Bidspirit auctions | Money and Exchange Auction Sep 11, 2025
Money and Exchange, Sep 11, 2025. 298 lots, estimates 800 $.
Money and Exchange - Explore over two centuries of international financial history in this online auction of almost 300 lots, featuring rare and visually striking bills of exchange, promissory notes, bonds, shares, and banking documents from across the globe. From Ottoman-era commercial drafts and Caribbean colonial scrip, to Art Nouveau European bonds and Latin American railway shares, this sale is a treasure trove for collectors of scripophily, trade finance, and economic history. Themes include banking heritage, transatlantic trade, early oil and railway ventures, and speculative gold and loan certificates spanning 70+ countries.
Lots in this catalog (298)
- Lot 1: Egypt Ottoman 'Amburger & Co" Bill of Exchange 1876 Alexandria Cotton — 22
- Lot 2: Egypt, Hull Blyth & Co. (Port Said) Ltd., Bill of Exchange, Port Said, £781-1s-3d, 1918
- Lot 3: Egypt, Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Bill of Exchange, Cairo, 1939, £383.10s.11d
- Lot 4: Mozambique, Standard Bank of South Africa Bill of Exchange, Lourenço Marques, 1913, £14
- Lot 5: South Africa, Bank of Africa, Bill of Exchange, East London, 1894, £25
- Lot 6: South Africa, Bank of Africa, Bill of Exchange, Queenstown, 1895, £20
- Lot 7: South Africa The Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd Bill of Exchange for £10 Boksburg Branch 1890 — 50
- Lot 8: South Africa Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd Bill of Exchange for £20 Pretoria 1890 — 50
- Lot 9: South Africa, Mackie Dunn & Co., Bill of Exchange, Port Elizabeth, £196.2.4, 1918
- Lot 10: Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua, Private Bill of Exchange, £75, 1887
- Lot 11: Antigua and Barbuda, W.H. Moore, Bill of Exchange, Antigua, £30, 1887
- Lot 12: Argentina, London & River Plate Bank, Bill of Exchange, Buenos Aires, 1904, £8.15s
- Lot 13: Argentina, Arning & Hütz, Bill of Exchange, Buenos Aires, 1882, £2100 Sterling
- Lot 14: Bolivia Banco J A Fernandez Bill of Exchange Letra de Cambio £1000 Sucre 1881 — 80
- Lot 15: British Guyana Bank Bill of Exchange for £90 Demerara 1897 — 76
- Lot 16: Brazil Banco Italo-Belga Santos Bill of Exchange Cheque 1918 Brasil — 212
- Lot 17: Canada 'Bank of British North America' Bill of Exchange Toronto London 1879 — 70
- Lot 18: Chile, Banco de Chile, Bill of Exchange, Santiago, 3528 Francos, 1909
- Lot 19: Costa Rica, Antonio Freixa, Bill of Exchange, San Jose, 1890, 2000 pesetas
- Lot 20: Mexico Banco de Londres y Mexico 1893 $1000 Bill of Exchange — 120
- Lot 21: Panama 'Antonio Guerra" Bill of Exchange / Letra de Cambio 1926 — 17
- Lot 22: Peru, L. Baillard & Co., Bill of Exchange, Arequipa, 1881, £200
- Lot 23: Peru Banco del Perú Deposit Certificate Lima 1800s blank value — 90
- Lot 24: Puerto Rico, Private Draft (Exchange Bill), San Juan, 1847, £150
- Lot 25: Republica Dominicana Santo Domingo Credit Lyonnais Cheque Check 1910 — 40
- Lot 26: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Colonial Bank of St. Vincent, Bill of Exchange, £52-1s-8d, 1866
- Lot 27: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Colonial Bank, Bill of Exchange, St. Vincent, £42, 1865
- Lot 28: Uruguay, London Buenos Ayres & River Plate Bank, Bill of Exchange, Montevideo, 1873, 1570 Chilean Pesos
- Lot 29: Uruguay, London & River Plate Bank Ltd., Bill of Exchange, Montevideo, £1000, 1888
- Lot 30: Venezuela, C.H. de Lemos, Bill of Exchange, Ciudad Bolívar, 1895, £250
