank serves customers in Japan. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-120 1025 1025 Japan. Bank of Yokohama, Ltd., 1987 Odd Shrs Specimen ADR Cert., VF-XF ABN Blue Japan. Bank of Yokohama, Ltd., 1987 Odd Shrs Specimen ADR Cert., VF-XF ABN Blue. The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. is the largest regional bank in Japan, operating mainly in Kanagawa Prefecture and southwestern Tokyo. The bank was founded in 1920 as a regional bank to serve customers in Kanagawa Prefecture and southwestern Tokyo. It was formed in the wake of the collapse of several existing banks in the region, one of which (Dai-Ni Bank) began operations in 1869 as Yokohama Bank, the first modern financial institution in Japan; consequentially, Bank of Yokohama claims to have the longest history of any Japanese bank. ����������������������������������������� Est. $60-120 1026 1026Japan. Historic Japanese Resignation Broadside from WW II and Financial Document, 1920-1944). Japan...., ND (1920-44). Lot of 3 Japanese Certificates, consisting of documents from the early to mid-20th century, highlighted by a wartime government broadside dated July 1944 announcing the resignation of Prime Minister Hideki Tōjō and his Cabinet following the disastrous loss of Saipan. Printed on thin paper with bold headline characters “Cabinet Resignation!!,” the text explains that the Army and Navy ministers, together with Tōjō himself, had stepped down in recognition of Japan’s worsening military situation and the grave danger to the homeland. This type of public notice was distributed nationally to inform citizens of important political events, and its issuance marked a turning point in Japan’s wartime leadership. Also included is a 1928 Kobe Commodity Exchange Co., Ltd. stock certificate for one 50-yen share, ornately printed with revenue stamp and seals, and a 1934 fixed- term savings certificate for 500 yen with green decorative border. Together they illustrate the political and financial upheavals of prewar and wartime Japan. All 3 are in VF to Choice VF condition. (3). �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-120 Liberia 1027 1027 Liberia. Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp., 1988 Odd Shares Specimen Stock Cert Liberia. Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp., 1988 Odd Shares Specimen Stock Cert ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $40-80