Archives International Auctions Auction 87 September 12, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 87 112 September 12, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 548 548 Puerto Rico, Credito y Ahorro Ponceno 1897 Specimen Bond Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1897, 200 Pesos Specimen Bond, Black text with green border and underprint, Portrait of a man at top left, Sailor at top right. Red specimen overprint, Specimen stamp at top right, and POCs. VF condition, ABNC. ���������������������������� Est. $400-800 Spain 549 549 Real Compania de Guadalajara, Loan of £600,000. 1825, £100 Sterling I/U Bond Signed by Marquis de Croy. Spain, (Issued in London and Paris), May 14, 1825, £100, I/U, Black on off white paper, Ornate border with classic lettering in title, S/N 2483, 20 coupons originally on this rare bond with 2 removed leaving 18 attached coupons on right border, back is blank, Issued as a part of a “Loan of £600,000 Sterling, for the Service of the Royal Manufacturies of Guadalajara and Ubrihuega - Divided into 6000 Certificates or Special Bonds”, 15.5 inches x 18.75 inches, VF condition, Written in Spanish and English, Printer: Paris, Imprimerie De Firmin Didot, Rue Jacob, No.24, Exceptionally early bond. The company which founded in 1824 by the Marquis de Croy merchants (Knight of the Royal Order) and signed by him on the lower left, Peter Adriel (Vice Consul and Knight of the Legion of Honour) and Jean-Marie Laperriere. The company produced textiles. It had the title “Real Compania” (Royal Company). The bond which was issued in 1825 by the Bank of England, had a total volume of 600 thousand pounds. The bond was issued in London and Paris. ��� Est. $600-1200 U.K. & France 550 550 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 United Kingdom 551 551 United Kingdom, 1978 Specimen Registered Government Bond Group of 5 Different Denominations United Kingdom, 1978. Lot of 5 different Specimens, all are 8.5% Registered Bonds in blue, Includes: $Odd; $5000; $10,000; $25,000; and $100,000. Pin-punch specimen overprints and red specimen overprints. Supported Arms of Lion and Unicorn at top center. The bond states “The Lord Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and Northern Ireland (HMG)....”. All are Uncirculated to CU condition, All 5 are government bonds. SC-USBN. (5) ������������������������������ Est. $500-1000