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Auction 6 Paper Money, Scripophily and Banking Histrory

By Money and Exchange

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Thursday, Mar 12, 15:00
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Discover the legacy of global finance in Money and Exchange Auction 6, featuring over 370 exceptional lots spanning the golden age of international trade and empire. This carefully curated sale presents rare bills of exchange addressed to the Rothschilds, unique printer’s proofs, and remarkable merchant documents — many rarely encountered outside institutional archives.


Trace the financial networks that shaped the modern world: where Barings, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and the Rothschilds facilitated transcontinental commerce and capital flows. From early 17th-century Spanish banking instruments to colonial Caribbean drafts, Latin American mercantile correspondence, and bills drawn on Asia’s great port cities, the auction offers a compelling journey through the architecture of global trade and finance.


Among the highlights is a historic East India Company Stock certificate, a tangible link to one of the foundational enterprises of modern corporate finance.


Whether you are a dedicated scripophily collector, a scholar of economic history, or a connoisseur of rare historical paper, Money and Exchange Auction 6 presents an opportunity not to be missed.

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Antigua and Barbuda, W.H. Moore, Bill of Exchange, Antigua, £30, 1887. Bill of Exchange issued
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Antigua and Barbuda, W.H. Moore, Bill of Exchange, Antigua, £30, 1887

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$ 30
Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua, Private Bill of Exchange, £75, 1887. Bill of Exchange issued in
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Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua, Private Bill of Exchange, £75, 1887. ...

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$ 30
Argentina Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires Bill of Exchange Buenos Aires 1915. Original
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Argentina Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires Bill of Exchange ...

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$ 25
Argentina London & River Plate Bank Limited Bill of Exchange Buenos Aires 1898. Original bill of
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Argentina London & River Plate Bank Limited Bill of Exchange ...

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$ 45
Argentina Banco Espanol del Rio de la Plata Bill of Exchange Buenos Aires 100 Pesetas 1916. Origi
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Argentina Banco Espanol del Rio de la Plata Bill of Exchange ...

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$ 35
Argentina Banco Espanol del Rio de la Plata Cheque Buenos Aires 600 Pesetas 1915. Original
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Argentina Banco Espanol del Rio de la Plata Cheque Buenos Aires ...

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$ 35
Argentina Banco del Rio de la Plata Bill of Exchange Buenos Aires 50 Pesetas 1912. Original bill
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Argentina Banco del Rio de la Plata Bill of Exchange Buenos Aires ...

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$ 35
Argentina The English Bank of the River Plate Ltd. bill of exchange (Third of Exchange) Rosario
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Argentina The English Bank of the River Plate Ltd. bill of ...

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$ 120
Argentina The British Bank of South America Ltd. bank draft (On Demand Original/Duplicate)
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Argentina The British Bank of South America Ltd. bank draft (On ...

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$ 80
Argentina The English Bank of the River Plate Ltd. bill of exchange (Third of Exchange) Rosario
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Argentina The English Bank of the River Plate Ltd. bill of ...

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$ 120
Argentina The English Bank of the River Plate Ltd. bill of exchange (Second of Exchange) Buenos
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Argentina The English Bank of the River Plate Ltd. bill of ...

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$ 120
Argentina, London & River Plate Bank, Bill of Exchange, Buenos Aires, 1904, £8.15s. Highly
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Argentina, London & River Plate Bank, Bill of Exchange, Buenos ...

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$ 50
Argentina, Republica Argentina, Internal Loan Bond, Buenos Aires, 500 Pesos, 1938. Attractive
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Argentina, Republica Argentina, Internal Loan Bond, Buenos Aires ...

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$ 35
Argentina, Republica Argentina, Internal Loan Bond, Buenos Aires, $100 Oro, 1909. Large format
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Argentina, Republica Argentina, Internal Loan Bond, Buenos Aires ...

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$ 35
Australia Bank of New South Wales Circular Letter of Credit Sydney - c.1910s. Early specimen LOC
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Australia Bank of New South Wales Circular Letter of Credit ...

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$ 40
Australia Bank of New South Wales Circular Letter of Credit Sydney - c.1910s. Second variant of
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Australia Bank of New South Wales Circular Letter of Credit ...

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$ 40
Austria, Société d'Escompte de la Basse Autriche, Rothschild, Bill of Exchange, Vienna, 1881
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Austria, Société d'Escompte de la Basse Autriche, Rothschild ...

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$ 75
Austria 1858 Wien Bill of Exchange Signed by Philip Schey von Koromla. Rare Austro-Hungarian
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Austria 1858 Wien Bill of Exchange Signed by Philip Schey von Koromla

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$ 150
Austria, Gödinger Zuckerfabrik Carl Stummer, Promissory Note, Vienna, 799.10 Gulden, 1875. Beauti
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Austria, Gödinger Zuckerfabrik Carl Stummer, Promissory Note ...

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$ 50
Austria, Rohrbacher Zuckerraffinerie AG, Promissory Note, Vienna, 310.36 Gulden, 1869. A
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Austria, Rohrbacher Zuckerraffinerie AG, Promissory Note, Vienna ...

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$ 50
Austria, Siegendorfer Zuckerfabrik, Promissory Note, Siegendorf, 624.56 Gulden, 1890. Issued in
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Austria, Siegendorfer Zuckerfabrik, Promissory Note, Siegendorf ...

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$ 50
Austria-Hungary Daniel d’Iseppo Treves Bill of Exchange (Prima di Cambio) Trieste Fiorini
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Austria-Hungary Daniel d’Iseppo Treves Bill of Exchange (Prima di ...

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$ 100
Austria-Hungary Maurice Zdekauer Bill of Exchange for 2383 Florins Prague Bohemia. Bils of
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Austria-Hungary Maurice Zdekauer Bill of Exchange for 2383 ...

