Archives International Auctions Sale 70 September 22, 2021 U.S., Chinese. & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily,

Archives International Auctions - Sale 70 130 September 22, 2021 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com France & California 662 662 Le Nouveau Monde - For Working Gold Mines in California, 1850 Gold Rush Era Stock Certificate France & California, 1850. 5 Shares of 25 Francs each I/U Stock Certificate in French and English, for Working Gold Mines in California. Black text, circular seal depicted at top right. VF condition. Signed by John Taylor as company agent, who created John Taylor & Sons, which developed mining businesses around the world until 1969. Early California Gold Rush mining stock certificate issued in France. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $90-160 Germany 663 663 Conversion Office for German Foreign Debts, 1936 Issued Nazi Bond Germany, 1936. $100 I/U 3% Dollar Coupon Bond, Black text with blue border and undertint, Allegorical man and woman at top center, Embossed German seal with Swastika at bottom. Fine condition. This office handled confiscated Jewish property and settled Nazi Government debt. In need of money, the German government issued bonds in the United States to help finance their participation in Holocaust related activities. Scarce bond related to Nazi Germany prior to World War II. ������������������������������ Est. $100-200 664 664 Rhine-Westphalia Electric Power Corp., 1927 Specimen Bond Germany. $1,000 Specimen 6% Direct mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black print on green border and under print, Allegorical figures together at top, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. ��������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-200 665 665 United Steel Works Corporation, 1927 Specimen Bond Germany, 1927. (Vereinigte Stahlwerke Aktiengesellschaft). Specimen Bond. $1,000. 20 year 6 1/2% Sinking Fund Debenture, Ser.A. Blue Border. Red specimen overprints, “00000” serial numbers and POC’s. Steel workers with large machine. VF condition with minor separations at folds. Coupons and warrants included. ABNC. ���������������������������� Est. $130-200 666 666 Validation Certificate for German Dollar Bonds - Free State of Bavaria, 1925 Germany and New York, 1925. $1000 Specimen Validation Certificate, Black text with green border and background, Trio of allegorical figures at left. Black specimen overprints and POCs. VF condition, ABNC. Specimen of an important post-war document that guaranteed and verified the U.S. Dollar Bonds issued for German properties and municipalities by the United States. �������������������������� Est. $100-150 Germany & Poland 667 667 Danzig Port and Waterways Board, 1927 Specimen Bond Danzig, Germany. $1000, Specimen 6 1/2% 25 year Secured External Sinking Fund Gold Bond, orange border with allegorical women on globe with ships in background, Coupons attached, Blue specimen overprint, “0000” serial numbers and POC’s, XF. Bond is in English. VF condition with minor toning and small splits at folds. Rare and historic bond. Text states “The Danzig Port and Waterways Board, a body corporate duly created and existing pursuant to the provisions of the Treaty concluded in the City of Paris, Republic of France on November 9, 1920 between the Republic of Poland and The Free City of Danzig, thereinafter called the “Board”...”. Rare bond. ABNC. ������� Est. $250-500