Auction 3 The World in Exchange: Historic Bills, Bonds & Banking Documents
By Money and Exchange
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Jul 17, 2025
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Discover the legacy of world finance in Money and Exchange Auction 3, featuring over 250 extraordinary lots from the golden age of global trade and empire. This exclusive sale includes rare bills of exchange addressed to the Rothschild Frères, unique printer’s proofs, and exceptional Ottoman-era bonds and merchant documents from Constantinople, Smyrna, and Beirut—many unavailable elsewhere.
Explore a world where Barings, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and the Rothschilds powered transcontinental trade. From early 1800s Ottoman finance to colonial Caribbean drafts, Latin American banking ties, and Asian port-city bills, this auction offers a breathtaking journey through 19th and 20th-century global commerce.
Whether you're a collector of scripophily, a scholar of international finance, or just love rare historical paper, this is a sale you won’t want to miss.
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LOT 1:
South Africa Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd Specimen Circular ...
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45
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LOT 2:
Egypt Barclays Bank Domonion and Colinial and Overseas Bill of ...
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$
35
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LOT 3:
Egypt 'Credit Lyonnais' Agence de Cairo Cheque for 23145 Egyptian ...
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$
80
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LOT 4:
Egypt Alexandria 'Moise Valensin & Co' Bill of Exchange £1000 1859. ...
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$
55
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LOT 5:
Egypt J.N. Mosseri Figli & Co Cairo Check 1940. # 42171 Mosseri, a ...
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$
85
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LOT 6:
Ottoman Empire Egypt A.V.Paz Bill of Exchange Alessandria 1833 ...
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80
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LOT 7:
Mozambique Standard Bank of South Africa Bill of Exchange ...
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40
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LOT 8:
Antigua W.H. Moore Bill of Exchange 1884 £100. Dated September 2 ...
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$
40
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Sold for:
$25
LOT 9:
Argentina Nuevo Banco Italiano cheque Santa Fe 1913 handwritten. Hi ...
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$
25
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LOT 10:
Brazil London & Brazilian Bank Ltd. Bill of Exchange Rio de ...
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$
60
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LOT 11:
Bolivia, Banco Nacional de Bolivia, Bill of Exchange, Sucre, 1903 ...
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$
40
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LOT 12:
Canada The Bank of British North America Bill of Exchange London ...
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$
60
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LOT 13:
Canada The Merchants Bank of Canada Draft New York 1876 111 ...
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$
75
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LOT 14:
Canada Bank of Montreal Bill of Exchange XF 45 PMG New York London. ...
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$
160
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LOT 15:
Canada Bank of Montreal Bill of Exchange for 3 Pounds London 1903. ...
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$
75
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LOT 16:
Canada Bank of Montreal 1872 PMG 45 XF Bill of Exchange. # S/N 350 ...
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$
200
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LOT 17:
Canada-USA, The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Exchange Bill, New ...
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$
80
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LOT 18:
Canada Royal Bank of Canada Cheque Havana 1921 500 Pesetas. Cheque ...
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$
30
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LOT 19:
Chile Banco Mobiliario Valparaiso 1883 Bill of Exchange
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$
80
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LOT 20:
Chile Banco de Valparaiso Bill of Exchange for £500 1882. 2972; ...
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$
65
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LOT 21:
Chile Banco Nacional Santiago 1874 Bill of Exchange Letra de ...
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$
150
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LOT 22:
Chile 'Thomas, La Chambre & Co' Valparaiso Bill of Exchange 1863
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$
30
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LOT 23:
Chile Ossa y Escobar bill of exchange Valparaiso 1851 £200. An ...
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$
65
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LOT 24:
Chile The Anglo-South American Bank Ltd Check for 40 Pounds 1921. B ...
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25
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LOT 25:
Chile Weber & Co Bill of Exchange for £3000 Valparaiso 1881. # 857 ...
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$
30
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LOT 26:
Cuba J. Martinez y Cía bill of exchange Havana 1917 11450 pesetas. ...
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$
45
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LOT 27:
Cuba, Agencia General de la Republica de Cuba, Patriotic Loan ...
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$
100
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LOT 28:
Cuba Villanueva Rangel y No. V.O. X. bill of exchange Cienfuegos ...
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$
42
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LOT 29:
Cuba Banco Comercial de Cuba Paid Cheque with Fiscal Stamps ...
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$
30
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LOT 30:
Cuba Alvarez Valdes y Cía. Promissory Note Havana 1913 1250 Pesetas. ...
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$
40
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LOT 31:
Cuba Pedro Gomez Mena e Hijo Promissory Note Havana 1923. Highly ...
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$
30
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LOT 32:
Cuba Manuel Muñoz y Ca. Bill of Exchange Habana 1901. A beautiful ...
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$
40
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LOT 33:
Cuba Banco Internacional de Cuba Cheque Habana 1920. Original ...
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$
30
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LOT 34:
Cuba Julián Quadreny y Ca. bill of exchange Batabanó 1903 200 pesetas
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$
38
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LOT 35:
Cuba J. Balcello y Ca. Bill of Exchange Habana 1908 200 Pesos. Firs ...
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$
30
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LOT 36:
Cuba Will Hermanos & Co. Bill of Exchange Habana 1882. An elegant ...
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$
30
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LOT 37:
Ecuador, Banco del Ecuador, Promissory Note, Guayaquil, 1914 ...
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$
25
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LOT 38:
Ecuador Santiago French £100 Guyaquil 1881. # 544; Bill of ...
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$
25
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LOT 39:
Ecuador, Guayaquil, Banco del Ecuador, Bill of Exchange, 1927
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$
25
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LOT 40:
Ecuador, Guayaquil, Banco del Ecuador, Bill of Exchange, 1928
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$
25
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LOT 41:
Ecuador Guyaquil 'Janer e Hijo' Letra de Cambio Bill of Exchange ...
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$
50
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LOT 42:
Ecuador L.C. Stagg & Cia £300 Guayaquil 1881 Bill of Exchange Cheque. ...
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$
25
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LOT 43:
Mexico Julián Aragón y Sobrino bill of exchange Veracruz 1924 ...
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$
30
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LOT 44:
Mexico Manuel González Draft Revenue Stamp 1858 1000 Pesos. Large ...
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$
60
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LOT 45:
Mexico Private Draft Durango 1858 200 Pesos Silver. Beautifully ...
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$
60
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LOT 46:
Mexico Banco de Londres y Mexico 1893 $1000 Bill of Exchange. Highl ...
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$
100
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LOT 47:
Mexico, C. Urcelay M. y Cía, Bill of Exchange, Mérida (Yucatán) ...
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$
100
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LOT 48:
Banco Nacional de Mexico Guadalajara Jalisco Bill of Exchange ...
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$
100
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LOT 49:
Mexico Bill of Exchange 'Esteban Benecke y Cía' Printer's Proof ...
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$
65
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LOT 50:
Peru Banco del Perú Deposit Certificate Lima 1800s blank value. Ear ...
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$
80
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