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Follow on Google News | Over 500 lots of rare Chinese and Asian banknotes, and scripophily, will be sold May 24 in Hong KongArchives International Auctions (based in Fort Lee, N.J.) will offer over 500 lots of rare Chinese and Asian banknotes, plus scripophily rarities (stocks and bonds), in a public auction on Sunday, May 24. The event will be held in Hong Kong, China.
By: Archives International Auctions Headlining the auction will be an amazing family archive of Chinese and Asian banknotes from Alexander I. Pogrebetsky (http://archivesinternational.auctioneersvault.com/ Alexander Pogrebetsky was an economist and financier by trade. After the Russian Revolution and the communist takeover there, he relocated to Harbin, China around 1922, where he became Head of the Board for the Chinese Eastern Railway Co., which ran from Vladivostok to Harbin. After 1935 he left Harbin and relocated to Tientsin, China, where he co-owned a private bank. After Tientsin, he moved to Shanghai, China, where he was involved in numerous business ventures and was a principal in the China Trading & Investment Company, Ltd, with offices in Shanghai and Tientsin. During this time period, he was also a noted collector and researcher of numismatics, especially banknotes and coins, which he acquired as part of his many everyday business dealings in China. “We are proud to offer the first part of the outstanding Alexander I. Pogrebetsky family archives that have never been offered in any form since the day the notes were all pulled from circulation, from 1918 to 1948,” said Dr. Robert Schwartz (https://archivesinternational.com/ Highlights from the collection include a Ming Dynasty 1 Kuan banknote, the earliest form of paper money available in the world; an 1898 Imperial Bank of China, Peking Branch “Teals” Rarity; a 1908 Ta-Ching Government Bank “Urga” branch issue; and three different Bank of China 1917 “Kalgan” (http://auction.archivesinternational.com/ Bank of Communications (http://auction.archivesinternational.com/ Foreign banks will be represented by two sequential high-grade $10 Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (http://auction.archivesinternational.com/ Provincial issues will feature rare notes seldom offered at auction, including the 1917 Amoor Government Bank rarity; a group of Hunan Government Bank issues including a 1906 “Teals” misspelling error; as well as seven examples of 1904 Tael issue banknotes and two different examples of Yue Soo Imperial Bank, 1908 Issues including the very rare 1 Silver Dollar issue. Private banks are represented by a 1900 “Chefoo Bank (http://auction.archivesinternational.com/ The auction continues over 50 lots of scripophily (http://auction.archivesinternational.com/ Banknotes will feature 1906 Ta-Ching Government Bank Tientsin issues; a high-grade Bank of China, 1912 “Yunnan” branch issue in Choice AU condition; a 1920 Bank of Communications “Harbin” (http://auction.archivesinternational.com/ Taiwan will be represented by rare high-grade sequential notes from the exceptional Hamtramck collection; a very rare American Oriental Bank 1919 $100 specimen (http://auction.archivesinternational.com/ Also offered is a rare set of Chinese American 1920 first issue proofs (http://auction.archivesinternational.com/ Archives International Auctions is always looking for U.S. and worldwide banknotes, coins, stocks, bonds, stamps, postal history, autographs and historic ephemera and documents for future auctions, or to buy outright. To sell or consign one piece or an entire collection, you may call AIA at (201) 944-4800; or you can send them an e-mail, to info@archivesinternational.com. You may also write to Archives International Auctions, at 1580 Lemoine Ave., Suite #7, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, U.S.A.. To learn more about Archives International Auctions and the firm’s upcoming auctions including the May 24th Hong Kong Auction, please visit ArchivesInternational.com (http://www.ArchivesInternational.com/) - 30 - End
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