Archives International Auctions Sale 64 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Scripophily; U.S. & World Coins; Medals January 27, 2021

Archives International Auctions - Sale 64 61 January 27,2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Puerto Rico 338 338 Credito y Ahorro Ponceno S.A., 1897, 50 Pesos Specimen Bond. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1897. 50 Pesos. Specimen bond. Black on orange border and underprint, portrait of man on left, seated Mercury on right and lion vignettes on back, VF condition, Specimen overprints and POC’s. ABNC. Rare Puerto Rico Bond. Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño (Ponce Credit and Savings Bank) was the first bank in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and one of the first two native Puerto Rican banks to be established in Puerto Rico. The bank was the first one to introduce a bank credit card to the Puerto Rican market. Founded in 1895, Banco Crédito built its own first banking structure in 1924 at Calle Marina and Callejón Amor, in Ponce. This first branch office, located in what is today the Ponce Historic Zone, has since been declared historic and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Extremely rare bond with only 4 examples found in the ABN Archives in 2002. ������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $500-800 339 339 Credito y Ahorro Ponceno S.A., 1897, 200 Pesos Specimen Bond. Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1897. 200 Pesos Specimen bond. Black on olive green border and underprint, portrait of man on left, sailor on right and lion vignettes on back, VF condition, POC’s. ABNC. Rare Puerto Rico Bond. Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño (Ponce Credit and Savings Bank) was the first bank in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and one of the first two native Puerto Rican banks to be established in Puerto Rico. The bank was the first one to introduce a bank credit card to the Puerto Rican market. Founded in 1895, Banco Crédito built its own first banking structure in 1924 at Calle Marina and Callejón Amor, in Ponce. This first branch office, located in what is today the Ponce Historic Zone, has since been declared historic and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $500-800 Russia 340 340 Imperial Government and City Group of 4 I/U Russian Bonds, ca. 1880-1896 Russia. 4 pieces: City of Moscow, 1896 1000 Roubles Issued 4.5% Bond in Russian and French, red; City of Moscow, 1896 100 Roubles Issued 4.5% Bond in Russian and French, brown; Imperial Russian Government, 1880 125 Roubles Issued 4% Bond in Russian, French, and German, brown; Imperial Russian Government, 1880 625 Roubles Issued 4% Bond in Russian, French, and German, green. All are in fine condition. (4) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $40-80 341 341 Imperial Government, City and Railroad Group of 5 I/U Russian Bonds, ca.1895-1912 Russia. 5 pieces, as well as group of coupons with issued documents: Loan of the city of Moscow, 1912 945 Roubles Issued 4.5% Bond in Russian and other various languages, green; Imperial Government of Russia, 1905 1000 German Reichsmarks Issued 4.5% State Bond in Russian and other languages, brown; Imperial Government of Russia, 1905 2000 German Reichsmarks Issued 4.5% State Bond in Russian and other languages, purple and green; Vladikavkas Railway Co., 1898 500 German Marks 4% Bond in Russian, Dutch, and German, blue; Vladikavkas Railway Co., 1895 500 German Marks 4% Bond in Russian, Dutch, and German, green. Fine condition. 5 bonds, also included are separate sheets of coupons in foreign languages. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $40-80 342 342 Imperial Russian Government, 1916 Pair of Issued Bonds & Specimen Facsimile with Translation with Typewritten Letter Russia. Lot of 6 pieces, includes a pair of 1916, Short Term War Loan bond certificates for 1000 Roubles each, with 5.5% interest, Nos. 147273-147274. Included is a December 1916 letter presenting these two bonds as a Christmas gift to two individuals from their uncle in Houston, TX named “Bob”. Also included an English translation printed in color in a similar format to the bond and its coupons. These bonds floated by the tottering Czarist government during the First World War, entitling the bearer to 5.5% per year until redemption in 1926. In 1918, after the Revolution, the new Communist government repudiated all state obligations issued during the Czarist regime. The debt was eventually settled in 1986 but only in part. Very Fine. (6) ������������������������������� Est. $120-240 343 343 Russian Railroad Bonds, ca.1889-1897, Group of 5 I/U Bonds. Russia. 5 pieces, all in Russian, Dutch, and German or French: Ryazan-Uralsk Railway Co. 1897 1000 German Marks I/U 4% Bond in red; Moscow-Yaroslav-Archangel Railway Co. 1897 1000 German Marks I/U 4% Bond in blue; Moscow-Yaroslav-Archangel Railway Co. 1897 500 German Marks I/U 4% Bond in green; Ryazan-Uralsk Railway Co. 1897 500 German Marks I/U 4% Bond in blue; Koslov-Voronesh-Rostov Railway Co. 1889 500 German Marks I/U 4% Bond in blue. All are in fine condition. Also includes a separate small sheet of coupons and some typewritten pages. (5) ����������������������������� Est. $40-80