Archives International Auctions Sale 62 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, and Security Printing Ephemera and Historic Ephemera October 29, 2020

Archives International Auctions - Sale 62 40 October 29,2020 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 287 287 Russian Government, 1918, £500,000 Specimen Treasury Bill Russia (Issued in London, England), January 29th, 1918. P-Unlisted. £500,000 Specimen Treasury Bill from the Russian Government to either another government or entity. Text states On 28th, January 1919 (without days of grace) the Russian Government promises to pay to________________or order against surrender of this Treasury Bill the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Pounds for value received....London, 29th January 1918, By Delegation of the Ambassador Of Russia In London. Payable at Mess.rs Baring Brothers & Co. Limited, London. Ornate counterfoil engraving on left with Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. imprint. No.01 to No.40. Hand dated 17-1-1918 on upper left. POC’s in signature block. Extremely rare Russian Government financial instrument. BWC. This is the last specimen found. These sold for over $1200 each in 2008-2010������������������������������� Est. $425-750 288 288 Savings Bank of USSR. 1989. Lot of 4 Specimen Traveler Checks. Russia. Lot of 4 Specimen items, includes a specimen trio of Savings Bank of USSR 250 Rubles, 500 Rubles, and 1000 Rubles certificates, all with counterfoils and zero serial numbers, dated 1989; and a specimen Check Book for Bank of Labor Savings & Credit of USSR Population (which is a different name for the same Savings Bank of USSR). All items overprinted OBRAZETS (“specimen” in Russian). Unc. (4)��������������������������� Est. $75-150 289 289 “Labor Collective”. ND (ca.1980-90’s). Lot of 4 Specimen Certificates. Russia. Lot includes a quartet of specimen share certificates, in denominations of 50, 100, 250, and 1000 Rubles, all with the same design but different colors, and all overprinted OBRAZETS (“specimen” in Russian), s/n AA0000000, no specific organization or location mentioned aside from the generic “Trudovoi Kollektiv” (labor collective). Unc. (4)����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-110 290 290 Russian Federation. 1992. Lot of 2 Specimen Bonds. Russia. Lot f 2 specimens, includes a specimen pair of 500 Rubles and 1000 Rubles internal interest bearing loaned certificates, with zero serial number and OBRAZETS overprint (“specimen” in Russian). Unc. (2) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 Saudi Arabia 291 291 Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency. AH1373 (1954)-AH1379 (1968). Lot of 9 Issued Notes. Saudi Arabia. Lot includes an assortment of 1 Riyal, 5 Riyal, and 10 Riyal notes from earlier issues. P-2; 4; 6; 11a (3); 11b; 12a; 13a. P-4 is VG with rough edges, the rest Fine to Choice VF. (9) �������������������������������������������������� Est. $150-250 Scotland 292 292 Bank of Scotland, 1979, £10 Issued Banknote. Edinburgh, Scotland. 10th October 1979, £10, P-Unlisted signature combination for the 1979 date, Lord Clydesmouir | D.B. Pattullo signatures only listed on the 1981 notes for this issue, not the 1979 issue. Discovery signature combination, S/N N767116, PMG graded Choice About Uncirculated 58. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $250-500 293 293 Royal Bank of Scotland. 1978-1992. Lot of 5 Issued Notes. Scotland. Lot includes a trio of 1 Pound and a pair of 10 Pound banknotes. P-336; 346; 351a; 353a (2). Fine to Choice XF. (5)�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $40-75