- Lot 31: China, Asiatic Credit Company, Withdrawal Slip, Shanghai, 1930s
- Lot 32: China, Banque de l’Indo-Chine, Cheque, Peking, 200 Francs, 1903
- Lot 33: Iraq, Abdul Ezer Khieder Bill of Exchange to Gulbenkian Brothers, Baghdad, 1923, 1000 GBP
- Lot 34: Iraq, Banque Imperial Ottoman, Bill of Exchange, Gulbenkian Brothers, 1924, £550
- Lot 35: Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Bank, Uncut Sheet of 3 x 100 Som, Bishkek, 2009
- Lot 36: Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Bank, Uncut Sheet of 4 x 500 Som, Bishkek, 2009
- Lot 37: Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Bank, Uncut Sheet of 3 x 50 Som, Bishkek, 2002
- Lot 38: Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Bank, 20 Som Single Note, Bishkek, Series 2009, Low Serial
- Lot 39: Philippines Bank J.M Tuason & Co Manila Bill of Exchange for £30.13.4 1878 — 107
- Lot 40: USA, Brown, Brothers & Co BBH New York Boston Bill of Exchange 1879 — 80
- Lot 41: USA 1876 Philadelphia to Paris Bill of Exchange – Belmont & Co. / Rothschild Frères – In Favor of Piganeau & Fils — 4
- Lot 42: USA, Comercial Bank of Spanish America $50,000 1921 — 8
- Lot 43: USA, Boston, Henry Seager, Bill of Exchange, 1873, £2000
- Lot 44: USA-France, Hallgarten & Co., Paris-New York Check, 1893, 3800 Francs
- Lot 45: USA-France, Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co, Bill of Exchange, New York, 1900, 4432.75 Francs
- Lot 46: USA, State Savings Association, Check, St. Louis, 1868, 250 Dollars
- Lot 47: USA, Jesup, Paton & Co., Draft on Union Bank of London, New York, 1873, £225
- Lot 48: USA, Charles & Gilbert Green & Co., Bill of Exchange, New Orleans, 1876, 50,000 francs
- Lot 49: USA, Sawyer, Wallace & Co., Bill of Exchange, New York, 1891, £691.9s
- Lot 50: USA, Scully & Dewitt, Bill of Exchange, New York, 1898, 60 Pesetas
- Lot 51: USA, Quentell & Co., Bill of Exchange, New Orleans, 1873, £715.2.5 Sterling
- Lot 52: USA, Henshaw & Co., Bill of Exchange, Boston, 1873, £667.3.4 Sterling
- Lot 53: USA-France, L. von Hoffmann & Co., Bill of Exchange, New York, 1871, 11,000 Francs
- Lot 54: USA-UK, Knoop Hanemann & Co., Bill of Exchange, New York, 1879, £230
- Lot 55: USA, Greenebaum Bros, Exchange Bill, New York, 1876, 5000 Francs
- Lot 56: Austria, Gödinger Zuckerfabrik Carl Stummer, Promissory Note, Vienna, 799.10 Gulden, 1875
- Lot 57: Austria, Rohrbacher Zuckerraffinerie AG, Promissory Note, Vienna, 310.36 Gulden, 1869
- Lot 58: Austria, Siegendorfer Zuckerfabrik, Promissory Note, Siegendorf, 624.56 Gulden, 1890
- Lot 59: Austria Oesterreichischen Staats Anleihe / Austrian Rothschild Loan Certificate Uncut Sheet 1849 — 89
- Lot 60: Bohemia & Moravia 5000 Korun 1943 Specimen PMG 65EPQ Gem UNC
- Lot 61: Bohemia & Moravia 5000 Korun 1943 Specimen PMG 66EPQ Gem UNC
- Lot 62: Denmark, C.H. Hanson & Co., Bill of Exchange, Copenhagen, £64.10.3, 1883
- Lot 63: France/Switzerland, Ulric Zellweger & Cie, handwritten exchange rates sheet, Paris, 1870
- Lot 64: France/Austria, Pillet-Will & Cie, Bill of Exchange, Paris, 1833, 9457.52 francs
- Lot 65: France, Duvernet Brothers, War Tax Payment Order, Laon, 1815, 100 Francs, Revolutionary/Napoleonic era
- Lot 66: Gibraltar, J. Saccone, Bill of Exchange, Gibraltar, 1879, 20 GBP
- Lot 67: Greece 1857 National Bank of Greece – Athens Bill of Exchange – to Sina Brothers, Vienna
- Lot 68: Italy, Abramo Philipson, Bill of Exchange, Florence, 1852, 435 paoli
- Lot 69: Italy, Cassa Marittima di Napoli, Bill of Exchange, Naples, 1871, 7050 Francs
