Archives International Auctions Sale 67 May 26, 2021 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Coins, Historic Financial Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 67 133 May 26, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 793 793 Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58 Unissued Share Certificate Pair 1956-58. Unissued Pair of Share Certificates for the Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Both the same: White and black text, yellow rope border, purple background, South Pole depicted at center with the Ross Dependency Antarctic Circle, Pair of penguins at left, Portrait of Edmund Hillary at center with a facsimile copy of his signature, and a Dog sled team with man at right. Very colorful pair of certificates, VF condition. The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) of 1955–1958 was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was the first expedition to reach the South Pole overland for 46 years, preceded only by Amundsen’s expedition and Scott’s expedition in 1911 and 1912. It was headed by British explorer Sir Vivian Fuchs, with New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary leading the New Zealand Ross Sea Support team. The New Zealand party included scientists participating in International Geophysical Year research while the British team were separately based at Halley Bay. Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. From 1985 to 1988 he served as New Zealand’s High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh and concurrently as Ambassador to Nepal. ����������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 794 794 Vestfold Whaling Co. Ltd. 1936 Specimen. Share Certificate. Great Britain. 1936, 10 Shrs Stock Certificate with all 20 Dividend coupons. Printer notations. Choice Very Fine. BWC. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 Greece 795 795 National Mortgage Bank of Greece 1930 Specimen Bond Greece, 1930. 100 Pounds Specimen 7% Sterling Mortgage Coupon Bond, Black text with light blue border and undertint, Allegorical statue at top center. Red specimen stamp at bottom right. VF condition, BWC. ������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $160-280 Honduras 796 796 Government of Honduras Loan for Railroads, 1869 I/U Bond Honduras….. 1869, Emprunt du Gouvernment de Honduras, 300 Francs I/U Bond, Black print on blue border and underprint, Printed in Spanish and French, Fine-VF condition. (From the John E. Herzog Collection) ���������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-180 Imperial Russia 797 797 Imperial Russia, 1822, Roubles 720, Specimen Bond Rarity Imperial Russia, 1822. 720 Roubles = £111 Pounds Sterling Specimen 5%Bond in Russian, English, and French. Black text with two-headed Russian Imperial eagle at top center, No serial numbers, Red specimen “OBRASETZ” overprint in Russian at center. Pin-punch “X” cancel in lower right signature block, back with brown protector, Fine condition, tear at bottom right corner, light staining at top right and bottom margin. Very rare if not unique specimen bond, first seen by cataloguer. ������������������������������������������������� Est. $900-1800