Archives International Auctions Sale 65 Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, World Coins,

Archives International Auctions - Sale 65 47 March 26,2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Oman 301 301 OmanCurrencyBoardandCentral BankLot of 8 IssuedBanknotes, ca.1970’s Oman.... Oman Currency Board: 1/2 Rial Omani issued note in green and purple, 1 Rial Omani issued note in red and green, P-9 and 10, VF to XF; Central Bank of Oman: 100 Baisa issued notes in brown (4), 1/4 Rial in blue (1), and 1/2 Rial in green and purple. All except for a single 100 Baisa note are XF to Unc. �� Est. $70-140 302 302 Central Bank of Oman, 1977; 1985 ND Issue Partial Progress Proof. Oman, ND, 20 Rials, P-20, Partial Progress proof of the upper right corner of the obverse showing the denomination and partial title with border, printed in dark blue green on white planchetted security paper with notations in ink on the bottom excess margin. Gem uncirculated condition. No Printer imprint. �� Est. $200-350 Puerto Rico 303 303 Compania De Los Ferro-Carriles De Puerto Rico. ND (ca.1880) Specimen Banknote. Puerto Rico. 5 Pesos ND (ca.1880), PS101s1. Specimen Banknote, Black on orange underprint. Steam passenger train at left. Pin-punch “Specimen - Skipper & East”, PMG graded Choice Very Fine 35 with comments “Tears, Pinholes, Discoloration.” (Cert # 2502740-005). CS&E. No other specimen of this issue has been offered since 2016. Rare in any format or condition. �� Est. $500-800 Oman 304 304 Central Bank of Oman. Lot of 8 Issued Banknotes, ca.1990-2015 Oman…. Lot includes 100 Baisa (4) and 200 Baisa (1) notes. Highlights include 2015, 1 Riyal, p-48, (2) VF and Unc; and 1 Rial note in gray (1). VF to CU except for one 100 Baisa and one 200 Baisa notes. (8) �� Est. $55-90 Panama 305 305 Panama Railroad, 1880UniqueApproval Proof Bond with Production File. Panama (Incorporated in New York), 1880, $1000 Proof bond production file. Includes 2 proofs and 2 correspondence items. All proofs are printed in large format on india paper in black that is not mounted, 11.5 by 18 inches for the face and an equal amount for the coupons attached to the right, if unfolded it would measure 24 by 18 inches. Included in the file is the bond face with attached face coupons on right. The face has a speeding locomotive on a bridge with another bridge on its left while passing a telegraph pole, the bond is hand dated Nov 20, (18)80 in orange and April 11th (18)81 in blue crayon on bottom excess margin for approval. Face also has attached face coupons on right; the back bond panel and reverse of the bond coupons are on one large sheet with approval crayon dates on the bottom similar to the face proof. Also includes 3 pages on an American Bank Note Company letterhead with instructions for bond production as well as a 11 handwritten pages with 7 pages related to final text for bond face, back, coupons and related with 4 of the 11 hand written pages with additional suggestions I assume by an attorney helping with the bond language. Mostly all the items are in VF condition as printed with folds as stored in the production file. The railroad was first completed in 1855, and was about 47 ½ miles long. It started in the town of Aspinwall on the Atlantic side of the Isthmus. Since the town was built as a terminus for the railroad, its main street was the railway line, named Front Street, as it was adjacent to the bay. When Ferdinand de Lesseps and other travelers arrived in Panama, they usually stepped off the ship at Aspinwall, or Colón as it was renamed. The Panama railroad became one of the most profitable in the world, charging up to $25 per passenger to travel over 47 miles (76 km) of hard-laid track. Upon completion, the railway was proclaimed an engineering marvel of the era. Until the opening of the Panama Canal, it carried the heaviest volume of freight per unit length of any railroad in the world. The existence of the railway was one of the keys to the selection of Panama as the site of the canal. In 1881 the French Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique purchased controlling interest in the Panama Railway Company. This bond was issued the previous year in 1880 and was the last fiscal example of the first incarnation of the railroad. In 1904, the United States government under Theodore Roosevelt purchased the railway from the French canal company. Historic and unique Panama Production file. ABNC. �� Est. $4000-6000