- Lot 70: Italy, A. Meyer Pfister & Co., Draft with stamps and endorsements, Paris/Naples/Marseille, 1879, 2000 Francs
- Lot 71: Malta La Valetta Bill of Exchange for £50 1854 — 48
- Lot 72: Moldova, National Bank, Specimen Banknote, Chisinau, 1994, 10 Lei — 74
- Lot 73: Moldova, National Bank, Specimen Banknote, Chisinau, 1994, 5 Lei — 158
- Lot 74: Moldova, National Bank, Specimen Banknote, Chisinau, 1994, 1 Leu — 74
- Lot 75: Ottoman Empire, Apostolo Pappa & Co, Constantinople Bill of Exchange, 1816, 2000 Florins Conventions-August
- Lot 77: Ottoman Empire 20 Kurush 1861 PMG 30 Very Fine
- Lot 78: Ottoman Empire 20 Kurush 1861 PMG 25 Very Fine
- Lot 79: Ottoman Empire Russia Israel ROPIT Jaffa 7 Piastres 1907
- Lot 80: Ottoman Empire Russia ROPIT Trabzon 5 Para 1907
- Lot 81: Ottoman Empire Russia ROPIT Izmir 5 - 20 Para and 7 - 10 Piastres 1907
- Lot 82: Ottoman Empire Russia ROPIT Metelin 5 - 20 Para 1907
- Lot 83: Ottoman Empire Russia Greece ROPIT Saint Athos 5 - 7 Piastres 1907
- Lot 84: Ottoman Empire Russia Greece ROPIT Saint Athos 5 - 5 - 20 Para and 1 Piastre 1907
- Lot 85: Ottoman Empire Anglo-Ottoman Tobacco Company Bill of Exchange 1920 Turkey
- Lot 86: Portugal Banco Nacional Ultramarino Lisbonne 1 Million Marks 1923 — 13
- Lot 87: Poland/Austria, Józef Epstein, Bill of Exchange, Warsaw, 1859, 2000 gulden
- Lot 88: Poland (Russian Empire), Gustaw Landau, Promissory Note, Warsaw, 1854, 5000 Gulden
- Lot 89: Romania Jacques Poumay Bill of Exchange for 30 Gulden 1866 — 71
- Lot 90: Romania, Banca Municipiului Chisinau, Cheque, Chisinau, 400 Lei, Besarabia, 1933
- Lot 91: Russia 500 Roubles 1912 PMG 64 Choice UNC
- Lot 92: Russia 500 Roubles 1912 PMG 64 Choice UNC
- Lot 93: Russia 500 Roubles 1912 PMG 64 Choice UNC
- Lot 94: Russia - Ukraine Odessa 10 Roubles 1918 PMG 64EPQ Choice UNC
- Lot 95: Russia - Ukraine Odessa 10 Roubles 1918 PMG 64EPQ Choice UNC
- Lot 96: Russia - Ukraine Odessa 10 Roubles 1918 PMG 64EPQ Choice UNC
- Lot 97: UK / Russia, Midland Bank Ltd., Personal Check signed by Elizabeth, Princess of Russia, London, 1936, £3
- Lot 98: Russia H.D. Brock, Dorpat (Tartu) 1869 Bill of Exchange Estonia — 40
- Lot 99: Russia, Latvia F.H. Holm, Bill of Exchange, Riga, 1881, 8000 Francs
- Lot 100: Russia, Crédit Lyonnais, Draft for Acceptance, St. Petersburg, 1882, £1500
- Lot 101: Russia, St. Petersburg Discount Bank, Bill of Exchange, St. Petersburg, 1879, £1000
- Lot 102: Russia, St. Petersburg Discount Bank, Bill of Exchange, St. Petersburg, 1872, £999
- Lot 103: Russia, Banque d'Escompte de Moscou, Bill of Exchange, Moscow, 1887, 1900 Guilders
- Lot 104: Russia / Czechia, Zenker & Co., Bill of Exchange, Moscow, 1880, £875.7.1
- Lot 105: Russia, G. Lindes & Co., Bill of Exchange, Arkhangelsk, 1883, £365.19 Sterling
- Lot 106: Russia-Latvia, Lesser & Co., Bill of Exchange, Riga, 1873, £500
- Lot 107: Spain 1794 Spanish Colonial-Era Bill of Exchange — Madrid/Bilbao — 177
- Lot 108: Spain Catalonia 1775 Royal Treasury Payment Document – Don Thomás de Gonzalez, Barcelona – Military Contribution — 177
- Lot 109: Spain Banco de Espana 1889 Letra de Cambio Bill of Exchange Madrid to Barcelona — 89
- Lot 110: Spain, Banco de España, Payment Order/Check, Salamanca, 1890, 3000 Pesetas
- Lot 111: Spain Banco de Malaga Segunda de Cambio Printers Proof ~1860 Bill of Exchange — 8
- Lot 112: Spain Deuda Publica Residio son Interes de 401,32 Rv 1863 — 84
- Lot 113: Spain Joaquim Alcalde Bill of Exchange for 3000 Reales Vellon 1837 — 175
