Archives International Auctions Auction 90 December 18, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 90 32 December 18, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Great Britain 167 167 Bank of England. 1952 & 1956. Issued Banknote Pair Great Britain. Lot of 2 issued £5 notes, Includes June 24, 1952, P-344, Choice Fine to VF with light stains; and, 5 March 1956, P-345, Very Fine condition. Both with handstamps and endorsements on back. (2) �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $230-325 168 168 Bank of England, 1993, DuraNote Essay Polymer Plastic Banknote Rarity Great Britain, 1993, £10, P-386a Unlisted Polymer Essay banknote. Black, brown and red on m/c. The notes were miscut intentionally with the portrait of Queen Elizabeth on the left and the seated Britania image on the right, with a small gutter between the two halves, “465” is handwritten on the bottom margin of the obverse and the bottom of the reverse has handwritten “Rudy #2 - 8 notes -1” on the bottom margin below the portrait of Charles Dickens on the left side due to the way the note was cut with the Cricket match on the right side with a gutter between them. There are no overprints or serial numbers. The note is printed on DuraNote Polymer Plastic paper. It was released by the Bank of England, but only in this format where there are 2 halves of connected notes rather than an intact note in the normal form. The note was printed as part of a project from Mobil Oil for testing petroleum based hydrocarbon polymer paper for printing banknotes. The project was abandoned after the company merged with Exxon to form Exxon-Mobile. (**Please be aware: We will not ship this note to England due to the nature of the item and the possibility of issues entering the country). ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $1650-2500 Greece 169 169 Bank of Greece, 1949, Issue Banknote Greece, 1949, 20,000 Drachmai, P-183a, Blue on m/c underprint, Athena at left, S/N D.09-529742, PMG graded Choice Very Fine 35. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $55-85 Haiti 170 170 Banque Nationale de la Republique d’Haiti, 1916, Issued Banknote Haiti, 1916. 1 Gourde, P-137, Issued Banknote printed on Haiti 131, Black on blue underprint with portrait of J. J. Dessalines at left with arms at center and vertical red lines of French text at center, Back is green with farming scene at center, S/N C 96291, PMG graded Very Fine 20, ABNC. ������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $45-75 171 171 Banque Nationale De LA Republique D’Haiti, Law of 1919 Specimen Banknote. Haiti, Law of 1919, 50 Gourdes, P-204s. Specimen banknote, portrait of Jeune in center, Red specimen overprints, POC, “00000” serial numbers, PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. ABNC. ������������������������������������� Est. $45-75 Hong Kong 172 172 Government of Hong Kong, ND (1961-65), Issued Banknote Hong Kong, ND (1961-65). 5 Cents, P-326 KNB17a, Issued Banknote, Green on pink underprint with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, PMG graded Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $30-50