German States (8) Goslar (3) Henry V Obverse: Crowned facing bust, Reverse: St. Simon and St. Jude, annulet above, Hamm Six Pfennigs 1635 HAMM above arms KM#45 Near Fine, Three Pfennigs 1740 KM#75 VG, Halberstadt Half Groschen (Kortling) Albecht V undated (1513-1545) VG, Hanau-Munzenberg Three Kreuzer 1613 KM#32 VG, along with Swiss Cantons - Haldenstain Bluzger 1724 KM#82 Fine
Switzerland and Swiss Cantons (3) Switzerland 20 Rappen 1851BB KM#7VG, Swiss Cantons - Vaud One Batz 1828 KM#20 Fine with some surface dirt, Bern Four Kreuzer 1794 VG
Switzerland and Swiss Cantons (7) Swiss Cantons (3) Schwyz Ten Schilling 1786 KM#45 VG, Vaud Five Batzen 1828 BEL KM#21.1 Good Fine, Bern 2 1/2 Batzen 1826 KM#195.1 Near VF, Switzerland (4) Five Francs (2) 1932B KM#40 Good Fine, 1933B KM#40 Good Fine, One Franc 1921B KM#24 NVF, 20 Rappen 1850BB KM#7 VG/Near Fine
Second China War Medal, with 2 clasps, Canton 1857 and Taku Forts 1860, awarded to Gunr. Thos. Salter, No.4 Bat. 2nd. Bde. Rl. Arty., officially impressed, NEF with some scratches and hairlines
China The Canton Municipal Bank 5 DollarsPick S2279c dated 1st May 1933 blue serial number D701374. Green on pale lilac underprint with large building at centre and vertical print on obverse and reverse in red-violet featuring Dr. Sun Yat-sen at centre. About VF
Italian States - VeniceDucato undated Marcantonio Giustinian (1684-1685) A.D. in exergue KM#381, Davenport 4277 EF with some lustrous and with some colourful toning in the legends, one edge nick and a small edge crack barely detract
Swiss Cantons - BaselMedalet or Jetonundated Obverse: A gardening scene SINE NVMINE FRVSTRA , Reverse: MAG.BAS.IVVENTVTI ST.V BPABEION D D in 5 lines, Good Fine, France Medalet 1838-1841 Birth and Baptism of Louis Phillipe Albert of Orleans 15mm diameter, Good Fine, France Jeton undated 32mm in brass, Fine with shortage of flan at 2 to 3 o'clock, GB George III Gaming Counter 1800 Fine, France Jeton 1605 Maison Commune VG holed, Crusades - Frankish GreeceBillonDenier14th Century About Fine, Medal Vincent Van Gogh Museum 51mm diameter in gilt base metal, UNC boxed, A Religious brass Jeton undated, Obverse: Figure of Christ, Reverse Cross above IHS, 18mm diameter, 2.38 grammes, Fine, Medal 1902 King Edward VII/Queen Alexandra 27mm diameter in lead? undated, no legend, Near Fine with scratches, Jeton in copper in the style of a Queen Anne Shilling 24mm diameter in bronze? Near Fine, along with two ancient imitation coins VG to Fine
China, ChineseImperialRailway, Canton-Kowloon Railway, bond for £100 (4) London 1907, ornate design, black & red, each with all but the first two coupons, one with tears VG the others About Fine, three with pencil annotations
Chinese Government 5% Reorganisation Gold Loan 1913 Bond for £20 red/brown with coupons, Good Fine, Chinese Government Tientsin-Pukow 5% Railway Loan 1908 Bond for £100 Red-Orange Fine with coupons (2), Chinese Government 5% Gold Loan 1912 Bond for £100 Green with some coupons, Good Fine, Chinese Government 5% Gold Loan 1912 Bond for £500 brown with coupons, Chinese Government Gold Loan 1908 Bond for £100 mauve, Chinese Government Gold Loan 1908 Bond for £20 green, Near Fine, Chinese Imperial Government 4 1/2% Gold Loan 1898 Bonds for £100 (2) red/brown Fine with some coupons, Chinese Government Loan 1912 8% Bond for £100 mauve on green VF with coupons, Chinese Government Loan 1912 8% Bond for £50 green on blue VF with coupons, Chinese Government Loan 1912 8% Bond for £10 mauve on blue VF with coupons, Chinese Government 5 1/2% Gold Loan - Province of Petchili 1913 (2) Fine with coupons, Chinese Government Treasury Note 1925/1929 8% 10 Year Sterling Bond for £500 blue with coupons, Chinese Government Treasury Note 1925/1929 8% 10 Year Sterling Bond for £100 green with coupons, Chinese Imperial Railway 5% Gold Loan 1898 Fine with pencil annotations, with some coupons, Government of the Chinese Republic