- Lot 114: Spain, La Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Barcelona, Cheque, Barcelona, c.1940s, Blank
- Lot 115: Spain, Irrivaren & Co, Bill of Exchange, Madrid, 1816, 9984.26 Reales
- Lot 116: Transnistria 1 Ruble 2023 Chervonetz Приднестровье Сеятель UNC67 PPQ ЗЧ0000222
- Lot 117: Transnistria 1 Ruble 2023 Chervonetz Приднестровье Сеятель UNC67 PPQ ЗЧ0000333 — 66
- Lot 118: Transnistria 1 Ruble 2023 Chervonetz Приднестровье Сеятель UNC67 PPQ ЗЧ0000555 — 30
- Lot 119: Transnistria 1 Ruble 2023 Chervonetz Приднестровье Сеятель UNC67 PPQ ЗЧ0000666 — 133
- Lot 120: Transnistria 1 Ruble 2023 Chervonetz Приднестровье Сеятель UNC67 PPQ ЗЧ0000777
- Lot 121: Transnistria 1 Ruble 2023 Chervonetz Приднестровье Сеятель UNC67 PPQ ЗЧ0000999 — 60
- Lot 122: Transnistria 1 Ruble 2023 Specimen Приднестровье Сеятель UNC67 PPQ 0000600 RADAR — 100
- Lot 123: Transnistria, Pridnestrovian Republican Bank, Commemorative Banknote, Tiraspol, 2023, — 40
- Lot 124: Ukraine 50 Karbovantsiv 1918 PMG 63EPQ Choice UNC
- Lot 125: Ukraine 10 Karbovantsiv Uncut Pair 1991 Back Proof PMG 64EPQ
- Lot 126: UK Samuel Montagu & Co. Bill of Exchange London 1867
- Lot 127: UK, Sir Samuel Scott & Co., Early 19th Century Lettre d'Indication – London – Circular Notes — 55
- Lot 128: United Kingdom, John Murrel, Bill of Exchange, London, £108, 1870
- Lot 129: UK-France, Anglo-French Bill of Exchange, London-Paris, 1900, 5000 Francs
- Lot 130: UK, Parr’s Banking Co. & Alliance Bank Ltd., Letter of Credit, London, 1895, £10
- Lot 131: UK, Barclays Bank, Specimen Circular Letter of Credit, London, c.1930s, £10
- Lot 132: Switzerland, Lombard Odier & Co, Geneva 7Bill of Exchange 1845 Signed by partners — 82
- Lot 133: Switzerland Basler Depositen Bank Bill of Exchange for 50000 Swiss Francs 1893 — 23
- Lot 134: Argentina, Province of Buenos Aires, Bond, Buenos Aires, 1915, £10 / FRS 252
- Lot 135: Argentina, Republica Argentina, Internal Loan Bond, Buenos Aires, $100 Oro, 1909
- Lot 136: Argentina, Republica Argentina, Internal Loan Bond, Buenos Aires, 500 Pesos, 1938
- Lot 137: Austria, Société d'Escompte de la Basse Autriche, Bill of Exchange, Vienna, 1881, 442 Francs
- Lot 138: Austria Österreichisches Credit-Institut Bond Vienna 1912 10000 Kronen
- Lot 139: Austria, Austro-Oriental Trading Company, Share Certificate, Vienna, 200 Kronen, 1918
- Lot 140: Austria, Banque des Pays de l’Europe Centrale, Ordinary Share, Paris, 100 Francs, 1922
- Lot 141: Austria-Hungary, Friedrich Schuler Aktiengesellschaft, Share Certificate, Broos, 1000 Kronen, 1917
- Lot 142: Austria-Hungary, Österreichisch-Ungarische Bank, Pfandbrief, Wien, 5000 Gulden, 1893
- Lot 143: Bolivia, Government Loan, Certificate, £100, 1880
- Lot 144: Belgium, Estancias Amberenses Sud-Americanas, Share Certificate, Antwerp, 500 Francs, 1898
- Lot 145: Belgium Football Tubantia FAC Antwerp 100 Francs 1931 5% Bond Sport Borgerhout — 25
- Lot 146: Belgium New Beerschot Athletic Club Antwerp 1000 Francs Share Sport Football — 297
- Lot 147: Brazil Embraer Embresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA Preferred Shares 1972 — 79
- Lot 148: Brazil 1910 State of Ceará (Brazil) – 5% Gold External Loan Bond – 500 Francs - Coupons — 254
- Lot 149: Brazil, Municipality of Pará (Belém), Bond, Belém, 1915, £10
- Lot 150: Brazil, Petrobras (Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.), Bond, Rio de Janeiro, 1955, 1000 Cruzeiros
- Lot 151: Brazil, Petrobras S.A., Bond Certificate, Rio de Janeiro, 1957, 800 Cruzeiros