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The E-Sylum: Volume 28, Number 50, 2025, Article 16

ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL SALE 109 SELECTIONS

Here are some selected lots from the December 16, 2025 sale by Archives International Auctions. -Garrett

Archives International Sale 109 Selections Item 1 Obverse China American Oriental Banking Corp 1919 Shanghai Branch Specimen Banknote.jpg

Shanghai, China, 1919. 10 Dollars, P-S98s S/M#S53, Specimen Banknote, Blue on m/c underprint with company title and logo at center of note, Back is blue with English text, S/N 000000, Specimen overprints and POCs, PMG graded Choice Uncirculated 64, ABNC.

To read the complete item description, see:
China American Oriental Banking Corp 1919 Shanghai Branch Specimen Banknote (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/China-American-Oriental-Banking-Corp-1919-Shanghai-Branch-Specimen-Banknote_i58759652)

Archives International Sale 109 Selections Item 2 Obverse China Bank of Kiangsi 1916 Issued Banknote.jpg

China, 19196. 5 Dollars, P-S1101 S/M#C102-11, Issued Banknote, Black on green and orange underprint with homes in oval frames at left and right, Back is red and blue with coastal view at center, S/N 256008, PMG graded About Uncirculated 55 EPQ. PHCF.

To read the complete item description, see:
China Bank of Kiangsi 1916 Issued Banknote (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/China-Bank-of-Kiangsi-1916-Issued-Banknote_i58759654)

Archives International Sale 109 Selections Item 3 Obverse Dominican Republic Deuda Consolidada 1876 Issued Banknote.jpg

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1876. 5 Pesos, P-S161 RUD141, Issued Banknote, Red print with red border, Title at top with arms at center, Uniface note, S/N 29431 pp B, PMG graded Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

To read the complete item description, see:
Dominican Republic Deuda Consolidada 1876 Issued Banknote (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/Dominican-Republic-Deuda-Consolidada-1876-Issued-Banknote_i58759698)

Archives International Sale 109 Selections Item 4 Obverse India Government of India ND 1917 to 1937 Issued Banknote.jpg

India - British Administration, ND (1917-30). 10 Rupees, P-7b Jhun&Rez 3.7.2, Issued Banknote, Dark blue on gray and purple underprint with portrait of King George V at right, Back is blue on gray with text, S/N L/17 810509, PMG graded Choice Very Fine 35 with comment "Spindle Hole at Issue."

To read the complete item description, see:
India Government of India ND 1917 to 1937 Issued Banknote (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/India-Government-of-India-ND-1917-to-1937-Issued-Banknote_i58759772)

Archives International Sale 109 Selections Item 5 Obverse Italy Allied Military ND 1946 Issued Banknote.jpg

Italy, ND (1946). 50 Lire, P-M14a SB110, Issued Allied Military Banknote, Blue printing with denomination at center, Back is brown with Allied Military at center, S/N A63842677A with letter 'F' in design, PMG graded Choice Uncirculated 63 with comments "Minor Rust, Staple Holes." Only 9 graded in PMG census.

To read the complete item description, see:
Italy Allied Military ND 1946 Issued Banknote (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/Italy-Allied-Military-ND-1946-Issued-Banknote_i58759801)

Archives International Sale 109 Selections Item 6 Obverse Ukraine State Credit Note 1918 Issued Banknote.jpg

Ukraine, 1918. 100 Hryven, P-22a, Issued Banknote, Blue and m/c printing with farmer and farmers wife at right and left, Back is blue, S/N A3634094, PMG graded Choice Very Fine 35.

To read the complete item description, see:
Ukraine State Credit Note 1918 Issued Banknote (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/Ukraine-State-Credit-Note-1918-Issued-Banknote_i58759903)

Archives International Sale 109 Selections Item 7 Obverse CA San Francisco Clearing House Certificates and Reference Pamphlet 1907 to 1908 Panic Currency Co.jpg

San Francisco, California, 1907-08. Lot of 9 items including 8, I/C circulating emergency certificates and one contemporary reference pamphlet. The group consists of 3 distinct types or series featuring denominations from $1 to $20, all issued by the San Francisco Clearing House Association during the 1907 banking panic. The first type includes $1 (brown), and $2 (gray) with ornate design and undertint and very ornate designed backs in the color of the fronts; the second type includes $5 (blue cycloid undertint), $10 (green cycloid undertint), and $20 (orange cycloid undertint), all 3 have ornate cycloid denomination counter on the backs; and, the third type which has simple black frames and text on gray paper), all with plain backs; signatures of the association's officers, and punched "PAID" cancellations. Accompanied by Publications of the Academy of Pacific Coast History, Vol. I, No. 1 – The San Francisco Clearing House Certificates of 1907–1908 by Carl Copping Plehn (University of California, 1909). VF to XF condition. (9). Sold "AS IS" no returns accepted.

To read the complete item description, see:
CA San Francisco Clearing House Certificates and Reference Pamphlet 1907 to 1908 Panic Currency Co (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/CA-San-Francisco-Clearing-House-Certificates-and-Reference-Pamphlet-1907-to-1908-Panic-Currency-Co_i58759960)

Archives International Sale 109 Selections Item 8 Obverse NY National Bank of Cohoes New York 5 Series of 1882 Ch E 1347 Issued Banknote.jpg

Cohoes, New York, 1885. $5, Series of 1882, Fr.# 468, Ch# E-1347, 2nd Chartered Period, Issued National Banknote, Bruce | Jordan signatures, Large brown seal at right, Fine to Choice Fine condition or better. BEP. This note was last offered in Lyn Knight's auction in 2001 where it was listed as a VF 30 and sold for $630. The note has 3 large margins and is cut close on the bottom where it just touches, with slight fading on the green charter number.

To read the complete item description, see:
NY National Bank of Cohoes New York 5 Series of 1882 Ch E 1347 Issued Banknote (https://auction.archivesinternational.com/NY-National-Bank-of-Cohoes-New-York-5-Series-of-1882-Ch-E-1347-Issued-Banknote_i58759994)

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