Treasury Bill 1918 8% Bond for £100 Sterling, About Fine with coupons, Republique Chinoise 5% Gold Bond 1925 brown,NVF with some coupons, Republique de Chine 5% Gold Loan 1914 Paris issue, Fine with coupons, Chinese Imperial Railway 5% Gold Loan Canton-Kowloon Railway Bond for £100 red Good Fine with coupons, Imperial Chinese Government 5% Sinking Fund Gold LOan Hukuang Railways Bond for £20 (2) green with coupons, Chinese Government 6% Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway Completion Loan 1936 Good Fine with coupons, Chinese Imperial Railway 5% Gold Loan Shanghai-Nanking Railway Bond 1907 for £100 red Good Fine, Chinese Government Treasury 8% Bond 1921 Chemin de Fer Lung Tsing-U-Hai Brussels 500 Francs Green with coupons VF, Chinese Government Treasury Bond 8% Bond 1923 Chemin de Fer Lung Tsing-U-Hai Brussel 500 Francs brown, trimmed Fine with coupons, Government of the Chinese Republic Railway Equipment Loan of 1922 £20 Treasury Blue (2) Good Fine with coupons, Government of the Chinese Republic 8% LOan 1920 Chemin de Fer Lung Tsin-U-Hai red-orange VF with coupons, Gouvernement Imperial de Chine 1903 5% Gold Loan 500 Francs, red-orange Fine with 2 coupons, along with USA Share Certificates (11) BritishColumbia Goldfields, The DiamondMining Investment Company Limited, United States Corporation, The International Nickel Company, The Briggs National Bank and Trust Co. New York, Lisbon Valley Uranium Company, Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, International Resistance Company, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, J.P.Clark Co.INC. Roger A. Halvorsen D.N.M. Ltd, Presidio Motrion Pictures Corporation, in mixed grades and Rhodesia - The Beatrice (Rhodesia) Company Limited, Fine
Russia - ImperialGovernment of Russia - Nicolas Railroad 125 Rouble, 500 Francs, £20 Sterling, 600,000 bond issue 1867 (46), Russia - Imperial Government of Russia - Nicolas Railroad 125 Rouble, 500 Francs, £20 Sterling 555,000 Bond issue 1869 (40), VG to Fine with coupons detached, The Russian South Eastern RailwayCompany Bond of £100 4 1/2% Bond Loan, Petrograd 1914 (5) Good Fine with coupons, along with Chinese Government Canton-Kowloon Railway 5% Gold Loan 1907 Fractional Scrip certificate for one-third of a Funding Bond for £11-0-0 (6) VF with folds
Swiss Cantons - Zurich 10 Batzen 1812B Choice UNC and lustrous, in a PCGS holder and graded MS64, the finest known example thus far recorded by the PCGS Population Report
Italian States - Venice (4) Soldino undated (1612-1615) Marcantonio Memmo KM#39 some weak areas otherwise GVF, Rare and unpriced in any grade by Krause, 10 Soldi (2) 1722 Alvise Mocenigo KM#502 Fine, 1734 Alvise Pisani KM#545 approaching Fine with some small weaker areas, 6 Bagattini undated (c.1680) KM#367 VG scarce
ChinaCanton Municipal Bank 50 CentsPick S2255 dated 1st May 1928 Canton serial number A 0007396. The note in green on light brown underprint with red seals at lower centre and Coat of Arms on an elaborate guilloche panel on obverse and the reverse in English and all in brown featuring value at each corner, Banks name across top and a portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen - first president of the Republic of China and the first leader of the Kuomintang. In a PMG holder and graded Very Fine 25 Rust and an Exceptionally Scarce note this being the only one recorded example in the PMG Population Report at the time of writing, listed without any price reference in the current SCWPM. This note is almost certain to be missing from even the most comprehensive collections therefore this being a unique opportunity to acquire it
