Archives International Auctions Auction 84 April 4, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 84 128 April 4, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com South Africa 639 639 Union of South Africa, 1958 Specimen Bond South Africa. $1,000 Specimen 5 1/2% 10 Year External Loan Coupon Bond, Black print on blue border and under tint, Allegorical men at top flanking seal of South Africa, Specimen overprints and POC’s, VF-XF condition, ABNC. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $50-100 Switzerland 640 640 Swiss Confederation, 1919 Specimen 5 1/2% Gold Bond Rarity. Switzerland, 1919. $1000, Specimen, 5 1/2% Gold Coupon Bond. Swiss Cross in middle on top. Black printing with green border and undertint. Red specimen overprints, “00000” serial numbers and POCs. Appears in XF condition with Coupons attached but there has been minor archival reinforcement of the top fold due to splitting and the age of the paper. FL-ABNC. In 1920, Switzerland joined the League of Nations, which was based in Geneva, on condition that it was exempt from any military requirements. Rare bond with only 2 examples of this color found in the ABN Archives in 2002 and this is the last one available. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $700-1200 641 641 Swiss Confederation, 1924 Specimen 5 1/2% External Loan Gold Bond Due 1946 Rarity. Switzerland, 1920. $1000, Specimen, 5 1/2% External Loan Gold Coupon Bond. Allegorical women flank Arms of Switzerland. Black printing with orange border and undertint. Red specimen overprints, “00000” serial numbers and POCs. Appears in XF condition with Coupons attached but there has been archival reinforcement of the folds due to splitting and the age of the paper. ABNC. In 1920, Switzerland joined the League of Nations, which was based in Geneva, on condition that it was exempt from any military requirements. Rare bond with only 3 examples of this color found in the ABN Archives in 2002 and this is the last one available. ��� Est. $600-1000 U.K. & France 642 642 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