Archives International Auctions Auction 80 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2022: Lots 1 to 826 in 2 SESSIONS

Archives International Auctions - Sale 80 144 October 25, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com U.K. & France 716 716 Anglo-French Five-Year 5% External Loan, 1915 Specimen Registered BondTrio. France, 1915, Lot of 3 Registered specimen bonds, Includes : $1000 in brown; $10,000 in red; and, $50,000 in blue; All have red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. VF condition, ABNC. The Anglo-French Financial Commission was a special delegation to the United States from the governments of the United Kingdom and France in 1915 during the First World War. The Commission, led by Lord Reading, secured the single largest loan from private US banks prior to American entry into World War I in 1917. In September 1915 France and the United Kingdom signed an agreement to establish the Inter-Allied Munitions Bureau, which was to coordinate purchasing in all neutral countries, principally the United States. In May 1916 the British had to take over the financing of French purchases in the United States as a result of the weakness of the French wartime economy. Historic bond trio which heralded the eventual participation of the U.S. to enter World War I. (3) ��� Est. $350-700 Venezuela 717 717 Estados Unidos de Venezuela, 1915 and 1920 Specimen Bond Quartet Caracas, Venezuela. Lot of 4 pieces, Includes: 2000 Bolivares Specimen 3% Coupon Bond in Spanish, green; 2,500 Specimen 3% Coupon Bond in Spanish, brown; 5,000 Bolivares Specimen 3% Coupon Bond in Spanish, orange; 20,000 Bolivares Specimen 3% Coupon Bond in Spanish, green. All have specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. Fine to VF condition. ABNC. (4) ������������������������������������������ Est. $230-450 718 718 Venezuela. Compania Del Ferrocarril Del Este - Eastern Rail Road Co. 1860 I/U Bond Rarity Caracas, Venezuela, 1860. $1000, I/U, 9% First Mortgage Coupon Bond, S/N #40, Black text with black border, printed on light blue paper, Scene of train passing around bend at top. Fine to VF condition with splitting along fold lines and other minor signs of wear. Unlisted railroad in Cox, Very Rare. Est. $200-350 Venezuela & British Guiana 719 719 Manoa Co. Ltd. 1885 I/UGold Coupon Bond Venezuela & British Guiana, (Inc. in New York), 1885. $1000 I/U 7% Sinking Fund First Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, S/N 452, Black text with black border, Man picking cotton at top center in circular frame, Boating and herding scenes underneath. VF condition, FBN. ������������������� Est. $120-240