World a collection in a deed box of mostly modern 1970's issues onwards (lot) in various grades Good to about UNC consisting of notes from various countries and the majority from Europe, Africa and Asia. Includes a few earlier issue Reichsbank note from Germany. A few scarcer earlier notes include an Egypt Currency note 10 PiastresPick 167a Law 50 of 1940 the variety with a single letter prefix R at left of signature. Syria5 PiastresPick 49 from 1942. China The Canton Municipal Bank 10 CentsPick S2276b from 1933 signatures Huang & Ch'en and a Central Bank of China 20 CentsPick 194a from 1924. Hong Kong 10 Cents Pick 315b from 1941. Belgium Societe Generale 1 Franc Pick 86b dated 25th May 1917. France 1939 issues 5 FrancsPick 83a (Fayette F4) and 10 FrancsPick 100 (Fayette F7) and a very FIRST date for this issue 2nd February 1939 block 290 series R. 68527. Portugal Casa de Moeda 10 CentavosPick 97c dated 15th August 1917 (2) and 20 Centavos Pick 100 dated 4th August 1922 along with a Banco De Portugal 50 CentavosPick 112b dated 5th July 1918. Italy Biglietto Di Stato 5 LirePick 23f Royal Decree 07.10.1904 (1923) signatures Maltese & Rossolini block number 5302 and the 10 Lire Pick 20g Royal Decree 05.02.1888 signatures Giu. Dell'Ara & Porena block number 3318. Also includes a few French and Belgium World War I Necessity money and local currencies along with United Kingdom 9 and 1/2 percent Treasury Loan and Treasury War bonds 1999/1973. An interesting group
Swiss Cantons - Geneva One Sol (3) 1817H KM#116 Billon EF, 1819 KM#119 Billon UNC, 1825 KM#120 Billon UNC with a small flan flaw at 8 o'clock on the obverse
China The Canton Municipal Bank 5 DollarsPick S2279c dated 1st May 1933 blue serial number D701374. Green on pale lilac underprint with large building at centre and vertical print on obverse and reverse in red-violet featuring Dr. Sun Yat-sen at centre. About VF
China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation Gold Loan, 1 x bonds for £20, Banque de l'Indo-Chine a Paris and 1 x bond for 189.40 Roubles, Russian issue, both with vignettes of Mercury and Chinese scenes, black and brown with coupons Fine to Good Fine, China, Chinese ImperialRailway, Canton-Kowloon Railway, bond for £100, London 1907, for the British and Chinese Corporation Limited, ornate design, black & red, with coupons, Fine, Banque Industrielle de Chine 500 Francs (6) Yellow and black, ornate Chinese-style borders, traditional Chinese rooftops, two dragons at topcentre, Temple of Heaven at centre in underprint, black Chinese and French text, Good VF,
SwitzerlandMedal 1891 600th Anniversary of the three forest Cantons - Coat of arms of the three forest cantons (Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden), surrounded by 19 coats of arms of other cantons; Swiss coat of arms between oak branches above / Rütlischwur scene with vistas of Morgarten and Sempach to left and right; Victory hovering above holding palm leaf and wreath GVF with loop mount at the top, along with 5 Francs to 1 Rappen (270) and Austria 200 Kronen 1924 (6) VF to EF
Swiss Cantons (2) Solothurn 2 1/2 Batzen 1826 KM#81 UNC and lustrous with traces of gold toning and signs of the under-struck coin still visible in parts, Geneva25 Centimes 1847 Billon A-B KM#135 UNC and lustrous with a hint of golden tone
Swiss Cantons - Bern (2) 2 1/2 Batzen 1826 KM#195.1 Lustrous UNC with minor cabinet friction, signs of the under-struck coin still visible in parts, Batzen 1826 Billon KM#194.1 UNC with traces of the under-struck coin still visible
Switzerland (2) 1891, 600th Anniversary of the Three Forest Cantons, Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden, 50mm diameter, 44.59 grammes, Coat of Arms' of the three forest Cantons, surrounded by 19 Coats' of Arms of the other Swiss Cantons, Swiss Coat of Arms within wreath above, Reverse Rütlischwur scene with vistas of Morgarten and Sempach to left and right; Victory hovering above holding palm leaf and wreath. GVF with suspension loop at the top, the reverse with some scratches, Swiss Gratitude to American families 1918, Hans Frei. Eagle flying right over the ocean with wheat in claws, American flag in clouds above. Rev. text under coat-of-arms. TO THE PRESIDENT / AND PEOPLE / OF THE UNITED STATES / OF AMERICA / THE GRATITUDE / OF THE SWISS / FAMILIES 1918.AR 39.6 mm. 25.85 grammes, VF with pin mount, along with Ormskirk and Southport Agricultural Society medal 1860 UNC 47mm diameter in white metal in a lunette style case, awarded to 'G.S.Sainsbury for Pen of East India Ducks, Southport, Aug.15 1860' EF
