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Follow on Google News | Specimen set of five banknotes from the United Arab Emirates (1973-1976) realizes $16,520 at auctionA 1973-1976 specimen set of five banknotes from the United Arab Emirates sold for $16,520 at an auction held May 20th by Archives International Auctions, online (at archivesinternational.com) and at the firm's offices located in Fort Lee, N.J.
By: Archives International Auctions More than 630 lots came up for bid, of which 433 sold, for an overall sell-through rate of 68.5 percent in an auction that grossed $219,188. The worldwide banknotes session (376 lots) was led by a small but desirable section featuring the Tasmanian Devil Collection – 31 lots of Australian banknotes, including numerous rare specimens and replacement/ Highlights from the Australian section included a 10-Shilling replacement/ Following are additional highlights from the auction, the 19th for AIA. All prices quoted include an 18 percent buyer’s premium. Staying with worldwide banknotes, lots 39-42 (Austrian Prisoner of War notes and scrip lots of between 6 to 14 notes each) realized $132-$531 per lot; a Bank of Upper Canada, $1 (5/Shilling) Highlights from Haiti included a rare uncut block of four proofs from the 1988 series, featuring two 500-Gourdes on the left and two 250-Gourdes on the right, with a large gutter in between. From Martinique (http://auction.archivesinternational.com/ An amazing, unlisted (and possibly earliest known date) Banco de Portugal specimen changed hands for $2,832; a 1909 $10 Bank of Porto Rico (http://auction.archivesinternational.com/ A Venezuelan Banco de Maracaibo 1929 banknote, 10 Bolivares issue, previously known only as a specimen, not issued, rose to $2,478; and a Banque de France consecutive pair (1941-1943) realized $1,007. Turning to the U.S., a $50 1918 Fourth Liberty Loan achieved $944; a $1,000 1934A (Fr#2212-G) made $2,596; and a $20 WWII “Hawaii” emergency issue (http://auction.archivesinternational.com/ Autographs proved to be popular with bidders, as 18 lots of 21 lots offered sold. Highlights included an 1843 full-page letter in poet William Wordsworth’s (http://auction.archivesinternational.com/ Top lots from the U.S. and worldwide scripophily session (60 of 97 lots sold, for a 62 percent sell-through) The May 20th event was the 19th auction for Archives International Auctions since its founding in 2006. AIA has become synonymous with quality auctions dedicated to U.S. and worldwide banknotes, scripophily, security printing ephemera, coins, historic documents and numismatic ephemera.“Records are broken nearly every auction,” Dr. Schwartz said of the burgeoning genre. Archives International Auctions (https://archivesinternational.com/) AIA is always looking for U.S. and worldwide banknotes, stocks, bonds, stamps, coins, autographs and postal history, from better individual items to large estate collections. To sell or consign an item or a collection, you may write to them at 1580 Lemoine Ave., Suite #7, Fort Lee, NJ 07024; e-mail them at info@archivesinternational.com; To learn more about Archives International Auctions and the firm’s upcoming slate of auctions for Fall and Winter 2014-2015, please log on to www.archivesinternational.com. 30 - End
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