The World in Exchange: Historic Bills, Bonds & Banking Documents

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.
Lot 1:South Africa Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd Specimen Circular Letter of Credit 1954
Lot 2:Egypt Barclays Bank Domonion and Colinial and Overseas Bill of Exchange Cairo 1939 £359 16s 8d
Lot 3:Egypt 'Credit Lyonnais' Agence de Cairo Cheque for 23145 Egyptian Piastres Freemasonry 1894
Lot 4:Egypt Alexandria 'Moise Valensin & Co' Bill of Exchange £1000 1859
Lot 5:Egypt J.N. Mosseri Figli & Co Cairo Check 1940
Lot 6:Ottoman Empire Egypt A.V.Paz Bill of Exchange Alessandria 1833 240 Lire
Lot 7:Mozambique Standard Bank of South Africa Bill of Exchange Lourenço Marques 1913 £14
Lot 8:Antigua W.H. Moore Bill of Exchange 1884 £100
Lot 9:Argentina Nuevo Banco Italiano cheque Santa Fe 1913 handwritten
Lot 10:Brazil London & Brazilian Bank Ltd. Bill of Exchange Rio de Janeiro 1897 £75
Lot 11:Bolivia, Banco Nacional de Bolivia, Bill of Exchange, Sucre, 1903, 434.20 bolivianos
Lot 12:Canada The Bank of British North America Bill of Exchange London 1882 $9062.66
Lot 13:Canada The Merchants Bank of Canada Draft New York 1876 111 Pounds Sterling
Lot 14:Canada Bank of Montreal Bill of Exchange XF 45 PMG New York London
Lot 15:Canada Bank of Montreal Bill of Exchange for 3 Pounds London 1903
Lot 16:Canada Bank of Montreal 1872 PMG 45 XF Bill of Exchange
Lot 17:Canada-USA, The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Exchange Bill, New York, 1887, £2600
Lot 18:Canada Royal Bank of Canada Cheque Havana 1921 500 Pesetas
Lot 19:Chile Banco Mobiliario Valparaiso 1883 Bill of Exchange
Lot 20:Chile Banco de Valparaiso Bill of Exchange for £500 1882
Lot 21:Chile Banco Nacional Santiago 1874 Bill of Exchange Letra de Cambio PMG 35
Lot 22:Chile 'Thomas, La Chambre & Co' Valparaiso Bill of Exchange 1863
Lot 23:Chile Ossa y Escobar bill of exchange Valparaiso 1851 £200
Lot 24:Chile The Anglo-South American Bank Ltd Check for 40 Pounds 1921
Lot 25:Chile Weber & Co Bill of Exchange for £3000 Valparaiso 1881
Lot 26:Cuba J. Martinez y Cía bill of exchange Havana 1917 11450 pesetas
Lot 27:Cuba, Agencia General de la Republica de Cuba, Patriotic Loan Receipt, c.1870s
Lot 28:Cuba Villanueva Rangel y No. V.O. X. bill of exchange Cienfuegos 1906 4689 pesetas
Lot 29:Cuba Banco Comercial de Cuba Paid Cheque with Fiscal Stamps Havana 1924
Lot 30:Cuba Alvarez Valdes y Cía. Promissory Note Havana 1913 1250 Pesetas
Lot 31:Cuba Pedro Gomez Mena e Hijo Promissory Note Havana 1923
Lot 32:Cuba Manuel Muñoz y Ca. Bill of Exchange Habana 1901
Lot 33:Cuba Banco Internacional de Cuba Cheque Habana 1920
Lot 34:Cuba Julián Quadreny y Ca. bill of exchange Batabanó 1903 200 pesetas
Lot 35:Cuba J. Balcello y Ca. Bill of Exchange Habana 1908 200 Pesos
Lot 36:Cuba Will Hermanos & Co. Bill of Exchange Habana 1882
Lot 37:Ecuador, Banco del Ecuador, Promissory Note, Guayaquil, 1914, 1040 Pesos
Lot 38:Ecuador Santiago French £100 Guyaquil 1881
Lot 39:Ecuador, Guayaquil, Banco del Ecuador, Bill of Exchange, 1927
Lot 40:Ecuador, Guayaquil, Banco del Ecuador, Bill of Exchange, 1928
Lot 41:Ecuador Guyaquil 'Janer e Hijo' Letra de Cambio Bill of Exchange 1897 Scarce
Lot 42:Ecuador L.C. Stagg & Cia £300 Guayaquil 1881 Bill of Exchange Cheque
Lot 43:Mexico Julián Aragón y Sobrino bill of exchange Veracruz 1924 3513 pesetas
Lot 44:Mexico Manuel González Draft Revenue Stamp 1858 1000 Pesos
Lot 45:Mexico Private Draft Durango 1858 200 Pesos Silver
Lot 46:Mexico Banco de Londres y Mexico 1893 $1000 Bill of Exchange
Lot 47:Mexico, C. Urcelay M. y Cía, Bill of Exchange, Mérida (Yucatán), 1897, $100 US
Lot 48:Banco Nacional de Mexico Guadalajara Jalisco Bill of Exchange 1895 Cheque $100
Lot 49:Mexico Bill of Exchange 'Esteban Benecke y Cía' Printer's Proof 1860-1870
Lot 50:Peru Banco del Perú Deposit Certificate Lima 1800s blank value
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