Archives International Auctions - Auction 117 September 30, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 117 16 September 30, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 76 76 Germany.Hamburg&Bremen, 1921, 75PfennigColonialMemorial Notgeld Collection. Germany, 1921.75 Pfennig (4 Sets of 5 notes - 20 notes) Issued Notgeld for the German Hanseatic Colonial Memorial Day held in Hamburg and Bremen. The series promotes remembrance of Germany’s former overseas colonies and features portraits of O. v. Bismarck, Dr. Carl Peters, H. von Wissmann, A. Lüderitz, and Carl Woermann, with the inscription “Remember our Colonies.” The colorful reverses display a map of Africa highlighting former German colonial territories including Togo, Cameroon, German East Africa, and German South West Africa. Printed in multicolor with tropical and botanical design elements. Includes 4 examples of each of the 5 notes in the series. Conditions range from VF to XF condition. (20). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-120 77 77 Germany. Inflation Era Municipal Notgeld Collection, 1917 to 1923 Germany, 1917-23. Lot of 96 issued German Notgeld banknotes from the World War I and early inflation-era emergency currency period, representing a wide range of municipal and local issues, includes notes from towns such as Münster, Weimar, Lichtenhall, Aschaffenburg, Landshut, and Lauingen, among others. Designs feature city views, historic buildings, coats of arms, allegorical figures, and narrative illustrated scenes, Numerous town issues and design varieties are represented throughout the group. Condition ranges from VG to CU condition with typical folds and handling wear. (96). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $140-260 78 78 Germany. Local Notgeld Collection, 1918 to 1923, Binder of 640+ Issued Emergency Banknotes. Germany..... 1918-23. Binder containing 640+ German Notgeld issued during the World War I and hyperinflation era, representing an extensive collection of municipal emergency currency from across Germany. Cities and towns identified within the binder include Alfeld, Angerburg, Ansbach, Auenstein (Oberfranken), Bad Liebenstein, Bordelum, Braunschweig, Bremerhaven, Celle, Colditz, Dorch am Rhein, Ehrenbreitstein, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Geestemünde, Gifhorn, Kastenberg, Lauenburg an der Elbe, Langenhorn, Lenzen an der Elbe, Lübbecke, Lützenkirchen-Balkhausen, Meidenburg (Westpreußen), Neuhaus, Nördlingen, Oldenburg (Holstein), Passau, Plau, Pößneck, Raguhn, Ratzeburg, Rheinsberg, Saurenburg an der Elbe, Schleswig-Holstein Bank issues, Stadt Werra, Stuttgart, Ziegenrück, and numerous additional municipalities. The collection features a broad range of artistic designs including coats of arms, castles, churches, city panoramas, folklore, historical events, wildlife, industrial scenes, military themes, and colorful commemorative issues. An exceptional large-format collection offering outstanding geographic diversity and visual appeal. (640+). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. Est. $400-800 79 79 Germany. Local Notgeld Collection, 1918 to 1924, Binder of 300+ Issued Emergency Banknotes. Germany...., 1918-24. Binder containing 300+ German Notgeld issued during the post-World War I inflation era, with a wide variety of colorful municipal emergency notes representing numerous towns and cities across Germany. Cities identified within the binder include Ansbach, Biebrich, Celle, Channhausen (Thannhausen), Freiburg, Frankfurt am Main, Oels (Oleśnica), Ostseebad Alt Gaarz, Plotho an der Weser, Schwabach, Straubing, Stuttgart, Tauberbischofsheim, Vienenburg, Wietze, Witzenhausen, and Zülzsch, with additional municipalities present throughout. Notes feature an excellent variety of artistic and topical designs including city views, coats of arms, churches, castles, industrial scenes, animals, folklore, soldiers, silhouettes, and decorative typography. Includes numerous complete and partial multi- note series, repeated denomination sets, and several scarcer local issues. (300+). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $250-500