Here is the announcement for the April 23, 2021 sale by Archives International Auctions.
-Editor
ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONS OFFERS RARE CHINESE, AND WORLD BANKNOTES AND
SCRIPOPHILY ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF BONDS AND SHARES AT ITS APRIL 23rd, 2021 PUBLIC
AUCTION IN RIVER EDGE, NEW JERSEY
The auction will be held by Archives International Auctions at their offices in River Edge, N.J.
The April 23rd, 2021 auction, held in 3 sessions, by Archives International Auctions is highlighted by the Allen Berk World Banknote Collection featuring hundreds of exceptional world banknotes, many having never been offered previously at auction or having been off the collecting market for decades. Allen, as an artist as well as world traveler, had a discerning and amazing eye for beauty, condition and rarity in his collecting pursuits which is evident in the banknotes offered in this and subsequent auctions. In addition to selections from the Allen Berk Collection, there are over 200 lots of Chinese, Hong Kong and Asian banknotes in the first part of the auction. Many of the notes are in exceptional if not the highest known condition with many rarities present.
Lot 43
China is highlighted by a Peoples Bank of China, 1948, 1000 Yuan, P-810a banknote rarity; four different American-Oriental Bank 1922 Specimen banknotes from Fukien and Szechuen are offered; a Chinese-American Bank of Commerce, 1920 $1, Front and back proofs; a Hong Kong, 1977, $500, P-72d banknote; a Macau, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, ND (1944) 50 Avos, Highest graded note out of 57 graded as well as dozens of exceptional Chinese and Asian banknotes.
Lot 238
Over 450 World banknotes follow the Chinese and Asian session with numerous highlights offered. One of the many highlights in the sale is an Angola, 1970, 1000 Escudos, Serial Number 1 note; 2 modern Australia Polymer notes, a 1993, $10, P-52a, the highest graded out of 101 graded notes and a 2014, $100, P-61e, the highest graded out of 105 notes in the PMG census; a Bahamas, 1919 (ND 1935) 1 Pound, King George V issue is offered with 8 additional exceptional lots of Bahamas notes; and a Belgian Congo, Banque Central Du Congo, 1954, 100 Francs, P-25b, highest graded note in the PMG census is offered.
Lot 383
Lot 695
French Colonies, manly from the Allen Berk Collection, shine in this portion of the sale with many exceptional high grade notes offered such as Issued and Specimen examples of French Somaliland, Banque de L'Indochine, ND (1946) banknote pair; a pair of French Antilles, Institut D'Emission Des Departements d'Outre-Mer, 1964, 50 and 100 Francs Specimen notes, both the highest graded in the PMG census; Israel is represented by 12 lots highlighted by a 1960, 50 Lirot, P-33d, the highest graded and finest known out of 245 graded in the PMG census. Hundreds of additional World Banknotes are offered in this auction.
The U.S. banknote section includes Colonial, Continental, Obsolete, and Large and Small Type, National Banknotes, Depression Scrip and MPC with many desirable notes for every level of collector.
Lots 749 and 1055
Session 3 includes over 370 lots of U.S. and World Scripophily highlighted by Railroads, World, Mining, Banking, Internet and dozens of other topics with many rare and desirable bonds and shares offered.
Lot 1148
Previews will be limited and by appointment only and we will be observing strict safety precautions including the wearing of masks and observing social distancing to protect our team as well as our guests. We will do our best to accommodate anyone who desires additional information and photographs. For questions, please call 201-944-4800 or email
info@archivesinternational.com.
The online catalog for the April 23rd, 2021 auction is on Archives International Auctions' website and can be viewed via the Archives International live bidding platform. It can also be viewed as a
Sale 66 Virtual Catalog or
downloadable Sale 66.pdf on our website. To pre-register for Live Internet Bidding, log on to the Archives International Auctions website, at
www.ArchivesInternational.com
.
Archives International is now working on their Summer and Fall 2021 auctions and are seeking quality consignments for future auctions or outright purchase including U.S. and worldwide banknotes, coins, stocks, bonds, stamps, postal history, historic ephemera, and autographs. To sell or consign one piece or an entire collection, please call AIA at (201) 944-4800; or e-mail them at
info@archivesinternational.com
You may also write to Archives International Auctions, at 1060 Main Street, River Edge, NJ 07661, U.S.A. To learn more about Archives International Auctions and the auctions planned for April 23rd, 2021, log on to
www.ArchivesInternational.com.
Wayne Homren, Editor
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