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$ 100
Belgium Banque d’Anvers Lettre de Credit Antwerp - c.1910s. Large, beautifully engraved specimen
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Belgium Banque d’Anvers Lettre de Credit Antwerp - c.1910s. Large ...

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$ 50
Belgium Banque de Bruxelles Lettre de Credit Brussels - c.1920s. Pink‑tinted specimen credit
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Belgium Banque de Bruxelles Lettre de Credit Brussels - c.1920s. Pi ...

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$ 50
Belgium New Beerschot Athletic Club Antwerp 1000 Francs Share Sport Football. A 1000 francs
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Belgium New Beerschot Athletic Club Antwerp 1000 Francs Share ...

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$ 50
Bolivia, Banco Nacional de Bolivia, Bill of Exchange, Sucre, 1903, 434.20 bolivianos. Second
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Bolivia, Banco Nacional de Bolivia, Bill of Exchange, Sucre, 1903 ...

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$ 30
Bolivia República de Bolivia government loan bond (Empréstito de 1870) La Paz 500 pesos fuertes 1871
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Bolivia República de Bolivia government loan bond (Empréstito de ...

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$ 50
Bolivia República de Bolivia government loan bond (Empréstito de 1870) La Paz 100 pesos fuertes 1871
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Bolivia República de Bolivia government loan bond (Empréstito de ...

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$ 50
Bolivia República de Bolivia government loan bond (Empréstito de 1870) La Paz 1000 pesos
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Bolivia República de Bolivia government loan bond (Empréstito de ...

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$ 50
Brazil American Foreign Banking Corporation Bill of Exchange Rio de Janeiro L5000 Sterling 1920.
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Brazil American Foreign Banking Corporation Bill of Exchange Rio ...

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$ 80
Brazil English Bank of Rio de Janeiro Ltd. bank draft (On Demand Duplicate) Rio de Janeiro L10 1888
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Brazil English Bank of Rio de Janeiro Ltd. bank draft (On Demand ...

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$ 100
Brazil Banco Internacional do Brazil bill of exchange (Second of Exchange) Rio de Janeiro L107
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Brazil Banco Internacional do Brazil bill of exchange (Second of ...

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$ 100
Brazil London & River Plate Bank Ltd. bill of exchange (Second of Exchange) Rio de Janeiro
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Brazil London & River Plate Bank Ltd. bill of exchange (Second of ...

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$ 60
Brazil London & Brazilian Bank Ltd. Bill of Exchange (First) Rio de Janeiro £2000 1888. Substanti
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Brazil London & Brazilian Bank Ltd. Bill of Exchange (First) Rio ...

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$ 50
Brazil English Bank of Rio de Janeiro Ltd. Bill of Exchange (Second) Rio de Janeiro £2000 1888. L
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Brazil English Bank of Rio de Janeiro Ltd. Bill of Exchange ...

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$ 100
Brazil British Bank of South America Ltd. Bill of Exchange (Second) Rio de Janeiro £500 1894. Att
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Brazil British Bank of South America Ltd. Bill of Exchange ...

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$ 100
Brazil London & Brazilian Bank Ltd. Bill of Exchange (Second) Rio de Janeiro £275 1897. Late‑19th
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Brazil London & Brazilian Bank Ltd. Bill of Exchange (Second) Rio ...

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$ 60
British India / Burma, Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, Bill of Exchange, Rangoon
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British India / Burma, Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China ...

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$ 80
Canada 'Canadian Bank of Commerce' Bill of Exchange 1874 New York Branch. Bill of Exchange for
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Canada 'Canadian Bank of Commerce' Bill of Exchange 1874 New York ...

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$ 85
Canada The Merchants Bank of Canada Draft New York 1876 111 Pounds Sterling. Issued by the New
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Canada The Merchants Bank of Canada Draft New York 1876 111 ...

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$ 75
Canada Royal Bank of Canada Cheque Havana 1921 500 Pesetas. Cheque from Havana branch of the
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Canada Royal Bank of Canada Cheque Havana 1921 500 Pesetas. Cheque ...

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$ 30
Canada Bank of British Columbia Bill of Exchange San Francisco 1893. 1894 Bank of British
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Canada Bank of British Columbia Bill of Exchange San Francisco 1893. ...

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$ 120
Canada Bank of Montreal Bill of Exchange for 3 Pounds London 1903. Payable by Toronto Branch XF
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Canada Bank of Montreal Bill of Exchange for 3 Pounds London 1903. ...

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$ 75
Canada Bank of Montreal Bill of Exchange XF 45 PMG New York London. # S/N 391 Bill of Exchange
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Canada Bank of Montreal Bill of Exchange XF 45 PMG New York London. ...

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$ 160
Central Railway Company of Canada £100 Mortgage Bond 1914 Coupons Uncancelled
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Central Railway Company of Canada £100 Mortgage Bond 1914 Coupons ...

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$ 40
China Banque de l'Indo-Chine Cheque Hankou 700 Francs 1906. Cheque issued by Banque de
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China Banque de l'Indo-Chine Cheque Hankou 700 Francs 1906. Cheque ...

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$ 25
China Banque de l'Indo-Chine Bill of Exchange Hankow Shanghai Dollars 1915. Original bill of
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China Banque de l'Indo-Chine Bill of Exchange Hankow Shanghai ...

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$ 50
China Chartered Bank of India Australia and China Bill of Exchange Hong Kong 1883 £900. Large
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China Chartered Bank of India Australia and China Bill of ...

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$ 200
China Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China 1874 PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine. # S/N
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China Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China 1874 PMG 45 ...

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$ 200
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