Swiss Cantons - Haldenstein Dicken 1621 KM#41 NVF with some adjustment lines and some residual deposit, only the last digit of the date visible, rare with Krause listing at $800 VF
Europe 17th to 20th Century from an old collection, a mixed group (16) Swiss Cantons (12) Berne (3) Half Batzen 1718, 1794, 1798, Chur Bluzger undated, Lucerne Schilling 1647, Geneva One Sol 1833, Vaud (2) 1 Batzen 1806, Half Batzen 1804, St.Gallen Half Batzen 1815 Solothurn 1 Batzen 1826, Neuchatel Half Batzen 1792, Freiburg 5 Rappen 1831, Swiss Republic Half Batzen 1799, Rare, Luxembourg1 Sol 1790, Monaco50 Centimes 1926 EF, Austria3 Kreuzer (2) 1669, 1697 in mixed grades VG to VF an interesting early group, all with old collector's envelopes
Swiss Cantons - Haldenstein Dicken 1621 KM#41 NVF with some adjustment lines and a planchet clip at 6 to 7 o'clock, rare with Krause listing at $800 VF
Swiss Cantons - Luzern 40 Kreuzer 1796 VF as part of a group of Swiss Cantons (18) mostly 19th Century includes issues from Zurich, Geneva and Bern, in mixed grades to EF, along with a small group of Tokens, toy money in mixed grades and a GB DecimalFifty Pence `1973 Proof nFDC
Swiss Cantons - Berne Batzen 1796 as part of a group of Switzerland (17) 1 Franc 1911, Half Franc (2) 1910, 1952, 20 Rappen (4) 1858, 1883, 1900, 1913, 10 Rappen (6) 1851, 1879, 1880, 1884, 1885, 1899, 5 Rappen (2) 1850, 1885, 1 Rappen 1945 in mixed circulated grades
Swiss Cantons - Haldenstein Dicken 1621 KM#41 NVF with some adjustment lines and a planchet clip at 6 to 7 o'clock, rare with Krause listing at $800 VF
Swiss Cantons - Haldenstein Dicken 1621 KM#41 NVF with some adjustment lines and some residual deposit, only the last digit of the date visible, rare with Krause listing at $800 VF
Swiss Canton Basle Thaler 1756 City View reverse with winged dragon KM158, Davenport 1751 Good VF with reflective fields 56 of date weakly struck pleasing and seldom offered
Swiss Cantons - Basle Double Thaler, undated, 51mm diameter, 55.62 grammes, Dav.588, Obverse: City view with seven ships in harbour, BASILEA above, not in cartouche, Reverse: Winged Dragon with arms of Basel surrounded by a border of shields UNC or near so with prooflike fields, well struck, a choice piece, Ex-St. James Auction 16 7/12/2010 Lot 522
SwitzerlandProof Set 2006 Canton of Valais a 3-coin set comprising 150 Francs Gold, 10 Francs Silver and 10 Francs Cupro-nickel Bimetallic Proofs FDC in the case of issue with certificates
China, 3 bonds, Canton-KowloonRailway, bond for £100, London 1907, Hukuang Railways 1911 Gold Loan, bond for £20, French issue, and Vickers loan of 1919, bond for £100, all with coupons, mostly VF. (3).
China, 4 bonds, Kwangtung Military Loan of 1938, bond for 10 yuan, Ministry for Railways of Canton-Hankow 1930 loan, bond for 10 yuan, National Defence Kwangtung-Strategic Point 1932 Loan, bond for 10 yuan, and Military Loan of 1917, bond for 100 yuan, mostly VF. (4).
China, 15 bonds, Nationalist Government Second Lottery 1931 Loan, 7 x strips of five bonds of one yuan, Kwangtung 1930 Military Loan, 2 x strips of five bonds of one yuan, Kwang-Tung Public 1912 Loan (Bearing Prizes), two joined bonds of 5 yuan and bond for 10 yuan, Post Office Savings Bonds x 2, dated 1940 and 1941, also Bank of Canton 1935 Refunding Notes, 2 x bonds for 5 yuan, mostly VF. (15)
China, Ministry for Railways of Canton-Hankow 1930 Loan, 4 x bonds for 40 yuan, and 2 x bonds for 100 yuan, vignette of Sun Yat Sen at top flanked by flags, text in Chinese, various colours, all with coupons, F-VF. (6).
