Archives International Auctions Sale 61 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera October 4 & 5, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 61 99 October 4-5,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com France 708 708 Canal Maritime de Corinthe, 1882 I/U Stock Certificate. France. Shipping map and elevation view. Stamps. Very Fine.����������������������������������������������� Est. $45-90 709 709 Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, 1927 Issued Bond France. 100 Francs Issued Coupon Bond, Black print on ornate blue border and under tint printed in French, Company title at top, VF-XF condition. (John E. Herzog Collection) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $20-40 710 710 Department of the Seine, 1922 Specimen Gold Bond. France. $1000 20 Year, 7% External Gold Coupon Bond Specimen. Notre Dame vignette. ABNC. Very Fine, paper separation at folds.������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-260 711 711 Government of the French Republic 1917 Specimen Bond France. $1000 Specimen 5 1/2% Gold Coupon Bond, Black print on olive green border on small sized certificate, Group of allegorical figures standing together at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, Fine-VF condition with toning along upper margins, ABNC. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-250 712 712 Government of the French Republic, 1921 Specimen External Gold Loan Bond. France, $100 Gold Coupon Bond, 7 1/2% Gold Loan Bond, Coupons attached, Black with red border and underprint. Very attractive and rare bond only found in specimen. VF, ABNC. ��������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-250 713 713 Savings and Charity Fund of Monsieur Lafarge, 1791 Issued Certificate France, 1791. Share or Bond Certificate for 90 Livres I/U to a woman in Paris in September of 1791. Black text with black border with a small medallion illustration at top center. The certificate has been filled out by hand, and includes several signatures on the front, including Lafarge’s signature as General Director. Signatures are also on the back, with dates that likely correspond to dividend payments, near a faded administrative stamp. The Savings and Charity (also translated to Benevolent) Fund of Sir Lafarge functioned as a life annuity fund and savings bank, with the subsequent capital likely invested in national securities. When the French Revolution hit, the national finances of France collapsed, and the Fund passed out of existence, likely not long after this certificate was issued. Paris at the time would have been a tumultuous and dangerous place, with the Constitution of 1791 only having been passed earlier that very month. Significant events were still to follow, including the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Unique and fascinating glimpse into French Revolutionary and finance history, Very Rare.�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-700