Archives International Auctions Sale 56 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Coins, Scripophily and Security Printing Ephemera November 21, 2019

Archives International Auctions - Sale 56 53 November 21,2019 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Russia - Transcaucasia 395 395 Transcaucasian S.S.R.R. Railroad Administration Settlement Exchange Tokens Issue, ND (1920) Scrip Note Quartet. Russia (SSRR), Lot of 4 notes, Includes 10,000; 25,000; 50,000; 100,000 Rubles, P-S642 to S645, Uncirculated. Attractive set missing only the low value. ��������������������������������������� Est. $150-250 Russia - Siberia & Urals 396 396 Khabarovsk Branch of Government Bank, 1919, Issued Check Russia (Siberia & Urals), government bank circulating check for 10 Rubles, P-S1225N, diagonal handstamp in words and numbers, hand signed and dated 1919, also has official Khabarovsk branch seal hand stamp, with text and endorsement signatures on back, choice Very Fine condition. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $100-180 Russia - Private & Local Issues 397 397 Piatigorsk Treasury. 1918. Issued Banknote. Piatigorsk, Southern Region, Russia. Issued 50 Ruble exchange token, 1918, series A-8. Not listed in the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Very Good to Almost Fine condition and very rare. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-250 398 398 Georgia. 1919. Trio of Unissued Error Scrip Notes. Tbilisi, Georgia. Lot of 3 notes, all with printing errors, includes issued 50 Rubles, R-21208, XF+ with red printing out of register with blue printing; 10 Rubles, R-21212, F-VF with red printing possibly quadruple overprinted or even 5 times; and 3 Rubles, R-21210, XF-AU with red printing printed to the left. all with blank backs. An unusual and infrequently seen trio. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400 399 399 All Russian Central Union of Consumer Societies, 1920 Issued Banknote. Russia. 50 Rubles, P-Unlisted, Black, light green, beige and red design with hands shaking on top middle, back with man plowing fields, PMG graded Choice About Uncirculated 58 EPQ. Attractive and rare note. ������������������������������������������ Est. $250-375 400 400 Gagra Exchange Token Issues 1918 Private Issue. Abkhazia, Russia, 3 Rubles, P-UNL., Issued banknote, Black on light brown paper, S/N 00748, perforated on left border, Uncirculated to CU condition. Rare scrip note. ������������������������������������ Est. $75-140 401 401 Velyamin Consumer Society, ND (ca.1918-20) Emergency Scrip Note Trio. Velyamin, Russia. Lot of 3 notes, All from the same issuer, Includes 1 Ruble, 5 Rubles and 10 Rubles, Printed either in black or red on thin translucent light brown paper, all are Choice AU to Uncirculated with stamp hinges from mounting on the back of the 10 Ruble note. Has printed on it “Issued due to a shortage of money”. Rare scrip notes. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-250 Russia & China 402 402 Banque Russo-Chinoise ca.1900-1910 Draft or Check. Russia & China. 19xx (ca.1900-1920). Odd Rubles. P-Unlisted. Unissued check or draft from this rare bank. Overprinted with “Russo-Asiatic Bank” purple handstamp. Includes counterfoil on left. Yellow and black. Chinese and Russian text in circle in middle. Wavy watermarked paper. S/N 055242, AU to Uncirculated condition. This was the base form for the extremely rare Emergency circulating currency from Harbin, China, Extremely rare fiscal item. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-400