German States - Julich-Berg 10 Kreuzer 1769 Reverse NORMAM CONVENTION VG/Near Fine a rare issue along with Swiss Cantons - Basle 24 Kreuzer 1788 Near Fine
World Crown sized SilverProofmedallic issues (9) Germany Silver Ounce depicting different Swiss Cantons (4) FDC with coloured flags on the reverse, Space travel related (5) each in .999 silver and depicting different landmarks in space exploration FDC boxed
World, SPECIMEN Travellers Cheques (9) DenmarkDanske Bank (3 trav. chqs.) France Nat. Bank of Paris (4 trav. chqs.) 1979, ItalyNetherlands Amro Bank (3 trav. Chqs.) 1972 & Banca Commerciale (4 trav. chqs.) 1978, Norway Christiania Bank 1969, SwitzerlandUnion Bank (4 trav. Chqs.) 1970 & Swiss Cantonal Bank (4 trav. chqs) 1970, USA Thomas Cook $1000 1979 & National City Bank of New York 1949. All with official bank correspondence.
World a small group (9) USA (7) Dime 1845, Half Dime 1837, Two Cents 1864, Cents (4) 1853, 1857, 1859, 1863, Hong Kong One Mil 1866, Swiss Cantons - Basel One Rappen 1810 in mixed grades to GVF
U.S.A. 10 bonds, CantonAberdeen & Nashville Rail Road Co. 1884, Rome Watertown and Ogdensburgh Rail Road Co. 1874, Winona and Southwestern Railway Co. 1888, Utica and Black River Railroad Co. 1890, ClevelandCincinnatiChicago and St. Louis Railway Co. 1890-91 two types, American Tropical Planting Co. 1899, and West Shore Railroad Co. 1885, all with vignettes, 6 without coupons, F-VF. (10).
Canada Token issues (6) Pennies (3), Halfpennies (3), Prince Edward Island Cents 1871 (2), New Brunswick Cent 1864, New Brunswick 20 Cents 1864 VG-Fine, plus medal 1897 Independence of the Swiss Canton of Vaud, plus Italy20 Lira 1928 a modern fantasy piece UNC, Canada 5 Cents 1951 'The Big Nickel' UNC, plus a modern medallic piece commemorating the 'World's First Cast Iron Bridge 1779 and The Spry The Last Severn Trow these last three in various base metals
U.S.A. Canton, Aberdeen & Nashville Rail Road Co., 3 x $1,000 gold bonds, 1884, vignette of train at top, cotton ball at bottom, signed on reverse by Stuyvesant Fish as trustee, black, hole cancelled, with coupons, all VF or better. (3).
China, 6 bonds, Canton-KowloonRailway, bond for £100, London 1907, Tientsin-Pukow Railway, bond for £100, London 1908, ChineseGovernment 1912 Gold Loan, bond for £20, and Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway 1913 Loan, 2 x bonds for £20, and 1921 issue, bond for 500 francs, all with coupons, mostly F-AVF. (6).
China, The 36th Year (1947) Short Term Treasury Note of the Republic of China, first issue, bond for $10, vignette of Chiang-Kai-Shek at top right and lorry at bottom right, text in Chinese with English on reverse, red, small format, no coupons remain, also Canton Citizen-Self-Governing LotteryLoan, bond for 1 yuan, central vignette of building, small format, red & blue, both VF. (2).
China, 12 bonds, United Nationalist Loan of 1936, 2 x bonds, different types, Military Loan of 1917, bond for 100 yuan, Manchukuo Savings Society Bonds, 1930-36, two types, Ministry for Railways of Canton-Hankow, 1930, bonds for 40 yuan and 100 yuan, Kwang-Tung Public Loan of 1912, two types, and Nationalist GovernmentLottery Loan of 1926/7, three types, mostly VF. (12).
China, Bank of Canton Ltd., certificate No.2142 for one second preference share, 1937, ornate border with underprint of bank building, text in English and Chinese, orange with red seal, VF. (1).
China, 6 bonds, Canton-KowloonRailway, bond for £100, London 1907, Tientsin-Pukow Railway, bond for £100, London 1908, ChineseGovernment 1912 Gold Loan, bond for £20, and Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway 1913 Loan, 2 x bonds for £20, and 1921 issue, bond for 500 francs, all with coupons, mostly F-AVF. (6).
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